The highly anticipated addition to the action sci-fi franchise Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts opened in theaters on June 9. According to Deadline, “the movie has pounced on a $110M opening weekend. Combined with domestic, that gives the Autobots and Maximals a global debut of $170.5M, coming in ahead of projections. The Steven Caple Jr-directed franchise reboot was No. 1 worldwide and at the international box office for the frame.” The film’s exciting score is from Jongnic “Jb” Bontemps.
Bontemps is a uniquely modern film composer, harmonizing a classical education with his rich tech background. As a maestro of Silicon Valley he wrote everything from The CW sci-fi series 4400, the Netflix docuseries We Are: The Brooklyn Saints, Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, the Netflix and Shondaland-produced documentary about the Debbie Allen Dance Company’s award-winning production of The Nutcracker, and the Netflix documentary Murder To Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story.
Bontemps is a uniquely modern film composer, harmonizing a classical education with his rich tech background. As a maestro of Silicon Valley he wrote everything from The CW sci-fi series 4400, the Netflix docuseries We Are: The Brooklyn Saints, Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, the Netflix and Shondaland-produced documentary about the Debbie Allen Dance Company’s award-winning production of The Nutcracker, and the Netflix documentary Murder To Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story.
- 6/12/2023
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: Los Angeles’ Dances with Films has announced the lineup for its 2021 film festival, setting Oscar nominees Paul Greengrass and Michael London as the speakers for its inaugural First Films series.
The Dances With Films festival, which had to go virtual in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, is returning for an in-person 24th edition at the Tcl Chinese Theatre, between August 26 and September 12. It kicks off on the 26th with an opening night carpet celebration at the Roosevelt Hotel.
This year’s festival will showcase 40 Narrative Features, 100 Narrative Shorts, 31 Documentaries, 30 Midnight films, 26 Downbeat titles, 27 pilots, and 23 titles in the category of Dances with Kids.
Features on the lineup include Matthew Ya-Hsiung Balzer’s The Catch, starring Kyle Gallner, James McMenamin, Katia Winter and Thomas Kee; Generation Wrecks starring Heather Matarazzo and Emily Bergl; Ryan McDonough and Sean Gannet’s Last Night in Rozzie starring Jeremy Sisto and Neil Brown Jr....
The Dances With Films festival, which had to go virtual in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, is returning for an in-person 24th edition at the Tcl Chinese Theatre, between August 26 and September 12. It kicks off on the 26th with an opening night carpet celebration at the Roosevelt Hotel.
This year’s festival will showcase 40 Narrative Features, 100 Narrative Shorts, 31 Documentaries, 30 Midnight films, 26 Downbeat titles, 27 pilots, and 23 titles in the category of Dances with Kids.
Features on the lineup include Matthew Ya-Hsiung Balzer’s The Catch, starring Kyle Gallner, James McMenamin, Katia Winter and Thomas Kee; Generation Wrecks starring Heather Matarazzo and Emily Bergl; Ryan McDonough and Sean Gannet’s Last Night in Rozzie starring Jeremy Sisto and Neil Brown Jr....
- 8/24/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Last Night in Rozzie, a Boston-set drama starring Neil Brown Jr, Nicky Whelan, Jeremy Sisto and Kevin Chapman. Sean Gannet directed the pic, which will now get a day-and-date release beginning September 17.
Written by Ryan McDonough, the plot centers on New York lawyer Ronnie Russo (Brown) who becomes entangled in a complicated web of conflicting loyalties when summoned to his Boston hometown by a dying childhood friend (Sisto). Sent on a mission to fulfill his friend’s final wish – a reunion with his estranged son – Russo is forced to confront his past and a secret childhood trauma he’s kept hidden for more than 25 years.
Joseph Stephans, McDonough, Gannet, Kris Meyer, and Andrew Cahill are producers, and Tim O’Keeffe and Jennifer and Gregory Ezring executive produced. The deal was negotiated by Gravitas’ Sales & Acquisitions Manager David Sullivan and Circus Road Films’ Glen Reynolds.
Written by Ryan McDonough, the plot centers on New York lawyer Ronnie Russo (Brown) who becomes entangled in a complicated web of conflicting loyalties when summoned to his Boston hometown by a dying childhood friend (Sisto). Sent on a mission to fulfill his friend’s final wish – a reunion with his estranged son – Russo is forced to confront his past and a secret childhood trauma he’s kept hidden for more than 25 years.
Joseph Stephans, McDonough, Gannet, Kris Meyer, and Andrew Cahill are producers, and Tim O’Keeffe and Jennifer and Gregory Ezring executive produced. The deal was negotiated by Gravitas’ Sales & Acquisitions Manager David Sullivan and Circus Road Films’ Glen Reynolds.
- 8/6/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Hall Pass and The Wedding Ringer actress Nicky Whelan is set to play opposite Neil Brown Jr. in Last Night in Rozzie, an indie drama which is being directed by Sean Gannet. Brown, Jr. stars as Ronnie Russo, a successful but troubled attorney who returns to his Boston hometown at the request of his dying friend, years after they as children killed his abusive father and covered it up. Whelan’s character is Pattie, a single mother with a tortured past, who must decide whether to let her past dictate her present day integrity with her son. Her additional co-stars are Mike O’Malley, Kevin Chapman, and Jeremy Sisto. Joseph Stephans is producing the pic, which is being financed by Big Show Pictures. McDonough and Kris Meyer serve as executive producers. Whelan, who can next be seen opposite Bruce Willis in the action pic, Trauma Center, is repped by Luber Roklin Entertainment and Innovative Artists.
- 7/10/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Insecure and Straight Outta Compton actor Neil Brown, Jr. is set as the lead in the indie drama, Last Night in Rozzie, replacing Allen Maldonado who was previously attached to star. Sean Gannet is at the helm, directing from a script by Ryan McDonough.
Brown, Jr. will take over the role of Ronnie Russo, a successful but troubled attorney who returns to his Boston hometown at the request of his dying friend, years after they as children killed his abusive father and covered it up.
Mike O’Malley, Kevin Chapman, and Jeremy Sisto co-star.
Joseph Stephans is producing the pic, which is being financed by Big Show Pictures. McDonough and Kris Meyer serve as executive producers.
Brown, Jr., who currently stars on the CBS drama series, Seal Team, is repped by Buchwald.
Brown, Jr. will take over the role of Ronnie Russo, a successful but troubled attorney who returns to his Boston hometown at the request of his dying friend, years after they as children killed his abusive father and covered it up.
Mike O’Malley, Kevin Chapman, and Jeremy Sisto co-star.
Joseph Stephans is producing the pic, which is being financed by Big Show Pictures. McDonough and Kris Meyer serve as executive producers.
Brown, Jr., who currently stars on the CBS drama series, Seal Team, is repped by Buchwald.
- 6/25/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
“Chasing Taste” follows Chase Guidry (Kirk McGee), a down-and-out writer who’s reeling from the disappointment of his book not being published to widespread acclaim. But when literary agent Katie (Uma Incrocci) mistakes him for a food writer one night, Chase quickly becomes New York City’s biggest food critic. However, his overnight success is short lived when a freak accident robs Chase of his senses of taste and smell. Now, he must rely on a team of “super smellers” to help fake his reviews so he can maintain his lifestyle and pursue the love of his life. Watch a trailer for the film below.
Read More: Film Acquisition Rundown, Week of June 13: Miramax Hits High Note for ‘Whitney’ Doc, Wolfe Is Going to ‘Akron’ and More
The film is the feature-length directorial debut of Sean Gannet, and was written by Lori Fischer. It boast a large ensemble cast,...
Read More: Film Acquisition Rundown, Week of June 13: Miramax Hits High Note for ‘Whitney’ Doc, Wolfe Is Going to ‘Akron’ and More
The film is the feature-length directorial debut of Sean Gannet, and was written by Lori Fischer. It boast a large ensemble cast,...
- 7/13/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
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.
– Miramax has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Whitney” from director Kevin Macdonald and will reteam with frequent partner Roadside Attractions to handle the U.S. theatrical release. The forthcoming documentary feature about the career of the late legendary singer Whitney Houston will be produced by Simon Chinn, along with his Lightbox Media partner and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn and producer Lisa Erspamer. Executive producers on the film are Will Clarke, Andy Mayson and Mike Runagall from Altitude Film Entertainment, who are handling international sales and introduced the project to buyers at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where the project sold out.
– Wolfe Releasing has acquired gay coming-of-age family drama “Akron” and has secured all worldwide rights (except U.
– Miramax has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Whitney” from director Kevin Macdonald and will reteam with frequent partner Roadside Attractions to handle the U.S. theatrical release. The forthcoming documentary feature about the career of the late legendary singer Whitney Houston will be produced by Simon Chinn, along with his Lightbox Media partner and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn and producer Lisa Erspamer. Executive producers on the film are Will Clarke, Andy Mayson and Mike Runagall from Altitude Film Entertainment, who are handling international sales and introduced the project to buyers at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where the project sold out.
– Wolfe Releasing has acquired gay coming-of-age family drama “Akron” and has secured all worldwide rights (except U.
- 6/17/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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