It didn’t take all that long for Emile Hirsch to establish himself as one of the most competent young actors in Hollywood. Breaking through with The Girl Next Door before moving on to a remarkable lead in Into the Wild, the vastly underappreciated Speed Racer, a wonderful supporting turn in Milk, and playing Mario (we think…) in Prince Avalanche. And then the 2015 Sundance Film Festival rolled around…
Emile Hirsch was at Sundance with his movie Ten Thousand Saints – but proved to be anything but one, physically assaulting then-Paramount executive Dani Bernfeld (she’s now president of creative at Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity) and later pleading guilty to aggravated assault, spending just over two weeks in prison, paying nearly $5,000 to his victim and entering rehab. The rehab stems from a serious alcohol problem Hirsch had at the time, which he says played a significant role in the event.
Emile Hirsch was at Sundance with his movie Ten Thousand Saints – but proved to be anything but one, physically assaulting then-Paramount executive Dani Bernfeld (she’s now president of creative at Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity) and later pleading guilty to aggravated assault, spending just over two weeks in prison, paying nearly $5,000 to his victim and entering rehab. The rehab stems from a serious alcohol problem Hirsch had at the time, which he says played a significant role in the event.
- 6/14/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
L.A.-based Janek Ambros, founder of production and film financing company Assembly Line Entertainment, will receive the Auteur Filmmaker Award at Spain’s Roots of Europe (Raíces de Europa) festival, landing him in the company of such noteworthy cinematic auteurs as Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi alongside Spain’s Aitor López de Aberásturi and Juanma Bajo Ulloa, among others.
The festival, which runs May 2 – 12, will also be showcasing a number of Ambros’ films during the event, in recognition for his work in experimental, narrative, and documentary films primarily shot in Europe. It was just three years ago when Ambros presented Zanussi with the coveted award where he conveyed a written message from Scorsese.
“It was really nice to be a part of Zanussi being honored for his life in film and get to deliver a message from Scorsese, someone who really admires his work. So, to come back a few...
The festival, which runs May 2 – 12, will also be showcasing a number of Ambros’ films during the event, in recognition for his work in experimental, narrative, and documentary films primarily shot in Europe. It was just three years ago when Ambros presented Zanussi with the coveted award where he conveyed a written message from Scorsese.
“It was really nice to be a part of Zanussi being honored for his life in film and get to deliver a message from Scorsese, someone who really admires his work. So, to come back a few...
- 4/27/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
It was 18 years ago — how time flies in the indie world — that the married directing team of Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman brought us “American Splendor,” an achingly humane, scabrously funny, miraculously playful and inventive lower-depths comedy based on the life and work of the lumpen verité comic-book diarist Harvey Pekar, played by Paul Giamatti in a performance of irascible brilliance. The movie was an audacious triumph, and going forward one wanted, and expected, more great things from Pulcini and Berman. In the years since, however, nothing they’ve done has come within miles of living up to the promise of that landmark film. The odd thing is that their earnest empathy and craft is always on display; they have an instinct for pace, for camera angles, for how to seek out three dimensions in places where too many filmmakers settle for two. Yet lightning has never struck again for them.
- 4/29/2021
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Amanda Seyfried is in negotiations to star in Things Heard & Seen, a supernatural thriller set up at Netflix.
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, whose credits range from American Splendor to 10,000 Saints, wrote the script and will direct. Anthony Bregman, who recently wrapped production on In the Heights, is producing with Stefanie Azpiazu, Peter Cron and Julie Cohen.
The story centers on a young couple who move to a farm near a small town in upstate New York. Their new home is cursed by the murder of its former owners and as haunted secrets reveal themselves, the husband and wife’s ...
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, whose credits range from American Splendor to 10,000 Saints, wrote the script and will direct. Anthony Bregman, who recently wrapped production on In the Heights, is producing with Stefanie Azpiazu, Peter Cron and Julie Cohen.
The story centers on a young couple who move to a farm near a small town in upstate New York. Their new home is cursed by the murder of its former owners and as haunted secrets reveal themselves, the husband and wife’s ...
- 9/13/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Amanda Seyfried is in negotiations to star in Things Heard & Seen, a supernatural thriller set up at Netflix.
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, whose credits range from American Splendor to 10,000 Saints, wrote the script and will direct. Anthony Bregman, who recently wrapped production on In the Heights, is producing with Stefanie Azpiazu, Peter Cron and Julie Cohen.
The story centers on a young couple who move to a farm near a small town in upstate New York. Their new home is cursed by the murder of its former owners and as haunted secrets reveal themselves, the husband and wife’s ...
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, whose credits range from American Splendor to 10,000 Saints, wrote the script and will direct. Anthony Bregman, who recently wrapped production on In the Heights, is producing with Stefanie Azpiazu, Peter Cron and Julie Cohen.
The story centers on a young couple who move to a farm near a small town in upstate New York. Their new home is cursed by the murder of its former owners and as haunted secrets reveal themselves, the husband and wife’s ...
- 9/13/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Bankside Films announced today Jack O’Connell, Chloe Grace Moretz and Josh Gad will star in Academy Award nominated writer /directors Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman’s Party of the Century, a New York romance based around Truman Capote’s infamous Black and White Ball.
Gad will portray Capote.
Tim Perell will produce the film through his shingle Process Media. Bankside Films will exclusively handle foreign sales, with CAA and Bankside Films co-representing North American rights. Hilary Davis, Stephen Kelliher and Patrick Howson will executive produce for Bankside Films. Head Gear Films will provide production financing with Phil Hunt and Compton Ross acting as executive producers. Party of the Century will shoot later this year in New York City.
Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman commented, “Our film is a delicate balance of worlds converging at a pivotal moment in time. Jack,...
Bankside Films announced today Jack O’Connell, Chloe Grace Moretz and Josh Gad will star in Academy Award nominated writer /directors Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman’s Party of the Century, a New York romance based around Truman Capote’s infamous Black and White Ball.
Gad will portray Capote.
Tim Perell will produce the film through his shingle Process Media. Bankside Films will exclusively handle foreign sales, with CAA and Bankside Films co-representing North American rights. Hilary Davis, Stephen Kelliher and Patrick Howson will executive produce for Bankside Films. Head Gear Films will provide production financing with Phil Hunt and Compton Ross acting as executive producers. Party of the Century will shoot later this year in New York City.
Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman commented, “Our film is a delicate balance of worlds converging at a pivotal moment in time. Jack,...
- 5/10/2017
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Emile Hirsch keeps himself busy these days, but he’s not always making movies. The 31-year-old actor recently finished the first draft of a novel, completed a screenplay, and spends a lot of time painting still lifes in his backyard.
Meanwhile, he’s acting in a wider range of projects than ever before. A versatile performer known for immersing himself in his roles, he currently stars opposite Brian Cox in the minimalist horror-drama “The Autopsy of Jane Doe,” opening December 21, and has a range of projects — from a buddy comedy with Jk Simmons to a sweeping China-set period drama with an otherwise Asian cast—scheduled for 2017.
“The work itself is the goal,” he said, settling into Brooklyn eatery Sisters after a long day promoting “Jane Doe” in Manhattan. He was in the midst of a monthlong break from the novel, following the advice of Stephen King’s “On Writing,” his favorite guidebook.
Meanwhile, he’s acting in a wider range of projects than ever before. A versatile performer known for immersing himself in his roles, he currently stars opposite Brian Cox in the minimalist horror-drama “The Autopsy of Jane Doe,” opening December 21, and has a range of projects — from a buddy comedy with Jk Simmons to a sweeping China-set period drama with an otherwise Asian cast—scheduled for 2017.
“The work itself is the goal,” he said, settling into Brooklyn eatery Sisters after a long day promoting “Jane Doe” in Manhattan. He was in the midst of a monthlong break from the novel, following the advice of Stephen King’s “On Writing,” his favorite guidebook.
- 12/16/2016
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
MaryAnn’s quick take…
Relentlessly dull. A tour of a strange world and “characters” little more than their “peculiar” abilities isn’t enough to whip up fantastical excitement. I’m “biast” (pro): I was a peculiar child, and I remain a peculiar adult; love the cast
I’m “biast” (con): mostly disappointed by Tim Burton lately
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
So it’s Harry Potter Lite. Very lite. No, wait: It’s X-Men Babies. In the land of Groundhog Day, or maybe in a Doctor Who-ish timey-wimey chronic hysteresis. Where they’re haunted by Slenderman. Later, there is a Bill & Ted reference. Remember the days when Tim Burton made movies that took your breath away with their originality? Where has that Tim Burton gone?
Okay, so lots of things are derivative. That’s not necessarily a dealbreaker.
Relentlessly dull. A tour of a strange world and “characters” little more than their “peculiar” abilities isn’t enough to whip up fantastical excitement. I’m “biast” (pro): I was a peculiar child, and I remain a peculiar adult; love the cast
I’m “biast” (con): mostly disappointed by Tim Burton lately
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
So it’s Harry Potter Lite. Very lite. No, wait: It’s X-Men Babies. In the land of Groundhog Day, or maybe in a Doctor Who-ish timey-wimey chronic hysteresis. Where they’re haunted by Slenderman. Later, there is a Bill & Ted reference. Remember the days when Tim Burton made movies that took your breath away with their originality? Where has that Tim Burton gone?
Okay, so lots of things are derivative. That’s not necessarily a dealbreaker.
- 10/1/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
MaryAnn’s quick take…
Humorless, rote, clichéd, and entirely unsurprising. Antoine Fuqua attempts to recapture old Hollywood magic — and fails — rather than create his own. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): really tired of the remake craze
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Here’s an idea: Take the “original” 1960 version of The Magnificent Seven, about a buncha white guys coming to the aid of poor Mexican villagers, and remake it exactly the same for 2016, and all of a sudden it has a whole anti-anti-immigrant thing going on, an atmosphere that scoffs at the border-based bigotry that is so popular these days.
Here’s an idea: Take inspiration from the actual original Magnificent Seven — 1954’s Seven Samurai — and do a remake set in the not-so-old West of 1940s Japanese internment camps, in which patriotic Japanese-Americans fight back against being treated like traitors and criminals,...
Humorless, rote, clichéd, and entirely unsurprising. Antoine Fuqua attempts to recapture old Hollywood magic — and fails — rather than create his own. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): really tired of the remake craze
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Here’s an idea: Take the “original” 1960 version of The Magnificent Seven, about a buncha white guys coming to the aid of poor Mexican villagers, and remake it exactly the same for 2016, and all of a sudden it has a whole anti-anti-immigrant thing going on, an atmosphere that scoffs at the border-based bigotry that is so popular these days.
Here’s an idea: Take inspiration from the actual original Magnificent Seven — 1954’s Seven Samurai — and do a remake set in the not-so-old West of 1940s Japanese internment camps, in which patriotic Japanese-Americans fight back against being treated like traitors and criminals,...
- 9/24/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
• only 22% of 2015’s movies had female protagonists
• best and worst representations of women on film in 2015 (and the average Watw score for the year)
• critics are slightly more likely to rate a film highly if it represents women well
• mainstream moviegoers are not turned off by films with female protagonists
• movies that represent women well are just as likely to be profitable as movies that don’t, and are less risky as business propositions
The Where Are the Women? project was designed to drill deep down into the films of 2015 in order to determine how well — or how poorly — they represented women. The project has now come to its end, and you can examine the final ranking here. The ranking includes 270 films released in the Us, Canada, and the UK, in both limited and wide release (including every wide-release North American film and most of the UK wide-release films). The...
• best and worst representations of women on film in 2015 (and the average Watw score for the year)
• critics are slightly more likely to rate a film highly if it represents women well
• mainstream moviegoers are not turned off by films with female protagonists
• movies that represent women well are just as likely to be profitable as movies that don’t, and are less risky as business propositions
The Where Are the Women? project was designed to drill deep down into the films of 2015 in order to determine how well — or how poorly — they represented women. The project has now come to its end, and you can examine the final ranking here. The ranking includes 270 films released in the Us, Canada, and the UK, in both limited and wide release (including every wide-release North American film and most of the UK wide-release films). The...
- 4/11/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Call this a revisionist feminist postapocalyptic historical western home-invasion horror drama. But even that doesn’t quite do it justice. I’m “biast” (pro): desperate for stories about women
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
You haven’t seen a movie like this before. Even a wild label like “revisionist feminist postapocalyptic historical western home-invasion horror drama” doesn’t quite do it justice. The Keeping Room is a thrilling experience in how it defies categorization even as it pulls in bits and pieces from various genres in a way that shakes them all up, and in how it finds a fresh perspective on a scenario that is familiar in many of its aspects via the simple yet radical approach of telling its tale through the eyes of women.
This isn’t quite a western: we are not on the untamed frontier but,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
You haven’t seen a movie like this before. Even a wild label like “revisionist feminist postapocalyptic historical western home-invasion horror drama” doesn’t quite do it justice. The Keeping Room is a thrilling experience in how it defies categorization even as it pulls in bits and pieces from various genres in a way that shakes them all up, and in how it finds a fresh perspective on a scenario that is familiar in many of its aspects via the simple yet radical approach of telling its tale through the eyes of women.
This isn’t quite a western: we are not on the untamed frontier but,...
- 10/29/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
It will be a fall calendar filled with music biopics. Tom Hiddleston will be strumming the guitar as Hank Williams in "I Saw The Light," Don Cheadle will take on the legendary Miles Davis in "Miles Ahead," and Ethan Hawke channels Chet Baker in "Born To Be Blue." And today we get the first taste of the latter in action. Directed by Robert Budreau, who previously made a short about the jazz musician, "The Deaths Of Chet Baker," "Born To Be Blue" celebrates Baker's life, mixing fact and fiction to detail his comeback journey following a personal and public fall. Here's the official synopsis: Read More: Review: Heartwarming And Funny 'Ten Thousand Saints' Staring Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke is an utterly magnetic screen presence as Chet Baker, the legendary trumpeter and singer who, after becoming a jazz icon in the 1950s, became equally famous for his drug addiction.
- 9/3/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Charming and funny, a wonderfully sweet and silly mashup of spy stuff and high-school comedies, like if John Hughes made a James Bond movie. I’m “biast” (pro): desperate for movies about girls and women
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Here we go again. After Lila & Eve earlier this summer, here’s another example of a film that, if it were about a guy, would have gotten a big splashy release instead of being shuffled off to the land of VOD. (Arguably, American Ultra is sort of a guy version of this. That opened on 2,778 screens in North America. Barely Lethal opened on 22… after it had been on VOD for a month.) The fact that is stars Hailee Steinfeld, one of the most interesting young actors working today, and in a role that shows off comedy chops I don...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Here we go again. After Lila & Eve earlier this summer, here’s another example of a film that, if it were about a guy, would have gotten a big splashy release instead of being shuffled off to the land of VOD. (Arguably, American Ultra is sort of a guy version of this. That opened on 2,778 screens in North America. Barely Lethal opened on 22… after it had been on VOD for a month.) The fact that is stars Hailee Steinfeld, one of the most interesting young actors working today, and in a role that shows off comedy chops I don...
- 8/28/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
A young woman is reduced to little more than a vessel for an unborn child, and an object for feelings by the male protagonist.
Click here for the ongoing ranking of 2015’s films for female representation.
Note: This is not a “review” of Ten Thousand Saints! It is simply an examination of how well or how poorly it represents women. (A movie that represents women well can still be a terrible film; a movie that represents women poorly can still be a great film.) Read my review of Ten Thousand Saints.
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Click here for the ongoing ranking of 2015’s films for female representation.
Note: This is not a “review” of Ten Thousand Saints! It is simply an examination of how well or how poorly it represents women. (A movie that represents women well can still be a terrible film; a movie that represents women poorly can still be a great film.) Read my review of Ten Thousand Saints.
See the full rating criteria. (Criteria that do not apply to this film have been deleted in this rating for maximum readability.)
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- 8/18/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
An achingly perfect evocation of New York’s East Village in the 1980s and an amazing cast cannot make this tale of adolescent anxiety catch fire. I’m “biast” (pro): love the cast
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Adolescent anxiety playing out against the tumultuous backdrop of the late 1980s in New York’s East Village? I’m there. Hell, I was there, as a student at Nyu at the very moment this tale is set, and I can attest that its evocation of the place and time is achingly perfect, from the unrenovated tenements to the funky cafes to the scene at punk club Cbgb to the dangerous excitement in the air. Alas that the story of young Jude (Asa Butterfield: X+Y), who has decamped from boring Vermont to live with his drug-dealer dad,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Adolescent anxiety playing out against the tumultuous backdrop of the late 1980s in New York’s East Village? I’m there. Hell, I was there, as a student at Nyu at the very moment this tale is set, and I can attest that its evocation of the place and time is achingly perfect, from the unrenovated tenements to the funky cafes to the scene at punk club Cbgb to the dangerous excitement in the air. Alas that the story of young Jude (Asa Butterfield: X+Y), who has decamped from boring Vermont to live with his drug-dealer dad,...
- 8/18/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
This is a reprint of our review from the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. It’s great to see married director duo Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini back at Sundance, the location of their breakout film “American Splendor.” While they’ve put in great work in the meantime, their latest, the excellent “Ten Thousand Saints,” is a roaring return to the fest that made their name. Adapted from the debut novel by Eleanor Henderson, “Ten Thousand Saints” is a melancholy yet sweet and hopeful coming of age story that explores every aspect of life’s complications. Though funny and full of heart, it’s no quirky or lighthearted flick, as a rich vein of darkness and reality courses through the film’s style and content. Set in the late 1980s, “Ten Thousand Saints” is the story of teenage Jude (Asa Butterfield), stuck in Vermont with his hippie mom Harriet (Julianne Nicholson...
- 8/14/2015
- by Katie Walsh
- The Playlist
Read More: Watch: 'Ten Thousand Saints' Trailer Revives the New York City Punk Scene A pregnant teenager, a "botanist" dad and a failed proposal are only a portion of what's to come for the dysfunctional family in "Ten Thousand Saints." "Ten Thousand Saints" is the story of three New York City teenagers in the late 1980s: Vermont-native Judge, straight-edge musician Johnny and rich uptown girl Eliza. The three form their own surrogate family to break away from their dysfunctional parents. The film adaptation of Eleanor Henderson's novel of the same name stars Ethan Hawke, Hailee Steinfeld, Emily Mortimer, Asa Butterfield and Emile Hirsch. The film opens in theaters on August 14. Check out the exclusive clip of the film above. Read More: Exclusive Poster for Ethan Hawke Drama 'Ten Thousand Saints' Goes Punk...
- 8/14/2015
- by Kaeli Van Cott
- Indiewire
New York I Love You: Berman & Pulcini’s Schmaltz Soaked Latest
Nostalgia, especially in large doses, tends to hobble the authenticity of a text, whether in the literary or cinematic realm. On a superficial level, serving as a love letter to a bygone era of 1980s New York, Eleanor Hendricks’ novel Ten Thousand Saints falls under the quirky spigot of directing duo Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, the team behind the Oscar nominated American Splendor from 2003. In the decade since that critically championed title, they’ve continued with a particular strain of fluffy cornball items. Following a brief assay into studio filmmaking with The Nanny Diaries (2007), they were responsible for a pair of sickly sweet titles headlined by prized performers like Kevin Kline in The Extra Man (2010) and Kristen Wiig in Girl Most Likely (2012). Though their latest venture is slightly more sobering, at least in a notable absence of...
Nostalgia, especially in large doses, tends to hobble the authenticity of a text, whether in the literary or cinematic realm. On a superficial level, serving as a love letter to a bygone era of 1980s New York, Eleanor Hendricks’ novel Ten Thousand Saints falls under the quirky spigot of directing duo Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, the team behind the Oscar nominated American Splendor from 2003. In the decade since that critically championed title, they’ve continued with a particular strain of fluffy cornball items. Following a brief assay into studio filmmaking with The Nanny Diaries (2007), they were responsible for a pair of sickly sweet titles headlined by prized performers like Kevin Kline in The Extra Man (2010) and Kristen Wiig in Girl Most Likely (2012). Though their latest venture is slightly more sobering, at least in a notable absence of...
- 8/13/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
It was the hair, at first I thought I would hate this movie because of the kid’s hair. Allow me to explain, Jude is one messed up teenager (aren’t all teenagers messed up in the movies?) At the very start we see his Father and Mother break up. His Father,( Ethan Hawke: Gattaca), likes to grow marijuana in his green house, and that is where he sleeps when Mom kicks him out of the house. Jude’s Father, Les, explains to young Jude,( Henry Keleman,) exactly what happened and how that will impact the future story.
Fast forward a few years and Jude, now played by Asa Butterfield, is a young man with troubles. He and his best friend,( apparently his only friend,) Teddy (Avan Jogia) like to get high and listen to Hard Core Punk Rock. Through the early part of the movie Jude has one...
Fast forward a few years and Jude, now played by Asa Butterfield, is a young man with troubles. He and his best friend,( apparently his only friend,) Teddy (Avan Jogia) like to get high and listen to Hard Core Punk Rock. Through the early part of the movie Jude has one...
- 8/13/2015
- by Sam Moffitt
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
East Village Ennui: Coming of Age Story Displaced, Too Hip For Own Good
A coming of age narrative comprised of the familiar: teen angst, frustration, and ennui–all elements of a universal rite of passage, under the direction of married duo Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, Ten Thousand Saints is visually glossy and star-studded adaptation of Eleanor Henderson’s 2011 book. Firmly reassured by its star power, the film’s strength originates from the leading performances which ultimately take reign over the underwhelming narrative stretched beyond its capabilities.
Typical adolescents Jude (Asa Butterfield) and best friend Teddy (Avan Jogia) seek out drugs, alcohol, and punk rock in order to temper their hormones, confusion, and anger. After an encounter with his step-sister Eliza (Hailee Steinfeld), Jude finds himself reconnecting with his father Les (Ethan Hawke) when he moves to the spellbinding New York City. There he seeks out his own idea of freedom and redemption,...
A coming of age narrative comprised of the familiar: teen angst, frustration, and ennui–all elements of a universal rite of passage, under the direction of married duo Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, Ten Thousand Saints is visually glossy and star-studded adaptation of Eleanor Henderson’s 2011 book. Firmly reassured by its star power, the film’s strength originates from the leading performances which ultimately take reign over the underwhelming narrative stretched beyond its capabilities.
Typical adolescents Jude (Asa Butterfield) and best friend Teddy (Avan Jogia) seek out drugs, alcohol, and punk rock in order to temper their hormones, confusion, and anger. After an encounter with his step-sister Eliza (Hailee Steinfeld), Jude finds himself reconnecting with his father Les (Ethan Hawke) when he moves to the spellbinding New York City. There he seeks out his own idea of freedom and redemption,...
- 8/12/2015
- by Amanda Yam
- IONCINEMA.com
Sing out, people! The third Pitch Perfect movie is coming along quite nicely, thankyouverymuch. Hailee Steinfeld exclusively tells me that she will be returning to the hit musical franchise after making her debut in the second flick. "I'm in," she said last night at a special screening of her new indie drama Ten Thousand Saints (in theaters and on demand Aug.14). "I can't wait! It's all happening." Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow previously onfirmed they're coming back. Kay Cannon, who wrote the first two, is also writing no. 3. Elizabeth Banks, who directed the second, and her hubby Max Handelman will once again produce. Universal Pictures announced...
- 8/12/2015
- E! Online
Hailee Steinfeld is one busy 18-year-old. Not only is she promoting her new indie drama Ten Thousand Saints, but she also just released her debut single "Love Myself" and she also had a party to attend earlier in the week. And not just any party. Steinfeld was one of the lucky ones invited to Kylie Jenner's big 18th birthday party blowout. "She's great!" Steinfeld told me last night at a special screening of Ten Thousand Saints in L.A. "The party was so much fun. It was a good time. I'm still reminiscing about it. I just had a great time. I saw a lot of my friends and we did a lot of dancing." Speaking of famous friends, Steinfeld admits she was a bit hesitant...
- 8/12/2015
- E! Online
By the end of Boyhood, Ethan Hawke's father figure had evolved enough that even his ex-wife Patricia Arquette noticed he'd become a pretty decent dad. Not so when we meet Hawke in his new film Ten Thousand Saints (out next Friday), where his parenting technique is much more questionable: After bringing his teenage son (Asa Butterfield) from Vermont to New York to live with him, Hawke breaks out the bong and invites the boy to get high. Turns out Dad's a pot dealer, and his laissez-faire attitude is at least era-appropriate, since Ten Thousand Saints is a coming-of-age story that takes place during the more tumultuous New York of 1988. Check out this exclusive clip from the movie, which also stars Emile Hirsch and Hailee Steinfeld as two other Manhattanites who'll give Butterfield a better shot at forming a family than his messed-up dad.
- 8/7/2015
- by Kyle Buchanan
- Vulture
Asa Butterfield and Britt Robertson are taking on the lead roles in an untitled science-fiction romance.
Based on a short story by Richard Lewis, Stewart Schill and Allan Loeb, the project will also star Gary Oldman and Carla Gugino, reports Deadline.
Set at a time when planetary colonisation has begun, the film will follow the first child born on Mars (Butterfield) as he begins an online romance with a girl in the Us (Robertson).
He plans to escape the secret colony he lives in to travel to Earth and meet her, but Earth's gravity turns out to threaten his life.
The lovers have no choice but to locate the billionaire who funded Martian colonisation to gather information about the boy's dead mother and the circumstances surrounding his birth.
Peter Chelsom (Hector and the Search for Happiness) will direct a script written by Loeb, while Loeb will also executive produce alongside Steven Pearl and Doug Urbanski.
Based on a short story by Richard Lewis, Stewart Schill and Allan Loeb, the project will also star Gary Oldman and Carla Gugino, reports Deadline.
Set at a time when planetary colonisation has begun, the film will follow the first child born on Mars (Butterfield) as he begins an online romance with a girl in the Us (Robertson).
He plans to escape the secret colony he lives in to travel to Earth and meet her, but Earth's gravity turns out to threaten his life.
The lovers have no choice but to locate the billionaire who funded Martian colonisation to gather information about the boy's dead mother and the circumstances surrounding his birth.
Peter Chelsom (Hector and the Search for Happiness) will direct a script written by Loeb, while Loeb will also executive produce alongside Steven Pearl and Doug Urbanski.
- 8/2/2015
- Digital Spy
Read More: Watch: 'Ten Thousand Saints' Trailer Revives the New York City Punk Scene After premiering at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulicini's "Ten Thousand Saints" has a new poster just in time to prepare audiences for its upcoming theatrical release next month. "Ten Thousand Saints" is the story of three teenagers: New York newcomer Jude, straight-edge musician Johnny and wealthy, yet troubled Eliza, who stray from their parents and create their own surrogate family. Set in 1988, the film shows the influences the 1980's punk scene has upon them and the problems it creates for each of them. The film includes the cultural changes in New York City during that tumultuous time, including the onset of the AIDS epidemic and the creeping influence of gentrification. The film stars Ethan Hawke, Asa Butterfield, Emily Mortimer, Julianne Nicholson, Hailee Steinfeld and Emile Hirsch. It is based upon the Eleanor.
- 7/8/2015
- by Kaeli Van Cott
- Indiewire
Read More: Ethan Hawke on How Indies are Gourmet and Blockbusters are a Barbecue Hoping to bring back the atmosphere of New York circa the late 1980s, "Ten Thousand Saints" depicts troubled teens trying to find themselves amidst the punk period. The film is adapted from Eleanor Henderson's novel and is written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini ("American Splendor," "Cinema Verite"). Ethan Hawke, Asa Butterfield, Emile Hirsch, Hailee Steinfeld and Emily Mortimer star. The official synopsis reads: "'Ten Thousand Saints' is a coming-of-age story about three teenagers in late 1980's New York City — Jude (Butterfield), new to the city from Vermont, "straight-edge" musician Johnny (Hirsch), and troubled, rich uptown girl Eliza (Steinfeld) -- who break away from their messed up parents (Hawke and Mortimer) to form their own surrogate family." The film will be released in theaters and On Demand August...
- 7/1/2015
- by Ethan Sapienza
- Indiewire
As a rising star to watch out for, Asa Butterfield is proving his ability to go from mainstream to indie in the blink of an eye. From writer/directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (American Splendor) comes the first trailer for their Sundance 2015 film Ten Thousand Saints, based on the book by Eleanor Henderson. Here’s the official synopsis.
Adapted from the novel by Eleanor Henderson, Ten Thousand Saints is a coming-of-age story about three teenagers in late 1980s New York City—Jude (Asa Butterfield), new to the city from Vermont, “straight-edge” musician Johnny (Emile Hirsch), and troubled, rich uptown girl Eliza (Hailee Steinfeld)—who break away from their messed-up parents (Ethan Hawke and Emily Mortimer) to form their own surrogate family. Set in 1988, a time of great cultural upheaval—against the excesses of the decade, the AIDS epidemic and the gentrification of the city culminating in the infamous...
Adapted from the novel by Eleanor Henderson, Ten Thousand Saints is a coming-of-age story about three teenagers in late 1980s New York City—Jude (Asa Butterfield), new to the city from Vermont, “straight-edge” musician Johnny (Emile Hirsch), and troubled, rich uptown girl Eliza (Hailee Steinfeld)—who break away from their messed-up parents (Ethan Hawke and Emily Mortimer) to form their own surrogate family. Set in 1988, a time of great cultural upheaval—against the excesses of the decade, the AIDS epidemic and the gentrification of the city culminating in the infamous...
- 6/30/2015
- by Sarah Pearce Lord
- SoundOnSight
Today we have the trailer for the upcoming "Ten Thousand Saints," starring Ethan Hawke, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Emile Hirsch, and Emily Mortimer. Check it out below. Plot: The film is set against the backdrop of the New York City of the late 1980s; Adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young - and old - all play a role in the story of the son (Butterfield) of diehard hippies (Hawke and Mortimer) and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late 20th century youth culture. The new movie is directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (American Splendor). It already premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and is now set to get a limited theatrical release on August 14th. Trailer:...
- 6/30/2015
- WorstPreviews.com
Ten Thousand Saints is a coming-of-age story that reunites the stars of Ender’s Game, Asa Butterfield and Hailee Steinfeld. This is the first trailer for the drama. Jude Keffy-Horn is a teenager living in Vermont with his adoptive mother. While at a party on the last day of 1987, his best friend, Teddy, dies of […]
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- 6/29/2015
- by Alex
- Filmonic.com
Asa Butterfield's Ten Thousand Saints trailer is all about love in the time of hardcore punk rock.
Set in grungy and dangerous late-'80s era New York, the drama follows teen singer-songwriter Jude as he moves in with his deadbeat dad Les (Ethan Hawke).
Soon, Jude is immersed in the burgeoning straight-edge punk rock scene, and catches the eye of the pregnant Eliza (Hailee Steinfeld).
Hawke is back as a dysfunctional single dad following his critically-acclaimed role of the same type in the Oscar-winning Boyhood.
Ten Thousand Saints is based on the young adult novel of the same name by Eleanor Henderson, and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (Cinema Verite and American Splendor).
Archer Gray Productions will release Ten Thousand Saints on August 14 in the Us. A UK release hasn't been set yet.
Set in grungy and dangerous late-'80s era New York, the drama follows teen singer-songwriter Jude as he moves in with his deadbeat dad Les (Ethan Hawke).
Soon, Jude is immersed in the burgeoning straight-edge punk rock scene, and catches the eye of the pregnant Eliza (Hailee Steinfeld).
Hawke is back as a dysfunctional single dad following his critically-acclaimed role of the same type in the Oscar-winning Boyhood.
Ten Thousand Saints is based on the young adult novel of the same name by Eleanor Henderson, and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (Cinema Verite and American Splendor).
Archer Gray Productions will release Ten Thousand Saints on August 14 in the Us. A UK release hasn't been set yet.
- 6/29/2015
- Digital Spy
"I'm offering you Manhattan champ, don't play hard to get." Screen Media has debuted an official trailer for Ten Thousand Saints, from writers/directors Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini (of American Splendor, The Nanny Diaries, Girl Most Likely), starring Ethan Hawke and Asa Butterfield. Hawke plays an estranged father who suddenly "kidnaps" his emo-punk son and takes him to New York City, where he experiences a whole coming-of-age on the streets of Manhattan with new friends. The film is set in the 80's around the punk rock scene and it seems to have a killer soundtrack, of which many of the reviews quoted rave about. Hailee Steinfeld also stars along with Emile Hirsch and Emily Mortimer. They give away a lot (too much) in this trailer, but it actually looks pretty good. "Have you ever heard of punk?" The trailer for Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini's Ten Thousand Saints,...
- 6/29/2015
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Ten Thousand Saints, which comes from the American Splendor team of Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, has an incredible cast for a story set at a tense period in New York City history. Ethan Hawke, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Emile Hirsch and Emily Mortimer play a collection of characters who create an unlikely extended family finding their way through Manhattan […]
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- 6/29/2015
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
This could be the closest thing we have to seeing Asa Butterfield as Spider-Man, or at least emo Peter Parker
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- 6/29/2015
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
After it made the rounds at the Cannes Film Market last year, Ten Thousand Saints played the Sundance Film Festival this year to strong reviews and is now set to hit theaters on Aug. 14 and today the first official trailer arrived. Starring Ethan Hawke and Asa Butterfield, the film is set against the backdrop of the New York City of the late 1980s; Adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young--and old--all play a role in the story of the son (Butterfield) of diehard hippies (Hawke and Emily Mortimer) and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late 20th century youth culture. Hailee Steinfeld, Emile Hirsch and Julianne Nicholson co-star with Bob Pulcini and Shari Berman (American Splendor) delivering the script and directing. Check out the trailer below. sb id="1539265" height="360" width="640"...
- 6/29/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
As they've shown in films like "American Splendor" and "Cinema Verité," directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini have a knack for finding unique cultural corners and making them accessible. And they do it again with the upcoming "Ten Thousand Saints," and the first trailer has arrived. Read More: Sundance Review: 'Ten Thousand Saints' Starring Ethan Hawke, Asa Butterfield, & Hailee Steinfeld Starring Ethan Hawke, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Emile Hirsch and Emily Mortimer, and based on the novel by Eleanor Henderson, the story follows three teenagers who come together in the straight-edge punk scene of 1980s New York City. The picture arrives in theaters following its premiere in January at the Sundance Film Festival, where our Katie Walsh called it "an instant winner...heart-warming, funny, and real." "Ten Thousand Saints" opens on August 14th. Check out the trailer below.
- 6/29/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
For those hoping to break in, the world of screenwriting can seem like a black box. Unless you know industry insiders or have an agent, your first screenplay's journey from Final Draft to production will be an unparalleled challenge. That's why screenwriting organization The Black List teamed up with Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York to answer your burning questions. Read More: 8 Writing Tips From Screenwriting Masters Larry Gross, Naomi Foner, Henry Bean and Andrea Arnold The panelists—Chris Sparling (Cannes 2015 entry "Sea of Trees," directed by Gus Van Sant), Shari Springer Berman ("American Splendor," "The Nanny Diaries," "Ten Thousand Saints"), Michael Zam ("Best Actress") and Lara Shapiro ("The Americans")—joined moderator Franklin Leonard, creator of The Black List, to discuss everything from finding the right agent to when it's time to quit your day job. 1. Do I have to live in L.A. to have a...
- 5/5/2015
- by Emily Buder
- Indiewire
The middle of Spring actually means a new selection of summer blockbusters to look forward to, and with a ton of big-budget films slated to come out within the next few months and beyond, the summer of 2015 looks like one to remember.
From the new Mad Max (which is already on our end-of -year top ten list event though we haven’t yet seen it) to Avengers, Poltergeists, male strippers, talking teddy bears, and a reboot of the Jurassic Park franchise, this summer’s trips to the theaters will be jam-packed with sequels and new tales. From May 1st right through to the end of August, some of the movies on our list could wind up on year-end “best of” lists or even receive some Oscar talk by December.
Grab your calendar, because Wamg has a rundown of this summer’s films we’re most excited about, so check them out below!
From the new Mad Max (which is already on our end-of -year top ten list event though we haven’t yet seen it) to Avengers, Poltergeists, male strippers, talking teddy bears, and a reboot of the Jurassic Park franchise, this summer’s trips to the theaters will be jam-packed with sequels and new tales. From May 1st right through to the end of August, some of the movies on our list could wind up on year-end “best of” lists or even receive some Oscar talk by December.
Grab your calendar, because Wamg has a rundown of this summer’s films we’re most excited about, so check them out below!
- 4/13/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights to Morgan Matthews’ drama “A Brilliant Young Mind” starring Asa Butterfield and Sally Hawkins, the company announced Monday. Written by James Graham, the film was previously titled “X + Y” and it will debut in theaters this summer. Rafe Spall and Eddie Marsan co-star in “A Brilliant Young Mind,” which was inspired by Matthews’ 2007 documentary “Beautiful Young Minds.” The movie premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and stars Butterfield as a teenage math prodigy on the autistic spectrum. Also Read: Sundance: Emile Hirsch Movie ‘Ten Thousand Saints’ Acquired by Screen Media Films Preferring to.
- 4/13/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Title: Ten Thousand Saints Directors: Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman Starring: Ethan Hawke, Asa Butterfield, Emily Mortimer, Julianne Nicholson, Hailee Steinfeld, Emile Hirsch Losing a friend at a young age can be a traumatic and formative experience. It is hard to deal with the permanence of the situation and the fact that they are not coming back. That can be especially difficult when that person has unintentionally left behind a remnant of themselves that will be impossible to forget. Where that leads is an individual path paved with memories and aspirations. In Ten Thousand Saints, the death of a close friend leads the film’s protagonist to explore a whole [ Read More ]
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- 2/13/2015
- by abe
- ShockYa
[Brightcove "4050290837001" "" "" "auto"] Emile Hirsch has been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly putting a female Hollywood executive in a chokehold during the Sundance Film Festival, People has confirmed. According to the police report, The Girl Next Door star allegedly choked a woman unconscious on Jan. 25 at the Tao Nightclub in Park City, Utah. Police claim that Hirsch admitted he was intoxicated and arguing with the woman, who he said he had never met before that night. Paramount Pictures executive Daniele Bernfeld told police that Hirsch approached her at the bar looking intoxicated and asked why she looked "so tough" and said she...
- 2/13/2015
- by Michael Miller, @write_miller
- PEOPLE.com
Emile Hirsch has been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly putting a female Hollywood executive in a chokehold during the Sundance Film Festival, People has confirmed. According to the police report, The Girl Next Door star allegedly choked a woman unconscious on Jan. 25 at the Tao Nightclub in Park City, Utah. Police claim that Hirsch admitted he was intoxicated and arguing with the woman, who he said he had never met before that night. Paramount Pictures executive Daniele Bernfeld told police that Hirsch approached her at the bar looking intoxicated and asked why she looked "so tough" and said she...
- 2/13/2015
- by Michael Miller, @write_miller
- PEOPLE.com
Actor Emile Hirsch was charged with assault Thursday, stemming from an incident that occurred at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
The Into the Wild star was allegedly at Tao Nightclub in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 25, when he got into an altercation, putting a woman in a chokehold.
A source told Et at the time that Hirsch and the woman seemed at first to be joking around – but then things escalated and the police were called. Hirsch now faces a felony charge of aggravated assault as well as a misdemeanor intoxication charge. If convicted on the assault charge, Hirsch could face up to five years in state prison and a $5,000 fine.
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Police documents allege that Hirsch looked drunk when he approached the woman and asked her why she looked "so tough." He also allegedly told the woman she was a "rich kid who should not be...
The Into the Wild star was allegedly at Tao Nightclub in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 25, when he got into an altercation, putting a woman in a chokehold.
A source told Et at the time that Hirsch and the woman seemed at first to be joking around – but then things escalated and the police were called. Hirsch now faces a felony charge of aggravated assault as well as a misdemeanor intoxication charge. If convicted on the assault charge, Hirsch could face up to five years in state prison and a $5,000 fine.
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Police documents allege that Hirsch looked drunk when he approached the woman and asked her why she looked "so tough." He also allegedly told the woman she was a "rich kid who should not be...
- 2/13/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
Michael C with a roundup of three Sundance titles we haven't discussed yet.
Ten Thousand Saints
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s Ten Thousand Saints makes the mistake of thinking that merely by placing their characters adjacent to interesting times, interest will rub off them. Saints does a beautiful job evoking Manhattan in the 1980’s touching on the Tompkin’s Square Park riots, the Cbgb music scene and more. The problem is that foreground is populated with a singularly uninteresting cast of characters working through a coming-of-age formula we’ve seen executed with more spirit and vitality in countless better films. The lead actors do what they can with their thin wisps of character, none too successfully. There is Hugo’s Asa Butterfield, True Grit’s Hailee Steinfeld, and Emile Hirsch as the front man for a hardcore straight edge band. Together they deal with unintended pregnancy, drug overdoses,...
Ten Thousand Saints
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s Ten Thousand Saints makes the mistake of thinking that merely by placing their characters adjacent to interesting times, interest will rub off them. Saints does a beautiful job evoking Manhattan in the 1980’s touching on the Tompkin’s Square Park riots, the Cbgb music scene and more. The problem is that foreground is populated with a singularly uninteresting cast of characters working through a coming-of-age formula we’ve seen executed with more spirit and vitality in countless better films. The lead actors do what they can with their thin wisps of character, none too successfully. There is Hugo’s Asa Butterfield, True Grit’s Hailee Steinfeld, and Emile Hirsch as the front man for a hardcore straight edge band. Together they deal with unintended pregnancy, drug overdoses,...
- 2/4/2015
- by Michael C.
- FilmExperience
Sundance never sleeps. Screen Media Films came out on top of a competitive bidding situation for "Ten Thousands Saints," taking Us rights to "American Splendor" directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini's film version of the acclaimed Eleanor Henderson novel. Starring Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Emily Mortimer, Julianne Nicholson, Emile Hirsch, and Ethan Hawke, the Sundance premiere will arrive stateside in late summer 2015 with a robust 25-market theatrical and day-and-date VOD release. Here's the synopsis: In Ten Thousand Saints, after certain events lead Jude (Asa Butterfield) to withdraw from school and his family, his mother sends him to live with his estranged pot-dealing father (Ethan Hawke) in New York City. There, in the crime-riddled East Village of the late 1980’s, Jude forms an unlikely bond with his best friend’s brother (Emilie Hirsch) and the daughter (Hailee Steinfeld) of his father’s girlfriend (Emily Mortimer). As the three...
- 1/31/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Screen Media Films has acquired U.S. rights to Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s “Ten Thousand Saints,” which stars Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Emily Mortimer, Julianne Nicholson, Emile Hirsch and Ethan Hawke.
“Ten Thousand Saints” recently premiered at Sundance and Screen Media Films will release the movie in late summer 2015 with a 25-market theatrical and day-and-date VOD release.
After certain events lead Jude (Butterfield) to withdraw from school and his family, his mother sends him to live with his estranged pot-dealing father (Hawke) in New York City. There, in the crime-riddled East Village of the late 1980’s, Jude...
“Ten Thousand Saints” recently premiered at Sundance and Screen Media Films will release the movie in late summer 2015 with a 25-market theatrical and day-and-date VOD release.
After certain events lead Jude (Butterfield) to withdraw from school and his family, his mother sends him to live with his estranged pot-dealing father (Hawke) in New York City. There, in the crime-riddled East Village of the late 1980’s, Jude...
- 1/30/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Sundance: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has acquired international rights and The Orchard has picked up North America on Joe Swanberg’s drama. In separate deals, Ten Thousand Saints and Fresh Dressed also sold.
Digging For Fire stars Jake Johnson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Orlando Bloom, Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick and Mike Birbiglia.
Swanberg co-wrote with Jake Johnson and produced with Alicia Van Couvering and Johnson.
The story follows a married couple who head off on separate adventures after they discover a bone and a gun.
Screen Media Films has acquired Us rights to Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s comedy-drama Ten Thousand Saints starring Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Emily Mortimer, Julianne Nicholson, Emile Hirsch and Ethan Hawke. Screen Media Films will release in late summer via day-and-date theatrical and VOD after brokering the deal with CAA.Samuel Goldwyn Films and StyleHaul have acquired North American rights to Sacha Jenkins’ documentary Fresh Dressed, about the evolution...
Digging For Fire stars Jake Johnson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Orlando Bloom, Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick and Mike Birbiglia.
Swanberg co-wrote with Jake Johnson and produced with Alicia Van Couvering and Johnson.
The story follows a married couple who head off on separate adventures after they discover a bone and a gun.
Screen Media Films has acquired Us rights to Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s comedy-drama Ten Thousand Saints starring Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Emily Mortimer, Julianne Nicholson, Emile Hirsch and Ethan Hawke. Screen Media Films will release in late summer via day-and-date theatrical and VOD after brokering the deal with CAA.Samuel Goldwyn Films and StyleHaul have acquired North American rights to Sacha Jenkins’ documentary Fresh Dressed, about the evolution...
- 1/30/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
In "Ten Thousand Saints," Jude is an angst-riddled teenager named after The Beatles classic who lives in 1980's Vermont. Upset that he never had a real relationship with his pot-dealing New Yorker father Les (Ethan Hawke), he finds solace in punk music and getting high on paint thinner with his best friend Teddy. In an attempt to reach out to Jude, Les sends Eliza, the daughter of his girlfriend, to hang out and bond on New Years Eve. Jealous of the relationship that Eliza shares with his father, Jude doesn't give her a chance. Things take a turn for the worst when Jude and Teddy get high and pass out outside during a snowstorm. Teddy is found dead, and to keep Jude out of trouble, she sends him to live in New York City with Les. The story ultimately takes the form of a melodrama set in East Village right...
- 1/29/2015
- by Sterlin Johnson
- Indiewire
Ugly sweaters are no longer just a Christmas tradition! Lena Dunham, Brie Larson, Hailee Steinfeld, and Jennifer Connelly have promoted films at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah this week—and each lady has rocked a funky sweater there, too! Spicing up the style needed to brave the West this time of year, Steinfeld, 18, kicked off the first weekend by wearing Tommy Hilfiger's colorful topper to Kari Feinstein's Sundance Style Lounge on Saturday, Jan. 24. The Ten Thousand Saints actress paired the style with J [...]...
- 1/28/2015
- Us Weekly
More details are surfacing from Emile Hirsch’s alleged weekend assault in Park City, Utah. Page Six is reporting that the 29-year-old actor, who’s been in town to promote his film Ten Thousand Saints at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, looked intoxicated and was “aggressively picking on” Paramount exec Dani Bernfeld at the Tao Nightclub early...Read more»...
- 1/28/2015
- by Peggy Truong
- Celebuzz.com
"Page Six" is following up on its report that Emile Hirsch might have assaulted a Paramount exec over the weekend, with new sources revealing that Hirsch allegedly had the woman in a chokehold. Hirsch is at Sundance to promote his film Ten Thousand Saints and was spotted at the Park City, Utah's Tao Nightclub over the weekend, reportedly tussling with Paramount Digital Entertainment vice-president Dani Bernfeld. "Emile was aggressively picking on Dani," said a source. He then inexplicably snapped and "got even more aggressive. ... He pushed Dani up against a table, and then he put her in a headlock."Another source claimed that Hirsch, 29, attacked the 31-year-old woman from behind — "he completely blindsided her after he'd been shit-talking and was already led away from her once." Hirsch was not arrested at the scene, but Park City police said they are still investigating the encounter and that a county sheriff...
- 1/28/2015
- by Sean Fitz-Gerald
- Vulture
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