In its opening act, Nacho Vigolando’s newest genre-subverting feature, “Colossal,” plays like the world’s most unexpected “The Devil Wears Prada” sequel. Imagine if Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs didn’t have that last-act change of heart, compelling her to reject the empty offerings of Miranda Priestly, and instead stayed in Paris with her steely-eyed mentor and clawed her way to the top of the fashion journalism heap, one stiletto-bolstered step at a time. Hathaway’s character in “Colossal,” a burnout alcoholic writer named Gloria, could be Andy just a few years on: fabulous, broke, exceedingly wasted.
That’s where “Colossal” starts. That’s hardly where it ends.
Vigolando’s film introduces us to Gloria at her lowest ebb, unveiling an anti-heroine for the ages (and also the kind of “strong female character” that so many Hollywood movies tend to lack) and then twists her resurrection story into some mighty unexpected shapes.
That’s where “Colossal” starts. That’s hardly where it ends.
Vigolando’s film introduces us to Gloria at her lowest ebb, unveiling an anti-heroine for the ages (and also the kind of “strong female character” that so many Hollywood movies tend to lack) and then twists her resurrection story into some mighty unexpected shapes.
- 4/4/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
One of the six winners of Sony Pictures Television’s Diverse Directors program has a very familiar name: Kate Barker-Froyland is the daughter of Sony Pictures Classics co-president and co-founder Michael Barker. The program, which selected its first class in 2014, is designed to provide “opportunities for artists of diverse backgrounds to shadow established TV directors on episodes of various Spt series,” according to a press release. Barker-Froyland, who was among the winners announced Thursday, was selected from a field of hundreds of applicants which was narrowed to 15 semifinalists, according to Sony. Those six directors are slated to shadow TV directors on.
- 11/6/2015
- by Daniel Holloway
- The Wrap
Alberto Belli, Pete Chatmon, Kate Barker-Froyland, Ellie Kanner, Solvan Naim and Marcus Stokes have been selected to participate in Sony Pictures Television’s 2nd annual Diverse Directors Program, Spt annouced today. The initiative seeks to provide opportunities for artists of diverse backgrounds to shadow established TV directors on episodes of various Spt series. The six participants will work on Spt series including: The Blacklist, Dr. Ken, The Goldbergs, The Night Shif…...
- 11/5/2015
- Deadline TV
Has the world gotten nicer since 2013? Anne Hathaway does not think so.
In Song One, the actress took on a role that she really connected with and it made her reassess how she looked at life.
"For me, this movie is about a girl getting out of her own way and getting out of her own head. I was in the very early stages of that journey in my own life," she told the Associated Press. "It's not like the world has gotten nicer since 2013. I think it's about looking beyond your knee-jerk judgment about places and people and professions and actually experiencing something with an open heart."
Photos: The Stars Hit Sundance!
She plays the role of Franny, a Ph.D. candidate who returns home when she learns her brother is in a coma, and she gets involved with his favorite musician.
The 32-year-old asked the director Kate Barker-Froyland to be in the film, and she acknowledges...
In Song One, the actress took on a role that she really connected with and it made her reassess how she looked at life.
"For me, this movie is about a girl getting out of her own way and getting out of her own head. I was in the very early stages of that journey in my own life," she told the Associated Press. "It's not like the world has gotten nicer since 2013. I think it's about looking beyond your knee-jerk judgment about places and people and professions and actually experiencing something with an open heart."
Photos: The Stars Hit Sundance!
She plays the role of Franny, a Ph.D. candidate who returns home when she learns her brother is in a coma, and she gets involved with his favorite musician.
The 32-year-old asked the director Kate Barker-Froyland to be in the film, and she acknowledges...
- 1/24/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
I love, love, love Anne Hathaway! She.s always been sweet and down-to-earth! The last time I interviewed the Oscar-winning actress was for .Les Miserables. and her humble and gentle demeanor was very evident in the piece.
And so I was happy to talk to Hathaway last week for her new movie .Song One. now out in theaters and on-demand! Check it out! It.s a lovefest for the indie music scene from writer/director Kate Barker-Froyland.
The quality of the satellite of our interview wasn.t that great so I chopped the interview in different sections. This one.s about her love for my home country, the Philippines!
What does she really think of my home country and the Filipinos?
Hathaway explains her interest in starring and co-producing .Song One.
This one is just cute! Hathaway calls me cute! Even up until the end when the cameras stopped rolling,...
And so I was happy to talk to Hathaway last week for her new movie .Song One. now out in theaters and on-demand! Check it out! It.s a lovefest for the indie music scene from writer/director Kate Barker-Froyland.
The quality of the satellite of our interview wasn.t that great so I chopped the interview in different sections. This one.s about her love for my home country, the Philippines!
What does she really think of my home country and the Filipinos?
Hathaway explains her interest in starring and co-producing .Song One.
This one is just cute! Hathaway calls me cute! Even up until the end when the cameras stopped rolling,...
- 1/23/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Two movies are now out in theaters and on-demand. First, we have .Song One. starring Anne Hathaway, Johnny Flynn, and Mary Steenburgen from writer-director Kate Barker-Froyland. Hathaway is Franny, a young woman dealing with her brother (Ben Rosenfield) who just fell into a coma. Grieving, Franny turns to her brother.s favorite musician, James Forester (Flynn).
In .Manny,. Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao enters the documentary ring and this one.s about his rags-to-riches story from his humble beginnings to his meteoric rise. .Manny. is narrated by Liam Neeson and is directed by Oscar-winner Leon Gast (.When We Were Kings.) and Ryan Moore.
Which one is my pick of the week? Take a look at my reviews of .Song One. and .Manny..
In .Manny,. Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao enters the documentary ring and this one.s about his rags-to-riches story from his humble beginnings to his meteoric rise. .Manny. is narrated by Liam Neeson and is directed by Oscar-winner Leon Gast (.When We Were Kings.) and Ryan Moore.
Which one is my pick of the week? Take a look at my reviews of .Song One. and .Manny..
- 1/23/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
[Editor's Note: This post is presented in partnership with Time Warner Cable Movies On Demand in support of Indie Film Month. Today's pick, "Song One," is available now On Demand. This interview originally ran during last year's Sundance Film Festival.] It's hard to believe, but it's been over a year since Anne Hathaway last graced the screen in "Les Misérables," the film that went on to win the actress her first Oscar. Since singing her way to glory as Fantine, Hathaway has maintained a low public profile, working on Christopher Nolan's hugely anticipated fall blockbuster "Interstellar" and diving into her first job as a producer on the low budget indie "Song One," in which she also stars. The film (written and directed by newcomer Kate Barker-Froyland) marks the first of Hathaway's to screen at the Sundance Film Festival. In the drama, Hathaway stars as Franny, an anthropologist who returns home to New York when an accident...
- 1/23/2015
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
Title Track: Barker-Froyland’s Cloying Debut Plays Familiar Tune
“Sad song at night, hipster’s delight” should be the opening line in Kate Barker-Froyland’s mournful, musically inclined debut, Song One, headlined with wide-eyed sincerity by Anne Hathaway. There have been several indie music-driven, understated dramas recently, and the title premiered alongside Stuart Murdoch’s equally undernourished God Help the Girl at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Though Barker-Froyland at least canvasses the emotions that accompany the tragic situation at the dramatic heart of her film, its dramatic integrity seems to take a backseat to a more rewarding soundtrack from Johnny Flynn, who also stars. But one can languish in the strumming of melancholy inspiring folk music only for so long before this feels like a crutch that takes the place of material lacking in the narrative.
Henry (Ben Rosenfield) is an aspiring musical artist drifting around the orbit of his musical idol,...
“Sad song at night, hipster’s delight” should be the opening line in Kate Barker-Froyland’s mournful, musically inclined debut, Song One, headlined with wide-eyed sincerity by Anne Hathaway. There have been several indie music-driven, understated dramas recently, and the title premiered alongside Stuart Murdoch’s equally undernourished God Help the Girl at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Though Barker-Froyland at least canvasses the emotions that accompany the tragic situation at the dramatic heart of her film, its dramatic integrity seems to take a backseat to a more rewarding soundtrack from Johnny Flynn, who also stars. But one can languish in the strumming of melancholy inspiring folk music only for so long before this feels like a crutch that takes the place of material lacking in the narrative.
Henry (Ben Rosenfield) is an aspiring musical artist drifting around the orbit of his musical idol,...
- 1/23/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
One of the great pleasures of experiencing music, especially genres such as pop, or - more pertinently for this review - indie folk, lies in the familiarity of its forms. Like comfort food for the ears, they follow well-established stylistic contours with often very slight variations. Yet they reliably hit emotional sweet spots that allow you to forgive, or even overlook entirely, the fact that they offer few surprises or intellectual challenges.Much the same can be said of Song One, the debut feature of writer-director Kate Barker-Froyland. As the title indicates, it's a music-themed film, so much so that it's practically a full-on musical, only lacking the leads breaking out into fully choreographed performances. The musical mode here is earnest, heartfelt, New York-based indie folk....
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- 1/23/2015
- Screen Anarchy
The couple that works together stays together - at least that's the case for Anne Hathaway and husband Adam Shulman. Hathaway, 32, stars in the new film Song One, and one of her collaborators just so happened to be Shulman, who co-produced the indie drama from director Kate Barker-Froyland. "At first, I was curious how it would go. People always say don't work with your spouse," the actress told People Tuesday at the film's N.Y.C. premiere, sponsored by The Cinema Society and Tod's. "But I loved working with him. He's really good at this, and he's a wonderful producer.
- 1/22/2015
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
It has been seven years since Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová stood on an Oscar stage, stunned and humbled while accepting the Best Song award for their timeless ditty, “Falling Slowly,” from Once. Slowly, the imitators of that modest Irish masterwork have started to appear. Song One, the debut film from Kate Barker-Froyland, owes much of its flavor and feeling to John Carney’s gen. From the downbeat acoustic touches and low-fi feel to the location shoots inside Williamsburg music stores and concert halls, her film tries to depict both the joy and grit involved in making music that Once displayed with ease. However, despite some lovely chemistry from the lead actors, Song One is too pleasant and not powerful enough to hook you into the central romance. Mere minutes after viewing the film, one also strains to remember how any of the tunes went.
Like an early scene from Once,...
Like an early scene from Once,...
- 1/22/2015
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
"Song One," the first feature film from writer-director Kate Barker-Froyland, follows Franny (Anne Hathaway), an anthropologist who returns home to Brooklyn after her younger brother Henry (Ben Rosenfield) is hit by a car and falls into a coma. Franny makes a special connection with Henry's favorite musician James Forester (Johnny Flynn), who's facing some serious writers's block. It's a sweet film filled with excellent, understated performances, especially by Mary Steenburgen as Franny and Henry's mother, who struggles to connect with an emotionally distant daughter while fearing for her son's life. What people will be talking, and singing, about, however, is the soundtrack. The 'James Forester' songs, by Jenny Lewis and Jonathan Rice, are absolutely wonderful, and the way music and sound itself (Franny records the noise of the neighborhood to play for her brother) are used as storytelling devices is wonderfully original. At last nights premiere, at the Sunshine...
- 1/21/2015
- by Elizabeth Logan
- Indiewire
By the time Song One hits theaters this month, it will have been about an entire year since it debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014, but that's just how independent releases work out sometime. So here we are with a second trailer for the touching drama about a woman (Anne Hathaway) coping with a return home due to an accident that has left her brother in a coma. In an effort to bring him out of it, she starts recording sounds in the city, and even finds his favorite indie musician (Johnny Flynn). And that's when the two find a blossoming romance and connection that may change their lives, hopefully for the better. Watch it! Here's the new trailer for Kate Barker-Froyland's Song One from Cinedigm: If you haven't seen it, you can still watch the first trailer for Song One right here. Song One is written and directed by Kate Barker-Froyland.
- 1/16/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Having spent time winning praise and stealing hearts across a variety of major productions in the past few years — The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar and Les Misérables — Anne Hathaway is primed to make a return to the kind of indie romances that helped put her on the map with Kate Barker-Froyland’s musical drama, Song One.
Taking place within the musical scene of Brooklyn, the film will chart the story of Hathaway’s Franny who unexpectedly finds love in James Forester’s Johnny. What underpins this relationship, however, is the fact that Franny’s brother Henry (played here by Boardwalk Empire‘s Ben Rosenfield) recently suffered from a horrible accident that places him in a coma. As it turns out, the musically gifted Johnny is his long-time idol, giving Hathaway’s protagonist a poignant and tragic connection to her sibling as she tries to wean him back to the land of the living through music.
Taking place within the musical scene of Brooklyn, the film will chart the story of Hathaway’s Franny who unexpectedly finds love in James Forester’s Johnny. What underpins this relationship, however, is the fact that Franny’s brother Henry (played here by Boardwalk Empire‘s Ben Rosenfield) recently suffered from a horrible accident that places him in a coma. As it turns out, the musically gifted Johnny is his long-time idol, giving Hathaway’s protagonist a poignant and tragic connection to her sibling as she tries to wean him back to the land of the living through music.
- 1/16/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Stepping out for some promotional duties, Anne Hathaway showed up at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for the screening of her new movie “Song One” on Sunday (January 4). The “Dark Knight Rises” dame was gorgeous in a loose-fitting white ensemble as she posed with producer Thomas Froyland and director Kate Barker-Froyland.
Anne told press that she was thrilled to reconnect with Kate on the project after having worked with her on the 2006 movie “The Devil Wears Prada.”
Hathaway stated, “I was so delighted to find that it was written by Kate. We had met on ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and I was just captivated by her story about the way tragedy can transform you into a better person.”...
Anne told press that she was thrilled to reconnect with Kate on the project after having worked with her on the 2006 movie “The Devil Wears Prada.”
Hathaway stated, “I was so delighted to find that it was written by Kate. We had met on ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and I was just captivated by her story about the way tragedy can transform you into a better person.”...
- 1/5/2015
- GossipCenter
Today we have the trailer for the upcoming "Song One" romantic drama, starring Anne Hathaway, Johnny Flynn, Mary Steenburgen, Ben Rosenfield, Li Jun Li and Stefano Villabona. Check it out below. Plot: Set against the backdrop of Brooklyn's vibrant modern-folk music scene. After her musician brother Henry (Rosenfield) is injured and hospitalized in a coma following a car accident, Franny (Hathaway) returns home after a long estrangement and begins to use his notebook as a guide to how his life has evolved in her absence. Franny seeks out the musicians and artists Henry loved, in the course of her journey meeting James Forester (Flynn), his musical idol, whose success and fame belie a shy and private man. As a strong romantic connection develops between Franny and James, the question becomes if love can bloom even under the most adverse circumstances. The new movie is directed by Kate Barker-Froyland and is...
- 11/13/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
In a refreshing trend shift from the barrage of interconnected superhero flicks, musicals and music-inspired features are making a swift comeback. Hurrah! This next sonorous outing, Song One, comes from writer-director Kate Barker-Froyland, and the first trailer has arrived to sweep you up with its romantic leanings.
In the pic, Interstellar‘s Anne Hathaway careens back down to Earth as Franny, a woman who finds herself adrift with grief when her estranged brother Henry winds up in a coma. Keen to learn more about her brother since she upped sticks years ago, she begins to track down a series of musicians her sibling once loved. One of those talented musos is real-life singer-songwriter Johnny Flynn who plays Hathaway’s love interest, the shy and retired James Forester.
The first preview is a very enticing introduction to the movie as a whole. Granted, it doesn’t seem to venture into new romantic drama territory,...
In the pic, Interstellar‘s Anne Hathaway careens back down to Earth as Franny, a woman who finds herself adrift with grief when her estranged brother Henry winds up in a coma. Keen to learn more about her brother since she upped sticks years ago, she begins to track down a series of musicians her sibling once loved. One of those talented musos is real-life singer-songwriter Johnny Flynn who plays Hathaway’s love interest, the shy and retired James Forester.
The first preview is a very enticing introduction to the movie as a whole. Granted, it doesn’t seem to venture into new romantic drama territory,...
- 11/12/2014
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Anne Hathaway earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her showstopping solo in Les Misérables, but in her new movie Song One she’s the one watching in awe as someone else provides the music. Kate Barker-Froyland‘s indie romance stars Hathaway as an anthropology Ph.D. candidate who returns to her estranged family in Brooklyn after a car […]
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- 11/12/2014
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
We're running out of films that played at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival that are still waiting to hit theaters, and one of the final indies in line is Song One. By the time the film hits theaters in January, it will have been a year since it premiered at the festival in the mountains, so we've been waiting awhile for this one to arrive. Anne Hathaway plays the sister of a musician who ends up in a coma after an accident. In an effort to stimulate his dormant mind with the music he loves, she tracks down his favorite musician (Johnny Flynn) to maybe try to snap him out of it. The trailer looks charming, but not amazing. Watch! Here's the first trailer for Kate Barker-Froyland's Song One originally from Yahoo: Song One is written and directed by Kate Barker-Froyland. After Franny’s (Anne Hathaway) musician brother Henry (Ben Rosenfield...
- 11/12/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
We’ve already had one music-in-New-York drama this year with Begin Again, but here comes Kate Barker-Froyland’s Song One, which will give Anne Hathaway a chance to once again visit romantic territory while she’s serenaded by Johnny Flynn’s folk singer.Hathaway stars as Franny, an archaeologist working in Morocco who is summoned home when her musician brother Henry falls into a coma following an accident. Confronting the estrangement from her family, she sets out to explore her sibling’s life and music using his notebook. As she seeks out the places, sounds and musicians he loved, she meets James Forrester (Flynn), a troubadour that is Henry’s musical idol. And, as if you couldn’t guess, a love connection develops between Henry and Franny, despite her family trauma and his own shy nature. Set against a Brooklyn backdrop, Song One features original music composed by Jenny Lewis...
- 11/12/2014
- EmpireOnline
In Song One, Anne Hathaway plays Franny, an academic whose research in North Africa is cut short by an emergency phone call from home: her younger brother Henry has been hit by a car and is in a coma. Henry was an aspiring Brooklyn musician, a career development that had soured the siblings' relationship. But as she and her mother (Mary Steenburgen) reconnect around his hospital bed, she also gains a greater appreciation for her brother's commitment to music from the songs he left behind. She visits the clubs he frequented, and when the opportunity presents itself, she approaches her brother's favorite singer,...
- 11/11/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
"Song One," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, has been picked up by Cinedigm and Film Arcade for a planned Fall release. Film Arcade with distribute the film theatrically with Cinedigm handling all other platforms. Written and directed by first-time feature director Kate Barker-Froyland, "Song One" is Anne Hathaway's first performance after her Oscar win for "Les Miserables," and once again, it has her singing. She plays Frannie, a student whose younger brother fights for his life in a coma. She not only repairs family relationships, but sparks a romance with James Forester (Johnny Flynn), a famed musician and idol of her brother's. In her review of the film at Sundance, Mary Sollosi called "Song One," a "gentle, music-themed movie that's practically a love letter to its Oscar-winning headliner." Star Hathaway also made her debut as a producer on "Song One." She told Indiewire that...
- 5/19/2014
- by Brandon Latham
- Indiewire
Anne Hathaway musical romance “Song One,” directed by Kate Barker-Froyland, landed a distribution deal Saturday with Cinedigm Corp. and The Film Arcade. “Song One” is set to have a multi-platform release in the fall. Also read: Anne Hathaway Sings Broadway Version of Snoop Dogg's ‘Gin and Juice’ with Jimmy Fallon (Video) Anne Hathaway will portray Franny, an anthropologist doing research in Morocco who is forced to return to the United States after her street musician brother is hit by a car and goes into a coma. “Every song conveys a unique feeling, chosen carefully to fit each scene,” Kate Barker-Froyland said in a.
- 5/17/2014
- by James Crugnale
- The Wrap
There are two more sales announcements coming out of the market at the Cannes Film Festival as the Weinstein Company is close to closing a deal for John Erick Dowdle's thriller The Coup, starring Pierce Brosnan and Owen Wilson, while Kate Barker-Froyland's film Song One, starring Anne Hathway, is likely to be picked up by Cinedigm for release by Film Arcade in the United States.
- 5/17/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Exclusive: Cannes is racking up some pretty prolific sales, and that’s not even limited to the films playing here or being sold here. I’ve heard that Cinedigm is near closing on an acquisition deal for Song One, the Kate Barker-Froyland-directed film that stars Anne Hathaway and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last January, but it’s closing here and calls for a multi-platform opening. Hathaway plays a young archaeologist whose street musician brother is hit by a car and falls into a coma. She develops a relationship with her brother’s favorite musician (played by Johnny Flynn). The deal will include a theatrical release through Film Arcade and it’s a near 7-figure minimum guarantee with a P&A commitment. Related: Cannes: Directors To Watch The film is financed by Worldview Entertainment, and produced by Molly Conners, Jonathan Demme, Hathaway and Marc Platt. Hathaway is completely...
- 5/17/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Georgia Taylor reveals what sets Law & Order: UK apart from other crime shows in a new video Q&A.
In the Digital Spy exclusive clip, Taylor - who plays Kate Barker - talks the ITV drama's unique format, adopted from the Us original.
Law & Order: UK will return to ITV for its eighth series on Wednesday, March 12 at 9pm.
Paul Nicholls will not return to the series, with actor, rapper and comic Ben Bailey Smith making his debut as new DS Joe Hawkins.
Bradley Walsh, Dominic Rowan, Peter Davison and Paterson Joseph will all reprise their roles alongside Taylor.
Former series regular Harriet Walter - who played Di Natalie Chandler - will also make a special guest appearance in the new eight-part run.
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Law & Order: UK gets eighth series on ITV
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In the Digital Spy exclusive clip, Taylor - who plays Kate Barker - talks the ITV drama's unique format, adopted from the Us original.
Law & Order: UK will return to ITV for its eighth series on Wednesday, March 12 at 9pm.
Paul Nicholls will not return to the series, with actor, rapper and comic Ben Bailey Smith making his debut as new DS Joe Hawkins.
Bradley Walsh, Dominic Rowan, Peter Davison and Paterson Joseph will all reprise their roles alongside Taylor.
Former series regular Harriet Walter - who played Di Natalie Chandler - will also make a special guest appearance in the new eight-part run.
For the latest Law & Order: UK news, follow @LawandOrderUK on Twitter and visit www.facebook.com/lawandorderukofficial
Law & Order: UK gets eighth series on ITV
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- 3/5/2014
- Digital Spy
Anne Hathaway is, according to The Hollywood Reporter , targeting a leading role opposite Robert De Niro in writer-director Nancy Meyers' upcoming The Intern . Reese Witherspoon and Tina Fey were both previously attached to the comedy. The story would see Hathaway starring as the founder of a successful company who, as part of a new program, takes in a senior citizen (De Niro) to be her intern. Hathaway last starred in 2012's Les Miserables , although she made a cameo appearance in last year's Don Jon . She'll next lend her voice to Rio 2 and will, later this year, star in both Kate Barker-Froyland's Song One and Christopher Nolan's Interstellar . To be produced by Scott Rudin, The Intern is planned to go into production shortly. (Photo Credit: FayesVision /...
- 2/7/2014
- Comingsoon.net
The music in Anne Hathaway’s indie drama “Song One,” which premiered at Sundance, is crucial to the film’s storyline. Indie folk duo Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice — who record as Jenny & Johnny — were tasked with writing original songs for the movie’s musician character James Forester (Johnny Flynn), plus creating a score. Lewis, Rice and director Kate Barker-Froyland revealed their process to HitFix last month in Park City. Rice said he and Lewis talked a lot with Barker-Froyland about how “the script dictated a certain feeling.” They also found inspiration in some of their favorite songwriters. “I do think we have...
- 2/4/2014
- by Whitney Phaneuf
- Hitfix
Seven years ago John Carny’s award winning classic Once screened at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and completely changed the genre of Indie Musicals. It was a runaway success, and incited a fervor in Hollywood producers who proceeded to flood the medium with clone after clone, until the genre’s novelty had become convoluted, dull and devoid of all substance. This cloning process, is most certainly how films like Song One made and accepted readily onto the festival circuit. To say Song One is an exact clone of Once would an exaggeration, but Carney’s work most certainly served as a heavy inspiration for this piece.
Song One’s opening scene essentially mimics that of Once. We are introduced to the character of Henry, played by Anton Yelchin doppelgänger Ben Rosenfield, as he performs a bevy of new songs to a desolate and uninterested New York metro station, who show what little appreciation they have,...
Song One’s opening scene essentially mimics that of Once. We are introduced to the character of Henry, played by Anton Yelchin doppelgänger Ben Rosenfield, as he performs a bevy of new songs to a desolate and uninterested New York metro station, who show what little appreciation they have,...
- 1/29/2014
- by Ty Cooper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Title: Song One Director: Kate Barker-Froyland Starring: Anne Hathaway, Johnny Flynn, Mary Steenburgen, Ben Rosenfield Sometimes, a character can have more of an effect on a film if they don’t actually appear in it. Their spirit and energy and the memories that others have of them help to guide their actions and their futures, even and especially with them not being present or alive. In Song One, the new film from director Kate Barker-Froyland, Henry (Ben Rosenfield) comes out of the subway after playing and is promptly hit by a car. He ends up in the hospital in a coma, and his sister Franny (Anne Hathaway) rushes home to be [ Read More ]
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- 1/25/2014
- by abe
- ShockYa
For a first-time filmmaker, getting an A-list actor as major as Anne Hathaway to produce and star in your movie is unquestionably a big win; that shouldn’t mean, however, that the movie should work for its star, rather than the other way around. Unfortunately, such is the case with writer-director Kate Barker-Froyland's well-intentioned debut, "Song One," a gentle, music-themed movie that's practically a love letter to its Oscar-winning headliner. Hathaway plays Franny, a PhD candidate in anthropology studying nomadic tribes in Morocco. When she gets a call from her mother (Mary Steenburgen) that her brother Henry (Ben Rosenfield), an aspiring musician living in Brooklyn, has gotten into a terrible accident that has left him in a coma, Franny returns home to her estranged family. Franny hasn't spoken to Henry in six months because she disagrees with his decision to drop out of college and pursue music full-time. She's...
- 1/23/2014
- by Mary Sollosi
- Indiewire
Cinematographer John Guleserian recently worked on "Like Crazy," "Breathe In," and "About Time." His latest project is "Song One," Kate Barker-Froyland's melodic drama starring Anne Hathaway and Mary Steenburgen and screening at this year's Sundance Film Festival. What camera and lens did you use? We shot primarily on Arri Alexa with Leica Summilux C Lenses. We also used the Canon C300 and GoPro Cameras. What was the most difficult shot on your movie, and how did you pull it off? I find that the most difficult shots are not always the most impressive shots. Often an insert will take massive amounts of time and energy, while an intricate camera movement with several moving parts and extras will just click, and happen naturally. On "Song One" the most difficult shot to get was, in fact, an insert of a ticket stub that we ended up re-shooting three times. Who is your favorite cinematographer and why?...
- 1/22/2014
- by Taylor Lindsay
- Indiewire
A doe-eyed romantic drama with Anne Hathaway is held back by its reverence for the restorative power of middling indie folk
Twee for two as Anne Hathaway and actor/folk musician Johnny Flynn find love in the midst of the atonal clang of tragedy. Hathaway plays Franny, a serious-minded anthropologist pulled away from her work in the Moroccan desert by the news that her brother, Henry, has been hit by a car. Henry was estranged from Franny after quitting college to become a folk musician, but she picks up their relationship by pawing through his diary and searching out the places and people the young troubadour loved.
It turns out Henry's a puppyish sort. The kind of kid who writes lyrics about the night and closes his eyes when he sings. Pre-accident, his most favouritist musician of all was James Forester (Flynn), a wan indie folk star who's gathered many...
Twee for two as Anne Hathaway and actor/folk musician Johnny Flynn find love in the midst of the atonal clang of tragedy. Hathaway plays Franny, a serious-minded anthropologist pulled away from her work in the Moroccan desert by the news that her brother, Henry, has been hit by a car. Henry was estranged from Franny after quitting college to become a folk musician, but she picks up their relationship by pawing through his diary and searching out the places and people the young troubadour loved.
It turns out Henry's a puppyish sort. The kind of kid who writes lyrics about the night and closes his eyes when he sings. Pre-accident, his most favouritist musician of all was James Forester (Flynn), a wan indie folk star who's gathered many...
- 1/22/2014
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
It's hard to believe, but it's been over a year since Anne Hathaway last graced the screen in "Les Misérables," the film that went on to win the actress her first Oscar. Since singing her way to glory as Fantine, Hathaway has maintained a low public profile, working on Christopher Nolan's hugely anticipated fall blockbuster "Interstellar" and diving into her first job as a producer on the low budget indie "Song One," in which she also stars. The film (written and directed by newcomer Kate Barker-Froyland) marks the first of Hathaway's to screen at the Sundance Film Festival. In the drama, Hathaway stars as Franny, an anthropologist who returns home to New York when an accident leaves her brother comatose. Spurred by her brother's passion to be a musician (British newcomer Johnny Flynn), Franny reaches out to his favorite singer-songwriter, and in getting to know him, begins to fall in love.
- 1/22/2014
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
In her first major role since winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Les Misérables, Anne Hathaway gets back in touch with her indie side for Song One, a modest but affecting drama that finds her delivering a gentle performance that contains none of the melodramatic fireworks of Fantine. Writer-director Kate Barker-Froyland’s feature debut about a woman reconnecting with her brother through his songwriting idol has a delicate, melancholy tone that’s fragile but strong enough to sustain this minor-key tale....
- 1/22/2014
- Pastemagazine.com
Park City - No matter what the original intent, some movies inherently are made for a specific audience. And it's not the genre we're talking about, either. A horror movie can have broad appeal just as a comedy may only make a select few laugh. Instead, some films will just touch a nerve with a very small, specific audience. Kate Barker-Froyland's directorial debut, "Song One," is one of those films. And it's probably an audience of white-guy-with-a-guitar fans. Debuting Monday in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, "Song One" is pretty much an indie-star vehicle for Anne...
- 1/22/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
When I asked where the most film-related location for our photoshoot might be, director Kate Barker-Froyland suggested that we meet in Williamsburg. Her feature debut, Song One, starring Anne Hathaway, is a film about the love of music which weaves its story through Brooklyn and lower Manhattan, which are areas that Barker-Froyland herself frequents often. We met for breakfast at the Reynard Restaurant in the Wythe Hotel on an assaultingly cold winter’s morning. Still, Barker-Froyland was upbeat and ready to take to the city streets in just her sundress, wind chill notwithstanding, to get the right shot. While most filmmakers […]...
- 1/21/2014
- by Danielle Lurie
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
When I asked where the most film-related location for our photoshoot might be, director Kate Barker-Froyland suggested that we meet in Williamsburg. Her feature debut, Song One, starring Anne Hathaway, is a film about the love of music which weaves its story through Brooklyn and lower Manhattan, which are areas that Barker-Froyland herself frequents often. We met for breakfast at the Reynard Restaurant in the Wythe Hotel on an assaultingly cold winter’s morning. Still, Barker-Froyland was upbeat and ready to take to the city streets in just her sundress, wind chill notwithstanding, to get the right shot. While most filmmakers […]...
- 1/21/2014
- by Danielle Lurie
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Stepping out to support her new movie, Anne Hathaway attended the premiere of "Song One" at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on Monday (January 20).
The "Les Misérables" star looked adorable in a hunter green suit with high-waisted trousers and a black top as she posed for pics.
Written and directed by Kate Barker-Froyland, the movie follows a young archaeologist who returns home from a dig in order to see her injured brother, and soon strikes up a relationship with his favorite musician.
At the premiere, the 31-year-old actor dismissed reports that said she was injured after being caught in a riptide in Hawaii recently.
Clearing up the rumors, Anne insisted, "I'm fine. ... I really do appreciate everybody's concern but that was a picture that had a false story attached to it. The real story is not as interesting."...
The "Les Misérables" star looked adorable in a hunter green suit with high-waisted trousers and a black top as she posed for pics.
Written and directed by Kate Barker-Froyland, the movie follows a young archaeologist who returns home from a dig in order to see her injured brother, and soon strikes up a relationship with his favorite musician.
At the premiere, the 31-year-old actor dismissed reports that said she was injured after being caught in a riptide in Hawaii recently.
Clearing up the rumors, Anne insisted, "I'm fine. ... I really do appreciate everybody's concern but that was a picture that had a false story attached to it. The real story is not as interesting."...
- 1/21/2014
- GossipCenter
Writer-director Kate Barker-Froyland’s wispy debut, Song One, follows in the neo-folk organic-musical footsteps of John Carney’s films Once and Can a Song Save Your Life? Incorporating the live music scene of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, as a backdrop, the delicate drama is sweet and sincere but a tad thin to resonate. It will likely appeal most to swoony young women -- especially those with fantasies of being romanced by Conor Oberst on acoustic guitar. But the main characters, played by Anne Hathaway and Johnny Flynn, lack the edge to really flesh out this playlist of familiar sentiments. The movie’s
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- 1/21/2014
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With her first feature film, writer/director Kate Barker-Froyland introduces to us the more intimate side of the music world, where relationships are born and people's understanding of one another suddenly become much clearer, and seem much more beautiful. What It's About: A young woman develops a relationship with her comatose brother's favorite musician as they explore the Brooklyn music scene together. So What It's Really About: It's really about connection, particularly through music, and about the meaning of music for different people. Music has the power to connect us and change the way we see the world in ways that we can't always predict. The movie is also about the struggle to become an artist and getting to know someone just by listening to their music, especially what that means for us in today's world. Tell us briefly about yourself. What's your background? I grew up watching a lot...
- 1/16/2014
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
With her first feature film, writer/director Kate Barker-Froyland introduces to us the more intimate side of the music world, where relationships are born and people's understanding of one another suddenly become much clearer, and seem much more beautiful. What It's About: A young woman develops a relationship with her comatose brother's favorite musician as they explore the Brooklyn music scene together. So What It's Really About: It's really about connection, particularly through music, and about the meaning of music for different people. Music has the power to connect us and change the way we see the world in ways that we can't always predict. The movie is also about the struggle to become an artist and getting to know someone just by listening to their music, especially what that means for us in today's world. Tell us briefly about yourself. What's your background? I grew up watching a lot...
- 1/16/2014
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Cinedigm and The Film Arcade have acquired the Anne Hathaway-starrer Song One. The musical romance centering on the Brooklyn music scene follows the story of Franny (Hathaway) as she navigates the possibility of reconnecting with others in her life, including her brother and singer/songwriter hero. The companies are eyeing a fall multiplatform release, with The Film Arcade handling theatrical distribution and Cinedigm overseeing all ancillary distribution. Film Review: 'Song One' The film, which screened at Sundance, comes from first-time feature writer/director Kate Barker-Froyland, and also stars Johnny Flynn, Mary Steenburgen and Ben Rosenfield. It was produced by Christopher Woodrow and
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- 1/14/2014
- by THR staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Sundance Film Festival has unveiled its 2014 Competition lineup, made up of several categories. The 30th edition of the event will take place between January 16th-26th in the new year.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Camp X-Ray (Peter Sattler)
Cold in July (Jim Mickle)
Dear White People (Justin Simien)
Fishing Without Nets (Cutter Hodierne)
John's Pocket (John Slattery)
Happy Christmas (Joe Swanberg)
Hellion (Kat Candler)
Infinitely Polar Bear (Maya Forbes)
Jamie Marks is Dead (Carter Smith)
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (David Zellner)
Life After Beth (Jeff Baena)
Low Down (Joe Preiss)
The Skeleton Twins (Craig Johnson)
The Sleepwalker (Mona Fastvold)
Song One (Kate Barker-Froyland)
Whiplash (Damien Chazelle)
U.S. Documentary Competition
Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory (Michael Rossato-Bennett)
All the Beautiful Things (John Harkrider)
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (Jeremiah Zagar)
The Case Against 8 (Ben Cotner, Ryan White)
Cesar's Last Fast (Richard Ray Perez, Lorena Parlee...
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Camp X-Ray (Peter Sattler)
Cold in July (Jim Mickle)
Dear White People (Justin Simien)
Fishing Without Nets (Cutter Hodierne)
John's Pocket (John Slattery)
Happy Christmas (Joe Swanberg)
Hellion (Kat Candler)
Infinitely Polar Bear (Maya Forbes)
Jamie Marks is Dead (Carter Smith)
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (David Zellner)
Life After Beth (Jeff Baena)
Low Down (Joe Preiss)
The Skeleton Twins (Craig Johnson)
The Sleepwalker (Mona Fastvold)
Song One (Kate Barker-Froyland)
Whiplash (Damien Chazelle)
U.S. Documentary Competition
Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory (Michael Rossato-Bennett)
All the Beautiful Things (John Harkrider)
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (Jeremiah Zagar)
The Case Against 8 (Ben Cotner, Ryan White)
Cesar's Last Fast (Richard Ray Perez, Lorena Parlee...
- 12/6/2013
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Following her Oscar-winning performance as Fantine in Les Misérables, Anne Hathaway will soon be returning to the world of music in Song One, announced this week as having its world premiere next month at Sundance 2014.
Not only does the actress star in front of the camera, she is also making her first feature credit as a producer, boarding the project at the start of the summer last year, when the Oscar buzz was already surrounding her ahead of the release of Les Mis.
With the initial line-up announced for the independent film festival, the first image of Hathaway and co-star Johnny Flynn has surfaced, teasing a look at Hathaway as Franny with Flynn’s musician, James Forester, who uses Franny and her brother as his inspiration.
Estranged from her family, Franny returns home when an accident leaves her brother comatose. Retracing his life as an aspiring musician, she tracks down his favorite musician,...
Not only does the actress star in front of the camera, she is also making her first feature credit as a producer, boarding the project at the start of the summer last year, when the Oscar buzz was already surrounding her ahead of the release of Les Mis.
With the initial line-up announced for the independent film festival, the first image of Hathaway and co-star Johnny Flynn has surfaced, teasing a look at Hathaway as Franny with Flynn’s musician, James Forester, who uses Franny and her brother as his inspiration.
Estranged from her family, Franny returns home when an accident leaves her brother comatose. Retracing his life as an aspiring musician, she tracks down his favorite musician,...
- 12/5/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Stars including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway and Mark Ruffalo will appear in films skewed to a 'more mature' perspective
• More on the Sundance film festival
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Anne Hathaway and Mark Ruffalo are among the marquee names set to star in films at next year's Sundance film festival, the annual celebration of indie film-making founded by Robert Redford.
Organisers, who announced a large portion of its lineup on 4 December, hinted the 2014 event will have a slightly more mature air, one perhaps befitting a festival that will celebrate its 30th year when it opens in January. "This year's lineup is reflective of film-makers wanting to tell new stories, and we're seeing a broader range of characters and ages," Trevor Groth, the director of programming, told the Hollywood Reporter. "A lot of times, the typical Sundance film-maker has a younger perspective and tells stories of what they know.
• More on the Sundance film festival
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Anne Hathaway and Mark Ruffalo are among the marquee names set to star in films at next year's Sundance film festival, the annual celebration of indie film-making founded by Robert Redford.
Organisers, who announced a large portion of its lineup on 4 December, hinted the 2014 event will have a slightly more mature air, one perhaps befitting a festival that will celebrate its 30th year when it opens in January. "This year's lineup is reflective of film-makers wanting to tell new stories, and we're seeing a broader range of characters and ages," Trevor Groth, the director of programming, told the Hollywood Reporter. "A lot of times, the typical Sundance film-maker has a younger perspective and tells stories of what they know.
- 12/5/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
The 2014 Sundance Film Festival is right around the corner, and the Sundance Institute has released the full line-up for the competition films that will be premiering!
This year there were 12,218 total submissions, and 117 films were accepted from 37 countries around the world. It looks like there's a lot of good selection of films this year.
The Sundance Film Festival 2014 runs from January 16th to the 26th, and the GeekTyrant team will be there to cover as many movies as we possibly can.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
The 16 films in this section are world premieres and, unless otherwise noted, are from the U.S.
“Camp X-Ray” — Directed and written by Peter Sattler. A young female guard at Guantanamo Bay forms an unlikely friendship with one of the detainees. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, Lane Garrison, J.J. Soria, John Carroll Lynch.
“Cold in July” — Directed by Jim Mickle, written by Nick Damici.
This year there were 12,218 total submissions, and 117 films were accepted from 37 countries around the world. It looks like there's a lot of good selection of films this year.
The Sundance Film Festival 2014 runs from January 16th to the 26th, and the GeekTyrant team will be there to cover as many movies as we possibly can.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
The 16 films in this section are world premieres and, unless otherwise noted, are from the U.S.
“Camp X-Ray” — Directed and written by Peter Sattler. A young female guard at Guantanamo Bay forms an unlikely friendship with one of the detainees. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, Lane Garrison, J.J. Soria, John Carroll Lynch.
“Cold in July” — Directed by Jim Mickle, written by Nick Damici.
- 12/5/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Two music-based/centered movies on the way to Sundance, featuring a couple actresses we really dig. Onwards... Anne Hathaway goes indie with "Song One," which features music written by former Rilo Kiley frontwoman and solo artist Jenny Lewis alongside her boyfriend Johnathan Rice. Johnny Flynn, Mary Steenburgen and Ben Rosenfield co-star in the Kate Barker-Froyland directed film. Synopsis below: When an accident leaves her brother comatose, a woman sets out to retrace his life as an aspiring musician, leading to an unexpected relationship against the backdrop of Brooklyn’s music scene. Meanwhile, Elle Fanning will go jazz in "Low Down" alongside John Hawkes, Glenn Close, Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage and Flea (what a cast, nice work Jeff Preiss). Official synopsis: This adaptation of Albany’s memoir explores her journey to adulthood while being raised by her troubled father, bebop pianist Joe Albany.
- 12/4/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
As I had predicted here, names such as Cutter Hodierne, Kat Candler, Maya Forbes, Mona Fastvold and Damien Chazelle would be among the invited guests at the ’14 edition of the Sundance Film Festival. It was such a strong year that even some items that I thought would be dark horse/long shots and might be looking at a fest berth from the sidelines are considered definite dramatic comp material, while some that was fully expecting to break the line-up have been passed up.
Horror “labeled” directors Carter Smith (Jamie Marks Is Dead) and Jim Mickle (Cold in July) broke into the line-up that is usually reserved for the newbie type of director and are coming in with perhaps different genre material. We’re glad to see Justin Simien’s Dear White People break into the 16 – it also acts as the long awaited return of Duly Noted producer Effie Brown. Actor...
Horror “labeled” directors Carter Smith (Jamie Marks Is Dead) and Jim Mickle (Cold in July) broke into the line-up that is usually reserved for the newbie type of director and are coming in with perhaps different genre material. We’re glad to see Justin Simien’s Dear White People break into the 16 – it also acts as the long awaited return of Duly Noted producer Effie Brown. Actor...
- 12/4/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Kids. Such as Sex, Lies, and Videotape or Reservoir Dogs before it, and such as Winter’s Bone, Blue Valentine and Fruitvale Station after it, Larry Clark & Harmony Korine’s seminal film is forever connected in “spirit” to the lieu where it received its secret midnight premiere screening in 1995. The Sundance Film Festival might be known as the birthplace of U.S indie filmmaking innovation, avant-gardism, a larger definition of the low budgeted film response to Hollywood in not only narrative but in the non-fiction form, but it is a festival made strong by its renewal and familiarity. That close acquaintanceness exists in Kids‘ starlets Rosario Dawson and Chloë Sevigny filmography/career path trajectory and connection to Park City (both have several indie films slated for ’14 – of which I’ve included in our predictions list) and it is that “familiarity” that is visibly noticeable in how I map out my annual predictions list.
- 11/18/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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