Woman of the Dead (Totenfrau) is a series created by Benito Mueller, Wolfgang Mueller and Barbara Stepansky. It stars Anna Maria Mühe. It is based on a novel by Bernhard Aichner and It is directed by Nicolai Rohde.
Another noir series offered to us by the streaming platform for this weekend. This Austrian drama, thriller series is a story of revenge set in the Alps. An earthy production, and with good performances this will be to the liking of noir thriller fans.
About the Series
In six episodes we follow Brünhilde, a Leichendiener (a morgue employee). As her beloved husband dies in a strangely off accident, she starts to suspect this was after all no accident. An so, starts her quest.
It is an unassuming series that is quite classic in narrative style, slow paced and no grand effects, we are given a realistic setting, but not much profundity in character study.
Another noir series offered to us by the streaming platform for this weekend. This Austrian drama, thriller series is a story of revenge set in the Alps. An earthy production, and with good performances this will be to the liking of noir thriller fans.
About the Series
In six episodes we follow Brünhilde, a Leichendiener (a morgue employee). As her beloved husband dies in a strangely off accident, she starts to suspect this was after all no accident. An so, starts her quest.
It is an unassuming series that is quite classic in narrative style, slow paced and no grand effects, we are given a realistic setting, but not much profundity in character study.
- 1/5/2023
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid - TV
One of Joe Dante’s finest pictures speaks heart-to-heart to gee-whiz space fans — transporting us from our backyard to the far reaches of the galaxy. With a boost from aliens unknown, Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix and Jason Presson are the intrepid space cadets that construct a fantastic vehicle from mysterious dream-signals, no Interociter required. Their dreams hint at the secret desires in their adolescent imaginations, even without an it’s-all-a-dream sandpit. They dare fly where no man has flown before, a genuine escape from the petty pressures of Junior High. New and old input on the Blu-ray finally tells the full story of the making of an underrated wonder movie.
Explorers
Blu-ray
1985 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 109, 106 min. / Street Date May 25, 2021
Starring: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Amanda Peterson, Dick Miller, Dana Ivey, James Cromwell, Brooke Bundy, Robert Picardo, Leslie Rickert, Mary Kay Place.
Cinematography: John Hora
Film Editor: Tina Hirsch
Production Design: Robert S.
Explorers
Blu-ray
1985 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 109, 106 min. / Street Date May 25, 2021
Starring: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Amanda Peterson, Dick Miller, Dana Ivey, James Cromwell, Brooke Bundy, Robert Picardo, Leslie Rickert, Mary Kay Place.
Cinematography: John Hora
Film Editor: Tina Hirsch
Production Design: Robert S.
- 6/5/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Shoot is underway on Euro co-production thriller A Perfect Enemy starring Tomasz Kot (Cold War), Athena Strates (The Good Liar), Marta Nieto (Madre) and Dominique Pinon (Delicatessen).
The English-language film follows a sophisticated and successful businessman who is approached in an airport by a chatty woman with sinister intentions. Cameras are due to roll until February 2020 in Reus, Barcelona, Paris and Frankfurt.
From Spanish firm Sábado Películas, French outfit The Project Film Club and German’s Barry Films, the feature is an adaptation of novel Cosmétique de l’Ennemi by Amélie Nothomb, which was translated into 24 languages.
Spanish helmer Kike Maíllo directs. Screenplay comes from Cristina Clemente (Eva), Fernando Navarro (Verónica) and Maíllo. It marks the filmmaker’s third film. His debut Eva was awarded a Spanish Academy Goya Award for Best New Director.
Also aboard are Rtve, TV3, Treehouse Pictures and recently-launched Paris-based international sales firm Pulsar Content. The film is supported by Icaa,...
The English-language film follows a sophisticated and successful businessman who is approached in an airport by a chatty woman with sinister intentions. Cameras are due to roll until February 2020 in Reus, Barcelona, Paris and Frankfurt.
From Spanish firm Sábado Películas, French outfit The Project Film Club and German’s Barry Films, the feature is an adaptation of novel Cosmétique de l’Ennemi by Amélie Nothomb, which was translated into 24 languages.
Spanish helmer Kike Maíllo directs. Screenplay comes from Cristina Clemente (Eva), Fernando Navarro (Verónica) and Maíllo. It marks the filmmaker’s third film. His debut Eva was awarded a Spanish Academy Goya Award for Best New Director.
Also aboard are Rtve, TV3, Treehouse Pictures and recently-launched Paris-based international sales firm Pulsar Content. The film is supported by Icaa,...
- 12/16/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The man, the myth, the legend, Slash is launching a crowdfunding campaign for his second feature film, The Hell Within. Also: details on both The Dark Below Fantasia world premiere and Vintage Tomorrows Comic-Con 2015 screening.
The Hell Within: Press Release: "Iconic guitarist Slash announced today that he will produce his second feature film “The Hell Within” and is looking to engage fans in the making of the film from start to finish. Fans will have a variety of unique on-going incentives and exclusive rewards that will be offered starting today and expanding through every stage of the film’s completion at TheHellWithin.com.
The campaign commences today with a selection of opportunities with more to be unveiled over the coming weeks. Many of the rewards will provide unprecedented access behind the scenes of both “The Hell Within” film and Slash’s concerts. On-going reward opportunities include: private screenings, premiere tickets,...
The Hell Within: Press Release: "Iconic guitarist Slash announced today that he will produce his second feature film “The Hell Within” and is looking to engage fans in the making of the film from start to finish. Fans will have a variety of unique on-going incentives and exclusive rewards that will be offered starting today and expanding through every stage of the film’s completion at TheHellWithin.com.
The campaign commences today with a selection of opportunities with more to be unveiled over the coming weeks. Many of the rewards will provide unprecedented access behind the scenes of both “The Hell Within” film and Slash’s concerts. On-going reward opportunities include: private screenings, premiere tickets,...
- 7/11/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Guitar god and now film producer Slash has unveiled a crowdfunding campaign for his second horror film The Hell Within, which he is producing under his SlashFiction banner in partnership with Benito Mueller and Wolfgang Mueller of Barry Films. Directed by Dennison Ramalho (ABCs Of Death 2) and written by The Midnight Meat Train scribe Jeff Buhler, it centers on a woman from New York on a quest into the heart of the Brazilian jungle to save a missing girl, only to discover…...
- 7/9/2015
- Deadline
Entertainment One Films has picked up North American rights to Walter, starring The Walking Dead‘s Andrew J. West with a supporting cast that includes William H. Macy, Virginia Madsen, Neve Campbell, and more. West stars as Walter, a movie theater ticket taker who believes he’s the son of God and that it’s his duty to judge whether people are bound for Heaven or Hell. Anna Mastro directed and Paul Shoulberg adapted the screenplay from his own short story. Peter Facinelli, Justin Kirk, Jim Gaffigan, Milo Ventimiglia, and Levin Rambin also star. Ryan Harris, Brenden Patrick Hill, Christine Holder, Mark Holder and Benito Mueller produced Walter and Bill Johnson, Jennifer Laurent, Michel Merkt and Wolfgang Mueller executive produced. A day and date theatrical/VOD release is planned for the spring. EOne’s Katharyn Howe negotiated the deal with CAA on behalf of the filmmakers. Beta Cinema will rep...
- 10/15/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Anton Corbijn-directed feature stars Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan.
Ben Kingsley and Alessandra Mastronardi are the latest additions to the cast of Life, the James Dean biopic directed by Anton Corbijn that has begun principal photography.
The feature is produced by See-Saw Films and First Generation Films, from a script by Luke Davies (Candy), and stars Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan, as first reported by ScreenDaily last September.
It is inspired by the true story of a friendship that developed between Magnum photographer Dennis Stock (Pattinson) and actor James Dean (DeHaan) when Stock was commissioned to photograph the actor for Life magazine in 1955. The assignment took the pair on a journey across the Us, from La to New York and on to Indiana.
Producers are See-Saw Films’ Iain Canning and Emile Sherman with Christina Piovesan of First Generation Films and is co-produced by Wolfgang Mueller and Benito Mueller of Barry Films.
The project...
Ben Kingsley and Alessandra Mastronardi are the latest additions to the cast of Life, the James Dean biopic directed by Anton Corbijn that has begun principal photography.
The feature is produced by See-Saw Films and First Generation Films, from a script by Luke Davies (Candy), and stars Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan, as first reported by ScreenDaily last September.
It is inspired by the true story of a friendship that developed between Magnum photographer Dennis Stock (Pattinson) and actor James Dean (DeHaan) when Stock was commissioned to photograph the actor for Life magazine in 1955. The assignment took the pair on a journey across the Us, from La to New York and on to Indiana.
Producers are See-Saw Films’ Iain Canning and Emile Sherman with Christina Piovesan of First Generation Films and is co-produced by Wolfgang Mueller and Benito Mueller of Barry Films.
The project...
- 2/24/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Ottawa - Ben Kingsley and Alessandra Mastronardi (To Rome with Love) have jumped on board the Robert Pattinson-starrer Life, now shooting in Toronto. The latest feature from director Anton Corbijn tells the story of a freelance photographer, Dennis Stock (Pattinson), on assignment for Life Magazine, and his unlikely friendship with the actor James Dean, played by Dane DeHaan. The German/Canadian/Australian co-production comes from Australian writer Luke Davies. Life is produced by See-Saw Films' Iain Canning and Emile Sherman, with Christina Piovesan of First Generation Films, and is co-produced by Wolfgang Mueller and Benito Mueller of Barry Films.
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- 2/19/2014
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Principal photography has begun on Anton Corbijn's "Life," an American road movie which stars Robert Pattinson as Life Magazine photographer Dennis Stock and Dane DeHaan as free spirit James Dean. The film about their iconic 1955 photo shoot and friendship will be shot in in Los Angeles and Toronto. Alessandra Mastronardi and Ben Kingsley also star. Corbijn debuted his latest film "A Most Wanted Man," starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, in Sundance. Other films include "The American," and "Control." Pattinson starred in the "Twilight" series and "Cosmopolis," and will next be seen in "The Rover." DeHaan has broken out in the last year in "Kill Your Darlings" and "The Place Beyond the Pines." Produced by See-Saw Films' Iain Canning and Emile Sherman ("Shame") with Christina Piovesan of First Generation Films ("The Whistleblower") and co-produced by Wolfgang Mueller and Benito Mueller of Barry Films, "Life" is written by Luke Davies ("Candy...
- 2/19/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Anton Corbijn’s Life also set to get direct government investment from Screen Australia.
Many Australian filmgoers were today thrilled to hear that director Clayton Jacobson and his brother, the actor Shane Jacobson, the two brains behind the good-natured local box office hit Kenny [pictured], are finally going to be making a followup.
The family movie Oddball is one of two features to get direct government investment from Screen Australia, it was announced today. In the other, the official co-production Life, starring Robert Pattinson of Twilight fame, Australia and Germany are minority partners alongside Canada.
“Oddball has the perfect mix to really carry across to an international audience,” Clayton Jacobson told Screendaily. “It is your classic four quadrant film. Both Shane and I were invited on board for the ride… We are thrilled to be able to work together again. It’s not every day someone pays you to hang out with family.”
Kenny was made...
Many Australian filmgoers were today thrilled to hear that director Clayton Jacobson and his brother, the actor Shane Jacobson, the two brains behind the good-natured local box office hit Kenny [pictured], are finally going to be making a followup.
The family movie Oddball is one of two features to get direct government investment from Screen Australia, it was announced today. In the other, the official co-production Life, starring Robert Pattinson of Twilight fame, Australia and Germany are minority partners alongside Canada.
“Oddball has the perfect mix to really carry across to an international audience,” Clayton Jacobson told Screendaily. “It is your classic four quadrant film. Both Shane and I were invited on board for the ride… We are thrilled to be able to work together again. It’s not every day someone pays you to hang out with family.”
Kenny was made...
- 12/5/2013
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Screen Australia board.s first meeting since Graeme Mason was hired as CEO was eventful as the agency approved $11 million investment in four feature films, four adult dramas and one children.s series.
All told, that will trigger $70 million in production. The features include family film Oddball from the team who made Kenny, starring Shane Jacobson and directed by his brother Clayton; and See-Saw Films. Life, which stars Dane DeHaan and Robert Pattinson.
Two theatrical documentaries were funded: Only the Dead, which explores the career of Australian war correspondent Michael Ware; and Sherpa: In the Shadow of the Mountain, which looks at the drama of a high altitude Everest expedition from the point of view of the Sherpas.
.This is a strong line-up of character-driven feature projects coming from an incredibly talented mix of filmmakers,. said Mason.
Scripted by Peter Ivan, Oddball centres on an eccentric chicken farmer who saves...
All told, that will trigger $70 million in production. The features include family film Oddball from the team who made Kenny, starring Shane Jacobson and directed by his brother Clayton; and See-Saw Films. Life, which stars Dane DeHaan and Robert Pattinson.
Two theatrical documentaries were funded: Only the Dead, which explores the career of Australian war correspondent Michael Ware; and Sherpa: In the Shadow of the Mountain, which looks at the drama of a high altitude Everest expedition from the point of view of the Sherpas.
.This is a strong line-up of character-driven feature projects coming from an incredibly talented mix of filmmakers,. said Mason.
Scripted by Peter Ivan, Oddball centres on an eccentric chicken farmer who saves...
- 12/5/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Master of Horror John Carpenter is teaming up with award-winning Brazilian director Dennison Ramalho and “Midnight Meat Train” writer Jeff Buhler for a new horror movie called “The Hell Within” for producers Benito Mueller and Wolfgang Mueller of Barry Films. This is in addition to Carpenter recently announcing that he’ll be directing a live-action version of the comic book “DarkChylde”. The plot of “Hell” goes thusly: The Hell Within tells the story of a woman who goes on a quest into the heart of a Brazilian jungle to save a girl, only to discover that the girl was just the bait. See, this is why I always ignore a girl screaming for help. Nothing good ever comes from it. According to director Dennison Ramalho, “The Hell Within” has “components” of Carpenter’s “The Thing”, which is never a bad thing to say about your upcoming horror/monster movie. Carpenter,...
- 11/5/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
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