Ron Shelton's "Dark Blue" was a victim of impossible expectations. James Ellroy wrote the screenplay in 1993 (then titled "The Plague Season"), envisioning Kurt Russell in the role of racist LAPD Sergeant Eldon Perry. The story takes place in a jittery city awaiting the riot-inciting verdict of the Rodney King trial. We know what's coming in the macro, but the micro tale of Perry and his partner Bobby Keough (Scott Speedman) being forced to frame a couple of ex-cons for murders committed by informants loyal to their corrupt superior Jack Van Meter (Brendan Gleeson) could break either way. This being Ellroy, the master of corrosive neo-l.A. noir, we're expecting everything to go down twisted. But with the riots looming, Perry and Keough's errand feels destined to get extra messy.
Given its long road to a greenlight, "Dark Blue" acquired the aura of a passion project for Ellroy. And since he tended to spin sprawling,...
Given its long road to a greenlight, "Dark Blue" acquired the aura of a passion project for Ellroy. And since he tended to spin sprawling,...
- 7/12/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
There are rumors circulating that Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) and the legendary Kurt Russell (Big Trouble in Little China) might end up sharing the screen in an upcoming Yellowstone sequel series – if McConaughey likes the script, whenever it might land on his desk. But while we wait to find out what’s going to happen with that project, Deadline has revealed that McConaughey and Russell just worked together on the recently wrapped crime thriller The Rivals of Amziah King! Also in the cast are Cole Sprouse (Lisa Frankenstein), Owen Teague (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes), Scott Shepherd (Killers of the Flower Moon), Rob Morgan (Mudbound), Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Jake Horowitz (Bones and All), and newcomer Angelina LookingGlass.
The Rivals of Amziah King is directed by Andrew Patterson, who received a good amount of positive attention for his feature directorial debut, the sci-fi mystery film...
The Rivals of Amziah King is directed by Andrew Patterson, who received a good amount of positive attention for his feature directorial debut, the sci-fi mystery film...
- 6/11/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Black Bear on Tuesday announced the supporting cast for its Matthew McConaughey film The Rivals of Amziah King, which has wrapped production.
Actors set to join include Golden Globe nominee Kurt Russell (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Cole Sprouse (Lisa Frankenstein), Owen Teague (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes), Scott Shepherd (Killers of the Flower Moon), Rob Morgan (Mudbound), Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Jake Horowitz (Bones and All) and newcomer Angelina LookingGlass.
The Rivals‘ plot is being kept under wraps, though the project is described as a character-focused crime thriller set against the backdrop of rural Oklahoma. LookingGlass landed the co-lead opposite McConaughey, we’re told, following a worldwide search. The feature is the second from writer-director Andrew Patterson on the heels of The Vast of Night, a sci-fi mystery distributed by Amazon that won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature in its Slamdance...
Actors set to join include Golden Globe nominee Kurt Russell (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Cole Sprouse (Lisa Frankenstein), Owen Teague (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes), Scott Shepherd (Killers of the Flower Moon), Rob Morgan (Mudbound), Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Jake Horowitz (Bones and All) and newcomer Angelina LookingGlass.
The Rivals‘ plot is being kept under wraps, though the project is described as a character-focused crime thriller set against the backdrop of rural Oklahoma. LookingGlass landed the co-lead opposite McConaughey, we’re told, following a worldwide search. The feature is the second from writer-director Andrew Patterson on the heels of The Vast of Night, a sci-fi mystery distributed by Amazon that won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature in its Slamdance...
- 6/11/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
When Steven Soderbergh saw this sci-fi film (with a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score) at Slamdance, which takes place on the same dates and in the same location as Sundance, the experienced filmmaker paid debut director Andrew Patterson the most priceless complement of all:
“In my mind, there are three components to directing that a filmmaker should have some grasp of. The first being narrative, the second being performance and the third being the camera. […] It’s rare to see somebody that […] had a grasp of all three, […] not only in one movie but in a first film.”
Maybe that's why Amazon Studios is patiently waiting for the next idea from a debutant who spent ten years thinking about his first movie and made it for only a million dollars.
In 2019, Andrew Patterson's The Vast of Night became one of the most unexpected online releases of the Covid pandemic. The movie that...
“In my mind, there are three components to directing that a filmmaker should have some grasp of. The first being narrative, the second being performance and the third being the camera. […] It’s rare to see somebody that […] had a grasp of all three, […] not only in one movie but in a first film.”
Maybe that's why Amazon Studios is patiently waiting for the next idea from a debutant who spent ten years thinking about his first movie and made it for only a million dollars.
In 2019, Andrew Patterson's The Vast of Night became one of the most unexpected online releases of the Covid pandemic. The movie that...
- 4/20/2024
- by [email protected] (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
[Editor’s Note: This list was originally published in May 2016 and has since been updated.]
So…what is sci-fi? It’s not the easiest question to answer when “sci-fi elements” permeate so many of the biggest blockbusters: thought-provoking genre concepts flattened into one-size-fits-all franchise fodder that make countless titles “feel” and, on occasion, even look the same.
Yes, science fiction is rooted in profound origins, examining humanity’s deep-seated fear of itself and the intimidating possibility of worlds unknown. But the last two decades have seen a metaphoric rush on sci-fi storytelling that’s left the once niche subgenre a supersaturated movie market. On the one hand, that’s produced an onslaught of sci-fi(ish) titles that aren’t always up to snuff. But on the other, it’s prompted some of the best sci-fi films ever made. Masterworks like “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Nope” both arrived in the past two years, and top our list at number five and number eight respectively.
So…what is sci-fi? It’s not the easiest question to answer when “sci-fi elements” permeate so many of the biggest blockbusters: thought-provoking genre concepts flattened into one-size-fits-all franchise fodder that make countless titles “feel” and, on occasion, even look the same.
Yes, science fiction is rooted in profound origins, examining humanity’s deep-seated fear of itself and the intimidating possibility of worlds unknown. But the last two decades have seen a metaphoric rush on sci-fi storytelling that’s left the once niche subgenre a supersaturated movie market. On the one hand, that’s produced an onslaught of sci-fi(ish) titles that aren’t always up to snuff. But on the other, it’s prompted some of the best sci-fi films ever made. Masterworks like “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Nope” both arrived in the past two years, and top our list at number five and number eight respectively.
- 3/5/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Film Mode is lining up talks at EFM this week on two genre titles after acquiring international sales on Sitges award winner The Last Stop In Yuma County and The Keeper.
Well Go USA holds North American rights to Francis Galluppi’s crime thriller The Last Stop In Yuma County. The feature centres on a travelling knife salesman stranded at an isolated rest stop when two fugitive bank robbers arrive.
The ensemble cast is led by Richard Brake (Barbarian), Jim Cummings (The Wolf Of Snow Hollow), Jocelin Donahue (The House Of The Devil), Sierra McCormick (The Vast Of Night), Nicholas Logan...
Well Go USA holds North American rights to Francis Galluppi’s crime thriller The Last Stop In Yuma County. The feature centres on a travelling knife salesman stranded at an isolated rest stop when two fugitive bank robbers arrive.
The ensemble cast is led by Richard Brake (Barbarian), Jim Cummings (The Wolf Of Snow Hollow), Jocelin Donahue (The House Of The Devil), Sierra McCormick (The Vast Of Night), Nicholas Logan...
- 2/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
Lightyear Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to coming-of-age drama “Edge of Everything” from Visit Films. The film stars Sierra McCormick, previously seen in Slamdance award winner “The Vast of Night.”
The film is from writer-director duo Sophia Sabella and Pablo Feldman, who are making their feature-length narrative debut. McCormick plays a teen going through the seemingly unbearable trials and tribulations of growing up.
The drama will have its U.S. premiere on Feb. 8 at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, and a limited theatrical release will follow in the spring, after which the film will be released on digital platforms and in the home entertainment market.
Abby, on the cusp of turning 15 and at a delicate moment in life, is forced to move in with her father and his younger girlfriend (Sabina Friedman-Seitz). Feeling alone in the world, the angry and determined teen strikes up a possibly dangerous friendship with the carefree and rebellious Caroline,...
The film is from writer-director duo Sophia Sabella and Pablo Feldman, who are making their feature-length narrative debut. McCormick plays a teen going through the seemingly unbearable trials and tribulations of growing up.
The drama will have its U.S. premiere on Feb. 8 at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, and a limited theatrical release will follow in the spring, after which the film will be released on digital platforms and in the home entertainment market.
Abby, on the cusp of turning 15 and at a delicate moment in life, is forced to move in with her father and his younger girlfriend (Sabina Friedman-Seitz). Feeling alone in the world, the angry and determined teen strikes up a possibly dangerous friendship with the carefree and rebellious Caroline,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
International and indie film distributor Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to western heist film “The Last Stop in Yuma County.”
The debut feature from writer-director Francis Galluppi bowed at Austin’s Fantastic Fest before heading to Sitges. XYZ Films and UTA are co-representing North American sales. The acquisition was negotiated by Brennan Lane on behalf of Well Go USA and by John McGrath (UTA) and Pip Ngo (XYZ) on behalf of the filmmakers.
The film follows a traveling knife salesman in 1980s Arizona. Stranded and forced to wait at a rural rest stop, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a violent hostage situation upon the arrival of two bank robbers who are on the run after a recent heist.
The cast is led by Jim Cummings (“The Wolf of Snow Hollow”), Jocelin Donahue (“The House of the Devil”), Sierra McCormick (“The Vast of Night...
The debut feature from writer-director Francis Galluppi bowed at Austin’s Fantastic Fest before heading to Sitges. XYZ Films and UTA are co-representing North American sales. The acquisition was negotiated by Brennan Lane on behalf of Well Go USA and by John McGrath (UTA) and Pip Ngo (XYZ) on behalf of the filmmakers.
The film follows a traveling knife salesman in 1980s Arizona. Stranded and forced to wait at a rural rest stop, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a violent hostage situation upon the arrival of two bank robbers who are on the run after a recent heist.
The cast is led by Jim Cummings (“The Wolf of Snow Hollow”), Jocelin Donahue (“The House of the Devil”), Sierra McCormick (“The Vast of Night...
- 1/31/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
It’s that time year again—when one might, upon their daily neighborhood perambulation, casually stumble upon a man dressed in a blood-splattered full-body jumpsuit and think to themself, this is perfectly fine and normal. But that’s the Halloween season for you, when the ghosts and goblins and AMC-obsessed Nicole Kidmans are out in full force for their yearly Halloween rituals.
Aside from meticulously inserting razor blades into the apples we all intend to hand out to local children, everyone’s favorite part of the Halloween season is—of course—the excuse to binge-watch our favorite horror movies, from the silly-scary (Hocus Pocus), to the fun-scary (Trick R Treat), to the scary-scary (The Evil Dead) or the really scary-scary (any news channel). In fact, horror movies have long been an integral part of the indie film ecosystem—turning minuscule budgets into huge box office numbers and launching the...
Aside from meticulously inserting razor blades into the apples we all intend to hand out to local children, everyone’s favorite part of the Halloween season is—of course—the excuse to binge-watch our favorite horror movies, from the silly-scary (Hocus Pocus), to the fun-scary (Trick R Treat), to the scary-scary (The Evil Dead) or the really scary-scary (any news channel). In fact, horror movies have long been an integral part of the indie film ecosystem—turning minuscule budgets into huge box office numbers and launching the...
- 10/27/2023
- by Matt Warren
- Film Independent News & More
“No One Will Save You,” the tale of a young woman (Kaitlyn Dever) battling extraterrestrial foes, just premiered on Hulu. In many ways it’s the ultimate scary alien invasion movie, throwing in menacing extraterrestrial intruders, abductions, ominously hovering UFOs and even a creepy “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” motif with gooey creatures nestled in your throat. It’s very scary and very good – so good, in fact, that you’ll probably have a hankering for more creepy stories of alien visitation.
To that end, here are five more scary-as-hell alien movies to watch after you finish “No One Will Save You” – and where you can watch them right now.
Amazon Prime Video
“The Vast of Night”
This is one of the more recent alien invasion movies and the one that “No One Will Save You” might remind you of, at least on the fringes. “The Vast of Night,” which...
To that end, here are five more scary-as-hell alien movies to watch after you finish “No One Will Save You” – and where you can watch them right now.
Amazon Prime Video
“The Vast of Night”
This is one of the more recent alien invasion movies and the one that “No One Will Save You” might remind you of, at least on the fringes. “The Vast of Night,” which...
- 9/25/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Between building safer school environments and returning to live-action film, Matthew McConaughey opens up about the incredible work he’s been doing, both on and off camera and whether he gets the same satisfaction helping others that he gets from acting.
“You know, I love making movies. I just went and acted for the first time in quite a few years. And this film called ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’, boy I rekindled. I absolutely love it,” he told Et Canada’s Cheryl Hickey of the upcoming project. “Being singularly obsessed with one character and just my whole world revolving around that character, it was like being on vacation.”
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The crime-thriller in question is directed by Andrew Patterson (“The Vast of Night”), though the plot remains under wraps. Aside from acting,...
“You know, I love making movies. I just went and acted for the first time in quite a few years. And this film called ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’, boy I rekindled. I absolutely love it,” he told Et Canada’s Cheryl Hickey of the upcoming project. “Being singularly obsessed with one character and just my whole world revolving around that character, it was like being on vacation.”
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The crime-thriller in question is directed by Andrew Patterson (“The Vast of Night”), though the plot remains under wraps. Aside from acting,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Crime thriller “The Last Stop in Yuma County” has unveiled its first clip.
The debut feature from writer-director Francis Galluppi will bow at Austin’s Fantastic Fest before heading to Sitges. XYZ Films and UTA are co-representing North American sales.
The film follows a traveling knife salesman in 1980s Arizona. Stranded and forced to wait at a rural rest stop, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a violent hostage situation upon the arrival of two bank robbers who are on the run after a recent heist.
Written, directed, and produced by Galluppi, “The Last Stop in Yuma County” stars Jim Cummings (“Thunder Road), Jocelin Donahue (“The House of the Devil”), Richard Brake (“Mandy”), Nicholas Logan (“I Care a Lot”), Faizon Love (“Friday”), Michael Abbott Jr. (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) and Alex Essoe (“The Pope’s Exorcist”).
Rounding out the ensemble cast are Gene Jones (“No Country for Old Men...
The debut feature from writer-director Francis Galluppi will bow at Austin’s Fantastic Fest before heading to Sitges. XYZ Films and UTA are co-representing North American sales.
The film follows a traveling knife salesman in 1980s Arizona. Stranded and forced to wait at a rural rest stop, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a violent hostage situation upon the arrival of two bank robbers who are on the run after a recent heist.
Written, directed, and produced by Galluppi, “The Last Stop in Yuma County” stars Jim Cummings (“Thunder Road), Jocelin Donahue (“The House of the Devil”), Richard Brake (“Mandy”), Nicholas Logan (“I Care a Lot”), Faizon Love (“Friday”), Michael Abbott Jr. (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) and Alex Essoe (“The Pope’s Exorcist”).
Rounding out the ensemble cast are Gene Jones (“No Country for Old Men...
- 9/20/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
‘Interstellar’ star Matthew McConaughey has been set to lead crime thriller ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’, written and directed by Andrew Patterson.
Black Bear International will launch offshore sales in Cannes with WME Independent representing the US rights, reports Deadline.
Although specific plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is described as a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma. McConaughey will play the titular role of Amziah King.
As per Deadline, Black Bear Pictures is fully financing the film. Producers are Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler, Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford, Will Greenfield and Patterson.
Executive Producers include Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova.
Oscar winner McConaughey recently reprised his voice role as Buster Moon in ‘Sing 2’ and voiced Elvis Presley in ‘Agent Elvis’ for Sony and Netflix,...
Black Bear International will launch offshore sales in Cannes with WME Independent representing the US rights, reports Deadline.
Although specific plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is described as a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma. McConaughey will play the titular role of Amziah King.
As per Deadline, Black Bear Pictures is fully financing the film. Producers are Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler, Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford, Will Greenfield and Patterson.
Executive Producers include Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova.
Oscar winner McConaughey recently reprised his voice role as Buster Moon in ‘Sing 2’ and voiced Elvis Presley in ‘Agent Elvis’ for Sony and Netflix,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
If you want to watch one of the most unique and stylish directorial debuts of the past five years, definitely check out Andrew Patterson’s “The Vast of Night.” That film is one of the best-underseen films of 2020, and announced Patterson as a filmmaker to keep an eye on. Now, it appears he’s about to level up in a big way with his next film, “The Rivals of Amziah King.”
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According to Black Bear International, handling sales for the film, Andrew Patterson’s next film is set to be “The Rivals of Amziah King,” which will feature Matthew McConaughey as the lead.
Continue reading ‘The Rivals Of Amziah King’: Matthew McConaughey To Star In New Crime Thriller From Director Of ‘The Vast Of Night’ at The Playlist.
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According to Black Bear International, handling sales for the film, Andrew Patterson’s next film is set to be “The Rivals of Amziah King,” which will feature Matthew McConaughey as the lead.
Continue reading ‘The Rivals Of Amziah King’: Matthew McConaughey To Star In New Crime Thriller From Director Of ‘The Vast Of Night’ at The Playlist.
- 5/8/2023
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Premiering in 2019 on the festival circuit but released during the early days of the pandemic, Andrew Patterson’s The Vast of Night was one of the most impressive indie sci-fi films of recent years and quite a calling card for the director. In the three years since its release, we’ve been waiting to hear what the director was up to next. His follow-up has now been revealed.
Patterson will direct Matthew McConaughey in The Rivals of Amziah King, backed by Black Bear Pictures. Although specific plot details have yet to be unveiled, While specific plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is described as a “deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma,” with McConaughey playing the title role.
Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman said, “Black Bear is thrilled to partner with our friends at Heyday in supporting the bold creation that...
Patterson will direct Matthew McConaughey in The Rivals of Amziah King, backed by Black Bear Pictures. Although specific plot details have yet to be unveiled, While specific plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is described as a “deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma,” with McConaughey playing the title role.
Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman said, “Black Bear is thrilled to partner with our friends at Heyday in supporting the bold creation that...
- 5/8/2023
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Director Andrew Patterson received a good amount of positive attention for his feature directorial, the sci-fi mystery film The Vast of Night (watch it Here), which dealt with UFO activity in 1950s New Mexico. Now Patterson has gotten Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey to sign on to star in his second feature, the “deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller” The Rivals of Amziah King!
Patterson has written the screenplay for The Rivals of Amziah King – and plot details are being kept under wraps. All that has been revealed is that the story takes place “against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma”. McConaughey will be playing Amziah King, whoever he may be.
Black Bear Pictures is financing the project, with Patterson producing the film alongside Will Greenfield, David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford of Heyday Films, and Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler of Black Bear. Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s...
Patterson has written the screenplay for The Rivals of Amziah King – and plot details are being kept under wraps. All that has been revealed is that the story takes place “against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma”. McConaughey will be playing Amziah King, whoever he may be.
Black Bear Pictures is financing the project, with Patterson producing the film alongside Will Greenfield, David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford of Heyday Films, and Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler of Black Bear. Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s...
- 5/8/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Matthew McConaughey has been set to lead crime thriller The Rivals of Amziah King, written and directed by Andrew Patterson (The Vast of Night). Black Bear International will launch offshore sales in Cannes with WME Independent repping U.S. rights.
Although specific plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is described as a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma. McConaughey will play the titular role of Amziah King.
Black Bear Pictures is fully financing. Producers are Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler, Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford, Will Greenfield and Patterson. Executive Producers include Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova.
Schwarzman commented, “Black Bear is thrilled to partner with our friends at Heyday in supporting the bold creation that will be The Rivals of Amziah King. Andrew Patterson’s...
Although specific plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is described as a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma. McConaughey will play the titular role of Amziah King.
Black Bear Pictures is fully financing. Producers are Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler, Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford, Will Greenfield and Patterson. Executive Producers include Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova.
Schwarzman commented, “Black Bear is thrilled to partner with our friends at Heyday in supporting the bold creation that will be The Rivals of Amziah King. Andrew Patterson’s...
- 5/8/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey may or may not have “Yellowstone” in his future, but he’s definitely due to team with Andrew Patterson, the director behind the acclaimed 2020 indie “The Vast of Night,” on the new film “The Rivals of Amziah King.”
Patterson wrote and will direct the film, which is described as “a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma.” McConaughey will play Amziah King for Patterson, who lives in Oklahoma.
Black Bear Pictures will fully finance the film with Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Michale Heimler, Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford, Will Greenfield and Patterson producing. Executive producers include Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova.
Black Bear International will launch international sales in Cannes, with WME Independent representing the U.S. rights.
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Patterson wrote and will direct the film, which is described as “a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma.” McConaughey will play Amziah King for Patterson, who lives in Oklahoma.
Black Bear Pictures will fully finance the film with Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Michale Heimler, Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford, Will Greenfield and Patterson producing. Executive producers include Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova.
Black Bear International will launch international sales in Cannes, with WME Independent representing the U.S. rights.
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- 5/8/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Matthew McConaughey is set to star in “The Rivals of Amziah King,” a crime thriller that takes place in rural Oklahoma.
Black Bear Pictures, which backed “I Care a Lot” and “The Imitation Game,” is fully financing the film. Black Bear International will launch international sales in Cannes, with WME Independent representing the U.S rights.
Andrew Patterson (“The Vast of Night”) is writing and directing “The Rivals of Amziah King.” Plot details are being kept under wraps, but a press release describes the film as a “deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma.” McConaughey will star in the titular role of Amziah King.
“Black Bear is thrilled to partner with our friends at Heyday in supporting the bold creation that will be ‘The Rivals of Amziah King,'” Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman said. “Andrew Patterson’s visionary filmmaking and Matthew McConaughey’s...
Black Bear Pictures, which backed “I Care a Lot” and “The Imitation Game,” is fully financing the film. Black Bear International will launch international sales in Cannes, with WME Independent representing the U.S rights.
Andrew Patterson (“The Vast of Night”) is writing and directing “The Rivals of Amziah King.” Plot details are being kept under wraps, but a press release describes the film as a “deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma.” McConaughey will star in the titular role of Amziah King.
“Black Bear is thrilled to partner with our friends at Heyday in supporting the bold creation that will be ‘The Rivals of Amziah King,'” Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman said. “Andrew Patterson’s visionary filmmaking and Matthew McConaughey’s...
- 5/8/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Matthew McConaughey is set to star in The Rivals of Amziah King, a crime thriller written and directed by The Vast of Night helmer Andrew Patterson.
Black Bear Pictures and Heyday Films are producing the upcoming feature, with Black Bear International kicking off international pre-sales at the Cannes film market next week. WME Independent is handling U.S. rights.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but McConaughey will play the title role of Amziah King in the feature, which is set in the remote areas of Oklahoma. David Heyman (Gravity, the Harry Potter franchise) will produce through his Heyday Films, together with Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler from Black Bear. Executive producers include Heyday’s Rob Silva, and Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova.
Amziah King will be Patterson’s follow-up to his well-received feature debut. The Vast of Night premiered at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival and...
Black Bear Pictures and Heyday Films are producing the upcoming feature, with Black Bear International kicking off international pre-sales at the Cannes film market next week. WME Independent is handling U.S. rights.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but McConaughey will play the title role of Amziah King in the feature, which is set in the remote areas of Oklahoma. David Heyman (Gravity, the Harry Potter franchise) will produce through his Heyday Films, together with Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler from Black Bear. Executive producers include Heyday’s Rob Silva, and Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova.
Amziah King will be Patterson’s follow-up to his well-received feature debut. The Vast of Night premiered at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival and...
- 5/8/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Andrew Patterson will direct the ‘character-focused crime thriller’.
Matthew McConaughey will star in Andrew Patterson’s The Rivals Of Amziah King, a crime thriller from Black Bear and Heyday Films.
Black Bear International will launch international sales on the title at next week’s Cannes market, with WME Independent representing US rights.
Plot details are under wraps; the film is described as ‘a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma’. McConaughey will play the title role of Amziah King.
The film will be written and directed by US filmmaker Patterson, who won the best...
Matthew McConaughey will star in Andrew Patterson’s The Rivals Of Amziah King, a crime thriller from Black Bear and Heyday Films.
Black Bear International will launch international sales on the title at next week’s Cannes market, with WME Independent representing US rights.
Plot details are under wraps; the film is described as ‘a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma’. McConaughey will play the title role of Amziah King.
The film will be written and directed by US filmmaker Patterson, who won the best...
- 5/8/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Andrew Patterson will direct the ‘character-focused crime thriller’.
Matthew McConaughey will star in Andrew Patterson’s The Rivals Of Amziah King, a crime thriller from Black Bear and Heyday Films.
Black Bear International will launch international sales on the title at next week’s Cannes market, with WME Independent representing US rights.
Plot details are under wraps; the film is described as ‘a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma’. McConaughey will play the title role of Amziah King.
The film will be written and directed by US filmmaker Patterson, who won the best...
Matthew McConaughey will star in Andrew Patterson’s The Rivals Of Amziah King, a crime thriller from Black Bear and Heyday Films.
Black Bear International will launch international sales on the title at next week’s Cannes market, with WME Independent representing US rights.
Plot details are under wraps; the film is described as ‘a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma’. McConaughey will play the title role of Amziah King.
The film will be written and directed by US filmmaker Patterson, who won the best...
- 5/8/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
There are lots of fun little news tidbits today in the world of television.
There's truly a little something for everyone.
First up is Prime Video push by Amazon to get more eyes on their original content.
Variety reported that Amazon plans on sharing more than 100 titles with Freevee, Amazon's ad-supported service.
New shows marking their moment on the service include Reacher, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Wheel of Time, A League of Their Own, and LuLaRich.
Beginning today, you can already watch some Prime Video originals on Freevee, including Bosch, Mozart in the Jungle, Troop Zero, and Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls.
Every month, Freevee will launch more Prime Video originals. May alone will bring The Terminal List, Goliath, Paper Girls, and The Vast of Night, a cool indie sci-fi mystery about a small town experiencing an unexpected alien event.
You'll have to wait a little...
There's truly a little something for everyone.
First up is Prime Video push by Amazon to get more eyes on their original content.
Variety reported that Amazon plans on sharing more than 100 titles with Freevee, Amazon's ad-supported service.
New shows marking their moment on the service include Reacher, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Wheel of Time, A League of Their Own, and LuLaRich.
Beginning today, you can already watch some Prime Video originals on Freevee, including Bosch, Mozart in the Jungle, Troop Zero, and Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls.
Every month, Freevee will launch more Prime Video originals. May alone will bring The Terminal List, Goliath, Paper Girls, and The Vast of Night, a cool indie sci-fi mystery about a small town experiencing an unexpected alien event.
You'll have to wait a little...
- 5/1/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
“The Summer I Turned Pretty,” “The Wheel of Time,” and “A League of Their Own” are among over 100 Amazon Prime Video Originals set to stream for free on the company’s ad-supported Freevee platform.
Starting May 26, customers will be able to stream the first three episodes of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” exclusively on Freevee. Other television series launching in May include the first three episodes of “A League of Their Own,” “The Terminal List,” and “Paper Girls,” plus the hit series “Goliath” and “The Tick,” full seasons of “Homecoming” and “Upload,” and the sci-fi mystery “The Vast of Night.”
Additionally, the entire first season of “Reacher” as well as the first full season of “The Wheel of Time” will also land on Freevee later this year. “Wheel of Time” is set to debut its second season later this year on Prime Video.
More than 50 movies and TV series—including...
Starting May 26, customers will be able to stream the first three episodes of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” exclusively on Freevee. Other television series launching in May include the first three episodes of “A League of Their Own,” “The Terminal List,” and “Paper Girls,” plus the hit series “Goliath” and “The Tick,” full seasons of “Homecoming” and “Upload,” and the sci-fi mystery “The Vast of Night.”
Additionally, the entire first season of “Reacher” as well as the first full season of “The Wheel of Time” will also land on Freevee later this year. “Wheel of Time” is set to debut its second season later this year on Prime Video.
More than 50 movies and TV series—including...
- 5/1/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Amazon Freevee announced on Monday that throughout the year, more than 100 original series and movies from Prime Video will be available to stream for free on the ad-supported streaming service.
Starting Friday, May 26, Freevee users can stream the first three episodes of The Summer I Turned Pretty. Also launching in May are the first three episodes of A League of Their Own, The Terminal List, Paper Girls, Goliath, The Tick, full seasons of Homecoming and Upload and The Vast of Night.
More from TVLineTVLine Items: The Goat Reality Series, Human Resources Return Date and MoreBosch Vet Jamie Hector Confirmed to...
Starting Friday, May 26, Freevee users can stream the first three episodes of The Summer I Turned Pretty. Also launching in May are the first three episodes of A League of Their Own, The Terminal List, Paper Girls, Goliath, The Tick, full seasons of Homecoming and Upload and The Vast of Night.
More from TVLineTVLine Items: The Goat Reality Series, Human Resources Return Date and MoreBosch Vet Jamie Hector Confirmed to...
- 5/1/2023
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
Amazon is bringing more than 100 of its Prime Video originals to Freevee, the company’s ad-supported platform that’s home to new hit “Jury Duty,” this year. The deal marks the first time these titles will be available to view for free and with commercial breaks.
Among the slate of hit Prime Video shows and movies that will begin streaming on Freevee (while still remaining available for ad-free viewing on Prime Video) are “Reacher,” “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” “The Wheel of Time,” “A League of Their Own” and “LuLaRich.”
As of Monday, more than 50 of these originals are now available for streaming on Freevee, including “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,” “The Grand Tour,” “Mozart in the Jungle,” “Bosch,” “Modern Love,” “Savage X Fenty,” “Sylvie’s Love,” “Troop Zero” and “Late Night.”
Additional Amazon original titles will launch each month on Freevee, with the first three episodes of “The Summer I Turned Pretty...
Among the slate of hit Prime Video shows and movies that will begin streaming on Freevee (while still remaining available for ad-free viewing on Prime Video) are “Reacher,” “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” “The Wheel of Time,” “A League of Their Own” and “LuLaRich.”
As of Monday, more than 50 of these originals are now available for streaming on Freevee, including “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,” “The Grand Tour,” “Mozart in the Jungle,” “Bosch,” “Modern Love,” “Savage X Fenty,” “Sylvie’s Love,” “Troop Zero” and “Late Night.”
Additional Amazon original titles will launch each month on Freevee, with the first three episodes of “The Summer I Turned Pretty...
- 5/1/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon Freevee is expanding its lineup of hit Prime Video original TV series and movies that soon will be available to stream for free on the service, including Reacher, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Wheel Of Time, A League of Their Own and docuseries LuLa Rich.
Starting May 26, the first three episodes of Amazon Original The Summer I Turned Pretty will be available for free exclusively on Amazon Freevee. It will be followed later by the entire first season of Reacher, starring Alan Ritchson, as well as the first full season of The Wheel of Time, ahead of its second season premiere this year on Prime Video.
Series also launching in May along with The Summer I Turned Pretty include the first three episodes of A League of Their Own, The Terminal List, and Paper Girls, plus the hit series Goliath and The Tick, full seasons of Homecoming and Upload,...
Starting May 26, the first three episodes of Amazon Original The Summer I Turned Pretty will be available for free exclusively on Amazon Freevee. It will be followed later by the entire first season of Reacher, starring Alan Ritchson, as well as the first full season of The Wheel of Time, ahead of its second season premiere this year on Prime Video.
Series also launching in May along with The Summer I Turned Pretty include the first three episodes of A League of Their Own, The Terminal List, and Paper Girls, plus the hit series Goliath and The Tick, full seasons of Homecoming and Upload,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Motion Picture Agent Olive Uniacke has exited the agency.
She was hired in September 2018 having previously been a producer at 42Mp and then a studio executive at Lionsgate.
At the agency, she signed such writer/director clients as Andrew Patterson, whose movie The Vast of Night world premiered at Slamdance 2019 and was later acquired out of TIFF by Amazon. She also signed May el-Toukhy, whose movie Queen of Hearts made its world premiere at 2019 Sundance.
When the pandemic hit, Uniacke shifted gears, focusing on musicians, actors and entrepreneurs whose businesses she could build while the world was shut down.
Uniacke was an integral part of the WME teams involved in building the production labels of such clients as Tessa Thompson (Viva Maude), Oscar Isaac (Mad Gene), and Riz Ahmed (Left Handed Films), as well as filmmakers like Bassam Tariq (Mogul Mowgli), Sam Hunter, as well as Patrick Sommerville and David Eisenberg’s Tractor Beam.
She was hired in September 2018 having previously been a producer at 42Mp and then a studio executive at Lionsgate.
At the agency, she signed such writer/director clients as Andrew Patterson, whose movie The Vast of Night world premiered at Slamdance 2019 and was later acquired out of TIFF by Amazon. She also signed May el-Toukhy, whose movie Queen of Hearts made its world premiere at 2019 Sundance.
When the pandemic hit, Uniacke shifted gears, focusing on musicians, actors and entrepreneurs whose businesses she could build while the world was shut down.
Uniacke was an integral part of the WME teams involved in building the production labels of such clients as Tessa Thompson (Viva Maude), Oscar Isaac (Mad Gene), and Riz Ahmed (Left Handed Films), as well as filmmakers like Bassam Tariq (Mogul Mowgli), Sam Hunter, as well as Patrick Sommerville and David Eisenberg’s Tractor Beam.
- 3/17/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The longest running genre fest in the US, the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival (Boston SciFi for short) returned for its 48th annual event in Somerville, Ma last week.
I was only able to attend one of the five days, but I managed to squeeze in four features plus two panels. Here’s what I saw at this year’s Boston Science Fiction Film Festival.
The Warm Season
Boston SciFi hosted the world premiere of The Warm Season, a character-driven sci-fi drama with shades of Starman. As a young girl, Clive (Carie Kawa) encountered Mann (Michael Esparza), an alien in human disguise, who gave her a glowing rock before being captured by government agents. 25 years later in 1992, an escaped Mann returns to Clive’s failing motel to retrieve the “fail-safe” in order to return to his planet. Between the weather patterns and the government closing in, they only have three days to get him home.
I was only able to attend one of the five days, but I managed to squeeze in four features plus two panels. Here’s what I saw at this year’s Boston Science Fiction Film Festival.
The Warm Season
Boston SciFi hosted the world premiere of The Warm Season, a character-driven sci-fi drama with shades of Starman. As a young girl, Clive (Carie Kawa) encountered Mann (Michael Esparza), an alien in human disguise, who gave her a glowing rock before being captured by government agents. 25 years later in 1992, an escaped Mann returns to Clive’s failing motel to retrieve the “fail-safe” in order to return to his planet. Between the weather patterns and the government closing in, they only have three days to get him home.
- 2/22/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
There isn’t much left of 2022, but one of my most highly anticipated movies coming in what’s left of this year is writer/director Joe Begos‘s holiday horror film Christmas Bloody Christmas – which got an 8/10 review from our own JimmyO that you can read Here. Now a trailer for Christmas Bloody Christmas has arrived online to give us a preview of what this film will have in store for us when it reaches theatres and the Shudder streaming service on December 9th. Check it out in the embed above!
Christmas Bloody Christmas has the following synopsis:
It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs,...
Christmas Bloody Christmas has the following synopsis:
It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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Don’t spend hours scrolling the menus at Netflix, Prime Video, and other movie services. I point you to the best new films and hidden gems to stream.
Movies included here may be available on services other than those mentioned, and in other regions, too. JustWatch and Reelgood are great for finding which films are on what streamers; you can customize each site so that it shows you only those services you have access to.
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both sides of the pond
If Jordan Peele’s creepy UFO movie Nope has you hankering for more unsettling sci-fi, allow me to recommend strange and wondrous little indie The Vast of Night.
- 9/26/2022
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Stars: Hayley McFarland, Mary Buss, Ben Hall, Molly C. Quinn, Chris Browning | Written by Mickey Reece, John Selvidge | Directed by Mickey Reece
After giving us a unique twist on the vampire film in Climate of the Hunter, Mickey Reece and co-writer John Selvidge are back with Agnes, their take on demonic possession and evil doings in a convent. And while I knew this wasn’t going to be another nunsploitation film, I wasn’t expecting just what it delivers.
Sister Agnes is a young nun in an out-of-the-way convent of Saint Theresa. Her behaviour has been most troubling lately, foaming at the mouth, swearing at, and even attacking her fellow nuns. When Mother Superior (Mary Buss; Camp Cold Brook) asks for help she’s sent Father Donaghue an exorcist whom the diocese is looking for an excuse to excommunicate and his protege Ben.
A convent is in many ways the...
After giving us a unique twist on the vampire film in Climate of the Hunter, Mickey Reece and co-writer John Selvidge are back with Agnes, their take on demonic possession and evil doings in a convent. And while I knew this wasn’t going to be another nunsploitation film, I wasn’t expecting just what it delivers.
Sister Agnes is a young nun in an out-of-the-way convent of Saint Theresa. Her behaviour has been most troubling lately, foaming at the mouth, swearing at, and even attacking her fellow nuns. When Mother Superior (Mary Buss; Camp Cold Brook) asks for help she’s sent Father Donaghue an exorcist whom the diocese is looking for an excuse to excommunicate and his protege Ben.
A convent is in many ways the...
- 4/15/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Sierra McCormick will lead the cast of an upcoming supernatural horror movie titled Burnouts, Deadline reports this afternoon. The film will be directed by Tim Donner. Sierra McCormick stars alongside Jade Pettyjohn (Big Sky), Brenna D’Amico (Descendants franchise), Gianni DeCenzo (Cobra Kai), Bentley Green (61st Street), Summer Parker (Saints & Sinners) and Connor Hammond (The […]
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- 4/11/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Sierra McCormick (American Horror Stories), Jade Pettyjohn (Big Sky), Brenna D’Amico (Descendants franchise), Gianni DeCenzo (Cobra Kai) and Bentley Green (61st Street) have signed on to star in Burnouts, a supernatural thriller from writer-director Tim Donner, which is heading into production in Atlanta this summer.
The film sees a group of grieving teens, hot off of quarantine, head off for a much needed retreat to reconnect and mend their wounds. A seance subsequently leads to an evening where anything can and does happen. Summer Parker (ABC’s Schooled pilot) and Connor Hammond (The Summer I Turned Pretty) will also star. Farrah West cast the film, which Kevin G. Lee and Kendrick Foxx of Tlk Filmworks are producing.
McCormick recently had an arc on FX on Hulu’s American Horror Stories, and can currently be seen in the horror film We Need to Do Something, which is streaming on Hulu.
The film sees a group of grieving teens, hot off of quarantine, head off for a much needed retreat to reconnect and mend their wounds. A seance subsequently leads to an evening where anything can and does happen. Summer Parker (ABC’s Schooled pilot) and Connor Hammond (The Summer I Turned Pretty) will also star. Farrah West cast the film, which Kevin G. Lee and Kendrick Foxx of Tlk Filmworks are producing.
McCormick recently had an arc on FX on Hulu’s American Horror Stories, and can currently be seen in the horror film We Need to Do Something, which is streaming on Hulu.
- 4/11/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Conservative media site The Daily Wire has taken the unusual step of launching its first original movie, Shut In, for free on YouTube.
The Black List and BloodList thriller, directed by xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage and Disturbia director D.J. Caruso, will debut on YouTube on the evening of February 10. The stream will only available in the U.S. During the screening, The Daily Wire will also show a first look teaser trailer for its Gina Carano western Terror On The Prairie, and reveal a new movie project it is working on. While ad-supported free movie launches are becoming more popular as the distribution ecosystem evolves, this launch is not ad supported, we are told, but is more of a marketing play. The initial plan was to debut the film for Daily Wire subscribers, but the site’s subs will now get an exclusive window to see the...
The Black List and BloodList thriller, directed by xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage and Disturbia director D.J. Caruso, will debut on YouTube on the evening of February 10. The stream will only available in the U.S. During the screening, The Daily Wire will also show a first look teaser trailer for its Gina Carano western Terror On The Prairie, and reveal a new movie project it is working on. While ad-supported free movie launches are becoming more popular as the distribution ecosystem evolves, this launch is not ad supported, we are told, but is more of a marketing play. The initial plan was to debut the film for Daily Wire subscribers, but the site’s subs will now get an exclusive window to see the...
- 2/3/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Mickey Reece’s “Agnes” is the kind of wild and wooly indie whatsit that we’re sometimes lucky enough to get from DIY filmmakers who shoot first and question themselves later. Introducing itself as a hackneyed slab of low-budget religious horror — the title character is a demon-afflicted nun who might as well be possessed by the IMDb quotes page for “The Exorcist” — sacred genre tropes soon fray into something less recognizable as Reece’s freeform plotting comes to reflect his film’s poignantly unorthodox relationship with faith. For all of its ruffled habits and bleeding eyes, “Agnes” is far sadder than it is scary, and often sillier than it is sad; the end product And yet, I’d argue that nothing in “The Conjuring” or any of its offshoots is as harrowing as the moment when someone in this movie is asked, “Have you ever felt love outside of God,...
- 12/9/2021
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Filmmaker Sean King O’Grady directs the adaptation of the horror novella We Need to Do Something by Max Booth III. Sierra McCormick (“The Vast of Night”) star as Melissa, the teenage daughter of a family trapped in their bathroom for days with no signs of rescue. To make matters worse, their could be untold
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- 8/31/2021
- by manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Movie: "The Vast of Night"
Where You Can Stream It: Amazon Prime Video
The Pitch: A small-town disc jockey and a switchboard operator in '50s New Mexico receive strange calls and pick up an audio signal that might herald an alien presence in the skies overhead. It's a night when most of the town is at a high school basketball game, oblivious to the UFO sightings happening...
The post The Daily Stream: The Vast of Night Is a Hidden Gem That Uses a Radio Drama Style to Tell UFO Stories appeared first on /Film.
The Movie: "The Vast of Night"
Where You Can Stream It: Amazon Prime Video
The Pitch: A small-town disc jockey and a switchboard operator in '50s New Mexico receive strange calls and pick up an audio signal that might herald an alien presence in the skies overhead. It's a night when most of the town is at a high school basketball game, oblivious to the UFO sightings happening...
The post The Daily Stream: The Vast of Night Is a Hidden Gem That Uses a Radio Drama Style to Tell UFO Stories appeared first on /Film.
- 8/28/2021
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Sirens blare in IFC Midnight’s latest horror offering, We Need to Do Something, opening in limited theaters and on PVOD next month. Directed by Sean King O’Grady, the film stars Sierra McCormick (The Vast of Night), Vinessa Shaw (Hocus Pocus, Eyes Wide Shut, The Hills Have Eyes), Pat Healy (Cheap Thrills, Compliance, The Innkeepers), newcomer Lisette Alexis, and John James Cronin (“NOS4A2”). In We Need to Do […]...
- 8/17/2021
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: Hayley McFarland, Mary Buss, Ben Hall, Molly C. Quinn, Chris Browning | Written by Mickey Reece, John Selvidge | Directed by Mickey Reece
After giving us a unique twist on the vampire film in Climate of the Hunter, Mickey Reece and co-writer John Selvidge are back with Agnes, their take on demonic possession and evil doings in a convent. And while I knew this wasn’t going to be another nunsploitation film, I wasn’t expecting just what it delivers.
Sister Agnes is a young nun in an out-of-the-way convent of Saint Theresa. Her behaviour has been most troubling lately, foaming at the mouth, swearing at, and even attacking her fellow nuns. When Mother Superior (Mary Buss; Camp Cold Brook) asks for help she’s sent Father Donaghue an exorcist whom the diocese is looking for an excuse to excommunicate and his protege Ben.
A convent is in many ways the...
After giving us a unique twist on the vampire film in Climate of the Hunter, Mickey Reece and co-writer John Selvidge are back with Agnes, their take on demonic possession and evil doings in a convent. And while I knew this wasn’t going to be another nunsploitation film, I wasn’t expecting just what it delivers.
Sister Agnes is a young nun in an out-of-the-way convent of Saint Theresa. Her behaviour has been most troubling lately, foaming at the mouth, swearing at, and even attacking her fellow nuns. When Mother Superior (Mary Buss; Camp Cold Brook) asks for help she’s sent Father Donaghue an exorcist whom the diocese is looking for an excuse to excommunicate and his protege Ben.
A convent is in many ways the...
- 8/13/2021
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
In Agnes, a cynical priest and young novice approaching his vows are called to investigate rumors of demonic possession within a convent. What occurs within those walls will call forward temptations, doubt, and a true test of faith. Agnes is written and directed by Mickey Reece and stars Ben Hall (Climate of the Hunter), Jake Horowitz (The Vast of Night), and Hayley McFarland.
It is with the utmost disappointment that I report that Agnes is far from being the religious horror that audiences may be hoping for. If what you’re looking for is the expected beats of a demonic possession à la The Devils, you will be sorely disappointed. And confused. The trouble with Agnes extends beyond its failing to deliver a solid possession horror, but that it seems to have rolled two movies into one rather ineffectively.
The intention and spirit behind Agnes is not subtle. It’s...
It is with the utmost disappointment that I report that Agnes is far from being the religious horror that audiences may be hoping for. If what you’re looking for is the expected beats of a demonic possession à la The Devils, you will be sorely disappointed. And confused. The trouble with Agnes extends beyond its failing to deliver a solid possession horror, but that it seems to have rolled two movies into one rather ineffectively.
The intention and spirit behind Agnes is not subtle. It’s...
- 8/4/2021
- by Caitlin Kennedy
- DailyDead
Although we've only seen two episodes so far, FX's American Horror Stories has already given us a new iconic character in the premiere: Sierra McCormick's Scarlett, aka the Rubber Woman. The prickly Scarlett becomes one of Murder House's latest victims after her dads (Matt Bomer and Gavin Creel) buy it to flip it into an upscale haunted-house experience. After a few nights in her new home, Scarlett's dark side intensifies when she puts on Tate Langdon's old gimp suit, and she spares no one who scorns her, especially not the mean girls at school. McCormick delivers a tour-de-force performance that explores every creepy and complicated aspect of Scarlett's character. So who is McCormick, and where might you have seen her before? Here's what to know about the 23-year-old actress's impressive résumé!
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McCormick's...
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McCormick's...
- 7/16/2021
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Jordan Ver Hoeve (Netflix’s Huge in France), Hannah Rose May (Shooter, Ballers), and Makenzie Vega (Saw, The Good Wife) face their fears in this first-look photo from upcoming psychological thriller Exploited.
Directed by Scary Movie and House of Wax actor Jon Abrahams and written by 12-time Tony Award winner and film producer Carl Moellenberg (Wakefield) and Anthony Del Negro (Lazy Susan, Anarchy Parlor), the film follows a college freshman who, along with his friends, is terrorized by a voyeuristic hacker after becoming obsessed with a missing male webcam model. It explores real-world fears such as privacy and camming.
Sierra McCormick (The Vast of Night, We Need ...
Directed by Scary Movie and House of Wax actor Jon Abrahams and written by 12-time Tony Award winner and film producer Carl Moellenberg (Wakefield) and Anthony Del Negro (Lazy Susan, Anarchy Parlor), the film follows a college freshman who, along with his friends, is terrorized by a voyeuristic hacker after becoming obsessed with a missing male webcam model. It explores real-world fears such as privacy and camming.
Sierra McCormick (The Vast of Night, We Need ...
Jordan Ver Hoeve (Netflix’s Huge in France), Hannah Rose May (Shooter, Ballers), and Makenzie Vega (Saw, The Good Wife) face their fears in this first-look photo from upcoming psychological thriller Exploited.
Directed by Scary Movie and House of Wax actor Jon Abrahams and written by 12-time Tony Award winner and film producer Carl Moellenberg (Wakefield) and Anthony Del Negro (Lazy Susan, Anarchy Parlor), the film follows a college freshman who, along with his friends, is terrorized by a voyeuristic hacker after becoming obsessed with a missing male webcam model. It explores real-world fears such as privacy and camming.
Sierra McCormick (The Vast of Night, We Need ...
Directed by Scary Movie and House of Wax actor Jon Abrahams and written by 12-time Tony Award winner and film producer Carl Moellenberg (Wakefield) and Anthony Del Negro (Lazy Susan, Anarchy Parlor), the film follows a college freshman who, along with his friends, is terrorized by a voyeuristic hacker after becoming obsessed with a missing male webcam model. It explores real-world fears such as privacy and camming.
Sierra McCormick (The Vast of Night, We Need ...
Exclusive: We hear that Luca Guadagnino’s feature which is shooting right now, Bones & All, has cast Jake Horowitz in what is a notable role.
Horowitz is the star of Amazon Studios/Ged Cinema mystery drama The Vast of Night and headlines the Mickey Reece horror movie Agnes, which recently made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Horowitz joins the previously announced Bones and All cast of Timothee Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Taylor Russell, Mark Rylance, Andre Holland, Jessica Harper, Chloe Sevigny, Francesca Scorsese, David Gordon Green and Anna Cobb. The pic is an adaptation of the Camille DeAngelis novel scripted by Guadagnino’s long-time collaborator David Kajganich. Production is taking place in the Ohio tri-state area.
Russell and Chalamet star, respectively, as Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee, an intense and disenfranchised drifter, in a story of first love,...
Horowitz is the star of Amazon Studios/Ged Cinema mystery drama The Vast of Night and headlines the Mickey Reece horror movie Agnes, which recently made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Horowitz joins the previously announced Bones and All cast of Timothee Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Taylor Russell, Mark Rylance, Andre Holland, Jessica Harper, Chloe Sevigny, Francesca Scorsese, David Gordon Green and Anna Cobb. The pic is an adaptation of the Camille DeAngelis novel scripted by Guadagnino’s long-time collaborator David Kajganich. Production is taking place in the Ohio tri-state area.
Russell and Chalamet star, respectively, as Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee, an intense and disenfranchised drifter, in a story of first love,...
- 7/8/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Coven handles all international sales.
IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to Sean King O’Grady’s upcoming Tribeca premiere We Need To Do Something.
O’Grady’s feature directorial debut is written by Max Booth III based on his novella of the same name about Melissa and her family as they seek shelter from a storm and become trapped.
With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realise that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world – apart.
IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to Sean King O’Grady’s upcoming Tribeca premiere We Need To Do Something.
O’Grady’s feature directorial debut is written by Max Booth III based on his novella of the same name about Melissa and her family as they seek shelter from a storm and become trapped.
With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realise that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world – apart.
- 5/11/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Ahead of its world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, Sean King O’Grady's We Need to Do Something (written by Max Booth III and adapted from his novella of the same name) has been acquired for North American distribution by IFC Midnight, with plans to release the film in theaters and on VOD later this year:
Press Release: New York, New York – IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to We Need To Do Something in a competitive situation. The film is directed by Sean King O’Grady in his debut narrative feature and written by Max Booth III, based on his novella of the same name, and stars Sierra McCormick (The Vast Of Night), Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy, John James Cronin (NOS4A2), and newcomer Lisette Alexis. We Need To Do Something is produced by Bill Stertz, John Malerman (Bird Box), Ryan Lewis (Bird...
Press Release: New York, New York – IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to We Need To Do Something in a competitive situation. The film is directed by Sean King O’Grady in his debut narrative feature and written by Max Booth III, based on his novella of the same name, and stars Sierra McCormick (The Vast Of Night), Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy, John James Cronin (NOS4A2), and newcomer Lisette Alexis. We Need To Do Something is produced by Bill Stertz, John Malerman (Bird Box), Ryan Lewis (Bird...
- 5/11/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: IFC Midnight has taken North American rights to Sean King O’Grady’s debut genre feature We Need to Do Something ahead of the pic’s Tribeca Film Festival world premiere in the Midnight Section.
A theatrical and PVOD release on Sept. 3 is currently scheduled.
The movie, adapted by Max Booth III off the novella of the same name, follows Melissa and her family as they seek shelter from a storm and become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world – apart.
We Need to Do Something stars Sierra McCormick (The Vast of Night), Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy, John James Cronin (NOS4A2), and newcomer Lisette Alexis. Pic is produced by Bill Stertz,...
A theatrical and PVOD release on Sept. 3 is currently scheduled.
The movie, adapted by Max Booth III off the novella of the same name, follows Melissa and her family as they seek shelter from a storm and become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world – apart.
We Need to Do Something stars Sierra McCormick (The Vast of Night), Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy, John James Cronin (NOS4A2), and newcomer Lisette Alexis. Pic is produced by Bill Stertz,...
- 5/11/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Vast Of Night Photo: Courtesy of Eiff
Though it might sound unlikely, given that movie making is such a visual medium, films have always found the radio and those things connected with it to be fertile ground for storytelling - from DJ sound booths to messages coming through on the squelch. So this week for our Streaming Spotlight, we're tuning in and dropping out...
The Vast Of Night, Amazon
This homage to 1950s storytelling like The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone is also a love letter to radio plays like The War Of The Worlds and so it's fitting that one of its main characters is radio DJ Everett (Jake Horowitz). On what starts out as an ordinary night at a basketball game, turns into anything but when he and switchboard operator Fay (Sierra McCormick) find something strange on the airwaves and are soon on the trail of...
Though it might sound unlikely, given that movie making is such a visual medium, films have always found the radio and those things connected with it to be fertile ground for storytelling - from DJ sound booths to messages coming through on the squelch. So this week for our Streaming Spotlight, we're tuning in and dropping out...
The Vast Of Night, Amazon
This homage to 1950s storytelling like The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone is also a love letter to radio plays like The War Of The Worlds and so it's fitting that one of its main characters is radio DJ Everett (Jake Horowitz). On what starts out as an ordinary night at a basketball game, turns into anything but when he and switchboard operator Fay (Sierra McCormick) find something strange on the airwaves and are soon on the trail of...
- 5/7/2021
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The Gotham Awards have long functioned as a bare-bones fundraiser (for the freshly rebranded Gotham Film & Media Institute) followed by a vibrant afterparty, but Monday night’s live Facebook event was especially scruffy. Live winners didn’t know what was going on as they and their fellow nominees stared into the void.
The show isn’t watched by many, but the winners do contribute momentum that steers various voting groups toward which movies matter most. This year, voters need all the help they can get.
A new arrival on the awards radar is Gotham Best Actress winner Nicole Beharie, star of Sundance 2020 debut “Miss Juneteenth” (Vertical Entertainment). More may want to check it out.
Already racking up wins is Searchlight Oscar frontrunner “Nomadland.” In addition to Gotham jury prizes for Best Feature and Best Director for Chloé Zhao, the film received four awards from the National Society of Film Critics...
The show isn’t watched by many, but the winners do contribute momentum that steers various voting groups toward which movies matter most. This year, voters need all the help they can get.
A new arrival on the awards radar is Gotham Best Actress winner Nicole Beharie, star of Sundance 2020 debut “Miss Juneteenth” (Vertical Entertainment). More may want to check it out.
Already racking up wins is Searchlight Oscar frontrunner “Nomadland.” In addition to Gotham jury prizes for Best Feature and Best Director for Chloé Zhao, the film received four awards from the National Society of Film Critics...
- 1/12/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
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