For nearly 40 years, they have unleashed a blood-soaked blend of heavy metal horror with a distinct musical style crafted in the darkest reaches of deep space. They are Gwar, and they've leapt from the stage to the paneled page to wreak intergalactic havoc like only they can in the new graphic novel Gwar: In the Duoverse of Absurdity.
Pitting the members of Gwar against alternate dimension versions of themselves (what could go wrong?), Gwar: In the Duoverse of Absurdity is now available from Z2 Comics (along with a bunch of historic memorabilia from the band), and we had the great pleasure of catching up with SawBorg Destructo himself, Matt Maguire, to discuss his eye-popping artwork for the new comic, working on the graphic novel's mind-bending story, and the enduring legacy of Gwar through the decades (and into the future)!
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Pitting the members of Gwar against alternate dimension versions of themselves (what could go wrong?), Gwar: In the Duoverse of Absurdity is now available from Z2 Comics (along with a bunch of historic memorabilia from the band), and we had the great pleasure of catching up with SawBorg Destructo himself, Matt Maguire, to discuss his eye-popping artwork for the new comic, working on the graphic novel's mind-bending story, and the enduring legacy of Gwar through the decades (and into the future)!
Thanks for taking the time to answer questions for us, and...
- 1/31/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Reg Cribb.
Last Cab to Darwin scribe Reg Cribb is Dendy Direct's Guest Curator for August 2016.
Each month, Dendy Direct invites a guest curator to pick their favourite titles available via the VOD service, with No Activity's Patrick Brammall and The Rover's David Michôd two recent participants.
Cribb, who is currently working on a feature film adaptation of his play.The Damned, winner of the 2012 Nsw Premier.s Literary Award, said his choices were dictated by his upbringing on an isolated coastal town in Western Australia called Esperance.
.In the early 70.s, we had no TV infiltrating our lives. When I wasn.t reading voraciously, our whole family would pack up the Holden and visit one of the two drive-in theatres on the outskirts of town, at least three times a week. Many of the films I have chosen were devoured by me on the big screen at...
Last Cab to Darwin scribe Reg Cribb is Dendy Direct's Guest Curator for August 2016.
Each month, Dendy Direct invites a guest curator to pick their favourite titles available via the VOD service, with No Activity's Patrick Brammall and The Rover's David Michôd two recent participants.
Cribb, who is currently working on a feature film adaptation of his play.The Damned, winner of the 2012 Nsw Premier.s Literary Award, said his choices were dictated by his upbringing on an isolated coastal town in Western Australia called Esperance.
.In the early 70.s, we had no TV infiltrating our lives. When I wasn.t reading voraciously, our whole family would pack up the Holden and visit one of the two drive-in theatres on the outskirts of town, at least three times a week. Many of the films I have chosen were devoured by me on the big screen at...
- 8/1/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Reg Cribb.
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Playwright and screenwriter Reg Cribb is set to share his career highlights and talk about his current projects at a Screenworks event in Byron Bay.
Cribb, who recently won the Aacta award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his film adaptation of Last Cab to Darwin, will spend an evening .In Conversation. with local screenwriter and script editor Charlie de Salis at Sae Creative Institute on April 14.
Cribb will also talk about two projects he is currently working on in the Northern Rivers. .
Screenworks general manager, Ken Crouch, said there were many people in the community that would benefit from an evening with Reg Cribb.
.His numerous box office hits on stage and screen are evidence of how much Australian audiences love his work and we are very fortunate to have this talented writer take the time to talk with us about his craft and his career,. he said.
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Playwright and screenwriter Reg Cribb is set to share his career highlights and talk about his current projects at a Screenworks event in Byron Bay.
Cribb, who recently won the Aacta award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his film adaptation of Last Cab to Darwin, will spend an evening .In Conversation. with local screenwriter and script editor Charlie de Salis at Sae Creative Institute on April 14.
Cribb will also talk about two projects he is currently working on in the Northern Rivers. .
Screenworks general manager, Ken Crouch, said there were many people in the community that would benefit from an evening with Reg Cribb.
.His numerous box office hits on stage and screen are evidence of how much Australian audiences love his work and we are very fortunate to have this talented writer take the time to talk with us about his craft and his career,. he said.
- 3/31/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Fred Schepisi is attached to direct Andorra, an adaptation of American author Peter Cameron.s thriller/dark comic novel.
The protagonist is Alexander Fox, a 40-year-old Yank who ends up in the tiny nation of Andorra where he befriends an Australian couple who had moved there. Complications arise when Fox falls in love with the wife and a dead body is found floating in the harbour.
Jamie Bialkower.s Melbourne-based Jump Street Films optioned the novel in 2013 and he subsequently teamed up with Lizzette Atkins. Unicorn Films, who produced Sue Brooks. Looking for Grace. He wrote the screenplay with Cameron.
James Ivory and Natalie Miller are the executive producers. Miller.s Sharmill Films and Jump Street Films will distribute in Australia.
Bialkower tells If that filming is due to start in Europe in the first half of next year, probably in either Italy or the Czech Republic. He plans to partner with a European producer,...
The protagonist is Alexander Fox, a 40-year-old Yank who ends up in the tiny nation of Andorra where he befriends an Australian couple who had moved there. Complications arise when Fox falls in love with the wife and a dead body is found floating in the harbour.
Jamie Bialkower.s Melbourne-based Jump Street Films optioned the novel in 2013 and he subsequently teamed up with Lizzette Atkins. Unicorn Films, who produced Sue Brooks. Looking for Grace. He wrote the screenplay with Cameron.
James Ivory and Natalie Miller are the executive producers. Miller.s Sharmill Films and Jump Street Films will distribute in Australia.
Bialkower tells If that filming is due to start in Europe in the first half of next year, probably in either Italy or the Czech Republic. He plans to partner with a European producer,...
- 8/13/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
(Ted Kotcheff, 1971; Eureka!, 18)
A key film in Australian cinema, Wake in Fright is based on Kenneth Cook's 1961 novel about John Grant, a weak, frustrated teacher in the outback going to Sydney for Christmas, losing all his money gambling in a bleak town known as "the Yabba", and spending several nightmarish days and nights carousing with hard-drinking locals leading up to a bloody kangaroo hunt. Dirk Bogarde bought the novel to star in, with Joseph Losey directing. The screenplay was written by Evan Jones, author of several Losey-Bogarde movies. But like another Losey project set in Australia (Patrick White's Voss scripted by David Mercer), it fell through. Jones's script eventually reached the screen in this remarkable picture, perceptively directed by the London-based Canadian Ted Kotcheff. Skilfully edited by the Australian Anthony Buckley to create an air of constant unease, it's shot by the British cinematographer Brian West to resemble...
A key film in Australian cinema, Wake in Fright is based on Kenneth Cook's 1961 novel about John Grant, a weak, frustrated teacher in the outback going to Sydney for Christmas, losing all his money gambling in a bleak town known as "the Yabba", and spending several nightmarish days and nights carousing with hard-drinking locals leading up to a bloody kangaroo hunt. Dirk Bogarde bought the novel to star in, with Joseph Losey directing. The screenplay was written by Evan Jones, author of several Losey-Bogarde movies. But like another Losey project set in Australia (Patrick White's Voss scripted by David Mercer), it fell through. Jones's script eventually reached the screen in this remarkable picture, perceptively directed by the London-based Canadian Ted Kotcheff. Skilfully edited by the Australian Anthony Buckley to create an air of constant unease, it's shot by the British cinematographer Brian West to resemble...
- 4/19/2014
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
★★☆☆☆ Poorly timed and fatally flawed, Fred Schepisi's familial Aussie bitchfest The Eye of the Storm (2011) (adapted from the Patrick White novel of the same name) somehow found its way into UK cinemas earlier this year with almost no fanfare. It's hardly surprising when you consider that this is one of the strangest, most mind-boggling dramas outside of Shane Carruth's Upstream Color, seemingly designed as a thespian three-way between Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Rampling and Judy Davis. Davis is perhaps the only one of this triumvirate to come away with any kudos, such is the flaccid nature of this botched melodrama.
Rampling, last seen in son Barnaby Southcombe's neo-noir I, Anna, hams it up as dying wealthy matriarch Elizabeth Hunter, who watches on with veiled glee as her actor son Basil (Academy Award winner Rush) and aloof, high-society daughter Dorothy (Golden Globe winner Davis) rush to her side in...
Rampling, last seen in son Barnaby Southcombe's neo-noir I, Anna, hams it up as dying wealthy matriarch Elizabeth Hunter, who watches on with veiled glee as her actor son Basil (Academy Award winner Rush) and aloof, high-society daughter Dorothy (Golden Globe winner Davis) rush to her side in...
- 9/16/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
While The Eye of the Storm is currently playing in cinemas across Britain, we were fortunate enough to speak to the renowned Australian filmmaker behind the adaptation of Frank White’s eponymous Nobel prize winning novel – catching up with Fred Schepisi, to discuss the pressure of taking on such a project, working with Geoffrey Rush, and what it was like directing his very own daughter…
Your previous feature was 8 years ago – was the lengthy break out of choice, or were there just not many intriguing projects coming your way?
I had a number of projects that we raised the money for, only to have it disappear as we were about to go into production. Of course this project was done in 2011. It took a while longer to get going than we all thought it would.
Had you read The Eye of the Storm before getting involved in the film?
I...
Your previous feature was 8 years ago – was the lengthy break out of choice, or were there just not many intriguing projects coming your way?
I had a number of projects that we raised the money for, only to have it disappear as we were about to go into production. Of course this project was done in 2011. It took a while longer to get going than we all thought it would.
Had you read The Eye of the Storm before getting involved in the film?
I...
- 5/8/2013
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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The cantankerous, complex, gay Patrick White published his lengthy The Eye of the Storm in 1973, the year he became the first (and still the only) Australian to win the Nobel prize for literature. Adapted by Judy Morris, it's the first major film based on a White novel, and clearly a labour of love for Fred Schepisi, whose first Australian movie this is since A Cry in the Dark, his underrated movie about the Lindy Chamberlain case, an event that touched on various themes of place and national identity that are to be found in White.
It's the story of a rich, egocentric old matriarch, Elizabeth Hunter (Charlotte Rampling) and her two expatriate children, Sir Basil (Geoffrey Rush), an actor living in London, and daughter Dorothy (Judy Davis), a divorced French princess living in Paris, who returns to inherit her wealth. Both are in...
The cantankerous, complex, gay Patrick White published his lengthy The Eye of the Storm in 1973, the year he became the first (and still the only) Australian to win the Nobel prize for literature. Adapted by Judy Morris, it's the first major film based on a White novel, and clearly a labour of love for Fred Schepisi, whose first Australian movie this is since A Cry in the Dark, his underrated movie about the Lindy Chamberlain case, an event that touched on various themes of place and national identity that are to be found in White.
It's the story of a rich, egocentric old matriarch, Elizabeth Hunter (Charlotte Rampling) and her two expatriate children, Sir Basil (Geoffrey Rush), an actor living in London, and daughter Dorothy (Judy Davis), a divorced French princess living in Paris, who returns to inherit her wealth. Both are in...
- 5/4/2013
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
The acting's great - but there's a smaller, fiercer movie trying to burst out of this drama about a tyrannical woman on her deathbed
Somewhere inside this baggy, stately, beautifully acted movie there's something smaller and fiercer busting to get out.
Veteran film-maker Fred Schepisi has directed an adaptation of the 1973 novel by Australian Nobel laureate Patrick White. Charlotte Rampling cuts a Miss Havisham-type figure as Elizabeth Hunter, a brilliant and demanding woman slowly dying – and succumbing to morphine-fuelled flashbacks – as she summons her grownup children to her elaborately furnished Sydney home to impose her caprices on them one final time, torturing them with suspicions about what they can expect in her will.
Her putative heirs – to her neurotic personality, if not necessarily her cash – are the successful and conceited stage actor Basil, played by Geoffrey Rush, and the unhappy Dorothy (Judy Davis), still addressed as "Princesse" after a failed marriage to some European aristocrat.
Somewhere inside this baggy, stately, beautifully acted movie there's something smaller and fiercer busting to get out.
Veteran film-maker Fred Schepisi has directed an adaptation of the 1973 novel by Australian Nobel laureate Patrick White. Charlotte Rampling cuts a Miss Havisham-type figure as Elizabeth Hunter, a brilliant and demanding woman slowly dying – and succumbing to morphine-fuelled flashbacks – as she summons her grownup children to her elaborately furnished Sydney home to impose her caprices on them one final time, torturing them with suspicions about what they can expect in her will.
Her putative heirs – to her neurotic personality, if not necessarily her cash – are the successful and conceited stage actor Basil, played by Geoffrey Rush, and the unhappy Dorothy (Judy Davis), still addressed as "Princesse" after a failed marriage to some European aristocrat.
- 5/3/2013
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The eponymous Patrick White novel of which The Eye of the Storm is based upon, won the Nobel Prize in 1973, and has since been considered ‘unfilmable’. However such a myth has been dispelled somewhat, as Fred Schepisi’s first feature for close to a decade makes for a delectable visual experience, enhanced by a provocative score and a trio of immense lead performances. Though with the actors on board and director at the helm, you can’t help but feel that this remains slightly unsatisfying.
We enter in to the final weeks of the life of wealthy Elizabeth Hunter (Charlotte Rampling), as the influential and affluent mother of two is on her death bed, waiting impatiently for her children Basil (Geoffrey Rush) and Dorothy (Judy Davis) to arrive. Having dictated much of her offspring’s lives, this ageing socialite is now dictating her very own death, alienating her children one final time before passing.
We enter in to the final weeks of the life of wealthy Elizabeth Hunter (Charlotte Rampling), as the influential and affluent mother of two is on her death bed, waiting impatiently for her children Basil (Geoffrey Rush) and Dorothy (Judy Davis) to arrive. Having dictated much of her offspring’s lives, this ageing socialite is now dictating her very own death, alienating her children one final time before passing.
- 5/2/2013
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Adapted from Nobel laureate Patrick White's acclaimed novel, this darkly witty drama stars Geoffrey Rush as a fading West End actor who joins his estranged sister (Judy Davis) at the family estate in Sydney to be with their dying mother Elizabeth (Charlotte Rampling). Naturally, all eyes are on the inheritance. But having controlled every facet of her life, Elizabeth is taking exactly the same approach to her death.
- 4/29/2013
- Sky Movies
Judy Davis is one of the fiercest film actors around. She talks about the flaws in her new film, feeling let down by Woody Allen, and her distaste over the release of River Phoenix's last movie
Judy Davis sounds vaguely discombobulated when she picks up the phone. The 58-year-old actor is at home in Sydney on a Friday evening. What have I interrupted? "Oh, nothing," she sighs. "I was just tidying." She asks how I am. I tell her I just got up (it's the time difference), and she sighs again and says: "Oh God."
Anyone who knows Davis's work will appreciate the disdain she can bring to a simple exhalation. Withering contempt is her on-screen stock-in-trade; her repertoire for expressing it includes an array of tics and twitches, a drop-dead stare and a temper seen to blistering effect in some of her films for Woody Allen, including Husbands and Wives and Deconstructing Harry.
Judy Davis sounds vaguely discombobulated when she picks up the phone. The 58-year-old actor is at home in Sydney on a Friday evening. What have I interrupted? "Oh, nothing," she sighs. "I was just tidying." She asks how I am. I tell her I just got up (it's the time difference), and she sighs again and says: "Oh God."
Anyone who knows Davis's work will appreciate the disdain she can bring to a simple exhalation. Withering contempt is her on-screen stock-in-trade; her repertoire for expressing it includes an array of tics and twitches, a drop-dead stare and a temper seen to blistering effect in some of her films for Woody Allen, including Husbands and Wives and Deconstructing Harry.
- 4/26/2013
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
Ageing Australian socialite Elizabeth Hunter (Charlotte Rampling) lies dying in her stately Sydney mansion while her over-indulged children - Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush's fey luvvie and respected Oz thesp Judy Davis's divorced aristo - bicker over her inheritance. Based on Patrick White's waspish novel, this is the first Australian film by director Fred Schepisi since 1988's Evil Angels.
- 4/24/2013
- Sky Movies
On a drizzly, still hot and humid, post-storm afternoon in New York, I talked to The Eye Of The Storm director Fred Schepisi, his daughter, actress Alexandra Schepisi and Geoffrey Rush about everything storm related: Shakespeare, Australian manhood in the early 70s, sword fighting, intellectual cuts, and American emotions.
Director Fred Schepisi (his name "rhymes with Pepsi", he confirms) has taken on the seemingly impossible task of bringing Nobel Prize winning novelist Patrick White's book to the screen. "Many have tried and failed," Schepisi states, including Joseph Losey, with an unrealised adaptation of White's Voss. "Too interior," is the problem. Rush, who plays Sir Basil, famous actor, returning son, tortured soul, knew Patrick White late in his life and was involved in a couple of his plays. So were several of the other actors in the film, like Helen Morse (Lotte, German Cabaret artist and cook) John Gaden, and Robyn Nevin,...
Director Fred Schepisi (his name "rhymes with Pepsi", he confirms) has taken on the seemingly impossible task of bringing Nobel Prize winning novelist Patrick White's book to the screen. "Many have tried and failed," Schepisi states, including Joseph Losey, with an unrealised adaptation of White's Voss. "Too interior," is the problem. Rush, who plays Sir Basil, famous actor, returning son, tortured soul, knew Patrick White late in his life and was involved in a couple of his plays. So were several of the other actors in the film, like Helen Morse (Lotte, German Cabaret artist and cook) John Gaden, and Robyn Nevin,...
- 9/7/2012
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Tempest Trap: Schepisi’s Latest Feature Never Quite Elevates Beyond Mild Blip on the Radar With his first film project since 2005 (and first theatrical release since 2003), Australian auteur Fred Schepisi has returned with an oddly unassured but worthwhile vehicle, The Eye of the Storm, featuring some top notch thespians, including the iconic Charlotte Rampling (her headlining presence more than reason enough to seek it out). But whereas there’s a bizarre heterogeneous triptych going on between its three main characters that never quite manages to congeal itself comfortably in the proposed narrative, the end result somehow manages to be a fascinating creature, one that perhaps will be remembered lovingly as an under seen title from Schepisi’s later filmography.
Based on a 1973 novel lauded as a literary classic by Patrick White, it’s 1972 in Australia and Charlotte Rampling stars as Elizabeth Hunter, an aged socialite on her death bed. Once...
Based on a 1973 novel lauded as a literary classic by Patrick White, it’s 1972 in Australia and Charlotte Rampling stars as Elizabeth Hunter, an aged socialite on her death bed. Once...
- 9/5/2012
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
TItle: The Eye Of The Storm Sycamore Entertainment Group Director: Fred Schepisi Screenwriter: Judy Morris, from Patrick White’s novelCast: Charlotte Rampling, Georffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Colin Friels, Robyn Nevin, John Gaden, Helen Morse, Alexandra Schepisi, Maria Theodorakis, Dustin Clare Screened at: Park Ave., NYC, 8/22/12 Opens: September 7, 2012 Clashes over potential inheritances, featuring sons and daughters who hover over rich, dying parents, can be the basis of soap opera or the foundation of Shakespearean drama. “The Eye of the Storm,” which is in part a tale of two vultures traveling thousands of miles to cajole their dying mother to grant them the bulk of an estate, is a filmed [ Read More ]...
- 9/3/2012
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Now here's something you don't see every day. Jay-z was sued in federal court last week by a guy who claims his computer was "compromised" in 2009 and Jay-z somehow ended up plagiarizing his unpublished writing in the bestselling 2010 memoir Decoded. The book "contains various expressions/colors/phrases which correlates to my work," plaintiff Patrick White alleges in the complaint. Make that his handwritten complaint. And White, who apparently is no fan of typesetting, has been busy... Also on June 13, White sued Nike (you know, the Oregon-based sportswear and equipment behemoth) for invasion of privacy and intellectual property, claiming the idea for the "Kobe...
- 6/21/2012
- E! Online
Los Angeles, June 21: Singer Jay Z has been sued for copyright infringement.
The singer has been sued by author Patrick White of stealing portions of his writing and using them without his consent on Jay Z's 2010 song book "Decoded". White claimed his laptop was stolen in 2009
"My personal computer was compromised, resulting in my personal work to be used in Jay-z's book Decoded which was released in 2010," he explained in the hand-written lawsuit,".
The singer has been sued by author Patrick White of stealing portions of his writing and using them without his consent on Jay Z's 2010 song book "Decoded". White claimed his laptop was stolen in 2009
"My personal computer was compromised, resulting in my personal work to be used in Jay-z's book Decoded which was released in 2010," he explained in the hand-written lawsuit,".
- 6/21/2012
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
Los Angeles, California (x17online) - Jay-z is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit by a man who claims his work was illegally used in his memoir Decoded. On June 13, Patrick White filed a suit against the rapper claiming that he lifted portions of his writing and used them as his own. "In 2009, my personal computer was compromised, resulting in my personal work to be used in Jay-z’s book Decoded which was released in 2010," White's suit states. "The book contains various expressions/colors/phrases which correlates to my work. After contacting or attempting to contact the co-author, I got no reply." Author Dream Hampton and Random House publishing have also been named in the suit where White is seeking unspecified damages. Decoded was Jay-z's 2010 bestseller contains a collection of his lyrics and the story behind their meaning.
- 6/20/2012
- x17online.com
New York, June 20: Jay-z has been sued by author Patrick White for lifting portions of his writing and using them as his own in the rapper's best-selling book 'Decoded'.
In a case filed on June 13 in Los Angeles, White accused the 42-year-old of plagiarism.
"In 2009, my personal computer was compromised, resulting in my personal work to be used in Jay-z's book 'Decoded' which was released in 2010," the New York Daily.
In a case filed on June 13 in Los Angeles, White accused the 42-year-old of plagiarism.
"In 2009, my personal computer was compromised, resulting in my personal work to be used in Jay-z's book 'Decoded' which was released in 2010," the New York Daily.
- 6/20/2012
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
Jay-z is being sued for copyright infringement and invasion of property over his 2010 book Decoded. Patrick White has claimed in his lawsuit that his personal material was stolen from him and then appeared in Decoded, reports All Hip Hop. On November 2010, the 'No Church in the Wild' rapper released Decoded, a memoir which also features his own lyrics. White alleged: "In 2009, my personal computer was compromised, resulting in my personal (more)...
- 6/18/2012
- by By Kristina Bustos
- Digital Spy
Fred Schepisi's Australian "The Eye of The Storm" has been acquired by Sycamore Entertainment for Us distribution. Starring Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Rampling and Judy Davis, the film is based on Patrick White's 1973 Nobel Prize-winning novel, adapted by Judy Morris. Schepisi says: “It was a great pleasure working with Charlotte Rampling, Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis & the cream of Australian's acting fraternity, bringing to life this story set in the changing times of 1972, about a family, that was definitely not, your average loving family.” The film was financed by the Australia Broadcasting Corporation, Screen Australia, Film Victoria,...
- 1/17/2012
- Thompson on Hollywood
Sycamore Entertainment Group Inc. is pleased to announce it has acquired Us rights to the Fred Schepisi film The Eye Of The Storm, starring Academy Award-winner® Geoffrey Rush (“The Kings’ Speech,” “Pirates of the Caribbean”), Charlotte Rampling (“The Swimming Pool,” “Melancholia”) and Golden Globe® nominee Judy Davis (“Barton Fink” & Woody Allen’s upcoming “Nero Fiddled“). The Eye Of The Storm screened at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2011.
The screen play adaptation by Judy Morris is based on the 1973 literary classic by Australia’s only Nobel Prize-winner for Literature, Patrick White. The Eye Of The Storm is a savage exploration of the family relationships . and the sharp undercurrents of love and hate, comedy and tragedy . which define them.
CEO Edward Sylvan with the help of the hard working team at Sycamore, started the company to maximize the potential for hybrid Print & Advertising (P&A) and full service distribution deals,...
The screen play adaptation by Judy Morris is based on the 1973 literary classic by Australia’s only Nobel Prize-winner for Literature, Patrick White. The Eye Of The Storm is a savage exploration of the family relationships . and the sharp undercurrents of love and hate, comedy and tragedy . which define them.
CEO Edward Sylvan with the help of the hard working team at Sycamore, started the company to maximize the potential for hybrid Print & Advertising (P&A) and full service distribution deals,...
- 1/17/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sycamore Entertainment Group Inc. has announced today that it has secured U.S. distribution rights to Fred Schepisi's upcoming drama The Eye of the Storm , starring Geoffrey Rush ( The King's Speech ), Charlotte Rampling ( Melancholia ) and Judy David ( Barton Fink ). The screenplay adaptation by Judy Morris is based on the 1973 literary classic by Australia's only Nobel Prize-winner for Literature, Patrick White. The Eye of the Storm is a savage exploration of the family relationships - and the sharp undercurrents of love and hate, comedy and tragedy - which define them. "I am delighted to be working with Sycamore to bring this wonderful film, from the hand of maestro director Fred Schepisi, to Us audiences," says Geoffrey Rush. "We are excited to be...
- 1/16/2012
- Comingsoon.net
More Dickens and even more Shakespeare, but also new novels from Toni Morrison, Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith, plus exciting new voices – 2012's literary highlights
January
10 Charles Dickens's The Mystery of Edwin Drood, starring Matthew Rhys and Tamzin Merchant, begins – and, unlike the book, ends – on BBC2.
13 Michael Morpurgo's much-loved children's novel War Horse, a long-running favourite at the National and on Broadway, gets the Hollywood treatment. A tearjerking saga about a young soldier and his horse – it was only a matter of time before it was Spielberged.
16 Ts Eliot prize. Despite withdrawals from the shortlist over objections to a hedge fund's sponsorship of the prize, the Eliot remains the UK's premier poetry award, and its eve-of-event reading is always a treat. This year's shortlist includes Daljit Nagra, Carol Ann Duffy and John Burnside.
20 Release of film of Coriolanus, an Orson Wellesian effort directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes,...
January
10 Charles Dickens's The Mystery of Edwin Drood, starring Matthew Rhys and Tamzin Merchant, begins – and, unlike the book, ends – on BBC2.
13 Michael Morpurgo's much-loved children's novel War Horse, a long-running favourite at the National and on Broadway, gets the Hollywood treatment. A tearjerking saga about a young soldier and his horse – it was only a matter of time before it was Spielberged.
16 Ts Eliot prize. Despite withdrawals from the shortlist over objections to a hedge fund's sponsorship of the prize, the Eliot remains the UK's premier poetry award, and its eve-of-event reading is always a treat. This year's shortlist includes Daljit Nagra, Carol Ann Duffy and John Burnside.
20 Release of film of Coriolanus, an Orson Wellesian effort directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes,...
- 1/6/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Fred Schepisi’s The Eye of the Storm won the Rome International Film Festival’s jury prize overnight.
The Australian film tied with French film See How They Dance by Claude Miller in a rare stalemate by the jury.
Producer Antony Waddington said of the win: “We’re so thrilled at this international recognition for the film and in particular for Australia’s master filmmaker, Fred Schepisi.”
Starring Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Charlotte Rampling, The Eye of the Storm won The Age Critics’ Prize for best Australian film at the Melbourne International Film Festival. It has also been nominated for three If Awards (Best film, best actor – Rush, and best actress –Davis). The film is based on a novel by Patrick White, adapted by Judy Morris (Happy Feet).
The Australian film tied with French film See How They Dance by Claude Miller in a rare stalemate by the jury.
Producer Antony Waddington said of the win: “We’re so thrilled at this international recognition for the film and in particular for Australia’s master filmmaker, Fred Schepisi.”
Starring Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Charlotte Rampling, The Eye of the Storm won The Age Critics’ Prize for best Australian film at the Melbourne International Film Festival. It has also been nominated for three If Awards (Best film, best actor – Rush, and best actress –Davis). The film is based on a novel by Patrick White, adapted by Judy Morris (Happy Feet).
- 11/7/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Fred Schepisi.s The Eye of the Storm has been awarded the special jury prize at the Rome International Film Festival. The Australian drama was not the sole winner of the prize, however, as a rare shift from tradition, saw Claude Miller.s French film See How They Dance also awarded the jury prize. The Eye of the Storm, set in the exclusive Sydney suburbs circling Centennial Park, marks Schepisi.s return to Australian turf, as his first Australian film since Evil Angels in 1988. Nearly a decade in the making, the film is based on the Nobel Prize winning novel of the same name by Australian writer Patrick White. The recent win at the Rome International Film Festival was not the film.s first. The Eye of the Storm was also awarded Best Australian Film at the...
- 11/7/2011
- by Fay Al-Janabi
- IF.com.au
Snowtown and The Eye of the Storm are the latest in a new wave of Australian films that rely less on rugged exteriors and more on contained emotional drama
From a controversial horror featuring a sadistic bushranger, to a Melbourne-set gangster saga, to a raucous documentary on 70s Ozploitation flicks, you'd have to have your head buried in the outback to have not noticed the sterling work going on in Australian cinema. And in case you thought Wolf Creek, Animal Kingdom and Not Quite Hollywood were some sort of fleeting mirage, check out the impressive directorial debuts from Patrick Hughes (the suspenseful neo-western Red Hill), Leon Ford (Griff the Invisible – a remarkable romantic ode to superhero flicks) or Ben C Lucas (Wasted on the Young – a nightmarish social networking thriller). They're all evidence of fine Aussie film-making talent that proves you don't need special effects nor mega bucks to make intelligent,...
From a controversial horror featuring a sadistic bushranger, to a Melbourne-set gangster saga, to a raucous documentary on 70s Ozploitation flicks, you'd have to have your head buried in the outback to have not noticed the sterling work going on in Australian cinema. And in case you thought Wolf Creek, Animal Kingdom and Not Quite Hollywood were some sort of fleeting mirage, check out the impressive directorial debuts from Patrick Hughes (the suspenseful neo-western Red Hill), Leon Ford (Griff the Invisible – a remarkable romantic ode to superhero flicks) or Ben C Lucas (Wasted on the Young – a nightmarish social networking thriller). They're all evidence of fine Aussie film-making talent that proves you don't need special effects nor mega bucks to make intelligent,...
- 10/19/2011
- by Oliver Pfeiffer
- The Guardian - Film News
Family film Red Dog has now crept past Rob Sitch comedy The Dish to become the eighth biggest Australian film of all time, according to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia. The story of the lovable canine, directed by Kriv Stenders, has now grossed more than $18.7 million at the local box office after two months. Over the long weekend, the Roadshow-distributed film took in a further $956,744 across 245 screens, giving it a screen average of $3905. Meanwhile,.Fred Schepisi's The.Eye of the Storm creeps closer to the $1 million mark. The adaptation of Patrick White's novel made.$283,625 over the long weekend on 38 screens, bringing its total takings to $947,965. Paramount/Transmission has more than doubled the number of screens to 38 since...
- 10/4/2011
- by Amanda Diaz and Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
Fred Schepisi’s The Eye of the Storm has opened confidently, posting a strong first weekend, in its limited release.
Despite opening across just 18 screens, the film earned $196,250, averaging an impressive $10,903 per screen.
Fresh from its international premiere screening at Tiff last week, the posting is the highest opening weekend average for an Australian film this year.
“To achieve the highest screen average in such a stellar year for local films is very special,” said Richard Payten, Managing Director, Transmission Films. “It is also gratifying to see the film embraced so warmly at the Toronto international Film Festival where it was sold out for all screenings.”
The Eye of the Storm is based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Patrick White about two high society siblings returning home to their dying yet manipulative mother’s side. The film stars Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Charlotte Rampling, with additional cast courtesy of Alexandra Schepisi,...
Despite opening across just 18 screens, the film earned $196,250, averaging an impressive $10,903 per screen.
Fresh from its international premiere screening at Tiff last week, the posting is the highest opening weekend average for an Australian film this year.
“To achieve the highest screen average in such a stellar year for local films is very special,” said Richard Payten, Managing Director, Transmission Films. “It is also gratifying to see the film embraced so warmly at the Toronto international Film Festival where it was sold out for all screenings.”
The Eye of the Storm is based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Patrick White about two high society siblings returning home to their dying yet manipulative mother’s side. The film stars Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Charlotte Rampling, with additional cast courtesy of Alexandra Schepisi,...
- 9/19/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Fred Schepisi.s latest film The Eye of the Storm has narrowly defeated Snowtown in.posting this year.s highest opening weekend screen average for an Australian film. The Eye of the Storm, based on the classic Patrick White novel, raked in $196,250 on just 18 screens, giving it a very healthy screen average of $10,903. The limited-release Paramount/Transmission drama, starring Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Charlotte Rampling, is Schepisi.s first local flick since 1988 feature Evil Angels, starring Meryl Streep. It.s written by acclaimed screenwriter Judy Morris (Babe: Pig In The City, Happy Feet). The opening weekend box office result has Transmission Films. co-managing director Richard Payten ecstatic. .To achieve the highest screen...
- 9/19/2011
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
The Eye Of The Storm recently won The Age Critics Award at Miff. Director Fred Schepisi spoke with Alice Terlikowski about his return to Australian storytelling, upcoming projects and the industry at large.
Roxanne, The Russia House and Six Degrees Of Separation, to name a few, are all under the belt of Australian director Fred Schepisi but it’s his latest work starring Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis that holds a particular significance to the Australian industry.
The 71-year-old director told Encore he’s been working on Australian stories for “quite a long time” but has always aimed to strike a balance between work in Hollywood and at home. The Eye Of The Storm is his first Australian film in 22 years, since Evil Angels – based on the story of Lindy Chamberlain.
“My generation grew up on very few Australian films. In most of the cinemas were American films but if...
Roxanne, The Russia House and Six Degrees Of Separation, to name a few, are all under the belt of Australian director Fred Schepisi but it’s his latest work starring Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis that holds a particular significance to the Australian industry.
The 71-year-old director told Encore he’s been working on Australian stories for “quite a long time” but has always aimed to strike a balance between work in Hollywood and at home. The Eye Of The Storm is his first Australian film in 22 years, since Evil Angels – based on the story of Lindy Chamberlain.
“My generation grew up on very few Australian films. In most of the cinemas were American films but if...
- 9/15/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
#15. The Eye of the Storm The Gist: In the Sydney suburb of Centennial Park, two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son and daughter convene at her deathbed. But in dying, as in living, Mrs Hunter remains a powerful force on those who surround her. Based on the novel by Nobel Prize winner Patrick White, The Eye Of The Storm is a savage exploration of family relationships – and the sharp undercurrents of love and hate, comedy and tragedy, which define them. Director: Fred Schepisi (Empire Falls)Sales Agent: The Little Film CompanySelling Point/Suited For: There is already a built in demo for this and it starts with what you can read on the label: starring Academy Award winning (The King's Speech) Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Charlotte Rampling. Enough said.
- 9/1/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
In what’s been more than a full year since showing you the first trailer for director Fred Schepisi’s film, check out the new trailer for Eye Of The Storm starring starring Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Rampling, Judy Davis, Alexandra Schepisi, Helen Morse, John Gaden and Robyn Nevin.
Looks to be another charming Australian import and as I said last August, I adore Judy Davis. Your eye is drawn to her every nuanced movement throughout the trailer.
Synopsis:
In the Sydney suburb of Centennial Park, two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son and daughter convene at her deathbed. But in dying, as in living, Mrs. Hunter remains a powerful force on those who surround her. Based on the novel by Nobel Prize winner Patrick White, The Eye of the Storm is a savage exploration of family relationships . and the sharp undercurrents of love and hate,...
Looks to be another charming Australian import and as I said last August, I adore Judy Davis. Your eye is drawn to her every nuanced movement throughout the trailer.
Synopsis:
In the Sydney suburb of Centennial Park, two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son and daughter convene at her deathbed. But in dying, as in living, Mrs. Hunter remains a powerful force on those who surround her. Based on the novel by Nobel Prize winner Patrick White, The Eye of the Storm is a savage exploration of family relationships . and the sharp undercurrents of love and hate,...
- 8/31/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With a premiere set for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, now is as good a time as any to get a trailer for The Eye of the Storm. Directed by Fred Schepisi, it stars Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, and Charlotte Rampling, and is based on the novel by Patrick White. The vibe I’m getting is that of a domestic drama, as it follows the two grown children of a wealthy woman who exerts control over everyone, even as she’s dying.
This has the basic ingredients for compelling material, and yet the preview leaves me unsure of what to expect. A nice quality to the acting is exhibited — something that should be expected from these leads — but nothing about the story looks all that compelling. I would take some comfort in knowing that the source material is well-regarded — that should bode well for the film, at least in a dramatic sense.
This has the basic ingredients for compelling material, and yet the preview leaves me unsure of what to expect. A nice quality to the acting is exhibited — something that should be expected from these leads — but nothing about the story looks all that compelling. I would take some comfort in knowing that the source material is well-regarded — that should bode well for the film, at least in a dramatic sense.
- 8/31/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
It has been a long time since Australian director Fred Schepisi has been behind camera. His last effort was the acclaimed HBO mini-series "Empire Falls" and before that his last feature film was 2003's forgettable "It Runs In The Family." But the director is back, and we'll soon see if he still has his mojo and he heads to Tiff with the acerbic looking drama "Eye Of The Storm" and the first trailer certainly shows some promise. Starring a triple threat of Charlotte Rampling, Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis, the film is an adaptation of Patrick White's novel, and centers…...
- 8/31/2011
- The Playlist
The Eye of the Storm was awarded the The Age Critics. Award for best Australian feature at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2011. The drama, based on Patrick White's acclaimed novel, was up against seven other Australian films at Miff: 33 Postcards, Face to Face, Falling for Sahara, Red Dog, Swerve, Toomelah and X. The Age arts editor Gina McColl said The Eye Of The Storm was chosen by the newspaper's critics as the winner because of Fred Schepisi's artful direction, the rich performances in major and minor roles, the thoughtful engagement with an Australian literary classic, and the vivid, witty depiction of the bonds of family and of the life of a culture in the process of transformation. The $5000 prize was presented to Schepisi and producers Antony...
- 8/8/2011
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
The 60th edition of the Melbourne International Film Festival concluded last night, and handed out a few awards. Markus Schleinzer's "Michael" received the TeleScope Award for Best New Talent from the EU, with Saverio Costanzo's "The Solitude of Prime Numbers" receiving honorable mention. The Age Critics’ Award for best Australian feature at Miff 2011 was "The Eye of the Storm," Fred Schepisi's adaptation of Patrick White's acclaimed novel. Following is ...
- 8/8/2011
- Indiewire
Fred Schepisi’s Eye of the Storm, starring Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Charlotte Rampling has won The Age‘s Critic’s award at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
The film is an adaptation of a novel by Patrick White and Schepisi’s first Australian film since Evil Angels in 1988.
The award is new this year, sponsored by The Age and judged by the newspaper’s film critics: Philippa Hawker, Jim Schembri, Jake Wilson and Tom Ryan.
Gina McColl, Arts Editor of The Age said The Eye Of The Storm was selected for “Schepisi’s artful direction, the rich performances in major and minor roles, the thoughtful engagement with an Australian literary classic, and the vivid, witty depiction of the bonds of family and of the life of a culture in the process of transformation.”
In the running for the award was eight Australian films from the features program; The Eye of the Storm,...
The film is an adaptation of a novel by Patrick White and Schepisi’s first Australian film since Evil Angels in 1988.
The award is new this year, sponsored by The Age and judged by the newspaper’s film critics: Philippa Hawker, Jim Schembri, Jake Wilson and Tom Ryan.
Gina McColl, Arts Editor of The Age said The Eye Of The Storm was selected for “Schepisi’s artful direction, the rich performances in major and minor roles, the thoughtful engagement with an Australian literary classic, and the vivid, witty depiction of the bonds of family and of the life of a culture in the process of transformation.”
In the running for the award was eight Australian films from the features program; The Eye of the Storm,...
- 8/7/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Now in its 36th year, the Toronto International Film Festival announced a selection of films in the 2011 Galas and Special Presentations programmes. The selection comprises 10 Galas and 43 Special Presentations, including 31 World Premieres.
The festival has become a hot spot for a number of big films - and this year is no exception. The Brad Pitt film Moneyball will debut at the festival, as well as, Butter starring Jennifer Garner and Hugh Jackman; A Dangerous Method, starring Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, and Viggo Mortensen, and The Ides of March from George Clooney, who also stars in the film.
The 10-day festival will run from September 8 to 18 and feature world premieres from a number of esteemed directors including, Cameron Crowe, Roland Emmerich, Francis Ford Coppola, Marc Foster, Alexander Payne, Sarah Polley, Jennifer Westfeldt, and Wang Xiaoshual.
“The international scope and diversity of voices in these programmes are impressive and inspiring,” said Piers Handling,...
The festival has become a hot spot for a number of big films - and this year is no exception. The Brad Pitt film Moneyball will debut at the festival, as well as, Butter starring Jennifer Garner and Hugh Jackman; A Dangerous Method, starring Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, and Viggo Mortensen, and The Ides of March from George Clooney, who also stars in the film.
The 10-day festival will run from September 8 to 18 and feature world premieres from a number of esteemed directors including, Cameron Crowe, Roland Emmerich, Francis Ford Coppola, Marc Foster, Alexander Payne, Sarah Polley, Jennifer Westfeldt, and Wang Xiaoshual.
“The international scope and diversity of voices in these programmes are impressive and inspiring,” said Piers Handling,...
- 7/27/2011
- by alyssa@mediavine.com (Alyssa Caverley)
- Reel Movie News
If you're more interested in the typical fall slate of festival entrees than summer's glut of tentpole action fare, this is a great week. The Toronto International Film Festival announced the first wave of films that will play the fest in September. This is a batch of about 50 titles, which makes up only a small chunk of the programming. Usually Tiff features between two and three hundred films. But these are some of the highest-profile entries. Below you'll find rundowns on the new films from George Clooney, Bennett Miller, Jay & Mark Duplass, Todd Solondz, Francis Ford Coppola, Cameron Crowe, Sarah Polley, Fernando Meirelles, Lars von Trier, Marc Forster, Steve McQueen, Alexander Payne, and Lynne Ramsay. No announcement yet of the Midnight Madness programming choices, always some of my faves, but this is a great start. This is quite the list -- there are easily thirty films here that could be potential top ten for 2011 candidates,...
- 7/27/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
The Toronto International Film Festival is once again proving to be a major stop on the festival circuit. The announcement was released yesterday of 53 titles, including 31 world premieres, and some of the biggest names of the year are among them. Most, if not all, of the films I am most looking forward to will be in attendance, and with the festival just around the corner, the time to get excited for these offerings is now.
Check out the full release below.
Now in its 36th year, the Toronto International Film Festival® today unveiled a selection of films in the 2011 Galas and Special Presentations programmes. The selection comprises 10 Galas and 43 Special Presentations, including 31 World Premieres. Running from September 8 to 18, this year’s Festival presents the world premieres of films from directors Bruce Beresford, Luc Besson, Rémi Bezancon, Cameron Crowe, Terence Davies, Mathieu Demy, Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass, Roland Emmerich, Julian Farino,...
Check out the full release below.
Now in its 36th year, the Toronto International Film Festival® today unveiled a selection of films in the 2011 Galas and Special Presentations programmes. The selection comprises 10 Galas and 43 Special Presentations, including 31 World Premieres. Running from September 8 to 18, this year’s Festival presents the world premieres of films from directors Bruce Beresford, Luc Besson, Rémi Bezancon, Cameron Crowe, Terence Davies, Mathieu Demy, Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass, Roland Emmerich, Julian Farino,...
- 7/27/2011
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Judy Davis, Charlotte Rampling, The Eye of the Storm Kristen Wiig, Megan Fox, Lars von Trier, Matthew McConaughey, Sigourney Weaver: Toronto 2011 Pearl Jam Twenty — Cameron Crowe, World Premiere — Pearl Jam Twenty chronicles the years leading up to the band’s formation, the chaos that ensued soon after their rise to megastardom, their step back from centre stage, and the creation of a trusted circle that would surround them – giving way to a work culture that would sustain them. Told in big themes and bold colours with blistering sound, the film is carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely seen and never-before seen footage spanning the band’s career. Pearl Jam Twenty is the definitive portrait of Pearl Jam: part concert film, part intimate insider-hang, and part testimonial to the power of music and uncompromising artists. The Eye of the Storm — Fred Schepisi, International Premiere — In the Sydney suburb of Centennial Park,...
- 7/27/2011
- by D. Zhea
- Alt Film Guide
It looks like we're in for another great year at the Toronto International Film Festival, and I'm excited to be just a little bit closer to the action this time around. The very first titles from the 2011 fest were announced today, and there were definitely a lot of familiar faces among the 10 Galas and 43 Special Presentations. George Clooney is back with two films this year (The Ides of March and The Descendants) and many other Tiff alumni are returning with their latest works including David Cronenberg (A Dangerous Method), Lars Von Trier (Melancholia), Todd Solondz (Dark Horse), Fernando Meirelles (360), Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive), Steve McQueen (Shame), Pedro Almodóvar (The Skin I Live In), Michael Winterbottom (Trishna) and Sarah Polley (Take This Waltz). Both Moneyball and 50/50 fill the requisite "big September release with awards potential" slots, while Roland Emmerich's Anonymous was a bit of a surprise pick. However, for the first time ever,...
- 7/27/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
The tentative schedule for the Toronto International Film Festival has just been released. The festival, which runs from September 8th to the 18th, will be held in Toronto, Canada, and will feature a total of 53 Gala and Special Presentation films. There are some films that have been anxiously sitting on the shelves like A Dangerous Method and new and upcoming films like Moneyball and 50/50. You can check out the current schedule over at the Tiff website.
Opening Night:
From the Sky Down
(dir. Davis Guggenheim, USA)
Twenty years after the release of U2′s Achtung Baby (1991), Davis Guggenheim (Waiting for Superman, An Inconvenient Truth, It Might Get Loud) charts this groundbreaking album with new interviews, stories and unseen footage from Berlin and Dublin. Now a key chapter in their career, Achtung Baby was in Bono’s words “the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree.” “For the first...
Opening Night:
From the Sky Down
(dir. Davis Guggenheim, USA)
Twenty years after the release of U2′s Achtung Baby (1991), Davis Guggenheim (Waiting for Superman, An Inconvenient Truth, It Might Get Loud) charts this groundbreaking album with new interviews, stories and unseen footage from Berlin and Dublin. Now a key chapter in their career, Achtung Baby was in Bono’s words “the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree.” “For the first...
- 7/27/2011
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
The Toronto International Film Festival has begun to announce the slate of its 36th edition and it is already an incredible lineup. I’ve attended the festival in the past two years and plan to return again this year in hopes of providing our readers with some great coverage.
So far, 40 films have been announced including new movies from George Clooney, Todd Solondz, Francis Ford Coppola, Fernando Meirelles, Terence Davies, Lars von Trier, Marc Forster, Lasse Hallstrom, Pedro Almodóvar, Steve McQueen, Alexander Payne, Lynne Ramsay, Jay & Mark Duplass and Cameron Crowe. Are you drooling yet?
Here is the list of the special presentations.
Special Presentations
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11 Flowers
Wang Xiaoshuai, China/France
Wang Han, an 11-year-old boy in the province of Ghizhou is confronted with a runaway murderer. Hiding in the woods, the wounded man takes Wang Han drying shirt and persuades him to help him out. Frightened and fascinated at once,...
So far, 40 films have been announced including new movies from George Clooney, Todd Solondz, Francis Ford Coppola, Fernando Meirelles, Terence Davies, Lars von Trier, Marc Forster, Lasse Hallstrom, Pedro Almodóvar, Steve McQueen, Alexander Payne, Lynne Ramsay, Jay & Mark Duplass and Cameron Crowe. Are you drooling yet?
Here is the list of the special presentations.
Special Presentations
-
11 Flowers
Wang Xiaoshuai, China/France
Wang Han, an 11-year-old boy in the province of Ghizhou is confronted with a runaway murderer. Hiding in the woods, the wounded man takes Wang Han drying shirt and persuades him to help him out. Frightened and fascinated at once,...
- 7/26/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The Toronto International Film Festival, which has become an increasingly important platform for awards-seeking titles in recent years (Both The King’s Speech and Black Swan played there last year), announced its 2011 line-up this morning.
The 11-day festival, set to kick off on Sept. 8, will feature the world premieres of Moneyball, a baseball drama starring Brad Pitt; 50/50, a cancer dramedy with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen; Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, a drama starring George Clooney; Butter, a butter-carving satire featuring Jennifer Garner and Hugh Jackman; Albert Nobbs, an Iris-set period drama starring Glenn Close; and Francis Ford Coppola’s murder-mystery Twixt,...
The 11-day festival, set to kick off on Sept. 8, will feature the world premieres of Moneyball, a baseball drama starring Brad Pitt; 50/50, a cancer dramedy with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen; Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, a drama starring George Clooney; Butter, a butter-carving satire featuring Jennifer Garner and Hugh Jackman; Albert Nobbs, an Iris-set period drama starring Glenn Close; and Francis Ford Coppola’s murder-mystery Twixt,...
- 7/26/2011
- by Grady Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Update: A batch of new photos from some of the films below have been released. Check them out here.
After Cannes kicks off in the spring, Venice and Toronto are the two biggest kickstarters for the 2011 awards race. This morning the latter festival have announced their initial line-up, and it is fantastic. Toronto International Film Festival will run from September 8th to 18th, and you can see the full line-up below, but I’m most excited for new films from David Cronenberg, Steve McQueen, Sarah Polly, Francis Ford Coppola, Oren Moverman and many more. Davis Guggenheim’s U2 documentary From the Sky Down will open the fest. Check out the full list of gala and special presentations below, along with each synopsis. We’ll be there covering the fest as well.
Galas
Albert Nobbs Rodrigo Garcia, Ireland
World Premiere
A witty Irish-set period drama about the lives of staff at...
After Cannes kicks off in the spring, Venice and Toronto are the two biggest kickstarters for the 2011 awards race. This morning the latter festival have announced their initial line-up, and it is fantastic. Toronto International Film Festival will run from September 8th to 18th, and you can see the full line-up below, but I’m most excited for new films from David Cronenberg, Steve McQueen, Sarah Polly, Francis Ford Coppola, Oren Moverman and many more. Davis Guggenheim’s U2 documentary From the Sky Down will open the fest. Check out the full list of gala and special presentations below, along with each synopsis. We’ll be there covering the fest as well.
Galas
Albert Nobbs Rodrigo Garcia, Ireland
World Premiere
A witty Irish-set period drama about the lives of staff at...
- 7/26/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Now in its 36th year, the Toronto International Film Festival® today unveiled a selection of films in the 2011 Galas and Special Presentations programs. The selection comprises 10 Galas and 43 Special Presentations, including 31 World Premieres. Running from September 8 to 18, this year‟s Festival presents the world premieres of films from directors Bruce Beresford, Luc Besson, Rémi Bezancon, Cameron Crowe, Terence Davies, Mathieu Demy, Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass, Roland Emmerich, Julian Farino, Jim Field Smith, Francis Ford Coppola, Marc Foster, Rodrigo Garcia, Lasse Hallstrom, Huh Jong-ho, Cédric Khan, Jonathan Levine, Jamie Linden, Derick Martini, Fernando Meirelles, Bennett Miller, Oren Moverman, Daniel Nettheim, Pawel Pawlikowski, Alexander Payne, Sarah Polley, Malgoska Szumowska, Jonathan Teplitzky, Jennifer Westfeldt, Michael Winterbottom and Wang Xiaoshuai.Filmmakers Pedro Almodóvar, George Clooney, David Cronenberg, Ralph Fiennes, William Friedkin, Ann Hui, Madonna, Steve McQueen, Nanni Moretti, Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, Lynne Ramsay, Todd Solondz, Morten Tyldum and Lars von Trier...
- 7/26/2011
- Filmicafe
IFC Entertainment announced Tuesday that it has purchased North American rights to the Sundance film Wild Tigers I Have Known from Genius Products.
The coming-of-age drama will be distributed on IFC First Take with day-and-date release theatrically and on local cable's On Demand platform. The New York-based company intends to debut the film on Feb. 28.
Wild Tigers, which has toured the film festival circuit, is the first feature by writer-director Cam Archer. The film is executive produced by Gus Van Sant and Scott Rudin and stars Malcolm Stumpf, Fairuza Balk and Patrick White. It recently received a 2007 Independent Spirit Award nomination for best cinematography (Aaron Platt).
The deal was negotiated by Elizabeth Nastro and Ryan Werner for IFC with Genius Products and executive producers Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy.
The coming-of-age drama will be distributed on IFC First Take with day-and-date release theatrically and on local cable's On Demand platform. The New York-based company intends to debut the film on Feb. 28.
Wild Tigers, which has toured the film festival circuit, is the first feature by writer-director Cam Archer. The film is executive produced by Gus Van Sant and Scott Rudin and stars Malcolm Stumpf, Fairuza Balk and Patrick White. It recently received a 2007 Independent Spirit Award nomination for best cinematography (Aaron Platt).
The deal was negotiated by Elizabeth Nastro and Ryan Werner for IFC with Genius Products and executive producers Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy.
- 1/31/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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