French writer-director Gilles Marchand broke out onto the scene back in 2000 with the clever comic thriller With a Friend Like Harry…, which he wrote for Dominik Moll. He followed it up with his well-received directorial debut Who Killed Bambi?, and has since penned several genre-benders for Moll and other filmmakers – including Cedric Kahn’s excellent Simenon adaptation Red Lights – while taking a second stab behind the helm with the shaky virtual reality thriller Black Heaven.
In his third directorial outing, Into the Forest (Dans la foret), Marchand offers up a mélange of family psychodrama and supernatural storytelling with...
In his third directorial outing, Into the Forest (Dans la foret), Marchand offers up a mélange of family psychodrama and supernatural storytelling with...
- 2/17/2017
- by Jordan Mintzer
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kyle Molzan: "If you ever meet Jerry Lewis, send him our movie!" Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Georges Simenon, Charles Laughton in Burgess Meredith's The Man On The Eiffel Tower, Cédric Kahn's Red Lights (Feux Rouges) with Carole Bouquet and Jean-Pierre Darroussin, The Day The Clown Cried, Jerry Lewis, Rainer Werner Fassbinder's In A Year With 13 Moons (In Einem Jahr Mit 13 Monden), Christian Petzold's Phoenix, John Cassavetes' A Woman Under The Influence, Kurt Weill, Brian Wilson and Moonriders were unearthed in my For the Plasma conversation with co-director Kyle Molzan.
Helen (Rosalie Lowe) having a meal
Keiichi Suzuki's score informs how we meander through the landscapes filmed dream-like by Christopher Messina (Dear Renzo). Charlie (Anabelle LeMieux) arrives at a house in Maine where a pal from the past, Helen (Rosalie Lowe), has a job monitoring forest fires and where she also miraculously predicts shifts in global finance.
Georges Simenon, Charles Laughton in Burgess Meredith's The Man On The Eiffel Tower, Cédric Kahn's Red Lights (Feux Rouges) with Carole Bouquet and Jean-Pierre Darroussin, The Day The Clown Cried, Jerry Lewis, Rainer Werner Fassbinder's In A Year With 13 Moons (In Einem Jahr Mit 13 Monden), Christian Petzold's Phoenix, John Cassavetes' A Woman Under The Influence, Kurt Weill, Brian Wilson and Moonriders were unearthed in my For the Plasma conversation with co-director Kyle Molzan.
Helen (Rosalie Lowe) having a meal
Keiichi Suzuki's score informs how we meander through the landscapes filmed dream-like by Christopher Messina (Dear Renzo). Charlie (Anabelle LeMieux) arrives at a house in Maine where a pal from the past, Helen (Rosalie Lowe), has a job monitoring forest fires and where she also miraculously predicts shifts in global finance.
- 7/20/2016
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Aaron Glenane and Aaron Pedersen in Killing Ground.
Writer-director Damien Power describes the writing process on his thriller, Killing Ground, in one word: "long".
"I was working with producer Joe Weatherstone on another script. With that project we went to the then-afc's IndiVision lab, which was a workshop for low-budget features: a million or less. It's a workshop so we kind of pulled it apart, and I don't think we ever really put those pieces back together again"..
"But while I was in that process I had an idea for something that I thought we could make quickly and cheaply. And then eight years later, I got to make it" (laughs)..
Power's debut feature stars Aaron Pedersen, Harriet Dyer, Ian Meadows, Aaron Glenane, Maya Strange, and Tiarnie Coupland, and was inspired by an image that floated into the filmmaker's head: of an orange tent in the bush, abandoned.
The production...
Writer-director Damien Power describes the writing process on his thriller, Killing Ground, in one word: "long".
"I was working with producer Joe Weatherstone on another script. With that project we went to the then-afc's IndiVision lab, which was a workshop for low-budget features: a million or less. It's a workshop so we kind of pulled it apart, and I don't think we ever really put those pieces back together again"..
"But while I was in that process I had an idea for something that I thought we could make quickly and cheaply. And then eight years later, I got to make it" (laughs)..
Power's debut feature stars Aaron Pedersen, Harriet Dyer, Ian Meadows, Aaron Glenane, Maya Strange, and Tiarnie Coupland, and was inspired by an image that floated into the filmmaker's head: of an orange tent in the bush, abandoned.
The production...
- 1/29/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Cineuropa reports that Red Lights/Roberto Succo director Cédric Kahn will be the significant other in Joachim Lafosse’s L’economie d’un couple. Kahn who often moonlights as an actor joins the already announced Berenice Bejo on the project which was announced during Cannes. Wasting no time with the eventual (Locarno or Venice is earmarked) unveiling of Les Chevaliers Blancs, Lafosse commenced production on his seventh feature film this week on a project that is a topical economic reality: splitsville in the middle class.
Gist: Written by Mazarine Pingeot and Fanny Burdino, the dramedy centers onMarie and Thierry, a middle-class couple with kids who separate and argue over who owns what. Their solution is to continue living under the same roof. She bought the apartment they live in with their children but he’s the one who completely renovated it. As Thierry can’t afford to find somewhere else to live,...
Gist: Written by Mazarine Pingeot and Fanny Burdino, the dramedy centers onMarie and Thierry, a middle-class couple with kids who separate and argue over who owns what. Their solution is to continue living under the same roof. She bought the apartment they live in with their children but he’s the one who completely renovated it. As Thierry can’t afford to find somewhere else to live,...
- 6/8/2015
- by admin
- IONCINEMA.com
Blue in the Face: Amalric’s Simenon Adaptation an Exquisite Enigma
Though actor/director Mathieu Amalric’s last directorial effort, On Tour (2010), landed him a Best Director win at the Cannes Film Festival, it never received Us distribution. Thankfully, his latest effort, an adaptation of Georges Simenon’s novel The Blue Room, won’t be subjected to the same neglect, as it’s an elegantly staged exercise of what could have easily been a straightforward nourish tale of adultery and murder. Pared down to a regal running time of barely eighty minutes, Amalric’s film is cinema of sensation, a puzzle of subtlety detailed accents and various, deliberate textures. Swift and intoxicating, by the time its final implications have been announced, what’s left is a sense of paralytic comprehension, a goading motivation for a second viewing. It’s depiction of an adulterous affair is icy, complicated, isolating, but...
Though actor/director Mathieu Amalric’s last directorial effort, On Tour (2010), landed him a Best Director win at the Cannes Film Festival, it never received Us distribution. Thankfully, his latest effort, an adaptation of Georges Simenon’s novel The Blue Room, won’t be subjected to the same neglect, as it’s an elegantly staged exercise of what could have easily been a straightforward nourish tale of adultery and murder. Pared down to a regal running time of barely eighty minutes, Amalric’s film is cinema of sensation, a puzzle of subtlety detailed accents and various, deliberate textures. Swift and intoxicating, by the time its final implications have been announced, what’s left is a sense of paralytic comprehension, a goading motivation for a second viewing. It’s depiction of an adulterous affair is icy, complicated, isolating, but...
- 9/29/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Le Havre from internationally acclaimed director Aki Kaurismäki comes to DVD and Blu Ray on 6 August, and to mark the release we’ve got 3 Blu-rays to give away!
Le Havre sees Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki (The Man Without a Past) tackle the subject of Northern Europe’s attitude to refugees from the developing world. His approach is dramatic, funny, heart-warming and, like his other work, beautifully offbeat. Featuring superb performances from its cast that includes André Wilms (La Vie de Bohème), Jean-Pierre Darroussin (Red Lights) and the young Blondin Miguel.
Marcel Marx (Wilms), a former author and a well-known Bohemian, has retreated into a voluntary exile in the port city of Le Havre, where he feels he has reached a closer rapport with the people serving them in the occupation of the honourable, but not too profitable, of a shoe-shiner. He has buried his dreams of a literary breakthrough and...
Le Havre sees Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki (The Man Without a Past) tackle the subject of Northern Europe’s attitude to refugees from the developing world. His approach is dramatic, funny, heart-warming and, like his other work, beautifully offbeat. Featuring superb performances from its cast that includes André Wilms (La Vie de Bohème), Jean-Pierre Darroussin (Red Lights) and the young Blondin Miguel.
Marcel Marx (Wilms), a former author and a well-known Bohemian, has retreated into a voluntary exile in the port city of Le Havre, where he feels he has reached a closer rapport with the people serving them in the occupation of the honourable, but not too profitable, of a shoe-shiner. He has buried his dreams of a literary breakthrough and...
- 7/27/2012
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
When it premiered back at Sundance, Rodrigo Cortes' Red Lights looked like a nice follow up to the director's creepy Buried. The trailer evoked a nice Exorcist vibe in mixing science fact with supernatural elements. Now that the film is set to open wide this summer, we have four character posters for the film that take the Red Lights of the title quite literally. Red Lights enters the world of psychic phenomena and whether it is scientifically measurable or a hoax. Combine that...
- 5/29/2012
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
I apologize for the delay in this week's MPAA ratings bulletin. It completely slipped my mind earlier this week, but what's a few days when it comes to learning the MPAA rating for The Amazing Spider-Man and Ice Age: Continental Drift? By the way, speaking of Ice Age, did you hear a 3-D "The Simpsons" short film is going to play in front of Ice Age featuring Maggie's first starring role in "The Longest Daycare"? I added the brief teaser for the short that played during Sunday's season finale of "The Simpsons" to the bottom of this post, but before that... Here are the latest MPAA ratings from Bulletin #2224. The Amazing Spider-Man Rated PG-13 For sequences of action and violence. Release Date: July 3, 2012 Any Last Words? Rated PG-13 For some western violence. Barricade Rated PG-13 For terror and disturbing images. Brake Rated R For mental torture/terror, and language throughout.
- 5/25/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
We recently saw the trailer for one horror film hitting this August and now we’ve got another. The Apparition pairs Harry Potter star Tom Felton with Captain America‘s Sebastian Stan and Ashley Greene of The Twilight Saga. Surrounding a university parapsychology experiment, Todd Lincoln‘s horror film actually reminds me of a less-silly version of Rodrigo Cortes‘ Sundance film Red Lights. While the plot is a bit recycled, there’s some fun imagery going on here and thankfully, it doesn’t rely on the found footage angle. Check out the trailer below Apple.
Synopsis:
When frightening events start to occur in their home, young couple Kelly (Ashley Greene) and Ben (Sebastian Stan) discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. The horrifying apparition feeds on their fear and torments them no matter where they try to run. Their last...
Synopsis:
When frightening events start to occur in their home, young couple Kelly (Ashley Greene) and Ben (Sebastian Stan) discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. The horrifying apparition feeds on their fear and torments them no matter where they try to run. Their last...
- 5/25/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
As some of you recover from an Easter chocolate hangover, the studios have dumped an avalanche of release date changes on us, so let’s make sure you can mark your calendars properly. Hit the jump for the latest information regarding Maleficent, The Dictator, Ender’s Game, and Red Lights. Disney has set a date for Maleficent, [...]
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- 4/9/2012
- by Ben
- Filmonic.com
New 'Prometheus' movie photo features intense cave,red lights action. Recently,20th Century Fox released a new photo from their upcoming sci-fi/thriller flick "Prometheus,"and it looks pretty interesting as the scientists are seen down in a cave with red sensor lights all over the place,while they search for answers and clues,or at least that's what they appear to be doing. The movie stars: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green,and Charlize Theron. In the film, a group of scientists get stranded on a new,distant,planet that eventually tests their physical and mental limits after trying to explore it. Some scenes include the crew,getting chased around by crazy-looking monsters,and one of the ladies appears to get sucked away at one point. If the crew survives,their goal will be to discover the answers to our most profound questions and to life's ultimate mystery.
- 4/8/2012
- by Megan
- OnTheFlix
Tribeca: Tell us a little about Graceland. How would you describe the movie? Ron Morales: I can give a very brief description of Graceland. It's a kidnapping drama that leaves no one innocent. Tribeca: Graceland is a disturbing and complex thriller that stays with you long after you've left the theater. What inspired you to tell this story? Ron Morales: Kidnapping and prostitution are big business, not just in the Philippines, but all over the world. Prostitution is a very visual industry in Manila. Red lights and all that are everywhere. As far as kidnapping, it's a pretty common phenomenon for all social classes. Originally, I was writing a movie about sex workers in the Philippines. When I was researching these women, I knew something had to be done. After listening to their recordings, I had to tell their story or highlight it somehow. Long story short, we...
- 3/20/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
Good news for fans looking forward to the ghostly new tale from Buried and Red Lights director Rodrigo Cortes: Emergo had landed distribution! Read on for details.
According to Variety, Magnolia has acquired U.S. rights to Emergo (which will be known as Apartment 143 here in the States), the latest genre film from Rodrigo Cortes and Adrian Guerra.
Using the same release strategy as on Melancholia, Magnolia will bow Emergo via its Magnet label with an early VOD release timed for April 27th with a theatrical run beginning six weeks later on June 1st.
Written by Cortes, directed by Spanish tyro Carles Torrens, and starring Kai Lennox and Michael O'Keefe, the English-language Emergo turns on a team of high-tech parapsychologists who investigate anomalous phenomena in an old, eerie house.
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According to Variety, Magnolia has acquired U.S. rights to Emergo (which will be known as Apartment 143 here in the States), the latest genre film from Rodrigo Cortes and Adrian Guerra.
Using the same release strategy as on Melancholia, Magnolia will bow Emergo via its Magnet label with an early VOD release timed for April 27th with a theatrical run beginning six weeks later on June 1st.
Written by Cortes, directed by Spanish tyro Carles Torrens, and starring Kai Lennox and Michael O'Keefe, the English-language Emergo turns on a team of high-tech parapsychologists who investigate anomalous phenomena in an old, eerie house.
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- 2/8/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Magnolia Pictures has announced it will be releasing "Apartment 143 (Emergo)," the new film from director Carles Torrens and written by Rodrigo Cortes, produced by Cortes and Adrian Guerra (Sundance alums for their films "Buried" and "Red Lights"). The English-language film, which hit festivals in Spain as "Emergo," stars Kai Lennox and Michael O'Keiff as parapsychologists who are investigating a haunted house. Magnolia will release the film on VOD on April 27 and in theaters on June 1.
- 2/8/2012
- Indiewire
Emergo is slated to hit VOD April 27th and theaters June 1st from Magnolia Pictures.
Magnolia Pictures announced it has acquired the film, along with those release plans, today. Emergo will roll out under its Magnet banner.
What is Emergo? you ask. It's the latest film from Rodrigo Cortes, the director of Buried and the upcoming Red Lights. He penned the script for director Carles Torrens.
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Magnolia Pictures announced it has acquired the film, along with those release plans, today. Emergo will roll out under its Magnet banner.
What is Emergo? you ask. It's the latest film from Rodrigo Cortes, the director of Buried and the upcoming Red Lights. He penned the script for director Carles Torrens.
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- 2/8/2012
- by ryanrotten@shocktillyoudrop.com (Ryan Turek)
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Emergo, a haunted house flick directed by Carles Torrens and written by Buried and Red Lights helmer Rodrigo Cortes has been picked up by Magnolia and will hit VOD prior to a theatrical run. Per Variety, "Magnolia has acquired U.S. rights to "Emergo," the latest genre pic from Rodrigo Cortes and Adrian Guerra, the team behind Sundance players "Buried" and "Red Lights." Using the same release strategy as on "Melancholia," Magnolia will bow "Emergo" via its Magnet label with the early VOD release timed for April 27 and theatrical six weeks later on June 1... The English-language 'Emergo' turns on a team of high-tech parapsychologists who investigate anomalous phenomena in an old, eerie house...
- 2/8/2012
- bloody-disgusting.com
A new year of indie film has officially kicked off with the completion of Sundance 2012. Will it be the fest faves like Beasts of the Southern Wild or The Surrogate that make big waves over the next 12 months? Perhaps challenging critical darlings like Compliance and Room 237 will find a way to break through. Or will it be the more commercial titles with big dollar sign deals like Arbitrage and Red Lights that we remember when we think back on Sundance 2012? No doubt, there has been plenty to talk about and everyone at Twitch is proud of our most robust Sundance coverage yet. While a few more interviews are yet to trickle in, here is a recap of all our festival...
- 2/5/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Before this weekend wraps up, let's take a look at some of the latest one-sheets to hit the web. First, an international poster for Atm, which is opening in the U.S. March 3rd. Then, teaser posters for Red Lights, from director Rodrigo Cortes. Click on either title for more details. Check out the posters after the jump.
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- 2/4/2012
- by ryanrotten@shocktillyoudrop.com (Ryan Turek)
- shocktillyoudrop.com
On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim & Jeremy are joined by Ryland Aldrich of Twitch Film to go through their latest Picks of the Week, the newest in DVD & Blu-Ray releases, talk through new trailers for the upcoming thrillers Takashi Shimizu's 7500 and Rodrigo Cortes' Red Lights and much more! The main topic of the night was a discussion and recap of last week's Sundance Film Festival. The guys are also joined by FirstShowing's own Alex Billington to go over some of Ryland and Alex's favorites of the fest and talk about the hopeful futures of some of the greatest films they saw out there this year. Listen in! The Golden Briefcase is also broadcast Live on Wednesday nights starting ~7:30Pm Pst. You can listen in via our Ustream page or by visiting our own live page right here on Fs. The podcast is just as fun...
- 2/2/2012
- by Tim Buel
- firstshowing.net
After over 60 separate viewings, many interviews and very little sleep, Sundance Film Festival 2012 has concluded and we’re here to bring you the best of the fest, along with our complete rundown of coverage. Many of the films below have been acquired so look for them in theaters in the coming year and stay tuned as we’ll continue to bring you updates of the best. Thanks for following and we’ll see you next year from Park City!
The Best
28 Hotel Rooms (Matt Ross) (review)
One of the most simple and most impressive films to show at this year’s Sundance, Matt Ross‘ feature debut takes a very little and squeezes a whole lot out, featuring the two strongest performances of the festival from Chris Messina and Marin Ireland. This film should inspire any filmmaker determined to make a strong feature on a shoestring budget. – Dan M.
Beasts of the Southern Wild...
The Best
28 Hotel Rooms (Matt Ross) (review)
One of the most simple and most impressive films to show at this year’s Sundance, Matt Ross‘ feature debut takes a very little and squeezes a whole lot out, featuring the two strongest performances of the festival from Chris Messina and Marin Ireland. This film should inspire any filmmaker determined to make a strong feature on a shoestring budget. – Dan M.
Beasts of the Southern Wild...
- 2/2/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The Sundance Film Festival had been busy with a handful a horror and thriller styled movies on its schedule to sate audiences in Utah. According to reports from Beyond Hollywood, some played to packed audiences and they were very quick to be snatched up by studios for nation-wide, if not world, distribution.
This list includes V/H/S, The Pact, and Red Lights. Magnolia Pictures IFC, and Millennium Entertainment respectively picked up the rights. The first film (V/H/S) will be available through Magnolia's Ultra VOD program and later receive a theatrical release. The Pact will receive similar treatment, and Red Lights will get a full theatrical treatment.
Suspiciously missing in the list is Grabbers, a well received horror comedy about aliens invading the Emerald Island and dealing with the rebel rousing drunkenness that the people of Ireland are well known for. No word has been made, at time of press,...
This list includes V/H/S, The Pact, and Red Lights. Magnolia Pictures IFC, and Millennium Entertainment respectively picked up the rights. The first film (V/H/S) will be available through Magnolia's Ultra VOD program and later receive a theatrical release. The Pact will receive similar treatment, and Red Lights will get a full theatrical treatment.
Suspiciously missing in the list is Grabbers, a well received horror comedy about aliens invading the Emerald Island and dealing with the rebel rousing drunkenness that the people of Ireland are well known for. No word has been made, at time of press,...
- 2/1/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Here's a list of the more than two dozen films acquired during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and who did the buying. All buyers listed in alphabetical order; check out the links for reviews from Indiewire and across our blog network. (Want more analysis? We've got it here.) Ato (Shadow Dancer) CBS Films (The Words) Entertainment One (Wish You Were Here) Focus Features (For a Good Time Call…) Fox Searchlight (The Surrogate, Beasts of the Southern Wild) IFC Films (Simon Killer, Liberal Arts) IFC Midnight (The Pact) Indomina (Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap) Ld Distribution (Black Rock) Lionsgate Films/Roadside Attractions (Arbitrage) Magnolia Pictures (The Queen of Versailles, 2 Days in New York, Compliance, Nobody Walks) Magnolia/Magnet (V/H/S) Millennium (Red Lights) Participant* (Middle of Nowhere) Rough House Pictures* (The Comedy) Sony Pictures Classics (Searching for Sugar...
- 1/29/2012
- Indiewire
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? Taped Trailer I, like many other boys, went through a Patrick Dempsey phase when I was younger. It all started with Can't Buy Me Love...
- 1/28/2012
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
With the Sundance Film Festival drawing to a close, it's time to reflect on the best movies that your friendly Moviefone staffers saw at the very-crowded film fest. Of the seven films that we were looking forward to seeing, we did get to watch five. Of those five, three are on this list. (Sorry, Red Lights and John Dies at the End.) Ahead, the best of the fest. Mike Ryan 5. The End of Love What a pleasant surprise this turned out to be. Mark Webber plays a fictionalized version of himself in a life that toes the line between absurd -- mainly Michael Cera and, briefly, Amanda Seyfried playing caricatures of themselves -- to heartbreaking: Webber raising his 2-year-old son (played by his actual son) on his own after the death of his wife. Worth viewing just to watch Cera brandishing a pistol at his own party. 4. The Surrogate My...
- 1/27/2012
- by Mike Ryan
- Moviefone
Whether or not you missed our previous Criticwire round-up, here’s a quick recap of what’s happened since: “Beasts of the Southern Wild” is still the most-reviewed film at the festival, but the consensus that movie embodies near perfection has dimmed. A few less-than-favorable grades have toppled it from its status as the lone Sundance narrative premiere with an A-. However, it still has momentum in the wake of Fox Searchlight’s early-week pickup. The anti-”Beasts,” “Red Lights,” is enjoying a slight critical reprieve, but the general feeling among Criticwire contributors is that this might be one to skip. The three docs we mentioned as early favorites have continued to perform well, especially the dour Michigan economics tale of “Detropia,” which has yet to garner anything lower than a B-. Beasts of the Southern Wild: B+ Red Lights: C- Detropia: B+ The Underperforming Vets Sprinkled among.
- 1/27/2012
- Indiewire
As ever, Park City is quieting down again, with many journalists heading home after a week of Sundance madness. We've still got plenty of coverage to come, don't get us wrong, but as is so often the case with festivals, things tend to be a little front-loaded. Except, that is, on the business end; now that most films have unspooled, the acquisitions folk are ready to start handing out the checks. We've already seen a few big sales: Fox Searchlight took two of the best-reviewed films of the festival, "The Surrogate" and "Beasts Of The Southern Wild," while "For A Good Time Call," "Lay The Favorite," "Black Rock," "Celeste and Jesse Forever" and "Red Lights," among others, have all found homes. And now a brace of others have joined them as well. Perhaps the biggest of them is Nicholas Jarecki's financial drama "Arbitrage," which stars Richard Gere as a billionaire hedge funder who finds.
- 1/26/2012
- The Playlist
Rodrigo Cortes (Buried) has a film at Sundance right now called Red Lights that has caused a fair amount of dissension and discussion in regards to whether it's actually any good or not. The general consensus seems to be that it works right up until the ending, which then proceeds to f*ck your mind from left field. And now, good or not, mind f*ck ending or not, Millenium Films (Stone, Drive Angry, The Mechanic) has stepped up to distribute the film. On a side note: when our own...
- 1/25/2012
- by Alejandro Stepenberg
- JoBlo.com
Park City - In my review for "Arbitrage" this weekend I mentioned that sometimes films that should debut at Sundance are likely better served with a premiere at Toronto and vice versa. The two major acquisition festivals have their own unique aesthetics and while they try to mix it up now and then the results can sometimes be mind-bogglingly frustrating for audiences. On Friday night, director Rodrigo Cortes returned to Park City two years after his Ryan thriller "Buried" debuted in the Midnight section to big buzz and a Lionsgate pick-up. His new film, "Red Lights," is a slick, entertaining and quirky...
- 1/24/2012
- Hitfix
Playing the Sundance Film Festival this week is Red Lights, Rodrigo Cortes' followup to Buried. Bd's Ryan Daley writes in from the festival with his review and to say he didn't care for the film would be putting it mildly. "Whats most frustrating about Red Lights is that its one of those movies that seems like its going to get better at any given second. The performances are great; you can tell the entire cast believes in this thing. But ultimately, the movie serves as the perfect example of an excellent idea, poorly executed. Even the final twist is poorly conceived, packing far less of a punch than Cortes probably intendedsort of an anti-payoff, in the words of one colleague."...
- 1/23/2012
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sundance is well underway in Park City, where a blizzard makes it perfect film-viewing weather. There are not many horror flicks screening this year - barely a half-dozen - but from the roster, it appears to be quality, not quantity. Some stuff you may have missed... Audience Response Red Lights, the follow-up from Buried director Rodrigo Cortes, premiered Saturday night to incredibly mixed reviews. The story of paranormal investigators trying to debunk metaphysical phenomenon was most often described up as a cross between The Prestige and Ghostbusters, with an ending that seemed to negate any enjoyment that most of the audience may have had. Even still, Millennium Entertainment seems likely to buy the...
- 1/23/2012
- FEARnet
Sundance Day 2: California Solo, Red Lights and The Ambassador
There was a lot of chicanery, showmanship and self-denial on the second day of the Sundance Film Festival - on screen, at least. I have to confess that the self-denial did not extend to my eating habits (not one but two portions of chips).
I've written about Mads Brügger's elaborate African con-trick documentary The Ambassador <a...
There was a lot of chicanery, showmanship and self-denial on the second day of the Sundance Film Festival - on screen, at least. I have to confess that the self-denial did not extend to my eating habits (not one but two portions of chips).
I've written about Mads Brügger's elaborate African con-trick documentary The Ambassador <a...
- 1/22/2012
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Red Lights Click here to read the review! "Recalling films like the 1935 Claude Rains’ starrer, The Clairvoyant or the underrated Séance On A Wet Afternoon, (and, strangely, maybe even a bit of De Palma’s The Fury, if only a Bernard Herrmann score could have accompanied the film), Cortes gives us an excessive amount of window dressing in its first half, only to pull the rug on us with one indefatigably head scratching conclusion. And this is what will either determine your reading of the film as convoluted or harebrained brilliant."...
- 1/22/2012
- IONCINEMA.com
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: The big news out of Sundance 2012 has been the bitter cold. And the snow. And then the cold. And a little more on the snow, which continues to fall over Park City.
But in between snowflakes, moviegoers are taking in this year’s programming. Here’s what we are finding out about films that will be reaching theaters near you throughout the year:
- The premiere of the Peter Jackson-produced “West of Memphis,” an up-to-date documentary on the wrongfully jailed West Memphis Three, drew anger and tears of frustration from the gathered crowd. Jeff Wells calls it the “best film with Peter Jackson’s name on it since ‘Heavenly Creatures.’”
- Wells was less impressed with Antonio Campos’ “Simon Killer,” which he referred to as “an empty, meandering audience-torture film about sex and nihilism and stupidity in Paris.” James Rocchi at MSN, however,...
Hollywoodnews.com: The big news out of Sundance 2012 has been the bitter cold. And the snow. And then the cold. And a little more on the snow, which continues to fall over Park City.
But in between snowflakes, moviegoers are taking in this year’s programming. Here’s what we are finding out about films that will be reaching theaters near you throughout the year:
- The premiere of the Peter Jackson-produced “West of Memphis,” an up-to-date documentary on the wrongfully jailed West Memphis Three, drew anger and tears of frustration from the gathered crowd. Jeff Wells calls it the “best film with Peter Jackson’s name on it since ‘Heavenly Creatures.’”
- Wells was less impressed with Antonio Campos’ “Simon Killer,” which he referred to as “an empty, meandering audience-torture film about sex and nihilism and stupidity in Paris.” James Rocchi at MSN, however,...
- 1/21/2012
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
It feels like 2011 Sundance Film Festival was just yesterday, but in a little over a month it will be time for one of the biggest independent movie festivals in the world to reopen its doors and introduce the world to a whole new group of films and filmmakers. Just last week the list of in-competition films was announced and it was peppered largely with directors and projects that have flew under the radar for the most part. Such is not the case in the list of premieres. The Sundance Film Festival has released its list of feature and documentary premieres and there are some truly exciting projects that will be making their first stop in Park City, Utah. Among them is the new movie from director Rodrigo Cortes, Red Lights (his previous film, Buried, was a hit at the festival in 2009); the sophomore effort from How I Met Your Mother...
- 12/5/2011
- cinemablend.com
Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Red lights illuminate a legal brothel in northern Taoyuan on October 22, 2011. A new Taiwanese law that allows red-light districts for the first time has met a lukewarm response from the public, including prostitutes who argue it could actually make their plight even worse.
Why are some prostitutes in Taiwan against legalizing prostitution in Taiwan? What’s the one job George Clooney didn’t get hired for that he’s still miffed about? And why don’t...
Why are some prostitutes in Taiwan against legalizing prostitution in Taiwan? What’s the one job George Clooney didn’t get hired for that he’s still miffed about? And why don’t...
- 11/16/2011
- by Christopher John Farley
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Studiocanal has announced their plans on remaking the 2006 French film Them (also known as "Ils") for American audiences. According to Variety, the studio has hired commercials director David Alcalde to direct and is being produced by Adrian Guerra (Buried, Red Lights). The twisted plot follows Lucas and Clementine, who live peacefully in their isolated country house until one night, when a group of hooded assailants begin to terrorize them thro…...
- 10/27/2011
- Horrorbid
Studiocanal is moving forward with an English-language remake of the 2006 French horror film "Ils," also known as "Them," and has hired commercials director David Alcalde to helm. It is being produced by Adrian Guerra (Buried, Red Lights). The story revolves around Lucas and Clementine, who live peacefully in their isolated country house until one night, when a group of hooded assailants begin to terrorize them throughout the night. Alcalde is one of the most respected commercials directors in Spain and Mexico, having created over 200 spots throughout his career. His short film "Happy Birthday to You" won Screamfest in 2006 and he was previously attached to direct a remake of the Spanish horror film "Who Can Kill a Child?" "Them" Trailer:...
- 10/26/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
Gimme an H! (H!) Gimme an E! (E!) Gimme an L! (L!) Gimme an L! (L!) Gimme a No! (No!) Put ‘em together and what’ve you got?! Hell No!
In a miscarriage of heart and entertainment (and quite possibly justice), the absolute wrong couple went home for the second consecutive week on Dancing With the Stars. Here’s how it all played out:
In Jeopardy
David Arquette and Kym Johnson
Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Carson Kressley and Anna Trebunskaya
Last Two Under the Red Lights of Doom
(Though Not Necessarily the Bottom Two Couples)
Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy...
In a miscarriage of heart and entertainment (and quite possibly justice), the absolute wrong couple went home for the second consecutive week on Dancing With the Stars. Here’s how it all played out:
In Jeopardy
David Arquette and Kym Johnson
Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Carson Kressley and Anna Trebunskaya
Last Two Under the Red Lights of Doom
(Though Not Necessarily the Bottom Two Couples)
Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy...
- 10/19/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
When it comes to the big screen, you’re not always guaranteed a happy ending. And that became perfectly (and depressingly) clear when the results came in for Dancing With the Stars‘ Movie Week.
Cue up “So Long, Farwell” from The Sound of Music, or Bon Jovi’s “Blaze of Glory” from Young Guns II, or even Mary J. Blige’s “Not Gon’ Cry” from Waiting to Exhale, because Tuesday night’s results-show telecast found us saying “auf wiedersehen, goodnight” to a contestant unexpectedly shot down and fighting back the tears in the process. Here’s how it all played...
Cue up “So Long, Farwell” from The Sound of Music, or Bon Jovi’s “Blaze of Glory” from Young Guns II, or even Mary J. Blige’s “Not Gon’ Cry” from Waiting to Exhale, because Tuesday night’s results-show telecast found us saying “auf wiedersehen, goodnight” to a contestant unexpectedly shot down and fighting back the tears in the process. Here’s how it all played...
- 10/12/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
This week’s Dancing With the Stars results-show telecast brought with it all the surprise and befuddlement of watching a duck-billed platypus and a miniature dachshund beating a cheetah in a foot race. I mean, nobody ever said the worst dancer, or even the second-worst dancer, was a sure bet for elimination in any given week. And yes, this week’s judges’ scores placed seven of the 10 remaining couples within six points of one another — meaning it wouldn’t be a surprise if that cryptic mix of viewer votes and leaderboard tallies led to a shock boot. But still, when the dancing shoe dropped,...
- 10/5/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Stills of Tahar Rahim, Antonio Banderas and Mark Strong in Black Gold, and purported photos of vehicles to be used in Mad Max: Fury Road.
Set photos of Halle Berry and Hugo Weaving shooting Cloud Atlas, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone filming Gangster Squad, Colin Farrell on the set of Total Recall, and Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez shooting Parker.
Posters for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Three Musketeers, Miss Bala, Everything Must Go, Red Lights, The Rum Diary, Dirty Girl, Paranormal Activity 3 and Fireflies in the Garden.
Steve Martin has penned a great letter to his "Bowfinger" co-star Eddie Murphy with tips on hosting the Oscars.
Video is up on Youtube of Hugh Jackman's appearance on WWE to promote "Real Steel". The tone is decidedly awkward.
"Composer James Horner "is pretty well set" to do the score for "The Amazing Spider-Man…" (full details)
"The DVD...
Set photos of Halle Berry and Hugo Weaving shooting Cloud Atlas, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone filming Gangster Squad, Colin Farrell on the set of Total Recall, and Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez shooting Parker.
Posters for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Three Musketeers, Miss Bala, Everything Must Go, Red Lights, The Rum Diary, Dirty Girl, Paranormal Activity 3 and Fireflies in the Garden.
Steve Martin has penned a great letter to his "Bowfinger" co-star Eddie Murphy with tips on hosting the Oscars.
Video is up on Youtube of Hugh Jackman's appearance on WWE to promote "Real Steel". The tone is decidedly awkward.
"Composer James Horner "is pretty well set" to do the score for "The Amazing Spider-Man…" (full details)
"The DVD...
- 9/21/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? Hell and Back Again Trailer I talked about the first trailer for this movie a couple of months ago [1]. Danfung Dennis looks like he's made...
- 9/16/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
You know it's a wacky week on "American Idol" when James Durbin is the one everyone is raving about thanks to a marching-band-assisted cover of Muse and a Mad Max-meets-My Chemical Romance outfit that made musical inspiration Adam Lambert seem like a jeans-and-t-shirt guy by comparison.
But Wednesday night's "Music of the 21st Century" night was kind of like that. Untouchable Scotty McCreery was kind of flat, people seemed to like Haley Reinhart again and wasted save Casey Abrams was back to his serial killer eyes and stuck-pig rock grunting as if he hasn't been paying any attention to what the judges and Jimmy Iovine have told him not to do.
So, who is going home? Tough call.
MTV's own "Idol Party Live" host Jim Cantiello predicted that the next three weeks of elimination are all about Jacob Lusk, Stefano Langone and Reinhart. "The three of them seem to...
But Wednesday night's "Music of the 21st Century" night was kind of like that. Untouchable Scotty McCreery was kind of flat, people seemed to like Haley Reinhart again and wasted save Casey Abrams was back to his serial killer eyes and stuck-pig rock grunting as if he hasn't been paying any attention to what the judges and Jimmy Iovine have told him not to do.
So, who is going home? Tough call.
MTV's own "Idol Party Live" host Jim Cantiello predicted that the next three weeks of elimination are all about Jacob Lusk, Stefano Langone and Reinhart. "The three of them seem to...
- 4/21/2011
- by Gil Kaufman
- MTV Newsroom
It’s lucky 13 for the Boston Underground Film Festival as they celebrate their raucous 13th annual edition this year. Opening with the much buzzed about bloody feature film Hobo With a Shotgun starring Rutger Hauer and directed by Jason Eisener, the fest then barrels on for eight wild nights and days from March 24-31.
While there’s plenty of underground goodness from the U.S.A., this year Buff feels like it’s a much more international affair with several sick features from around the globe. There’s gory horror and quirky black comedy from Japan in the guise of Yoshihiro Nishimura’s Helldriver and Sion Sono’s Cold Fish; the Argentinian freak-out Phase7 by Nicolas Goldbart; David Blyth’s Wound is a psychological thriller from New Zealand; and Mark Hartley’s Machete Maidens Unleashed! is a look at Philippine exploitation cinema from the ’70s.
Stateside there’s Usama Alshaibi‘s Profane,...
While there’s plenty of underground goodness from the U.S.A., this year Buff feels like it’s a much more international affair with several sick features from around the globe. There’s gory horror and quirky black comedy from Japan in the guise of Yoshihiro Nishimura’s Helldriver and Sion Sono’s Cold Fish; the Argentinian freak-out Phase7 by Nicolas Goldbart; David Blyth’s Wound is a psychological thriller from New Zealand; and Mark Hartley’s Machete Maidens Unleashed! is a look at Philippine exploitation cinema from the ’70s.
Stateside there’s Usama Alshaibi‘s Profane,...
- 3/10/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
I like to think that I'm one of few people who knew that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen had a younger sister named Elizabeth---or Lizzy as they called her in The Amazing Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley. Back then, Lizzy was an annoying little sister who tried relentlessly to get in on her twin sisters detective shenanigans. Who would have thought that years later, Elizabeth Olsen would be the talk of the Sundance Film Festival?
Olsen is in two movies this year at Sundance and much to the surprise of the general public, she is getting a lot of acclaim for both of them. One in particular has my ears perked up, Silent House, an American remake of the Uruguayan film La Casa Muda. Silent House is directed by Chris Kentis and Laura Lau whom you may remember as the directors behind Open Water. The pair was praised for Open Water...
Olsen is in two movies this year at Sundance and much to the surprise of the general public, she is getting a lot of acclaim for both of them. One in particular has my ears perked up, Silent House, an American remake of the Uruguayan film La Casa Muda. Silent House is directed by Chris Kentis and Laura Lau whom you may remember as the directors behind Open Water. The pair was praised for Open Water...
- 1/24/2011
- by Andre Dumas
- Planet Fury
While her older, twin sisters may take most of the tabloid headlines, it is Elizabeth Olsen that appears to have the acting chops in the family.
Currently taking Park City, Utah and this year’s Sundance Film Festival by storm with her starring role in the film Martha Marcy May Marlene. Co-starring names like John Hawkes and Hugh Dancy, her performance has been the talk of the town, and with a starring role in Jim Sheridan’s upcoming film, Dream House, the actress has found herself as one of the film world’s current “it” actresses.
Read more on Elizabeth Olsen joins Red Lights…...
Currently taking Park City, Utah and this year’s Sundance Film Festival by storm with her starring role in the film Martha Marcy May Marlene. Co-starring names like John Hawkes and Hugh Dancy, her performance has been the talk of the town, and with a starring role in Jim Sheridan’s upcoming film, Dream House, the actress has found herself as one of the film world’s current “it” actresses.
Read more on Elizabeth Olsen joins Red Lights…...
- 1/24/2011
- by Joshua Brunsting
- GordonandtheWhale
So today I learned, like many of you are about to, that there is a Third Olsen sister outside of Mary Kate and Ashley, one who wasn't run through the ringer of childhood stardom, and therefore might actually have a career ahead of her. She's recently been getting incredibly good buzz for her debut in Martha Marcy May Marlene where she plays a girl trying to get her life back together after escaping an abusive cult. The attention has landed her a part in a much bigger project, Red Lights from...
- 1/24/2011
- by Paul Tassi
- JoBlo.com
#99. Une Vie Meilleure Director: Cédric KahnWriter(s): Catherine Paille and KahnProducers: UnknownDistributor: Rights Available. The Gist: This centers around Yann (Guillaume Canet), a man who will try everything to save her marriage and her family's debt....(more) Cast: Guillaume Canet and Leila Bekhti. List Worthy Reasons...: I wouldn't be surprised if Kahn's last two films draw blanks for U.S cinephiles -- as both L'avion (2005) and Les regrets (2009) failed to be picked up for distribution. The French are specialists in relationship dramas of the draining realistic kind, and in many ways Kahn has a knack for memorable opposite sex matched screen pairings such as Roberto Succo and 2004 film Red Lights - one of my favorite films of the 00's. I'm liking the idea of what the pairing of Guillaume Canet and Leila Bekhti could potentially bring to the big screen. Release Date/Status?: Filming begins this month,...
- 1/10/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
One more nugget of French film production news from this report, Roberto Succo and Red Lights filmmaker Cedric Kahn is setting up his next project for the month after the holidays. Reported a couple of days ago, Guillaume Canet and Leila Bekhti are toplining Une Vie Meilleure which certainly addresses many of the concerns that couples of currently facing - credit card debt, late home payments et al. Gist: Co-scripted by Cedric Kahn and Catherine Paille, this centers around Yann (Guillaume Canet), a man who will try everything to save her marriage and her family's debt. Worth Noting: Kahn's last two films haven't been picked up for U.S distribution, this includes his 2009 pic Les Regrets - a romantic drama starring Yvan Attal and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi which was showcased at the Rome, London, and Palm Springs Film Fests. Do We Care?: We wish that Cedric Kahn was somewhat...
- 11/23/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
The first photos from Tom Hanks' Larry Crowne, Duncan Jones' Source Code, Pascal Laugier's The Tall Man, and The Help.
New concept art from Sam Raimi's Dorothy of Oz.
Promo posters for Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, The Beaver, The Iceman, Man on a Ledge, Red Lights, and a rather terrible poster for The King's Speech.
Set photos of Jessica Alba shooting Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World, Ben Affleck filming the untitled next project from Terrence Malick, and Tom Cruise filming a death-defying stunt down the facade of the Burj Khalifa for Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.
AMC will screen an exclusive 25th Anniversary encore presentation of "Back to The Future" on Saturday, November 6th at 12:30 p.m. in 75 select theatres. The full list of where it will play can be found here.
"New Films International has acquired worldwide rights...
New concept art from Sam Raimi's Dorothy of Oz.
Promo posters for Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, The Beaver, The Iceman, Man on a Ledge, Red Lights, and a rather terrible poster for The King's Speech.
Set photos of Jessica Alba shooting Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World, Ben Affleck filming the untitled next project from Terrence Malick, and Tom Cruise filming a death-defying stunt down the facade of the Burj Khalifa for Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.
AMC will screen an exclusive 25th Anniversary encore presentation of "Back to The Future" on Saturday, November 6th at 12:30 p.m. in 75 select theatres. The full list of where it will play can be found here.
"New Films International has acquired worldwide rights...
- 11/4/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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