“Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches,” a documentary examining the life and work of the activist and speaker through his words, will air on HBO Wednesday Feb. 23, from 9-10 p.m. Et and Pt. The film will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Actors Nicole Beharie, Colman Domingo, Jonathan Majors, Denzel Whitaker and Jeffrey Wright perform the legendary speeches, each written at a different moment in the history of 19th century America that corresponded to different stages of Douglass’ life. Famed scholars David Blight, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and others provide context for the speeches, and André Holland reads from Douglass’ autobiographies.
The lineup includes: “I Have Come To Tell You Something About Slavery” (1841) performed by Denzel Whitaker, “Country, Conscience, And The Anti-Slavery Cause” (1847) performed by Jonathan Majors, “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July?” (1852) performed by Nicole Beharie, “The Proclamation And A Negro Army” (1863) performed by...
Actors Nicole Beharie, Colman Domingo, Jonathan Majors, Denzel Whitaker and Jeffrey Wright perform the legendary speeches, each written at a different moment in the history of 19th century America that corresponded to different stages of Douglass’ life. Famed scholars David Blight, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and others provide context for the speeches, and André Holland reads from Douglass’ autobiographies.
The lineup includes: “I Have Come To Tell You Something About Slavery” (1841) performed by Denzel Whitaker, “Country, Conscience, And The Anti-Slavery Cause” (1847) performed by Jonathan Majors, “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July?” (1852) performed by Nicole Beharie, “The Proclamation And A Negro Army” (1863) performed by...
- 2/1/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
HBO has announced that the documentary “Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches” will debut on Feb. 23 at 9 p.m.. The network revealed the air date in an announcement on Tuesday.
In the film, Denzel Whitaker, Jonathan Majors, Nicole Beharie, Colman Domingo and Jeffrey Wright will each perform one of the seminal anti-slavery activist’s speeches.
André Holland will read excerpts from Douglass’ autobiographies. Additionally featured to contextualize the speeches are scholars David Blight, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Sarah Lewis and Keidrick Roy, artist Bisa Butler, poet Nzadi Keita and Douglass’ descendant Ken Morris. Gates executive produces the film, which is based on Blight’s 2018 biography “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.” Blight also serves as historical consultant.
Each of the selected speeches represents a different stage in 19th century history and in Douglass’ life. Whitaker performs 1841’s “I Have Come to Tell You Something About Slavery,” which was Douglass’ first public discussion...
In the film, Denzel Whitaker, Jonathan Majors, Nicole Beharie, Colman Domingo and Jeffrey Wright will each perform one of the seminal anti-slavery activist’s speeches.
André Holland will read excerpts from Douglass’ autobiographies. Additionally featured to contextualize the speeches are scholars David Blight, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Sarah Lewis and Keidrick Roy, artist Bisa Butler, poet Nzadi Keita and Douglass’ descendant Ken Morris. Gates executive produces the film, which is based on Blight’s 2018 biography “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.” Blight also serves as historical consultant.
Each of the selected speeches represents a different stage in 19th century history and in Douglass’ life. Whitaker performs 1841’s “I Have Come to Tell You Something About Slavery,” which was Douglass’ first public discussion...
- 2/1/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Documentary will release the documentary Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches on February 23 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt via HBO and HBO Max, from executive producers Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Dyllan McGee. The project is inspired by David Blight’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.
Actors Nicole Beharie, Colman Domingo, Jonathan Majors, Denzel Whitaker, and Jeffrey Wright will draw from 5 of Douglass’ speeches representing different moments from the tumultuous 19th century America and the anti-slavery activist’s long and celebrated life.
Contextualizing Douglass’ writings are scholars David Blight, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Sarah Lewis and Keidrick Roy, artist Bisa Butler, poet Nzadi Keita, and Douglass descendant Ken Morris who offer perspective on Douglass’ modern relevance and the unprecedented level of fame and influence to which he rose.
The speeches featured in the documentary are as follows:
“I Have Come To Tell You Something About Slavery” (1841) performed by Denzel Whitaker.
Actors Nicole Beharie, Colman Domingo, Jonathan Majors, Denzel Whitaker, and Jeffrey Wright will draw from 5 of Douglass’ speeches representing different moments from the tumultuous 19th century America and the anti-slavery activist’s long and celebrated life.
Contextualizing Douglass’ writings are scholars David Blight, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Sarah Lewis and Keidrick Roy, artist Bisa Butler, poet Nzadi Keita, and Douglass descendant Ken Morris who offer perspective on Douglass’ modern relevance and the unprecedented level of fame and influence to which he rose.
The speeches featured in the documentary are as follows:
“I Have Come To Tell You Something About Slavery” (1841) performed by Denzel Whitaker.
- 2/1/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
After last weekend’s influx of movies from big-name directors like Spike Lee and Judd Apatow, the landscape for movies looks to be comparatively calmer this weekend. However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a fair share of worthwhile releases hitting VOD and streaming services this weekend, from studio movies with big stars, independently produced treasures coming off of buzzy festival runs and projects from major foreign filmmakers being distributed in the United States.
Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried star in Blumhouse Productions’ latest thriller “You Should Have Left.” Following its release strategies for “Trolls World Tour” and “The King of Staten Island,” Universal has decided to give the movie a “home premiere” and price 48-hour digital rentals at $19.99.
Meanwhile, French director Olivier Assayas’ latest film “Wasp Network” is premiering on Netflix nine months after its debut at the Venice Film Festival last September. The primarily Spanish language film...
Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried star in Blumhouse Productions’ latest thriller “You Should Have Left.” Following its release strategies for “Trolls World Tour” and “The King of Staten Island,” Universal has decided to give the movie a “home premiere” and price 48-hour digital rentals at $19.99.
Meanwhile, French director Olivier Assayas’ latest film “Wasp Network” is premiering on Netflix nine months after its debut at the Venice Film Festival last September. The primarily Spanish language film...
- 6/19/2020
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
In a good haunted-house thriller, architecture is destiny. Early on in “You Should Have Left,” when Theo (Kevin Bacon), a wealthy retired banker with a tabloid scandal in his past, shows up with his movie-actress wife, Susanna (Amanda Seyfried), and their six-year-old daughter, Ella (Avery Essex), at the vacation home they’ve rented for a getaway in the Welsh countryside, you know in your bones that you’re watching a variation on “The Shining.”
The creepy originality of the home design is part of it. Just as the fantastic, gargantuan, ski-lodge-gone-Native-American set for the Overlook Hotel was such a major dimension of Stanley Kubrick’s film, here we’re sucked in by the eccentric contours of a place that looks, from the outside, like a gray designer modernist Bauhaus Monopoly house. Inside, it’s a vast airy network of light gray brick and Scandinavian wood, with flickers of pastel, and...
The creepy originality of the home design is part of it. Just as the fantastic, gargantuan, ski-lodge-gone-Native-American set for the Overlook Hotel was such a major dimension of Stanley Kubrick’s film, here we’re sucked in by the eccentric contours of a place that looks, from the outside, like a gray designer modernist Bauhaus Monopoly house. Inside, it’s a vast airy network of light gray brick and Scandinavian wood, with flickers of pastel, and...
- 6/18/2020
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Stir of Echoes star Kevin Bacon and director David Koepp reunite for the new Blumhouse horror film You Should Have Left, and in a new featurette, Bacon and co-star Amanda Seyfried reflect on the mind-bending scares of the new movie.
Below, you can watch the new featurette and previously released trailer for the film, which is coming to VOD on June 18th from Universal:
"In a new psychological thriller from Blumhouse Productions and legendary screenwriter David Koepp, Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried star as a couple seeking a restful vacation on an isolated edge of the world only to discover that secrets demand a reckoning … and travel with you.
In this terrifying, mind-twisting tale, a father fights desperately to save his family from a beautiful home that refuses to let them leave.
Theo Conroy (Bacon) is a successful middle-aged man whose marriage to his much younger actress wife, Susanna...
Below, you can watch the new featurette and previously released trailer for the film, which is coming to VOD on June 18th from Universal:
"In a new psychological thriller from Blumhouse Productions and legendary screenwriter David Koepp, Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried star as a couple seeking a restful vacation on an isolated edge of the world only to discover that secrets demand a reckoning … and travel with you.
In this terrifying, mind-twisting tale, a father fights desperately to save his family from a beautiful home that refuses to let them leave.
Theo Conroy (Bacon) is a successful middle-aged man whose marriage to his much younger actress wife, Susanna...
- 6/16/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
David Koepp wrote screenplay.
Universal has set another digital-first debut for a film whose theatrical release has been thwarted by the coronavirus pandemic, planting a June 19 premium VoD launch for Blumhouse Productions’ Wales-set You Should Have Left starring Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried.
David Koepp directed from his screenplay about a successful man and his younger actress wife who take a trip to Wales with their young daughter in a bid to repair their crumbling marriage.
After they arrive, the man believes a sinister force occupies the house and knows the secrets the couple has hidden from each other. Avery Essex also stars.
Universal has set another digital-first debut for a film whose theatrical release has been thwarted by the coronavirus pandemic, planting a June 19 premium VoD launch for Blumhouse Productions’ Wales-set You Should Have Left starring Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried.
David Koepp directed from his screenplay about a successful man and his younger actress wife who take a trip to Wales with their young daughter in a bid to repair their crumbling marriage.
After they arrive, the man believes a sinister force occupies the house and knows the secrets the couple has hidden from each other. Avery Essex also stars.
- 6/9/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Directed by David Koepp and starring Kevin Bacon (who previously worked together on Stir of Echoes) and Amanda Seyfried, the official trailer for Blumhouse's You Should Have Left takes viewers inside a seemingly idyllic home that harbors a sinister secret.
Universal will release You Should Have Left on VOD beginning June 19th:
"In a new psychological thriller from Blumhouse Productions and legendary screenwriter David Koepp, Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried star as a couple seeking a restful vacation on an isolated edge of the world only to discover that secrets demand a reckoning … and travel with you.
In this terrifying, mind-twisting tale, a father fights desperately to save his family from a beautiful home that refuses to let them leave.
Theo Conroy (Bacon) is a successful middle-aged man whose marriage to his much younger actress wife, Susanna (Seyfried) is shredding at the seams, frayed by her secretiveness, his jealousy, and the shadow of his past.
Universal will release You Should Have Left on VOD beginning June 19th:
"In a new psychological thriller from Blumhouse Productions and legendary screenwriter David Koepp, Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried star as a couple seeking a restful vacation on an isolated edge of the world only to discover that secrets demand a reckoning … and travel with you.
In this terrifying, mind-twisting tale, a father fights desperately to save his family from a beautiful home that refuses to let them leave.
Theo Conroy (Bacon) is a successful middle-aged man whose marriage to his much younger actress wife, Susanna (Seyfried) is shredding at the seams, frayed by her secretiveness, his jealousy, and the shadow of his past.
- 6/8/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Available to rent on many streaming services – perfect during these warm days of summer 2020 – comes the film You Should Have Left.
In a new psychological thriller from Blumhouse Productions and legendary screenwriter David Koepp, Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried star as a couple seeking a restful vacation on an isolated edge of the world only to discover that secrets demand a reckoning … and travel with you.
Check out the trailer now and rent the movie on June 19.
In this terrifying, mind-twisting tale, a father fights desperately to save his family from a beautiful home that refuses to let them leave.
Theo Conroy (Bacon) is a successful middle-aged man whose marriage to his much younger actress wife, Susanna (Seyfried) is shredding at the seams, frayed by her secretiveness, his jealousy, and the shadow of his past.
(from left) Susanna Conroy (Amanda Seyfried) and Theo Conroy (Kevin Bacon) in You Should Have Left,...
In a new psychological thriller from Blumhouse Productions and legendary screenwriter David Koepp, Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried star as a couple seeking a restful vacation on an isolated edge of the world only to discover that secrets demand a reckoning … and travel with you.
Check out the trailer now and rent the movie on June 19.
In this terrifying, mind-twisting tale, a father fights desperately to save his family from a beautiful home that refuses to let them leave.
Theo Conroy (Bacon) is a successful middle-aged man whose marriage to his much younger actress wife, Susanna (Seyfried) is shredding at the seams, frayed by her secretiveness, his jealousy, and the shadow of his past.
(from left) Susanna Conroy (Amanda Seyfried) and Theo Conroy (Kevin Bacon) in You Should Have Left,...
- 6/8/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions have opted to launch the supernatural thriller “You Should Have Left” on premium video-on-demand instead of its planned debut in theaters.
The movie, starring Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried, will be available to rent starting June 19. Along with the release shakeup, the studio also unveiled a new trailer.
It’s the latest revamp in Universal’s schedule in the wake of mass shuttering of multiplexes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Though movie theaters in some states have started to reopen, the majority of cinema chains are still closed.
Judd Apatow’s “The King of Staten Island,” a comedy starring Pete Davidson, will also debut on digital rental services on June 12 in lieu of a traditional theatrical rollout. In April, the studio dropped “Trolls World Tour” on video-on-demand and in drive-ins. Meanwhile, “Fast and Furious” installment “F9,” the next “Minions” sequel, and “Sing 2” were all...
The movie, starring Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried, will be available to rent starting June 19. Along with the release shakeup, the studio also unveiled a new trailer.
It’s the latest revamp in Universal’s schedule in the wake of mass shuttering of multiplexes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Though movie theaters in some states have started to reopen, the majority of cinema chains are still closed.
Judd Apatow’s “The King of Staten Island,” a comedy starring Pete Davidson, will also debut on digital rental services on June 12 in lieu of a traditional theatrical rollout. In April, the studio dropped “Trolls World Tour” on video-on-demand and in drive-ins. Meanwhile, “Fast and Furious” installment “F9,” the next “Minions” sequel, and “Sing 2” were all...
- 6/8/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The idea of a haunted house takes on terrifying new meaning in “You Should Have Left,” David Koepp’s upcoming horror film that Universal is surprise releasing this month on demand. Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried star in the film, which centers on a couple who vacation in a beautiful but isolated house. Their serene home quickly gives way to psychological horrors as it becomes apparent the house contains some sort of twisted, malevolent force.
The official synopsis from Universal reads: “Theo Conroy (Bacon) is a successful middle-aged man whose marriage to his much younger actress wife, Susanna (Seyfried), is shredding at the seams, frayed by her secretiveness, his jealousy, and the shadow of his past. In an effort to repair their relationship, Theo and Susanna book a vacation at a stunning, remote modern home in the Welsh countryside for themselves and their six-year-old daughter, Ella (Avery Essex). What at...
The official synopsis from Universal reads: “Theo Conroy (Bacon) is a successful middle-aged man whose marriage to his much younger actress wife, Susanna (Seyfried), is shredding at the seams, frayed by her secretiveness, his jealousy, and the shadow of his past. In an effort to repair their relationship, Theo and Susanna book a vacation at a stunning, remote modern home in the Welsh countryside for themselves and their six-year-old daughter, Ella (Avery Essex). What at...
- 6/8/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Universal and Blumhouse are taking their Kevin Bacon-Amanda Seyfried psychological thriller You Should Have Left straight into homes on Friday, June 19 for a North America PVOD release.
The pic was directed by Jurassic Park and Mission: Impossible scribe David Koepp which he adapted from the German novel by Daniel Kehlmann.
Bacon and Seyfried star as a couple seeking a restful vacation on an isolated edge of the world in the Welsh countryside only to discover that secrets demand a reckoning and travel with them. Their marriage is shredding at the seams, frayed by her secretiveness, his jealousy, and the shadow of his past. At first their vacation with their six year old daughter seems like a perfect retreat, but distorts into a perfect nightmare when Theo’s (Bacon) grasp on reality begins to unravel and he suspects that a sinister force within the house knows more than he or Susanna (Seyfried) have revealed,...
The pic was directed by Jurassic Park and Mission: Impossible scribe David Koepp which he adapted from the German novel by Daniel Kehlmann.
Bacon and Seyfried star as a couple seeking a restful vacation on an isolated edge of the world in the Welsh countryside only to discover that secrets demand a reckoning and travel with them. Their marriage is shredding at the seams, frayed by her secretiveness, his jealousy, and the shadow of his past. At first their vacation with their six year old daughter seems like a perfect retreat, but distorts into a perfect nightmare when Theo’s (Bacon) grasp on reality begins to unravel and he suspects that a sinister force within the house knows more than he or Susanna (Seyfried) have revealed,...
- 6/8/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Universal will be releasing the Kevin Bacon psychological thriller “You Should Have Left” from Blumhouse Productions on premium on-demand this month, the company announced on Monday. Watch the trailer above.
The film will be released on June 19. Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried star as a couple seeking a restful vacation on an isolated edge of the world only to discover that secrets demand a reckoning.
The film is based on the novel by best-selling German Daniel Kehlmann. David Koepp directed the project from a spec script he wrote. Koepp and Bacon optioned the book together, and Blumhouse picked up the project. The film was produced by Jason Blum, Bacon and Dean O’Toole and is executive produced by Jeanette Volturno, Couper Samuelson and Derek Ambrosi.
Also Read: Kevin Bacon, David Koepp to Team Up for Blumhouse's 'You Should Have Left'
“You Should Have Left” centers on a father who...
The film will be released on June 19. Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried star as a couple seeking a restful vacation on an isolated edge of the world only to discover that secrets demand a reckoning.
The film is based on the novel by best-selling German Daniel Kehlmann. David Koepp directed the project from a spec script he wrote. Koepp and Bacon optioned the book together, and Blumhouse picked up the project. The film was produced by Jason Blum, Bacon and Dean O’Toole and is executive produced by Jeanette Volturno, Couper Samuelson and Derek Ambrosi.
Also Read: Kevin Bacon, David Koepp to Team Up for Blumhouse's 'You Should Have Left'
“You Should Have Left” centers on a father who...
- 6/8/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
David Koepp wrote screenplay.
Universal has set another digital-first debut for a film whose theatrical release has been thwarted by the coronavirus pandemic, planting a June 19 premium VOD launch for Blumhouse Productions’ Wales-set You Should Have Left starring Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried.
David Koepp directed from his screenplay about a successful man and his younger actress wife who take a trip to Wales with their young daughter in a bid to repair their crumbling marriage.
After they arrive, the man believes a sinister force occupies the house and knows the secrets the couple has hidden from each other. Avery Essex also stars.
Universal has set another digital-first debut for a film whose theatrical release has been thwarted by the coronavirus pandemic, planting a June 19 premium VOD launch for Blumhouse Productions’ Wales-set You Should Have Left starring Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried.
David Koepp directed from his screenplay about a successful man and his younger actress wife who take a trip to Wales with their young daughter in a bid to repair their crumbling marriage.
After they arrive, the man believes a sinister force occupies the house and knows the secrets the couple has hidden from each other. Avery Essex also stars.
- 6/8/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
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