Kate Berlant had the support of many celeb friends at the opening night performance of her one-woman play Kate!
An L.A. crowd including Olivia Wilde and Brie Larson stepped out to attend the performance on Sunday night (January 21) at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, Calif.
Tatiana Maslany, Billy Eichner, Molly Shannon, Martha Plimpton, John C. Reilly and wife Alison Dickey, Kumail Nanjiani and wife Emily V. Gordon, Vanessa Bayer, D’Arcy Carden, Zoe Lister-Jones, cute couple Abbi Jacobson and Jodi Balfour, Bob Odenkirk, Lionel Boyce, Natasha Leggero, Chelsea Peretti, Timothy Simons, and Cazzie David were among the stars there.
Brie (who attended with a new rumored boyfriend) and Maya Rudolph aren’t pictured, but were both in attendance.
In the play, which previously had a sold-out run in New York, Kate explores the events of her life that have brought her to this moment. Embodying many characters in this tour de force performance,...
An L.A. crowd including Olivia Wilde and Brie Larson stepped out to attend the performance on Sunday night (January 21) at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, Calif.
Tatiana Maslany, Billy Eichner, Molly Shannon, Martha Plimpton, John C. Reilly and wife Alison Dickey, Kumail Nanjiani and wife Emily V. Gordon, Vanessa Bayer, D’Arcy Carden, Zoe Lister-Jones, cute couple Abbi Jacobson and Jodi Balfour, Bob Odenkirk, Lionel Boyce, Natasha Leggero, Chelsea Peretti, Timothy Simons, and Cazzie David were among the stars there.
Brie (who attended with a new rumored boyfriend) and Maya Rudolph aren’t pictured, but were both in attendance.
In the play, which previously had a sold-out run in New York, Kate explores the events of her life that have brought her to this moment. Embodying many characters in this tour de force performance,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Many filmgoers are familiar with the roles played by John C. Reilly, in films such as Boogie Nights, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and The River Wild, to name but a few. However, that’s not all he’s produced. In 1992 John married the love of his life, Alison Dickey, after meeting on the film “Casualties of War”. The result of this union of love and trust were their two beloved sons, Arlo and Leo. Of the two boys, it was Leo who was to continue in his parents footsteps in the world of entertainment. Leo is currently carving out his own
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Leo Reilly...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Leo Reilly...
- 3/4/2020
- by Allen Lee
- TVovermind.com
As a producer-actor, giving carte blanche to an auteur can be a dangerous thing, as John C. Reilly found when he and his wife Alison Dickey began shopping their passion project, and Reilly’s first producorial feature outing—an adaptation of Patrick DeWitt’s 2012 novel The Sisters Brothers—to some of the world’s most respected directors. Luckily, after bracing himself to give up on his dream of playing Eli Sisters, one of the film’s two leads, Reilly found himself back on board when France’s Jacques Audiard took the reins, casting Joaquin Phoenix opposite him as Charlie Sisters, the other of two bounty hunters on a mission to kill a thieving prospector in 1850s Oregon.
What was it that appealed to you about this story by Patrick DeWitt? You hadn’t really done a Western before, had you?
I was really looking for something more original to do,...
What was it that appealed to you about this story by Patrick DeWitt? You hadn’t really done a Western before, had you?
I was really looking for something more original to do,...
- 11/16/2018
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
John Krasinski is well on his way to making the sequel to “A Quiet Place.”
“I’m writing it now,” Krasinski told Variety Sunday at the 10th annual Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards. “I’ve mapped out an idea and hopefully it’s good enough to shoot … Paramount’s been unbelievably supportive and I’m just excited to have a second one and so we’ll see how it goes.”
Krasinski was on hand to present to his sound editors Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn. “Sound was everything to our movie,” Krasinski said. “I couldn’t have made this movie without them. Any sort of attention I get from the movie I owe to them. So I’m happy to be here for them.”
Presented by Los Angeles Confidential magazine and held this year at Exchange La, the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards recognize talent behind the scenes.
“I’m writing it now,” Krasinski told Variety Sunday at the 10th annual Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards. “I’ve mapped out an idea and hopefully it’s good enough to shoot … Paramount’s been unbelievably supportive and I’m just excited to have a second one and so we’ll see how it goes.”
Krasinski was on hand to present to his sound editors Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn. “Sound was everything to our movie,” Krasinski said. “I couldn’t have made this movie without them. Any sort of attention I get from the movie I owe to them. So I’m happy to be here for them.”
Presented by Los Angeles Confidential magazine and held this year at Exchange La, the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards recognize talent behind the scenes.
- 11/5/2018
- by Margeaux Sippell
- Variety Film + TV
Paul Dano is set to receive the Breakthrough Director honor at the 10th annual Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards for his first directorial feature, Wildlife, starring Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Camp, and Ed Oxenbould. The pic, which he co-wrote with Zoe Kazan, premiered at this year’s Sundance fest and is currently playing in limited theaters via IFC Films.
Veep star Tony Hale is hosting the event, which will take place this Sunday at The Exchange La. On The Basis of Sex scribe Daniel Stiepleman, The Hate U Give helmer George Tillman Jr., and Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King are among those who will be honored at the ceremony that pays tribute to the behind-the-scenes talent from the best in film throughout 2018.
Past winners include Darren Aronofsky (Jackie), David O. Russell (American Hustle), Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), and Justin Hurwitz (La La Land).
Below is the full list of this year’s honorees.
Veep star Tony Hale is hosting the event, which will take place this Sunday at The Exchange La. On The Basis of Sex scribe Daniel Stiepleman, The Hate U Give helmer George Tillman Jr., and Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King are among those who will be honored at the ceremony that pays tribute to the behind-the-scenes talent from the best in film throughout 2018.
Past winners include Darren Aronofsky (Jackie), David O. Russell (American Hustle), Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), and Justin Hurwitz (La La Land).
Below is the full list of this year’s honorees.
- 11/2/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
14th edition of festival got underway on Thursday (Sept 27).
Fresh from their success winning Toronto’s coveted audience award, Green Book director Peter Farrelly and actor Viggo Mortensen kicked off the 2018 Zurich Film Festival on Thursday night (Sept 27).
The crowdpleasing film, now a frontrunner in the Oscar race given its Toronto success, is adapted from the true story of an accomplished black pianist (Mahershala Ali) and his Italian-American driver (Mortensen) navigating a tour of the racist Deep South in the early 1960s.
At the Zurich press conference yesterday, Farrelly said he hoped the film could impact people’s attitudes today.
Fresh from their success winning Toronto’s coveted audience award, Green Book director Peter Farrelly and actor Viggo Mortensen kicked off the 2018 Zurich Film Festival on Thursday night (Sept 27).
The crowdpleasing film, now a frontrunner in the Oscar race given its Toronto success, is adapted from the true story of an accomplished black pianist (Mahershala Ali) and his Italian-American driver (Mortensen) navigating a tour of the racist Deep South in the early 1960s.
At the Zurich press conference yesterday, Farrelly said he hoped the film could impact people’s attitudes today.
- 9/28/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
In Jacques Audiard’s new film The Sisters Brothers, John C. Reilly plays Eli Sisters, a sensitive hitman and a foil to his more aggressive brother Charlie, played by Joaquin Phoenix. The two brothers are on the trail of a chemist (Riz Ahmed) with a secret formula for prospecting gold, as well as a turncoat detective (Jake Gyllenhaal) who was initially hired to secure the chemist but betrayed his duties for financial gain. Their shaggy-dog journey leads them down many roads, but throughout the film, Reilly stands out with his perceptive, gentle performance as a violent cowboy looking to finally give up the gun.
I sat down with Reilly to discuss the film and what it was like working as a producer for the first time. However, the conversation eventually detours into the special bond between man and horse, as well as the enduring legacy of his satirical music biopic Walk Hard.
I sat down with Reilly to discuss the film and what it was like working as a producer for the first time. However, the conversation eventually detours into the special bond between man and horse, as well as the enduring legacy of his satirical music biopic Walk Hard.
- 9/26/2018
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
From his melancholic Oscar-nominated turn in “Chicago” to feuding with Will Ferrell in “Step Brothers,” John C. Reilly is the rare American actor to oscillate from dramatic roles to broad comedies. His wife, Alison Dickey, has always hoped to unite those two modes. “We’ve been together a long time,” said Dickey. An independent producer, she met Reilly when she was working as Sean Penn’s assistant on the set of “Casualties of War” in 1989. “I’ve seen the whole trajectory of his career. I’m so well aware of what he’s capable of doing. I always feel somewhat satisfied and somewhat unsatisfied after I watch a film of his, just in terms of wanting to get the whole palette.”
Eventually, she decided to do something about it. While developing her own projects, Dickey scouted for talent on the festival circuit. It was her enthusiasm for Mark and Jay Duplass...
Eventually, she decided to do something about it. While developing her own projects, Dickey scouted for talent on the festival circuit. It was her enthusiasm for Mark and Jay Duplass...
- 9/21/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Another busy post-summer lineup of specialties are heading into theaters this weekend, including Sundance and Toronto’s period bio-drama Colette by filmmaker Wash Westmoreland, opening in New York and L.A. via Bleecker Street. And fresh off of its Venice and Toronto debuts, Annapurna’s The Sisters Brothers by French filmmaker Jacques Audiard, starring John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix and Jake Gyllenhaal, which will also begin in both cities before rolling out further in the coming weeks. Tribeca Film Festival opener, Love, Gilda will get a wider bow in over eighty locations Friday via Magnolia Pictures. Sundance Selects is launching fellow doc Tea with the Dames spotlighting Dames Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith, while also on the non-fiction front, Greenwich Entertainment is opening Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable theatrically before airing on PBS next year.
Other limited releases coming out this weekend include Pj Raval...
Other limited releases coming out this weekend include Pj Raval...
- 9/21/2018
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline Film + TV
The Sisters Brothers was feted Tuesday night in Deauville, receiving the French film festival's honorary film prize.
Director Jacques Audiard, stars John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix, writer Thomas Bidegain and producer Alison Dickey took to the stage, where it was all about Audiard as he talked about his childhood memories of the seaside city.
The award was presented by jury president Sandrine Kiberlain, who starred in Audiard's A Self-Made Hero (1996), and Leila Bekhti, who starred in the filmmaker's A Prophet (2009).
The Sisters Brothers, which premiered Sunday night in Venice, has received strong reviews, especially for Reilly. Speaking at ...
Director Jacques Audiard, stars John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix, writer Thomas Bidegain and producer Alison Dickey took to the stage, where it was all about Audiard as he talked about his childhood memories of the seaside city.
The award was presented by jury president Sandrine Kiberlain, who starred in Audiard's A Self-Made Hero (1996), and Leila Bekhti, who starred in the filmmaker's A Prophet (2009).
The Sisters Brothers, which premiered Sunday night in Venice, has received strong reviews, especially for Reilly. Speaking at ...
The Sisters Brothers was feted Tuesday night in Deauville, receiving the French film festival's honorary film prize.
Director Jacques Audiard, stars John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix, writer Thomas Bidegain and producer Alison Dickey took to the stage, where it was all about Audiard as he talked about his childhood memories of the seaside city.
The award was presented by jury president Sandrine Kiberlain, who starred in Audiard's A Self-Made Hero (1996), and Leila Bekhti, who starred in the filmmaker's A Prophet (2009).
The Sisters Brothers, which premiered Sunday night in Venice, has received strong reviews, especially for Reilly. Speaking at ...
Director Jacques Audiard, stars John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix, writer Thomas Bidegain and producer Alison Dickey took to the stage, where it was all about Audiard as he talked about his childhood memories of the seaside city.
The award was presented by jury president Sandrine Kiberlain, who starred in Audiard's A Self-Made Hero (1996), and Leila Bekhti, who starred in the filmmaker's A Prophet (2009).
The Sisters Brothers, which premiered Sunday night in Venice, has received strong reviews, especially for Reilly. Speaking at ...
Jacques Audiard wrapped up the press conference for The Sisters Brothers this afternoon with a resounding call to action on the gender equality issue that has been front-and-center here on the Lido. And in the process, he took a shot at festivals themselves.
The Palme d’Or winner said he was surprised when he saw the imbalance of the competition selection at this year’s Venice Film Festival — with one woman director out of 20 titles on the roster. “I sent notes to my colleagues of the selection and I didn’t feel like there was a great response.” While he said he was not criticizing the integrity of Venice’s organizers, he noted, “There are arguments that come back over the years, a sort of contrition that’s articulated as ‘Yes, but we honestly did our work. When we watch a film, we don’t ask ourselves about gender. A...
The Palme d’Or winner said he was surprised when he saw the imbalance of the competition selection at this year’s Venice Film Festival — with one woman director out of 20 titles on the roster. “I sent notes to my colleagues of the selection and I didn’t feel like there was a great response.” While he said he was not criticizing the integrity of Venice’s organizers, he noted, “There are arguments that come back over the years, a sort of contrition that’s articulated as ‘Yes, but we honestly did our work. When we watch a film, we don’t ask ourselves about gender. A...
- 9/2/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Jacques Audiard, the Palme d’Or-winning French director whose latest film, “The Sisters Brothers,” was warmly received at a press screening on the Lido, delivered a passionate plea to film festivals Sunday to have greater representation of women. And he didn’t spare Venice, where his film is playing in competition.
“When I saw that the competition had 20 films and only one directed by women, I wrote a message to my peers working on the selection, and the reaction was not fantastic,” said Audiard, who’s part of the feminist movement 50/50 for 2020, which is behind the pledge for gender equality signed by Cannes, Locarno and Venice.
“My idea is not to put the president of this festival and the Biennale on trial…but the answer I got – ‘we’re doing our job honestly; we don’t care if the film is directed by a man or a woman’ – proves that...
“When I saw that the competition had 20 films and only one directed by women, I wrote a message to my peers working on the selection, and the reaction was not fantastic,” said Audiard, who’s part of the feminist movement 50/50 for 2020, which is behind the pledge for gender equality signed by Cannes, Locarno and Venice.
“My idea is not to put the president of this festival and the Biennale on trial…but the answer I got – ‘we’re doing our job honestly; we don’t care if the film is directed by a man or a woman’ – proves that...
- 9/2/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
John C. Reilly is many things to many moviegoers. In a memorable 2007 Oscar performance, he sang of his ability to star in “both Boogie and Talladega Nights,” playing off his rare ability to juggle dramatic and comedic roles with ease. Nevertheless, it’s the latter category for which he’s best known, in large part thanks to “Step Brothers,” which opened just a little over 10 years ago.
“That movie has somehow resonated in a really deep way,” the actor said in an interview, while promoting “The Sisters Brothers,” a new western — and not a comedy — in which he stars opposite Joaquin Phoenix.
It’s one of several upcoming 2018 releases that showcase Reilly’s range: By the end of the year, he’ll also star in the Laurel and Hardy biopic “Stan & Ollie,” the comedic riff on Arthur Conan Doyle’s mysteries “Holmes and Watson,” and the animated sequel “Ralph Breaks the Internet.
“That movie has somehow resonated in a really deep way,” the actor said in an interview, while promoting “The Sisters Brothers,” a new western — and not a comedy — in which he stars opposite Joaquin Phoenix.
It’s one of several upcoming 2018 releases that showcase Reilly’s range: By the end of the year, he’ll also star in the Laurel and Hardy biopic “Stan & Ollie,” the comedic riff on Arthur Conan Doyle’s mysteries “Holmes and Watson,” and the animated sequel “Ralph Breaks the Internet.
- 8/21/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
French director Jacques Audiard has been one of the country’s most acclaimed filmmakers for years, with his gritty, socially conscious movies digging deep into the moral fiber of French identity. This year, Audiard’s distinctive voice will take a new form, as the director makes his English-language debut with “The Sisters Brothers,” the Oregon-set western co-starring Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly opening on September 21. New Yorkers will also have the opportunity to explore the scope of Audiard’s filmography with a comprehensive mid-career retrospective taking place at the Museum of Modern Art from August 31 through September 20.
In an exclusive interview with IndieWire ahead of the series, Audiard insisted that — unlike many European auteurs — none of his successes in France compelled him to work in English.
While movies such as “A Prophet” and the Palme d’Or-winning “Dheepan” expanded his international profile, “I never particularly felt a need to work in the U.
In an exclusive interview with IndieWire ahead of the series, Audiard insisted that — unlike many European auteurs — none of his successes in France compelled him to work in English.
While movies such as “A Prophet” and the Palme d’Or-winning “Dheepan” expanded his international profile, “I never particularly felt a need to work in the U.
- 8/16/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Palme d’Or winning filmmaker Jacques Audiard is back with The Sisters Brothers, his first film shot entirely in English. The darkly comic western stars Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed. Annapurna Pictures has domestic rights to the Why Not Productions picture and will release it later this year. The film, with the tagline “Brothers by blood, Sisters by name,” is expected on the fall festival circuit. Check out the first official trailer above.
This is Audiard’s follow-up to Dheepan which won the top prize in Cannes in 2015. Based on Patrick Dewitt’s acclaimed novel of the same name, The Sisters Brothers follows siblings Eli and Charlie Sisters who are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss. The story, a genre-hybrid with comedic elements, takes place in Oregon in 1851.
The trailer, set to a variation on Soft Cell’s 1980s classic “Tainted Love,...
This is Audiard’s follow-up to Dheepan which won the top prize in Cannes in 2015. Based on Patrick Dewitt’s acclaimed novel of the same name, The Sisters Brothers follows siblings Eli and Charlie Sisters who are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss. The story, a genre-hybrid with comedic elements, takes place in Oregon in 1851.
The trailer, set to a variation on Soft Cell’s 1980s classic “Tainted Love,...
- 5/24/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Megan Ellison’s Annapurna will co-produce, co-finance and has Us rights.
Annapurna has come on board to co-produce and co-finance Jacques Audiard’s The Sisters Brothers.
The company has also taken domestic distribution rights for the film.
Why Not Productions will co-produce and co-finance the film alongside Annapurna with Page 114 also on board as producers.
CAA negotiated the deal on behalf of Why Not and Audiard. Chris Corabi negotiated the deal on behalf of Annapurna.
John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Riz Ahmed are set to star in the noir Western, written by Audiard and Thomas Bidegain, with production scheduled to begin this summer.
The Sisters Brothers, based on Patrick deWitt’s acclaimed novel of the same name, follows two brothers — Eli and Charlie Sisters — who are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss.
The story, a genre-hybrid with comedic elements, takes place in Oregon in 1851. The film is Audiard’s follow-up...
Annapurna has come on board to co-produce and co-finance Jacques Audiard’s The Sisters Brothers.
The company has also taken domestic distribution rights for the film.
Why Not Productions will co-produce and co-finance the film alongside Annapurna with Page 114 also on board as producers.
CAA negotiated the deal on behalf of Why Not and Audiard. Chris Corabi negotiated the deal on behalf of Annapurna.
John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Riz Ahmed are set to star in the noir Western, written by Audiard and Thomas Bidegain, with production scheduled to begin this summer.
The Sisters Brothers, based on Patrick deWitt’s acclaimed novel of the same name, follows two brothers — Eli and Charlie Sisters — who are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss.
The story, a genre-hybrid with comedic elements, takes place in Oregon in 1851. The film is Audiard’s follow-up...
- 5/19/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Annapurna is joining the family.
The production and newly launched distribution company has picked up The Sisters Brothers, an indie from Jacques Audiard based on Patrick deWitt's novel of the same name that takes place in Gold Rush-era mid-1800s Oregon and follows two brothers that are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss.
Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly and Riz Ahmed are set to star, with Reilly also producing, alongside Michael De Luca, Rosa Attab and Alison Dickey. Annapurna’s Megan Ellison will serve as an executive producer for the project.
Production is scheduled to begin ...
The production and newly launched distribution company has picked up The Sisters Brothers, an indie from Jacques Audiard based on Patrick deWitt's novel of the same name that takes place in Gold Rush-era mid-1800s Oregon and follows two brothers that are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss.
Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly and Riz Ahmed are set to star, with Reilly also producing, alongside Michael De Luca, Rosa Attab and Alison Dickey. Annapurna’s Megan Ellison will serve as an executive producer for the project.
Production is scheduled to begin ...
- 5/19/2017
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Annapurna is joining the family.
The production and newly launched distribution company has picked up The Sisters Brothers, an indie from Jacques Audiard based on Patrick deWitt's novel of the same name that takes place in Gold Rush-era mid-1800s Oregon and follows two brothers that are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss.
Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly and Riz Ahmed are set to star, with Reilly also producing, alongside Michael De Luca, Rosa Attab and Alison Dickey. Annapurna’s Megan Ellison will serve as an executive producer for the project.
Production is scheduled to begin ...
The production and newly launched distribution company has picked up The Sisters Brothers, an indie from Jacques Audiard based on Patrick deWitt's novel of the same name that takes place in Gold Rush-era mid-1800s Oregon and follows two brothers that are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss.
Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly and Riz Ahmed are set to star, with Reilly also producing, alongside Michael De Luca, Rosa Attab and Alison Dickey. Annapurna’s Megan Ellison will serve as an executive producer for the project.
Production is scheduled to begin ...
- 5/19/2017
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Annapurna is joining the family.
The production and newly launched distribution company has picked up The Sisters Brothers, an indie from Jacques Audiard based on Patrick deWitt's novel of the same name that takes place in Gold Rush-era mid-1800s Oregon and follows two brothers that are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss.
Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly and Riz Ahmed are set to star, with Reilly also producing, alongside Michael De Luca, Rosa Attab and Alison Dickey. Annapurna’s Megan Ellison will serve as an executive producer for the project.
Production is scheduled to begin on...
The production and newly launched distribution company has picked up The Sisters Brothers, an indie from Jacques Audiard based on Patrick deWitt's novel of the same name that takes place in Gold Rush-era mid-1800s Oregon and follows two brothers that are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss.
Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly and Riz Ahmed are set to star, with Reilly also producing, alongside Michael De Luca, Rosa Attab and Alison Dickey. Annapurna’s Megan Ellison will serve as an executive producer for the project.
Production is scheduled to begin on...
- 5/10/2017
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Joaquin Phoenix may become part of the family for Jacques Audiard’s English-language debut, The Sisters Brothers.
Word comes by way of Deadline, revealing that the actor – who has also emerged as a frontrunner for the Jesus Christ role in Garth Davis’ religious opus, Mary Magdalene – has opened negotiations to board the period piece, itself set against the Californian Gold Rush of the mid-1800s.
Lifted from Patrick deWitt’s eye-catching and indeed award-winning novel of the same name, we learned late last year that John C. Reilly boarded Audiard’s adaptation as either Eli or Charlie Steers, the brothers at the heart of deWitt’s western. While Deadline didn’t disclose official details of Phoenix’s potential role, it’s safe to assume he’s in contention for the other sibling opposite Reilly.
Taking place in the Oregon of 1851, The Sisters Brothers “recounts the story of two brothers — Eli...
Word comes by way of Deadline, revealing that the actor – who has also emerged as a frontrunner for the Jesus Christ role in Garth Davis’ religious opus, Mary Magdalene – has opened negotiations to board the period piece, itself set against the Californian Gold Rush of the mid-1800s.
Lifted from Patrick deWitt’s eye-catching and indeed award-winning novel of the same name, we learned late last year that John C. Reilly boarded Audiard’s adaptation as either Eli or Charlie Steers, the brothers at the heart of deWitt’s western. While Deadline didn’t disclose official details of Phoenix’s potential role, it’s safe to assume he’s in contention for the other sibling opposite Reilly.
Taking place in the Oregon of 1851, The Sisters Brothers “recounts the story of two brothers — Eli...
- 4/25/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced nominations for the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards this morning. Anthony Mackie and Kate Beckinsale served as presenters. Nominees for Best Feature include 50/50, Beginners, Drive, Take Shelter, The Artist and The Descendants.
Margin Call was selected to receive the annual Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.
“The Film Independent Spirit Awards recognize the finest artistic achievements across the broad spectrum of independent filmmaking.from emerging talent working on a shoestring budget to established auteurs,” said Film Independent Senior Director Sean Mc Manus. “The 2012 nominees tell their stories in such an authentic way and reflect the inclusive nature of the independent filmmaking community. We are delighted to support them and expand the audience for their work.”
2012 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Best Feature (Award given to the Producer,...
Margin Call was selected to receive the annual Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.
“The Film Independent Spirit Awards recognize the finest artistic achievements across the broad spectrum of independent filmmaking.from emerging talent working on a shoestring budget to established auteurs,” said Film Independent Senior Director Sean Mc Manus. “The 2012 nominees tell their stories in such an authentic way and reflect the inclusive nature of the independent filmmaking community. We are delighted to support them and expand the audience for their work.”
2012 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Best Feature (Award given to the Producer,...
- 11/29/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – In our latest comedy edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Terri” starring John C. Reilly from the producers of “Blue Valentine” and “Half Nelson”!
“Terri” also stars Jacob Wysocki, Bridger Zadina, Creed Bratton, Olivia Crocicchia, Tim Heidecker, Justin Prentice, Mary Anne McGarry, Curtiss Frisle, Tara Karsian, Diane Salinger and Jenna Gavigan from co-writer and director Azazel Jacobs and co-writer Patrick Dewitt. The film opens in Chicago on July 22, 2011.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Terri” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Monday, July 11, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. in Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “Terri” starring John C. Reilly.
Image credit: Ato Pictures
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“Terri” also stars Jacob Wysocki, Bridger Zadina, Creed Bratton, Olivia Crocicchia, Tim Heidecker, Justin Prentice, Mary Anne McGarry, Curtiss Frisle, Tara Karsian, Diane Salinger and Jenna Gavigan from co-writer and director Azazel Jacobs and co-writer Patrick Dewitt. The film opens in Chicago on July 22, 2011.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Terri” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Monday, July 11, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. in Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “Terri” starring John C. Reilly.
Image credit: Ato Pictures
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- 7/6/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
See the movie trailer for Terri, starring Jacob Wysocki and John C. Reilly. Comedy directed by Azazel Jacobs, is scripted by Patrick Dewitt and Jacobs and opens via Ato Pictures on July 1st. Also in the cast of Terri are Creed Bratton, Olivia Crocicchia and Bridger Zadina. The film is produced by Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, Hunter Gray and Alison Dickey. A hit at the Sundance 2011 Film Festival, Terri is a moving and often funny film about the relationship between Terri, an oversized teen misfit, and the garrulous but well-meaning vice principal (John C. Reilly) who takes an interest in him...
- 4/22/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See the movie trailer for Terri, starring Jacob Wysocki and John C. Reilly. Comedy directed by Azazel Jacobs, is scripted by Patrick Dewitt and Jacobs and opens via Ato Pictures on July 1st. Also in the cast of Terri are Creed Bratton, Olivia Crocicchia and Bridger Zadina. The film is produced by Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, Hunter Gray and Alison Dickey. A hit at the Sundance 2011 Film Festival, Terri is a moving and often funny film about the relationship between Terri, an oversized teen misfit, and the garrulous but well-meaning vice principal (John C. Reilly) who takes an interest in him...
- 4/22/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See the movie trailer for Terri, starring Jacob Wysocki and John C. Reilly. Comedy directed by Azazel Jacobs, is scripted by Patrick Dewitt and Jacobs and opens via Ato Pictures on July 1st. Also in the cast of Terri are Creed Bratton, Olivia Crocicchia and Bridger Zadina. The film is produced by Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, Hunter Gray and Alison Dickey. A hit at the Sundance 2011 Film Festival, Terri is a moving and often funny film about the relationship between Terri, an oversized teen misfit, and the garrulous but well-meaning vice principal (John C. Reilly) who takes an interest in him...
- 4/22/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See the movie trailer for Terri, starring Jacob Wysocki and John C. Reilly. Comedy directed by Azazel Jacobs, is scripted by Patrick Dewitt and Jacobs and opens via Ato Pictures on July 1st. Also in the cast of Terri are Creed Bratton, Olivia Crocicchia and Bridger Zadina. The film is produced by Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, Hunter Gray and Alison Dickey. A hit at the Sundance 2011 Film Festival, Terri is a moving and often funny film about the relationship between Terri, an oversized teen misfit, and the garrulous but well-meaning vice principal (John C. Reilly) who takes an interest in him...
- 4/22/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
I’ve become one of Azazel Jacobs biggest fans.
First of all, he’s got a great movie called Terri, about an overweight teen (Jacob Wysocki) who lives with his uncle (Creed Bratton). Having pretty much given up on anything involving a social life, Terri soon forms a surprising friendship with his high school vice-principal (John C. Reilly).
And second, when I talked to him at SXSW, each question he answered was extremely honest and heartfelt. I could have talked with him for hours.
This is Azazel’s 4th film – his 3rd, Momma’s Man, was a Sundance hit – and it’s a touching, extremely funny piece of work.
Azazel talked to me the casting process, what he thinks kills actors when auditioning and if he ever met a kid like Terri growing up.
For the full interview, click the audio link above or download from iTunes
What’s it...
First of all, he’s got a great movie called Terri, about an overweight teen (Jacob Wysocki) who lives with his uncle (Creed Bratton). Having pretty much given up on anything involving a social life, Terri soon forms a surprising friendship with his high school vice-principal (John C. Reilly).
And second, when I talked to him at SXSW, each question he answered was extremely honest and heartfelt. I could have talked with him for hours.
This is Azazel’s 4th film – his 3rd, Momma’s Man, was a Sundance hit – and it’s a touching, extremely funny piece of work.
Azazel talked to me the casting process, what he thinks kills actors when auditioning and if he ever met a kid like Terri growing up.
For the full interview, click the audio link above or download from iTunes
What’s it...
- 3/29/2011
- by Lance@dailyactor.com (Lance Carter)
- DailyActorMedia
HollywoodNews.com: Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced nominations this morning for the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Eva Mendes and Jeremy Renner served as presenters and 2011 Spirit Awards host Joel McHale was also on hand. Nominees for Best Feature include “127 Hours,” “Black Swan,” “Greenberg,” “The Kids Are All Right” and “Winter’s Bone.”
“Please Give” was selected for the Robert Altman Award, which is given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.
“The artistic side of independent film is stronger than ever, and it’s especially impressive to see the developed craft of extraordinary independent filmmakers who have only gotten better over the years. Past nominees such as Darren Aronofsky, Noah Baumbach, Danny Boyle, Lisa Cholodenko, Debra Granik, Nicole Holofcener and John Cameron Mitchell continue to create original and compelling films that move and amaze us.
“Please Give” was selected for the Robert Altman Award, which is given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.
“The artistic side of independent film is stronger than ever, and it’s especially impressive to see the developed craft of extraordinary independent filmmakers who have only gotten better over the years. Past nominees such as Darren Aronofsky, Noah Baumbach, Danny Boyle, Lisa Cholodenko, Debra Granik, Nicole Holofcener and John Cameron Mitchell continue to create original and compelling films that move and amaze us.
- 11/30/2010
- by Linny Lum
- Hollywoodnews.com
#43. Terri - Azazel Jacobs If new distrib outfitter Ato Pictures hope to give Azazel Jacobs’ Terri some pre-theatrical buzz, they might want to try the festival circuit by going the Park City or Austin route. Jacobs’ previous film, Momma's Man was a Sundance selection and he could come back for seconds especially with John C. Reilly toplining a picture that I feel might be this festival's World's Greatest Dad in terms of tone. The pic tells the story of a socially awkward and overweight teenage boy (Jacob Wysocki) who befriends a well-meaning high school Vice Principal (Reilly), who has his own share of insecurities. * Producers: Alison Dickey, Hunter Gray, Lynette Howell and Alex Orlovsky(Ioncinema.com Preview Page // IMDb Link)...
- 11/6/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
He's the character actor who has played everything from porn stars to vampires. But now John C Reilly is finally landing juicy lead roles
When I first meet John C Reilly, he is standing at the window of his hotel room, gazing out at the rain-lashed streets below. He turns round, and it's hard not to marvel at a face that has been the source of so much honest, faltering emotion on screen. With its mixture of the craggy and the spongy, it suggests Mount Rushmore remade in cake form, pock-marked but soft. Running across the bridge of his nose is a crease deep enough to hold a pencil. His ear lobes are droopy, his hair a pile of chaotic curls. They broke the mould, not to mention the curling tongs, when they made him.
Even if you can't place the name, Reilly's face will be familiar from some of...
When I first meet John C Reilly, he is standing at the window of his hotel room, gazing out at the rain-lashed streets below. He turns round, and it's hard not to marvel at a face that has been the source of so much honest, faltering emotion on screen. With its mixture of the craggy and the spongy, it suggests Mount Rushmore remade in cake form, pock-marked but soft. Running across the bridge of his nose is a crease deep enough to hold a pencil. His ear lobes are droopy, his hair a pile of chaotic curls. They broke the mould, not to mention the curling tongs, when they made him.
Even if you can't place the name, Reilly's face will be familiar from some of...
- 9/14/2010
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
Olivia Crocicchia ("Rescue Me") has joined the indie comedy "Terri" for Silverwood Films says The Hollywood Reporter.
Author Patrick deWitt penned the script which centers on an obese 14-year-old boy in a small town as he struggles to adjust to his difficult life. Crocicchia plays a pretty but sad girl who helps him cope.
John C. Reilly, Jacob Wysocki and Mary Anne McGarry also star. Patrick deWitt ("Ablutions") penned the script.
Azazel Jacobs ("Momma's Man") directs and shooting kicked off last week in Los Angeles. Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, David Guy Levy and Alison Dickey are producing.
Author Patrick deWitt penned the script which centers on an obese 14-year-old boy in a small town as he struggles to adjust to his difficult life. Crocicchia plays a pretty but sad girl who helps him cope.
John C. Reilly, Jacob Wysocki and Mary Anne McGarry also star. Patrick deWitt ("Ablutions") penned the script.
Azazel Jacobs ("Momma's Man") directs and shooting kicked off last week in Los Angeles. Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, David Guy Levy and Alison Dickey are producing.
- 7/14/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
"Rescue Me" actress Olivia Crocicchia has been cast in the indie comedy "Terri," opposite John C. Reilly.
Directed by Azazel Jacobs, "Terri" centers on a large 14-year-old boy in a small town as he struggles to adjust to his difficult life. Crocicchia will play Heather, a pretty but sad girl who helps Terri cope with a frequently hostile world.
The film was written by novelist Patrick deWitt ("Ablutions"). Producers include Alex Orlovsky and Lynette Howell ("Half Nelson"), Hunter Gray ("Voy a Explotar") and Alison Dickey ("Piggie"). David Guy Levy ("August") is an executive producer.
The Silverwood Films-alo Productions-Verisimilitude production began shooting last week in Los Angeles.
Repped by Vanguard Management Group, Crocicchia plays the younger daughter of Denis Leary's character on FX's "Rescue Me." She also stars in the indie drama "The Wheeler Boys," which screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and has a role in...
Directed by Azazel Jacobs, "Terri" centers on a large 14-year-old boy in a small town as he struggles to adjust to his difficult life. Crocicchia will play Heather, a pretty but sad girl who helps Terri cope with a frequently hostile world.
The film was written by novelist Patrick deWitt ("Ablutions"). Producers include Alex Orlovsky and Lynette Howell ("Half Nelson"), Hunter Gray ("Voy a Explotar") and Alison Dickey ("Piggie"). David Guy Levy ("August") is an executive producer.
The Silverwood Films-alo Productions-Verisimilitude production began shooting last week in Los Angeles.
Repped by Vanguard Management Group, Crocicchia plays the younger daughter of Denis Leary's character on FX's "Rescue Me." She also stars in the indie drama "The Wheeler Boys," which screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and has a role in...
- 7/13/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARK CITY, Utah -- "I'm blanking", said the rep who introduced writer/director Kip Koenig to the audience at the premiere of his "How to Make the Cruelest Month", a dramatic competition entrant at the Sundance Film Festival. Ditto. What does one say about a movie that is as smart and sophisticated as it is stupid and sophomoric? Precocious without perspicacity, Koenig may someday be famous -- if he ever grows up.
A co-ed admittedly in need of a shrink, Bell Bryant faces a universal dilemma: It's Dec. 1, and the New Year's resolutions she just discovered in her diaphragm container have not been met. Though her goals are simple enough (to stop smoking and to fall in love), the nymphomaniac Bell, who's from a dysfunctional family, has a loser lover and doesn't seem at first blush to have much chance for success.
In his debut movie, Koenig covers Bell's four-week journey of self-discovery in a 100-minute marathon production. It might have seemed re-energizing if he or editor Chris Figler had cut 20 or more minutes from the film. As it was, the audience was laughing, but people were also leaving throughout the premiere. It is either a good idea taken too far or an idea too good to cover the distance. "How to Make the Cruelest Month" came close to becoming "How to Make the Cruelest Movie", in terms of taxation of audience tolerance.
The weaknesses of Koenig's movie are typical of young filmmakers and all-too-familiar to those who frequent Sundance each year. What is uncommon about a directorial debut like "The Cruelest Month" is its clever dialogue and exemplary cast. Clea Duvall gives an in-your-face performance as Bell, who talks to the audience as if addressing her shrink. Equally impressive is Leonard Crane, who plays Gabriel Mann, her loser lover. That Koenig could garner talent such as Mary Kay Place (whom all but the baby development execs will remember as the Emmy-winning actress in "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman") and Marianne Jean-Baptiste speaks volumes for what these thespians thought of him and his script.
HOW TO MAKE THE CRUELEST MONTH
Producers: Alison Dickey, Mark Lipson
Screenwriter-director: Kip Koenig
Co-producer: Caitlan Abramovitz
Executive producer: James R. Hedges
Director of photography: Julian Whatley
Editor: Chris Figler
Production designer: Jodi Ginnever
Music: Jeff Martin
Color/stereo
Cast:
Bell Bryant: Clea Duvall
Gabriel Mann: Leonard Crane
Christianne: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Mary Bryant: Mary Kay Place
Manhattan: Dennis Haysbert
Ricky: Frederick Weller
Dot Bryant: Amy Smart
Uncle Jerry: John David Souther
Sarah: Jorja Fox
Running time -- 100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
A co-ed admittedly in need of a shrink, Bell Bryant faces a universal dilemma: It's Dec. 1, and the New Year's resolutions she just discovered in her diaphragm container have not been met. Though her goals are simple enough (to stop smoking and to fall in love), the nymphomaniac Bell, who's from a dysfunctional family, has a loser lover and doesn't seem at first blush to have much chance for success.
In his debut movie, Koenig covers Bell's four-week journey of self-discovery in a 100-minute marathon production. It might have seemed re-energizing if he or editor Chris Figler had cut 20 or more minutes from the film. As it was, the audience was laughing, but people were also leaving throughout the premiere. It is either a good idea taken too far or an idea too good to cover the distance. "How to Make the Cruelest Month" came close to becoming "How to Make the Cruelest Movie", in terms of taxation of audience tolerance.
The weaknesses of Koenig's movie are typical of young filmmakers and all-too-familiar to those who frequent Sundance each year. What is uncommon about a directorial debut like "The Cruelest Month" is its clever dialogue and exemplary cast. Clea Duvall gives an in-your-face performance as Bell, who talks to the audience as if addressing her shrink. Equally impressive is Leonard Crane, who plays Gabriel Mann, her loser lover. That Koenig could garner talent such as Mary Kay Place (whom all but the baby development execs will remember as the Emmy-winning actress in "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman") and Marianne Jean-Baptiste speaks volumes for what these thespians thought of him and his script.
HOW TO MAKE THE CRUELEST MONTH
Producers: Alison Dickey, Mark Lipson
Screenwriter-director: Kip Koenig
Co-producer: Caitlan Abramovitz
Executive producer: James R. Hedges
Director of photography: Julian Whatley
Editor: Chris Figler
Production designer: Jodi Ginnever
Music: Jeff Martin
Color/stereo
Cast:
Bell Bryant: Clea Duvall
Gabriel Mann: Leonard Crane
Christianne: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Mary Bryant: Mary Kay Place
Manhattan: Dennis Haysbert
Ricky: Frederick Weller
Dot Bryant: Amy Smart
Uncle Jerry: John David Souther
Sarah: Jorja Fox
Running time -- 100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 1/21/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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