Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he wants to pull together a group of investors to buy TikTok.
Mnuchin, who also has connections to Hollywood, announced his plans on CNBC Thursday morning.
The House of Representatives passed a bill this week that would force TikTok owner Bytedance to divest the video platform, and while the bill’s future in the Senate is uncertain, potential buyers like Mnuchin are already beginning to pull together game plans, should it pass.
“I think the legislation should pass and I think it should be sold,” Mnuchin said. “It’s a great business, and I’m going to put together a group to buy TikTok.”
“This should be owned by U.S. businesses. There’s no way that the Chinese would ever let a U.S. company own something like this in China,” he added.
It is not clear what other companies, firms or people Mnuchin has spoken to,...
Mnuchin, who also has connections to Hollywood, announced his plans on CNBC Thursday morning.
The House of Representatives passed a bill this week that would force TikTok owner Bytedance to divest the video platform, and while the bill’s future in the Senate is uncertain, potential buyers like Mnuchin are already beginning to pull together game plans, should it pass.
“I think the legislation should pass and I think it should be sold,” Mnuchin said. “It’s a great business, and I’m going to put together a group to buy TikTok.”
“This should be owned by U.S. businesses. There’s no way that the Chinese would ever let a U.S. company own something like this in China,” he added.
It is not clear what other companies, firms or people Mnuchin has spoken to,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former U.S. treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin has added to his stake in Lionsgate, which now totals nearly $50 million, including last year’s purchases.
In a securities filing Thursday, an equity fund controlled by Mnuchin disclosed a 7.9 percent stake in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.’s Class A voting shares. That’s a step up from the 5.5 percent holding in the Hollywood studio first acquired by Mnuchin’s fund in fall 2023 for about $30.8 million.
A Lionsgate spokesperson declined comment on Mnuchin’s latest stock accumulation, part of share purchases revealed in the regulatory filing by Liberty Strategic Capital, a private equity fund led by Mnuchin and which has no ties to John Malone’s Liberty Global.
Mnuchin raising his stake in Lionsgate comes as the major studio presses ahead with plans to separate its TV production and Motion Picture Group divisions and a 20,000-title film and TV library from Starz. Lionsgate...
In a securities filing Thursday, an equity fund controlled by Mnuchin disclosed a 7.9 percent stake in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.’s Class A voting shares. That’s a step up from the 5.5 percent holding in the Hollywood studio first acquired by Mnuchin’s fund in fall 2023 for about $30.8 million.
A Lionsgate spokesperson declined comment on Mnuchin’s latest stock accumulation, part of share purchases revealed in the regulatory filing by Liberty Strategic Capital, a private equity fund led by Mnuchin and which has no ties to John Malone’s Liberty Global.
Mnuchin raising his stake in Lionsgate comes as the major studio presses ahead with plans to separate its TV production and Motion Picture Group divisions and a 20,000-title film and TV library from Starz. Lionsgate...
- 1/19/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
What to Watch This Weekend: The Family Plan, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Chick Flick, A Murder at the End of the World, and More! ( Photo Credit – IMDb )
Wondering what to watch this weekend? Koimoi is your personal set of Minions to curate that list; you are our big boss. While there aren’t bingeable series this week, we’ve got you covered with the latest episodes. In the movies section, dive into the life story of Elvis Presley’s wife in “Priscilla” or explore Taylor Swift’s journey with the “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” documentary. Need a laugh? Check out “The Family Plan,” a comedy about a Spy dad. Take a nostalgia trip with “Wonka” or venture into an unknown galaxy with “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire.” Discover more about these and other exciting flicks in our listicle.
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Starring: Thandiwe Newton,...
Wondering what to watch this weekend? Koimoi is your personal set of Minions to curate that list; you are our big boss. While there aren’t bingeable series this week, we’ve got you covered with the latest episodes. In the movies section, dive into the life story of Elvis Presley’s wife in “Priscilla” or explore Taylor Swift’s journey with the “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” documentary. Need a laugh? Check out “The Family Plan,” a comedy about a Spy dad. Take a nostalgia trip with “Wonka” or venture into an unknown galaxy with “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire.” Discover more about these and other exciting flicks in our listicle.
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Starring: Thandiwe Newton,...
- 12/14/2023
- by Hari P N
- KoiMoi
“Chick Flick” is a new romantic comedy feature, written and directed by Louise Linton, starring Linton and Sam Page, now available as VOD;
“…’Chick Flick’ catapults us into today’s dating battlefield where ‘Claire’ (Linton), a jilted fashion columnist turns social media vigilante.
“Fueled by heartbreak, she publicly calls out love cheats until her first love, ‘Kyle’ (Page), resurfaces. Torn between her digital crusade and rekindled love, Claire faces a choice that could change her life…”
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“…’Chick Flick’ catapults us into today’s dating battlefield where ‘Claire’ (Linton), a jilted fashion columnist turns social media vigilante.
“Fueled by heartbreak, she publicly calls out love cheats until her first love, ‘Kyle’ (Page), resurfaces. Torn between her digital crusade and rekindled love, Claire faces a choice that could change her life…”
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- 12/13/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
In a new uInterview, Louise Linton and Kristen Ruhlin shared their experience making the film Chick Flick.
Linton explained to uInterview founder Erik Meers how she starred in the original film in 2013, but after finishing it still felt that something was missing.
“I loved the script. I thought it was so charming but this sort of predated a lot of the social media and dating apps. But I really identified with what this story was about and we had a great time filming it. And then once the filmmakers were in the edit, we just had the feeling that the story wasn’t sort of connecting the way that we’d all intended.”
After deciding to reshoot the movie, Linton decided to update it by adding Tinder, Bumble and other online dating platforms to the storyline.
“We added 50% to the screenplay and reshot quite a bit of it both in Washington,...
Linton explained to uInterview founder Erik Meers how she starred in the original film in 2013, but after finishing it still felt that something was missing.
“I loved the script. I thought it was so charming but this sort of predated a lot of the social media and dating apps. But I really identified with what this story was about and we had a great time filming it. And then once the filmmakers were in the edit, we just had the feeling that the story wasn’t sort of connecting the way that we’d all intended.”
After deciding to reshoot the movie, Linton decided to update it by adding Tinder, Bumble and other online dating platforms to the storyline.
“We added 50% to the screenplay and reshot quite a bit of it both in Washington,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
With the birth of her daughter on Tuesday, Louise Linton has premiered the first part of what she calls her “double feature.”
“I’m just really delighted,” says the Scottish actress (Cabin Fever), who is married to producer and former Trump administration treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin. The news comes just over a month before the Dec. 12 release of her ribald rom-com Chick Flick, which she wrote, directed, produced and stars in as a bride who leaves her cheating groom at the altar before “diving into the chaos of online dating and then having [her] misadventures go viral,” as she describes the plot of the film, which also stars Sam Page (Grey’s Anatomy, Mad Men).
“It’s kind of a rom-com in the vein of things like Bride Wars, 27 Dresses, Bridesmaids,” adds Linton, who FaceTimed from Austin. “It’s a little bit vulgar, which I also find really funny because I’m British,...
“I’m just really delighted,” says the Scottish actress (Cabin Fever), who is married to producer and former Trump administration treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin. The news comes just over a month before the Dec. 12 release of her ribald rom-com Chick Flick, which she wrote, directed, produced and stars in as a bride who leaves her cheating groom at the altar before “diving into the chaos of online dating and then having [her] misadventures go viral,” as she describes the plot of the film, which also stars Sam Page (Grey’s Anatomy, Mad Men).
“It’s kind of a rom-com in the vein of things like Bride Wars, 27 Dresses, Bridesmaids,” adds Linton, who FaceTimed from Austin. “It’s a little bit vulgar, which I also find really funny because I’m British,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Julian Sancton
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appears to be pursuing a return to the film business.
In a securities filing Tuesday, a fund controlled by Mnuchin disclosed a 5.5 percent stake in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.’s Class A voting shares. Mnuchin’s fund acquired the stake in the parent company of Lionsgate and Starz on the open market over the past few weeks for about $30.8 million.
A Lionsgate spokesperson declined to comment. A spokesperson for Mnuchin had not responded to a request for comment, as of writing.
According to the SEC filing, Mnuchin appears to have a particular interest in the plan to spin out its studio assets, which is now set for early 2024 given the ongoing Hollywood strikes. The filing specifically mentions a “potential investment by the Reporting Persons in a spin-off of the Issuer’s studio business.”
“Consistent with the Reporting Persons’ investment purposes, they may engage in communications with,...
In a securities filing Tuesday, a fund controlled by Mnuchin disclosed a 5.5 percent stake in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.’s Class A voting shares. Mnuchin’s fund acquired the stake in the parent company of Lionsgate and Starz on the open market over the past few weeks for about $30.8 million.
A Lionsgate spokesperson declined to comment. A spokesperson for Mnuchin had not responded to a request for comment, as of writing.
According to the SEC filing, Mnuchin appears to have a particular interest in the plan to spin out its studio assets, which is now set for early 2024 given the ongoing Hollywood strikes. The filing specifically mentions a “potential investment by the Reporting Persons in a spin-off of the Issuer’s studio business.”
“Consistent with the Reporting Persons’ investment purposes, they may engage in communications with,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Edward Jack Peter Westwick, better known as Ed Westwick, is a famed British actor and musician. He is best known for his distinct role as Chuck Bass in the popular CW’s series Gossip Girl, as well as Vincent Swan in the television series, White Gold.
Ed Westwick Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Ed Westwick was born on June 27, 1987 (Ed Westwick’s age: 35) in Hammersmith, London to Carole and Peter Westwick. His mother was an educational psychologist while his father was employed as a university instructor. Westwick was born as the youngest of three boys. He was raised in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
Westwick began taking music lessons and attending Saturday morning drama school at the age of six. He attended The Barclay School and North Hertfordshire College, where he took classes primarily focused in business, law and communication. He was also a member of the National Youth Theatre in London.
Ed Westwick Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Ed Westwick was born on June 27, 1987 (Ed Westwick’s age: 35) in Hammersmith, London to Carole and Peter Westwick. His mother was an educational psychologist while his father was employed as a university instructor. Westwick was born as the youngest of three boys. He was raised in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
Westwick began taking music lessons and attending Saturday morning drama school at the age of six. He attended The Barclay School and North Hertfordshire College, where he took classes primarily focused in business, law and communication. He was also a member of the National Youth Theatre in London.
- 7/9/2023
- by Trevor Hanuka
- Uinterview
Exclusive: NewFilmmakers Los Angeles today announced the winners of its 10th annual Best of Nfmla Awards.
The list included Huella‘s Gabriella Ortega (Best New Filmmaker), Tracey Deer’s Beans (Best Feature Film), Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo’s A La Calle (Best Documentary Feature Film), Ciara Lacy’s This Is the Way We Rise, JJ Shpall’s Date Nite, Isabella Issa’s Yellow Girl and Me, Sarah Clift’s The Birth of Valerie Venus, Gustavo Milan’s Under the Heavens (Seiva Bruta), Bastien Dubois’ Souvenir Souvenir, Devone X. King’s Last Black Man (Best New Media & Experimental), Arnold Mwanjila’s Taliya (Best Screenplay), I Make Good Sounds at Parties‘ Russell Goldman, Yellow Girl and Me‘s Dior Wilson, Sweet Potatoes‘ Luke Sargent (Best Cinematography), From Here‘s Christina Antonakos-Wallace and Aletta Von Vietinghoff (Best Film Editing), The Fire Next Time‘s Jose Pablo Ramirez (Best Sound Design) and Livin’ in the Light‘s Onry (Best Score).
The Best of Nfmla Awards look to recognize the best talent in independent cinema from around the globe. This year’s edition included 125 nominees across 16 Award categories. All nominated projects screened as part of the Nfmla Monthly Film Festival 2021 season which ran from January 1st, 2021 through December 31st, 2021. Best New Filmmaker winner Ortega claimed a 3,000 Anthony Rhulen grant, with numerous other winners nabbing grants of 2,000. Over 5,000 in Blackmagic Design equipment will also be awarded to select winners, with post host Picture Shop hosting a post-production workshop for all nominees and winners.
Nfmla is a Los Angeles-based arts and culture non-profit organization that works year-round to highlight the works of independent artists. Its full list of 2022 Best of Nfmla nominees can be found here.
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Exclusive: Doc10 today announced its first-ever awards program, which this year will honor documentary filmmakers N. Bird Runningwater and Jessica Devaney.
The inaugural Luminary Award, celebrating filmmakers that shine a light on vital social issues, will be presented to Runningwater, who has supported such films as Billy Luther’s Miss Navajo and Heather Rae’s Trudell. The Vanguard Award, created to honor innovative and important documentary filmmakers, will be presented to Devaney, producer of some 17 shorts and features, including 2021 Doc10 selection Pray Away.
“The inaugural Luminary and Vanguard Awards were born to celebrate and promote the power of independent filmmaking,” said Doc10 co-founders Steve Cohen and Paula Froehle. “Jess and Bird represent the now and the future of great, cinematic documentary producing and how independent, fearless storytelling can promote real change in our world.” The 7th Doc10 documentary film festival will run from May 19-22 at the Davis Theatre and the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago. To find out more about it or to purchase tickets, click here.
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Exclusive: Patricia Velasquez (The Mummy) will exec produce and star in the sci-fi thriller Space Racer, from writer-director Erik Bernard (Free Dead or Alive), with NFTs related to the film to be released by Karman Studios at the Cannes Marché du Film.
The pic from Bernard’s Rebel 6 Films and Gemini Films takes place in the year 2084. It finds Earth beginning to look to space for survival, at a point when it’s barely able to sustain human life. At this juncture, humans have contacted alien race, with pilot James Colt earning the opportunity to represent Earth in its first intergalactic race.
Bernard and Lyndon Tait wrote the script for the pic, which is intended to set up a trilogy. Kevin Grevioux (Underworld) is producing, with Velasquez, Bernard and Courtney LeMarco (Hoarders) exec producing, and Jasmin Espada (Free Dead or Alive) serving as co-producer. Velasquez is represented by Insurge-Ent and Innovative Artists; Bernard and LeMarco by Espada PR & Entertainment; and Grevioux by Brent Johnson of One Entertainment.
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Exclusive: Toric Films‘ Ojan Missaghi and David Wachs will be seeking distribution for their films Day Labor, Out of Hand and Deadly Games at this year’s Cannes Film Festival—with actor Gilles Marini (The Rookie) also on hand to promote the company’s slate.
Day Labor watches as a Latin American veteran seeks work as a day laborer in order to keep his family afloat. A regular day turns into a deadly game of survival when he is mistakenly dropped off at a private ranch in El Paso, Texas to be hunted for sport. R. Ellis Frazier directed the pic, which stars Amy Johnston, Louis Mandylor and Danny Arrory.
Director Brian Skiba’s Out of Hand is a thriller centered on Valerie (Louise Linton), a charismatic and sophisticated college professor who is married to a younger personal trainer heartthrob, David (Pierson Fode). When the couple leaves town to a secluded cabin in Lake Tahoe, things start to unravel. William Baldwin, Joana Metrass , David Wachs and Christy St. John also star.
Then, there’s Deadly Games, in which four female influencers are invited to paradise island to partake in a million-dollar opportunity by a crypto mogul, fighting to gain the most subscribers during their weekend for the paysite contest. When one of the girls ends up dead, and the murder gets kept a secret, the influencers get more than they bargained for. Missaghi directed and produced the pic, which stars Marini, Metrass, Vanessa Angel, Roberto ‘Sanz’ Sanchez, Krista Kalmus and Emelina Adams.
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Exclusive: Lost Souls collaborators John F. Uranday and Bobby Cloud will be bringing their new indie drama Depth of Field to Cannes’ Marché du Film.
The film directed by Uranday tells the story of Charles (Rafael Petardi), a widower who has given up on life, until he meets a foster child next door that changes his life forever. It also stars George Stroumboulopoulos (The Communist’s Daughter), Jay Acovone (Fox’s Lethal Weapon), Carrie Quinn Dolin (Bruce Almighty), Ella Thomas (NCIS: Los Angeles), Diana Diaz (Music) and Thea Saccoliti. Producer Cloud, who is also an attorney, co-wrote the script with Uranday, with Jeffrey Stevens serving as a story contributor. Uranday also produced, along with Orlin Dobreff, Mike G, Rafael Petardi, Tom Summers and Tristan Salas Henry, with Stroumboulopoulos serving as exec producer. Uranday and Cloud are repped by Espada PR & Entertainment.
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Exclusive: Freestyle Digital Media has acquired North American rights to the romance Bristol Fashion, with plans to release it across internet and satellite platforms on June 7th.
The film tells the story of a young transgender woman, Christina (Lea Nayeli), who escapes her troubled home to find solace in a dilapidated boatyard. When she buys a broken-down boat for that purpose, she gets more than she bargained for in the boat’s owner, Esteban (Raul A. Perez)—warm, funny and dying to take her to dinner. He gives her a place to stay on an abandoned barge and helps her fix up the boat, and slowly but surely, they find themselves navigating the sometimes-messy waters of a straight man falling for a trans woman.
Pierre Guillet and Timothy John Foster wrote and produced Bristol Fashion, with Guillet directing. Richard Difrisco also stars. Freestyle Digital Media negotiated the deal to acquire the film directly with Glen Reynolds of Circus Road Films. Its trailer can be found below.
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Exclusive: Deadline has a new trailer for Lisa Hepner and Guy Mossman’s feature doc The Human Trial, which Abramorama is releasing in North American theaters and on its Watch Now @ Home virtual cinema platform on June 24th.
More than a decade in the making, the film follows a groundbreaking clinical trial that peels back the headlines to show the sweat, passion and sacrifice behind every breakthrough cure. In 2011, Hepner and her husband Mossman heard about a radical stem cell treatment for diabetes, a disease that shockingly kills more than five million people each year. Driven by a desire to cure Lisa of her own type 1 diabetes, the filmmakers were given unprecedented access to a clinical trial—only the sixth ever stem cell trial in the world. What follows is an intimate journey with the patients and scientists who put themselves on the line to be first.
Hepner scripted the project and produced alongside Jonathan Formica (Lost & Found) and Kristin Lesko (O.J.: Made in America), with diabetes org Beyond Type 1 exec producing alongside Amy Rapp (The Woman Who Wasn’t There), Marla Oringer, Greer Wylder and Thom Scher. Check out the trailer for The Human Trial below.
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Exclusive: Deadline has an exclusive clip from the feature doc Since I Been Down, which is set for release on VOD on May 24th.
The film from director Gilda Sheppard stakes us to Tacoma, Washington. Influenced by the national drug war frenzy and the fear-based culture of punishment in the 1980s and ’90s, Tacoma sacrificed its most vulnerable children to a life behind bars. These children, who are now adults, cannot be silenced. As we hear them tell their stories, bravely, unapologetically, we realize: This is the story of ‘Everytown USA’.
June Nho Ivers, Saman Maydani and Bonnie Benjamin-Phariss produced the doc, with Sheppard and David Menschel serving as executive producers. Our exclusive clip from the film can be found below.
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Hallie and Audrey McPherson will be bringing their dramedy Earthquake Country to Dances With Films on Saturday, June 18th at 7:15 p.m. Pst.
The film written and directed by The McPherson Sisters centers on Rhyme Osbourne (Lydian Blossom), who is fed up with her mother’s alcoholism and delusions of grandeur and her father’s literal inability to get off the couch. On her eighteenth birthday, Rhyme puts into motion a plan that will cut ties with her family—for good. Set in 2007 in the seemingly idyllic Ojai, CA, the film is a coming-of-age story that explores the creation of family mythology, the malleability of memory, and the sometimes suffocating intimacy of the nuclear family.
Deborah Marks-Bertling, Alex Sorian Brown, Todd Caroll, Nigel Vonas, Melina Emilie, Madison Widener and Kyle Hester also star. Pic was produced by the McPhersons and Melina Hayum.
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Filmmaker Alex Proyas‘ production outfit Heretic Foundation and development company Mystery Clock Cinema this week announced a co-production/financing partnership with the UK-based 108 Media, which has launched worldwide sales and packaging on his latest feature, the horror Sister Darkness.
The female-driven film marking the first of several forthcoming collaborations between the parties is set in the UK in the 1930s—at a time when women were marginalized and exploited. It follows the newly-wed but unhappy Alice as she stumbles across her doppelgänger Isla, whose existence is a mystery seeped in a tale of bloody retribution against her oppressors, the hellish supernatural nightscape, and a dread uprising against the deceitful aristocracy. Pic will go before camera in Australia later this year.
Proyas negotiated his multi-faceted deal with 108 Media’s CEO Abhi Rastogi and President (Production) Justin Deimen, with support from Rod Smith and Steven Rosser (Legal Counsel), General Manager & Executive Producer Andrew Robinson, Studio Producer Erasmo (Raz) Raimundo, and Craig Emmanuel of Paul Hastings in Los Angeles.
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Gkids has acquired North American rights to writer-director Atsuko Ishizuka’s first original feature Goodbye, Don Glees!. The distributor will release both the original Japanese-language version of the film and an all-new English-language dub in theaters this year, on the heels of the film’s February 2022 release in Japan.
The film produced by the acclaimed studio Madhouse follows the story of three friends over the course of one summer, as their backyard adventures turn one small incident into a life-changing journey. It features the voices of Ayumu Murase, Natsuki Hanae, Kana Hanazawa and Yuuki Kaji, and is represented internationally by Kadokawa.
The list included Huella‘s Gabriella Ortega (Best New Filmmaker), Tracey Deer’s Beans (Best Feature Film), Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo’s A La Calle (Best Documentary Feature Film), Ciara Lacy’s This Is the Way We Rise, JJ Shpall’s Date Nite, Isabella Issa’s Yellow Girl and Me, Sarah Clift’s The Birth of Valerie Venus, Gustavo Milan’s Under the Heavens (Seiva Bruta), Bastien Dubois’ Souvenir Souvenir, Devone X. King’s Last Black Man (Best New Media & Experimental), Arnold Mwanjila’s Taliya (Best Screenplay), I Make Good Sounds at Parties‘ Russell Goldman, Yellow Girl and Me‘s Dior Wilson, Sweet Potatoes‘ Luke Sargent (Best Cinematography), From Here‘s Christina Antonakos-Wallace and Aletta Von Vietinghoff (Best Film Editing), The Fire Next Time‘s Jose Pablo Ramirez (Best Sound Design) and Livin’ in the Light‘s Onry (Best Score).
The Best of Nfmla Awards look to recognize the best talent in independent cinema from around the globe. This year’s edition included 125 nominees across 16 Award categories. All nominated projects screened as part of the Nfmla Monthly Film Festival 2021 season which ran from January 1st, 2021 through December 31st, 2021. Best New Filmmaker winner Ortega claimed a 3,000 Anthony Rhulen grant, with numerous other winners nabbing grants of 2,000. Over 5,000 in Blackmagic Design equipment will also be awarded to select winners, with post host Picture Shop hosting a post-production workshop for all nominees and winners.
Nfmla is a Los Angeles-based arts and culture non-profit organization that works year-round to highlight the works of independent artists. Its full list of 2022 Best of Nfmla nominees can be found here.
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Exclusive: Doc10 today announced its first-ever awards program, which this year will honor documentary filmmakers N. Bird Runningwater and Jessica Devaney.
The inaugural Luminary Award, celebrating filmmakers that shine a light on vital social issues, will be presented to Runningwater, who has supported such films as Billy Luther’s Miss Navajo and Heather Rae’s Trudell. The Vanguard Award, created to honor innovative and important documentary filmmakers, will be presented to Devaney, producer of some 17 shorts and features, including 2021 Doc10 selection Pray Away.
“The inaugural Luminary and Vanguard Awards were born to celebrate and promote the power of independent filmmaking,” said Doc10 co-founders Steve Cohen and Paula Froehle. “Jess and Bird represent the now and the future of great, cinematic documentary producing and how independent, fearless storytelling can promote real change in our world.” The 7th Doc10 documentary film festival will run from May 19-22 at the Davis Theatre and the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago. To find out more about it or to purchase tickets, click here.
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Exclusive: Patricia Velasquez (The Mummy) will exec produce and star in the sci-fi thriller Space Racer, from writer-director Erik Bernard (Free Dead or Alive), with NFTs related to the film to be released by Karman Studios at the Cannes Marché du Film.
The pic from Bernard’s Rebel 6 Films and Gemini Films takes place in the year 2084. It finds Earth beginning to look to space for survival, at a point when it’s barely able to sustain human life. At this juncture, humans have contacted alien race, with pilot James Colt earning the opportunity to represent Earth in its first intergalactic race.
Bernard and Lyndon Tait wrote the script for the pic, which is intended to set up a trilogy. Kevin Grevioux (Underworld) is producing, with Velasquez, Bernard and Courtney LeMarco (Hoarders) exec producing, and Jasmin Espada (Free Dead or Alive) serving as co-producer. Velasquez is represented by Insurge-Ent and Innovative Artists; Bernard and LeMarco by Espada PR & Entertainment; and Grevioux by Brent Johnson of One Entertainment.
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Exclusive: Toric Films‘ Ojan Missaghi and David Wachs will be seeking distribution for their films Day Labor, Out of Hand and Deadly Games at this year’s Cannes Film Festival—with actor Gilles Marini (The Rookie) also on hand to promote the company’s slate.
Day Labor watches as a Latin American veteran seeks work as a day laborer in order to keep his family afloat. A regular day turns into a deadly game of survival when he is mistakenly dropped off at a private ranch in El Paso, Texas to be hunted for sport. R. Ellis Frazier directed the pic, which stars Amy Johnston, Louis Mandylor and Danny Arrory.
Director Brian Skiba’s Out of Hand is a thriller centered on Valerie (Louise Linton), a charismatic and sophisticated college professor who is married to a younger personal trainer heartthrob, David (Pierson Fode). When the couple leaves town to a secluded cabin in Lake Tahoe, things start to unravel. William Baldwin, Joana Metrass , David Wachs and Christy St. John also star.
Then, there’s Deadly Games, in which four female influencers are invited to paradise island to partake in a million-dollar opportunity by a crypto mogul, fighting to gain the most subscribers during their weekend for the paysite contest. When one of the girls ends up dead, and the murder gets kept a secret, the influencers get more than they bargained for. Missaghi directed and produced the pic, which stars Marini, Metrass, Vanessa Angel, Roberto ‘Sanz’ Sanchez, Krista Kalmus and Emelina Adams.
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Exclusive: Lost Souls collaborators John F. Uranday and Bobby Cloud will be bringing their new indie drama Depth of Field to Cannes’ Marché du Film.
The film directed by Uranday tells the story of Charles (Rafael Petardi), a widower who has given up on life, until he meets a foster child next door that changes his life forever. It also stars George Stroumboulopoulos (The Communist’s Daughter), Jay Acovone (Fox’s Lethal Weapon), Carrie Quinn Dolin (Bruce Almighty), Ella Thomas (NCIS: Los Angeles), Diana Diaz (Music) and Thea Saccoliti. Producer Cloud, who is also an attorney, co-wrote the script with Uranday, with Jeffrey Stevens serving as a story contributor. Uranday also produced, along with Orlin Dobreff, Mike G, Rafael Petardi, Tom Summers and Tristan Salas Henry, with Stroumboulopoulos serving as exec producer. Uranday and Cloud are repped by Espada PR & Entertainment.
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Exclusive: Freestyle Digital Media has acquired North American rights to the romance Bristol Fashion, with plans to release it across internet and satellite platforms on June 7th.
The film tells the story of a young transgender woman, Christina (Lea Nayeli), who escapes her troubled home to find solace in a dilapidated boatyard. When she buys a broken-down boat for that purpose, she gets more than she bargained for in the boat’s owner, Esteban (Raul A. Perez)—warm, funny and dying to take her to dinner. He gives her a place to stay on an abandoned barge and helps her fix up the boat, and slowly but surely, they find themselves navigating the sometimes-messy waters of a straight man falling for a trans woman.
Pierre Guillet and Timothy John Foster wrote and produced Bristol Fashion, with Guillet directing. Richard Difrisco also stars. Freestyle Digital Media negotiated the deal to acquire the film directly with Glen Reynolds of Circus Road Films. Its trailer can be found below.
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Exclusive: Deadline has a new trailer for Lisa Hepner and Guy Mossman’s feature doc The Human Trial, which Abramorama is releasing in North American theaters and on its Watch Now @ Home virtual cinema platform on June 24th.
More than a decade in the making, the film follows a groundbreaking clinical trial that peels back the headlines to show the sweat, passion and sacrifice behind every breakthrough cure. In 2011, Hepner and her husband Mossman heard about a radical stem cell treatment for diabetes, a disease that shockingly kills more than five million people each year. Driven by a desire to cure Lisa of her own type 1 diabetes, the filmmakers were given unprecedented access to a clinical trial—only the sixth ever stem cell trial in the world. What follows is an intimate journey with the patients and scientists who put themselves on the line to be first.
Hepner scripted the project and produced alongside Jonathan Formica (Lost & Found) and Kristin Lesko (O.J.: Made in America), with diabetes org Beyond Type 1 exec producing alongside Amy Rapp (The Woman Who Wasn’t There), Marla Oringer, Greer Wylder and Thom Scher. Check out the trailer for The Human Trial below.
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Exclusive: Deadline has an exclusive clip from the feature doc Since I Been Down, which is set for release on VOD on May 24th.
The film from director Gilda Sheppard stakes us to Tacoma, Washington. Influenced by the national drug war frenzy and the fear-based culture of punishment in the 1980s and ’90s, Tacoma sacrificed its most vulnerable children to a life behind bars. These children, who are now adults, cannot be silenced. As we hear them tell their stories, bravely, unapologetically, we realize: This is the story of ‘Everytown USA’.
June Nho Ivers, Saman Maydani and Bonnie Benjamin-Phariss produced the doc, with Sheppard and David Menschel serving as executive producers. Our exclusive clip from the film can be found below.
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Hallie and Audrey McPherson will be bringing their dramedy Earthquake Country to Dances With Films on Saturday, June 18th at 7:15 p.m. Pst.
The film written and directed by The McPherson Sisters centers on Rhyme Osbourne (Lydian Blossom), who is fed up with her mother’s alcoholism and delusions of grandeur and her father’s literal inability to get off the couch. On her eighteenth birthday, Rhyme puts into motion a plan that will cut ties with her family—for good. Set in 2007 in the seemingly idyllic Ojai, CA, the film is a coming-of-age story that explores the creation of family mythology, the malleability of memory, and the sometimes suffocating intimacy of the nuclear family.
Deborah Marks-Bertling, Alex Sorian Brown, Todd Caroll, Nigel Vonas, Melina Emilie, Madison Widener and Kyle Hester also star. Pic was produced by the McPhersons and Melina Hayum.
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Filmmaker Alex Proyas‘ production outfit Heretic Foundation and development company Mystery Clock Cinema this week announced a co-production/financing partnership with the UK-based 108 Media, which has launched worldwide sales and packaging on his latest feature, the horror Sister Darkness.
The female-driven film marking the first of several forthcoming collaborations between the parties is set in the UK in the 1930s—at a time when women were marginalized and exploited. It follows the newly-wed but unhappy Alice as she stumbles across her doppelgänger Isla, whose existence is a mystery seeped in a tale of bloody retribution against her oppressors, the hellish supernatural nightscape, and a dread uprising against the deceitful aristocracy. Pic will go before camera in Australia later this year.
Proyas negotiated his multi-faceted deal with 108 Media’s CEO Abhi Rastogi and President (Production) Justin Deimen, with support from Rod Smith and Steven Rosser (Legal Counsel), General Manager & Executive Producer Andrew Robinson, Studio Producer Erasmo (Raz) Raimundo, and Craig Emmanuel of Paul Hastings in Los Angeles.
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Gkids has acquired North American rights to writer-director Atsuko Ishizuka’s first original feature Goodbye, Don Glees!. The distributor will release both the original Japanese-language version of the film and an all-new English-language dub in theaters this year, on the heels of the film’s February 2022 release in Japan.
The film produced by the acclaimed studio Madhouse follows the story of three friends over the course of one summer, as their backyard adventures turn one small incident into a life-changing journey. It features the voices of Ayumu Murase, Natsuki Hanae, Kana Hanazawa and Yuuki Kaji, and is represented internationally by Kadokawa.
- 5/20/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Ed Westwick and Louise Linton revealed the key to their romantic chemistry in Me, You, Madness in their new uInterview. “I just really wanted Ed for the role, he was my dream pick,” Linton said, “because [my character] Catherine is a bit of an intimidating gal, and I thought I’m gonna have to find someone who […]
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- 4/9/2021
- by Marie Fiero
- Uinterview
Bruce Willis, Luke Wilson and Devon Sawa are set to star in rollicking action thriller “Gasoline Alley.” Highland Film Group, which is handling international rights, is presenting the project to buyers at this week’s European Film Market (EFM).
“Cosmic Sin” helmer Edward Drake, who reunites with Willis for the film, directs from a script by Tom Sierchio (“The Girl Who Invented Kissing”). Production will begin in early March across the U.S.
Sawa stars as Jimmy Jayne, a “bruise-fisted” boss-type who becomes implicated in the triple murder of three Hollywood starlets drowned in a luxury hotel pool. As the prime suspect for homicide detectives Freeman (Willis) and Vargas (Wilson), Jimmy takes up his own rogue investigation, bending the law in ways the police can’t in order to clear his name.
But with the killer skating through Jimmy’s shadow, he bands together with the two detectives to dangerously...
“Cosmic Sin” helmer Edward Drake, who reunites with Willis for the film, directs from a script by Tom Sierchio (“The Girl Who Invented Kissing”). Production will begin in early March across the U.S.
Sawa stars as Jimmy Jayne, a “bruise-fisted” boss-type who becomes implicated in the triple murder of three Hollywood starlets drowned in a luxury hotel pool. As the prime suspect for homicide detectives Freeman (Willis) and Vargas (Wilson), Jimmy takes up his own rogue investigation, bending the law in ways the police can’t in order to clear his name.
But with the killer skating through Jimmy’s shadow, he bands together with the two detectives to dangerously...
- 3/4/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Louise Linton was fully in the driver’s seat on Me, You, Madness, making her directorial debut from a script she wrote that cast her as a serial killer opposite Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick.
One guest not in attendance at the Hollywood Legion Drive-in premiere Feb. 18 was Linton’s husband, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin, who has yet to make a public appearance after his tenure in the Trump administration ended in January. (Rumors swirl that Mnuchin will relocate to Palm Beach, Florida, though Linton recently told his new employer Fox News that she’s “...
One guest not in attendance at the Hollywood Legion Drive-in premiere Feb. 18 was Linton’s husband, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin, who has yet to make a public appearance after his tenure in the Trump administration ended in January. (Rumors swirl that Mnuchin will relocate to Palm Beach, Florida, though Linton recently told his new employer Fox News that she’s “...
- 2/25/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Louise Linton was fully in the driver’s seat on Me, You, Madness, making her directorial debut from a script she wrote that cast her as a serial killer opposite Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick.
One guest not in attendance at the Hollywood Legion Drive-in premiere Feb. 18 was Linton’s husband, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin, who has yet to make a public appearance after his tenure in the Trump administration ended in January. (Rumors swirl that Mnuchin will relocate to Palm Beach, Florida, though Linton recently told his new employer Fox News that she’s “...
One guest not in attendance at the Hollywood Legion Drive-in premiere Feb. 18 was Linton’s husband, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin, who has yet to make a public appearance after his tenure in the Trump administration ended in January. (Rumors swirl that Mnuchin will relocate to Palm Beach, Florida, though Linton recently told his new employer Fox News that she’s “...
- 2/25/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Louise Linton and Ed Westwick revealed how they made a romantic comedy, Me You Madness, about a serial killer in this new uInterview. “Well art imitates life, you know, a lot of people have asked me ‘Is this movie is autobiographical?’ and I’m like ‘Of course it is! I’ve got 200 bodies in my fridge!'” Linton told […]
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- 2/18/2021
- by Marie Fiero
- Uinterview
Louise Linton surely knows what much of the country thinks of her. The much-maligned wife of former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has been widely ridiculed during the past four years for such cringeworthy moments as holding up freshly printed bills at the U.S. Mint while wearing black leather gloves, an image that provoked many to compare her to Cruella de Vil.
So it’s refreshing that her directorial/screenwriting debut Me You Madness, in which she stars as a fashion- and fitness-obsessed narcissistic serial killer, very much indicates that she’s in on the joke. The problem is that it’s ...
So it’s refreshing that her directorial/screenwriting debut Me You Madness, in which she stars as a fashion- and fitness-obsessed narcissistic serial killer, very much indicates that she’s in on the joke. The problem is that it’s ...
- 2/10/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Louise Linton surely knows what much of the country thinks of her. The much-maligned wife of former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has been widely ridiculed during the past four years for such cringeworthy moments as holding up freshly printed bills at the U.S. Mint while wearing black leather gloves, an image that provoked many to compare her to Cruella de Vil.
So it’s refreshing that her directorial/screenwriting debut Me You Madness, in which she stars as a fashion- and fitness-obsessed narcissistic serial killer, very much indicates that she’s in on the joke. The problem is that it’s ...
So it’s refreshing that her directorial/screenwriting debut Me You Madness, in which she stars as a fashion- and fitness-obsessed narcissistic serial killer, very much indicates that she’s in on the joke. The problem is that it’s ...
- 2/10/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: New UK distributor Ily Films has acquired Louise Linton comedy-thriller Me You Madness for UK, France and French-speaking Europe.
The project marks the first film written and directed by actress Linton (The Midnight Man). Co-starring is former Gossip Girl actor Ed Westwick.
Ily picked the film up from Highland Film Group. STX previously boarded U.S. rights. The UK digital release is set for April 19, 2021, with the France launch coming in June.
Me You Madness charts the story of a handsome young con man who falls for a glamorous woman who lives in a beautiful Malibu mansion. What he doesn’t realize is that she is also a serial killer who hunts down and kills men with crossbows, chainsaws, and kitchen knives.
Richard Lechartier, CEO of Ily Films said: “As soon as our friends at Highland Film Group showed us Me You Madness we knew straight away we wanted it.
The project marks the first film written and directed by actress Linton (The Midnight Man). Co-starring is former Gossip Girl actor Ed Westwick.
Ily picked the film up from Highland Film Group. STX previously boarded U.S. rights. The UK digital release is set for April 19, 2021, with the France launch coming in June.
Me You Madness charts the story of a handsome young con man who falls for a glamorous woman who lives in a beautiful Malibu mansion. What he doesn’t realize is that she is also a serial killer who hunts down and kills men with crossbows, chainsaws, and kitchen knives.
Richard Lechartier, CEO of Ily Films said: “As soon as our friends at Highland Film Group showed us Me You Madness we knew straight away we wanted it.
- 2/9/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Louise Linton’s Me You Madness has been picked up for distribution in the U.K, France and French-speaking Europe, where Ily Films has acquired the film.
The campy comedy-thriller marks the directorial and writing debut of Linton, the wife of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. STX acquired U.S. rights to Me You Madness ahead of 2020’s virtual American Film Market, where Highland Film Group introduced the title to foreign buyers.
Linton stars in the film alongside Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), playing a glamorous sociopathic bisexual woman who lives a life of luxury in Malibu. When Tyler (Westwick),...
The campy comedy-thriller marks the directorial and writing debut of Linton, the wife of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. STX acquired U.S. rights to Me You Madness ahead of 2020’s virtual American Film Market, where Highland Film Group introduced the title to foreign buyers.
Linton stars in the film alongside Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), playing a glamorous sociopathic bisexual woman who lives a life of luxury in Malibu. When Tyler (Westwick),...
Louise Linton’s Me You Madness has been picked up for distribution in the U.K, France and French-speaking Europe, where Ily Films has acquired the film.
The campy comedy-thriller marks the directorial and writing debut of Linton, the wife of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. STX acquired U.S. rights to Me You Madness ahead of 2020’s virtual American Film Market, where Highland Film Group introduced the title to foreign buyers.
Linton stars in the film alongside Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), playing a glamorous sociopathic bisexual woman who lives a life of luxury in Malibu. When Tyler (Westwick),...
The campy comedy-thriller marks the directorial and writing debut of Linton, the wife of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. STX acquired U.S. rights to Me You Madness ahead of 2020’s virtual American Film Market, where Highland Film Group introduced the title to foreign buyers.
Linton stars in the film alongside Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), playing a glamorous sociopathic bisexual woman who lives a life of luxury in Malibu. When Tyler (Westwick),...
This key art for Louise Linton's high-camp bisexual thriller, Me You Madness, has all the brash hallmarks of 'stuff I like' in a poster: Super saturated colour, minimal design elements, pink and neon, and unabashed absurdity. The lime green squirt gun, the aquarium-print dress (and matching coral earrings) and the incongruent aviator shades on her battered face contrasted with the half-smile. It is in your face, all right. However, it is not at all any kind of button-pushing stuff, and more along the lines of farcical fantasy. Maybe we need more of this after such an unstable year in the industry, and around the world....
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- 2/5/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Me You Madness On Demand Everywhere In The USA February 12th Starring: Louise Linton, Ed WestwickDIRECTED By: Louise LintonRUN Time: 97 minutes Synopsis: Catherine Black is a brilliant, ruthless business executive who runs a top hedge fund in L.A. She lives a wealthy but ice-cold life and is a self-declared murderous psychopath. Enter Tyler Jones, …
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- 2/4/2021
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Valentine’s Day is usually a time for watching sappy rom coms. But if you’re looking for an alternative to cheesy speeches and overplayed pop songs, “Me You Madness” had you covered. Its trailer promises anything but conventional romance.
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The ’80s-tinged movie follows petty thief Tyler Jones after he comes murderous hedge fund manager Catherine Black. The two get swept up in a toxic romance, but things change after Tyler finds a body in the trunk of Catherine’s car.
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The 25 Best Films Of 2021 We’ve Already Seen
The ’80s-tinged movie follows petty thief Tyler Jones after he comes murderous hedge fund manager Catherine Black. The two get swept up in a toxic romance, but things change after Tyler finds a body in the trunk of Catherine’s car.
Continue reading ‘Me You Madness’ Trailer: Ed Westwick & Louise Linton Get Mixed Up In Toxic, Murderous Romance at The Playlist.
- 1/29/2021
- by Brynne Ramella
- The Playlist
"There's no need to escalate this to the point of no return!" STX Films has unveiled an official trailer for a dark comedy called Me You Madness, a kooky neon-filled romcom mashed up with American Psycho. Louise Linton stars in, wrote, directed, and produced the tongue-in-cheek movie. Linton plays Catherine Black, a brilliant, ruthless business executive who runs a top hedge fund in L.A. She lives a wealthy but ice-cold life and is a self-declared murderous psychopath. Enter Tyler Jones, a handsome young petty-thief and con man, arriving at her Malibu estate seeking "a room for rent" while naively unaware that he might be her next meal. Co-starring Ed Westwick as Tyler, along with Joel Michaely, Shuya Chang, and Gwen Van Dam. "Romance blossoms amid glamorous action in this neon-tinged, self-aware erotic thriller riff from writer/director/star Louise Linton, driven by a high-energy 80s soundtrack." This looks ridiculous.
- 1/28/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In 2010, sales agent Arianne Fraser learned that a rival had scooped up foreign rights to sell Paranormal Xperience 3D, a Spanish horror pic about five medical students investigating an abandoned mining town in search of paranormal evidence. It was the perfect title for Fraser to bring to that year’s Cannes film market. In an industry where most sales companies are run by men, Fraser soon learned she hadn’t been trumped by one of the usual suspects. She was beat out by the French-born Delphine Perrier, who had just launched her own L.A.-based sales firm after departing Paramount ...
- 11/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
STXfilms has acquired the domestic rights to “Me You Madness,” the directorial debut of actress Louise Linton, who is also married to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.
Linton also stars in the campy, comedy and thriller alongside “Gossip Girl” actor Ed Westwick, and the film will be made available through premium video on demand. STX is aiming for a mid-February 2021 debut.
Linton in “Me You Madness” plays a serial killer living a life of luxury in a dream house in Malibu who seduces a petty thief to be her next kill, only for the two of them to slowly fall for each other. Here’s the full synopsis:
“Me You Madness” tells the deliciously wicked tale about a beautiful, ruthlessly ambitious, intelligent, and successful businesswoman, Catherine Black (Louise Linton). She lives a life of luxury having an architectural dream house in Malibu, exclusive designer fashions,...
Linton also stars in the campy, comedy and thriller alongside “Gossip Girl” actor Ed Westwick, and the film will be made available through premium video on demand. STX is aiming for a mid-February 2021 debut.
Linton in “Me You Madness” plays a serial killer living a life of luxury in a dream house in Malibu who seduces a petty thief to be her next kill, only for the two of them to slowly fall for each other. Here’s the full synopsis:
“Me You Madness” tells the deliciously wicked tale about a beautiful, ruthlessly ambitious, intelligent, and successful businesswoman, Catherine Black (Louise Linton). She lives a life of luxury having an architectural dream house in Malibu, exclusive designer fashions,...
- 11/5/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Louise Linton’s new film Me You Madness has landed a home at STXfilms and Highland Film Group.
The campy comedy-thriller marks the feature directorial debut of Linton, an actress and the wife of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
STX has acquired U.S. rights to Me You Madness, while Highland will introduce the title to foreign buyers at next week’s virtual American Film Market.
In addition to writing and directing, Linton stars in the film as a beautiful, ruthlessly ambitious, intelligent and successful businesswoman who lives a life of luxury in Malibu. She has no need for a man ...
The campy comedy-thriller marks the feature directorial debut of Linton, an actress and the wife of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
STX has acquired U.S. rights to Me You Madness, while Highland will introduce the title to foreign buyers at next week’s virtual American Film Market.
In addition to writing and directing, Linton stars in the film as a beautiful, ruthlessly ambitious, intelligent and successful businesswoman who lives a life of luxury in Malibu. She has no need for a man ...
- 11/5/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Louise Linton’s new film Me You Madness has landed a home at STXfilms and Highland Film Group.
The campy comedy-thriller marks the feature directorial debut of Linton, an actress and the wife of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
STX has acquired U.S. rights to Me You Madness, while Highland will introduce the title to foreign buyers at next week’s virtual American Film Market.
In addition to writing and directing, Linton stars in the film as a beautiful, ruthlessly ambitious, intelligent and successful businesswoman who lives a life of luxury in Malibu. She has no need for a man ...
The campy comedy-thriller marks the feature directorial debut of Linton, an actress and the wife of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
STX has acquired U.S. rights to Me You Madness, while Highland will introduce the title to foreign buyers at next week’s virtual American Film Market.
In addition to writing and directing, Linton stars in the film as a beautiful, ruthlessly ambitious, intelligent and successful businesswoman who lives a life of luxury in Malibu. She has no need for a man ...
- 11/5/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Louise Linton is clutching a knife.
It's long and so sharp that she's calling it a "real kuh-nife," a pronunciation that sticks the landing thanks to her unmistakable Scottish accent. The tip is pointed toward her yellow Alexandre Vauthier stilettos, which are planted on the concrete floor of Popsicle Studios, a warehouse space three miles south of L.A.'s 10 Freeway, next to a scrap metal shop and around the corner from discount grocery chain Food-4-Less.
It's just after 2 p.m. and Linton delivers a commanding "Action!" to the dozen crewmembers gathered ...
It's long and so sharp that she's calling it a "real kuh-nife," a pronunciation that sticks the landing thanks to her unmistakable Scottish accent. The tip is pointed toward her yellow Alexandre Vauthier stilettos, which are planted on the concrete floor of Popsicle Studios, a warehouse space three miles south of L.A.'s 10 Freeway, next to a scrap metal shop and around the corner from discount grocery chain Food-4-Less.
It's just after 2 p.m. and Linton delivers a commanding "Action!" to the dozen crewmembers gathered ...
Louise Linton is clutching a knife.
It's long and so sharp that she's calling it a "real kuh-nife," a pronunciation that sticks the landing thanks to her unmistakable Scottish accent. The tip is pointed toward her yellow Alexandre Vauthier stilettos, which are planted on the concrete floor of Popsicle Studios, a warehouse space three miles south of L.A.'s 10 Freeway, next to a scrap metal shop and around the corner from discount grocery chain Food-4-Less.
It's just after 2 p.m. and Linton delivers a commanding "Action!" to the dozen crewmembers gathered ...
It's long and so sharp that she's calling it a "real kuh-nife," a pronunciation that sticks the landing thanks to her unmistakable Scottish accent. The tip is pointed toward her yellow Alexandre Vauthier stilettos, which are planted on the concrete floor of Popsicle Studios, a warehouse space three miles south of L.A.'s 10 Freeway, next to a scrap metal shop and around the corner from discount grocery chain Food-4-Less.
It's just after 2 p.m. and Linton delivers a commanding "Action!" to the dozen crewmembers gathered ...
Exclusive: We have the first photo from Me, You, Madness, the indie film starring first-time writer-director Louise Linton. Have a look below, along with an image of Linton in helmer mode.
She stars along with Ed Westwick in the comedy about a young thief (Westwick) who, while casing a secluded mansion in Malibu, discovers he is robbing the home of a serial killer. The movie 2018 shoot in Malibu was interrupted by last year’s Woolsey Fire before resuming after the danger had passed.
“Thanks to my killer crew and cast, the movie is every bit the playful 80’s homage I dreamed of when I wrote it,” said Linton, wife of Treasury Secretary and Wonder Woman executive producer Steven Mnuchin. “It was a joyful set, even under pressure. Ed Westwick is a phenomenal actor, collaborator, friend and creative force who became my co-pilot on many creative aspects of the film.”
Stormchaser...
She stars along with Ed Westwick in the comedy about a young thief (Westwick) who, while casing a secluded mansion in Malibu, discovers he is robbing the home of a serial killer. The movie 2018 shoot in Malibu was interrupted by last year’s Woolsey Fire before resuming after the danger had passed.
“Thanks to my killer crew and cast, the movie is every bit the playful 80’s homage I dreamed of when I wrote it,” said Linton, wife of Treasury Secretary and Wonder Woman executive producer Steven Mnuchin. “It was a joyful set, even under pressure. Ed Westwick is a phenomenal actor, collaborator, friend and creative force who became my co-pilot on many creative aspects of the film.”
Stormchaser...
- 4/17/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The billionaire set has always looked upon movies as diverting toys. They offer glitz and glamour, but also pose one ominous trap: public scrutiny. This was underscored by breaking news this week involving three high-profile billionaires: Steven Mnuchin, Arnon Milchan and Rupert Murdoch.
Mnuchin, the very social but publicity-shy Secretary of the Treasury, has co-financed and produced movies like Gravity and Dunkirk while hanging with Brett Ratner and his Warner Bros friends. But now that he’s steering delicate trade negotiations with China, these ties are raising conflict-of-interest questions that Congress is actively probing.
Milchan’s financial “take” from Bohemian Rhapsody should rival that of any other producer in Hollywood history and further lift his profile as a movie mogul. The problem: All that also focused attention on bribery allegations made by Israeli criminal investigators – charges that could next month unravel the present Israeli regime and curtail Milchan’s formidable political clout.
Mnuchin, the very social but publicity-shy Secretary of the Treasury, has co-financed and produced movies like Gravity and Dunkirk while hanging with Brett Ratner and his Warner Bros friends. But now that he’s steering delicate trade negotiations with China, these ties are raising conflict-of-interest questions that Congress is actively probing.
Milchan’s financial “take” from Bohemian Rhapsody should rival that of any other producer in Hollywood history and further lift his profile as a movie mogul. The problem: All that also focused attention on bribery allegations made by Israeli criminal investigators – charges that could next month unravel the present Israeli regime and curtail Milchan’s formidable political clout.
- 3/21/2019
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
Amid the hubbub of Main Street in Park City during the height of the Sundance Film Festival, one blond woman in Ugg boots, an overcoat and a Dodger cap blended in with the crowd. Louise Linton, wife of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, traveled to the mountain cinema event last weekend to meet with agents, producers and screenwriters in search of projects and partnerships for her nascent production company, Stormchaser Films.
The Sundance trip was the latest step in Linton’s bid to evolve her modest acting career and controversial public image into that of a serious filmmaker.
Linton has two ...
The Sundance trip was the latest step in Linton’s bid to evolve her modest acting career and controversial public image into that of a serious filmmaker.
Linton has two ...
- 1/30/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amid the hubbub of Main Street in Park City during the height of the Sundance Film Festival, one blond woman in Ugg boots, an overcoat and a Dodger cap blended in with the crowd. Louise Linton, wife of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, traveled to the mountain cinema event last weekend to meet with agents, producers and screenwriters in search of projects and partnerships for her nascent production company, Stormchaser Films.
The Sundance trip was the latest step in Linton’s bid to evolve her modest acting career and controversial public image into that of a serious filmmaker.
Linton has two ...
The Sundance trip was the latest step in Linton’s bid to evolve her modest acting career and controversial public image into that of a serious filmmaker.
Linton has two ...
- 1/30/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
“Aurora,” the upcoming horror thriller from director Yam Laranas, isn’t going to help you sleep easy: it’s the story of a perilous search for bodies after a shipwreck off a forgotten island. But the dead have their own agenda.
Laranas, who once made this excellent video for TheWrap about how to create a great horror movie, puts all his skills to work on “Aurora.” Shot in Batanes, the remote northernmost island of the Philippines, about 200 miles from Taiwan, provides the setting for a young woman (Anne Curtis) to receive a harrowing proposition.
Watch the trailer above.
Also Read: How to Make a Horror Movie (Video)
Here’s the film’s logline:
The passenger ship Aurora mysteriously collides into the rocky sea threatening an entire island and a young woman and her sister’s lives who must survive to stay alive by finding missing dead bodies for a bounty…...
Laranas, who once made this excellent video for TheWrap about how to create a great horror movie, puts all his skills to work on “Aurora.” Shot in Batanes, the remote northernmost island of the Philippines, about 200 miles from Taiwan, provides the setting for a young woman (Anne Curtis) to receive a harrowing proposition.
Watch the trailer above.
Also Read: How to Make a Horror Movie (Video)
Here’s the film’s logline:
The passenger ship Aurora mysteriously collides into the rocky sea threatening an entire island and a young woman and her sister’s lives who must survive to stay alive by finding missing dead bodies for a bounty…...
- 8/20/2018
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
The rare drama series to focus on Latino characters — who are female and/or queer, no less — “Vida” only somewhat lives up to the color, richness and excitement maybe promised by its title (the Spanish feminine noun for “life”). Starz certainly deserves a big gracias for disrupting Hollywood’s #SoWhiteMale status with this scrappy half-hour, which showrunner Tanya Saracho has said reflects her mission to introduce “the brown queer perspective” to TV. Sporting vibrant East La La Land locations and piquant touches of magical realism, the first six episodes ultimately unfold like an arthouse-y pastiche of Showtime hits “The L Word” and “Shameless” and Netflix’s Cuban-spiced reboot of “One Day at a Time.” Meaning it’s got to find its own way if it’s going to stick around.
Newcomer (and last-minute cast-member replacement) Mishel Prada hits the ground running as TV’s latest prodigal daughter: Emma Hernandez, a...
Newcomer (and last-minute cast-member replacement) Mishel Prada hits the ground running as TV’s latest prodigal daughter: Emma Hernandez, a...
- 5/1/2018
- by John Griffiths
- Variety Film + TV
It’s been three months since Louise Linton was branded a “movie villain” when a leather-gloved photo of her and her husband, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, holding up sheets of newly printed money was skewered on social media.
Now the Scottish actress is back with some deep thoughts on the moment.
“I just didn’t bother taking the gloves off because it was kind of cold in the bureau,” Linton tells Elle of the elbow-length, black leather gloves she wore while holding the bills. “And I didn’t expect that I would be pulled into a picture!”
Linton, 37, became the...
Now the Scottish actress is back with some deep thoughts on the moment.
“I just didn’t bother taking the gloves off because it was kind of cold in the bureau,” Linton tells Elle of the elbow-length, black leather gloves she wore while holding the bills. “And I didn’t expect that I would be pulled into a picture!”
Linton, 37, became the...
- 2/13/2018
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Steven Mnuchin's Wife Louise Linton Gets Mocked by the Internet for Tone Deaf 'Disney Villain' Style
It was a dark day at the U.S. Mint on Wednesday, as far as Louise Linton‘s outfit was concerned.
The Scottish actress appeared alongside her husband, U.S. treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin, whom she married back in June, at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in order to see his name printed on dollar bills for the first time. It was Minton’s first major public appearance since she was ruthlessly mocked on Twitter for a tone-deaf Instagram she posted of herself in August. It portrayed her disembarking a government plane in a fancy outfit with designer brands tagged,...
The Scottish actress appeared alongside her husband, U.S. treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin, whom she married back in June, at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in order to see his name printed on dollar bills for the first time. It was Minton’s first major public appearance since she was ruthlessly mocked on Twitter for a tone-deaf Instagram she posted of herself in August. It portrayed her disembarking a government plane in a fancy outfit with designer brands tagged,...
- 11/16/2017
- by Jillian Ruffo
- PEOPLE.com
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton were in the money Wednesday — and Twitter was rich with sarcastic replies about it. Social media erupted with sarcasm after a photo of Mnuchin and his wife posing with giant sheets of paper money were published. Twitter users had no problem minting humor from the situation. “These are gonna look great in documentaries about financial crimes that happened on Mnuchin’s watch,” one tweet prognosticated. Also Read: Steven Mnuchin Requested $25,000-an-Hour Government Jet for European Honeymoon “Steve Mnuchin and his wife basically spend every day trying to convince people they should be the first.
- 11/15/2017
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza now have their signatures on the $1 bill.
The two men toured the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on Wednesday, accompanied by Mnuchin’s wife, Louise Linton, who posed with her husband as he held a sheet of new dollar bills.
The resulting photos prompted a number of playful responses on social media. Many posters played off Linton’s love for designer clothes, as well as an incident earlier this year in which she posted and commented on Instagram in a way that suggested insensitivity about wealth disparity.
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The two men toured the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on Wednesday, accompanied by Mnuchin’s wife, Louise Linton, who posed with her husband as he held a sheet of new dollar bills.
The resulting photos prompted a number of playful responses on social media. Many posters played off Linton’s love for designer clothes, as well as an incident earlier this year in which she posted and commented on Instagram in a way that suggested insensitivity about wealth disparity.
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- 11/15/2017
- by Sarah Begley
- PEOPLE.com
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin — a multi-millionaire many times over — requested use of a government jet for his and his wife’s honeymoon travel to Scotland, France and Italy this summer, sparking an “inquiry” by The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General, ABC News reported Wednesday. The request for a U.S. Air Force jet was considered “highly unusual,” people familiar with the matter told ABC. An Air Force spokesman estimated the value of the flight at an eye-popping $25,000 per hour. The secretary’s office even filled out a request in writing but it was eventually deemed unnecessary. Also Read: Director: Louise Linton's.
- 9/14/2017
- by Itay Hod
- The Wrap
2017-09-12T14:20:23-07:00'Real Housewives' Star Posts Tone-Deaf Hurricane Pic
In social media's most recent let-them-eat-cake moment, The Real Housewives of Miami star Lisa Hochstein posted a pic of herself, her plastic-surgeon husband, her toddler and her dogs about to board a private jet to flee Hurricane Irma. Much of the internet was aghast that Hochstein would flaunt her privilege while many Floridians were not fortunate enough to have a private jet to flee on and were facing imminent danger from the storm. Hochstein didn't get the uproar, though, insisting that "it's none of your damn business" how she managed to get out of town.
Via Page Six.
Did Lisa Hochstein learn nothing from Louise Linton’s Instagram fail?
The “Real Housewives of Miami” star is facing a storm of criticism after posting a picture of her family grinning in front of a private jet before they escaped from Hurricane Irma.
In social media's most recent let-them-eat-cake moment, The Real Housewives of Miami star Lisa Hochstein posted a pic of herself, her plastic-surgeon husband, her toddler and her dogs about to board a private jet to flee Hurricane Irma. Much of the internet was aghast that Hochstein would flaunt her privilege while many Floridians were not fortunate enough to have a private jet to flee on and were facing imminent danger from the storm. Hochstein didn't get the uproar, though, insisting that "it's none of your damn business" how she managed to get out of town.
Via Page Six.
Did Lisa Hochstein learn nothing from Louise Linton’s Instagram fail?
The “Real Housewives of Miami” star is facing a storm of criticism after posting a picture of her family grinning in front of a private jet before they escaped from Hurricane Irma.
- 9/12/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Louise Linton, the wife of billionaire Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, has finally apologized for her materialistic Instagram post last month. Louise Linton Apologizes For Instagram Post The former actress posted a photo to her Instagram page last month showing her and her husband deplaning a government aircraft, something that the government does not usually pay for. […]
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- 9/6/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
Louise Linton is backpedalling on an Instagram post she made last month, calling her behavior “condescending” and “indefensible.” Linton, the wife of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, told Washington Life’s Virginia Coyne she regrets the post in an interview for the magazine’s September cover story, for which she graces the cover in a ball gown. “I see the irony of making an apology in a ball gown!” she said in the feature. “I want to say I concede completely to the comments of my critics,” Linton said in the article. “My post itself and the following response were indefensible.
- 9/5/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
The wife of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin deserved to get eviscerated for bragging about her fabulous lifestyle ... according to her. You'll recall Louise Linton last month posted this photo on Instagram and littered it with hashtags of a bunch of high-end merch -- "#rolandmouret pants #tomford sunnies #hermesscarf #valentinorockstudheels #valentino" ... essentially telling people who don't dress like her are pathetic losers. Louise's now taking it all back -- from the initial post to how she...
- 9/5/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Louise Linton, wife of Us Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, apologized Tuesday for her boastful Instagram post, and for mocking a woman over her lifestyle and wealth in the comments. Louise Linton Apologizes For Instagram Attack The post, which has now been deleted, featured two photos of Linton and Mnuchin walking off of a government airplane after […]
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- 8/25/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
Cartoon Brew it turns out the new animated film Leap is actually a previously internationally released animated film named Ballerina, reworked by the Weinsteins for the Us with a new voice cast. The difference: the reviews are terrible this time
Variety Orland Bloom to star in and produce an urban fantasy series called Carnival Row which has humans and mythological species interacting (sounds a smidge like the new Will Smith project Bright)
The Guardian James Cameron interview on Terminator 2. But the part that's getting quoted is his dismissal of Wonder Woman (though he says he enjoyed it)
Variety... but naturally Patty Jenkins has fired back
IndieWire lots of female directors hitting the festivals this year. Here's a list of 20
Nerdist we haven't heard anything about that ill-advised movie remake of The Birds (1963) in a while. But now there's news that another adaptation of the source novella is aiming to be...
Variety Orland Bloom to star in and produce an urban fantasy series called Carnival Row which has humans and mythological species interacting (sounds a smidge like the new Will Smith project Bright)
The Guardian James Cameron interview on Terminator 2. But the part that's getting quoted is his dismissal of Wonder Woman (though he says he enjoyed it)
Variety... but naturally Patty Jenkins has fired back
IndieWire lots of female directors hitting the festivals this year. Here's a list of 20
Nerdist we haven't heard anything about that ill-advised movie remake of The Birds (1963) in a while. But now there's news that another adaptation of the source novella is aiming to be...
- 8/25/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
In case you missed the big story yesterday, Scottish born Louise Linton—the wife of Steven Mnuchin, Trump’s millionaire Secretary of the Treasury—posted then deleted a luxury brand-hashtagged post of the power couple deplaning from a private jet. Linton’s now deleted Instagram post was addressed in an exclusive to Town & Country: “I apologize for my post on social media yesterday as well as my response. It was inappropriate and highly insensitive.” But Viceland’s nightly chat show Desus & Mero took her to the Bronx woodshed during their tea report. Born into a wealthy Scottish family and growing up in a...read more...
- 8/23/2017
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
A decade before Louise Linton became infamous for bragging about her and husband Steven Mnuchin’s vast wealth, she secured a film role because her then-husband gave about $200,000 to the production, the film’s director exclusively told TheWrap. Independent filmmaker Yam Laranas said he agreed to give Linton the part of “Katie” for the good of the production. Linton, who married Mnuchin after he became Treasury Secretary, was “not a bad actress,” Laranas said — but she wasn’t his first choice. “She wasn’t in the running at all. All I know is that one of the producers said I have a friend.
- 8/22/2017
- by Tim Molloy and Itay Hod
- The Wrap
“I apologize for my post on social media yesterday as well as my response. It was inappropriate and highly insensitive," Louise Linton, the wife of Treasury Secretary and Hollywood producer Steve Mnuchin, said this afternoon in a statement. She was apologizing for her gone-viral “Let Them Eat Cake” Instagram moment that tore up today’s TV news turf. In addition to her clenched-teeth statement, the Treasury Department says the Mnuchins have promised to reimburse the cost…...
- 8/22/2017
- Deadline TV
Louise Linton, actress and wife of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, has apologized for her now-deleted Instagram post and comments made in reply to a user criticizing her for showing off her designer clothing. “I apologize for my post on social media yesterday as well as my response. It was inappropriate and highly insensitive,” Linton said in a statement provided to TheWrap. Linton was slammed on social media after sharing an Instagram post on Monday in which she tagged all of the designer labels on her clothing. When a user objected to the practice in the comments, Linton responded with a.
- 8/22/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
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