It seems reasonable to expect that just about anything can and will go wrong with a full-size replica of a cruise ship that famously sank on its maiden voyage, killing more than 1,500 people aboard. But Titanic II, Australian mining billionaire Clive Palmer’s proposed heir to the original Rms Titanic, hasn’t faced a disaster so far — because over the decade and change that Palmer has been pitching it, nothing has been built.
First announced in 2012 for the 100th anniversary of the Titanic‘s fateful voyage, Palmer envisions the Titanic II,...
First announced in 2012 for the 100th anniversary of the Titanic‘s fateful voyage, Palmer envisions the Titanic II,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Actor Daniel Day-Lewis indulged in deep method-acting to get into the role of Daniel Plainview for There Will Be Blood. The highly praised role would see him get physical with another actor, who described the intense experience.
Daniel Day-Lewis slapped Paul Dano in the face every take Paul Dano and Daniel Day-Lewis | Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
Day-Lewis collaborated with several actors for his 2007 classic feature, There Will Be Blood. One of those actors was Paul Dano, who Day-Lewis had already worked with in The Ballad of Jack and Rose.
Dano was initially cast in a small role alongside Day-Lewis in the film. But circumstances later had Dano playing two completely different roles in the film, giving him more screentime with the retired actor.
Working alongside Day-Lewis twice was a memorable moment for Dano, who got to see the Oscar winner’s work up close. Dano remembered one specific sequence where...
Daniel Day-Lewis slapped Paul Dano in the face every take Paul Dano and Daniel Day-Lewis | Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
Day-Lewis collaborated with several actors for his 2007 classic feature, There Will Be Blood. One of those actors was Paul Dano, who Day-Lewis had already worked with in The Ballad of Jack and Rose.
Dano was initially cast in a small role alongside Day-Lewis in the film. But circumstances later had Dano playing two completely different roles in the film, giving him more screentime with the retired actor.
Working alongside Day-Lewis twice was a memorable moment for Dano, who got to see the Oscar winner’s work up close. Dano remembered one specific sequence where...
- 2/20/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Sundance turns 40 this year and AMC Networks is celebrating the film festival’s big 4-0 with the release of a curated lineup of dozens of movies that previously debuted at the event, including “Birth/Rebirth,” “Sleeping with Other People,” “Savage Grace” and “Heathers,” for streamer AMC+.
A long-time sponsor of the Sundance Film Festival with roots in indie films through IFC Films and now horror-focused streamer Shudder, whcih is debuting Chris Nash’s “In A Violent Nature” at the fest this year, AMC Networks will be offering the compilation of Sundance movies all through January, in connection with the 2024 edition of the film festival running Jan. 18-28.
“This collection is such a great way to honor the history of the legacy of Sundance bring AMC+ subscribers, who are not going to be in Park City, virtually to the event through this portfolio of such unforgettable films,” chief commercial officer for AMC Networks Kim Kelleher told Variety.
A long-time sponsor of the Sundance Film Festival with roots in indie films through IFC Films and now horror-focused streamer Shudder, whcih is debuting Chris Nash’s “In A Violent Nature” at the fest this year, AMC Networks will be offering the compilation of Sundance movies all through January, in connection with the 2024 edition of the film festival running Jan. 18-28.
“This collection is such a great way to honor the history of the legacy of Sundance bring AMC+ subscribers, who are not going to be in Park City, virtually to the event through this portfolio of such unforgettable films,” chief commercial officer for AMC Networks Kim Kelleher told Variety.
- 1/10/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between.
We discuss everyone’s favorite method man: Daniel Day-Lewis. Our B-Sides are 1988’s Stars and Bars, Eversmile, New Jersey (1989), Jim Sheridan’s The Boxer, and Rebecca Miller’s The Ballad of Jack and Rose.
Returning guest Fiona Underhill joins us to discuss the myth-making around the actor, his process, as well as a few hot takes on whether some of his most-lauded credits are properly rated. Naturally, we also discuss his peak ‘90s hotness, and his influence, for better or worse, on a younger generation of actors.
The scope of our B-Sides unlock a few lesser-seen tools in Day-Lewis’ belt, from the farcical to the oddball. These are modes he doesn’t necessarily seem comfortable in as a younger star,...
We discuss everyone’s favorite method man: Daniel Day-Lewis. Our B-Sides are 1988’s Stars and Bars, Eversmile, New Jersey (1989), Jim Sheridan’s The Boxer, and Rebecca Miller’s The Ballad of Jack and Rose.
Returning guest Fiona Underhill joins us to discuss the myth-making around the actor, his process, as well as a few hot takes on whether some of his most-lauded credits are properly rated. Naturally, we also discuss his peak ‘90s hotness, and his influence, for better or worse, on a younger generation of actors.
The scope of our B-Sides unlock a few lesser-seen tools in Day-Lewis’ belt, from the farcical to the oddball. These are modes he doesn’t necessarily seem comfortable in as a younger star,...
- 12/18/2023
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
The 31st edition of the Camerimage Film Festival, Europe’s top cinematography event, will welcome a host of stellar guests to the Gothic Polish town of Torun, including Adam Driver, Sean Penn and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer.
Driver and Penn will screen their latest films, respectively, the high-octane biopic “Ferrari” and the portrait of Eastern Europe’s most remarkable wartime president, Volodymyr Zelensky, “Superpower.”
As regular fest guests have learned, the calendar of film screenings is just as important to study as the schedule for panels, seminars and masterclasses. That’s because Camerimage, with limited event space for now, strategically holds filmmaker talks following film projections, often in the same hall of the Jordanki cinema space.
Which means opening-night audiences who linger after Camerimage screens Robbie Ryan-shot “Poor Things,” the Frankenstein-esque fairytale by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Emma Stone, will be able to...
Driver and Penn will screen their latest films, respectively, the high-octane biopic “Ferrari” and the portrait of Eastern Europe’s most remarkable wartime president, Volodymyr Zelensky, “Superpower.”
As regular fest guests have learned, the calendar of film screenings is just as important to study as the schedule for panels, seminars and masterclasses. That’s because Camerimage, with limited event space for now, strategically holds filmmaker talks following film projections, often in the same hall of the Jordanki cinema space.
Which means opening-night audiences who linger after Camerimage screens Robbie Ryan-shot “Poor Things,” the Frankenstein-esque fairytale by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Emma Stone, will be able to...
- 11/6/2023
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
Ryan Gosling has made a large number of fans over the years thanks to his critically acclaimed performances. At one point, he’d even gotten acting veteran Day-Lewis to take notice of him, who sung Gosling’s praises.
Daniel Day-Lewis once named his favorite actors Daniel Day-Lewis | Dave J Hogan/Getty Images
Day-Lewis is an actor that many look up to, both audiences and film stars alike. But the three-time Oscar-winner has a list of actors he’s always admired himself. In a resurfaced interview with Port (via Contact Music), the actor shared that he was in the midst of making such a list. But rattling off his favorite performers was a task that was harder than he thought it would be.
“I’m gathering all these things to me like a crazy hoarder, arms around them, fingers clasped, sweeping them towards me, penning them under the roof of this...
Daniel Day-Lewis once named his favorite actors Daniel Day-Lewis | Dave J Hogan/Getty Images
Day-Lewis is an actor that many look up to, both audiences and film stars alike. But the three-time Oscar-winner has a list of actors he’s always admired himself. In a resurfaced interview with Port (via Contact Music), the actor shared that he was in the midst of making such a list. But rattling off his favorite performers was a task that was harder than he thought it would be.
“I’m gathering all these things to me like a crazy hoarder, arms around them, fingers clasped, sweeping them towards me, penning them under the roof of this...
- 3/26/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Actor Daniel-Day Lewis often goes through great preparations to embody a film role. But there was a moment when his method-acting raised a few concerns about his performance.
Daniel Day-Lewis once shared why he tried to avoid talking about his method acting Daniel Day-Lewis | Jason Merritt/WireImage
Day-Lewis is widely seen as one of cinema’s greatest and most dedicated actors. But what has fascinated many about the actor’s performances has been his method acting. Day-Lewis has been known to live and breathe his characters even when he isn’t filming to do his roles justice.
Phantom Thread, for instance, saw Day-Lewis making dresses from scratch to further understand his onscreen role as a dressmaker. The 2005 movie The Ballad of Jack and Rose saw Day-Lewis playing an isolated environmentalist. Because of this, the actor lived separately from his own real-life family for the role. The stories of Day-Lewis’ method...
Daniel Day-Lewis once shared why he tried to avoid talking about his method acting Daniel Day-Lewis | Jason Merritt/WireImage
Day-Lewis is widely seen as one of cinema’s greatest and most dedicated actors. But what has fascinated many about the actor’s performances has been his method acting. Day-Lewis has been known to live and breathe his characters even when he isn’t filming to do his roles justice.
Phantom Thread, for instance, saw Day-Lewis making dresses from scratch to further understand his onscreen role as a dressmaker. The 2005 movie The Ballad of Jack and Rose saw Day-Lewis playing an isolated environmentalist. Because of this, the actor lived separately from his own real-life family for the role. The stories of Day-Lewis’ method...
- 3/24/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: My Name is Earl star Jason Lee has signed with Buchwald for representation in all areas.
Lee recently joined the ensemble cast of the upcoming Netflix/Shondaland murder-mystery series The Residence, based on the Kate Anderson Brower book of the same name, and will star opposite Uzo Aduba, Andre Braugher, and Ken Marino.
The multihyphenate is widely recognized for playing the lead role in the Emmy-winning comedy series My Name is Earl, which aired on NBC for four seasons and earned him two Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations. He also starred in the TNT series Memphis Beat, produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, which ran for two seasons. His other television credits include Greg Garcia’s Raising Hope and the NBC/Broadway Video series Up All Night, opposite Christina Applegate and Maya Rudolph.
On the film side, Lee starred in Vanilla Sky and the Oscar-winning Almost Famous for director Cameron Crowe.
Lee recently joined the ensemble cast of the upcoming Netflix/Shondaland murder-mystery series The Residence, based on the Kate Anderson Brower book of the same name, and will star opposite Uzo Aduba, Andre Braugher, and Ken Marino.
The multihyphenate is widely recognized for playing the lead role in the Emmy-winning comedy series My Name is Earl, which aired on NBC for four seasons and earned him two Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations. He also starred in the TNT series Memphis Beat, produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, which ran for two seasons. His other television credits include Greg Garcia’s Raising Hope and the NBC/Broadway Video series Up All Night, opposite Christina Applegate and Maya Rudolph.
On the film side, Lee starred in Vanilla Sky and the Oscar-winning Almost Famous for director Cameron Crowe.
- 2/28/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
No genre of the last few decades can get on my nerves like the indie quirkfest. You know: those movies that keep poking you in the ribs to giggle at their cutely addled characters with their adorable eccentricities — I’m talking woe-is-us hipster comedies like “Pieces of April,” “Lars and the Real Girl” and the pop-crossover “Citizen Kane” of the genre, “Little Miss Sunshine.” The trouble with these movies is that even as they pretend to be lifesize, they’re too conscious about packaging their prefab weirdness; they’re edgy sitcoms minus the laugh tracks. But Rebecca Miller’s “She Came to Me,” which opened the Berlin Film Festival today, demonstrates how the indie quirkfest can be resonant and real, with characters who have soul instead of a chewy center.
The movie’s main figures aren’t just suffering from off-kilter dilemmas — they have problems we might characterize as everyday mental illness.
The movie’s main figures aren’t just suffering from off-kilter dilemmas — they have problems we might characterize as everyday mental illness.
- 2/16/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
After twenty-five years, James Cameron’s Titanic is still one of the biggest-grossing films of all time (number 8 on the all-time domestic list and number 3 on the international list – not adjusted for inflation) and an indisputable classic. Everyone assumed Cameron’s movie would be a flop back in 1997, with many claiming it would be the next Waterworld or Heaven’s Gate before it opened. To rub salt in the wound, the movie opened soft opposite the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, but then the movie displayed incredible staying power at the box office. This would become a recurring thing for Cameron, with Avatar: The Way of Water recently posting an underwhelming opening but then legging out to become one of the top ten highest-grossing movies of all time – and counting.
While we’ve already looked into Titanic’s troubled production (which infamously included Cameron and the crew getting dosed with...
While we’ve already looked into Titanic’s troubled production (which infamously included Cameron and the crew getting dosed with...
- 2/13/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Camilla Belle and Gus Halper have joined the cast of NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime for its upcoming third season. Belle and Halper will portray New York City power couple Pearl Serrano and Teddy Silas, respectively.
The series follows Law & Order: Svu character Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), a veteran detective who returns to the New York Police Department as part of the Organized Crime Task Force following his wife’s murder.
Deadline recently confirmed the addition of Rick Gonzalez and Brent Antonello, who will join Stabler as part of the task force. Danielle Moné Truitt and Ainsley Seiger also star.
The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group and Wolf Entertainment. Executive producers include Dick Wolf, Bryan Goluboff, Barry O’Brien, John Polson, Paul Cabbad, Arthur W. Forney, Meloni and Peter Jankowski.
The series follows Law & Order: Svu character Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), a veteran detective who returns to the New York Police Department as part of the Organized Crime Task Force following his wife’s murder.
Deadline recently confirmed the addition of Rick Gonzalez and Brent Antonello, who will join Stabler as part of the task force. Danielle Moné Truitt and Ainsley Seiger also star.
The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group and Wolf Entertainment. Executive producers include Dick Wolf, Bryan Goluboff, Barry O’Brien, John Polson, Paul Cabbad, Arthur W. Forney, Meloni and Peter Jankowski.
- 8/12/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox Entertainment’s free streaming service, Tubi, has set Camilla Belle to star in the romantic comedy feature 10 Truths About Love.
She’ll play Carina, a relationship columnist for whom, despite her professional expertise, love does not come easy. The movie also stars David Lafontaine (Molly’s Game) as Liam, Belle’s love interest.
“We are delighted to have Camilla Belle star in our Tubi Original Movie for Valentine’s Day,” said Adam Lewinson, Chief Content Officer at Tubi. “Camilla’s charismatic performance is perfectly paired with the charming screenplay for 10 Truths About Love, and we’re so pleased that this movie will anchor our Valentine’s programming event with thousands of bingeable romantic titles.”
10 Truths About Love also stars Sebastian Marziali (Party Mamas), David Keeley (Warehouse 13), Kelsey Verzotti (Top 10 Dorothy), Paula Rivera (Impulse), Maya Cieszynska (And He Was Gone), Karn Kalra (The Dictator’s Playbook), Robert Ifedi (Self Made:...
She’ll play Carina, a relationship columnist for whom, despite her professional expertise, love does not come easy. The movie also stars David Lafontaine (Molly’s Game) as Liam, Belle’s love interest.
“We are delighted to have Camilla Belle star in our Tubi Original Movie for Valentine’s Day,” said Adam Lewinson, Chief Content Officer at Tubi. “Camilla’s charismatic performance is perfectly paired with the charming screenplay for 10 Truths About Love, and we’re so pleased that this movie will anchor our Valentine’s programming event with thousands of bingeable romantic titles.”
10 Truths About Love also stars Sebastian Marziali (Party Mamas), David Keeley (Warehouse 13), Kelsey Verzotti (Top 10 Dorothy), Paula Rivera (Impulse), Maya Cieszynska (And He Was Gone), Karn Kalra (The Dictator’s Playbook), Robert Ifedi (Self Made:...
- 9/23/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Romantic comedy to star Marisa Tomei, Tahir Rahim, Joanna Kulig and Anne Hathaway.
Anne Hathaway, Tahar Rahim, Marisa Tomei and Cold War star Joanna Kulig are to star in Rebecca Miller’s romantic comedy She Came To Me, which Protagonist Pictures will introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market (June 21-25).
Matthew Broderick has also joined the cast of the film, which will begin principal photography this autumn in New York. Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler are producing alongside Miller and Damon Cardasis from Round Films, while CAA Media Finance will handle North America sales.
The multi-generational...
Anne Hathaway, Tahar Rahim, Marisa Tomei and Cold War star Joanna Kulig are to star in Rebecca Miller’s romantic comedy She Came To Me, which Protagonist Pictures will introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market (June 21-25).
Matthew Broderick has also joined the cast of the film, which will begin principal photography this autumn in New York. Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler are producing alongside Miller and Damon Cardasis from Round Films, while CAA Media Finance will handle North America sales.
The multi-generational...
- 6/8/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Writer, director and actress Rebecca Miller discusses a few of her favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002)
The Ballad Of Jack And Rose (2005)
The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee (2009)
Maggie’s Plan (2015)
Explorers (1985)
The Way We Were (1973)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
Annie Hall (1977)
Repulsion (1965)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Knife In The Water (1962)
The Tenant (1976)
Cries and Whispers (1972)
Persona (1966)
The Magician (1958)
Hour Of The Wolf (1968)
The Virgin Spring (1960)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Shining (1980)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Angela (1995)
Badlands (1973)
Casino (1995)
On The Waterfront (1954)
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
Jules and Jim (1962)
The Bitter Tears Of Petra von Kant (1972)
Wings Of Desire (1987)
The Killer Inside Me (1976)
The Killer Inside Me (2010)
Married To The Mob (1988)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Dune (1984)
Imitation Of Life (1934)
Imitation Of Life (1959)
Written On The Wind (1956)
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
All That Heaven Allows...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002)
The Ballad Of Jack And Rose (2005)
The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee (2009)
Maggie’s Plan (2015)
Explorers (1985)
The Way We Were (1973)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
Annie Hall (1977)
Repulsion (1965)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Knife In The Water (1962)
The Tenant (1976)
Cries and Whispers (1972)
Persona (1966)
The Magician (1958)
Hour Of The Wolf (1968)
The Virgin Spring (1960)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Shining (1980)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Angela (1995)
Badlands (1973)
Casino (1995)
On The Waterfront (1954)
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
Jules and Jim (1962)
The Bitter Tears Of Petra von Kant (1972)
Wings Of Desire (1987)
The Killer Inside Me (1976)
The Killer Inside Me (2010)
Married To The Mob (1988)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Dune (1984)
Imitation Of Life (1934)
Imitation Of Life (1959)
Written On The Wind (1956)
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
All That Heaven Allows...
- 5/11/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
So with all the holidays this month, not to mention “snow days” (with the “at home learning” is that really still a thing), when will those movies be released (to quote that Coen Brothers classic) “you know… for the kids”? Well move aside all you somber “indie” dramas and feature docs, here comes a new live-action feature adaptation of an award-winning (the 2014 Newbery Medal) childrens’ book. And it’s a human/animal team-up, much like the live-action features that the Disney Studio would “pair up” with their re-issues of their animated classics in the 60s and 70s (or at least with a “long-form” short like their Winnie the Pooh “featurettes”). Yes, the “mouse house” is behind this flick, also. But there’s no need to brave the elements as it premieres on their streaming service, perfect for pausing during the snack refills. Oh, almost forgot to reveal the identity of...
- 2/17/2021
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming Netflix drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7” boasts one of this year’s most impressive casts, including Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Frank Langella, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. But also among the ensemble, and re-teaming with Sorkin for the first time since 2017’s “Molly’s Game,” is “Succession” star Jeremy Strong. The film chronicles how the peaceful protest outside the 1968 Democratic Convention unraveled into a fatal clash with police officers and the National Guard. According to a Vanity Fair first look at the movie, coming to Netflix on October 16, Strong was a die-hard method actor while on set, going to extremes to let the riotous atmosphere of the period seep into him.
According to Sorkin, while filming riot scenes on location in Chicago’s Grant Park, Strong demanded that an ex-cop starring as a storm trooper in the movie throw him to the ground before each take.
According to Sorkin, while filming riot scenes on location in Chicago’s Grant Park, Strong demanded that an ex-cop starring as a storm trooper in the movie throw him to the ground before each take.
- 7/22/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The second season of Succession ends with a bang for Jeremy Strong’s Kendall Roy, the troubled second son of a Murdoch-inspired media dynasty built by his imposing father, Logan, played by Brian Cox. Kendall has been selected by his father to become the family’s sacrificial lamb, as a crisis threatens to engulf the Waystar-Royco empire. “One meaningful skull to wave,” as Logan puts it, to protect the family’s control on the business. And, for Logan, Kendall has never had the cutthroat spirit to run the company, an admission he makes as he swings the hangman’s ax down on his own son’s neck.
But after two seasons and a lifetime living in the pillory Logan Roy has constructed to keep his own children in line, that final swing becomes the release that Kendall has longed for, even if he never knew it. At the press conference...
But after two seasons and a lifetime living in the pillory Logan Roy has constructed to keep his own children in line, that final swing becomes the release that Kendall has longed for, even if he never knew it. At the press conference...
- 7/2/2020
- by Joe Utichi
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: My Name Is Earl alum Jason Lee has signed with ICM Partners and Imagine Artist Management for representation in all areas.
Lee is best known in television for his starring role in the Emmy-winning series My Name Is Earl, for which he received two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy series. His other television credits include TNT’s Memphis Beat, produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, as well as recurring roles in Greg Garcia’s Raising Hope and the NBC/Broadway Video series Up All Night, opposite Christina Applegate and Maya Rudolph.
He can currently be seen in a cameo in Kevin Smith’s Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Other Kevin Smith collaborations include Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jersey Girl. Lee starred in Vanilla Sky and the Oscar-winning Almost Famous for director Cameron Crowe. He also has worked with directors Barry Sonnenfeld...
Lee is best known in television for his starring role in the Emmy-winning series My Name Is Earl, for which he received two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy series. His other television credits include TNT’s Memphis Beat, produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, as well as recurring roles in Greg Garcia’s Raising Hope and the NBC/Broadway Video series Up All Night, opposite Christina Applegate and Maya Rudolph.
He can currently be seen in a cameo in Kevin Smith’s Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Other Kevin Smith collaborations include Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jersey Girl. Lee starred in Vanilla Sky and the Oscar-winning Almost Famous for director Cameron Crowe. He also has worked with directors Barry Sonnenfeld...
- 10/18/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Following its premiere at the New York Film Festival last fall, “Arthur Miller: Writer” is headed to HBO. The documentary was directed by Rebecca Miller — who, not coincidentally, happens to be Arthur Miller’s daughter — and has earned favorable reviews for its intimate, all-in-the-family look at its subject. Watch an exclusive trailer below.
“Art is long, life short,” Miller says. “I forgot the Latin.”
Here’s the synopsis: “‘Arthur Miller: Writer’ is an intimate portrait of one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th century. The documentary is told from the unique perspective of an award-winning filmmaker: his daughter, Rebecca Miller. The film includes material never before seen by the public, including in-depth interviews and home movie-style footage, providing insights into Miller that are quite different from the ones the public has previously seen. Rebecca Miller opens the door to the man behind the icon, delves into the...
“Art is long, life short,” Miller says. “I forgot the Latin.”
Here’s the synopsis: “‘Arthur Miller: Writer’ is an intimate portrait of one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th century. The documentary is told from the unique perspective of an award-winning filmmaker: his daughter, Rebecca Miller. The film includes material never before seen by the public, including in-depth interviews and home movie-style footage, providing insights into Miller that are quite different from the ones the public has previously seen. Rebecca Miller opens the door to the man behind the icon, delves into the...
- 3/9/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Avail yourself of an exclusive clip from “Arthur Miller: Writer,” Rebecca Miller’s documentary portrait of her father. The film is set to premiere at the New York Film Festival before airing on the network in March of next year. Watch the clip below.
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Here’s the synopsis: “Rebecca Miller’s film is a portrait of her father, his times and insights, built around impromptu interviews shot over many years in the family home. This celebration of the great American playwright is quite different from what the public has ever seen. It is a close consideration of a singular life shadowed by the tragedies of the Red Scare and the death of Marilyn Monroe; a bracing look at success and failure in the public eye; an honest accounting of human frailty; a...
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Here’s the synopsis: “Rebecca Miller’s film is a portrait of her father, his times and insights, built around impromptu interviews shot over many years in the family home. This celebration of the great American playwright is quite different from what the public has ever seen. It is a close consideration of a singular life shadowed by the tragedies of the Red Scare and the death of Marilyn Monroe; a bracing look at success and failure in the public eye; an honest accounting of human frailty; a...
- 10/9/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Daniel Day-Lewis has earned many accolades and awards over the last 35 years, but perhaps no one has more perfectly encapsulated this actor's appeal than comedian Paul F. Tompkins. Cast in a tiny part in 2007's There Will Be Blood opposite Day-Lewis, the stand-up comic later related what their first on-set encounter was like. "Now, I had been told that Daniel Day-Lewis was kind of an intense person," Tompkins says. "And he's really not. He's really … The Most Intense Person that has ever lived on Earth. He's not doing anything – he's...
- 6/21/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Here’s how studios say they see it: Sure, we really want to hire women directors. But there’s almost no studio movie that isn’t big budget, and we can’t find women who have the experience necessary to handle the really big movies. (Never mind Colin Trevorrow. Or Marc Webb. Or Gareth Edwards. Or Jon Watts.)
Of course, that logic is a vicious cycle at best, but here’s a chance to break it. Director Reed Morano’s dazzling execution of the first three episodes of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” suggests another excellent source for future women directors: top cinematographers.
Read More: 7 Female Genre Filmmakers You Should Get to Know Right Now
Women cinematographers work harder, longer, and have to be gifted and tough in order to keep landing jobs. As a cinematographer, make one mistake and you’re through. Any working cinematographer has more than...
Of course, that logic is a vicious cycle at best, but here’s a chance to break it. Director Reed Morano’s dazzling execution of the first three episodes of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” suggests another excellent source for future women directors: top cinematographers.
Read More: 7 Female Genre Filmmakers You Should Get to Know Right Now
Women cinematographers work harder, longer, and have to be gifted and tough in order to keep landing jobs. As a cinematographer, make one mistake and you’re through. Any working cinematographer has more than...
- 5/10/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Here’s how studios say they see it: Sure, we really want to hire women directors. But there’s almost no studio movie that isn’t big budget, and we can’t find women who have the experience necessary to handle the really big movies. (Never mind Colin Trevorrow. Or Marc Webb. Or Gareth Edwards. Or Jon Watts.)
Of course, that logic is a vicious cycle at best, but here’s a chance to break it. Director Reed Morano’s dazzling execution of the first three episodes of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” suggests another excellent source for future women directors: top cinematographers.
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Women cinematographers work harder, longer, and have to be gifted and tough in order to keep landing jobs. As a cinematographer, make one mistake and you’re through. Any working cinematographer has more than...
Of course, that logic is a vicious cycle at best, but here’s a chance to break it. Director Reed Morano’s dazzling execution of the first three episodes of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” suggests another excellent source for future women directors: top cinematographers.
Read More: 7 Female Genre Filmmakers You Should Get to Know Right Now
Women cinematographers work harder, longer, and have to be gifted and tough in order to keep landing jobs. As a cinematographer, make one mistake and you’re through. Any working cinematographer has more than...
- 5/10/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Amy Schumer is on board to star in a film co-written by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, the writing duo behind films like “Never Been Kissed,” “He’s Just Not That Into You” and “How to Be Single.” According to Deadline, the film will be titled “I Feel Pretty,” and will mark Kohn and Silverstein’s directorial debut. Schumer is set to produce the movie, which will begin shooting in the summer; however the storyline has not been revealed yet.
Read More: Nicole Kidman and Amy Schumer Join Rebecca Miller’s Intertwining Love Story ‘She Came to Me’
Up next for Schumer is the May 12 premiere of Jonathan Levine’s Fox comedy “Snatched,” in which she co-stars with Goldie Hawn. The comedian also co-stars opposite Miles Teller in Jason Hall’s drama “Thank You For Your Service,” slated for release on October 27.
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Up next for Schumer is the May 12 premiere of Jonathan Levine’s Fox comedy “Snatched,” in which she co-stars with Goldie Hawn. The comedian also co-stars opposite Miles Teller in Jason Hall’s drama “Thank You For Your Service,” slated for release on October 27.
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- 4/17/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Nicole Kidman, Amy Schumer and Steve Carell have signed on to co-star in the upcoming indie comedy-drama “She Came to Me.” The film is written and directed by Rebecca Miller, the filmmaker behind “The Ballad of Jack and Rose” (2005), “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” (2009), and “Maggie’s Plan” (2015), among other titles.
Read More: Nicole Kidman and Amara Karan In Talks To Join Weinstein Company’s ‘Intouchables’ Remake
“She Came to Me” will follow two intertwined love stories, as reported by Variety. However, there are no further details about the Miller’s script.
On Thursday, Variety announced that Schumer had dropped out of Sony’s live-acton film “Barbie”, due to a scheduling conflict. That frees her up to work on this project.
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Kidman —who received an Academy Award nomination for...
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“She Came to Me” will follow two intertwined love stories, as reported by Variety. However, there are no further details about the Miller’s script.
On Thursday, Variety announced that Schumer had dropped out of Sony’s live-acton film “Barbie”, due to a scheduling conflict. That frees her up to work on this project.
Read More: ‘Dying Laughing’ Trailer: Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart and Amy Schumer on the Highs and Lows of Stand-Up Comedy
Kidman —who received an Academy Award nomination for...
- 3/24/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Rebecca Miller continues to be arguably one of the most undervalued directors — female or not — working right now. Despite assembling an impressive body of work including “The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee,” “The Ballad Of Jack And Rose,” “Personal Velocity,” and most recently, the utterly charming “Maggie’s Plan,” her films don’t tend to breakout beyond the arthouse.
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- 3/24/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Rebecca Miller to direct and produce comedic drama.
Steve Carell, Amy Schumer and Nicole Kidman will star in She Came To Me based on Miller’s screenplay.
The story of family and the complexities of modern life weaves together love stories and plays out against the world of contemporary opera and tugboats.
Miller will producethrough her Round Films with producing partner Damon Cardasis, alongside OddLot founder Gigi Pritzker and Rachel Shane.
Miller has written and directed Maggie’s Plan, The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee, The Ballad Of Jack And Rose, Personal Velocity, and Angela.
OddLot Entertainment recently co-produced and co-financed Taylor Sheridan’s Hell Or High Water.
The slate includes recent Sundance selection Landline, and National Geographic Channel’s first scripted series Genius, the Albert Einstein drama that receives its world premiere in Tribeca next month.
Steve Carell, Amy Schumer and Nicole Kidman will star in She Came To Me based on Miller’s screenplay.
The story of family and the complexities of modern life weaves together love stories and plays out against the world of contemporary opera and tugboats.
Miller will producethrough her Round Films with producing partner Damon Cardasis, alongside OddLot founder Gigi Pritzker and Rachel Shane.
Miller has written and directed Maggie’s Plan, The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee, The Ballad Of Jack And Rose, Personal Velocity, and Angela.
OddLot Entertainment recently co-produced and co-financed Taylor Sheridan’s Hell Or High Water.
The slate includes recent Sundance selection Landline, and National Geographic Channel’s first scripted series Genius, the Albert Einstein drama that receives its world premiere in Tribeca next month.
- 3/23/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Most film critics who post annual 10 Best lists follow simple rules, and I am no exception — include a few likely Oscar contenders, a few popular hits, and at least one arcane title from the wild blue yonder, either foreign or up-and-coming indie, presented in short readable blurbs. (No photo gallery here.)
And yes, while I keep to a pure Top 10, I do cheat a bit with some extra categories below. So shoot me.
1. “The Jungle Book”
Jon Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato, created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi). Maybe Favreau makes it look too easy. This isn’t fantasy-world “Avatar.” This is digital India. He calls up fond memories of Disney’s 1967 animated musical,...
And yes, while I keep to a pure Top 10, I do cheat a bit with some extra categories below. So shoot me.
1. “The Jungle Book”
Jon Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato, created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi). Maybe Favreau makes it look too easy. This isn’t fantasy-world “Avatar.” This is digital India. He calls up fond memories of Disney’s 1967 animated musical,...
- 12/8/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Most film critics who post annual 10 Best lists follow simple rules, and I am no exception — include a few likely Oscar contenders, a few popular hits, and at least one arcane title from the wild blue yonder, either foreign or up-and-coming indie, presented in short readable blurbs. (No photo gallery here.)
And yes, while I keep to a pure Top 10, I do cheat a bit with some extra categories below. So shoot me.
1. “The Jungle Book”
Jon Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato, created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi). Maybe Favreau makes it look too easy. This isn’t fantasy-world “Avatar.” This is digital India. He calls up fond memories of Disney’s 1967 animated musical,...
And yes, while I keep to a pure Top 10, I do cheat a bit with some extra categories below. So shoot me.
1. “The Jungle Book”
Jon Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato, created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi). Maybe Favreau makes it look too easy. This isn’t fantasy-world “Avatar.” This is digital India. He calls up fond memories of Disney’s 1967 animated musical,...
- 12/8/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Rebecca Miller’s new witty romantic comedy “Maggie’s Plan” charmed audiences and critics when it premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, and then later when was it released in theaters this past May. Now, it soon will enchant audiences when it hits home video.
Read More: Toronto Review: With ‘Maggie’s Plan,’ Greta Gerwig Officially Owns Her Own Genre
The film follows Maggie (Greta Gerwig), a vibrant and independent New Yorker, decides to become a single mother with the help of a former college acquaintance (Travis Fimmel), but the initial plan comes up against fate when she meets and falls for “ficto-critical anthropologist” John (Ethan Hawke), whose marriage to Columbia University professor Georgette (Julianne Moore) is falling apart. Years later when Maggie finds herself falling out of love with her now husband, she devises a new plan to reconnect John with Georgette. The film also stars...
Read More: Toronto Review: With ‘Maggie’s Plan,’ Greta Gerwig Officially Owns Her Own Genre
The film follows Maggie (Greta Gerwig), a vibrant and independent New Yorker, decides to become a single mother with the help of a former college acquaintance (Travis Fimmel), but the initial plan comes up against fate when she meets and falls for “ficto-critical anthropologist” John (Ethan Hawke), whose marriage to Columbia University professor Georgette (Julianne Moore) is falling apart. Years later when Maggie finds herself falling out of love with her now husband, she devises a new plan to reconnect John with Georgette. The film also stars...
- 8/22/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Although a plan is at the center of Rebecca Miller’s (The Ballad Of Jack And Rose) new film, the director barely shows her hand as she lets the characters seemingly fall as they may in her new romantic comedy. Now, calling it a rom-com may do it a bit of disservice. This cute and light film is more akin to the work of Woody Allen. So much so that I’d argue that it is actually more of a “Woody Allen film” than anything the bespectacled director has delivered in recent years.
Maggie’S Plan revolves around upper-middle-class white people speaking like academic intellectuals as they try to figure out what they want in love and life, all the while, strolling through the streets of New York City. Does that ring an Allen bell to you? This isn’t the first time actress Greta Gerwig has sauntered into this type of film.
Maggie’S Plan revolves around upper-middle-class white people speaking like academic intellectuals as they try to figure out what they want in love and life, all the while, strolling through the streets of New York City. Does that ring an Allen bell to you? This isn’t the first time actress Greta Gerwig has sauntered into this type of film.
- 6/9/2016
- by Michael Haffner
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
There is a moment early on in writer/director Rebecca Miller‘s Maggie’s Plan in which the titular Maggie (Greta Gerwig) and John (Ethan Hawke) trade their respective titles at New York City’s The New School, and proceed to describe what exactly they mean. It’s a scene full of big words and fast talking, most of it sounding a little ridiculous and plenty smug. These characters seem to half-understand how insulated their world is, and we’re meant to laugh both at, and sometimes with, them.
Delightfully silly turns from Julianne Moore (sporting a Nordic accent) and Travis Fimmel (Warcraft) playing up nearly every hipster trope (the man sells artisan pickles, for God’s sake), reinforce the modern-set slapstick comedy Miller is crafting here. The central conflict involves Maggie and John falling in love, breaking up John’s fledging marriage with Georgette (Moore) and complicating Maggie’s...
Delightfully silly turns from Julianne Moore (sporting a Nordic accent) and Travis Fimmel (Warcraft) playing up nearly every hipster trope (the man sells artisan pickles, for God’s sake), reinforce the modern-set slapstick comedy Miller is crafting here. The central conflict involves Maggie and John falling in love, breaking up John’s fledging marriage with Georgette (Moore) and complicating Maggie’s...
- 6/1/2016
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
After hitting a variety of major film festivals over the last six months or so (including Toronto, Sundance, New York, and Berlin), Maggie’s Plan, the latest feature from Rebecca Miller (The Ballad of Jack and Rose, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee), will arrive this summer. Starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader and Maya Rudolph, it follows a thirty-something whose plans for motherhood change when she meets a married man.
Screening to mostly agreeable reviews, The Guardian‘s Nigel M. Smith said, “Writer/director Rebecca Miller’s film is tonally the complete opposite of its lead – true to life, it’s unpredictable and a bit of a mess. And that’s what makes Maggie’s Plan such a delight.” The first trailer has now arrived ahead of a May release and one can check it out below, along with the poster.
In Rebecca Miller’s witty...
Screening to mostly agreeable reviews, The Guardian‘s Nigel M. Smith said, “Writer/director Rebecca Miller’s film is tonally the complete opposite of its lead – true to life, it’s unpredictable and a bit of a mess. And that’s what makes Maggie’s Plan such a delight.” The first trailer has now arrived ahead of a May release and one can check it out below, along with the poster.
In Rebecca Miller’s witty...
- 2/25/2016
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
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Far too often, comedy-dramas orbit around a story of two (or more) people falling madly in love, revelling the Honeymoon period all the while tackling those emotional teething problems as they arise. But what about the period thereafter? That’s something Rebecca Miller (The Ballad Of Jack And Rose, The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee) will look to tackle in Maggie’s Plan, which places Greta Gerwig in the role of the woman with a devious scheme.
Delicate and sweet despite centering on a relationship gone awry, it’s really the creative pool of talent that Miller has assembled that lends Maggie’s Plan its innate charm. Starring as Maggie’s significant other is Ethan Hawke, a wide-eyed professor who dreams big of becoming an author, but as the story evolves it seems Hawke’s John Harding may not be marriage material after all, leading Gerwig...
Far too often, comedy-dramas orbit around a story of two (or more) people falling madly in love, revelling the Honeymoon period all the while tackling those emotional teething problems as they arise. But what about the period thereafter? That’s something Rebecca Miller (The Ballad Of Jack And Rose, The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee) will look to tackle in Maggie’s Plan, which places Greta Gerwig in the role of the woman with a devious scheme.
Delicate and sweet despite centering on a relationship gone awry, it’s really the creative pool of talent that Miller has assembled that lends Maggie’s Plan its innate charm. Starring as Maggie’s significant other is Ethan Hawke, a wide-eyed professor who dreams big of becoming an author, but as the story evolves it seems Hawke’s John Harding may not be marriage material after all, leading Gerwig...
- 2/24/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
On paper, a movie about the complications that arise when the marriage between a professor of ficto-critical anthropology and a critical theorist falls apart thanks to an affair doesn't sound breezy or even fun. But in the hands of director Rebecca Miller ("The Ballad Of Jack And Rose," "The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee"), it's sweet, hilarious, and even insightful, and the first trailer for "Maggie's Plan" hits all those notes. Read More: The 30 Most Anticipated Films From 2016 We've Already Seen Starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, and Maya Rudolph, the film follows a young woman whose dalliance with a married professor turns into something much more complicated that she could've predicated, particularly when the feelings of all involved begin to change. Here's the official synopsis: In Rebecca Miller's witty modern romantic comedy Maggie's Plan, Greta Gerwig portrays Maggie Hardin, a vibrant and practical...
- 2/24/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Title: Diablo Momentum Pictures Director: Lawrence Roeck Writer: Carlos De Los Rios, Lawrence Roeck Cast: Scott Eastwood, Walton Goggins, Camilla Belle, Danny Glover, Nesta Cooper, Adam Beach, José Zúñiga Running time: 90 minutes Rated: R (Violence and Gore) On VOD and in-theaters on January 8th Jackson (Scott Eastwood, Texas Chainsaw 3D) is a Civil War vetarn trying to live a quiet life in the Colorado territory with his young wife Alexsandra (Camilla Belle,The Ballad of Jack and Rose). One night his wife is kidnapped by a group of Mexicans, who burn down his home. He sets out on a journey to track down the kidnappers and bring his wife home. [ Read More ]
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- 2/15/2016
- by juliana
- ShockYa
I first discovered Rebecca Miller at Sundance 1995 with her remarkable debut, family drama "Angela," and have been tracking her very different films ever since, from "Personal Velocity," an early digital experiment based on her short stories, to "The Ballad of Jack and Rose" starring her husband Daniel Day Lewis, to her most accessible and entertaining movie to date, "Maggie's Plan," which played to raves at the Toronto and New York film fests and hits theaters via Sony Pictures Classics on May 20. Miller explains her idiosyncratic career trajectory, how she writes and puts these movies together, and the pleasure she found shooting this delightful romantic triangle (based on a story by Karen Rinaldi) in New York City with her gifted trio of actors, Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke and Julianne Moore. Read More: Sony PIctures Classics Chases Tiff Hit 'Maggie's Plan' This witty comedy of manners has been compared to the work of.
- 2/1/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Other titles include Rebecca Miller’s Maggie’s Plan, starring Greta Gerwig, and David Farr’s The Ones Below, starring David Morrissey.Scroll down for full lists
The Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 11-21) has announced the first titles in Panorama – its strand that comprises new independent and arthouse films that deal with controversial subjects or unconventional aesthetic styles.
The initial features include three from the UK, with John Michael McDonagh returning to Berlin for the world premiere of War On Everyone.
The film, a satire centred on two corrupt cops in New Mexico, stars Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Peña, Theo James and Tessa Thompson.
McDonagh was previously in Panorama in 2011 with The Guard and 2013 with Calvary.
Also from the UK is David Farr’s The Ones Below, which revolves around a couple expecting their first child who discover an unnerving difference between themselves and the couple living in the flat below. Receiving its European...
The Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 11-21) has announced the first titles in Panorama – its strand that comprises new independent and arthouse films that deal with controversial subjects or unconventional aesthetic styles.
The initial features include three from the UK, with John Michael McDonagh returning to Berlin for the world premiere of War On Everyone.
The film, a satire centred on two corrupt cops in New Mexico, stars Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Peña, Theo James and Tessa Thompson.
McDonagh was previously in Panorama in 2011 with The Guard and 2013 with Calvary.
Also from the UK is David Farr’s The Ones Below, which revolves around a couple expecting their first child who discover an unnerving difference between themselves and the couple living in the flat below. Receiving its European...
- 12/17/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
While he’s more recently been known for horrors and collaborating with Richard Linklater on the likes of Boyhood, Ethan Hawke has decided it’s time for a few more laughs. He’s joined the cast of Rebecca Miller’s new film Maggie’s Plan alongside Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Travis Fimmel, Julianne Moore and Greta Gerwig. Miller, known for films such as Personal Velocity, The Ballad Of Jack And Rose and The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee, has here adapted a story from an unpublished novel by Karen Rinaldi. Gerwig is starring as a young woman trying to make her own way in New York City and all the emotional peaks and troughs that come with it. It’s aiming to put a new spin on the well-worn romantic comedy idea. Though she’d originally wanted to kick off shooting late last year after Gerwig joined the film in January,...
- 2/4/2015
- EmpireOnline
In the run-up to the Efm in Berlin, Protagonist Pictures announced final casting on Rebecca Miller comedy Maggie’s Plan.
Boyhood star Ethan Hawke, Bill Hader (The Skeleton Twins), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids) and Travis Fimmel (‘Vikings‘)have joined Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha) and Julianne Moore (Still Alice) in the cast.
Maggie’s Plan is described as “a screwball take on the fluctuations of modern love that puts a new spin on the romantic comedy”.
The film, based on a story by Karen Rinaldi, is set to start production in New York on Feb 23.
Rachael Horovitz (Moneyball) produces alongside Miller and Damon Cardasis.
The film is being financed by Freedom Media, Locomotive, Hyperion and Three Point Capital.
Executive producers are Freedom’s Phil Stephenson and Temple Williams, Locomotive’s Lucy Barzun Donnelly and Alexandra Kerry, and Hyperion’s Michael Mailis and Susan Wrubel.
CAA and Cinetic are representing North American rights, while international...
Boyhood star Ethan Hawke, Bill Hader (The Skeleton Twins), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids) and Travis Fimmel (‘Vikings‘)have joined Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha) and Julianne Moore (Still Alice) in the cast.
Maggie’s Plan is described as “a screwball take on the fluctuations of modern love that puts a new spin on the romantic comedy”.
The film, based on a story by Karen Rinaldi, is set to start production in New York on Feb 23.
Rachael Horovitz (Moneyball) produces alongside Miller and Damon Cardasis.
The film is being financed by Freedom Media, Locomotive, Hyperion and Three Point Capital.
Executive producers are Freedom’s Phil Stephenson and Temple Williams, Locomotive’s Lucy Barzun Donnelly and Alexandra Kerry, and Hyperion’s Michael Mailis and Susan Wrubel.
CAA and Cinetic are representing North American rights, while international...
- 2/4/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Clive Owen has joined Rebecca Miller’s upcoming romantic comedy, Maggie’s Plan. The actor will star alongside Greta Gerwig and Julianne Moore, who were attached back in January. Set to shoot in New York later this year, the film will follow a woman “who ends up in a complicated relationship while trying to make her way in the Big Apple.”
That’s a pretty vague synopsis, unfortunately, but the trio of talent that’s been put into place to star is more than enough to get our interest piqued. As for who Owen will play, he’ll take on the role of John, a man who finds himself caught in an unusual love triangle, presumably involving Gerwig and Moore’s characters.
While there’s not much to go on here, as I mentioned above, Owen, Gerwig and Moore make for a charming cast, one that should fit this romantic comedy quite well.
That’s a pretty vague synopsis, unfortunately, but the trio of talent that’s been put into place to star is more than enough to get our interest piqued. As for who Owen will play, he’ll take on the role of John, a man who finds himself caught in an unusual love triangle, presumably involving Gerwig and Moore’s characters.
While there’s not much to go on here, as I mentioned above, Owen, Gerwig and Moore make for a charming cast, one that should fit this romantic comedy quite well.
- 5/2/2014
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Rebecca Miller is building a strong cast for Maggie’s Plan, the romantic comedy of manners that she will direct based on the script she wrote from a story by Karen Rinaldi. She has just set Julianne Moore to join Greta Gerwig, who plays the central character, a young woman trying to make her way in New York City. Related: Rebecca Miller & Greta Gerwig Team For ‘Maggie’s Plan’ Miller, who scripted and helmed The Ballad Of Jack And Rose and The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee, will shoot this fall in New York. Moneyball’s Rachael Horovitz is producing through Specialty Films with Damon Cardasis, who partners with Miller in her upstart production shingle Round Films. Moore will be one of several major pieces of talent that Miller is adding to the film. Moore is in the midst of playing President Alma Coin in the two final films...
- 1/16/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Seemingly loving this whole social media thing, Paul Schrader was a steady presence through 2013 on Facebook, during the highs and lows of getting his low-budget sizzler "The Canyons" out in the world. Now, he's kicking off 2014 by making a new film, "The Dying of the Light." The director revealed today, using Mark Zuckerberg's site, that Anton Yelchin, Irene Jacob ("Three Colors" trilogy, "The Double Life Of Veronique") and Swedish actor Alexander Karim have rounded out the principal cast for the movie, led by Nicolas Cage, which will start shooting on January 27th. Nicolas Winding Refn (who was attached to helm an earlier incarnation of the movie) will produce the Schrader-penned movie about a C.I.A. agent who starts to become afflicted with blindness while on his last mission. Schrader working with this cast on this material? Yeah, we're excited. Director Rebecca Miller—wife of Daniel Day-Lewis, and helmer...
- 1/10/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
• Bruce Willis (Die Hard) is set to star in the action thriller Captive, taking over for the previously rumored Arnold Schwarzenegger. Simon Brand (Unknown) is directing with a script by Benjamin van der Even (Che: Part Two) and Kario Salem (Chasing Mavericks) from a story by Nicolai Fuglsig. Willis will play a real estate developer who gets kidnapped and held for ransom while at work in Brazil. Production is set to begin in March. [Deadline]
• Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) will play the woman who claimed to be the Grand Russian Duchess Anastasia, in Duchess. The film will be directed by Arie Posin...
• Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) will play the woman who claimed to be the Grand Russian Duchess Anastasia, in Duchess. The film will be directed by Arie Posin...
- 1/10/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside Movies
Exclusive: Rebecca Miller will next direct Maggie’s Plan, a romantic comedy of manners that will star Frances Ha’s Greta Gerwig. Miller, who scripted and helmed The Ballad Of Jack And Rose and The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee, wrote the script, based on a story by Karen Rinaldi. Moneyball’s Rachael Horovitz is producing through Specialty Films with Damon Cardasis, who partners with Miller in her upstart production shingle Round Films. Gerwig is the lead, and Miller tells me that she will cast several other major parts this month and shoot in the fall in New York. “It’s the story of a young woman and the joys and pitfalls of trying to make your own way in New York City,” said Miller, who searched long and hard for the right actress to anchor the film. “Greta has a very specific kind of innocent intelligence about her that...
- 1/9/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Sometimes with younger actors it takes time to recognize how consistent is the quality of their performances. There's a lot of drek out there--think about all the indie actors who wind up in movies nobody wants to see. On the other hand New York actor Paul Dano, now 29, keeps scoring memorably juicy roles, and has done so from his Broadway debut at age 12 in a revival of "Inherit the Wind" and his collaboration with Ethan Hawke on "Things We Want," through his first film performance at age 16 in Sundance hit "L.I.E.," opposite Brian Cox. He went on to strong roles in "Little Miss Sunshine," "Meek's Cutoff," "Cowboys & Aliens," "Looper," "The Ballad of Jack and Rose," where he first met Daniel Day-Lewis, his eventual co-star on "There Will Be Blood," And then there's terrific indie romance he made with his girlfriend and co-star Zoe Kazan, who also wrote "Ruby Sparks," directed...
- 11/1/2013
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Chicago – So you’re a young woman who decides to fall asleep in your car parked just off the highway. You’re awoken by the rapping fist of a chiseled cop who leers at you with the sexual appetite of a drooling wolf. Sounds like a meet cute straight out of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho.” But in Marcio Garcia’s head-slapping dud, “Open Road,” it’s supposed to be heartwarming.
See, the cop, David (Colin Egglesfield), has such an instantaneous infatuation with the woman, Angie (Camilla Belle), that he practically can’t contain his excitement when she complains that her car won’t start. So David checks to see what’s wrong with the car, and since he’s off-camera, we assume that he’s hacking away at the engine with his nightstick. After treating her to a meal, David suggests that Angie stay with him in his trailer for...
See, the cop, David (Colin Egglesfield), has such an instantaneous infatuation with the woman, Angie (Camilla Belle), that he practically can’t contain his excitement when she complains that her car won’t start. So David checks to see what’s wrong with the car, and since he’s off-camera, we assume that he’s hacking away at the engine with his nightstick. After treating her to a meal, David suggests that Angie stay with him in his trailer for...
- 5/17/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Odds are stacked heavily on Steven Spielberg film Lincoln bringing the actor his record-breaking third best actor statue
Daniel Day-Lewis stands on the verge of Hollywood history by becoming the Academy awards' most lauded male actor if, as is widely considered likely, he is named as best actor for the third time for his role in Lincoln at the Oscars ceremony on Sunday night.
Eight other male actors, including Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn and Gary Cooper, have two best actor Oscars. Day-Lewis already holds statuettes for My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood (awarded in 1990 and 2008 respectively). Another win will put him out on his own, confirming his position as one of the all-time greats.
Other than Day-Lewis, who holds dual UK-Irish citizenship, British hopes are not invested heavily in the acting categories: unusually for a traditional area of British strength, there is no other UK representation.
The same goes for best director,...
Daniel Day-Lewis stands on the verge of Hollywood history by becoming the Academy awards' most lauded male actor if, as is widely considered likely, he is named as best actor for the third time for his role in Lincoln at the Oscars ceremony on Sunday night.
Eight other male actors, including Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn and Gary Cooper, have two best actor Oscars. Day-Lewis already holds statuettes for My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood (awarded in 1990 and 2008 respectively). Another win will put him out on his own, confirming his position as one of the all-time greats.
Other than Day-Lewis, who holds dual UK-Irish citizenship, British hopes are not invested heavily in the acting categories: unusually for a traditional area of British strength, there is no other UK representation.
The same goes for best director,...
- 2/23/2013
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
There's a pretty great little article over at Yahoo looking into the folklore and legends of the lengths Daniel Day-Lewis goes to for his craft. The fact Daniel Day-Lewis is a method actor is no secret, just as much as we all know he remained in character for Lincoln, sent Sally Field a text message as Honest Abe and asked English cast members not to speak with him in their British accent so as not to throw him off. Well, that's just the tip of the iceberg. Along with throwing actual bowling balls at Paul Dano while filming There Will be Blood, learning to build a canoe for The Last of the Mohicans and becoming a butcher for Gangs of New York, here are ten facts taken from Yahoo's article about Day-Lewis' preparation. After you read them you tell me... Would you go to the same lengths as him if...
- 2/4/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Jeremy Strong is having quite a year. He landed supporting roles in two films that we will be hearing a lot about during the awards season.
In Lincoln he plays John Nicolay, private secretary to the president. The funny thing is, Strong has kind of played this part before. He was Daniel Day-Lewis’ assistant on The Ballad of Jack and Rose. I guess that means he’s accustomed to Day-Lewis’ method acting eccentricities.
“To reprise that role on film and stand by Daniel’s side was profoundly meaningful for me because I have such reverence and love for him,” Strong said. “His commitment and humility and courage as an actor is on another level.”
The other film is Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty, in which he plays a CIA analyst.
“Being in India and shooting ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ was equally exciting. I have friends who have served (in the...
In Lincoln he plays John Nicolay, private secretary to the president. The funny thing is, Strong has kind of played this part before. He was Daniel Day-Lewis’ assistant on The Ballad of Jack and Rose. I guess that means he’s accustomed to Day-Lewis’ method acting eccentricities.
“To reprise that role on film and stand by Daniel’s side was profoundly meaningful for me because I have such reverence and love for him,” Strong said. “His commitment and humility and courage as an actor is on another level.”
The other film is Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty, in which he plays a CIA analyst.
“Being in India and shooting ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ was equally exciting. I have friends who have served (in the...
- 1/2/2013
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
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