Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard Segel’s Storyboard Media has begun talks with buyers here on the action thriller Wages Of Sin with Danny Trejo.
Paul Sloan from Green Book stars in the film alongside Trejo, whose credits include Machete and From Dusk Till Dawn, and Jeremy Luke from The Irishman.
The Los Angeles-set story centres on a man who gets framed for a crime and is targeted by a criminal fentanyl enterprise.
Victor Rios makes his directorial debut for 333 Pictures and Boatyard Productions and Stephen Cyrus Sepher wrote the screenplay.
Sepher and Nazo Bravo serve as producers while Costa...
Paul Sloan from Green Book stars in the film alongside Trejo, whose credits include Machete and From Dusk Till Dawn, and Jeremy Luke from The Irishman.
The Los Angeles-set story centres on a man who gets framed for a crime and is targeted by a criminal fentanyl enterprise.
Victor Rios makes his directorial debut for 333 Pictures and Boatyard Productions and Stephen Cyrus Sepher wrote the screenplay.
Sepher and Nazo Bravo serve as producers while Costa...
- 5/16/2024
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Buffalo 8 has set the digital release of Duality for October 21, Ryan Dowling’s documentary that was granted unprecedented access to an all-star roster of graffiti and street artists.
Once brushed aside – even deemed criminal – graffiti has since paved the way for many successful, credible artists today. With Duality, these street artists – some for the first time, some maintaining a strict code of anonymity – discuss their journeys from “tagging” to becoming respected icons in the cities they serve with pieces that are awe-inspiring in scope, size and complexity. They have collectively proven that their genre of art is something that can influence culture, evoke emotion, inspire, and cultivate community. Their rise has not been without challenges and criticism, but today they are admired by throngs of fans and oftentimes the art they produce brings in revenue for household brands and worldwide corporations. No longer relegated to back alleys, their works...
Once brushed aside – even deemed criminal – graffiti has since paved the way for many successful, credible artists today. With Duality, these street artists – some for the first time, some maintaining a strict code of anonymity – discuss their journeys from “tagging” to becoming respected icons in the cities they serve with pieces that are awe-inspiring in scope, size and complexity. They have collectively proven that their genre of art is something that can influence culture, evoke emotion, inspire, and cultivate community. Their rise has not been without challenges and criticism, but today they are admired by throngs of fans and oftentimes the art they produce brings in revenue for household brands and worldwide corporations. No longer relegated to back alleys, their works...
- 9/23/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Director-screenwriter Stephen C. Sepher seems to have missed an opportunity with his new thriller inspired by the classic 1949 film noir D.O.A., starring Edmond O'Brien. Rehashing the storyline of a man who's been fatally poisoned desperately trying to uncover the identity of his killer, Dead on Arrival should have pointed the finger at the obvious suspect, Vladimir Putin. It certainly would have made the film timelier.
This low-budget effort is unlikely to erase anyone's memories of its classic B-movie inspiration, or even the inferior 1988 remake starring Dennis Quaid. But taken on its own terms, it's not bad.
Sepher,...
This low-budget effort is unlikely to erase anyone's memories of its classic B-movie inspiration, or even the inferior 1988 remake starring Dennis Quaid. But taken on its own terms, it's not bad.
Sepher,...
- 3/22/2018
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A classic film noir is getting a remake and modern update.
Silver Plane Films and Kingfisher Media announced that the production for D.O.A. Blood River will start shooting this month in Louisiana.
The noir thriller is inspired by director Rudolph Mate’s 1950 thriller D.O.A.
D.O.A Blood River will follow Sam Collins as a pharmaceutical sales rep, who visits a small town in Louisiana to close a business deal of a lifetime. Collins enters a world of sex, corruption and murder—as he is poisoned with no antidote. In a search for answers, he turns to a local girl named Jesse, in which their path leads to a voodoo priestess that confirms Sam’s fate. With nowhere to go and no others to trust, Sam and Jesse are on the run from police detectives, the Mob and a corrupt sheriff who wants him dead.
The studio also announced Billy Flynn...
Silver Plane Films and Kingfisher Media announced that the production for D.O.A. Blood River will start shooting this month in Louisiana.
The noir thriller is inspired by director Rudolph Mate’s 1950 thriller D.O.A.
D.O.A Blood River will follow Sam Collins as a pharmaceutical sales rep, who visits a small town in Louisiana to close a business deal of a lifetime. Collins enters a world of sex, corruption and murder—as he is poisoned with no antidote. In a search for answers, he turns to a local girl named Jesse, in which their path leads to a voodoo priestess that confirms Sam’s fate. With nowhere to go and no others to trust, Sam and Jesse are on the run from police detectives, the Mob and a corrupt sheriff who wants him dead.
The studio also announced Billy Flynn...
- 12/24/2016
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Silver Plane Films and Kingfisher Media rounds out casting of the noir thriller, D.O.A. Blood River, with Christa B. Allen (“Revenge,” “13 Going on 30”) as Jessie, Scottie Thompson (“Skyline,” “NCIS”) as Bonnie, Christopher Rob Bowen (“Marauders,” “Heist”) as Deputy Billy Renee, Tyson Sullivan (“Banshee,” “Quarry”) as Officer Walker, Stephen C. Sepher (“Heist,” “4 Minutes”) as Vince Valenti, and Lillo Brancato (“A Bronx Tale,” “Crimson Tide”) as Frank Zanca. Sam Collins (Billy Flynn), a pharmaceutical sales rep, visits a […]...
- 12/16/2016
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Plus: Nato announces Q3 average Us ticket price; Samuel Goldwyn picks up 100 Streets; and more…
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards will speak at SXSW 2017 in Austin, Texas, conference and festival organisers have announced.
The festival, which runs from March 10-17, will feature approximately 700 sessions and keynote speakers who besides Edwards include Everest photographer Cory Richards and Transparent creator Jill Soloway.
Panel sessions will cover topics such as innovation in the digital health age and the role of the government in disruption. Click here for further details.
The average cost of a ticket in the Us in the third quarter reached $8.51, the National Association Of Theatre Owners announced on Tuesday. The price marks a 2.5% drop on the second quarter and a 3/1% year-on-year hike.Uri Singer’s Bb Film Productions has optioned rights to Don DeLillo’s novel White Noise and has set Michael Almereyda to adapt the screenplay about a professor of Hitler studies...
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards will speak at SXSW 2017 in Austin, Texas, conference and festival organisers have announced.
The festival, which runs from March 10-17, will feature approximately 700 sessions and keynote speakers who besides Edwards include Everest photographer Cory Richards and Transparent creator Jill Soloway.
Panel sessions will cover topics such as innovation in the digital health age and the role of the government in disruption. Click here for further details.
The average cost of a ticket in the Us in the third quarter reached $8.51, the National Association Of Theatre Owners announced on Tuesday. The price marks a 2.5% drop on the second quarter and a 3/1% year-on-year hike.Uri Singer’s Bb Film Productions has optioned rights to Don DeLillo’s novel White Noise and has set Michael Almereyda to adapt the screenplay about a professor of Hitler studies...
- 10/18/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Billy Flynn, Chris Mulkey, and D.B. Sweeney have boarded D.O.A. Blood River, the thriller written and helmed by Stephen C. Sepher. Filming beings next month with Sepher also serving as producer along Rory Fradella, Kim Barnard and Nazo Bravo. Inspired by Rudolph Mate's 1950 noir thriller, the film follows pharmaceutical salesman Sam Collins as he travels from Los Angeles to a small town in Louisiana to sign the business deal of his career with Dr. Alexander, a doctor…...
- 10/18/2016
- Deadline
Heist Lionsgate Reviewed by: Tami Smith, Guest Reviewer, for Shockya Grade: C+ Director: Scott Mann Written by: Stephen Cyrus Sepher, Max Adams, based on a story by Stephen Cyrus Sepher Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Robert De Niro, Dave Bautista, Morris Chestnut, Gina Carano Release Date: November 13, 2015 Remember those “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer// Those days of soda and pretzels and beer”? Those were the days of picnics, hotdogs, cola and apple pie. You would take the first bite of hotdog heavenly bliss, lather on the mustard and say: “this is heaven”. Fifteen minutes later, with Acid Reflux roaring with vicious intensity, you would reach for Tums. It [ Read More ]
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The post Heist Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 11/9/2015
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
There was a time when the release of a heist film with Robert De Niro would have made for one of the most interesting things of the year, and would be a surefire draw to theaters. If you mixed in a lot of other actors that could draw their own crowd (here – Dave Bautista, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gina Carano, Morris Chestnut, and more), you’d have something of a lock.
Heist, which foregoes delusions with a genre title, has released a trailer which seems to contain undercurrents of self-doubt. It isn’t sure people are going to be interested, but thinks it has a new spin that makes the whole thing worth the trouble.
It certainly has something new to bring. Though not completely unique, the story isn’t really about the heist, but what happens after things go wrong. Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays Vaughn, who tries to rob a casino,...
Heist, which foregoes delusions with a genre title, has released a trailer which seems to contain undercurrents of self-doubt. It isn’t sure people are going to be interested, but thinks it has a new spin that makes the whole thing worth the trouble.
It certainly has something new to bring. Though not completely unique, the story isn’t really about the heist, but what happens after things go wrong. Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays Vaughn, who tries to rob a casino,...
- 9/22/2015
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Exclusive: Los Angeles-based finance and management outfit Kirin Media Ventures has launched a $25m fund, with initial backing from Chinese investors, to finance a slate of Us theatrical features.
Five projects have already been identified for the fund, including adaptations of Andre Norton’s sci-fi fantasy franchise Witch World and PlayStation video game, TV series and graphic novel Gungrave, which Kirin will co-produce with La-based Convergence Entertainment.
The fund’s initial slate also include crime thriller Stone, from the writer and producer of Bus 657, Stephen Cyrus Sepher.
“We are excited to launch the fund with a focus on investing in independent films with commercial appeal and studio distribution,” said Kirin Media managing partner Jeff Chao, who previously managed the $250m fund between Participant Media and ImageNation Abu Dhabi.
“We want to recognise our strategic partner Leo Jianjun Zheng from the Shanghai AllBright Law Firm for helping us navigate the Chinese investment landscape. We also look...
Five projects have already been identified for the fund, including adaptations of Andre Norton’s sci-fi fantasy franchise Witch World and PlayStation video game, TV series and graphic novel Gungrave, which Kirin will co-produce with La-based Convergence Entertainment.
The fund’s initial slate also include crime thriller Stone, from the writer and producer of Bus 657, Stephen Cyrus Sepher.
“We are excited to launch the fund with a focus on investing in independent films with commercial appeal and studio distribution,” said Kirin Media managing partner Jeff Chao, who previously managed the $250m fund between Participant Media and ImageNation Abu Dhabi.
“We want to recognise our strategic partner Leo Jianjun Zheng from the Shanghai AllBright Law Firm for helping us navigate the Chinese investment landscape. We also look...
- 6/14/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Morris Chestnut has joined the cast of director Scott Mann's thriller "Bus 657," which stars Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Dave Bautista and Gina Carano in a film about a father who decides to rob a casino in order to come up with the money to pay for his daughter’s medical treatment; as expected, things don't go exactly as planned. De Niro will play the owner of the casino, and Chestnut will be his right-hand man, Derrick "Dog" Prince, whose job is to recover the stolen money before the cops do. Randall Emmett and George Furla are producing via their Emmett/Furla/Oasis shingle. Stephen Sepher and Max Adams wrote the...
- 10/20/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
• Game of Thrones' James Cosmo has signed on for Tomorrow. Martin Scorsese is executive producing the military drama. Cosmo joins previously announced cast members Stephen Fry, Stephanie Leonidas, Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Paul Kaye, and Joss Stone. Martha Pinson, Scorsese's long-time script supervisor, will make her feature directorial debut with the film, which follows the lives of soldiers trying to re-immerse themselves into society. Street and Brennan wrote the script. They are producing alongside Dean M. Woodford. Emma Tillinger Koskoff is executive producing with Scorsese. [Variety] • Patrick Fischler, David Krumholtz, Fisher Stevens, and Clancy Brown have been cast in Hail,...
- 10/18/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Exclusive: Morris Chestnut has joined Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Dave Bautista and Gina Carano in the Scott Mann-directed Bus 657. He plays the role of Derrick “Dog” Prince in the film that began shooting this week in Alabama, with Randall Emmett and George Furla producing for Emmett/Furla/Oasis. Stephen Sepher and Max Adams wrote the script.
This pic centers on a father without the means to pay for his daughter’s medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino and the two hijack a bus full of hostages and things go awry. De Niro will play Frank “The Pope,” owner of the casino, and Chestnut will play De Niro’s right-hand man tasked with bringing the money back before the cops seize it and realize it’s dirty.
Chestnut, who’s currently starring with Sean Bean in the...
This pic centers on a father without the means to pay for his daughter’s medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino and the two hijack a bus full of hostages and things go awry. De Niro will play Frank “The Pope,” owner of the casino, and Chestnut will play De Niro’s right-hand man tasked with bringing the money back before the cops seize it and realize it’s dirty.
Chestnut, who’s currently starring with Sean Bean in the...
- 10/17/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
It may be a low-budget affair, but the $15 million film Bus 657 is attracting quite a cast. Deadline is reporting that, aside from all ready nabbing Robert De Niro, the cast will now also include Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) and Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns). The film, which is set to start filming next month, will center on a heist and the subsequent hostage situation that ensues after it.
Morgan plays a desperate man with a sick daughter and seemingly no way to pay for her necessary treatment. When a greedy co-worker played by Dave Bautista (Guardians of The Galaxy) suggests that they rob a casino as a way to get the necessary cash, it sets a dangerous plan in motion that eventually includes the two men capturing a bus full of innocent people. De Niro plays the casino owner, and Bosworth is his estranged daughter. Last, but not least, Gina Carano...
Morgan plays a desperate man with a sick daughter and seemingly no way to pay for her necessary treatment. When a greedy co-worker played by Dave Bautista (Guardians of The Galaxy) suggests that they rob a casino as a way to get the necessary cash, it sets a dangerous plan in motion that eventually includes the two men capturing a bus full of innocent people. De Niro plays the casino owner, and Bosworth is his estranged daughter. Last, but not least, Gina Carano...
- 9/25/2014
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
• Twilight: Eclipse star Xavier Samuel has been cast as Adam/The Monster in a new contemporary version of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein. Danny Huston (Magic City) and Carrie-Anne Moss (Vegas) will star as modern-day Victor and Elizabeth Frankenstein, a husband and wife team of eccentric scientists living in Los Angeles who create the creature. Bernard Rose (Candyman) has adapted Shelley’s work for the picture he is directing. [Deadline]
• Michael Peña is in early talks to join Ridley Scott’s sci-fi action film The Martian. Based on the e-book by Andy Weir, the movie will star Matt Damon as a...
• Michael Peña is in early talks to join Ridley Scott’s sci-fi action film The Martian. Based on the e-book by Andy Weir, the movie will star Matt Damon as a...
- 9/25/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside Movies
Exclusive: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kate Bosworth, Dave Bautista, and Gina Carano are joining the Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films production of Bus 657, the ensemble heist pic that Robert De Niro already has boarded. This is the latest pic that is part of E/F/O’s overall deal with Grindhouse/Lionsgate, which will distribute the $15M-budgeted Bus 657 along with Hannibal Classics. Stephen Sepher and Max Adams wrote the action thriller that Scott Mann (The Tournament) will direct. Principal photography is set to begin October 13 in Mobile, Al.
The pic, formerly titled Bus 757, centers on a father (Morgan) without the means to pay for his daughter’s medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker (Bautista) to rob a casino and the two hijack a bus full of hostages and things go awry. De Niro will play Frank “The Pope”, owner of the casino, and Bosworth plays his estranged daughter.
The pic, formerly titled Bus 757, centers on a father (Morgan) without the means to pay for his daughter’s medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker (Bautista) to rob a casino and the two hijack a bus full of hostages and things go awry. De Niro will play Frank “The Pope”, owner of the casino, and Bosworth plays his estranged daughter.
- 9/24/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Robert De Niro is set to star in Scott Mann's $15 million action thriller "Bus 757" in Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films.
The story follows a casino card dealer who puts together a crew to simultaneously rob a bank and hijack a bus full of hostages to use as collateral.
De Niro play 'The Pope', a casino owner with illegitimate business practices whose assets are the targets of the heist.
Stephen Sepher penned the film which begins filming in September in Baton Rouge. Randall Emmett and George Furla are producing.
Source: Deadline...
The story follows a casino card dealer who puts together a crew to simultaneously rob a bank and hijack a bus full of hostages to use as collateral.
De Niro play 'The Pope', a casino owner with illegitimate business practices whose assets are the targets of the heist.
Stephen Sepher penned the film which begins filming in September in Baton Rouge. Randall Emmett and George Furla are producing.
Source: Deadline...
- 5/18/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films has set Robert De Niro to star in Bus 757, a Stephen Sepher-scripted action thriller that Scott Mann (The Tournament) will direct. The film, which shoots in September in Baton Rouge, will be distributed by Grindstone/Lionsgate Films with Hannibal Classics’ Richard Rionda Del Castro and Patricia Eberle handling international sales. Efof principals Randall Emmett and George Furla are producing and financing, and international financing on the $15 million film is being provided by Hannibal Classics and Michael Mendelsohn’s Union Patriot Capital. Related: Cannes: Directors To Watch Bus 757 centers on a casino card dealer who puts together a crew to simultaneously rob a bank and hijack a bus full of hostages to use as collateral. De Niro will play “The Pope”, a casino owner with illegitimate business practices whose assets are the targets of the heist. Now that he’s in place, casting will begin in earnest.
- 5/17/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films will produce and finance the action thriller Bus 757 from Stephen Sepher and has lined up a 2014 shoot.
The story centres on a Las Vegas croupier who plans to rob a bank and hijack a bus.
Randall Emmett, George Furla, Alexander Tabrizi and writer-director Sepher will produce with Brandon Grimes, Daniel Grodnik and Beth Holden-Garland serving as executive producers.
Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films’ production and financing slate includes Martin Scorsese’s Silence, Vin Diesel’s The Last Witch Hunter and Hasbro’s Monopoly. The company backed recent releases 2 Guns and Escape Plan.
The story centres on a Las Vegas croupier who plans to rob a bank and hijack a bus.
Randall Emmett, George Furla, Alexander Tabrizi and writer-director Sepher will produce with Brandon Grimes, Daniel Grodnik and Beth Holden-Garland serving as executive producers.
Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films’ production and financing slate includes Martin Scorsese’s Silence, Vin Diesel’s The Last Witch Hunter and Hasbro’s Monopoly. The company backed recent releases 2 Guns and Escape Plan.
- 11/6/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films will produce and finance the action thriller Bus 757 from a script by Stephen Sepher, who’ll produce with Randall Emmett, George Furla, Alexander Tabrizi and Stephen Sepher. The $15 million pic will shoot next year. A Las Vegas card dealer puts a crew together to rob a bank and hijack a city bus as collateral. Brandon Grimes, Daniel Grodnik and Beth Holden-Garland are exec producers and Tim Sullivan is co-producer. Efof has the Peter Berg-directed Lone Survivor launching in Oscar season, and will soon start production on Martin Scorsese’s Silence, The Last Witch Hunter with Vin Diesel and Hasbro’s Monopoly, based on the iconic board game.
- 11/6/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
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