Clockwise from top left: Eileen (Neon), Sympathy For The Devil (Rlje Films), The Promised Land (Magnolia Pictures), Ferrari (Neon)Image: The A.V. Club
As the summer movie season gets ready to kick off in theaters, Hulu highlights some A-list stars in indie films for its May calendar. In Eileen, Anne Hathaway...
As the summer movie season gets ready to kick off in theaters, Hulu highlights some A-list stars in indie films for its May calendar. In Eileen, Anne Hathaway...
- 5/2/2024
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
Exclusive: David Krumholtz (Oppenheimer) has signed on to star in Forelock, a dark comedy marking the solo feature directorial debut of Caleb Alexander Smith (NCIS).
The filmmaker also stars in the pic, which he scripted. Emily Swallow (The Mandalorian), Alimi Ballard (Queen of the South) and Chloe Farnworth (MaXXXine) round out the cast.
Forelock centers on a naive fitness enthusiast (Smith) seeking a fresh start in Los Angeles, watching as he collides with a Hollywood Boulevard grifter (Krumholtz) who exploits his uncanny resemblance to the world’s most famous superhero.
Pic is the first for Midnight Chimes, the film and TV production company founded last year by sports journalist and broadcaster Lindsay McCormick and Smith. McCormick is producing, with Russ Hammonds exec producing alongside Krumholtz. The film is co-financed by Midnight Chimes LLC, with production currently underway in Los Angeles.
“It’s an honor to...
The filmmaker also stars in the pic, which he scripted. Emily Swallow (The Mandalorian), Alimi Ballard (Queen of the South) and Chloe Farnworth (MaXXXine) round out the cast.
Forelock centers on a naive fitness enthusiast (Smith) seeking a fresh start in Los Angeles, watching as he collides with a Hollywood Boulevard grifter (Krumholtz) who exploits his uncanny resemblance to the world’s most famous superhero.
Pic is the first for Midnight Chimes, the film and TV production company founded last year by sports journalist and broadcaster Lindsay McCormick and Smith. McCormick is producing, with Russ Hammonds exec producing alongside Krumholtz. The film is co-financed by Midnight Chimes LLC, with production currently underway in Los Angeles.
“It’s an honor to...
- 3/7/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
"You shouldn't believe anything anyone says, but you should believe what they do." "And what are you doing…?" Gravitas Ventures has revealed an official trailer for a revenge thriller titled Other Monsters, marking the feature debut of filmmaker Ben Lanoha. The film will be out to watch on VOD at the end of this month. Kris Park stars as Connor Holloway – a troubled ex-marine recently released from prison after being wrongfully convicted. He embarks on one last mission: to get even with the four men who robbed him of the only beautiful thing he'd ever had. The cast also includes Alexandra Holden, Anthony Herrern, Randall Malin, Cherie Julander, and Chloe Farnworth. Another of these dime-a-dozen action thriller films about tough guys being churned out & dumped on VOD these days. Nothing to see here, move along. ›››
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- 9/13/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Stars: Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Chloe Farnworth, Mick Foley, Kit Williamson, Nikea Gamby-Turner, Tara Perry, Brooke Seguim, Dust Warren, Tom DeTrinis, Thomas Hobson, Juilanne Dowler, Briana Lane, Taylor Alden, Scott Dean | Written and Directed by Brea Grant
Brea Grant, at least for me, first came to prominence after appearing in Heroes, the mid-2000s superhero show that took the world by storm for about a season but never truly recovering post-writers strike. Since then she’s appeared in a number of other genre shows and movies, including The Guild, Game Shop, Worry Dolls and Beyond the Gates. However alongside her acting roles Grant has been slowing progressing as both writer and director; and this year she has not one but two genre films under her belt – writing and starring in Lucky; and writing and directing this hospital-set horror, 12 Hour Shift.
12 Hour Shift follows Mandy, played by the always-excellent Angela Bettis,...
Brea Grant, at least for me, first came to prominence after appearing in Heroes, the mid-2000s superhero show that took the world by storm for about a season but never truly recovering post-writers strike. Since then she’s appeared in a number of other genre shows and movies, including The Guild, Game Shop, Worry Dolls and Beyond the Gates. However alongside her acting roles Grant has been slowing progressing as both writer and director; and this year she has not one but two genre films under her belt – writing and starring in Lucky; and writing and directing this hospital-set horror, 12 Hour Shift.
12 Hour Shift follows Mandy, played by the always-excellent Angela Bettis,...
- 1/25/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
In and around all the glamour and violence of Hollywood's interpretation, crucial facts about organised crime often get lost. For the most part, it operates like any other business, with supply chain issues and codes of conduct. It aims to do so as quietly and civilly as possible so as not to attract unwanted attention. And just like any other business, it has to deal with incompetent trainees.
Regina (Chloe Farnworth) is slow to grasp the rules on her first day as an organ trafficker. She arrives at the drop-off point with the cooler as planned, but the kidney is was supposed to contain is missing. With a criminal VIP in urgent need of a transplant, her boss is understandably displeased. He makes it very clear: if she doesn't get him another kidney within the next couple of hours, he'll consider taking one of hers.
Why is the obviously incompetent Regina doing.
Regina (Chloe Farnworth) is slow to grasp the rules on her first day as an organ trafficker. She arrives at the drop-off point with the cooler as planned, but the kidney is was supposed to contain is missing. With a criminal VIP in urgent need of a transplant, her boss is understandably displeased. He makes it very clear: if she doesn't get him another kidney within the next couple of hours, he'll consider taking one of hers.
Why is the obviously incompetent Regina doing.
- 1/23/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Now here is one dark premise – a nurse who funds her drug addiction by killing her patients and selling their organs. Some may see this as a nod to the organ theft legend of the 1990s, while others may recall the numerous ‘Angel of Death’ cases. Either way, there is always comedy to be found in the darkest of subjects.
The nurse in question is Mandy (Angela Bettis), a misanthrope who lives for smoke breaks and crushed opiates. Bettis does good work here, lending her character a disdainful crabbiness, especially when confronted by her peers’ intrusive small talk. Mandy bides her time until the small hours, when she can continue her lucrative organ trafficking. However, things go awry when she recruits Regina (Chloe Farnworth), her idiotic cousin, to act as a delivery driver.
This is ripe ground for all manner of neo-noir nastiness. Think Killer Joe meets Nurse Betty – a real deep-fried,...
The nurse in question is Mandy (Angela Bettis), a misanthrope who lives for smoke breaks and crushed opiates. Bettis does good work here, lending her character a disdainful crabbiness, especially when confronted by her peers’ intrusive small talk. Mandy bides her time until the small hours, when she can continue her lucrative organ trafficking. However, things go awry when she recruits Regina (Chloe Farnworth), her idiotic cousin, to act as a delivery driver.
This is ripe ground for all manner of neo-noir nastiness. Think Killer Joe meets Nurse Betty – a real deep-fried,...
- 1/21/2021
- by Jack Hawkins
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Stars: Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Chloe Farnworth, Mick Foley, Kit Williamson, Nikea Gamby-Turner, Tara Perry, Brooke Seguim, Dust Warren, Tom DeTrinis, Thomas Hobson, Juilanne Dowler, Briana Lane, Taylor Alden, Scott Dean | Written and Directed by Brea Grant
Brea Grant, at least for me, first came to prominence after appearing in Heroes, the mid-2000s superhero show that took the world by storm for about a season but never truly recovering post-writers strike. Since then she’s appeared in a number of other genre shows and movies, including The Guild, Game Shop, Worry Dolls and Beyond the Gates. However alongside her acting roles Grant has been slowing progressing as both writer and director; and this year she has not one but two genre films under her belt – writing and starring in Lucky; and writing and directing this hospital-set horror, 12 Hour Shift.
12 Hour Shift follows Mandy, played by the always-excellent Angela Bettis,...
Brea Grant, at least for me, first came to prominence after appearing in Heroes, the mid-2000s superhero show that took the world by storm for about a season but never truly recovering post-writers strike. Since then she’s appeared in a number of other genre shows and movies, including The Guild, Game Shop, Worry Dolls and Beyond the Gates. However alongside her acting roles Grant has been slowing progressing as both writer and director; and this year she has not one but two genre films under her belt – writing and starring in Lucky; and writing and directing this hospital-set horror, 12 Hour Shift.
12 Hour Shift follows Mandy, played by the always-excellent Angela Bettis,...
- 10/10/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
David Arquette has been quite the busy man these days, as he starred in the film “You Can’t Kill David Arquette” and most recently released the zany thriller “12 Hour Shift” alongside Angela Bettis and Chloe Farnworth. Arquette is also reprising his role as Dwight “Dewey” Riley in the highly anticipated film “Scream 5”. If you are looking for a fun/off-the-wall thriller then “12 Hour Shift” is the film for you! Arquette plays the role of prison inmate Jefferson who is brought to the hospital during one absolutely insane overnight shift! Arquette also serves as a producer on the film. The plot for “12 Hour Shift” is as follows: Over the course of one night in 1998 at an Arkansas hospital, a junkie nurse (Angelia Bettis), her scheming cousin (Chloe Farnworth), and a group of black market organ-trading criminals get caught up in a heist gone wrong. And believe us … things really,...
- 10/4/2020
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Following its well-received world premiere at the virtual Fantasia Fest this past summer, Brea Grant's 12 Hour Shift is now on VOD from Magnet Releasing, and to celebrate its release, we've been provided with an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers!
A hospital room becomes the site of violence and dark humor in our exclusive clip from 12 Hour Shift below, and in case you missed it, be sure to check out Heather Wixson's review and Lindsay Traves' interview with Grant.
Written and directed by Brea Grant, 12 Hour Shift stars Angela Bettis, Chloe Farnworth, Nikea Gamby-Turner, Kit Williamson, and David Arquette.
Synopsis: "It’s 1998 and over the course of one night at an Arkansas hospital, a junkie nurse, her scheming cousin and a group of black market organ-trading criminals get caught up in a heist gone wrong."
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A hospital room becomes the site of violence and dark humor in our exclusive clip from 12 Hour Shift below, and in case you missed it, be sure to check out Heather Wixson's review and Lindsay Traves' interview with Grant.
Written and directed by Brea Grant, 12 Hour Shift stars Angela Bettis, Chloe Farnworth, Nikea Gamby-Turner, Kit Williamson, and David Arquette.
Synopsis: "It’s 1998 and over the course of one night at an Arkansas hospital, a junkie nurse, her scheming cousin and a group of black market organ-trading criminals get caught up in a heist gone wrong."
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- 10/2/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
12 Hour Shift is a fine example of a comedy horror that delivers on both fronts. To mark its release we had the pleasure of speaking to (fellow Brit) Chloe Farnworth, who plays a schemer embroiled in the dark and dangerous world of organ-trading.
Chatting to us on Zoom, Farnworth talks about playing an all-American character, and comments on the playful edge to this production. She talks about her research into the role, and on co-stars WWE legend Mick Foley and David Arquette, telling us all about the day the latter brought in a donkey to the set (as you do).
Watch the full interview with Chloe Farnworth here:
Synopsis
It’s 1998 and over the course of one night at an Arkansas hospital, a junkie nurse, her scheming cousin and a group of black market organ-trading criminals get caught up in a heist gone wrong. 12 Hour Shift is in theaters across the US,...
Chatting to us on Zoom, Farnworth talks about playing an all-American character, and comments on the playful edge to this production. She talks about her research into the role, and on co-stars WWE legend Mick Foley and David Arquette, telling us all about the day the latter brought in a donkey to the set (as you do).
Watch the full interview with Chloe Farnworth here:
Synopsis
It’s 1998 and over the course of one night at an Arkansas hospital, a junkie nurse, her scheming cousin and a group of black market organ-trading criminals get caught up in a heist gone wrong. 12 Hour Shift is in theaters across the US,...
- 10/2/2020
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The next installment of the “Dissecting Horror” digital panel series will take place today, September 30th at 6 pm Pst and be with the creative talent from Magnet Releasing’s upcoming film 12 Hour Shift. Panelists include writer/director Brea Grant, composer/cinematographer Matt Glass, sound supervisor/re-recording mixer Jacob Blommfield-Misrach, and one of the film’s stars Chloe Farnworth. Dread Central’s Michelle […]...
- 9/30/2020
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
It’s been way too long since we’ve gotten to see Angela Bettis covered in someone else’s blood. The rare actor capable of endowing homicide with the casualness (and passion) of a hobby, Bettis’ endearingly cracked turn in the titular role of 2002’s “May” — Lucky McKee’s modern fable about an introverted loner who quite literally makes a friend from the spare parts she collects from other people — minted her as an indie horror icon. In fact, Bettis was so indelible in the film that it was hard to notice when she fell off the map a bit during the years that followed; some performances lodge a shiv in your brain and leave it there like it always just happened. As a no-nonsense Arkansas ER nurse/black market kidney-dealer in “12 Hour Shift,” Bettis finally gets the material she needs to deliver another one.
Almost certainly the funniest...
Almost certainly the funniest...
- 9/29/2020
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Magnet Releasing will release 12 Hour Shift in theaters and on demand October 2nd, 2020. Writer/Director Brea Grant and Stars David Arquette & Chloe Farnworth will be available for select 1:1 phone, podcast and on-camera via Zoom interviews on Thursday, September 24th. Written and Directed by Brea Grant Starring Angela Bettis, Chloe Farnworth, Nikea Gamby-Turner, …
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- 9/15/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
The Fantasia International Film Festival has been serving up fresh and often visionary new voices in sci-fi, horror and other genres for nearly a quarter of a century, and this year’s 24th edition was no different — except, of course, it was all different.
Fantasia, which under normal circumstances physically takes place in Montreal in mid-summer, went online in 2020 for an all-digital edition that kicked off on August 20 and concluded on September 2. The event was a mix of films that were either available on demand at any time throughout the fest (up until a maximum ticket capacity was reached) or were designated to stream “live,” as it were, on one or two certain dates at specific times (also with a maximum ticket capacity).
Although press from around the world was invited to cover the festival, the entire program was geoblocked to Canadian ticket buyers only — which means that as a...
Fantasia, which under normal circumstances physically takes place in Montreal in mid-summer, went online in 2020 for an all-digital edition that kicked off on August 20 and concluded on September 2. The event was a mix of films that were either available on demand at any time throughout the fest (up until a maximum ticket capacity was reached) or were designated to stream “live,” as it were, on one or two certain dates at specific times (also with a maximum ticket capacity).
Although press from around the world was invited to cover the festival, the entire program was geoblocked to Canadian ticket buyers only — which means that as a...
- 9/4/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Hospitalization proves more than usually fatal in “12 Hour Shift,” a bloody black comedy from actress turned writer-director Brea Grant. This clever mix of the farcical and macabre finds shady nurse Angela Bettis’ sideline in illicit organ harvesting going seriously awry during an extra-long work stint at a 1999 Arkansas care facility. Although closer to the twistedly gallows-humorous likes of “The Hospital” and Scorcese’s underrated “Bringing Out the Dead” than the sizable subgenre of hospital horror mellers, it will most likely find an appreciative initial audience among genre fans. Magnet plans release to available theaters and on demand Oct. 2, following a brief, Covid-hobbled festival tour.
Though she started out in prestige dramatic roles for Zeffirelli and James Mangold, Bettis became a favorite for horror aficionados as of 2002, via title roles in both indie cult object “May” and a TV “Carrie.” Her forays into that territory invariably up the movie’s game,...
Though she started out in prestige dramatic roles for Zeffirelli and James Mangold, Bettis became a favorite for horror aficionados as of 2002, via title roles in both indie cult object “May” and a TV “Carrie.” Her forays into that territory invariably up the movie’s game,...
- 9/2/2020
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Magnet Releasing And Hct Media In Association With One Last Run Present Magnet Releasing will release 12 Hour Shift in theaters and on demand October 2nd, 2020. Written and Directed by Brea Grant Starring Angela Bettis, Chloe Farnworth, Nikea Gamby-Turner, Kit Williamson, and David Arquette It’s 1998 and over the course of one night at an …
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- 8/24/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
As someone who loves movies that cover a specific time period where a central character has to deal with everything going totally sideways for them, 12 Hour Shift scratched that cinematic itch for me and delivers up a darkly comedic caper of sorts centered around organ trafficking taking place in a small town hospital in Arkansas. This is the second feature film from Brea Grant, and for as much as I enjoyed her debut movie Best Friends Forever, 12 Hour Shift proves that she’s grown in so many ways as a filmmaker over the last few years, and it makes me extremely excited about what the future holds for her career.
12 Hour Shift follows an embittered junkie of a nurse named Mandy (played by the always incomparable Angela Bettis), who has just began an overnight shift at the hospital, but has no idea just the amount of hijinks...
12 Hour Shift follows an embittered junkie of a nurse named Mandy (played by the always incomparable Angela Bettis), who has just began an overnight shift at the hospital, but has no idea just the amount of hijinks...
- 8/23/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
"How dead are you...?" Magnet Releasing has debuted an official trailer for Brea Grant's 12 Hour Shift, a dark comedy horror heist thriller that's premiering at the Fantasia Film Festival this month. The film is the second feature directed by the talented actress Brea Grant, following Best Friends Forever, and it's also written by Brea. Nurse Mandy is just trying to make it through her double shift at the hospital alive, but her nasty drug addiction, annoying co-workers, needy patients, and devious cousin are making it pretty tough, not to mention some organ-stealing criminals and an injured convict. They try to pull off something that will either kill them or give them a way out. Starring Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Mick Foley, Chloe Farnworth, Kit Williamson, Tara Perry, & Nikea Gamby-Turner. Hitting VOD in October this fall. Here's the second official trailer (+ new poster) for Brea Grant's 12 Hour Shift,...
- 8/20/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
FrightFest, the UK horror festival that was forced to move online this year because of pandemic disruption, has unveiled a lineup for its 21st edition (August 27-31) including seven world premieres.
The event opens with the UK premiere of Sky Sharks, which features Nazi zombie-piloted airborne killer sharks.
World premieres include Logan Thomas’s There’s No Such Thing As Vampires, Patrick Rea’s I Am Lisa, Ruben Pla’s The Horror Crowd, G-Hey Kim’s Don’t Click, Toby Watts’ Playhouse, Airell Anthony Hayles and Sam Casserly’s They’re Outside, and Francesco Giannini’s Hall.
Industry-focused events will include a panel hosted by Den Of Geek’s UK editor Rosie Fletcher about how the horror genre has been affected by the pandemic.
All online film screenings will be geo-locked to UK audiences and available through FrightFest’s website.
“We will desperately miss seeing all of you in person...
The event opens with the UK premiere of Sky Sharks, which features Nazi zombie-piloted airborne killer sharks.
World premieres include Logan Thomas’s There’s No Such Thing As Vampires, Patrick Rea’s I Am Lisa, Ruben Pla’s The Horror Crowd, G-Hey Kim’s Don’t Click, Toby Watts’ Playhouse, Airell Anthony Hayles and Sam Casserly’s They’re Outside, and Francesco Giannini’s Hall.
Industry-focused events will include a panel hosted by Den Of Geek’s UK editor Rosie Fletcher about how the horror genre has been affected by the pandemic.
All online film screenings will be geo-locked to UK audiences and available through FrightFest’s website.
“We will desperately miss seeing all of you in person...
- 7/28/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Angela Bettis stars alongside David Arquette.
Magnolia International has added another title to its virtual Cannes slate after Magnet Releasing picked up worldwide rights to Tribeca horror 12 Hour Shift.
Brea Grant wrote and directed the story about a nurse desperate to survive her double shift after she gets caught up in a black market organ-trading scheme.
Angela Bettis stars alongside David Arquette, Chloe Farnworth, WWE Superstar Mick Foley, Kit Williamson, Tara Perry and Nikea Gamby-Turne.
Christina Arquette and David Arquette produced with Hct Media’s Matt Glass, Jordan Wayne Long, and Perry.
Magnolia executive vice-president Dori Begley and senior...
Magnolia International has added another title to its virtual Cannes slate after Magnet Releasing picked up worldwide rights to Tribeca horror 12 Hour Shift.
Brea Grant wrote and directed the story about a nurse desperate to survive her double shift after she gets caught up in a black market organ-trading scheme.
Angela Bettis stars alongside David Arquette, Chloe Farnworth, WWE Superstar Mick Foley, Kit Williamson, Tara Perry and Nikea Gamby-Turne.
Christina Arquette and David Arquette produced with Hct Media’s Matt Glass, Jordan Wayne Long, and Perry.
Magnolia executive vice-president Dori Begley and senior...
- 6/18/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Another glimpse at a Tribeca Film Festival premiere. Hct Media has debuted an official trailer for an indie dark comedy horror thriller titled 12 Hour Shift, which was due to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this year until the fest was cancelled. The film is the second feature directed by the talented actress Brea Grant, following Best Friends Forever, and it's also written by Brea. Nurse Mandy is just trying to make it through her double shift at the hospital alive, but her nasty drug addiction, annoying co-workers, needy patients, and devious cousin are making it pretty tough, not to mention some organ-stealing criminals and an injured convict. They try to pull off something that will either kill them or give them a way out. Starring Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Mick Foley, Chloe Farnworth, Kit Williamson, Tara Perry, and Nikea Gamby-Turner. This is more of an introductory teaser than a full trailer,...
- 4/16/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Entering its 19th edition this year, Tribeca Film Festival has announced its feature film lineup, including a number of anticipated titles as well as festival favorites. World premiering at the festival is Chad Hartigan’s sci-fi romance Little Fish, Gerardo Naranjo’s Kokoloko, Eleanor Coppola’s Love is Love is Love, Michael Winterbottom’s sequel The Trip to Greece, Rodney Ascher’s A Glitch in the Matrix, Talya Lavie’s Honeymood, BenDavid Grabinski’s Happily, Bryan Bertino’s The Dark & The Wicked, plus documentaries on Stanley Kubrick, Dmx, Harry Belafonte, John Belushi, Brian Wilson, and more.
In terms of festival favorites, there’s Josephine Decker’s Shirley (our review), Jayro Bustamante’s La Llorona Heidi Ewing’s I Carry You With Me, Gaspar Noé’s medium-length work Lux Aeterna, the St. Vincent-Carrie Brownstein collaboration The Nowhere Inn, and more. Plus, Judd Apatow’s The King of Staten Island will...
In terms of festival favorites, there’s Josephine Decker’s Shirley (our review), Jayro Bustamante’s La Llorona Heidi Ewing’s I Carry You With Me, Gaspar Noé’s medium-length work Lux Aeterna, the St. Vincent-Carrie Brownstein collaboration The Nowhere Inn, and more. Plus, Judd Apatow’s The King of Staten Island will...
- 3/4/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival Tuesday unveiled its feature film lineup for its 19th edition running April 15-26 in NYC.
The fest, presented by AT&T, said it is continuing its tradition of championing the discovery of emerging voices and celebrating new work from established talent. This year it’s showcasing comedic, music-centered, political and socially-conscious films from diverse storytellers who use art to inspire positive change and community restoration.
The features program will include 115 films from 124 filmmakers from across 33 different countries. The line-up includes 95 world premieres, 2 international premieres, 4 North American premieres, 4 U.S. premieres, and 9 New York premieres and one sneak preview.
This year’s program includes 19 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects, and 44 of the feature films have one or more women directors. The feature program was curated from 3,385 submissions, and this year’s Festival received a record 10,397 total submissions across all categories. “First comes the story, then empathy,...
The fest, presented by AT&T, said it is continuing its tradition of championing the discovery of emerging voices and celebrating new work from established talent. This year it’s showcasing comedic, music-centered, political and socially-conscious films from diverse storytellers who use art to inspire positive change and community restoration.
The features program will include 115 films from 124 filmmakers from across 33 different countries. The line-up includes 95 world premieres, 2 international premieres, 4 North American premieres, 4 U.S. premieres, and 9 New York premieres and one sneak preview.
This year’s program includes 19 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects, and 44 of the feature films have one or more women directors. The feature program was curated from 3,385 submissions, and this year’s Festival received a record 10,397 total submissions across all categories. “First comes the story, then empathy,...
- 3/3/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Tribeca Film Festival announced its 2020 lineup, a slate of 115 movies that includes offerings from Hugh Jackman, Pete Davidson and Chrissy Teigen.
The 2020 festival — which runs in Manhattan from April 15 through April 26 — has selections from 124 filmmakers representing 33 countries.
High-profile screenings include the U.S. premiere of “Bad Education” starring Jackman; the New York premiere of Judd Apatow’s comedy “The King of Staten Island” with Davidson; Elisabeth Moss in “Shirley;” and “Call Your Mother” featuring Bridget Everett, Tig Notaro and Awkwafina. “Fries,” a documentary from Teigen and Malcolm Gladwell, will have its world premiere at the festival.
Other non-fiction films debuting include “Citizen Penn,” a look at Sean Penn’s relief work in Haiti, and “Don’t Try to Understand: A Year in the Life of Earl ‘Dmx’ Simmons,” featuring inside access to the life of the famous rapper. Laverne Cox-produced film “Disclosure,” an exploration of transgender representation in the media will also premiere,...
The 2020 festival — which runs in Manhattan from April 15 through April 26 — has selections from 124 filmmakers representing 33 countries.
High-profile screenings include the U.S. premiere of “Bad Education” starring Jackman; the New York premiere of Judd Apatow’s comedy “The King of Staten Island” with Davidson; Elisabeth Moss in “Shirley;” and “Call Your Mother” featuring Bridget Everett, Tig Notaro and Awkwafina. “Fries,” a documentary from Teigen and Malcolm Gladwell, will have its world premiere at the festival.
Other non-fiction films debuting include “Citizen Penn,” a look at Sean Penn’s relief work in Haiti, and “Don’t Try to Understand: A Year in the Life of Earl ‘Dmx’ Simmons,” featuring inside access to the life of the famous rapper. Laverne Cox-produced film “Disclosure,” an exploration of transgender representation in the media will also premiere,...
- 3/3/2020
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, has today unveiled its feature film lineup, including a number of world premieres and a selection of proven hits from other festivals, including Tiff, Sundance, and SXSW. The features program will include 115 films from 124 filmmakers from across 33 different countries. This newly announced lineup includes 95 world premieres, 2 international premieres, 4 North American premieres, 4 U.S. premieres, and 9 New York premieres, plus one sneak preview. The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival will run April 15 to 26 across New York City and even, for the first time ever, New Jersey.
“This year’s festival embraces the unique power of film to bring people together — whether that’s literally the communal experience of watching a film in a packed theater, or the more intangible way a great film can make you empathize with a stranger’s struggle,” said festival director Cara Cusumano in an official statement. “In an election year where...
“This year’s festival embraces the unique power of film to bring people together — whether that’s literally the communal experience of watching a film in a packed theater, or the more intangible way a great film can make you empathize with a stranger’s struggle,” said festival director Cara Cusumano in an official statement. “In an election year where...
- 3/3/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
WWE legend Mick Foley has joined the cast of David Arquette’s new project, “12 Hour Shift,” alongside Angela Bettis, Chloe Farnworth, Kit Williamson, Tara Perry and Nikea Gamby-Turner, TheWrap has learned exclusively.
Brea Grant is writing and directing the horror comedy that will follow a group of nurses stealing organs and selling them on the black market.
Emmy award-winning duo Jordan Wayne Long and Matt Glass of Hct Media are producing, as is Arquette and his wife, Christina McLarty.
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The project is currently in production in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and is receiving a tax credit for doing so. Arkansas offers a 20% incentive on goods and services, as well as an additional 10% for Arkansas workforce.
“We’re excited to see the continued growth of the film industry in Arkansas, along with the first-rate...
Brea Grant is writing and directing the horror comedy that will follow a group of nurses stealing organs and selling them on the black market.
Emmy award-winning duo Jordan Wayne Long and Matt Glass of Hct Media are producing, as is Arquette and his wife, Christina McLarty.
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The project is currently in production in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and is receiving a tax credit for doing so. Arkansas offers a 20% incentive on goods and services, as well as an additional 10% for Arkansas workforce.
“We’re excited to see the continued growth of the film industry in Arkansas, along with the first-rate...
- 4/22/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Ireland-Finland-Germany drama set to shoot later this year.
Berlin-based sales outfit Pluto Film has boarded international sales rights to Ireland-Finland-Germany co-production Black Sun from Finnish writer-director Maria Ruotsala (Apeiron).
The English-language drama, currently in pre-production, is aiming to shoot in Ireland, Latvia and Finland during late 2017 and early 2018.
Set shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union in a former satellite state, the film follows a small band of idealists who seek to establish an artists’ retreat.
Producers are Finnish company Greenlit Productions (War/Peace), Irish film and TV outfit Abú Media Film Productions (TV series An Klondike) and German partners Cornelsen Films (Berlin Dance Battle 3D), marking the first co-production between the three countries.
Attached cast includes Chloé Farnworth (Soy Nero), Nicolas Fagerberg (Imperial Blue) and Johan Hwatz.
Around 65% of the €1.3m budget is in place with funders including the Finnish Film Fund and Finnish national broadcaster Yle. The production...
Berlin-based sales outfit Pluto Film has boarded international sales rights to Ireland-Finland-Germany co-production Black Sun from Finnish writer-director Maria Ruotsala (Apeiron).
The English-language drama, currently in pre-production, is aiming to shoot in Ireland, Latvia and Finland during late 2017 and early 2018.
Set shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union in a former satellite state, the film follows a small band of idealists who seek to establish an artists’ retreat.
Producers are Finnish company Greenlit Productions (War/Peace), Irish film and TV outfit Abú Media Film Productions (TV series An Klondike) and German partners Cornelsen Films (Berlin Dance Battle 3D), marking the first co-production between the three countries.
Attached cast includes Chloé Farnworth (Soy Nero), Nicolas Fagerberg (Imperial Blue) and Johan Hwatz.
Around 65% of the €1.3m budget is in place with funders including the Finnish Film Fund and Finnish national broadcaster Yle. The production...
- 7/21/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Stars: John Hennigan, Jamie Bernadette, Josh Fingerhut, Wayne ‘Crescendo’ Ward, Georgia Thompson, Terrance Richardson, Derek Russo, Jennifer Dorogi, Chloe Farnworth, Van White, Ashley Doris, Drew Davis-Wheeler, Lisa Goodman | Written by Scotty Mullen | Directed by Scott Wheeler
When an exploration for treasure goes wrong, the original Prince of Persia Sinbad accidentally releases The Furies, three beautiful but terrible ancient beings powerful enough to threaten life on Earth. Face to face with the living manifestation of rage, the legendary hero must destroy The Furies before time runs out, or witness the devastating consequences… Battling for their lives, Sinbad is the only one who can save them all from certain death, in a world where everything is against him.
The Asylum, and John Hennigan (aka wrestling star John Morrison), strike again. Back in 2014 we reviewed the Hennigan-starring mockbuster Hercules Reborn, and now the two come together again for a new take on the...
When an exploration for treasure goes wrong, the original Prince of Persia Sinbad accidentally releases The Furies, three beautiful but terrible ancient beings powerful enough to threaten life on Earth. Face to face with the living manifestation of rage, the legendary hero must destroy The Furies before time runs out, or witness the devastating consequences… Battling for their lives, Sinbad is the only one who can save them all from certain death, in a world where everything is against him.
The Asylum, and John Hennigan (aka wrestling star John Morrison), strike again. Back in 2014 we reviewed the Hennigan-starring mockbuster Hercules Reborn, and now the two come together again for a new take on the...
- 3/21/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Jonnie Hurn, Chloe Farnworth, Dan Burman | Written and Directed by Drew Cullingham
Drew Cullingham, writer/director of the Western vampire flick Umbrage: The First Vampire, returns with The Devil’s Bargain, a apocalyptic tale set in 1974 and shot on a shoestring budget in twenty-four hours over four days, using an experimental ‘pinhole’ technique and distributed outside the UK’s censorship regime via streaming service Distrify.
With earth about to be obliterated by a massive asteroid, Adi (Hurn) and his young wife Ange (Farnworth), haunted by memories of the death of their son, journey to the idyllic rural setting where he was conceived, determined to shed clothes, inhibitions and psychological traumas before the planet is destroyed forever. But the arrival of Luca (Burman), a charismatic and mysterious young photographer, turns what’s left of their world upside-down and the horror to come is of biblical proportions.
As a reviewer it...
Drew Cullingham, writer/director of the Western vampire flick Umbrage: The First Vampire, returns with The Devil’s Bargain, a apocalyptic tale set in 1974 and shot on a shoestring budget in twenty-four hours over four days, using an experimental ‘pinhole’ technique and distributed outside the UK’s censorship regime via streaming service Distrify.
With earth about to be obliterated by a massive asteroid, Adi (Hurn) and his young wife Ange (Farnworth), haunted by memories of the death of their son, journey to the idyllic rural setting where he was conceived, determined to shed clothes, inhibitions and psychological traumas before the planet is destroyed forever. But the arrival of Luca (Burman), a charismatic and mysterious young photographer, turns what’s left of their world upside-down and the horror to come is of biblical proportions.
As a reviewer it...
- 2/18/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s massive feature includes a review for Nobody Can Cool, first details on The Night Crew, Heir, and a Doctor Who documentary called Who’s Changing: An Adventure In Time With Fans, a new clip from Muck, trailers for Blood Shed, NightBeasts, and Virginia Obscura, and much more:
[Editor's Note: We want to give a big thanks to our Indie Spotlight manager, Tamika Jones, for her constant work on this weekly feature and putting together our largest Indie Spotlight to date this weekend!]
Indie Spotlight Review: Nobody Can Cool
by Heather Wixson
Nobody Can Cool is the rather impressive directorial debut from up-and-coming filmmaking duo Dpyx, Marcy Boyle and Rachel Holzman, who crafted a blisteringly taut and thoughtful indie crime thriller with a palpable sense of tension from start to finish. A gritty and engaging tale of deceit, violence and desperation, Nobody Can Cool is anchored by a breakout performance by Nick Principe (best known from his work in the Laid to Rest series, Madison County and...
[Editor's Note: We want to give a big thanks to our Indie Spotlight manager, Tamika Jones, for her constant work on this weekly feature and putting together our largest Indie Spotlight to date this weekend!]
Indie Spotlight Review: Nobody Can Cool
by Heather Wixson
Nobody Can Cool is the rather impressive directorial debut from up-and-coming filmmaking duo Dpyx, Marcy Boyle and Rachel Holzman, who crafted a blisteringly taut and thoughtful indie crime thriller with a palpable sense of tension from start to finish. A gritty and engaging tale of deceit, violence and desperation, Nobody Can Cool is anchored by a breakout performance by Nick Principe (best known from his work in the Laid to Rest series, Madison County and...
- 1/19/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Welcome to the seventh installment of Trailer Park, our regular look at the latest trailers to hit the interwebs. This “volume” is packed with trailers for a whole host of new movies including: Interstellar, Edge of Tomorrrow, Calvary, How To Make Money Selling Drugs, Devil’s Due, Pompeii 3D, 300: Rise of an Empire, and The Devil’s Bargain.
Interstellar
Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Edge of Tomorrrow
The epic action of ‘Edge of Tomorrrow’ unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously...
Interstellar
Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Edge of Tomorrrow
The epic action of ‘Edge of Tomorrrow’ unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously...
- 12/14/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes multiple teaser trailers, a call of submissions for the Hollywood Horrorfest, a Fear Clinic casting update, a Q&A with Hannah Cowley from Haunting of the Innocent, and much more:
Hollywood Horrorfest Details: “From the man who brought you both The Los Angeles Animation Festival and the Boobs & Blood Film Festival, comes the first annual Hollywood Horrorfest (March 28-29, 2014).
Hhf not only showcases new films in competition, but also helps guide filmmakers through the new digital age of filmmaking – from new approaches to financing and production to how to get sales and distribution.
Screenings, awards, red carpet photo opps, industry panels and networking – Hhf has it all, and under one roof, the legendary and now Quentin Tarantino owned, New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.
“Our focus is on the filmmaker.
Hollywood Horrorfest Details: “From the man who brought you both The Los Angeles Animation Festival and the Boobs & Blood Film Festival, comes the first annual Hollywood Horrorfest (March 28-29, 2014).
Hhf not only showcases new films in competition, but also helps guide filmmakers through the new digital age of filmmaking – from new approaches to financing and production to how to get sales and distribution.
Screenings, awards, red carpet photo opps, industry panels and networking – Hhf has it all, and under one roof, the legendary and now Quentin Tarantino owned, New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.
“Our focus is on the filmmaker.
- 12/8/2013
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
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