“Ghost of New Orleans,” written by Gerald Dipego and Justin Dipego, offers up a New Orleans-set thriller with a supernatural twist. Directed by Predrag Antonijevic (“Savior”), the film stars Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard, Lake Bell, Sharon Leal and Cary Elwes.
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As the film’s official synopsis states, the film follows “a disgraced detective (Josh Lucas) [who] has a supernatural encounter which leads him to investigate the murder of a beautiful cellist (Lake Bell) that unlocks the truth behind her mysterious death.” Creepy.
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In our exclusive clip, witness the mysterious allure of Drag Hammerman (Howard) as he playfully woos Molly (Deborah Ann Woll), a waitress at a bar with aspirations for greater things (perhaps even of the supernatural variety).
Check it out below.
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As the film’s official synopsis states, the film follows “a disgraced detective (Josh Lucas) [who] has a supernatural encounter which leads him to investigate the murder of a beautiful cellist (Lake Bell) that unlocks the truth behind her mysterious death.” Creepy.
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In our exclusive clip, witness the mysterious allure of Drag Hammerman (Howard) as he playfully woos Molly (Deborah Ann Woll), a waitress at a bar with aspirations for greater things (perhaps even of the supernatural variety).
Check it out below.
- 2/13/2017
- by Kerry Levielle
- Indiewire
One of the more cutting sequences of satire from 2013 was a fake movie trailer from Don Jon, which featured a pair of notable Hollywood beautiful people mocking the kind of romantic comedies both had their share of experience in. Filled with the sort of exaggerated gestures and overwrought drama one expects from the genre, the parody was filleting an easy target. We all acknowledge the vapidity and shallowness inherent to what usually passes for a romcom these days, because we’ve accepted that as par for the course. At least they can’t get any worse, right? Not quite, as Words and Pictures proves that the only thing worse than an empty romantic comedy is a self-important one.
Clive Owen stars as Jack Marcus, an author, poet, and endlessly verbose honors literature teacher at a Pennsylvania prep school. Once a shining star of the town’s small, but incredibly well organized artistic community,...
Clive Owen stars as Jack Marcus, an author, poet, and endlessly verbose honors literature teacher at a Pennsylvania prep school. Once a shining star of the town’s small, but incredibly well organized artistic community,...
- 6/19/2014
- by Sam Woolf
- We Got This Covered
Words and Pictures
Starring Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Amy Brenneman, Bruce Davison, Valerie Tian
Directed by Fred Schepisi
Written by Gerald Di Pego
USA, 2014
It is quite uncommon to come across a literate romance comedy featuring middle-aged academics engaging in conflicting ideologies and clashing personalities that eventually leads to an affair of the heart. Refreshingly, the engaging but uneven Words and Pictures dares to break up the monotony among the larger-than-life comic book superheroes, sci-fi spectacles and raunchy comedies that saturate the big screen in the free-for-all summertime movie season.
Actually, it is also nice to see grown-up love stories that incorporate a sense of intellectualism, artistry and Hepburn/Tracy-inspired sparring. Director Fred Schepisi (“Roxanne”) and screenwriter Gerald Di Pego create an artsy bubble where two opinionated and flawed educators (Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche) tangle in the arena of words and pictures. Although the material is often smart, insightful...
Starring Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Amy Brenneman, Bruce Davison, Valerie Tian
Directed by Fred Schepisi
Written by Gerald Di Pego
USA, 2014
It is quite uncommon to come across a literate romance comedy featuring middle-aged academics engaging in conflicting ideologies and clashing personalities that eventually leads to an affair of the heart. Refreshingly, the engaging but uneven Words and Pictures dares to break up the monotony among the larger-than-life comic book superheroes, sci-fi spectacles and raunchy comedies that saturate the big screen in the free-for-all summertime movie season.
Actually, it is also nice to see grown-up love stories that incorporate a sense of intellectualism, artistry and Hepburn/Tracy-inspired sparring. Director Fred Schepisi (“Roxanne”) and screenwriter Gerald Di Pego create an artsy bubble where two opinionated and flawed educators (Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche) tangle in the arena of words and pictures. Although the material is often smart, insightful...
- 6/12/2014
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
Chicago – “Words and Pictures” is a bit twee. In the film’s central debate between which medium has more influence, there was a drunken writer, prep students straight out of “Dead Poet’s Society” and cutesy romance. But there was also Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche at the top of their performance games, and they uplifted all these regular story elements.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Films about redemption are always welcome, and the two instructors at the prep school representing words (English teacher) and pictures (art) get to redeem themselves through the debate. Despite the number of clichés in the script – by Gerald Di Pego – Clive Owens and Juliette Binoche remain sincere and authentic, which overcomes some the groan-inducing prep school moments. And points have to be given for presenting a story about adults maneuvering in the world, right in the middle of summer superhero season. The film may not end the words versus pictures face-off,...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Films about redemption are always welcome, and the two instructors at the prep school representing words (English teacher) and pictures (art) get to redeem themselves through the debate. Despite the number of clichés in the script – by Gerald Di Pego – Clive Owens and Juliette Binoche remain sincere and authentic, which overcomes some the groan-inducing prep school moments. And points have to be given for presenting a story about adults maneuvering in the world, right in the middle of summer superhero season. The film may not end the words versus pictures face-off,...
- 6/7/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Word Play: Schepisi’s Formulaic Romance Elevated by Lead Performances
Australian director Fred Schepisi gets a lot of mileage out of his headlining duo at the center of his latest film, Words and Pictures, which otherwise plays like a formulaic romantic drama that yields little surprise even as it attempts to inspire creative conversation. But, then again, Schepisi’s films often are attributed with inspired casting choices, featuring compelling performances from seasoned thespians. Here, the end result is a sometimes winning endeavor, though ungainly subplots tend to detract from rather than enhance the film’s central relationship. Likewise, Gerald Di Pego’s screenplay, while cutting and witty when contending with its adults, falters miserably in its depiction of student dynamics.
The anonymous quote, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” is the catalyst for a debate amongst a group of high school students as goaded by an eccentric, alcoholic English teacher,...
Australian director Fred Schepisi gets a lot of mileage out of his headlining duo at the center of his latest film, Words and Pictures, which otherwise plays like a formulaic romantic drama that yields little surprise even as it attempts to inspire creative conversation. But, then again, Schepisi’s films often are attributed with inspired casting choices, featuring compelling performances from seasoned thespians. Here, the end result is a sometimes winning endeavor, though ungainly subplots tend to detract from rather than enhance the film’s central relationship. Likewise, Gerald Di Pego’s screenplay, while cutting and witty when contending with its adults, falters miserably in its depiction of student dynamics.
The anonymous quote, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” is the catalyst for a debate amongst a group of high school students as goaded by an eccentric, alcoholic English teacher,...
- 6/4/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 75 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new romantic comedy “Words and Pictures” starring Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche!
“Words and Pictures,” which is rated “PG-13” and opens in Chicago on June 6, 2014, also stars Valerie Tian, Navid Negahban, Bruce Davison, Amy Brenneman, Adam Dimarco, Josh Ssettuba and Janet Kidder from director Fred Schepisi and writer Gerald Di Pego.
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“Words and Pictures,” which is rated “PG-13” and opens in Chicago on June 6, 2014, also stars Valerie Tian, Navid Negahban, Bruce Davison, Amy Brenneman, Adam Dimarco, Josh Ssettuba and Janet Kidder from director Fred Schepisi and writer Gerald Di Pego.
To win your free “Words and Pictures” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Monday, June 2, 2014 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases your odds of winning; this doesn’t intensify your competition!
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- 5/31/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
From the opening frame to the closing credits it’s clear that Words and Pictures is not too concerned with either of its eponymous art forms. Insipid words and aesthetically unremarkable pictures occupy Fred Schepisi’s sluggish and slight romantic-comedy. Cast as the two potential love interests are Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche, a pair high school professors at a private school in New England. Neither teachers by trade, both Jack (Owen) and Dina (Binoche) were similarly heralded as innovative artists in their respective mediums once upon a time: he a poet, she a painter. But their accomplishments seem to be a thing of the past now as they both are undergoing bouts of artistic stagnation. This stagnation is worsened by Jack’s alcoholism and Dina’s osteoporosis. It’s in these opening sequences that Words and Pictures tactfully captures the pain and suffering of artistic stasis — especially when that stasis refuses to dissipate and becomes seemingly...
- 5/23/2014
- by Sam Fragoso
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
In my youth, a cigarette company advertised their product with the tagline, "What do you want, good grammar or good taste?" It was a false analogy, of course -- the correct answer is, "Why can't I have both?" -- yet those long-ago words kept echoing through my head while I was watching Fred Schepisi's Words and Pictures, which features excellent, affecting performances by Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche in service of a premise that is as contrived and phony as that decades-old advertisement. Gerald Di Pego's original screenplay sets up the two actors as opposing forces of nature, teachers at a private high school who become rivals mainly because the story demands it. Jack Marcus (Owen), an alcoholic teacher of an English honors class, earned...
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- 5/22/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Title: Words And Pictures Roadside Attractions Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten. Data-based on Rotten Tomatoes Grade: B Director: Fred Schepisi Screenplay: Gerald Di Pego Cast: Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Amy Brenneman, Bruce Davison Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 4/15/14 Opens: May 23, 2014 There are Words (Shakespeare, Marlowe, Faulkner, Hemingway), and there are words (teen texts, teen phone talk). Similarly there are Pictures (Picasso, Rembrandt, Monet, Renoir) and there are pictures (snapshots on Facebook). An educated person should know the difference: that’s what teachers are for. Fred Schepsisi, a seventy-three-year-old Australian born director, has contributed Films like “Six Degrees of Separation” (a New York couple find their lives intruded [ Read More ]
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- 5/19/2014
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
In my youth, a cigarette company advertised their product with the tagline, "What do you want, good grammar or good taste?" It was a false analogy, of course -- the correct answer is, "Why can't I have both?" -- yet those long-ago words kept echoing through my head while I was watching Fred Schepisi's Words and Pictures, which features excellent, affecting performances by Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche in service of a premise that is as contrived and phony as that decades-old advertisement. Gerald Di Pego's original screenplay sets up the two actors as opposing forces of nature, teachers at a private high school who become rivals mainly because the story demands it. Jack Marcus (Owen), an alcoholic teacher of an English honors class, earned...
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- 4/4/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Clive Owen features in the first trailer for Words and Pictures.
The British actor stars opposite Juliette Binoche in the romantic comedy from Fred Schepisi, which had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in 2013.
Written by Gerald Di Pego, the film is centred around a writer and teacher (Owen) who has lost his drive, and an artist who is struggling to paint due to her failing body (Binoche).
The pair clash at their school, before igniting a battle over which is more powerful and important, words or pictures.
Words and Pictures is a rare comedic English-language outing for Oscar-winner Binoche, who will next appear in Godzilla.
The romantic comedy will be released at cinemas on May 23 in the Us. A UK date has yet to be confirmed.
Owen will soon star in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming TV drama The Kick.
The British actor stars opposite Juliette Binoche in the romantic comedy from Fred Schepisi, which had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in 2013.
Written by Gerald Di Pego, the film is centred around a writer and teacher (Owen) who has lost his drive, and an artist who is struggling to paint due to her failing body (Binoche).
The pair clash at their school, before igniting a battle over which is more powerful and important, words or pictures.
Words and Pictures is a rare comedic English-language outing for Oscar-winner Binoche, who will next appear in Godzilla.
The romantic comedy will be released at cinemas on May 23 in the Us. A UK date has yet to be confirmed.
Owen will soon star in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming TV drama The Kick.
- 3/27/2014
- Digital Spy
Following its acclaimed world premiere as a Gala Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival, Roadside Attractions has acquired Us rights to director Fred Schepisi’s adult romance, Words And Pictures, written by Gerald Di Pego and starring Oscar nominee Clive Owen (Killer Elite, Blood Ties) and Oscar winner Juliette Binoche (The English Patient, Chocolat).
The film is produced by Latitude Productions’ Curtis Burch in association with Dallas-based Lascaux Films. Nancy Rae Stone serves as executive producer.
A writer whose talent has dried up (Owen) and an artist (Binoche), struggling to paint as her body betrays her, clash at the school where they teach, sparking both a flamboyant courtship and a school-wide war: which is more powerful, the Word or the Picture?
“Fred Schepisi’s charming film Words And Pictures features great performances by Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche — in an uplifting, crowd-pleasing film about teachers who change the lives...
The film is produced by Latitude Productions’ Curtis Burch in association with Dallas-based Lascaux Films. Nancy Rae Stone serves as executive producer.
A writer whose talent has dried up (Owen) and an artist (Binoche), struggling to paint as her body betrays her, clash at the school where they teach, sparking both a flamboyant courtship and a school-wide war: which is more powerful, the Word or the Picture?
“Fred Schepisi’s charming film Words And Pictures features great performances by Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche — in an uplifting, crowd-pleasing film about teachers who change the lives...
- 9/14/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Roadside Attractions has acquired U.S. rights to director Fred Schepisi’s adult romance “Words and Pictures,” which stars Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche. Latitude Productions’ Curtis Burch produced the film in association with Dallas-based Lascaux Films. Nancy Rae Stone executive produced. Gerald Di Pego wrote the script, which follows a writer (Owen) and an artist (Binoche) who clash at the school where they teach, sparking both a flamboyant courtship and a school-wide war. “Fred Schepisi’s charming film ‘Words and Pictures’ features great performances by Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche — in an uplifting, crowd-pleasing film about teachers who change...
- 9/13/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Roadside Attractions has taken Us rights in Toronto to Fred Schepisi’s romance Words And Pictures starring Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche.
The film centres on a writer with block who sparks to a struggling painter at the school where they both teach. Gerald Di Pego wrote the screenplay.
Latitude Productions’ Curtis Burch produced in association with Dallas-based Lascaux Films. Nancy Rae Stone served as executive producer.
Roadside’s Howard Cohen struck the deal with Us representatives CAA. Voltage Pictures handles international sales.
The film centres on a writer with block who sparks to a struggling painter at the school where they both teach. Gerald Di Pego wrote the screenplay.
Latitude Productions’ Curtis Burch produced in association with Dallas-based Lascaux Films. Nancy Rae Stone served as executive producer.
Roadside’s Howard Cohen struck the deal with Us representatives CAA. Voltage Pictures handles international sales.
- 9/13/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Following its world premiere as a Gala Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival, Roadside Attractions has acquired Us rights to director Fred Schepisi's adult romance, Words and Pictures , written by Gerald Di Pego and starring Oscar nominee Clive Owen ( Killer Elite , Blood Ties ) and Oscar winner Juliette Binoche ( The English Patient , Chocolat ). A writer whose talent has dried up (Owen) and an artist (Binoche), struggling to paint as her body betrays her, clash at the school where they teach, sparking both a flamboyant courtship and a school-wide war: which is more powerful, the Word or the Picture? "Fred Schepisi's charming film 'Words and Pictures' features great performances by Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche -- in an uplifting, crowd-pleasing...
- 9/13/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Umbrella Entertainment is renewing its relationship with Fred Schepisi after releasing the director.s first two movies, The Devil.s Playground (1976) and The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), on DVD.
At the Toronto International Film Festival Umbrella MD Jeff Harrison went to the world premiere of Words and Pictures, Schepisi.s Us-set romantic comedy/drama starring Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche.
Harrison made an offer for the Australian rights and a deal was negotiated with the international sales rep, Nicolas Chartier.s Voltage Pictures. Roadside Attractions subsequently bought the Us rights.
Owen plays Jack Marcus, an English teacher at a New England prep school. Jack is a former literary star who hasn.t had a book published in years. Estranged from his son, he takes refuge in booze, which gets him banned from the local pub.
His life changes when he meets art instructor Dina Delsanto (Binoche), who.s been forced...
At the Toronto International Film Festival Umbrella MD Jeff Harrison went to the world premiere of Words and Pictures, Schepisi.s Us-set romantic comedy/drama starring Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche.
Harrison made an offer for the Australian rights and a deal was negotiated with the international sales rep, Nicolas Chartier.s Voltage Pictures. Roadside Attractions subsequently bought the Us rights.
Owen plays Jack Marcus, an English teacher at a New England prep school. Jack is a former literary star who hasn.t had a book published in years. Estranged from his son, he takes refuge in booze, which gets him banned from the local pub.
His life changes when he meets art instructor Dina Delsanto (Binoche), who.s been forced...
- 9/12/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Director Fred Schepisi's The Eye of the Storm was long pegged as a potential Oscar contender, but eventually went overlooked completely and now he's back this year with a new romantic dramedy, Words and Pictures, set to premiere at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival. The film stars Clive Owen as a writer whose talent has dried up and Juliette Binoche as an artist struggling to paint. The two clash at the school where they teach, sparking both an unlikely romance and a school-wide war: which is more powerful, the word or the picturec Schepisi is directing from a script by Gerald Di Pego whose screenplays include Message in a Bottle and The Forgotten. Check out two more pictures directly below.
- 8/13/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche – definitely sounds (and as you’re going to see) looks like a great combination. In case you’re not so familiar with Words And Pictures, we’re here to inform you that the above mentioned duo will lead us through the latest romantic drama directed by Fred Schepisi, which is set to premiere at this year’s Tiff. More details & pics from the movie – as usual, in the rest of this report… Schepisi directed the whole thing from a script written by Gerald Dipego, which revolves around a charismatic English teacher and an intensely private art teacher who create an improbable...
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- 8/13/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
Words and Pictures attempts to settle the debate once and for all: Is a picture really worth a thousand words?
Jack Marcus (Clive Owen) is a talented writer and Dina Delsanto (Juliette Binoche) a respected painter. Both are teachers at a prep school where their students are involved in an ongoing debate — which is superior, words or pictures? The two teachers find their personalities and personal preferences clashing, leading to a rivalry and, then, to romance.
EW has exclusive images from the romantic comedy, which was added to the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival lineup today. Below, see more glimpses of Jack and Dina’s emotional,...
Jack Marcus (Clive Owen) is a talented writer and Dina Delsanto (Juliette Binoche) a respected painter. Both are teachers at a prep school where their students are involved in an ongoing debate — which is superior, words or pictures? The two teachers find their personalities and personal preferences clashing, leading to a rivalry and, then, to romance.
EW has exclusive images from the romantic comedy, which was added to the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival lineup today. Below, see more glimpses of Jack and Dina’s emotional,...
- 8/13/2013
- by Amanda Taylor
- EW - Inside Movies
After a whole bunch of rumors have been flying around recently with regards to potential casting, it’s been confirmed that Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche have signed on to star in Words And Pictures, presumably to bicker for 90 minutes and then fall in love, given that this is a film about two opposing teachers who have “issues” with one another at a prep school.
That’s what all these kind of movies are about, aren’t they? Unless this is somehow a holocaust drama. Oh, great, now I feel bad. I mean, the title is sort of serious, isn’t it? Sort of like The Words, but with pictures, and we all know how that movie turned out (if you don’t, then you’re extremely lucky).
There’s barely anything to say about this project at this moment given that there’s nothing much in the way of plot details.
That’s what all these kind of movies are about, aren’t they? Unless this is somehow a holocaust drama. Oh, great, now I feel bad. I mean, the title is sort of serious, isn’t it? Sort of like The Words, but with pictures, and we all know how that movie turned out (if you don’t, then you’re extremely lucky).
There’s barely anything to say about this project at this moment given that there’s nothing much in the way of plot details.
- 11/8/2012
- by T.J. Barnard
- We Got This Covered
Juliette Binoche (Certified Copy) and Clive Owen (Closer) have signed on to co-star in Words and Pictures.
The duo, who have both carved interesting careers for themselves, will take the lead roles in director Fred Schepisi’s follow-up to The Eye of the Storm, which boasts a script penned by Message in a Bottle writer Gerald Dipego.
Words and Pictures (title change, please) centers on a charismatic English teacher (Owen) who creates an improbable relationship with and an intensely private art teacher (Binoche), only to complicate matters by falling in love with one another.
Production on Words and Pictures is due to start early next year in Rhode Island. So, assuming all goes according to plan and it proves to be more engaging than its elementary plot suggests, expect to see this one at film festivals around the world in 2014.
Binoche is currently filming Erik Poppe’s A Thousand Times Good Night,...
The duo, who have both carved interesting careers for themselves, will take the lead roles in director Fred Schepisi’s follow-up to The Eye of the Storm, which boasts a script penned by Message in a Bottle writer Gerald Dipego.
Words and Pictures (title change, please) centers on a charismatic English teacher (Owen) who creates an improbable relationship with and an intensely private art teacher (Binoche), only to complicate matters by falling in love with one another.
Production on Words and Pictures is due to start early next year in Rhode Island. So, assuming all goes according to plan and it proves to be more engaging than its elementary plot suggests, expect to see this one at film festivals around the world in 2014.
Binoche is currently filming Erik Poppe’s A Thousand Times Good Night,...
- 11/8/2012
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche have been cast in Words and Pictures. The pair will star in Roxanne director Fred Schepisi's romantic comedy, reports ComingSoon.net. Set in an isolated New England prep school, the film centres around a charismatic English teacher (Owen) and highly private art teacher (Binoche), who complicate their lives with an unlikely liaison. The movie will be produced by Latitude Productions' Curtis Burch alongside screenwriter Gerald Dipego. "When I first read this uniquely romantic screenplay by Gerald Dipego, based on his original concept, I knew I had to acquire it as Latitude's first project, as it is an enchanting love story colored with a sophisticated (more)...
- 11/8/2012
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
Amped
Both Chris Hemsworth and Anne Hathaway have reportedly entered talks to join Steven Spielberg's sci-fi tentpole "Robopocalypse." Shooting will take place in Montreal early next year.
The story features robots and their artificial intelligence is bound to become a reality. In order to protect the Earth's biodiversity, Archos, an extremely intelligent robot who attained self-awareness, is set to annihilate human civilization. [Source: Business Times]
Maps to the Stars
Rachel Weisz has joined Robert Pattinson and Viggo Mortensen in David Cronenberg's $15 million indie drama "Map to the Stars". Bruce Wagner penned the script and shooting will kick off in Los Angeles in May.
Penned by Bruce Wagner, the film is said to examine Hollywood culture but is Not a straight up satire like "L.A. Story" or "The Player". [Source: Allocine]
The Skeleton Twins
Former SNL cast mates Kristen Wiig ("Bridesmaids") and Bill Hader ("Superbad") are set to re-team on Craig Johnson's indie...
Both Chris Hemsworth and Anne Hathaway have reportedly entered talks to join Steven Spielberg's sci-fi tentpole "Robopocalypse." Shooting will take place in Montreal early next year.
The story features robots and their artificial intelligence is bound to become a reality. In order to protect the Earth's biodiversity, Archos, an extremely intelligent robot who attained self-awareness, is set to annihilate human civilization. [Source: Business Times]
Maps to the Stars
Rachel Weisz has joined Robert Pattinson and Viggo Mortensen in David Cronenberg's $15 million indie drama "Map to the Stars". Bruce Wagner penned the script and shooting will kick off in Los Angeles in May.
Penned by Bruce Wagner, the film is said to examine Hollywood culture but is Not a straight up satire like "L.A. Story" or "The Player". [Source: Allocine]
The Skeleton Twins
Former SNL cast mates Kristen Wiig ("Bridesmaids") and Bill Hader ("Superbad") are set to re-team on Craig Johnson's indie...
- 11/8/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
• Tim Robbins will star in and direct the dramedy Man Under, with Michelle Pfeiffer and Chloe Moretz on board to play members of a family who deal with the repercussions of a photograph of them getting displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Though he recently directed a couple episodes of HBO’s Treme, this will be Robbins’ first time helming a feature film since 1999′s Cradle Will Rock. Ann Cherkis penned the script. [Variety]
• Gemma Arterton (Clash of the Titans) has joined, and Benedict Cumberbatch (i.e. Benny Batch) is in talks to join, Absolutely Anything,...
• Gemma Arterton (Clash of the Titans) has joined, and Benedict Cumberbatch (i.e. Benny Batch) is in talks to join, Absolutely Anything,...
- 11/8/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
Veteran filmmaker Fred Schepisi is set to direct romantic drama Words and Pictures, starring Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche.
It will mark the 72 year-old director's first feature film since 2011 Australian drama The Eye of the Storm, which was nominated for three Aacta Awards. In October, he also signed on to direct Australian film The Drowner although it appears that Words and Pictures, which is due to shoot from March 2013, will take precedence.
Words and Pictures is set in a New England prep school where a charismatic English teacher (Owen) and an intensely private art teacher (Binoche) form an improbable relationship. The film is being produced by Curtis Burch and his company, Latitude Productions, with Gary Cogill (Lascaux Films), and screenwriter Gerald Dipego.
.When I first read this uniquely romantic screenplay by Gerald Dipego, based on his original concept, I knew I had to acquire it as Latitude.s first project,...
It will mark the 72 year-old director's first feature film since 2011 Australian drama The Eye of the Storm, which was nominated for three Aacta Awards. In October, he also signed on to direct Australian film The Drowner although it appears that Words and Pictures, which is due to shoot from March 2013, will take precedence.
Words and Pictures is set in a New England prep school where a charismatic English teacher (Owen) and an intensely private art teacher (Binoche) form an improbable relationship. The film is being produced by Curtis Burch and his company, Latitude Productions, with Gary Cogill (Lascaux Films), and screenwriter Gerald Dipego.
.When I first read this uniquely romantic screenplay by Gerald Dipego, based on his original concept, I knew I had to acquire it as Latitude.s first project,...
- 11/8/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Man, talk about a movie title that is going to be a pain to Google. Fred Schepisi ("Roxanne," "Mr. Baseball," "The Eye Of The Storm") is lining up his next movie, the blandly titled "Word And Pictures," but luckily his two leads are much livelier. The always awesome Juliette Binoche and the suave Clive Owen are set to star in the film, penned by Gerald Dipego (“Phenomenon,” “Message In a Bottle”). The story takes place at an elite, insular New England prep school where a charismatic English teacher (Owen) and an intensely private art teacher (Binoche) create an improbable relationship, then proceed to complicate their lives with romance. Guys, get it? Words And Pictures. Okay, the premise sounds pretty generic, but in the hands of these actors we'll definitely be willing to see what they make of it. Production on the movie will begin in March, and we're likely to...
- 11/7/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Juliette Binoche and Clive Owen have boarded Fred Schepisi's "Words and Pictures," a romantic drama written by Gerald Dipego. The film will be produced by Curtis Burch's Latitude Productions in association with Gary Cogill of Lascaux Films. The story centers on a charismatic English teacher (Owen) at an insular New England prep school and an intensely private art teacher (Binoche). The pair form an unlikley relationship that complicates their lives. Burch notes, "it is an enchanting love story colored with a sophisticated humor and would be ideal for Fred Schepisi to direct. It was with Fred’s commitment that we were able to attract Clive and Juliette, who are a perfect fit to create the chemistry between the two leads at the heart of the story." Schepisi's latest was "The Eye of The Storm," starring Geoffrey Rush; the Australian director is best-known most for his earlier films "Roxanne,...
- 11/7/2012
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
Fred Schepisi has signed on to direct Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche in 'Words and Pictures," a romantic comedy set in a New England prep school. Schepisi, whose credits include "Roxanne" and "Six Degrees of Separation," last helmed "The Eye of the Storm," starring Geoffrey Rush and Charlotte Rampling. With "Words & Pictures," Schepisi moves back to lighter fare with this script from Gerald Dipego. The film chronicles the relationship between a charismatic English teacher (Owen) and a guarded art teacher (Binoche). The two form an unlikely bond, one later complicated by romance. Curtis...
- 11/7/2012
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Fred Schepisi ( Roxanne , Six Degrees of Separation ) will direct Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche in Words and Pictures , an original romantic drama conceived and written by Gerald Dipego ( Phenomenon , Message in a Bottle ). Curtis Burch is producing for his Latitude Productions banner in association with Gary Cogill for Dallas-based Lascaux Films. Dipego is also a producer. Joseph Cohen of American Entertainment Investors, Inc. is executive producer. The film, which newly formed Latitude Productions acquired as its first project, begins shooting in March 2013. The story takes place at an elite, insular New England prep school where a charismatic English teacher (Owen) and an intensely private art teacher (Binoche) create an improbable relationship, then proceed to...
- 11/7/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Now here’s some casting news I can really get behind. Over at ScreenDaily (via ThePlaylist), it’s reported that Juliette Binoche and Clive Owen are about to make their first onscreen pairing with Words and Pictures, a drama from Australian director Fred Schepisi. Although nothing’s been set in stone at this very moment, final negotiations with the duo have already commenced, thus laying the proper groundwork for a production start in January of next year.
Gerald Di Pego (The Forgotten) wrote the screenplay, which centers on an art teacher (Binoche) who, upon starting work at a high school, gets into a competition with an English teacher (Owen) over the value of words and pictures — you can figure out who prefers what method of communication. What’s more, the director himself calls it “very good.” Keep that in mind, doubters.
Well, okay, the basic logline doesn’t tell us...
Gerald Di Pego (The Forgotten) wrote the screenplay, which centers on an art teacher (Binoche) who, upon starting work at a high school, gets into a competition with an English teacher (Owen) over the value of words and pictures — you can figure out who prefers what method of communication. What’s more, the director himself calls it “very good.” Keep that in mind, doubters.
Well, okay, the basic logline doesn’t tell us...
- 4/24/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
In the 1980s and 1990s, Australian director Fred Schepisi was something of a big deal. The 73-year-old filmmaker got his start back in Oz with 1976's "The Devil's Playground," made his U.S. debut with the underrated Western "Barbarosa," and went on to make acclaimed, successful pictures like "Roxanne," "A Cry In The Dark," "The Russia House" and "Six Degrees Of Separation," as well as a few that didn't quite connect in the same way, like "I.Q." and "A Fish Called Wanda" semi-sequel "Fierce Creatures." The filmmaker's been relatively quiet in the last ten years, with 2003's Michael/Kirk/Cameron Douglas disaster "It Runs In The Family" and 2005's acclaimed HBO drama "Empire Falls," which featured Paul Newman's final live-action performance, as his only output.
But with his latest film "The Eye Of The Storm," a return to Australia that stars Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Sam Neill, given...
But with his latest film "The Eye Of The Storm," a return to Australia that stars Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Sam Neill, given...
- 4/24/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Deep in the heart of downtown Detroit, director Predrag “Gaga” Antonijevic is conjuring up a slice of the South. The much-lauded Serbian filmmaker is lensing the supernatural thriller Little Murder, his second English-language movie, in the Motor City despite the fact that it’s set in New Orleans, post-Katrina.
Antonijevic and co. are bringing to life the story of an alcoholic cop (Josh Lucas from Session 9 and the upcoming Tell Tale, seen in the exclusive pics here) who is observing a suspect (Iron Man’s Terrence Howard) from a house inhabited by the ghost of a murdered cellist (Lake Bell of TV’s Surface and Boston Legal). “It’s not an obvious plot,” Bell tells Fango, “but a strange little movie where every day that goes by, I learn more about what, tonally, we’re making. When you’re dealing with supernatural elements or spirits and things like that,...
Antonijevic and co. are bringing to life the story of an alcoholic cop (Josh Lucas from Session 9 and the upcoming Tell Tale, seen in the exclusive pics here) who is observing a suspect (Iron Man’s Terrence Howard) from a house inhabited by the ghost of a murdered cellist (Lake Bell of TV’s Surface and Boston Legal). “It’s not an obvious plot,” Bell tells Fango, “but a strange little movie where every day that goes by, I learn more about what, tonally, we’re making. When you’re dealing with supernatural elements or spirits and things like that,...
- 10/2/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Brett Callwood)
- Fangoria
Two more stars will be joining the already announced Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard, and Lake Bell in Peter "Gaga" Antonijevic's upcoming thriller Little Murder. What? Don't be that way; we already know you're excited.
Variety reports that Cary Elwes (Saw) and Sharon Leal (Dreamgirls) are set to co-star in the indie thriller that is currently lensing in Detroit.
Little Murder, penned by Gerald Di Pego (The Forgotten, Phenomenon) and Justin Di Pego, is set in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and centers on a disgraced detective (Lucas) who gets an unexpected shot at redemption when the ghost of a beautiful cellist solicits his help in finding her killer.
Leal will play the friend of the murdered cellist, Elwes the country club owner who may have played a part in the crime.
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Variety reports that Cary Elwes (Saw) and Sharon Leal (Dreamgirls) are set to co-star in the indie thriller that is currently lensing in Detroit.
Little Murder, penned by Gerald Di Pego (The Forgotten, Phenomenon) and Justin Di Pego, is set in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and centers on a disgraced detective (Lucas) who gets an unexpected shot at redemption when the ghost of a beautiful cellist solicits his help in finding her killer.
Leal will play the friend of the murdered cellist, Elwes the country club owner who may have played a part in the crime.
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- 9/18/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Variety reports that Cary Elwes (Saw) and Sharon Leal are joining cast members Josh Lucas and Terrence Howard in the indie thriller Little Murder , currently shooting in Detroit. Lucas plays a disgraced New Orleans police detective who gets a shot at redemption when the ghost of a beautiful cellist solicits his help in finding her killer. Leal will play the friend of the murdered cellist, Elwes the country club owner who may have played a part in the crime. Predrag Antonijevic is directing from a screenplay by Justin and Gerald Di Pego. More when we hear it!
- 9/17/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Bokeem Woodbine, Peter Jason, Noah Bean and Deborah Ann Woll have joined the cast of the supernatural thriller Little Murder from Mind in Motion Entertainment. Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard and Lake Bell are already filming the post-Hurricane Katrina mystery written by Gerald Di Pego ("The Forgotten") and Justin Di Pego and directed by Peter Antonijevic. "Murder" centers on a disgraced New Orleans police detective trying to find the killer of a beautiful cellist -- with the girl's ghost assisting. In other quick news, a new Variety article has announced a January 25 shoot date for Jim Sheridan's psychological thriller Dream House, which will star the new James Bond Daniel Craig as a New York publishing exec who relocates his family to a small New England town, only to learn that their new home was the scene of a vicious murder.
- 8/28/2009
- bloody-disgusting.com
Bokeem Woodbine, Peter Jason, Noah Bean and Deborah Ann Woll have joined the cast of the supernatural thriller "Little Murder" from Mind in Motion Entertainment.
Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard and Lake Bell are already filming the post-Hurricane Katrina mystery written by Gerald Di Pego ("The Forgotten") and Justin Di Pego and directed by Peter Antonijevic.
"Murder" centers on a disgraced New Orleans police detective trying to find the killer of a beautiful cellist -- with the girl's ghost assisting.
Mind in Motion's Silvio Muraglia is producing the film, which is shooting in Detroit and New Orleans. Foreign sales are being handled by third-party sales agent Lisa Wilson of Parlay Films.
Woodbine, repped by Gersh and the Artist Representation Group, has appeared in "Ray," "The Rock" and "Dead Presidents."
Jason, repped by Diverse Talent Group, has appeared in "Heartbreak Ridge," "Adaptation" and "Seabiscuit" and on TV in "Deadwood" and "Mad Men.
Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard and Lake Bell are already filming the post-Hurricane Katrina mystery written by Gerald Di Pego ("The Forgotten") and Justin Di Pego and directed by Peter Antonijevic.
"Murder" centers on a disgraced New Orleans police detective trying to find the killer of a beautiful cellist -- with the girl's ghost assisting.
Mind in Motion's Silvio Muraglia is producing the film, which is shooting in Detroit and New Orleans. Foreign sales are being handled by third-party sales agent Lisa Wilson of Parlay Films.
Woodbine, repped by Gersh and the Artist Representation Group, has appeared in "Ray," "The Rock" and "Dead Presidents."
Jason, repped by Diverse Talent Group, has appeared in "Heartbreak Ridge," "Adaptation" and "Seabiscuit" and on TV in "Deadwood" and "Mad Men.
- 8/27/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- Long time no see Mr. Peter Antonijevic. Going by the nickname of Gaga, I'm familiar with the Yugoslavia filmmaker because a friend forced me to watch Dennis Quaid in Gaga's war film, Savior. The filmmaker is on the comeback trail, moving into the occult thriller form with a great backdrop and will be directing his first film in almost a decade with a low budget, post Hurricane Katrina tale featuring a Josh Lucas and Terrence Howard pairing and supplemented by actress Lake Bell. Shooting begins next week in New Orleans. Scripted by Gerald Di Pego (The Forgotten), Little Murder is set in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and centers on a disgraced detective (Lucas) who gets an unexpected shot at redemption when the ghost of a beautiful cellist solicits his help in finding her killer. Mind in Motion Entertainment's Silvio Muraglia is producing. ...
- 8/18/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
Variety reports that Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard and Lake Bell will star in independent thriller Little Murder with Peter "Gaga" Antonijevic ( Savior ) directing. The film, written by Gerald Di Pego ( The Forgotten , Phenomenon ), is set in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and centers on a disgraced detective (Lucas) who gets an unexpected shot at redemption when the ghost of a beautiful cellist solicits his help in finding her killer. Shooting begins next week in New Orleans.
- 8/18/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Josh Lucas, who appears in the upcoming - and abysmal - Tell-Tale (a riff on the Poe tale), is next starring in Little Murder , from the writer of The Forgotten and Phenonmenon , Gerald Di Pego. Lucas will plays a detective who is aided by the ghost of a cellist as he attempts to track down her murderer (hmm, haven't heard that one before). The film is set in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and begins lensing next week in New Orleans. Terrence Howard and Lake Bell will co-star for director Peter "Gaga" Antonijevic and producer Silvio Muraglia. Mind in Motion Entertainment is shepherding the project.
- 8/18/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Katrina disaster backdrop? Check. Goodhearted female ghost who happens to be a cellist? Check. Shot at redemption for a disgraced cop? Check, check. Heart strings tugged? The producers hope so. Yep, all the fixings for what sounds like a very vanilla thriller are in place for the upcoming project, Little Murder.
Variety reports that Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard and Lake Bell will star in the indie thriller Little Murder with Peter "Gaga" Antonijevic at the director's helm.
Little Murder, penned by Gerald Di Pego ("The Forgotten," "Phenomenon"), is set in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and centers on a disgraced detective (Lucas, pictured right) who gets an unexpected shot at redemption when the ghost of a beautiful cellist solicits his help in finding her killer.
Shooting begins next week in New Orleans. Let's hope the project rises above the formulaic outline. We can only hope, right?
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Variety reports that Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard and Lake Bell will star in the indie thriller Little Murder with Peter "Gaga" Antonijevic at the director's helm.
Little Murder, penned by Gerald Di Pego ("The Forgotten," "Phenomenon"), is set in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and centers on a disgraced detective (Lucas, pictured right) who gets an unexpected shot at redemption when the ghost of a beautiful cellist solicits his help in finding her killer.
Shooting begins next week in New Orleans. Let's hope the project rises above the formulaic outline. We can only hope, right?
- Uncle Creepy
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- 8/18/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
It's been a while since we heard anything from Josh Lucas, and things have been relatively quiet on the Terrence Howard front as well. But today brings news for both: they've signed on to star in Little Murder, a supernatural indie set in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.Lucas will play a detective in disgrace who gets a shot at redemption when the ghost of a murdered cellist (Bell?) asks for his help in finding her killer. We're not sure where Howard fits in to all this, but we're sure there's a strangely intense character for him in there somewhere.Serbian Peter "Gaga" Antonijevic (best. Name. Ever.), who previously made Saviour with Dennis Quaid, is directing, and The Forgotten's Gerald Di Pego wrote the script.
- 8/18/2009
- EmpireOnline
Seriously, how many times have you heard this plot: man kills girl, girls ghost helps cop find killer? Well, that's the basic rundown of Little Murder, a new indie thriller from director Peter "Gaga" Antonijevic that will star Josh Lucas (Tell Tale), Terrence Howard and Lake Bell. "Little Murder," penned by Gerald Di Pego ("The Forgotten," "Phenomenon"), is set in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and centers on a disgraced detective (Lucas) who gets an unexpected shot at redemption when the ghost of a beautiful cellist solicits his help in finding her killer. Shooting begins next week in New Orleans. Silvio Muraglia is producing for Mind in Motion Entertainment.
- 8/18/2009
- bloody-disgusting.com
Variety reports that Gary Sinise, Alfre Woodard, Linus Roache and Anthony Edwards have joined Julianne Moore and Dominic West for the thriller The Forgotten for Revolution Studios and Sony. Written by Gerald DiPego and directed by Joseph Ruben, the film stars Moore as a mother who discovers that all the memories of her eight year old son are fabricated; West is an acquaintance who helps her solve the mystery of her false memories. American Beauty Oscar winners Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen are producing the film, which is slated to begin shooting October 25 for a 2004 release.
- 10/14/2003
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