Guy Maddin’s sophomore feature, Archangel, takes place in a fantastical crossroads of history, in a hamlet in Russia so remote that the twin shocks of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution have only just reached town limits in 1919. Its plot—of a love triangle between a traumatized WWI veteran (Kyle McCulloch), the woman (Kathy Marykuca) he believes is his dead wife, and her own amnesiac husband (Ari Cohen)—offers something of a précis of narrative tropes and themes that would pervade Maddin’s cinema. There’s the juxtaposition of archaic film form with more risqué sexual exhibition, the slipperiness of memory, and a notion of projection heavily indebted to Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo.
Nonetheless, Archangel feels more like a repository of references to the cinema of a hundred years ago than something fully imbued with Maddin’s signature idiosyncrasy. Verohnka, for one, habitually wears a spiky, chintzy crown...
Nonetheless, Archangel feels more like a repository of references to the cinema of a hundred years ago than something fully imbued with Maddin’s signature idiosyncrasy. Verohnka, for one, habitually wears a spiky, chintzy crown...
- 3/11/2024
- by Jake Cole
- Slant Magazine
After releasing earlier this summer for PlayStation, Xbox, and the Epic Games Store, Telltale Games and Deck Nine’s The Expanse: A Telltale Series has finally arrived on Steam, alongside a bonus episode as separate Dlc.
Set before the events of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Amazon Prime Video television series, The Expanse: A Telltale Series sees players take on the role of Camina Drummer voiced by actress Cara Gee, who also starred in the series), the Xo of a scavenger crew on the hunt for a mysterious treasure on the edges of The Belt. As Drummer, players must deal with a mix of powerful personalities, square off against a bloody mutiny, explore locations beyond The Belt and, most of all, make tough decisions that will decide the fate of The Artemis crew.
Also launching today on Steam is a bonus Dlc episode in Archangel. Starring Shohreh Aghdashloo, reprising her role as Chrisjen Avasarala,...
Set before the events of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Amazon Prime Video television series, The Expanse: A Telltale Series sees players take on the role of Camina Drummer voiced by actress Cara Gee, who also starred in the series), the Xo of a scavenger crew on the hunt for a mysterious treasure on the edges of The Belt. As Drummer, players must deal with a mix of powerful personalities, square off against a bloody mutiny, explore locations beyond The Belt and, most of all, make tough decisions that will decide the fate of The Artemis crew.
Also launching today on Steam is a bonus Dlc episode in Archangel. Starring Shohreh Aghdashloo, reprising her role as Chrisjen Avasarala,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
Recently, the masterminds behind reggaeton's biggest stars and hitmakers have been coming into their own as artists. Last year, music producer Dímelo Flow released his debut album, "Always Dream." In June, producer Tainy also dropped his debut album, "Data." And now, Sky Rompiendo (real name Alejandro Ramírez Suárez) - one of the most in-demand Latin music producers of the past decade and the genius behind artists like J Balvin, Karol G, Maluma, and Feid - is shifting his focus from working behind the scenes to creating his own record. It's a move that has been long in the making, but for Rompiendo, the timing has been everything.
"I was inspired by all these producers like Pharrell, Timbaland, and Scott Storch - that whole movement of them eventually putting their faces up front and being more present in the scene versus not just always being behind the scenes," Rompiendo tells Popsugar.
"I was inspired by all these producers like Pharrell, Timbaland, and Scott Storch - that whole movement of them eventually putting their faces up front and being more present in the scene versus not just always being behind the scenes," Rompiendo tells Popsugar.
- 11/3/2023
- by Johanna Ferreira
- Popsugar.com
Distributing films by Todd Haynes, Guy Maddin, Abbas Kiarostami, Laura Poitras, Olivier Assayas, and even Jacques Demy, Zeitgeist Film has been one of the most vital caretakers of independent and international cinema in the last few decades. Founded in New York City in 1988 by Nancy Gerstman and Emily Russo, they will now get a well-deserved celebration at NYC’s Metrograph beginning this Friday, November 3, with the series Zeitgeist Films at 35, and we’re pleased to exclusively debut the trailer.
Along with Olivier Assayas’ Irma Vep, Todd Haynes’ Poison, Derek Jarman’s The Garden, Abbas Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry, Atom Egoyan’s Speaking Parts, and Jacques Demy’s Umbrellas of Cherbourg (released in a new restoration by Zeitgeist in 1996), the series features premieres of new 4K remasters of Guy Maddin’s Archangel and Marc Rothemund’s Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, plus an exclusive series closing night Member Preview of...
Along with Olivier Assayas’ Irma Vep, Todd Haynes’ Poison, Derek Jarman’s The Garden, Abbas Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry, Atom Egoyan’s Speaking Parts, and Jacques Demy’s Umbrellas of Cherbourg (released in a new restoration by Zeitgeist in 1996), the series features premieres of new 4K remasters of Guy Maddin’s Archangel and Marc Rothemund’s Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, plus an exclusive series closing night Member Preview of...
- 10/31/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Grimes’ baby names just keep getting more unique.
In a recent Twitter reply, the Canadian musician revealed that her 1-year-old daughter’s name is now a question, almost literally.
Read More: Elon Musk Plans ‘Texas Utopia’ Town With Input From Grimes And Kanye West
The artist welcomed her second child with Elon Musk back in December 2021, announcing the baby’s name was Exa Dark Sideræl Musk.
But in an interview with Vanity Fair at the time, she said that they actually refer to their daughter by the nickname “Y”.
In the reply to a user on Twitter last week, Grimes explained that she also calls Y by the nicknames “Why?” or “?”, adding, “But the government won’t recognize that.”
She's Y now, or "Why?" or just "?" (But the government won't recognize that). curiosity, the eternal question, .. and such.
—...
In a recent Twitter reply, the Canadian musician revealed that her 1-year-old daughter’s name is now a question, almost literally.
Read More: Elon Musk Plans ‘Texas Utopia’ Town With Input From Grimes And Kanye West
The artist welcomed her second child with Elon Musk back in December 2021, announcing the baby’s name was Exa Dark Sideræl Musk.
But in an interview with Vanity Fair at the time, she said that they actually refer to their daughter by the nickname “Y”.
In the reply to a user on Twitter last week, Grimes explained that she also calls Y by the nicknames “Why?” or “?”, adding, “But the government won’t recognize that.”
She's Y now, or "Why?" or just "?" (But the government won't recognize that). curiosity, the eternal question, .. and such.
—...
- 3/27/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
At this point, Bad Bunny's gender fluidity is pretty much common knowledge. The rapper has made a career out of upending rigid gender constructs and transcending generationally held prejudices about what it means to be a man. So when he was announced as the VMAs' artist of the year to a small crowd at my local bar, even the casual, non-Latinxs had some inkling of what the 28-year-old Puerto Rican artist has come to represent.
But rather than taking the stage to accept his award in the Spanglish that has become something of a trademark, Bad Bunny made us anticipate. The camera cut to Yankee Stadium, where thousands of fans waited in screaming anticipation for the artist. When Bad Bunny finally took the stage, it was through the open doors of a chapel, with an unknown bride in his arms. As the opening chords of his hit song "Tití Me Preguntó" played,...
But rather than taking the stage to accept his award in the Spanglish that has become something of a trademark, Bad Bunny made us anticipate. The camera cut to Yankee Stadium, where thousands of fans waited in screaming anticipation for the artist. When Bad Bunny finally took the stage, it was through the open doors of a chapel, with an unknown bride in his arms. As the opening chords of his hit song "Tití Me Preguntó" played,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Miguel Machado
- Popsugar.com
During the first of two nights at Radio City Music Hall for the New York stops of her Solar Power tour, Lorde performed a cover of “Hentai,” the overtly sex-positive song from Rosalía’s latest album Motomami.
In a recent email to her fans, Lorde praised Motomami, saying: “I’ve listened to the Rosalía album every day since it came out, fuck, it’s so good, I gagged when I heard that interpolation of ‘Archangel,’ ‘Hentai’ is genius, ‘Sakura’… projects like this remind me why I live for pop music — at its best,...
In a recent email to her fans, Lorde praised Motomami, saying: “I’ve listened to the Rosalía album every day since it came out, fuck, it’s so good, I gagged when I heard that interpolation of ‘Archangel,’ ‘Hentai’ is genius, ‘Sakura’… projects like this remind me why I live for pop music — at its best,...
- 4/19/2022
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
17 Films by Anand Patwardhan
One of the greatest chroniclers of Indian history over the past half-century, Anand Patwardhan has caused controversy in his native country for his searing, in-depth political documentaries . Now, his complete filmography is available to view, from his first film Waves of Revolution made in 1974 through his most recent film Reason completed in 2018.
Where to Stream: Ovid.tv
Ammonite (Francis Lee)
Calling a Kate Winslet performance career-best is no easy statement, but her turn as 19th-century English paleontologist Mary Anning in Ammonite is certainly in consideration. Few writer-directors trust their actors to do so much with so little dialogue as Francis Lee. Like Josh O’Connor’s Johnny in Lee’s debut,...
17 Films by Anand Patwardhan
One of the greatest chroniclers of Indian history over the past half-century, Anand Patwardhan has caused controversy in his native country for his searing, in-depth political documentaries . Now, his complete filmography is available to view, from his first film Waves of Revolution made in 1974 through his most recent film Reason completed in 2018.
Where to Stream: Ovid.tv
Ammonite (Francis Lee)
Calling a Kate Winslet performance career-best is no easy statement, but her turn as 19th-century English paleontologist Mary Anning in Ammonite is certainly in consideration. Few writer-directors trust their actors to do so much with so little dialogue as Francis Lee. Like Josh O’Connor’s Johnny in Lee’s debut,...
- 3/5/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
After unveiling the discs that will be arriving in April, including Bong Joon Ho’s Memories of Murder, Olivier Assayas’ Irma Vep, and more, Criterion has now announced what will be coming to their streaming channel next month.
Highlights include retrospectives dedicated to Guy Maddin, Ruby Dee, Lana Turner, and Gordon Parks, plus selections from Marlene Dietrich & Josef von Sternberg’s stellar box set. They will also present the exclusive streaming premieres of Bill Duke’s The Killing Floor, William Greaves’s Nationtime, Kevin Jerome Everson’s Park Lanes, and more.
Jim Jarmusch’s Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, which recently arrived on the collection, will be landing on the channel as well, along with a special “Lovers on the Run” series including film noir (They Live by Night) to New Hollywood (Badlands) to the French New Wave (Pierrot le fou) to Blaxploitation (Thomasine & Bushrod) and beyond. Also...
Highlights include retrospectives dedicated to Guy Maddin, Ruby Dee, Lana Turner, and Gordon Parks, plus selections from Marlene Dietrich & Josef von Sternberg’s stellar box set. They will also present the exclusive streaming premieres of Bill Duke’s The Killing Floor, William Greaves’s Nationtime, Kevin Jerome Everson’s Park Lanes, and more.
Jim Jarmusch’s Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, which recently arrived on the collection, will be landing on the channel as well, along with a special “Lovers on the Run” series including film noir (They Live by Night) to New Hollywood (Badlands) to the French New Wave (Pierrot le fou) to Blaxploitation (Thomasine & Bushrod) and beyond. Also...
- 1/26/2021
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: There is a marketing restructuring underway at Skydance Media. We can tell you first that WME senior marketing exec and former Paramount Pictures co-president of domestic marketing Rebecca Mall is in final talks to join the David Ellison-run studio in a newly designed head of marketing role that oversees all aspects of the company including streaming, games/interactive, animation, theatrical and TV. It is assumed that Mall will start in early 2021. We hear that talks in the final 24 hours for Mall’s transition have heated up.
Skydance Chief Marketing Officer Anne Globe and EVP Corporate Communications and Publicity Jack Horner are departing in the near term. I hear Globe’s departure is amicable and she’s agreeing to stay on for six months to consult and ensure a seamless transition during the reorg.
Mall’s hire is in response to the booming direct-to-consumer entertainment landscape, a sector in which she has great expertise,...
Skydance Chief Marketing Officer Anne Globe and EVP Corporate Communications and Publicity Jack Horner are departing in the near term. I hear Globe’s departure is amicable and she’s agreeing to stay on for six months to consult and ensure a seamless transition during the reorg.
Mall’s hire is in response to the booming direct-to-consumer entertainment landscape, a sector in which she has great expertise,...
- 11/24/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
International TV industry veteran Justin Bodle has died at his home in the South of France. The British executive was a well-known figure on the international TV circuit having been in the business for over three decades. Bodle suffered a brain hemorrhage Tuesday.
Having served in the British army, Bodle then worked in production, distribution and advertising in a varied career. During a stint in program sales at Hit Entertainment, he sold “The Muppet Show” and the Jim Henson catalog internationally. He is credited with structuring the first program barter deal on British television, placing “The Muppet Show” on Super Channel in 1987.
Bodle started out at ITV franchise company Thames Television, selling airtime to advertisers, before going on to join Peter Orton’s Hit. In the mid-1990s he formed his own production and distribution business, Power Television. He sold the business and then briefly bought it back, before shifting to full-time producing.
Having served in the British army, Bodle then worked in production, distribution and advertising in a varied career. During a stint in program sales at Hit Entertainment, he sold “The Muppet Show” and the Jim Henson catalog internationally. He is credited with structuring the first program barter deal on British television, placing “The Muppet Show” on Super Channel in 1987.
Bodle started out at ITV franchise company Thames Television, selling airtime to advertisers, before going on to join Peter Orton’s Hit. In the mid-1990s he formed his own production and distribution business, Power Television. He sold the business and then briefly bought it back, before shifting to full-time producing.
- 7/2/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
The Mexican Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences hosted the 61st edition of their Ariel Awards on Monday evening, where Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma” and Alejandra Márquez Abella’s “The Good Girls” stood out among the winners.
Perhaps the most surprising thing about Cuarón’s “Roma” scooping best picture is that it’s only the second of his films to win an Ariel award, and the first to be nominated for best picture. In 1992 “Sólo con Tu Pareja” was nominated for best first work and screenplay, and won best original story. In 2001 he chose not to submit his Oscar-nominated classic “Y tu mamá también” in protest at the Academy’s voting practices.
By the end of the Monday evening however, “Roma” netted 10 prizes, including best director, supporting actress, photography, screenplay, editing, sound, art design, visual effects and special effects to go along with the best picture prize.
A festival darling over the past year,...
Perhaps the most surprising thing about Cuarón’s “Roma” scooping best picture is that it’s only the second of his films to win an Ariel award, and the first to be nominated for best picture. In 1992 “Sólo con Tu Pareja” was nominated for best first work and screenplay, and won best original story. In 2001 he chose not to submit his Oscar-nominated classic “Y tu mamá también” in protest at the Academy’s voting practices.
By the end of the Monday evening however, “Roma” netted 10 prizes, including best director, supporting actress, photography, screenplay, editing, sound, art design, visual effects and special effects to go along with the best picture prize.
A festival darling over the past year,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The Walking Dead continues its expansion into new areas of media and we knew it was only a matter of time before Robert Kirkman's living dead world was brought to life in virtual reality. Today, it has been officially announced that Skydance Interactive is working on The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, a Vr game due out in 2019 where you'll need to survive in a walker-infested New Orleans:
"San Diego, Calif. – July 18, 2018 – Today at San Diego Comic-Con, Skydance Interactive, a division of Skydance Media, unveiled The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, the first official Vr title set in the expansive universe of The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is set to launch in 2019 and is being developed in partnership with Skybound Entertainment, the company founded by Eisner Award-winning creator of the The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman.
Set in the flooded remains of New Orleans, the game will challenge players...
"San Diego, Calif. – July 18, 2018 – Today at San Diego Comic-Con, Skydance Interactive, a division of Skydance Media, unveiled The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, the first official Vr title set in the expansive universe of The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is set to launch in 2019 and is being developed in partnership with Skybound Entertainment, the company founded by Eisner Award-winning creator of the The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman.
Set in the flooded remains of New Orleans, the game will challenge players...
- 7/18/2018
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
“You’re living the dream, Dp!”
In a film full of highlights and standout moments, Karan Soni’s Dopinder arguably stood head and shoulders above the rest as Deadpool‘s true breakout star.
Back in 2016, Dopinder was little more than a vengeful taxi driver who befriends the Merc With a Mouth once the bullets start flying, and it was the at-times effortless chemistry between Soni and Ryan Reynolds that had fans falling in love with Dopinder. He’s since gone on to become the Merc’s trusty getaway driver, of course, and that’s exactly where things pick up in Deadpool 2, the David Leitch-directed sequel that’s now on the verge of its primetime release on May 18th.
Ahead of that, though, Fox is ramping up the marketing machine and have today delivered a brand new promo which you can watch up above. Unsurprisingly, it places the spotlight on the aforementioned Dopinder,...
In a film full of highlights and standout moments, Karan Soni’s Dopinder arguably stood head and shoulders above the rest as Deadpool‘s true breakout star.
Back in 2016, Dopinder was little more than a vengeful taxi driver who befriends the Merc With a Mouth once the bullets start flying, and it was the at-times effortless chemistry between Soni and Ryan Reynolds that had fans falling in love with Dopinder. He’s since gone on to become the Merc’s trusty getaway driver, of course, and that’s exactly where things pick up in Deadpool 2, the David Leitch-directed sequel that’s now on the verge of its primetime release on May 18th.
Ahead of that, though, Fox is ramping up the marketing machine and have today delivered a brand new promo which you can watch up above. Unsurprisingly, it places the spotlight on the aforementioned Dopinder,...
- 5/6/2018
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
You’ve heard about Dawn of Justice, but what about the dawn of the X-Force?
Granted, that’s not the official title of Fox and David Leitch’s Deadpool sequel, but considering how Wade Wilson is about to assemble a posse of superpowered mutants, each more bizarre and quirky than the last, ‘Deadpool 2: Dawn of the X-Force’ would be a pretty apt title for what is undoubtedly the second must-see comic book movie of 2018 after Avengers: Infinity War.
But of course, this is just the beginning of the aforementioned team, as the upcoming sequel will likely act as something of a springboard as Fox begins to expand its mutant universe. An expansion that will, of course, include, Drew Goddard’s X-Force. Pre-production is just now getting underway on the ensemble movie ahead of its October start date, by which point Goddard and his team will be directing a “Black Ops...
Granted, that’s not the official title of Fox and David Leitch’s Deadpool sequel, but considering how Wade Wilson is about to assemble a posse of superpowered mutants, each more bizarre and quirky than the last, ‘Deadpool 2: Dawn of the X-Force’ would be a pretty apt title for what is undoubtedly the second must-see comic book movie of 2018 after Avengers: Infinity War.
But of course, this is just the beginning of the aforementioned team, as the upcoming sequel will likely act as something of a springboard as Fox begins to expand its mutant universe. An expansion that will, of course, include, Drew Goddard’s X-Force. Pre-production is just now getting underway on the ensemble movie ahead of its October start date, by which point Goddard and his team will be directing a “Black Ops...
- 5/4/2018
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Infinity War actor Josh Brolin isn’t the only one wholly committed to Fox’s X-Men franchise – That Hashtag Show brings word today that Zazie Beetz will reprise the role of Domino for X-Force, the Drew Goddard team-up movie that is said to be targeting a production start on October 1st.
Indeed, much like Brolin before her, Beetz has reportedly signed a three-picture deal with Fox, so news that her Domino will be returning for X-Force shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.
Pre-production is just now getting underway on the ensemble movie ahead of its October start date, by which point Goddard and his team will be directing a “Black Ops force of down and dirty mutant warriors who are far more ruthless than their X-Men counterparts.” Yikes.
Beyond that, details are scarce; all we know for sure is that Deadpool 2 will likely act as something of...
Indeed, much like Brolin before her, Beetz has reportedly signed a three-picture deal with Fox, so news that her Domino will be returning for X-Force shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.
Pre-production is just now getting underway on the ensemble movie ahead of its October start date, by which point Goddard and his team will be directing a “Black Ops force of down and dirty mutant warriors who are far more ruthless than their X-Men counterparts.” Yikes.
Beyond that, details are scarce; all we know for sure is that Deadpool 2 will likely act as something of...
- 4/25/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
When filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola gave Bram Stoker's Dracula his own twist in the early ’90s, Mike Mignola (along with Roy Thomas) used his unique artistic abilities to bring the ambitious adaptation to life in a four-issue comic book series. Now, a quarter of a century later, Idw is resurrecting Mignola's sought-after take on Bram Stoker's Dracula and bringing it back to print in a gorgeous hardcover collection coming out this September:
Press Release: San Diego, CA, (March 24th, 2018) – 25 years ago one of comics’ most celebrated creators, Mike Mignola, adapted to comics, along with Roy Thomas, the star-studded Columbia Pictures (Sony Pictures Entertainment) film by Francis Ford Coppola, Dracula, based on the world-renowned novel by Bram Stoker. Now at last fans of this lost treasure will have a chance to relive the terror, or discover it for the first time, as Idw is bringing the complete story back to print!
Press Release: San Diego, CA, (March 24th, 2018) – 25 years ago one of comics’ most celebrated creators, Mike Mignola, adapted to comics, along with Roy Thomas, the star-studded Columbia Pictures (Sony Pictures Entertainment) film by Francis Ford Coppola, Dracula, based on the world-renowned novel by Bram Stoker. Now at last fans of this lost treasure will have a chance to relive the terror, or discover it for the first time, as Idw is bringing the complete story back to print!
- 3/27/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
He introduced readers to Hap and Leonard and took us to the drive-in, but thanks to the film adaptation of his 1994 novella, writer Joe R. Lansdale is known by many for resurrecting Elvis, who recently returned in a Bubba Ho-Tep prequel novella by Lansdale. Now, the legendary author is teaming up with Idw Publishing to bring The King back to life in Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers, a new comic book series adaptation premiering this March:
Press Release: San Diego, CA – Hail to the King, baby! Prior to the events of the original Bubba Ho-Tep cult story, Elvis was enlisted by President Nixon to defeat an alien threat unlike anything he’s faced before. Idw and award-winning writer Joe R. Lansdale present Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers!
“Bubba Ho-Tep was an accidental story that turned out to be my first film adaptation, and it's still going strong in story and film,...
Press Release: San Diego, CA – Hail to the King, baby! Prior to the events of the original Bubba Ho-Tep cult story, Elvis was enlisted by President Nixon to defeat an alien threat unlike anything he’s faced before. Idw and award-winning writer Joe R. Lansdale present Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers!
“Bubba Ho-Tep was an accidental story that turned out to be my first film adaptation, and it's still going strong in story and film,...
- 1/16/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
We first told you back in July about Syfy giving the green light to the pilot Dominion, based on characters in the 2010 film Legion. Back then we had little to go on besides a sketchy paragraph about it being set 25 years in the future after an epic war between an army of angels and humankind.
Now we have more, including not only the casting of three major characters (at least two of whom are likely familiar to you) but a lot more in the way of plot and character detail.
Although I’m completely enthusiastic and encouraging about this pilot, the fact that one of the actors, Christopher Egan, was also cast in the pilot Gothica as Dorian Gray proves that casting a pilot by no means guarantees its pickup to series.
You have been warned; get excited about this, but don’t fall in love just yet:
Syfy Casts Christopher Egan,...
Now we have more, including not only the casting of three major characters (at least two of whom are likely familiar to you) but a lot more in the way of plot and character detail.
Although I’m completely enthusiastic and encouraging about this pilot, the fact that one of the actors, Christopher Egan, was also cast in the pilot Gothica as Dorian Gray proves that casting a pilot by no means guarantees its pickup to series.
You have been warned; get excited about this, but don’t fall in love just yet:
Syfy Casts Christopher Egan,...
- 9/6/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
The name of James Christopher's and Chris Copple's production company couldn't sound pretentious. Christopher and Copple were halfway through production on their first feature-length film Littlefield when, after a night of beer drinking, the name Twitchy Dolphin Flix surfaced and was chosen.
Christopher is now the company's president and writer/director, and Copple the creative director and director of photography. From their first feature-length film Funny Books to the company's upcoming eighth film 3 References, their business partnership is going strong.
The unlikely duo met as radio-television-film students at The University of Texas at Austin. Christopher had enrolled at Ut after spending seven years in the U.S. Army. He and Copple shared disinterest in their summer digital documentary class, which led to their collaboration on the short film Strike Team Archangel, an adaptation of Christopher's 26-page script. Over the 2.5 days of filming the short Strike Team Archangel, Christopher...
Christopher is now the company's president and writer/director, and Copple the creative director and director of photography. From their first feature-length film Funny Books to the company's upcoming eighth film 3 References, their business partnership is going strong.
The unlikely duo met as radio-television-film students at The University of Texas at Austin. Christopher had enrolled at Ut after spending seven years in the U.S. Army. He and Copple shared disinterest in their summer digital documentary class, which led to their collaboration on the short film Strike Team Archangel, an adaptation of Christopher's 26-page script. Over the 2.5 days of filming the short Strike Team Archangel, Christopher...
- 5/21/2012
- by Jordan Gass-Poore'
- Slackerwood
Exclusive: Fox 2000 and Chernin Entertainment have teamed on a deal for screen rights to the upcoming Robert Harris novel The Fear Index, a thriller Knopf will publish in January in the Us after a September UK release. The pic will be produced by Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark and Jenno Topping. I'd initially heard that director Paul Greengrass might be involved, but his reps say that while he and the author go back to their BBC days, the filmmaker isn't part of this deal. The thriller involves a scientist who figures out how to use a revolutionary system of computer algorithms to trade on the world's financial markets. His hedge fund, which is built around the standard measure of market volatility--called the Fear Index--reaps huge returns. Late one night while he's asleep with his wife in their house beside Lake Geneva, an intruder awakens them. Over the course of a day,...
- 6/14/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
The Last Airbender
Opens: July 2nd 2010
Cast: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Summary: A live-action film based on the Nickelodeon animated TV series. In a fantastic world where civilisation exists as four great empires, a reluctant young child sets out on a perilous journey to restore balance to a world torn apart by war.
Analysis: It has been quite the decade for M. Night Shyamalan, who started it as a household name with the label of a modern-day Hitchcock thanks to the likes of "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs". Today he's considered more of a one-trick pony and in some cases a punchline due to rampant stories of egomania run wild and a series of much derided onscreen flops like "Lady in the Water" and "The Happening".
Thus 'Airbender' marks a potential return to form for the helmer. An adaptation of the hit...
Opens: July 2nd 2010
Cast: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Summary: A live-action film based on the Nickelodeon animated TV series. In a fantastic world where civilisation exists as four great empires, a reluctant young child sets out on a perilous journey to restore balance to a world torn apart by war.
Analysis: It has been quite the decade for M. Night Shyamalan, who started it as a household name with the label of a modern-day Hitchcock thanks to the likes of "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs". Today he's considered more of a one-trick pony and in some cases a punchline due to rampant stories of egomania run wild and a series of much derided onscreen flops like "Lady in the Water" and "The Happening".
Thus 'Airbender' marks a potential return to form for the helmer. An adaptation of the hit...
- 12/27/2009
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Last Airbender
Opens: July 2nd 2010
Cast: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Summary: A live-action film based on the Nickelodeon animated TV series. In a fantastic world where civilisation exists as four great empires, a reluctant young child sets out on a perilous journey to restore balance to a world torn apart by war.
Analysis: Its been quite the decade for M. Night Shyamalan who started it as a household name with labels of a moodern-day Hitchcock thanks to the likes of "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs". Today he's considered more of a one-trick pony and in some cases a punchline due to rampant stories of egomania run wild and a series of much derided onscreen flops like "Lady in the Water" and "The Happening".
Thus 'Airbender' marks a potential return to form for the helmer. An adaptation of the hit cartoon series...
Opens: July 2nd 2010
Cast: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Summary: A live-action film based on the Nickelodeon animated TV series. In a fantastic world where civilisation exists as four great empires, a reluctant young child sets out on a perilous journey to restore balance to a world torn apart by war.
Analysis: Its been quite the decade for M. Night Shyamalan who started it as a household name with labels of a moodern-day Hitchcock thanks to the likes of "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs". Today he's considered more of a one-trick pony and in some cases a punchline due to rampant stories of egomania run wild and a series of much derided onscreen flops like "Lady in the Water" and "The Happening".
Thus 'Airbender' marks a potential return to form for the helmer. An adaptation of the hit cartoon series...
- 12/27/2009
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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