As we've seen time and time again, Netflix is a good place for movies to be rediscovered. Sometimes, a film will come and go without much fanfare upon its initial release, only to end up becoming a hit when it ends up on the popular streaming service. Even something as terrible as the box office flop "The Snowman" can end up finding new life on Netflix. You just never know how these things will turn out. Part of it is availability — almost everyone subscribes to Netflix, and it's much easier to scroll through titles and hit play than it is to get up off the couch and go find a new movie in theaters. As a result, Netflix has become the modern equivalent of the video store — a place where movie-watchers can browse and find something fresh to watch. Only it's a video store you have in your own home,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
By the look of Sunday’s Oscar telecast, life had returned to normal in Hollywood. The red carpet was packed with stars, publicists and the media, while the Dolby Theatre was at capacity to celebrate this year’s victor, Everything Everywhere All at Once. The only visible person wearing a mask was Jessica Chastain.
But when it comes to auditions, it’s as if the industry remains gripped by the pandemic. Actors are still expected to produce (and pay for) their own tapes and send them off to casting directors, who are expected to sift through hundreds of auditions for every role they are attempting to fill. As actor Michael Gaston tells Deadline, “Now that we’re in a less dangerous phase of the pandemic and things are quote unquote getting back to normal, our business has decided for us that we’re...
But when it comes to auditions, it’s as if the industry remains gripped by the pandemic. Actors are still expected to produce (and pay for) their own tapes and send them off to casting directors, who are expected to sift through hundreds of auditions for every role they are attempting to fill. As actor Michael Gaston tells Deadline, “Now that we’re in a less dangerous phase of the pandemic and things are quote unquote getting back to normal, our business has decided for us that we’re...
- 3/16/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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“I have a mantra,” says director Peter Hyams. “It was something me and my camera operator, Steve Campanelli had: each morning before we went to shoot we’d put our arms around each other, like football players, and say four things: 1. Go bigger or go home. 2. If it can’t be fixed with a hammer, it can’t be fixed. 3. If it doesn’t fit, force it. 4. Let’s blow shit up.”
As mantras go, it’s hard to argue with the results. With a career that’s included prescient conspiracy thriller Capricorn One (1977), with Elliott Gould and James Brolin; sci-fi Western Outland (1981) with Sean Connery, the Gene Hackman/Anne Archer actioner Narrow Margin (1990) and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s time-traveling fight film Timecop (1994), Hyams, has secured his place in cult cinema history.
It’s also an approach to movie making that informed the career of Hyams’ son,...
“I have a mantra,” says director Peter Hyams. “It was something me and my camera operator, Steve Campanelli had: each morning before we went to shoot we’d put our arms around each other, like football players, and say four things: 1. Go bigger or go home. 2. If it can’t be fixed with a hammer, it can’t be fixed. 3. If it doesn’t fit, force it. 4. Let’s blow shit up.”
As mantras go, it’s hard to argue with the results. With a career that’s included prescient conspiracy thriller Capricorn One (1977), with Elliott Gould and James Brolin; sci-fi Western Outland (1981) with Sean Connery, the Gene Hackman/Anne Archer actioner Narrow Margin (1990) and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s time-traveling fight film Timecop (1994), Hyams, has secured his place in cult cinema history.
It’s also an approach to movie making that informed the career of Hyams’ son,...
- 9/14/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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The Oldenburg Film Festival, Germany’s leading indie film fest, will honor father and son genre filmmakers Peter and John Hymas, with a joint retrospective.
Father Peter Hymas is best known for his cult films of the 1970s and 80s, including the conspiracy drama Capricorn One (1977), about a plot to fake a space mission to Mars, the sci-fi Western Outland (1981) starring Sean Connery, and 2010: The Year We Made Contact (1984), a sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. In 1994, Hymas scored a late-career hit with Timecop, a time-traveling action movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
The Mussels from Brussels would play a major role in the career of son John Hymas, who revived Van Damme’s other sci-fi action franchise, Universal Soldier, with two sequels: Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009) and Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012). Alongside numerous TV directing credits, for such series as NYPD Blue,...
The Oldenburg Film Festival, Germany’s leading indie film fest, will honor father and son genre filmmakers Peter and John Hymas, with a joint retrospective.
Father Peter Hymas is best known for his cult films of the 1970s and 80s, including the conspiracy drama Capricorn One (1977), about a plot to fake a space mission to Mars, the sci-fi Western Outland (1981) starring Sean Connery, and 2010: The Year We Made Contact (1984), a sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. In 1994, Hymas scored a late-career hit with Timecop, a time-traveling action movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
The Mussels from Brussels would play a major role in the career of son John Hymas, who revived Van Damme’s other sci-fi action franchise, Universal Soldier, with two sequels: Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009) and Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012). Alongside numerous TV directing credits, for such series as NYPD Blue,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Luke Benward (“Dumplin'”) and Ariel Winter (“Modern Family”) have pivoted behind the camera with a new project, “Boys,” Variety can exclusively reveal.
The short film marks a debut for both Benward and Winter, with Benward directing and Winter producing.
“Boys,” which tackles the topics of children, parents and guns, tells the story of two young boys who are playing in the desert when their day takes a dark turn, leading to loss of innocence. The trailer opens with Cameron Crovetti (“Big Little Lies”) sitting in a bathtub streaked with blood.
Benward began his career at the age of 5 when cast opposite Mel Gibson in “We Were Soldiers” before going on to star in projects such as “Dumplin'” opposite Jennifer Aniston and “Dear John” alongside Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum. Winter, meanwhile, has been working in front of the camera since she starred in a commercial at 4 years old and is...
The short film marks a debut for both Benward and Winter, with Benward directing and Winter producing.
“Boys,” which tackles the topics of children, parents and guns, tells the story of two young boys who are playing in the desert when their day takes a dark turn, leading to loss of innocence. The trailer opens with Cameron Crovetti (“Big Little Lies”) sitting in a bathtub streaked with blood.
Benward began his career at the age of 5 when cast opposite Mel Gibson in “We Were Soldiers” before going on to star in projects such as “Dumplin'” opposite Jennifer Aniston and “Dear John” alongside Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum. Winter, meanwhile, has been working in front of the camera since she starred in a commercial at 4 years old and is...
- 11/1/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca, Anthony Heald, Jonathan Rosenthal | Written by Mattias Olsson | Directed by John Hyams
An English-language adaptation of Swedish thriller Gone, with a screenplay by from that films director Mattias Olsson, Alone is most-noticeable as being helmed by John Hyams. The son of director Peter Hyams, John Hyams burst on to the action movie scene with a trio of movies between 2009 and 2012 featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme – with whom his father had worked in 1994/5 – all of which were fan-favourites and which, at the time, were seemingly Hyams’ calling card into bigger budget action fare. Only that didn’t happen.
Despite the warm reception afforded Universal Soldier: Regeneration and its follow-up Day of Reckoning And the great reviews Dragon Eyes, a film that sought to launch the leading-man action career of Cung Le, received from critics and fans alike; Hyams has spent the intervening years in television, producing and...
An English-language adaptation of Swedish thriller Gone, with a screenplay by from that films director Mattias Olsson, Alone is most-noticeable as being helmed by John Hyams. The son of director Peter Hyams, John Hyams burst on to the action movie scene with a trio of movies between 2009 and 2012 featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme – with whom his father had worked in 1994/5 – all of which were fan-favourites and which, at the time, were seemingly Hyams’ calling card into bigger budget action fare. Only that didn’t happen.
Despite the warm reception afforded Universal Soldier: Regeneration and its follow-up Day of Reckoning And the great reviews Dragon Eyes, a film that sought to launch the leading-man action career of Cung Le, received from critics and fans alike; Hyams has spent the intervening years in television, producing and...
- 7/14/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca, Anthony Heald, Jonathan Rosenthal | Written by Mattias Olsson | Directed by John Hyams
It’s been some time since I saw a thriller like Alone – one that was actually as thrilling as it promised. Alone delivers on every single level. It is tense, oh my god, it’s tense. It has you on the edge of your seat from the moment events begin. I was hugely impressed by director John Hyams work here, showing a level of mastery and restrainant in never going for the cheap jump and always letting the tension marinate making this a psychological juggernaut. The performances are outrageously good with an eerie menacing script at times. The cinematography is simply divine, so much so that there are shots in this movie that actually took me by surprise!
Jessica (Jules Willcox) a recent widower is packing up everything and moving to another part...
It’s been some time since I saw a thriller like Alone – one that was actually as thrilling as it promised. Alone delivers on every single level. It is tense, oh my god, it’s tense. It has you on the edge of your seat from the moment events begin. I was hugely impressed by director John Hyams work here, showing a level of mastery and restrainant in never going for the cheap jump and always letting the tension marinate making this a psychological juggernaut. The performances are outrageously good with an eerie menacing script at times. The cinematography is simply divine, so much so that there are shots in this movie that actually took me by surprise!
Jessica (Jules Willcox) a recent widower is packing up everything and moving to another part...
- 12/30/2020
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
It's often noted that films on particular subjects tend to cluster, and 2020 is, oddly enough, a year full of films about women being hunted in woodland by hostile men. Alone is not the strongest of these, having a limited focus, but it's well made throughout, with a strong central performance from Jules Willcox, and it will certainly keep you on the edge of your seat.
Willcox plays Jessica, a recently widowed woman leaving the big city to start a new life elsewhere. Along the way, she gets into one of those scary situations with another driver which can happen all too easily when tempers fray. It's nerve-racking, but afterwards she takes some deep breaths and pulls herself together. We get the sense that many aspects of her life feel a bit like this at the moment. It's tough, the process of learning to get by without someone else there to.
Willcox plays Jessica, a recently widowed woman leaving the big city to start a new life elsewhere. Along the way, she gets into one of those scary situations with another driver which can happen all too easily when tempers fray. It's nerve-racking, but afterwards she takes some deep breaths and pulls herself together. We get the sense that many aspects of her life feel a bit like this at the moment. It's tough, the process of learning to get by without someone else there to.
- 11/21/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Jose Luis Montesinos’ Ropes won two awards including best feature.
Jose Luis Montesinos’ Ropes won two awards including best feature at Manchester-based horror festival Grimmfest. The event ran online this year from Oct 7-11 due to Covid-19.
Spanish title Ropes also saw Paula Del Rio win the best actress prize for playing a paralysed girl terrorised by a rabid dog. Montesinos’ feature debut was also nominated for best picture at Sitges last year,
Further winners included John Hyams, who won best director for Alone, and Brian Landis Folkins, who picked up best actor for Rent-a-Pal (which also won best screenplay...
Jose Luis Montesinos’ Ropes won two awards including best feature at Manchester-based horror festival Grimmfest. The event ran online this year from Oct 7-11 due to Covid-19.
Spanish title Ropes also saw Paula Del Rio win the best actress prize for playing a paralysed girl terrorised by a rabid dog. Montesinos’ feature debut was also nominated for best picture at Sitges last year,
Further winners included John Hyams, who won best director for Alone, and Brian Landis Folkins, who picked up best actor for Rent-a-Pal (which also won best screenplay...
- 10/16/2020
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Though Alone wasn’t a high-profile release, it’s been well-received by critics, earning a 95% positive score on the Rotten Tomatoes site. A lot of that, star Jules Willcox believes, comes from the fact that Alone definitely puts a new spin on the thriller genre, especially when it comes to the resourcefulness of her lead character, [...]
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- 10/5/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Update – Survival thriller “Alone” is getting plenty of company at movie theaters and on digital platforms — amid otherwise tough times in the exhibition business.
“We’ve been able to emphasize that ‘Alone’ is a very elemental and primal story for audiences,” said Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles. “For audiences, the situation is very recognizable. It’s very well-directed.”
The Magnolia Pictures release is currently one of the few success stories in the battered sector, which has seen Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” underperform, and studios delay high-profile releases such as “No Time to Die” and “F9” until 2021.
“Alone” is directed by Jonathan Hyams from a screenplay by Mattias Olsson. The film stars Jules Willcox as a young woman who desperately tries to escape a homicidal stalker — portrayed by a relentlessly menacing Marc Menchaca — in the wilderness. Critics have been dazzled, giving “Alone” a stellar 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
“Alone” opened in eighth...
“We’ve been able to emphasize that ‘Alone’ is a very elemental and primal story for audiences,” said Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles. “For audiences, the situation is very recognizable. It’s very well-directed.”
The Magnolia Pictures release is currently one of the few success stories in the battered sector, which has seen Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” underperform, and studios delay high-profile releases such as “No Time to Die” and “F9” until 2021.
“Alone” is directed by Jonathan Hyams from a screenplay by Mattias Olsson. The film stars Jules Willcox as a young woman who desperately tries to escape a homicidal stalker — portrayed by a relentlessly menacing Marc Menchaca — in the wilderness. Critics have been dazzled, giving “Alone” a stellar 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
“Alone” opened in eighth...
- 10/2/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The new film Alone blends the terror of a kidnapping and an escape attempt with the sensibility of a “woman against nature” survivalist reality show. Of course, different viewers may interpret the film differently, but how does Alone’s star, Jules Willcox, see it?
Alone is currently playing in theaters and available for streaming on most digital [...]
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Alone is currently playing in theaters and available for streaming on most digital [...]
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- 9/22/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Some of the most tantalizing entries in the thriller genre are those films that forgo extensive backstory and exposition, and instead build increasingly gripping tension between the protagonist and antagonist on screen. That’s certainly the case for the new drama, ‘Alone,’ which was directed and edited by action genre filmmaker and television helmer, John Hyams. […]
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- 9/21/2020
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
‘The Secrets We Keep’, ‘The Nest’, ‘The Way I See It’ And ‘Alone’ Bring Life To Specialty Box Office
The majority of the specialty box office has shifted to virtual debut, streaming and digital-only since theaters have shuttered due to the pandemic, but as physical theaters begin to open their doors, titles have returned to the big screen, slowly pumping life into the long-dormant specialty space.
Bleecker Street’s post-wwii thriller The Secrets We Keep opened September 16 and played in 471 theaters this weekend to the tune of $89,955 with a per-theater average of $191. Its five-day total amounted to a strong $114,722. Directed by Yuval Adler, the film stars Noomi Rapace as a woman who kidnaps a man (Joel Kinnaman) who she thinks committed war crimes and killed her sister, keeping him prisoner in her suburban home. The film is slated to hit VOD on October 16.
IFC Films’ Sundance pic The Nest starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon debuted in 301 theaters across the country, banking an estimated $62,000 with a per-theater average of $206. The film,...
Bleecker Street’s post-wwii thriller The Secrets We Keep opened September 16 and played in 471 theaters this weekend to the tune of $89,955 with a per-theater average of $191. Its five-day total amounted to a strong $114,722. Directed by Yuval Adler, the film stars Noomi Rapace as a woman who kidnaps a man (Joel Kinnaman) who she thinks committed war crimes and killed her sister, keeping him prisoner in her suburban home. The film is slated to hit VOD on October 16.
IFC Films’ Sundance pic The Nest starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon debuted in 301 theaters across the country, banking an estimated $62,000 with a per-theater average of $206. The film,...
- 9/20/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
In her new movie, Alone, Jules Willcox has the odds stacked against her. As an escaped kidnap victim, she’s up against two foes — the killer who’d captured her, and the unfamiliar terrain of the wilderness where she finds herself. So, during the film, she becomes a survivalist in the truest sense of the word. [...]
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- 9/18/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
The twisted, gut-wrenching kidnap horror movie Alone arrives in theaters and On Demand today (September 18th) via Magnet Releasing. Today, Dread Central is thrilled to share an exclusive clip from the film; check it out below the trailer and synopsis! Synopsis:Jules Willcox (Netflix’s Bloodline) stars in Alone as Jessica, a grief-stricken widow who flees the city in an attempt to […]...
- 9/18/2020
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Starting tomorrow, John Hyams’ survival horror tale Alone is headed to theaters and VOD platforms everywhere, courtesy of Magnet Releasing. Written by Mattias Olsson and starring Jules Willcox and Marc Menchaca, Alone follows a grieving widow named Jessica (played by Willcox), who is looking for a fresh start in a new town, but while on the road, she crosses path with a mysterious man (Menchaca) who abducts her, and Jessica must find a way to survive his deadly game of cat and mouse.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Hyams about his latest project, and during our interview, he discussed how he initially got involved with Alone and how Steven Spielberg’s Duel was a huge inspiration to him as well. Hyams also chatted about his approach to the film’s story and his thoughts on how timely Alone ended up being, even if it originally had...
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Hyams about his latest project, and during our interview, he discussed how he initially got involved with Alone and how Steven Spielberg’s Duel was a huge inspiration to him as well. Hyams also chatted about his approach to the film’s story and his thoughts on how timely Alone ended up being, even if it originally had...
- 9/17/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
A widow looking to recharge her life finds herself fighting to preserve it in the new movie Alone. With the thriller coming to theaters and VOD on September 18th from Magnet Releasing, we've been provided with an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers!
Directed by John Hyams from a screenplay by Mattias Olsson, Alone stars Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca, and Anthony Heald.
You can watch the beginning of a deadly pursuit through a forest in our exclusive clip below, and visit our online hub to catch up on our previous coverage of Alone, including interviews with co-stars Willcox and Menchaca.
Synopsis: "Jules Willcox (Netflix’s Bloodline) stars in Alone as Jessica, a grief-stricken widow who flees the city in an attempt to cope with the loss of her husband. When Jessica is kidnapped by a mysterious man and locked in a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, she escapes...
Directed by John Hyams from a screenplay by Mattias Olsson, Alone stars Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca, and Anthony Heald.
You can watch the beginning of a deadly pursuit through a forest in our exclusive clip below, and visit our online hub to catch up on our previous coverage of Alone, including interviews with co-stars Willcox and Menchaca.
Synopsis: "Jules Willcox (Netflix’s Bloodline) stars in Alone as Jessica, a grief-stricken widow who flees the city in an attempt to cope with the loss of her husband. When Jessica is kidnapped by a mysterious man and locked in a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, she escapes...
- 9/17/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Filmmakers who create thrillers should absorb the lesson that simpler is usually better. An excellent primer would be John Hyams’ lean, mean suspenser that delivers its undeniably familiar plot mechanics in tightly paced, unadorned fashion. Depicting the struggle for survival of a young woman who has the unfortunate luck to encounter a homicidal stalker on the sparsely populated highways of the Pacific Northwest, Alone proves a highly effective genre exercise.
The film’s early section recalls Steven Spielberg’s classic Duel as it includes a vehicular cat-and-mouse game between Jessica (a very good Jules Willcox, Netflix’s Bloodline) and the driver ...
The film’s early section recalls Steven Spielberg’s classic Duel as it includes a vehicular cat-and-mouse game between Jessica (a very good Jules Willcox, Netflix’s Bloodline) and the driver ...
- 9/16/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
This Friday, Magnet Releasing is set to release the survival horror thriller Alone in theaters and on VOD. Directed by John Hyams and co-starring Jules Willcox and Marc Menchaca, Alone is centered around a grieving widow (played by Willcox) who is just looking to start her life over, but during her move, she crosses path with a mysterious man (Menchaca) who abducts her, and she must find a way to survive his deadly game of cat and mouse.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak briefly with Menchaca about his role in Alone, and he discussed how the enigmatic nature of his character in the film initially drew him towards the role and his experiences collaborating with both Willcox and Hyams on the project.
Congratulations on the film, Marc. This is such an interesting character that you're playing here because “The Man,” which is all we know you as,...
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak briefly with Menchaca about his role in Alone, and he discussed how the enigmatic nature of his character in the film initially drew him towards the role and his experiences collaborating with both Willcox and Hyams on the project.
Congratulations on the film, Marc. This is such an interesting character that you're playing here because “The Man,” which is all we know you as,...
- 9/16/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Heading to theaters and VOD this Friday, September 18th, is the survival horror thriller Alone, which was directed by John Hyams and co-stars Jules Willcox and Marc Menchaca. The film’s story revolves around a grieving widow (played by Willcox) who is just looking to start her life over, but during her move, she crosses path with a mysterious man (Menchaca) who abducts her, and she must find a way to survive this deadly game of cat and mouse.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to briefly chat with Willcox about Alone, where she discussed her initial thoughts about the project and what excited her the most about coming on board to collaborate with Hyams, what she enjoyed most about her character Jessica in the film, and more.
Great to speak with you today, Jules, and congratulations on the film. I was so incredibly tense the entire time I was watching Alone,...
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to briefly chat with Willcox about Alone, where she discussed her initial thoughts about the project and what excited her the most about coming on board to collaborate with Hyams, what she enjoyed most about her character Jessica in the film, and more.
Great to speak with you today, Jules, and congratulations on the film. I was so incredibly tense the entire time I was watching Alone,...
- 9/15/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Unpleasantly effective “Alone” centers on a heroine who wishes she were just that; instead, she’s got insistent, unwanted company in the form of a probable serial killer. John Hyams’ U.S. remake of a not-particularly-well-regarded 2011 Swedish thriller is an apparent improvement in all departments, with the original’s reported plausibility issues and other flaws subsumed in what emerges a tense, muscular suspense exercise.
After playing the Fantasia Festival’s virtual edition, it gets released by Magnet to theaters and on demand Sept. 18. With its compellingly simple narrative of automotive pursuit and wilderness survival, this is a scary movie especially suited to the surprise resurgence of drive-ins.
Jessica (Jules Willcox) is introduced loading a small U-Haul trailer with her possessions before driving out of Portland, seemingly for good. It takes a while before we learn that she’s leaving in the wake of a grave personal tragedy that’s referenced but not really explained.
After playing the Fantasia Festival’s virtual edition, it gets released by Magnet to theaters and on demand Sept. 18. With its compellingly simple narrative of automotive pursuit and wilderness survival, this is a scary movie especially suited to the surprise resurgence of drive-ins.
Jessica (Jules Willcox) is introduced loading a small U-Haul trailer with her possessions before driving out of Portland, seemingly for good. It takes a while before we learn that she’s leaving in the wake of a grave personal tragedy that’s referenced but not really explained.
- 8/28/2020
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca, Anthony Heald, Jonathan Rosenthal | Written by Mattias Olsson | Directed by John Hyams
An English-language adaptation of Swedish thriller Gone, with a screenplay by from that films director Mattias Olsson, Alone is most-noticeable as being helmed by John Hyams. The son of director Peter Hyams, John Hyams burst on to the action movie scene with a trio of movies between 2009 and 2012 featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme – with whom his father had worked in 1994/5 – all of which were fan-favourites and which, at the time, were seemingly Hyams’ calling card into bigger budget action fare. Only that didn’t happen.
Despite the warm reception afforded Universal Soldier: Regeneration and its follow-up Day of Reckoning And the great reviews Dragon Eyes, a film that sought to launch the leading-man action career of Cung Le, received from critics and fans alike; Hyams has spent the intervening years in television, producing and...
An English-language adaptation of Swedish thriller Gone, with a screenplay by from that films director Mattias Olsson, Alone is most-noticeable as being helmed by John Hyams. The son of director Peter Hyams, John Hyams burst on to the action movie scene with a trio of movies between 2009 and 2012 featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme – with whom his father had worked in 1994/5 – all of which were fan-favourites and which, at the time, were seemingly Hyams’ calling card into bigger budget action fare. Only that didn’t happen.
Despite the warm reception afforded Universal Soldier: Regeneration and its follow-up Day of Reckoning And the great reviews Dragon Eyes, a film that sought to launch the leading-man action career of Cung Le, received from critics and fans alike; Hyams has spent the intervening years in television, producing and...
- 8/28/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Tagline: "What Are You Running From?" Alone is a bit of a thriller. Set on the roads of the Pacific Northwest, this feature focuses on Jessica. Jessica is heading out into the wild, while harassed by a lonely man. Both characters face each other in the final moments of the feature. Developed by director John Hyams ("Black Summer") and writer Mattias Olsson (Gone), the cast consists of: Jules Willcox (Under the Silver Lake), Marc Menchaca and Anthony Heald. The film's trailer was released earlier this month and can be found here. The trailer shows Jessica shadowed by a man in a black jeep. As Jessica tries to evade this strange figure, he becomes ever more persistent in his interactions. Now, Jessica must flee before it is too late. Spoiler warning, the trailer reveals major plot points. Magnet Releasing is hosting the film's U.S. release. To show on September 18th,...
- 8/13/2020
- by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Magnolia Pictures and Magnet Releasing have just released a trailer for their latest horror title, “Alone.” The film is directed by John Hyams from a script penned by Mattias Olsson. The film premiered earlier this year at the cozy Mammoth Film Festival and is now slated to be “available everywhere” on September 18.
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- 8/9/2020
- by Tyler Casalini
- The Playlist
Check out the creepy new trailer for Alone.
Jules Willcox (Netflix’s Bloodline) stars in Alone as Jessica, a grief-stricken widow who flees the city in an attempt to cope with the loss of her husband. When Jessica is kidnapped by a mysterious man and locked in a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, she escapes into the wilderness and is pursued by her captor. The key cast includes Marc Menchaca and Anthony Heald (The Silence Of The Lambs).
Magnet Releasing will release Alone in theaters and on demand September 18th, 2020.
https://www.thealonemovie.com/
Watch the hunted become the hunter in this scary trailer.
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Jules Willcox (Netflix’s Bloodline) stars in Alone as Jessica, a grief-stricken widow who flees the city in an attempt to cope with the loss of her husband. When Jessica is kidnapped by a mysterious man and locked in a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, she escapes into the wilderness and is pursued by her captor. The key cast includes Marc Menchaca and Anthony Heald (The Silence Of The Lambs).
Magnet Releasing will release Alone in theaters and on demand September 18th, 2020.
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Watch the hunted become the hunter in this scary trailer.
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- 8/6/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"I know fear when I see it! It's all in the eyes!" Magnolia Pictures has released an official trailer for an indie survival thriller titled Alone, the latest film from filmmaker John Hyams. A recently widowed traveler fleeing the city in the Pacific Northwest is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her... Will she be able to make it out alive? Jules Willcox stars as Jessica, with Marc Menchaca, Anthony Heald, and Jonathan Rosenthal. This looks chilling but it also looks like every other kidnapping thriller. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for John Hyams' Alone, direct from Magolia's YouTube: Set in the Pacific Northwest wilderness, the film follows recently widowed Jessica who, fleeing the city in a desperate attempt to cope, is ...
- 8/6/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Magnet Releasing, Magnolia Pictures' genre arm, has acquired the North American rights to Alone, the English-language remake by director John Hyams of Mattias Olsson’s 2011 Swedish film Gone.
Magnet plans to release Alone in theaters and on demand on Sept. 18. Based on Olsson’s screenplay adaptation, the thriller follows recently widowed Jessica, played by Jules Willcox, who flees the city, only to be kidnapped and locked away in the cabin of a mysterious man (Marc Menchaca).
Jessica’s escape from the clutches of this murderous captor lands her in the heart of the untamed Pacific Northwest wilderness, with only ...
Magnet plans to release Alone in theaters and on demand on Sept. 18. Based on Olsson’s screenplay adaptation, the thriller follows recently widowed Jessica, played by Jules Willcox, who flees the city, only to be kidnapped and locked away in the cabin of a mysterious man (Marc Menchaca).
Jessica’s escape from the clutches of this murderous captor lands her in the heart of the untamed Pacific Northwest wilderness, with only ...
- 6/15/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Magnet Releasing, Magnolia Pictures' genre arm, has acquired the North American rights to Alone, the English-language remake by director John Hyams of Mattias Olsson’s 2011 Swedish film Gone.
Magnet plans to release Alone in theaters and on demand on Sept. 18. Based on Olsson’s screenplay adaptation, the thriller follows recently widowed Jessica, played by Jules Willcox, who flees the city, only to be kidnapped and locked away in the cabin of a mysterious man (Marc Menchaca).
Jessica’s escape from the clutches of this murderous captor lands her in the heart of the untamed Pacific Northwest wilderness, with only ...
Magnet plans to release Alone in theaters and on demand on Sept. 18. Based on Olsson’s screenplay adaptation, the thriller follows recently widowed Jessica, played by Jules Willcox, who flees the city, only to be kidnapped and locked away in the cabin of a mysterious man (Marc Menchaca).
Jessica’s escape from the clutches of this murderous captor lands her in the heart of the untamed Pacific Northwest wilderness, with only ...
- 6/15/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The strategy is bandwidth expansion.”
Faced with industry-wide disruption amid the coronavirus pandemic, Los Angeles-based producer-financier-sales agent Xyz Films has quickly shifted its focus to building an expanded sales roster for buyers whose pipelines have taken a hit and are urgently in need of product.
Partners Nate Bolotin, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian, head of international acquisitions Todd Brown, and president of international sales and distribution Tatyana Joffe are supplementing sales on the existing slate by sourcing completed films or projects in post from their extensive network of global content creators.
It is an evolving ecosystem that has helped cement...
Faced with industry-wide disruption amid the coronavirus pandemic, Los Angeles-based producer-financier-sales agent Xyz Films has quickly shifted its focus to building an expanded sales roster for buyers whose pipelines have taken a hit and are urgently in need of product.
Partners Nate Bolotin, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian, head of international acquisitions Todd Brown, and president of international sales and distribution Tatyana Joffe are supplementing sales on the existing slate by sourcing completed films or projects in post from their extensive network of global content creators.
It is an evolving ecosystem that has helped cement...
- 4/9/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Festival winner stars Jules Willcox of Bloodline.
Xyz Films has acquired worldwide sales rights to Alone, the English-language adaptation of Swedish thriller and Guldbagge nominee Gone.
John Hyams (Netflix’s Black Summer), currently collaborating with Nicolas Winding Refn on HBO’s upcoming Maniac Cop, directed from a screenplay by Gone (2011) director Mattias Olsson.
Jules Willcox (Netflix’s Bloodline) stars in Alone as Jessica, a grief-stricken widow who flees the city in an attempt to cope with the loss of her husband.
When Jessica is kidnapped by a mysterious man and locked in a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, she escapes into the wilderness.
Xyz Films has acquired worldwide sales rights to Alone, the English-language adaptation of Swedish thriller and Guldbagge nominee Gone.
John Hyams (Netflix’s Black Summer), currently collaborating with Nicolas Winding Refn on HBO’s upcoming Maniac Cop, directed from a screenplay by Gone (2011) director Mattias Olsson.
Jules Willcox (Netflix’s Bloodline) stars in Alone as Jessica, a grief-stricken widow who flees the city in an attempt to cope with the loss of her husband.
When Jessica is kidnapped by a mysterious man and locked in a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, she escapes into the wilderness.
- 4/8/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
"You're both in danger, you need to destroy it!" Lionsgate has released an official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled Dreamkatcher, which is indeed about a haunted dreamcatcher. Not to be confused with the other dreamcatcher horror (from 2003) titled, of course, Dreamcatcher (this new one has a "k" incase you didn't notice). In order to try and stop his bad dreams, a young boy steals a dreamcatcher from a mysterious neighbor forcing his family to rescue him from a nightmarish entity now chasing him. The film stars Radha Mitchell, Henry Thomas, Jules Willcox, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong as Josh, as well as horror regular Lin Shaye. This is being dropped straight-to-vod and it definitely looks that bad. Nothing to look at here. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Kerry Harris' Dreamkatcher, from Lionsgate's YouTube: In this terrifying new horror thriller, Gail (Radha Mitchell) is forced to come to terms with Josh,...
- 2/18/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Lin Shaye (Insidious), Radha Mitchell (The Romanoffs) and Henry Thomas (The Haunting Of Hill House) lead cast in U.S. horror-thriller Dreamkatcher.
The film, currently shooting, follows a Manhattan therapist (Mitchell) who travels upstate with her boyfriend (Thomas) and his orphaned son who is tormented by nightmares of his dead mother. When the husband is forced to return to the city, the therapist remains with the boy and they encounter a mysterious neighbor (Shaye) in the woods.
Finlay Wojtak-Hissong (The Banana Split Movie) plays the son. Jules Willcox (Under The Silver Lake) and Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring) round out the supporting roles.
The movie marks the feature debut of Kerry Harris from a script by Dan V. Shea, based on a story by Harris and Shea. Producers are Christian Taylor of Taylor Lane Productions (Measure Of A Man), Orian Williams (Control), Annie Stewart (Leaving Las Vegas) and Harris. Executive...
The film, currently shooting, follows a Manhattan therapist (Mitchell) who travels upstate with her boyfriend (Thomas) and his orphaned son who is tormented by nightmares of his dead mother. When the husband is forced to return to the city, the therapist remains with the boy and they encounter a mysterious neighbor (Shaye) in the woods.
Finlay Wojtak-Hissong (The Banana Split Movie) plays the son. Jules Willcox (Under The Silver Lake) and Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring) round out the supporting roles.
The movie marks the feature debut of Kerry Harris from a script by Dan V. Shea, based on a story by Harris and Shea. Producers are Christian Taylor of Taylor Lane Productions (Measure Of A Man), Orian Williams (Control), Annie Stewart (Leaving Las Vegas) and Harris. Executive...
- 7/12/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jules Willcox (Bloodline, Chicago P.D) will topline the indie action-thriller, Alone, Mattias Olsson’s remake to his Swedish film, Gone (Försvunnen). John Hyams directed the film based on Olsson’s screenplay adaptation. Set in the Pacific Northwest wilderness, the film follows recently widowed Jessica (Willcox) who, fleeing the city in a desperate attempt to cope with the loss of her late husband, is kidnapped and locked away in a mysterious man's cabin. Her…...
- 12/4/2017
- Deadline
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