For Stephen King’s short story fans, the American TV series adaptation known as “Chapelwaite” has been a welcome reinvention of King’s short story entitled “Jerusalem’s Lot.” Even viewers who might never have read King but enjoy horror have flocked to the first season of the eerie tale of Captain Charles Boone, played by Adrien Brody.
Since its premiere on August 22, 2021, “Chapelwaite’s” depiction of the Boone family and its creepy tribulations in Preacher’s Corners, Maine has been a popular destination for any type of mature viewers who enjoy a bit of dark suspense and a strong storyline.
Writers Peter and Jason Filardi have recently enjoyed an official renewal of the miniseries for a second season and the “Chapelwaite” fanbase continues to expand. This article will provide details into the main cast of “Chapelwaite” characters and offer insights into the careers of the actors who play those intriguingly complex characters.
Since its premiere on August 22, 2021, “Chapelwaite’s” depiction of the Boone family and its creepy tribulations in Preacher’s Corners, Maine has been a popular destination for any type of mature viewers who enjoy a bit of dark suspense and a strong storyline.
Writers Peter and Jason Filardi have recently enjoyed an official renewal of the miniseries for a second season and the “Chapelwaite” fanbase continues to expand. This article will provide details into the main cast of “Chapelwaite” characters and offer insights into the careers of the actors who play those intriguingly complex characters.
- 6/3/2022
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
“Wonder Woman 1984” star Connie Nielsen and “Doctor Who’s” Christopher Eccleston are set to star in psychological drama “Close to Me,” the first English-language drama to originate from Nordic Entertainment Group’s (Nent) fledgling U.K. operation.
Nent Studios U.K. is adapting British author Amanda Reynolds’ novel “Close to Me” in an eponymous six-part series that will debut on Nent Group-backed streamer Viaplay in the Nordic and Baltic regions as an Original, and air in the U.K. on Channel 4, which has acquired the project.
Mexican outfit Dopamine, which recently partnered with Nent Studios U.K. for scripted programs, will serve as a co-production partner on the series — a rare English-language scripted co-production for a Latin American business — while Nent Studios U.K. will distribute the title internationally.
The project is a major step forward for Nordic powerhouse Nent Group’s efforts in the U.K., a key...
Nent Studios U.K. is adapting British author Amanda Reynolds’ novel “Close to Me” in an eponymous six-part series that will debut on Nent Group-backed streamer Viaplay in the Nordic and Baltic regions as an Original, and air in the U.K. on Channel 4, which has acquired the project.
Mexican outfit Dopamine, which recently partnered with Nent Studios U.K. for scripted programs, will serve as a co-production partner on the series — a rare English-language scripted co-production for a Latin American business — while Nent Studios U.K. will distribute the title internationally.
The project is a major step forward for Nordic powerhouse Nent Group’s efforts in the U.K., a key...
- 8/10/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Philippe Falardeau-directed drama to world premiere in Berlin.
The 70th Berlin International Film Festival is to open with Philippe Falardeau’s My Salinger Year, starring Sigourney Weaver and Margaret Qualley.
The Canadian-Irish co-production is based on the international bestseller of the same name by Us author Joanna Rakoff and will receive its world premiere at the Berlinale Palast on February 20.
Memento Films International is handling international sales, with UTA handling the Us.
Set in the literary world of New York in the 1990s, the story is about an aspiring poet, played by Qualley (Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood...
The 70th Berlin International Film Festival is to open with Philippe Falardeau’s My Salinger Year, starring Sigourney Weaver and Margaret Qualley.
The Canadian-Irish co-production is based on the international bestseller of the same name by Us author Joanna Rakoff and will receive its world premiere at the Berlinale Palast on February 20.
Memento Films International is handling international sales, with UTA handling the Us.
Set in the literary world of New York in the 1990s, the story is about an aspiring poet, played by Qualley (Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood...
- 1/24/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Sometimes Emily Hampshire slips into character during dates.
Things get awkward, the Canadian actress tells Et, when her courter suddenly realizes that she's not Stevie Budd, the deadpan, buttoned-up motel clerk she hilariously portrays on Pop TV's Schitt's Creek, which just finished airing a critically acclaimed third season earlier this year. In fact, Hampshire, who frequently breaks into uproarious giggle fits during our freewheeling interview, couldn't be more infectiously giddy and refreshingly forthcoming.
"I feel bad that I'm not Stevie for them, that I'm not as cool as Stevie," the 35-year-old actress says. "They meet me and they're like, 'Oh, you're way more animated than Stevie is.' I can hear the disappointment in their voice."
That's when, she acknowledges, "I try to overcompensate for not being Stevie."
So then they get Jennifer Goines, the brainy but unhinged heroine she plays on Syfy's 12 Monkeys. If you know Jennifer, you know this means Hampshire's dates end with...
Things get awkward, the Canadian actress tells Et, when her courter suddenly realizes that she's not Stevie Budd, the deadpan, buttoned-up motel clerk she hilariously portrays on Pop TV's Schitt's Creek, which just finished airing a critically acclaimed third season earlier this year. In fact, Hampshire, who frequently breaks into uproarious giggle fits during our freewheeling interview, couldn't be more infectiously giddy and refreshingly forthcoming.
"I feel bad that I'm not Stevie for them, that I'm not as cool as Stevie," the 35-year-old actress says. "They meet me and they're like, 'Oh, you're way more animated than Stevie is.' I can hear the disappointment in their voice."
That's when, she acknowledges, "I try to overcompensate for not being Stevie."
So then they get Jennifer Goines, the brainy but unhinged heroine she plays on Syfy's 12 Monkeys. If you know Jennifer, you know this means Hampshire's dates end with...
- 5/18/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Filming has begun on the project, which is based on Victor Headley’s cult novel.
The first image from Idris Elba’s directorial debut Yardie has been released.
Studiocanal announced today (16 March) that principal photography has started on the film, based on Victor Headley’s cult novel.
Yardie stars Aml Ameen (The Maze Runner) in the lead role of ‘D’, with Stephen Graham and Elba playing supporting roles.
The film will introduce Jamaican actors Shantol Jackson, Sheldon Shepherd and Everaldo Creary.
Yardie will shoot on location in London and Jamaica for seven weeks and is financed by Studiocanal, BFI, BBC Films and Screen Yorkshire.
It follows the story of a young Jamaican named ‘D’ who, on arriving in early 1980s London, unexpectedly finds the young man who assassinated his revered brother back in Jamaica ten years before. His quest for justice explodes into a violent street war that could end up killing him and his loved ones.
Idris Elba...
The first image from Idris Elba’s directorial debut Yardie has been released.
Studiocanal announced today (16 March) that principal photography has started on the film, based on Victor Headley’s cult novel.
Yardie stars Aml Ameen (The Maze Runner) in the lead role of ‘D’, with Stephen Graham and Elba playing supporting roles.
The film will introduce Jamaican actors Shantol Jackson, Sheldon Shepherd and Everaldo Creary.
Yardie will shoot on location in London and Jamaica for seven weeks and is financed by Studiocanal, BFI, BBC Films and Screen Yorkshire.
It follows the story of a young Jamaican named ‘D’ who, on arriving in early 1980s London, unexpectedly finds the young man who assassinated his revered brother back in Jamaica ten years before. His quest for justice explodes into a violent street war that could end up killing him and his loved ones.
Idris Elba...
- 5/16/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
Following Alan Rickman’s death on Thursday, we asked you which of his performances were most memorable and how the actor’s work touched your life
I adored Alan Rickman from an early age for his bigger, more widely known roles and became more interested in his more off the beaten track work, such as the incredible Snow Cake film he did with Sigourney Weaver in 2006. As a depressed teenager, often in and out of hospital with frequent, fraught experiences with social services, I wrote him a short letter telling him how his films brought some joy and escapism to my life. With a remarkably quick turnaround came a very encouraging, kind letter back and a signed photo. Thankfully, nearly ten years later, my life has turned around. I will remember this man and his kindness, creativity and compassion fondly for the rest of my life. I only hope he...
I adored Alan Rickman from an early age for his bigger, more widely known roles and became more interested in his more off the beaten track work, such as the incredible Snow Cake film he did with Sigourney Weaver in 2006. As a depressed teenager, often in and out of hospital with frequent, fraught experiences with social services, I wrote him a short letter telling him how his films brought some joy and escapism to my life. With a remarkably quick turnaround came a very encouraging, kind letter back and a signed photo. Thankfully, nearly ten years later, my life has turned around. I will remember this man and his kindness, creativity and compassion fondly for the rest of my life. I only hope he...
- 1/15/2016
- by Guardian readers and Tom Stevens
- The Guardian - Film News
Take a look at any list of movies dealing with autism — we tend to get them around this time, as yesterday was World Autism Awareness Day and April is National Autism Awareness Month — and you’ll never see Christopher Smith‘s Triangle alongside such serious titles as Rain Man, Temple Grandin and the documentary Refrigerator Mothers. Maybe it’s just not well-known enough, although the terribly under-seen Snow Cake (featuring Sigourney Weaver’s greatest performance) is on those lists, and it’s even more obscure. The problem for Triangle is likely to do with its autistic character getting so little screen time. The movie is not about autism or autistic persons on the surface, like those mentioned above. However, there is an argument for the whole thing being representative of an autistic mind. Occasionally filmmakers attempt to depict disorders narratively in the form of metaphorical plots. We’ve seen one that ended up taking place completely inside...
- 4/3/2014
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Gravitas Ventures and Variance Films have picked up U.S. rights to the musical drama "Hunky Dory." The film stars Minnie Driver ("Good Will Hunting") and is directed by Marc Evans ("Snow Cake"). Set in a Welsh seaside town in the 1970s, the film follows a high school drama teacher (Driver) as she runs up against apathetic students and hostile townsfolk while staging a controversial production of "The Tempest." In particular, her decision to turn the Shakespeare play into a glam-rock musical puts her at odds with her conservative neighbors. Also read: Toronto Gets Ready...
- 9/7/2012
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
For his first feature film since 2008's "Adam Resurrected," famed screenwriter and director Paul Schrader is drawing on a particularly diverse and unique group of talent for "The Canyons." Boasting a script penned by Bret Easton Ellis with a cast featuring adult film star James Deen, Lindsay Lohan and up and comers Nolan Funk and Amanda Brook, another intriguing element has been added to the production. Broken Social Scene co-founder Brendan Canning has been selected to score "The Canyons." While the musician has found fame and acclaim both as a member of Bss and as a solo artist, he's no stranger to the movie world. Canning has scored films such as Bruce McDonald's “The Tracy Fragments” and “Trigger” as well as “Snow Cake.” And alongside Broken Social Scene, he's participated on soundtrack work for “Half Nelson”, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” and “It’s Kind of a...
- 7/13/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
All the glitzy photos of Brad and Angelina often make us forget that there are other hard-working actors attending Cannes. I had a chance to discuss the actor's perspective on the business of Cannes with Canadian actress Emily Hampshire - best known for her roles in Snow Cake and the upcoming Cosmpolis.
What brings you to Cannes, have you been here before?
I've never been to Cannes before. I am here as part of the cast of David Cronenberg's film Cosmopolis which is in competition this year...and Then I found out that I will also be receiving the inaugural Birks Canadian Diamond award while I'm 'in town' so... I'm thinking my First Time at Cannes is going to be a hard one to beat.
Seems very exciting, but hectic. Is it tough to arrive and go straight to a press conference?
I can't really say it's "tough" to arrive on the Riviera, slip into a Stella MacCartney gown and go straight to a press conference in order to receive an award from my home country with the word "Diamond" in it. Surreal, Yes. Tough...not so much.
How did you get started in acting? What do you like about it?
I joined the after-school drama club in high school --because we had to join something and drama seemed like the path of least resistance. Anyway, I got this teeny tiny part in the school play and our vice principal came up to me after the show and seemed to go out of her way to tell me how good and funny I was in it and...well, that's all it took! From then on I pretty much made acting my life and then began acting professionally when a casting director saw me in a play and called me in for an audition for which I ended up getting the part...which in turn got me an agent.
I feel like acting provides me with this quazi loophole in the universe where I get to live multiple lives. I'm somewhat of a recluse in my own life but at the same time I feel this insatiable desire to "know what it's like" -like, when I hear a story or read an article about someone's extraordinary life...I desperately want to know what it's like to be in their shoes so... I think what I like most about acting is that it allows me to have my cake and eat it too; experience what it's like without any of the consequences.
Where can we see you? What's next on your plate?
You can see me in the limo with Robert Pattinson in Cosmopolis out in theaters now. And next on my plate is a movie called 'All The Wrong Reasons' that I'll begin shooting in Canada this July.
Any advice for actors looking to catch that first break?
Don't waste your time trying to 'catch' a break: Create it. I think my friend Xavier Dolan is a shining example of that: He wanted to act and no one was giving him a break, so at 18 years old he wrote, directed and starred in his own movie which ended taking him to Cannes.
Technology has made it so much easier for actors -all performers, today. With iMovie and a world stage on YouTube I don't know why anyone would wait for someone to give them anything.
Any "Crazy Cannes" stories come to mind?
Did I mention that I came to Cannes for the First Time and within 2 hours of landing I was given a Diamond!!?? I mean, the only thing crazier than that is the fact that it came with a Gorgeous 20-something French Bodyguard to accompany me to every event while I'm here. baaaahahahah!
Next up...The Film Commission
Written by Zack Coffman. Follow Zack's film marketing tips and adventures @choppertown on Twitter.
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What brings you to Cannes, have you been here before?
I've never been to Cannes before. I am here as part of the cast of David Cronenberg's film Cosmopolis which is in competition this year...and Then I found out that I will also be receiving the inaugural Birks Canadian Diamond award while I'm 'in town' so... I'm thinking my First Time at Cannes is going to be a hard one to beat.
Seems very exciting, but hectic. Is it tough to arrive and go straight to a press conference?
I can't really say it's "tough" to arrive on the Riviera, slip into a Stella MacCartney gown and go straight to a press conference in order to receive an award from my home country with the word "Diamond" in it. Surreal, Yes. Tough...not so much.
How did you get started in acting? What do you like about it?
I joined the after-school drama club in high school --because we had to join something and drama seemed like the path of least resistance. Anyway, I got this teeny tiny part in the school play and our vice principal came up to me after the show and seemed to go out of her way to tell me how good and funny I was in it and...well, that's all it took! From then on I pretty much made acting my life and then began acting professionally when a casting director saw me in a play and called me in for an audition for which I ended up getting the part...which in turn got me an agent.
I feel like acting provides me with this quazi loophole in the universe where I get to live multiple lives. I'm somewhat of a recluse in my own life but at the same time I feel this insatiable desire to "know what it's like" -like, when I hear a story or read an article about someone's extraordinary life...I desperately want to know what it's like to be in their shoes so... I think what I like most about acting is that it allows me to have my cake and eat it too; experience what it's like without any of the consequences.
Where can we see you? What's next on your plate?
You can see me in the limo with Robert Pattinson in Cosmopolis out in theaters now. And next on my plate is a movie called 'All The Wrong Reasons' that I'll begin shooting in Canada this July.
Any advice for actors looking to catch that first break?
Don't waste your time trying to 'catch' a break: Create it. I think my friend Xavier Dolan is a shining example of that: He wanted to act and no one was giving him a break, so at 18 years old he wrote, directed and starred in his own movie which ended taking him to Cannes.
Technology has made it so much easier for actors -all performers, today. With iMovie and a world stage on YouTube I don't know why anyone would wait for someone to give them anything.
Any "Crazy Cannes" stories come to mind?
Did I mention that I came to Cannes for the First Time and within 2 hours of landing I was given a Diamond!!?? I mean, the only thing crazier than that is the fact that it came with a Gorgeous 20-something French Bodyguard to accompany me to every event while I'm here. baaaahahahah!
Next up...The Film Commission
Written by Zack Coffman. Follow Zack's film marketing tips and adventures @choppertown on Twitter.
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- 6/17/2012
- by Zack Coffman
- Sydney's Buzz
It’s the summer of 1976, and between a conservative school administration and an unrelenting drought, things are beyond dry for Wales’ scrappier teens. It’s little wonder that they flock to the more permissive Miss Mae (Minnie Driver) and her glam-rock interpretation of Shakespeare’s "The Tempest" for the school play. Alas, "Hunky Dory" primarily concerns itself with familiar extracurricular woes and offers up much ado about nothing instead of a more rollicking or romantic coming-of-age story.
Each protagonist has their healthy amount of burdens. Mae has to contend with a “small delegation” of disgruntled faculty; to hear it from one, “self-expression doesn’t butter any parsnips” (She is just as puzzled by the remark as we are.) There’s nice guy Davy (Aneurin Barnard) harboring a crush on the play’s co-lead, Stella (Danielle Branch); bullied Kenny (Darren Evans) giving into the peer pressures of his skinhead brethren; and...
Each protagonist has their healthy amount of burdens. Mae has to contend with a “small delegation” of disgruntled faculty; to hear it from one, “self-expression doesn’t butter any parsnips” (She is just as puzzled by the remark as we are.) There’s nice guy Davy (Aneurin Barnard) harboring a crush on the play’s co-lead, Stella (Danielle Branch); bullied Kenny (Darren Evans) giving into the peer pressures of his skinhead brethren; and...
- 3/11/2012
- by William Goss
- The Playlist
The new thriller Die is heading to DVD from Entertainment One, and we have the goods on what to expect once it gets here on March 27th! Roll them bones!!!
From the Press Release
From The Producer Of Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Gothika And Silent Hill Comes An Unforgettable Psychological Thriller
The stakes could not be higher in Die for six people trapped in a deadly game of odds from the producer of Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Gothika and Silent Hill. In this unrated director’s cut, a group of men and women – a gambler who lives for the cards, a millionaire philanthropist just named “Humanitarian of the Year”, a cop at the end of a gruesome career, a brilliant psychiatrist and family man, a troubled teenager battling drug addictions and a caring nurse whose patients are the only life surrounding her – all on the road to self-destruction wake up in a...
From the Press Release
From The Producer Of Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Gothika And Silent Hill Comes An Unforgettable Psychological Thriller
The stakes could not be higher in Die for six people trapped in a deadly game of odds from the producer of Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Gothika and Silent Hill. In this unrated director’s cut, a group of men and women – a gambler who lives for the cards, a millionaire philanthropist just named “Humanitarian of the Year”, a cop at the end of a gruesome career, a brilliant psychiatrist and family man, a troubled teenager battling drug addictions and a caring nurse whose patients are the only life surrounding her – all on the road to self-destruction wake up in a...
- 2/16/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Mark Kermode's pick of the DVDs that were overlooked this year
Benda Bilili!
A strong contender for best film of the year, this electrifying account of Congolese street musicians overcoming incredible odds to bring their invigorating music to the world is a real reason to be cheerful. The soundtrack is infectious, the film-making unobtrusive, and the central characters endlessly inspiring. Bravo!
Patagonia
Diverse and unpredictable in his output, Marc Evans (Resurrection Man, My Litte Eye, Snow Cake) remains one of the UK's most consistently interesting and inventive filmmakers. Somewhat overlooked in cinemas, this lyrical cross-cultural escapade teases out longstanding connections between Wales and Argentina, with Evans drawing together the past and present with ease.
We Were Here
The outbreak of Aids, which ravaged San Francisco in the early 80s, is recounted by those who lived through it, offering a celebration of the indomitable human spirit that enabled diverse communities...
Benda Bilili!
A strong contender for best film of the year, this electrifying account of Congolese street musicians overcoming incredible odds to bring their invigorating music to the world is a real reason to be cheerful. The soundtrack is infectious, the film-making unobtrusive, and the central characters endlessly inspiring. Bravo!
Patagonia
Diverse and unpredictable in his output, Marc Evans (Resurrection Man, My Litte Eye, Snow Cake) remains one of the UK's most consistently interesting and inventive filmmakers. Somewhat overlooked in cinemas, this lyrical cross-cultural escapade teases out longstanding connections between Wales and Argentina, with Evans drawing together the past and present with ease.
We Were Here
The outbreak of Aids, which ravaged San Francisco in the early 80s, is recounted by those who lived through it, offering a celebration of the indomitable human spirit that enabled diverse communities...
- 12/18/2011
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Variety critic Leslie Felperin responded to her son's diagnosis by watching every movie about autism she could find
Some parents go into understandable denial when confronted with the evidence that their child is on the autism spectrum, and some become consumed with a zealous need to seek a cure or ameliorate the symptoms with therapies. Given my profession, my way of dealing with our three-year-old son's diagnosis of an autistic spectrum condition (Asc) has been to try and understand the condition as best I could through reading books and watching movies about people with autism. So for the last two years, my husband Tom and I have been working our way – frequently in tears, sometimes laughing with recognition – through as many features and documentaries about people with the condition as we could source. It seems to me from where I'm sitting (on the sofa and in the cinemas) that there are far more,...
Some parents go into understandable denial when confronted with the evidence that their child is on the autism spectrum, and some become consumed with a zealous need to seek a cure or ameliorate the symptoms with therapies. Given my profession, my way of dealing with our three-year-old son's diagnosis of an autistic spectrum condition (Asc) has been to try and understand the condition as best I could through reading books and watching movies about people with autism. So for the last two years, my husband Tom and I have been working our way – frequently in tears, sometimes laughing with recognition – through as many features and documentaries about people with the condition as we could source. It seems to me from where I'm sitting (on the sofa and in the cinemas) that there are far more,...
- 4/4/2011
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
News of a new Jeremy Piven sighting is always cause for celebration, so with a spring in our step on this chilly late November morning we bring you Waska: an indie drama on the way from On a Clear Day director Gaby Dellal.The Waska of the title is the first snowfall of the year, "magical but often treacherous", and the story revolves around the disappearance of a toddler in the snowstorm, and a small community's search for him. The novel by Leslie Schwartz on which the film is based (adapted by Catherine Trieschmann, with the title changed from the eighties-soap-opera-sounding Angel's Crest) is as much about detailed portraits of the townsfolk as it is about the disappearance, so expect toothsome supporting roles for a cast that also includes Mira Sorvino, Thomas Dekker, Lynn Collins, Elizabeth McGovern, Joseph Morgan and Kate Walsh. Immediate wintry comparisons that leap to mind are...
- 11/30/2009
- EmpireOnline
Honestly, Snow Cake is quite hard to appreciate, subjectively speaking. However, if you're willing to put some effort into the film, you'll probably find it appreciable. Besides, the film's biggest strength is definitely the cast's great performance given that the leading actors are Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver and Carrie-Anne Moss.
On his way to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Alex (Alan Rickman) lets Vivienne (Emily Hampshire), a hitchhiker who wants to go to Wawa, Ontario, hop in his car. However, a drunk truck driver (Callum Keith Rennie) hits Alex's car and as a result of that, he's the only survivor of the car accident. Since Vivienne is dead, Alex feels duty-bound to offer his apologies to Linda (Sigourney Weaver), Vivienne's autistic mother, and keep her company for a few days before heading to Winnipeg. At the same time, Alex will also develop a love relation with Maggie (Carrie-Anne Moss), Linda's neighbour.
As I suggested it,...
On his way to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Alex (Alan Rickman) lets Vivienne (Emily Hampshire), a hitchhiker who wants to go to Wawa, Ontario, hop in his car. However, a drunk truck driver (Callum Keith Rennie) hits Alex's car and as a result of that, he's the only survivor of the car accident. Since Vivienne is dead, Alex feels duty-bound to offer his apologies to Linda (Sigourney Weaver), Vivienne's autistic mother, and keep her company for a few days before heading to Winnipeg. At the same time, Alex will also develop a love relation with Maggie (Carrie-Anne Moss), Linda's neighbour.
As I suggested it,...
- 8/21/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
- THINKfilm - the medium-sized indie player whose been in the headlines as of late for not paying the bills on time, has found the funds to pick up the North American rights to Michael Winterbottom's latest. Genova will show at the Toronto Film Festival and then compete at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in mid September. Prior to a recent batch of politically-minded narratives (both in fiction and docu forms), Winterbottom's body of work often switches genre branches, so even though he hasn't touched upon the occult, this mystery set on the cobblestone streets of the flagship city is not a huge departure for the Brit filmmaker. Written by Laurence Coriat (who had recently scripted Patagonia - a two for the price of one road movie with director Marc Evans of Snow Cake -- Rickman/Weaver fame helming), this is a coming-of-age story that concerns a British
- 8/25/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
Sigourney Weaver is in negotiations to join Tina Fey and Amy Pohler in the comedy Baby Mama for Universal Pictures.
Written and directed by Michael McCullers, the film centers on a single career woman (Fey) whose desire to have a child and keep her career leads her to hire a surrogate (Pohler). Weaver will play Chaffee Bicknell, owner and operator of the surrogate agency that Fey's character uses.
Lorne Michaels and John Goldwyn are producing through their Michaels Goldwyn banner. Jill Messick is executive producing.
Shooting is scheduled to begin in May.
Weaver, whose recent credits include Snow Cake, The TV Set and Imaginary Heroes, next appears in Columbia Pictures' thriller Vantage Point and David Auburn's The Girl in the Park. She also is about to begin work on James Cameron's special effects extravaganza Avatar.
She also narrated the 11-part BBC documentary Planet Earth that aired on Discovery Channel in the U.S.
She is repped by UTA and attorney Alan Wertheimer.
Written and directed by Michael McCullers, the film centers on a single career woman (Fey) whose desire to have a child and keep her career leads her to hire a surrogate (Pohler). Weaver will play Chaffee Bicknell, owner and operator of the surrogate agency that Fey's character uses.
Lorne Michaels and John Goldwyn are producing through their Michaels Goldwyn banner. Jill Messick is executive producing.
Shooting is scheduled to begin in May.
Weaver, whose recent credits include Snow Cake, The TV Set and Imaginary Heroes, next appears in Columbia Pictures' thriller Vantage Point and David Auburn's The Girl in the Park. She also is about to begin work on James Cameron's special effects extravaganza Avatar.
She also narrated the 11-part BBC documentary Planet Earth that aired on Discovery Channel in the U.S.
She is repped by UTA and attorney Alan Wertheimer.
- 4/30/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Quebec films dominated nearly all the major categories as nominations for the Genies, Canada's top film honors, were unveiled Tuesday in Toronto.
In the best picture competiton, Ivan Reitman-produced Trailer Park Boys: The Movie was the lone English-language Canadian entry. It will face off against four Quebecois films: Erik Canuel's Bon Cop, Bad Cop, Charles Biname's Maurice Richard/The Rocket, Jean-Francois Pouliot's Guide De La Petite Vengeance and Robert Favreau's Un Dimanche A Kigali.
The same quartet of French-language filmmakers surfaced again in the best director category, an all-Quebecois affair rounded out by La Vie Secrete Des Gens Heureux helmer Stephane Lapointe.
"Maurice Richard/The Rocket," a French-language drama about the legendary hockey player, led the Genies field with 13 nominations, followed by bilingual buddy comedy Bon Cop, Bad Cop with 10 nominations.
Terry Gilliam's Tideland, a British-Canadian co-production, grabbed five craft nominations and a best actress nod for Jodelle Ferland, while Julia Kwan's Eve and the Fire Horse earned a best supporting actress nomination for Vivian Wu and a best supporting actor nomination for Lester Chit-Man Chan. Otherwise, English-language Canadian movies, which garner a paltry 1% of cinema screen-time nationwide, look set to play second fiddle to their French-language counterparts when the Genies are handed out next month. Quebec films similarly overshadow the acting categories, with Colm Feore (Bon Cop) going up against Roy Dupuis (Maurice Richard), Belgian actor Olivier Gourmet (Congorama), Patrick Huard (Bon Cop) and Luc Picard (Un Dimanche A Kigali) in the best actor competition.
In the best actress category, Sigourney Weaver, nominated for her role in Snow Cake, will challenge Julie Le Breton (Maurice Richard), Fatou N'Diaye (Un Dimanche A Kigali), veteran Quebec star Ginette Reno (Le Secret De Ma Mere) and Jodelle Ferland (Tideland).
The Genie nominations, which came on the second day of Canada's actors strike, were announced at a Toronto press conference with no nominated directors or actors on hand for the assembled media.
In the best picture competiton, Ivan Reitman-produced Trailer Park Boys: The Movie was the lone English-language Canadian entry. It will face off against four Quebecois films: Erik Canuel's Bon Cop, Bad Cop, Charles Biname's Maurice Richard/The Rocket, Jean-Francois Pouliot's Guide De La Petite Vengeance and Robert Favreau's Un Dimanche A Kigali.
The same quartet of French-language filmmakers surfaced again in the best director category, an all-Quebecois affair rounded out by La Vie Secrete Des Gens Heureux helmer Stephane Lapointe.
"Maurice Richard/The Rocket," a French-language drama about the legendary hockey player, led the Genies field with 13 nominations, followed by bilingual buddy comedy Bon Cop, Bad Cop with 10 nominations.
Terry Gilliam's Tideland, a British-Canadian co-production, grabbed five craft nominations and a best actress nod for Jodelle Ferland, while Julia Kwan's Eve and the Fire Horse earned a best supporting actress nomination for Vivian Wu and a best supporting actor nomination for Lester Chit-Man Chan. Otherwise, English-language Canadian movies, which garner a paltry 1% of cinema screen-time nationwide, look set to play second fiddle to their French-language counterparts when the Genies are handed out next month. Quebec films similarly overshadow the acting categories, with Colm Feore (Bon Cop) going up against Roy Dupuis (Maurice Richard), Belgian actor Olivier Gourmet (Congorama), Patrick Huard (Bon Cop) and Luc Picard (Un Dimanche A Kigali) in the best actor competition.
In the best actress category, Sigourney Weaver, nominated for her role in Snow Cake, will challenge Julie Le Breton (Maurice Richard), Fatou N'Diaye (Un Dimanche A Kigali), veteran Quebec star Ginette Reno (Le Secret De Ma Mere) and Jodelle Ferland (Tideland).
The Genie nominations, which came on the second day of Canada's actors strike, were announced at a Toronto press conference with no nominated directors or actors on hand for the assembled media.
Gorillas in the Mist actress Sigourney Weaver has been forced to stop exercising for a year after injuring her knee during the shooting of upcoming movie Snow Cake. The 56-year-old actress was filming a scene in which she had to jump on a trampoline when the accident occurred. She says, "They had to shoot that scene really fast, and there was no time to warm up. I hurt both knees and I've been in physical therapy for months. Having to take a year off from working out was tough. I've missed it. I've put on eight pounds, which I'm looking forward to losing. You have to learn what not to do with your knees."...
- 10/6/2006
- WENN
- [Ed's note: Over 3500 pics taken, over 30 capsule reviews and a couple of interviews on the slate – Pierre Alexandre delivered way beyond expectations.] It's already over! Well, it was about time. 13 days for a film festival is totally intense – in addition to the 3 weeks of press screenings prior to the beginning of the festival. So, I ended up seeing about 55 films, which is very little for this festival that had almost 200 features length films. Most of the films were good; unfortunately, as in every festival, there were some very crappy ones. It's hard to understand how in a festival that receives some 2,000 features submissions there still bad films are making their way in the selection. Even the publicist hired by one of the film to promote it said to someone it was a "very bad film" – he didn't say that to the journalists, of course! Despite those few dissappointments, Tribeca 2006 was totally worth it. In doing my top 10 of some festivals I sometimes have a hard time coming up with
- 5/8/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
- [Pierre-Alexandre Despatis suffers for his cinema. Now covering his second edition, our official festival reporter and multi-function human cyborg will provide us the sights (plenty of cool pics!), the sounds, the reviews and the occasional interviews of the still very young 5th edition of the Tribeca film festival. Below are some of Pierre-Alexandre’s reviews in easy to read, insightful capsule form. Enjoy!] Snow CakeBased in Northern Ontario, the film relates the unlikely relationship between an autistic mother whose daughter was recently killed in a car accident and the man - a complete stranger - who was driving her. For the first few minutes, the film starts off as a very conventional Canadian road movie until the narrative takes a turn for the dramatic straying away from the shaky camera aesthetics that characterized the first half. The accident is shot in a startling manner (it's the kind of mise-en-scene where repeat viewings are mandatory). The film's cinematography and aesthetics are quite effective too - the first encounter between the mother and the man is sleekly shot. Very few films can mix in an interesting and realistic manner humor and drama; this film does it perfectly. The woman (an astonishing performance by Sigourney Weaver) says many funny remarks throughout the course of the
- 5/6/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
- [ This is part two of our continuing Tribeca Coverage. You can read about the competitive sections of the festival in part one. ] Another day, another major announcement by the Tribeca Film Festival (Tff). The selection of a few non-competitive sections has been announced. The 60 films in the â.Spotlightâ., â.Discoveryâ. and â.NY Specialsâ. have been announced and represent a wide selection of established and new filmmakers from 16 countries. The Spotlight section contains new works by Chen Kaige, Claude Chabrol, Guy Maddin, Chris Marker and Sydney Pollack!! * * * Spotlight The Spotlight category was created to present distinctive out-of-competition films with established and international talent. From revisiting the New York soccer craze of the 70â.s, to a daughter's unique and heartfelt tribute to her father, to an overweight and under-loved actor in search of his soul mate, the Spotlight category reflects the full spectrum of human emotions in 18 films from eight countries. The Spotlight category includes narratives and documentaries by or with some of the worldâ.s highest profile film talent such as Chen Kaige,
- 3/18/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
BERLIN -- Organizational hiccups and a sudden snowstorm couldn't dampen spirits at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival, which kicked off Thursday with a classy, if somewhat stuffy, opening gala and the world premiere of Marc Evans' Snow Cake. "Well, there's no business like snow business," joked Berlin Festival director Dieter Kosslick to the audience of film executives, journalists and German politicos, referring to the blanket of white stuff still falling on the crowds outside the Berlinale Palast. Kosslick added that at least the weather suited Evans' film, a drama about an autistic woman set in chilly northern Ontario and starring Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman, both of whom were in the audience in Berlin.
BERLIN -- The competition lineup for the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival features a mix of independents and blockbusters, with Marc Evans' drama Snow Cake set to open the festival Feb. 9 and V for Vendetta, the Wachowski brothers' comic book adaptation starring Natalie Portman, landing a world premiere in an out-of-competition slot. Also competing for this year's Golden Bear will be Robert Altman's ensemble comedy A Prairie Home Companion, Claude Chabrol's Comedy of Power and Michael Winterbottom's The Road to Guantanamo, a politically charged drama about the U.S.' Cuban-based detainee camp. All three will have their world premieres in Berlin, festival organizers said Wednesday. The festival runs from Feb. 9-19.
BERLIN -- The competition lineup for the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival features a mix of independents and blockbusters, with Marc Evans' drama Snow Cake set to open the festival Feb. 9 and V for Vendetta, the Wachowski brothers' comic book adaptation starring Natalie Portman, landing a world premiere in an out-of-competition slot. Also competing for this year's Golden Bear will be Robert Altman's ensemble comedy A Prairie Home Companion, Claude Chabrol's Comedy of Power and Michael Winterbottom's The Road to Guantanamo, a politically charged drama about the U.S.' Cuban-based detainee camp. All three will have their world premieres in Berlin, festival organizers said Wednesday. The festival runs from Feb. 9-19.
- 1/18/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MUNICH -- The Berlin International Film Festival on Tuesday named the first nine films in its lineup, including six competition entries that will make their world premieres at the February event. Among the debuts will be the British-Canadian co-production Snow Cake. The Marc Evans-helmed film stars Alan Rickman as a man traumatized by a car accident and Sigourney Weaver as an autistic woman who becomes his friend. Also, Heath Ledger stars in the world premiere of the Australian film Candy, directed by Neil Armfield. Ledger and Abbie Cornish play a young couple involved with drugs.
- 12/21/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MUNICH -- The Berlin International Film Festival on Tuesday named the nine films films in its lineup, including six competition entries that will make their world premieres at the February event. Among the debuts will be the British-Canadian co-production Snow Cake. The Marc Evans-helmed film stars Alan Rickman as a man traumatized by a car accident and Sigourney Weaver as an autistic woman who becomes his friend. Also, Heath Ledger stars in the world premiere of the Australian film Candy, directed by Neil Armfield. Ledger and Abbie Cornish play a young couple involved with drugs.
- 12/20/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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