You can find hundreds of egotistical monsters who’ve graced movie screens (don’t get us started on the ones working behind the scenes; that’s a whole other piece), but few of them can compare to Tomas Freiburg. A renowned filmmaker who’s a tyrant on set — his volatile Rainer Werner Fassbinder vibe is strong, and he will scream at an extra to walk down stairs and swing his hands the exact right way until He. Gets. What. He. Wants! — Tomas is a genuine terror when it comes to his personal relationships.
- 8/4/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Gaspar Noé, the French director known for his provocative and experimental films, has announced his next project. The film, which is still untitled, will star Cate Blanchett and Franz Rogowski as the lead actors. The film is currently in pre-production and Noé is scouting locations in Putignano, Italy.
Noé is one of the most acclaimed and controversial filmmakers of his generation. His films, such as “Irreversible”, “Enter the Void” and “Climax”, have explored themes of violence, sexuality, death and transcendence with a distinctive visual style and narrative structure. His latest film, “Vortex”, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021, was a departure from his previous works. It focused on an elderly couple facing their mortality in a realistic and intimate way.
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Blanchett and Rogowski are both versatile and talented actors who have worked with some of the best directors in the world. Blanchett is a...
Noé is one of the most acclaimed and controversial filmmakers of his generation. His films, such as “Irreversible”, “Enter the Void” and “Climax”, have explored themes of violence, sexuality, death and transcendence with a distinctive visual style and narrative structure. His latest film, “Vortex”, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021, was a departure from his previous works. It focused on an elderly couple facing their mortality in a realistic and intimate way.
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Blanchett and Rogowski are both versatile and talented actors who have worked with some of the best directors in the world. Blanchett is a...
- 7/21/2023
- by amalprasadappu
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
Few movies this year will be as quietly sizzling as German filmmaker Christian Petzold’s “Afire,” a novelistic and sophisticated character study that kindles inside a chamber piece, as languid as a relaxed summer day and as heartbreaking as the end of a short-lived summer love.
The unhurried, romantic undertones of “Afire” are elements we came to expect from Petzold’s recent cinema, through the likes of “Barbara,” “Phoenix,” “Transit,” and “Undine” where affecting melancholy runs freely and cinematically alongside a dose of tragedy. This vibe is more or less the atmosphere of “Afire,” which follows two friends—Thomas Schubert’s grumpily petty novelist Leon and Langston Uibel’s chipper photographer/artist Felix—as they head to Felix’s family summer home by the Baltic coast for a seaside break, and maybe for some inspiration and light work on the side.
You could be forgiven to think you’re perhaps...
The unhurried, romantic undertones of “Afire” are elements we came to expect from Petzold’s recent cinema, through the likes of “Barbara,” “Phoenix,” “Transit,” and “Undine” where affecting melancholy runs freely and cinematically alongside a dose of tragedy. This vibe is more or less the atmosphere of “Afire,” which follows two friends—Thomas Schubert’s grumpily petty novelist Leon and Langston Uibel’s chipper photographer/artist Felix—as they head to Felix’s family summer home by the Baltic coast for a seaside break, and maybe for some inspiration and light work on the side.
You could be forgiven to think you’re perhaps...
- 7/14/2023
- by Tomris Laffly
- The Wrap
Afire.Paula Beer has said that she wants to avoid any clear overlaps with her personal life as she’s preparing a character. To her credit, there’s something about her acting that eschews biographical readings: she invites us into the present as her characters are experiencing it. Beer, who was born in Mainz, Germany, has been acting since she was a child; she was 14 when she stepped onto the set of her first movie, Chris Kraus’s The Poll Diaries (2010). Just a few years later, she won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for her turn as a young widow in François Ozon’s World War I drama Frantz (2016)—a performance that showed how, even in the framework of a fairly traditional romantic drama, Beer could hint subtly at her character’s interiority beyond what was on the page.From there, it was a quick jump to the cycle of films...
- 7/14/2023
- MUBI
I admitted upfront, still adjusting my seat in Criterion’s New York office, that I don’t really know how to interview actors––what their processes and points are, how they make decisions, what vocabulary puts it all into place. But the person I’m admitting it to is Paula Beer, perhaps the world’s most exciting actress. Certainly the greatest under-30 performer, someone who’s impressed so much in such short time.
It’d be easy to suggest Christian Petzold––her director on Transit, Undine, and most recently Afire––as key reason, but the filmmaker’s collaborative process has allowed Beer opportunity to imprint an authorial voice. This interview thus suggested opportunity to find what makes her, only an occasional interview subject, tick: her professional background, Afire‘s more sensitive stretches, and the peril of making career-based choices.
The Film Stage: I’ve spoken to Petzold a couple times...
It’d be easy to suggest Christian Petzold––her director on Transit, Undine, and most recently Afire––as key reason, but the filmmaker’s collaborative process has allowed Beer opportunity to imprint an authorial voice. This interview thus suggested opportunity to find what makes her, only an occasional interview subject, tick: her professional background, Afire‘s more sensitive stretches, and the peril of making career-based choices.
The Film Stage: I’ve spoken to Petzold a couple times...
- 7/12/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
It’s February morning in Berlin. “I’m a little out of consciousness,” Christian Petzold explains, a tad frazzled but keen to talk––and Petzold likes to talk. His latest film Afire had premiered the night before and the party had slipped into the wee hours. “There’s Thomas, he was at the party till 6 a.m.,” Petzold explains as his leading man shuffles by, fresh from a round of junkets and looking just a little shellshocked.
That look is one that viewers will soon be familiar with when Afire is released this week. Taking place in a secluded house by the Baltic Sea, it shows Petzold at his most sultry and melodramatic. The drama stars Thomas Schubert as Leon, a writer struggling to follow up on the success of his first novel. He travels with a friend for a summer getaway but becomes infatuated with a woman who shares the house with them.
That look is one that viewers will soon be familiar with when Afire is released this week. Taking place in a secluded house by the Baltic Sea, it shows Petzold at his most sultry and melodramatic. The drama stars Thomas Schubert as Leon, a writer struggling to follow up on the success of his first novel. He travels with a friend for a summer getaway but becomes infatuated with a woman who shares the house with them.
- 7/11/2023
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
Christian Petzold finds himself somewhere between the lands of late Éric Rohmer and vintage Noah Baumbach with his new romantic drama, “Afire.”
The German director of serious war-historical films like “Transit” and “Phoenix,” which bent time both in terms of their cinematic references and their manipulations of stylistic anachronisms, gets less serious with this film about four people vacationing, swapping beds, and surrounded by forest fires. Sideshow and Janus Films release “Afire” this summer on July 14 — it’s a perfectly lovely, summer kind of thing despite its tragic underpinnings. Watch the trailer for “Afire” below.
Petzold conceived of “Afire” during the pandemic — though he shot afterward on-location in Germany — after feeling weary of bad news and so postponing another darker project for this deceptively lighter one instead. The film centers on a seaside vacation, when longtime best friends Leon (Thomas Schubert), a pretentious fiction writer struggling to crank out his new book,...
The German director of serious war-historical films like “Transit” and “Phoenix,” which bent time both in terms of their cinematic references and their manipulations of stylistic anachronisms, gets less serious with this film about four people vacationing, swapping beds, and surrounded by forest fires. Sideshow and Janus Films release “Afire” this summer on July 14 — it’s a perfectly lovely, summer kind of thing despite its tragic underpinnings. Watch the trailer for “Afire” below.
Petzold conceived of “Afire” during the pandemic — though he shot afterward on-location in Germany — after feeling weary of bad news and so postponing another darker project for this deceptively lighter one instead. The film centers on a seaside vacation, when longtime best friends Leon (Thomas Schubert), a pretentious fiction writer struggling to crank out his new book,...
- 6/20/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Christian Petzold’s Silver Bear winner “Afire” has received a new trailer.
The drama follows writer Leon (Thomas Schubert) and photographer Felix (Langston Uibel) who are surprised by a mysterious young woman named Nadja (Paula Beer) staying as a guest at Felix’s family’s holiday home by the Baltic Sea.
Nadja distracts Leon from finishing his latest novel and, with brutal honesty, forces him to confront his caustic temperament and self-absorption. As Nadja and Leon grow closer, an encroaching forest fire threatens the group. Meanwhile, tensions escalate when a handsome lifeguard and Leon’s tight-lipped book editor also arrive.
The movie stars Thomas Schubet, Paula Beer, Enno Trebs, Langston Uibel and Matthias Brandt.
“Afire” won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival in February, where it also garnered solid reviews. The film is being released Stateside by Sideshow and Janus Films — which also released “Drive My Car...
The drama follows writer Leon (Thomas Schubert) and photographer Felix (Langston Uibel) who are surprised by a mysterious young woman named Nadja (Paula Beer) staying as a guest at Felix’s family’s holiday home by the Baltic Sea.
Nadja distracts Leon from finishing his latest novel and, with brutal honesty, forces him to confront his caustic temperament and self-absorption. As Nadja and Leon grow closer, an encroaching forest fire threatens the group. Meanwhile, tensions escalate when a handsome lifeguard and Leon’s tight-lipped book editor also arrive.
The movie stars Thomas Schubet, Paula Beer, Enno Trebs, Langston Uibel and Matthias Brandt.
“Afire” won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival in February, where it also garnered solid reviews. The film is being released Stateside by Sideshow and Janus Films — which also released “Drive My Car...
- 6/20/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
With Cannes done and dusted and the heavy-hitting autumn quartet of Venice, Telluride, TIFF, and NYFF still a few months off, what’s a film festival fan to do during the dog days of summer? With New York City’s own Tribeca Festival now firmly ensconced in the summer months after moving off its traditional spring dates in 2021, movie lovers both in the city and beyond can enjoy the annual event’s prodigious programming, thanks to a combination of in-person and virtual programming.
The 2023 edition will kick off June 7 with the North American premiere of “Kiss the Future,” a documentary following the story of a community of underground musicians and creatives throughout the nearly four-year-long siege of Sarajevo, as well as the 1997 U2 concert celebrating the liberation of the Bosnian capital.
A special 30th-anniversary screening of “A Bronx Tale” will close the fest on June 17. After the movie, the film...
The 2023 edition will kick off June 7 with the North American premiere of “Kiss the Future,” a documentary following the story of a community of underground musicians and creatives throughout the nearly four-year-long siege of Sarajevo, as well as the 1997 U2 concert celebrating the liberation of the Bosnian capital.
A special 30th-anniversary screening of “A Bronx Tale” will close the fest on June 17. After the movie, the film...
- 6/1/2023
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
In The Aisles, which has its premiere on Friday (Feb 23) in Competition at the Berlin Film Festival, has been picked up for U.S. distribution by Music Box Films.
Sales agent Beta Cinema inked the deal on the title, which stars Berlinale Shooting star Franz Rogowski (Transit), Sandra Hüller (Toni Erdmann) and Peter Kurth (Babylon Berlin).
The film, which is director Thomas Stuber’s third time at Berlin after Teenage Angst and A Heavy Heart, follows a shy and reclusive Christian who after losing his job starts to work for a wholesale market.
Sommerhaus Filmproduktion’s Jochen Laube and Fabian Maubach co-produced In The Aisles with...
Sales agent Beta Cinema inked the deal on the title, which stars Berlinale Shooting star Franz Rogowski (Transit), Sandra Hüller (Toni Erdmann) and Peter Kurth (Babylon Berlin).
The film, which is director Thomas Stuber’s third time at Berlin after Teenage Angst and A Heavy Heart, follows a shy and reclusive Christian who after losing his job starts to work for a wholesale market.
Sommerhaus Filmproduktion’s Jochen Laube and Fabian Maubach co-produced In The Aisles with...
- 2/19/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
The 10 young European actors selected for this year’s Shooting Stars initiative are in town to meet the global film industry.
While young acting talent is spotlighted annually by initiatives such as Bafta’s Rising Star award and Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow, European Film Promotion’s (Efp) Shooting Stars programme is the most visible celebration of next-generation thespian talent allied to an A-list film festival.
Each year, 10 young European actors are awarded the Shooting Star accolade at the Berlinale, a five-person jury having selected the winners from submissions by the 37 Efp member countries. The recipients travel to Berlin to meet producers, casting directors and other film industry figures, and are feted at a ceremony at the Berlinale Palast, which this year takes place on Monday February 19.
This year’s line-up includes UK Screen Star Of Tomorrow Michaela Coel, Norway’s Thelma star Eili Harboe, Hungary’s Réka Tenki, who appeared in last...
While young acting talent is spotlighted annually by initiatives such as Bafta’s Rising Star award and Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow, European Film Promotion’s (Efp) Shooting Stars programme is the most visible celebration of next-generation thespian talent allied to an A-list film festival.
Each year, 10 young European actors are awarded the Shooting Star accolade at the Berlinale, a five-person jury having selected the winners from submissions by the 37 Efp member countries. The recipients travel to Berlin to meet producers, casting directors and other film industry figures, and are feted at a ceremony at the Berlinale Palast, which this year takes place on Monday February 19.
This year’s line-up includes UK Screen Star Of Tomorrow Michaela Coel, Norway’s Thelma star Eili Harboe, Hungary’s Réka Tenki, who appeared in last...
- 2/18/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
A man arrives in purgatory, eager to learn his eternal fate. The divine judgement, however, is slow to arrive. The minutes turn to hours, the hours turn to days, and the days begin to blur together in a place where time has no meaning. Eventually, after what feels to him like a hundred years, the man begs for a verdict. “What are you talking about?” comes the reply. “You’ve been in hell since you got here.”
That grim parable is told to Georg (“Happy End” breakout Franz Rogowski) roughly halfway into Christian Petzold’s “Transit,” and yet the poor bastard doesn’t seem to realize that it’s about him. The inscrutable hero of an inscrutable film that unfolds like a remake of “Casablanca” as written by Franz Kafka, Georg has just escaped occupied Paris by the skin of his teeth, stowing away on a train to the port of Marseille.
That grim parable is told to Georg (“Happy End” breakout Franz Rogowski) roughly halfway into Christian Petzold’s “Transit,” and yet the poor bastard doesn’t seem to realize that it’s about him. The inscrutable hero of an inscrutable film that unfolds like a remake of “Casablanca” as written by Franz Kafka, Georg has just escaped occupied Paris by the skin of his teeth, stowing away on a train to the port of Marseille.
- 2/17/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
This week all eyes will be turned to Sundance, where the next big Oscar player could emerge (don’t forget, “Call Me by Your Name” premiered at Park City one year ago). However, Berlin is looming in the background, and today they’ve added a strong handful of new titles.
Shooting to the top our attention is “Transit,” the new film by Christian Petzold, the filmmaker behind “Barbara” and “Phoenix.” Based on the novel by Anna Seghers, the story is set during WWII and follows a man who has escaped the concentration camps, who is asked to deliver a letter to someone named Weidel in Paris.
Continue reading 2018 Berlin Fest Adds ‘Damsel’ With Robert Pattinson, Christian Petzold’s ‘Transit’ & More at The Playlist.
Shooting to the top our attention is “Transit,” the new film by Christian Petzold, the filmmaker behind “Barbara” and “Phoenix.” Based on the novel by Anna Seghers, the story is set during WWII and follows a man who has escaped the concentration camps, who is asked to deliver a letter to someone named Weidel in Paris.
Continue reading 2018 Berlin Fest Adds ‘Damsel’ With Robert Pattinson, Christian Petzold’s ‘Transit’ & More at The Playlist.
- 1/15/2018
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Christian Petzold, Emily Atef, Lance Daly join Berlinale.
Source: Great Point Media
‘Damsel’
Another ten films have joined the Competition of the 68th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 15 - 25). Three more have also been selected for the programme of the Berlinale Special.
Joining the eight Competition films and two Berlinale Special titles are 13 productions from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong - China, Iran, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Paraguay, People’s Republic of China, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the USA.
Joining the main competition are Barbara and Phoenix director Christian Petzold’s new drama Transit, a contemporary reworking of Anna Seghers’ 1944 novel about refugees attempting to flee through Marseille after the Nazi invasion of France in 1940. The film stars Frantz breakout Paula Beer.
Also new to competition is David and Nathan Zellner’s Damsel, the western about a Us businessman who travels to join his fiancée...
Source: Great Point Media
‘Damsel’
Another ten films have joined the Competition of the 68th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 15 - 25). Three more have also been selected for the programme of the Berlinale Special.
Joining the eight Competition films and two Berlinale Special titles are 13 productions from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong - China, Iran, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Paraguay, People’s Republic of China, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the USA.
Joining the main competition are Barbara and Phoenix director Christian Petzold’s new drama Transit, a contemporary reworking of Anna Seghers’ 1944 novel about refugees attempting to flee through Marseille after the Nazi invasion of France in 1940. The film stars Frantz breakout Paula Beer.
Also new to competition is David and Nathan Zellner’s Damsel, the western about a Us businessman who travels to join his fiancée...
- 1/15/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- ScreenDaily
MaryAnn’s quick take… More plot holes than plot, this overly convoluted, deeply stupid Fast and Furious wannabe is crammed with clichés and memorable only when it’s laughable. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Kinda like how John Woo always has doves in his movies, and Steven Spielberg always has lens flare, so shall Colombian director Antonio Negret be known for exploding cars flipping through the air. It’s not a particularly unique visual twitch to embrace, this is true, but he’s not a particularly distinctive sort of filmmaker. His latest, Overdrive, is barely distinguishable from his previous film, 2012’s almost hilariously terrible Transit. Sadly, though, Overdrive is quite distinguishable from the movies it would like to be seen as akin to, the very early Fast and Furious movies (like, the first two...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Kinda like how John Woo always has doves in his movies, and Steven Spielberg always has lens flare, so shall Colombian director Antonio Negret be known for exploding cars flipping through the air. It’s not a particularly unique visual twitch to embrace, this is true, but he’s not a particularly distinctive sort of filmmaker. His latest, Overdrive, is barely distinguishable from his previous film, 2012’s almost hilariously terrible Transit. Sadly, though, Overdrive is quite distinguishable from the movies it would like to be seen as akin to, the very early Fast and Furious movies (like, the first two...
- 8/15/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Tony Sokol Jul 1, 2016
The new Jacob's Ladder will be a "modern-day paranoid action thriller about two brothers"
As you may know, a Jacob's Ladder remake is in the works. Ld Entertainment says that Jacob’s Ladder will be an homage to the classic 1990 supernatural thriller rather than a remake, meaning it will take place in the present and deal with contemporary issues.
Jacob’s Ladder will be directed by David M Rosenthal. The screenplay was written by Jeff Buhler (The Midnight Meat Train) and Sarah Thorp.
It's now being reported that Karla Souza, a regular on the Us TV show How to Get Away With Murder, will play Annie/Angel, a trauma nurse who works with Jacob’s medical crew in Afghanistan. Souza’s latest movie ¿Qué Culpa Tiene el Niño? opened at number one in her native Mexico in May.
Ray Donovan's Guy Burnet will play Hoffman, a...
The new Jacob's Ladder will be a "modern-day paranoid action thriller about two brothers"
As you may know, a Jacob's Ladder remake is in the works. Ld Entertainment says that Jacob’s Ladder will be an homage to the classic 1990 supernatural thriller rather than a remake, meaning it will take place in the present and deal with contemporary issues.
Jacob’s Ladder will be directed by David M Rosenthal. The screenplay was written by Jeff Buhler (The Midnight Meat Train) and Sarah Thorp.
It's now being reported that Karla Souza, a regular on the Us TV show How to Get Away With Murder, will play Annie/Angel, a trauma nurse who works with Jacob’s medical crew in Afghanistan. Souza’s latest movie ¿Qué Culpa Tiene el Niño? opened at number one in her native Mexico in May.
Ray Donovan's Guy Burnet will play Hoffman, a...
- 6/28/2016
- Den of Geek
It looks like The Transporter: Refueled, the latest in the franchise once fronted by Jason Statham, isn.t the only action movie with eyes for the south of France. Hunky actor Scott Eastwood is set to star in the high-octane flick Overdrive, which will also burn rubber all over those exotic, luxurious environs. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Eastwood, the 29-year-old son of legendary actor/director Clint Eastwood, will take the lead in Overdrive, which has put together a solid action pedigree. Taken director Pierre Morel is producing the film along with Christopher Tuffin. Derek Haas and Michael Brandt, the duo behind the likes of Wanted, 2007.s 3:10 to Yuma remake, and 2 Fast, 2 Furious, are handling the script part of the program. And at the helm of this particular ship this will be Antonio Negret, who directed the Jim Caviezel-starring Transit, as well as a few recent episodes...
- 9/4/2015
- cinemablend.com
Overdrive is getting back in gear. Scott Eastwood will star in Overdrive, an action project being produced by Taken director Pierre Morel and Christopher Tuffin. The story centers on two car thieves, brothers, who journey to the south of France for new opportunities and wind up in the crosshairs of the local crime boss. Michael Brandt and Derek Haas wrote the script and are also producing. Antonio Negret, who helmed the Jim Caviezel action flick Transit, is directing. Sentient Entertainment's Renee Tab is executive producer. The project has been around since at least 2011 and has gone through a
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- 9/1/2015
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nic Cage is back in the theaters this coming week, starring in Outcast. Costarring is the seldom seen Hayden Christensen (although some think that’s a good thing). Here’s the trailer to judge for yourself.
Director: Nicholas Powell (directorial debut. X-Men: The Last Stand, Batman, Cinderella Man)
Writer: James Dormer (The Holding)
Producers: Alan Zhang (Waiting in Beijing), Jeremy Bolt (Shopping, Event Horizon, Resident Evil, The Dark), Christopher Milburn (An American Haunting, Getaway, Transit), Karine Martin (Magic Beyond Words: The Jk Rowling Story), Gary Hamilton (Lord of War, The Bank Job, Predestination),Ye Ying (Three Kingdoms, 14 Blades, The Four). George Mizen (The Holding), Léonard Glowinski (The Diving Bell & the Butterfly, Unknown, Alexander), Xun Zhang (CJ7, Forever Enthralled, The Founding of A Republic)
Cast:
Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, National Treasure, Moonstruck)
Hayden Christensen (Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Jumper)
Yifei Liu (The Forbidden Kingdom)
Running Time:...
Director: Nicholas Powell (directorial debut. X-Men: The Last Stand, Batman, Cinderella Man)
Writer: James Dormer (The Holding)
Producers: Alan Zhang (Waiting in Beijing), Jeremy Bolt (Shopping, Event Horizon, Resident Evil, The Dark), Christopher Milburn (An American Haunting, Getaway, Transit), Karine Martin (Magic Beyond Words: The Jk Rowling Story), Gary Hamilton (Lord of War, The Bank Job, Predestination),Ye Ying (Three Kingdoms, 14 Blades, The Four). George Mizen (The Holding), Léonard Glowinski (The Diving Bell & the Butterfly, Unknown, Alexander), Xun Zhang (CJ7, Forever Enthralled, The Founding of A Republic)
Cast:
Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, National Treasure, Moonstruck)
Hayden Christensen (Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Jumper)
Yifei Liu (The Forbidden Kingdom)
Running Time:...
- 1/31/2015
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Jennifer Aniston will star in Cake, the first movie in a five-movie $50-million linkup between Chinese TV producer Shenghua Entertainment and After Dark Films under the banner Cinelou Films, the U.S. company said. The films will be produced by Courtney Solomon (An American Haunting, Transit, Dungeons & Dragons) and Cinelou is being repped by Wme Global. "Our goal is to find great material and great talent and let them do what they do best and Shenghua has proven a great partner to make that happen," said Solomon. "The formation of Cinelou Films Dhj, and this new
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- 2/9/2014
- by Clifford Coonan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A couple quick actress additions to new projects, so let's dive in...The talent involved in David O. Russell’s untitled Abscam project has swollen to such epic proportions in recent months with Jennifer Lawrence, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams, and Louis C. K. and it just keeps growing. The latest actress to be cast, Elisabeth Rohm, is probably most well known for her stint in the D.A.'s office on "Law & Order," and was last seen in the thriller “Transit.” She'll be playing the wife of Renner’s character, the leader of the New Jersey state assembly at the epicenter of an investigation into corruption, according to Variety. Producer Megan Ellison tweeted that principal photography began Sunday, so breathe easy -- this film is really happening. Meanwhile, THR reports that Kate Beckinsale is in negotiations to star in the creepy psychological...
- 3/20/2013
- by Tess Hofmann
- The Playlist
Harold Perrineau has been busy for much of 2012. In addition to starring in episodes of television series like Sons of Anarchy, Georgia and The Wedding Band (on which he stars), he has also been busy on the feature front with roles in movies like Seeking Justice, Transit, and Sunset Stories. He still has Kathryn Bigelow.s Zero Dark Thirty coming out in December and has completed work on upcoming projects such as Ric Roman Waugh.s Snitch and the sci-fi comedy Sexy Evil Genius, but he continues to think toward the future and today has landed another new part. Variety has gotten word that Perrineau is the latest actor to join the cast of Ten, David Ayer.s take on the classic Agatha Christie story Ten Little Indians. He joins a great cast that already includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Mireille Enos and Olivia Williams. The script, which was written...
- 10/16/2012
- cinemablend.com
"Fringe" finally returns tonight (Fri., Sept. 28 at 9 p.m. Et on Fox), and though fans only have 13 episodes to savor before Fringe Division and all their various iterations fade out of our timeline for good, audiences can't wait to see how the cast and creative team wrap up this epic sci-fi story.
It's been a long summer, and though there have been teasers from Comic-Con and the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour to whet Season 5 appetites, HuffPost TV figured you might need a refresher about where "Fringe" left off, as well as a preview of where the show is heading.
Having seen the season premiere, HuffPost TV can happily report that it's as poignant, gripping and thrilling as ever, blending moments of humor and unexpected whimsy with emotionally raw performances, and once again illustrating that Emmy voters were totally blind for failing to recognize the majesty of John Noble...
It's been a long summer, and though there have been teasers from Comic-Con and the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour to whet Season 5 appetites, HuffPost TV figured you might need a refresher about where "Fringe" left off, as well as a preview of where the show is heading.
Having seen the season premiere, HuffPost TV can happily report that it's as poignant, gripping and thrilling as ever, blending moments of humor and unexpected whimsy with emotionally raw performances, and once again illustrating that Emmy voters were totally blind for failing to recognize the majesty of John Noble...
- 9/28/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Red carpet with my girl – Scott Downie/Celebrity Photo
Elisabeth Röhm, best known for her roles as Serena on Law & Order and Kate on Angel, has been blogging for People.com for over a year now.
The actress, 39, currently stars as Taylor on The Client List, while her film Transit is out now, with Officer Down following later this year.
She can be found on Facebook, Google + and @ElisabethRohm.
In her latest blog, Röhm — mom to 4-year-old Easton August with fiancé Ron Anthony — reflects on setting limits and picking battles with her little girl.
What are your best tips for...
Elisabeth Röhm, best known for her roles as Serena on Law & Order and Kate on Angel, has been blogging for People.com for over a year now.
The actress, 39, currently stars as Taylor on The Client List, while her film Transit is out now, with Officer Down following later this year.
She can be found on Facebook, Google + and @ElisabethRohm.
In her latest blog, Röhm — mom to 4-year-old Easton August with fiancé Ron Anthony — reflects on setting limits and picking battles with her little girl.
What are your best tips for...
- 8/1/2012
- by Sarah
- People - CelebrityBabies
Yesterday Snow White and the Huntsman star Sam Claflin got a huge boost as it sounds like the British actor has landed the coveted role of Finnick Odair, a fan favorite character in The Hunger Games: The Catching Fire. But the actor also landed another role yesterday as Variety reports Claflin, along with stunning "Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke, will join Karl Urban (watch our video blog of his new take on Dredd) in the Euro car heist flick Overdrive, from producer Pierre Morel (director of Taken) and Transit director Antonio Negret, with a script from Wanted writing duo Michael Brandt and Derek Haas. Negret apparently also directed some promotional shorts for G.I. Joe: Retaliation, but with the delay of release until March, we won't see them for awhile. This new feature film project follows two American brothers who decide to take their careers as car thieves to...
- 7/18/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
With his lead role in Dredd this fall and hopefully an expanded arc in next summer’s Star Trek 2, here’s hoping that the charismatic Karl Urban succeeds as a viable Hollywood action star. He could venture into Liam Neeson-esque fame in a new film from Taken helmer Pierre Morrel, and now we have some additional cast for the actioner.
Morel is producing Overdrive, a car heist movie that’s set to star Urban and will be directed by Antonio Negret (Transit). Variety let’s us know that Sam Claflin (Snow White and the Huntsman, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) and Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) have joined the ensemble, with the former currently nearing a deal for a major role in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Clarke was previously rumored, but she’s now confirmed in the script from Wanted scribes Michael Brandt and Derek Haas.
Morel is producing Overdrive, a car heist movie that’s set to star Urban and will be directed by Antonio Negret (Transit). Variety let’s us know that Sam Claflin (Snow White and the Huntsman, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) and Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) have joined the ensemble, with the former currently nearing a deal for a major role in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Clarke was previously rumored, but she’s now confirmed in the script from Wanted scribes Michael Brandt and Derek Haas.
- 7/18/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Sam Claflin ("Snow White and the Huntsman") and Emilia Clarke ("Game of Thrones") are joining Karl Urban in "Transit" director Antonio Negret's European car heist thriller "Overdrive" says Variety.
The story centers around two American brothers who decide to take their careers as car thieves to the next level by fleeing to France, where they run afoul of a dangerous black marketeer.
Michael Brandt and Derek Haas ("Wanted") penned the script and shooting kicks off in Marseilles this summer. Pierre Morel is producing.
The story centers around two American brothers who decide to take their careers as car thieves to the next level by fleeing to France, where they run afoul of a dangerous black marketeer.
Michael Brandt and Derek Haas ("Wanted") penned the script and shooting kicks off in Marseilles this summer. Pierre Morel is producing.
- 7/18/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
• Jeremy Renner is in talks to star opposite Bradley Cooper in director David O. Russell’s untitled drama (previously called American Bulls—), based on a true story about a con artist (Cooper) compelled to work with the F.B.I. agent (Renner) who nabbed him in a far reaching sting operation known as Abscam. Christian Bale was initially set to play the con artist, and Cooper the F.B.I. agent, but the roles shifted around after Bale dropped out of the project. [Variety]
• Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan (Ruby Sparks) have signed up to star in The F Word, which...
• Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan (Ruby Sparks) have signed up to star in The F Word, which...
- 7/18/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
French action director Pierre Morel’s European-set car heist flick “Overdrive” was all set to star Matthew Goode and Alex Pettyfer as brothers who run afoul of gangsters in the south of France. Oh my what a difference a year makes. This year, the brothers are now being played by “Dredd’s” Karl Urban and “Snow White and the Huntsman’s” Sam Claflin, with “Game of Thrones’” Emilia Clarke also added to the cast. Not just that, but Morel, who was previously attached to direct, will now just produce, with After Dark Films regular Antonio Negret stepping in to take over the directing gig. Negret is coming off the horror flick “Seconds Apart” and more recently, the actioner “Transit” with Jim Caviezel. Written by “Wanted” boys Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, “Overdrive” will find Urban and Claflin playing “two American brothers who decide to take their careers as car thieves...
- 7/18/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Pirates Of The Caribbean / Snow White And The Huntsman actor Sam Claflin’s agents have been busy of late: he’s not only in serious contention for a role in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, but he's also set to join Karl Urban in Antonio Negret’s Overdrive. Emilia Clarke, who has risen to prominence as Daenerys Targaryen in Game Of Thrones (all together now: “Where are my Dragons!”), is also signing on. The story, written by Wanted’s Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, focuses on two American brothers who decide to push their car-thief career into top gear by heading to France. But they end up running afoul of a much more dangerous criminal. So that’s a New Zealander and a Brit as two all-American siblings. Ah, Hollywood...Negret, who launched his directorial career with Transit, will be working under the auspices of Taken’s Pierre Morel, who is producing.
- 7/17/2012
- EmpireOnline
After Dark Films is planning to make a big splash at this year's San Diego Comic-Con with a sneak peek into its horror brand After Dark Originals 2. Make sure you stop by Booth #4145 to get the goods.
After Dark will be providing previews of the following:
• Asylum - Starring Stephen Rea, directed by Todor Chapkanov, and written by Chris Mancini. A veteran hostage negotiator’s next call leads him to an overrun insane asylum. He soon finds that dark forces are pushing the patients to commit atrocities, and he may be the only one that can stop them.
• Dark Circles - Starring Johnathon Schaech and Pell James, written and directed by Paul Soter. When new parents Alex and Penny retreat from the city and move into a place outside town, the stress and massive sleep-deprivation caused by their infant has both of them seeing things in the house that may or may not exist.
After Dark will be providing previews of the following:
• Asylum - Starring Stephen Rea, directed by Todor Chapkanov, and written by Chris Mancini. A veteran hostage negotiator’s next call leads him to an overrun insane asylum. He soon finds that dark forces are pushing the patients to commit atrocities, and he may be the only one that can stop them.
• Dark Circles - Starring Johnathon Schaech and Pell James, written and directed by Paul Soter. When new parents Alex and Penny retreat from the city and move into a place outside town, the stress and massive sleep-deprivation caused by their infant has both of them seeing things in the house that may or may not exist.
- 7/9/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Sean Smith
Elisabeth Röhm, best known for her roles as Serena on Law & Order and Kate on Angel, has been blogging for People.com for over a year now.
The actress, 39, currently stars as Taylor on The Client List, while her film Transit is out now, with Officer Down following later this year.
She can be found on Facebook, Google + and @ElisabethRohm.
In her latest blog, Röhm — mom to 4-year-old Easton August with fiancé Ron Anthony — reflects on their family’s upcoming move and visits her childhood home.
Have you ever gone back to poke around a house you used to live in?...
Elisabeth Röhm, best known for her roles as Serena on Law & Order and Kate on Angel, has been blogging for People.com for over a year now.
The actress, 39, currently stars as Taylor on The Client List, while her film Transit is out now, with Officer Down following later this year.
She can be found on Facebook, Google + and @ElisabethRohm.
In her latest blog, Röhm — mom to 4-year-old Easton August with fiancé Ron Anthony — reflects on their family’s upcoming move and visits her childhood home.
Have you ever gone back to poke around a house you used to live in?...
- 6/22/2012
- by Sarah
- People - CelebrityBabies
Elisabeth Röhm, best known for her roles as Serena on Law & Order and Kate on Angel, has been blogging for People.com for over a year now.
The actress, 39, currently stars as Taylor on The Client List, while her film Transit is out now, with Officer Down following later this year.
She can be found on Facebook, Google + and @ElisabethRohm.
In her latest blog, Röhm — mom to 4-year-old Easton August with fiancé Ron Anthony — reflects on the changes in her friendships since becoming a mother.
Did you stay close to your pre-children friends? Replace them with news ones? Keep both?...
The actress, 39, currently stars as Taylor on The Client List, while her film Transit is out now, with Officer Down following later this year.
She can be found on Facebook, Google + and @ElisabethRohm.
In her latest blog, Röhm — mom to 4-year-old Easton August with fiancé Ron Anthony — reflects on the changes in her friendships since becoming a mother.
Did you stay close to your pre-children friends? Replace them with news ones? Keep both?...
- 6/11/2012
- by Sarah
- People - CelebrityBabies
After Dark has been busy releasing a full slate of genre fare, and today we take a look at the After Dark Action lineup which dropped no fewer than four new movies in May. They each had a brief theatrical run are now available on VOD. Read on below to hear our thoughts on movies featuring Dolph Lundgren, Scott Adkins, Jim Caviezel and more.
"El Gringo"
Martial artist Scott Adkins stars in "El Gringo" as a popular action staple, the lone man with a big bag o' money. Wandering into a small Mexican town, it's not long before an endless wave of cartoon bad guys puts a bounty on his head. He responds with fists and feet. And there's your movie!
Eduardo Rodriguez opts for spaghetti western themes and hoary character archetypes that simply reveal he's mistaken Robert Rodriguez for Sergio Leone. Freeze frames highlight colorful character names (El Jefe...
"El Gringo"
Martial artist Scott Adkins stars in "El Gringo" as a popular action staple, the lone man with a big bag o' money. Wandering into a small Mexican town, it's not long before an endless wave of cartoon bad guys puts a bounty on his head. He responds with fists and feet. And there's your movie!
Eduardo Rodriguez opts for spaghetti western themes and hoary character archetypes that simply reveal he's mistaken Robert Rodriguez for Sergio Leone. Freeze frames highlight colorful character names (El Jefe...
- 6/9/2012
- by Gabe Toro
- The Playlist
Fringe
“Brave New World, Part 2” Air Date: 5/11/12
If you haven’t watched last week’s Fringe, “Brave New World: Part One,” then go do so now, unless you want Mega Spoilers. However, I promise not to ruin any of the massive twists and turns of this week’s “Brave New World: Part Two,” so you’re safe to sit back, grab some red licorice, and ruminate with me about this divided, mixed, and ultimately classic season of Fringe.
Last week, Walter’s convictions that William Bell (the venerable Leonard Nimoy) was alive and behind David Robert Jones’ machinations turned out to be true. Unfortunately, his mission led to the shot heard round both universes, with Astrid crumpling to the ground from a bullet wound. The stunned silence and emotional punch which that moment produced in me caused me to leave common sense behind. Even though dead doesn’t...
“Brave New World, Part 2” Air Date: 5/11/12
If you haven’t watched last week’s Fringe, “Brave New World: Part One,” then go do so now, unless you want Mega Spoilers. However, I promise not to ruin any of the massive twists and turns of this week’s “Brave New World: Part Two,” so you’re safe to sit back, grab some red licorice, and ruminate with me about this divided, mixed, and ultimately classic season of Fringe.
Last week, Walter’s convictions that William Bell (the venerable Leonard Nimoy) was alive and behind David Robert Jones’ machinations turned out to be true. Unfortunately, his mission led to the shot heard round both universes, with Astrid crumpling to the ground from a bullet wound. The stunned silence and emotional punch which that moment produced in me caused me to leave common sense behind. Even though dead doesn’t...
- 5/15/2012
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
A few weeks ago, Fringe zipped forward to the year 2036 and showed us a world ruled by The Observers, time traveling super-powered bald men from the 27th century with a passion for fedoras, hot sauce and flasks of ice water. Can Walter (John Noble), Olivia (Anna Torv), and Peter (Josh Jackson) do anything here in the present to avert this fate? If you’ve seen the season four finale, then you now know – Spoiler Alert! – that you’ll have to wait until the cult fave’s fifth and final season for the answer. “That’s certainly the suggestion at the end,...
- 5/12/2012
- by Jeff Jensen
- EW - Inside TV
Thanks to the ultra-generous G2 Pictures team, we have Three DVD copies of Antonio Negret's action-thriller Transit (2012), starring Jim Caviezel, James Frain, Elisabeth Röhm and Diora Baird, to give away to our loyal fans to tie in with its home entertainment release on 7 May. This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue.
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- 5/11/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
★★★☆☆ Newly-released on DVD and Blu-ray this week comes Transit (2012), a fast-paced action film from Colombian film director Antonio Negret. Bursting into action with an armoured truck being lured into a $4 million heist, we meet the sinister protagonists at the forefront of the ensuing chase: the poker-faced Marek (James Frain) and the twitchy machete-wielding Losada (Harold Perrineau). The two are accompanied by Marek's big-breasted broad Arielle (Diora Baird) and the peaky-looking Evers (Ryan Donowho).
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- 5/7/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
Transit (2012) Jim Caviezel is an interesting action hero. Although I don’t find the characters he plays to be particularly heroic or likeable, I think the guy’s performances are always spot-on. Such is the case with director Antonio Negret’s 2012 chase flick “Transit”, a moderately enjoyable suspense/thriller released as part of the After Dark Action series. Of the two I’ve seen — the other being “Dragon Eyes” — “Transit” is easily the weakest, due in part to a script that’s as predictable as it is moronic. Caviezel stars as an ex-con who’s attempting to put the pieces of his shattered family back together after spending some quality time in the hoosegow. During a particularly dysfunctional road trip with the wife and kids, the group runs afoul of some brooding criminals who use the bickering brood to smuggle their loot through a police check point. Intrigue and suspense promptly ensue.
- 5/7/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Fringe 4.21 "Brave New World: Part One" Review
Last night’s Fringe was an action-packed first part of a season finale. True to form, the episode was rife with shocking moments doled out with alacrity while some long-awaited revelations brought the bigger picture into focus. In “Brave New World: Part 1” we learn that David Robert Jones still has some tricks up his sleeve, and that the closing of the Bridge doesn’t seem to have stopped Jones’ quest to destroy the universes. Not only that, but it becomes quickly apparent that Jones is answering to someone else who is calling the shots. Even though “Letters of Transit” hinted at Leonard Nimoy’s return as William Bell, I didn’t really expect to see Nimoy so fully reprise his role as the enigmatic Belly. I think it’s a credit to everyone involved that they were able to keep such a...
Last night’s Fringe was an action-packed first part of a season finale. True to form, the episode was rife with shocking moments doled out with alacrity while some long-awaited revelations brought the bigger picture into focus. In “Brave New World: Part 1” we learn that David Robert Jones still has some tricks up his sleeve, and that the closing of the Bridge doesn’t seem to have stopped Jones’ quest to destroy the universes. Not only that, but it becomes quickly apparent that Jones is answering to someone else who is calling the shots. Even though “Letters of Transit” hinted at Leonard Nimoy’s return as William Bell, I didn’t really expect to see Nimoy so fully reprise his role as the enigmatic Belly. I think it’s a credit to everyone involved that they were able to keep such a...
- 5/5/2012
- by Nadine Ramsden
- TVovermind.com
In celebration of the recent announcement that Fox has awarded Fringe with a fifth and final season, executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman took to the phones to talk to a gaggle of press about what’s in store for one of television’s most creatively ambitious series as it prepares to close out its season with the first of an epic two part finale starting tonight at 9Pm on Fox (CityTV in Canada).
Jeff: As always, we are so entirely indebted to each and every one of you. We have publicly and now privately on the phone want to make it clear that we know the pickup of this show in season five is largely due to all of you and your support, so thank you very much.
Between who we saw there in the amber in episode 19, what Joshua has said about episode 19 in forming season five,...
Jeff: As always, we are so entirely indebted to each and every one of you. We have publicly and now privately on the phone want to make it clear that we know the pickup of this show in season five is largely due to all of you and your support, so thank you very much.
Between who we saw there in the amber in episode 19, what Joshua has said about episode 19 in forming season five,...
- 5/4/2012
- by Tiffany Vogt
- The TV Addict
Boom! Kapow! Blam! Like stuff blowing up? People getting punched in the face? Kicked in the head? Cool dudes with guns and fists of fury dispensing justice on the bad guys one broken nose and a bullet at a time? Heck, you’re probably the guy that the new After Dark Action festival is going for. Check out a new trailer from the fest, which assembles all the line-up’s five titles (“Dragon Eyes”, “Transit”, “El Gringo”, “Stash House”, and “The Philly Kid”) into one action-packed trailer. After Dark Action is from the same people who gave us the After Dark Films, and now they’re doing to action what they did with horror. You’ll be able to catch all five films in limited release on May 11th, but in case you can’t make it in person, no worries, they’ll also be available on VOD at the same time.
- 5/2/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Sean Smith
Elisabeth Röhm, best known for her roles as Serena on Law & Order and Kate on Angel, has been blogging for People.com for over a year now.
The actress, 39, currently stars as Taylor on The Client List, while upcoming film Transit will be out May 11, with Officer Down following later this year.
Her house will be featured on Hgtv’s Celebrities at Home on Tuesday at 8 p.m.
She can be found on Facebook, Google + and @ElisabethRohm.
In her latest blog, Röhm — mom to 4-year-old Easton August with fiancé Ron Anthony — wonders if avoiding confrontation helps or hurts her family.
Elisabeth Röhm, best known for her roles as Serena on Law & Order and Kate on Angel, has been blogging for People.com for over a year now.
The actress, 39, currently stars as Taylor on The Client List, while upcoming film Transit will be out May 11, with Officer Down following later this year.
Her house will be featured on Hgtv’s Celebrities at Home on Tuesday at 8 p.m.
She can be found on Facebook, Google + and @ElisabethRohm.
In her latest blog, Röhm — mom to 4-year-old Easton August with fiancé Ron Anthony — wonders if avoiding confrontation helps or hurts her family.
- 5/1/2012
- by Sarah
- People - CelebrityBabies
Fringe
“Worlds Apart” Air Date: 4/27/2012
Continuing the explosive pace of the past couple episodes, “Worlds Apart” is the perfect primer to what is sure to be a cataclysmic, multiple universe shaping two part season finale. While it’s mostly set up, a helluva lot happens and there’s a ton of great character moments and more one on one scenes between our favorite characters and their alters than in any other episode previous.
Our Walter, all done up in a suit and tie, has organized a meeting between the two universes to discuss his hypothesis about David Robert Jones’ true purpose. He believes that Jones plans to play God, to collapse both universes to create a gravitational singularity, creating his own big bang, and in the fallout, create his own new universe where he controls the laws of gravity and science and motion and all the things Stephen Hawking could...
“Worlds Apart” Air Date: 4/27/2012
Continuing the explosive pace of the past couple episodes, “Worlds Apart” is the perfect primer to what is sure to be a cataclysmic, multiple universe shaping two part season finale. While it’s mostly set up, a helluva lot happens and there’s a ton of great character moments and more one on one scenes between our favorite characters and their alters than in any other episode previous.
Our Walter, all done up in a suit and tie, has organized a meeting between the two universes to discuss his hypothesis about David Robert Jones’ true purpose. He believes that Jones plans to play God, to collapse both universes to create a gravitational singularity, creating his own big bang, and in the fallout, create his own new universe where he controls the laws of gravity and science and motion and all the things Stephen Hawking could...
- 4/30/2012
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
This movie hasn’t been any good the thousand other times you’ve seen it, and it’s no good now, either. Nice ordinary folk terrorized by eeeevil bad guys? Check. Idiotic behavior on the part of absolutely everyone? Check. And still the script needs to invent more idiocy to try to make it all hang together? Check. Imagine if Bo and Luke Duke tried to write a Southern gothic, and you might end up with Transit, in which Jim Caviezel (Deja Vu) is driving his wife (Elisabeth Röhm: Abduction) and sons through somewhere hot, sticky, and bayou-y when a gang of armored-car thieves decide to hide their bag o’ loot among the camping gear atop the family SUV. (There’s roadblocks and a few deeply questionable law-enforcement tactics erected to compel that bit of nonsense and others. Unless it’s supposed to be some sort of commentary on how...
- 4/24/2012
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Fringe 4.19 "Letters Of Transit" Review
Co-written by Sam McPherson
As I’m writing this, my vision is a little blurry from the left-field suckerpunch that Fringe delivered with Friday night’s “Letters of Transit.” If you aren’t reeling from a bit of future shock, you probably didn’t watch the same episode. There’s so much packed into this episode that it’s impossible to tease out all the nuances after just one viewing: it’s remarkably telling that Leonard Nimoy’s surprising return to the show somehow wasn’t what people were most fixated on. Fringe constantly makes us consider cause and effect, the ripple effects of actions that we could never foresee. This has been demonstrated on countless occasions, from Walter’s crossing over in 1985, to Peter’s initialization of the machine, to September’s choices to interfere with the timelines. The bald enigma lurking in the background has,...
Co-written by Sam McPherson
As I’m writing this, my vision is a little blurry from the left-field suckerpunch that Fringe delivered with Friday night’s “Letters of Transit.” If you aren’t reeling from a bit of future shock, you probably didn’t watch the same episode. There’s so much packed into this episode that it’s impossible to tease out all the nuances after just one viewing: it’s remarkably telling that Leonard Nimoy’s surprising return to the show somehow wasn’t what people were most fixated on. Fringe constantly makes us consider cause and effect, the ripple effects of actions that we could never foresee. This has been demonstrated on countless occasions, from Walter’s crossing over in 1985, to Peter’s initialization of the machine, to September’s choices to interfere with the timelines. The bald enigma lurking in the background has,...
- 4/22/2012
- by Nadine Ramsden
- TVovermind.com
In his first feature film for four years, TV's Person of Interest star Jim Caviezel is back on the big screen this weekend in new release Transit.
Billed as a "high-octane, explosive action thriller", Transit comes from producer Joel Silver (Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, The Matrix) and After Dark Films and is released by G2 Pictures.
It stars Caviezel (The Thin Red Line, Passion of the Christ), James Frain (Tron: Legacy, True Blood), Elisabeth Rohm (Abduction, Heroes), Diora Baird (30 Days of Night, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) and Harold Perrineau (Lost, The Matrix Reloaded) and is directed by Antonio Negret (Seconds Apart).
Just out of prison, Nate (Caviezel) needs to regain his family's trust and decides to take them on a road trip.
His plans take a turn for the worst when criminals covertly stash $4million from a deadly bank heist in his car, with the aim of collecting it...
Billed as a "high-octane, explosive action thriller", Transit comes from producer Joel Silver (Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, The Matrix) and After Dark Films and is released by G2 Pictures.
It stars Caviezel (The Thin Red Line, Passion of the Christ), James Frain (Tron: Legacy, True Blood), Elisabeth Rohm (Abduction, Heroes), Diora Baird (30 Days of Night, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) and Harold Perrineau (Lost, The Matrix Reloaded) and is directed by Antonio Negret (Seconds Apart).
Just out of prison, Nate (Caviezel) needs to regain his family's trust and decides to take them on a road trip.
His plans take a turn for the worst when criminals covertly stash $4million from a deadly bank heist in his car, with the aim of collecting it...
- 4/22/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Fringe Review, Season 4, Episode 19: “Letters of Transit”
Written by Akiva Goldsman, J. H. Wyman, and Jeff Pinkner
Directed by Joe Chappelle
Airs Fridays at 9pm (Et) on Fox
This week, on Fringe: Etta’s lost her parents, Walter’s lost his marbles, and humanity’s lost their freedom
After weeks of build up in the most recent David Robert Jones arc, Fringe takes a week off from the Multiverse drama to give a preview of what a season five might look like, should the Powers that Be decide to bring the struggling series back next year for a final 13 episodes. Set 24 years in the future, we’re introduced to Etta and Simon, Fringe agents in charge of monitoring the human population. Observers have taken over the world and subdued the populace, quashing any signs of rebellion. Played by Georgina Haig and Henry Ian Cusick, Etta and Simon make...
Written by Akiva Goldsman, J. H. Wyman, and Jeff Pinkner
Directed by Joe Chappelle
Airs Fridays at 9pm (Et) on Fox
This week, on Fringe: Etta’s lost her parents, Walter’s lost his marbles, and humanity’s lost their freedom
After weeks of build up in the most recent David Robert Jones arc, Fringe takes a week off from the Multiverse drama to give a preview of what a season five might look like, should the Powers that Be decide to bring the struggling series back next year for a final 13 episodes. Set 24 years in the future, we’re introduced to Etta and Simon, Fringe agents in charge of monitoring the human population. Observers have taken over the world and subdued the populace, quashing any signs of rebellion. Played by Georgina Haig and Henry Ian Cusick, Etta and Simon make...
- 4/22/2012
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
This week on Fringe, viewers were treated to a futuristic episode set in 2036, when the war between the Observers and the world is at its boiling point. We would need an hour to set up the future, so instead, the writers decided to give us a brief written recap to set the stage as the episode began. It would have been more enjoyable to see the culmination of events in 2015 that led up to 2036 in a two hour episode, but the writers know what they are doing… we’ll see what we need to see before the season is over, right?
So in 2015, the observers stopped watching and started taking action, naturally causing an uprising which then led to a purge and oppression of our people. It’s really sad when you think about it because the observers were like angels in the sense that they are present at every monumental moment in time…...
So in 2015, the observers stopped watching and started taking action, naturally causing an uprising which then led to a purge and oppression of our people. It’s really sad when you think about it because the observers were like angels in the sense that they are present at every monumental moment in time…...
- 4/21/2012
- by Melody Simpson
- BuzzFocus.com
Marley (15)
(Kevin Macdonald, 2012, Us/UK) 145 mins
Authoritative to the point of exhausting, Macdonald's documentary compiles an awesome amount of footage, photos, interviews, etc – but then it's a big subject. Whether you really get to the man beyond the legend is debatable (this was made with Marley family backing), but there's much here you've never seen, from Bob's Rasta roots to his kick-around in London's Battersea Park.
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (12A)
(Lasse Hallström, 2012, UK) Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt. 106 mins
An incongruous setting for a mushy fish-out-of-water romcom, with Blunt and her sheikh boss lured by McGregor's tackle.
Elles (18)
(Malgorzata Szumowska, 2011, Fra/Pol/Ger) Juliette Binoche, Anaïs Demoustier. 99 mins
Empowerment and eroticism mix uneasily when Binoche's enquiries into student prostitution affect her own life.
Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy (18)
(Rob Heydon, 2011, Can) Adam Sinclair, Kristin Kreuk, Billy Boyd. 99 mins
Rave-era yarn that's 15 years too late to be the Trainspotting of Mdma it wants to be.
(Kevin Macdonald, 2012, Us/UK) 145 mins
Authoritative to the point of exhausting, Macdonald's documentary compiles an awesome amount of footage, photos, interviews, etc – but then it's a big subject. Whether you really get to the man beyond the legend is debatable (this was made with Marley family backing), but there's much here you've never seen, from Bob's Rasta roots to his kick-around in London's Battersea Park.
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (12A)
(Lasse Hallström, 2012, UK) Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt. 106 mins
An incongruous setting for a mushy fish-out-of-water romcom, with Blunt and her sheikh boss lured by McGregor's tackle.
Elles (18)
(Malgorzata Szumowska, 2011, Fra/Pol/Ger) Juliette Binoche, Anaïs Demoustier. 99 mins
Empowerment and eroticism mix uneasily when Binoche's enquiries into student prostitution affect her own life.
Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy (18)
(Rob Heydon, 2011, Can) Adam Sinclair, Kristin Kreuk, Billy Boyd. 99 mins
Rave-era yarn that's 15 years too late to be the Trainspotting of Mdma it wants to be.
- 4/20/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
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