Stars: Anson Mount, Jason Patric, Jaime Ray Newman, Jen Richards, Alon Aboutboul, Jared Bankens, David Jensen, Matt Nolan, Harrison Stone | Written and Directed by Joseph Sorrentino
I’ve always been interested and super curious about the whole Mk Ultra CIA Human Experiment story and have often found myself reading articles, listening to podcasts or watching the odd rare documentary diving into what is and is not known about the highly illegal but absolutely fascinating events. So a dramatisation of one man’s involvement was sure to get my juices flowing.
There was also an added interesting factor to Mk Ultra with the director being from an intelligence background. This may not make much difference in terms of a factual nature (although it couldn’t hurt) but you have to imagine it would make a difference in terms of aesthetic and the procedural nature of the story as we take an all too real,...
I’ve always been interested and super curious about the whole Mk Ultra CIA Human Experiment story and have often found myself reading articles, listening to podcasts or watching the odd rare documentary diving into what is and is not known about the highly illegal but absolutely fascinating events. So a dramatisation of one man’s involvement was sure to get my juices flowing.
There was also an added interesting factor to Mk Ultra with the director being from an intelligence background. This may not make much difference in terms of a factual nature (although it couldn’t hurt) but you have to imagine it would make a difference in terms of aesthetic and the procedural nature of the story as we take an all too real,...
- 9/28/2023
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Bingo Hell is a movie directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero starring young upstarts called Adriana Barraza, Richard Brake, L. Scott Caldwell and Bertila Damas among other promising cast members.
The screenplay was written together by Shane McKenzie, Gigi Saul Guerrero and Perry Blackshear. And, apparently, they had a blast writing this.
Plot
Some seniors live a peaceful life caring for their community and spending hours playing bingo until things change: a new owner, with greater and more infernal prizes has arrived at the district to change the way this entertainment is experienced from now on.
About the Movie Bingo Hell (2021)
I was recommended this film as one of the worst films to write about and I will disagree: Bingo Hell is infernal entertainment, and very well made visually (at least the choices they have made). It is tacky, kitsch or whatever you want to call it, it has a neon...
The screenplay was written together by Shane McKenzie, Gigi Saul Guerrero and Perry Blackshear. And, apparently, they had a blast writing this.
Plot
Some seniors live a peaceful life caring for their community and spending hours playing bingo until things change: a new owner, with greater and more infernal prizes has arrived at the district to change the way this entertainment is experienced from now on.
About the Movie Bingo Hell (2021)
I was recommended this film as one of the worst films to write about and I will disagree: Bingo Hell is infernal entertainment, and very well made visually (at least the choices they have made). It is tacky, kitsch or whatever you want to call it, it has a neon...
- 1/30/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
"Are you ready to begin?" Cinedigm has revealed an official trailer for an intriguing psychological thriller titled Mk Ultra, from filmmaker Joseph Sorrentino. This is a superbly on-the-nose title for a film that is based around and set in the time of the Mk Ultra experiments in the 60s, but that's how they have to sell films these days. Based on the infamous CIA drug experiments, this psychological thriller follows a brilliant psychiatrist, played by Anson Mount, who unknowingly becomes entangled with a dangerous government entity fixated on mind control using psychedelic substances. This thriller exposes the experiments the US conducted on its own citizens. Mk Ultra also stars Jaime Ray Newman, Alon Aboutboul, and David Jensen. It's amusing that they turned the Mk Ultra tests into fodder for an intense thriller, I don't think it ever got this crazy. Or… did it? "Politics and science make the worst of friends,...
- 9/1/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Mk Ultra Trailer — Joseph Sorrentino‘s Mk Ultra (2022) movie trailer has been released by Cinedigm. The Mk Ultra trailer stars Anson Mount, Jason Patric, Alon Aboutboul, Jaime Ray Newman, Jen Richards, and David Jensen. Crew Joseph Sorrentino wrote the screenplay for Mk Ultra. Plot Synopsis Mk Ultra‘s plot synopsis: “Based on the infamous CIA drug [...]
Continue reading: Mk Ultra (2022) Movie Trailer: Psychiatrist Anson Mount is Hired by CIA to Test Drugs on Criminals for Mind-control...
Continue reading: Mk Ultra (2022) Movie Trailer: Psychiatrist Anson Mount is Hired by CIA to Test Drugs on Criminals for Mind-control...
- 8/31/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
One of the lesser-sung items among umpteen offbeat little ’70s movies was Larry Yust’s “Homebodies.” That 1974 black comedy on the cusp of horror was about a community of frail old retirees who turn out to be surprisingly vigorous — even homicidal — in defending their homes from the callous forces of market-driven “progress.” A similar premise is the starting point for “Bingo Hell,” which alongside “Black as Night” kicks off the second quartet of genre features premiering under the “Welcome to the Blumhouse” umbrella on Amazon Prime. This first full-length solo directorial project for Gigi Saul Guerrero exchanges the Cincinnati grit of “Homebodies” for the hotter palette of a Southern California desert town.
The comedy and horror elements get amped up as well — maybe too much so. In any case, what starts out looking like another caustic commentary on gentrification at the expense of the elderly soon takes a turn into half-baked Stephen King territory,...
The comedy and horror elements get amped up as well — maybe too much so. In any case, what starts out looking like another caustic commentary on gentrification at the expense of the elderly soon takes a turn into half-baked Stephen King territory,...
- 10/1/2021
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
L. Scott Caldwell will star in Blumhouse and Amazon’s “Bingo,” the latest thriller on the “Welcome to the Blumhouse” slate.
The Tony Award-winning actor, known for her roles as Rose in “Lost” and in “The Fugitive” will star as Delores, the “witty, loyal and tough grandmother” at the center of “Bingo’s” story.
Caldwell joins previously announced stars Adriana Barraza (Oscar nominee for “Babel”), who plays Delores’ best friend Lupita, and “The Good Lord Bird” breakout Joshua Caleb Johnson, as her grandson Caleb.
Set in the barrio of Oak Springs, the film follows a strong and stubborn group of elderly friends who refuse to be gentrified. Lupita is the leader of the group, keeping them together as a community, a family, but little do they know, their beloved Bingo hall is about to be sold to a much more powerful force than money itself.
“Bingo” is directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero...
The Tony Award-winning actor, known for her roles as Rose in “Lost” and in “The Fugitive” will star as Delores, the “witty, loyal and tough grandmother” at the center of “Bingo’s” story.
Caldwell joins previously announced stars Adriana Barraza (Oscar nominee for “Babel”), who plays Delores’ best friend Lupita, and “The Good Lord Bird” breakout Joshua Caleb Johnson, as her grandson Caleb.
Set in the barrio of Oak Springs, the film follows a strong and stubborn group of elderly friends who refuse to be gentrified. Lupita is the leader of the group, keeping them together as a community, a family, but little do they know, their beloved Bingo hall is about to be sold to a much more powerful force than money itself.
“Bingo” is directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero...
- 3/12/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
"You know, Joe, there ain't no roadmap to being a daddy. We're just doing the best we can..." Quiver Distr. has debuted an official trailer for a southern drama titled Walkaway Joe, marking the feature directorial debut of actor Tom Wright. The trailer makes it seem like a billiards hustling film similar to Rounders, with some interesting characters dealing with their own demons in this. Walkaway Joe is the story of an unlikely friendship between a young boy searching for his father in pool halls across the country, and a wandering loner hiding from his past. In their encounter with each other they experience the power of a second chance, and a shot at redemption. Starring David Strathairn, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Julian Feder, with Julie Ann Emery, David Jensen, and Susan Gallagher. Looks a bit cliche, but still maybe worthwhile. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Tom Wright's Walkaway Joe,...
- 4/7/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Spoiler Alert: This story includes details about tonight Queen Sugar Season 4 finale
“As we’ve gone through the four seasons it’s been a juggling act to make sure that this feels relevant, but also has the intimacy of the black family dynamic that so many of us who work on it know to be true and want the show to be even more representative of,” Queen Sugar creator Ava DuVernay says of tonight’ Season 4 finale and the heart of the NAACP Image Awards winning Own series.
Certainly the “I Am” episode penned by showrunner Anthony Sparks was dynamic, to put it mildly. Coming off a season that packed more into 13 episodes than most series do into their entire run, there was an election, a diary, a corrupt revelation, reconciliation and forgiveness between Rutina Wesley’s Nova Bordelon and Kofi Siriboe portrayed brother Ralph Angel. Amidst a politically inspired arrest,...
“As we’ve gone through the four seasons it’s been a juggling act to make sure that this feels relevant, but also has the intimacy of the black family dynamic that so many of us who work on it know to be true and want the show to be even more representative of,” Queen Sugar creator Ava DuVernay says of tonight’ Season 4 finale and the heart of the NAACP Image Awards winning Own series.
Certainly the “I Am” episode penned by showrunner Anthony Sparks was dynamic, to put it mildly. Coming off a season that packed more into 13 episodes than most series do into their entire run, there was an election, a diary, a corrupt revelation, reconciliation and forgiveness between Rutina Wesley’s Nova Bordelon and Kofi Siriboe portrayed brother Ralph Angel. Amidst a politically inspired arrest,...
- 9/12/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The story of Mildred and Richard Loving could easily have become a sledgehammer epic about social injustice. Writer-director Jeff Nichols instead sticks to the facts and recounts their ordeal with a quiet subjectivity that neither exaggerates nor sanctifies. The result is a marvelously affecting demonstration of how a civilized, progressive America rights a wrong. Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton are terrific as just plain folks oppressed by an obsolete law.
Loving
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
2016 / Color / 2:40 widescreen / 123 min. / Street Date February 7, 2017 / 34.99
Starring : Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Terri Abney, Marton Csokas, David Jensen, Nick Kroll, Jon Bass, Michael Shannon.
Cinematography: Adam Stone
Film Editor: Julie Monroe
Original Music: David Wingo
Produced by: Nancy Buirski, Ged Doherty, Colin Firth, Marc Turtletaub
Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols
Growing up in the 1950s, interracial marriage was a strange subject, and major entertainments handled it with kid gloves.
Loving
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
2016 / Color / 2:40 widescreen / 123 min. / Street Date February 7, 2017 / 34.99
Starring : Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Terri Abney, Marton Csokas, David Jensen, Nick Kroll, Jon Bass, Michael Shannon.
Cinematography: Adam Stone
Film Editor: Julie Monroe
Original Music: David Wingo
Produced by: Nancy Buirski, Ged Doherty, Colin Firth, Marc Turtletaub
Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols
Growing up in the 1950s, interracial marriage was a strange subject, and major entertainments handled it with kid gloves.
- 2/15/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Ruth Negga (left) stars as Mildred and Joel Edgerton (right) stars as Richard in Jeff
Nichols Loving, a Focus Features release. Photo credit: Ben Rothstein / Focus Features. © Focus Features
Loving is wonderful, warmly romantic drama about the couple, Richard and Mildred Loving, whose Supreme Court case struck down laws that prevented interracial couples from marrying. Although the court case is part of the story, the film is really about the couple, Richard and Mildred Loving, childhood sweethearts whose deeply romantic love story is the heart of this excellent, touching film.
Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter, Mud, Midnight Special) directs this fine, realistic, gentle romance story, with fine performances by Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton as the couple. The couple’s beautiful love story is the heart of this film.
Audiences expecting a courtroom drama and in-depth legal discussions about the pivotal Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court case may be surprised by Loving.
Nichols Loving, a Focus Features release. Photo credit: Ben Rothstein / Focus Features. © Focus Features
Loving is wonderful, warmly romantic drama about the couple, Richard and Mildred Loving, whose Supreme Court case struck down laws that prevented interracial couples from marrying. Although the court case is part of the story, the film is really about the couple, Richard and Mildred Loving, childhood sweethearts whose deeply romantic love story is the heart of this excellent, touching film.
Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter, Mud, Midnight Special) directs this fine, realistic, gentle romance story, with fine performances by Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton as the couple. The couple’s beautiful love story is the heart of this film.
Audiences expecting a courtroom drama and in-depth legal discussions about the pivotal Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court case may be surprised by Loving.
- 11/18/2016
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Director: Jeff Nichols Writer: Jeff Nichols Starring: Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton, Terri Abney, Alano Miller, Chris Greene, Sharon Blackwood, Christopher Mann, Marton Csokas, David Jensen, Nick Kroll, Bill Camp, Jon Bass, Michael Shannon Hot on the heels of his Midnight Special, director Jeff Nichols, who up to this point has placed his considerable directorial skills in service […]...
- 11/5/2016
- by Linc Leifeste
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Ryan Lambie Aug 5, 2016
Director Jeff Nichols talks to us about the making of his sci-fi gem Midnight Special and moving onto making a big-budget movie...
A boy with extraordinary powers. Government agents and other sinister forces pursuing the boy and his family across America. Such a story might imply a noisy, aggressive chase thriller, but director Jeff Nichols’ Midnight Special offers up something far more thoughtful and intelligent. Sure, there are guns, stunts and some quite breathtaking images courtesy of those otherworldly powers possessed by the young Alton (Jaeden Liberher), but Midnight Special is also as dramatically involved and delicately crafted as Nichols’ earlier movies, which include the superb Take Shelter and Mud.
Midnight Special’s subtlety might explain why, despite its almost universal appreciation from critics, didn’t quite enjoy the box office success it deserved. In a multiplex landscape increasingly dominated by grand spectacle, Nichols’ sci-fi seemed almost...
Director Jeff Nichols talks to us about the making of his sci-fi gem Midnight Special and moving onto making a big-budget movie...
A boy with extraordinary powers. Government agents and other sinister forces pursuing the boy and his family across America. Such a story might imply a noisy, aggressive chase thriller, but director Jeff Nichols’ Midnight Special offers up something far more thoughtful and intelligent. Sure, there are guns, stunts and some quite breathtaking images courtesy of those otherworldly powers possessed by the young Alton (Jaeden Liberher), but Midnight Special is also as dramatically involved and delicately crafted as Nichols’ earlier movies, which include the superb Take Shelter and Mud.
Midnight Special’s subtlety might explain why, despite its almost universal appreciation from critics, didn’t quite enjoy the box office success it deserved. In a multiplex landscape increasingly dominated by grand spectacle, Nichols’ sci-fi seemed almost...
- 8/4/2016
- Den of Geek
Stars: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Lieberher, Adam Driver, Bill Camp, Scott Haze, Sam Shepard, Paul Sparks, David Jensen | Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols
Family and encroaching doom seem to be staple themes in Jeff Nichols’ filmography thus far with Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter and Mud all dealing with ideas of how the familial unit can be disturbed or destroyed but each of his films have had a different feel and approach to them which has made them feel legitimately different. With Midnight Special he does this again, with sci-fi of the 1980’s having a direct sway over its thriller narrative throughline but also in its attention to character amid the wonder.
Starting with a disconcerting in media res jolt, Midnight Special intrigues from the beginning with Nichols cleverly introducing two men, a father and his friend, already having supposedly kidnapped a child and on their way...
Family and encroaching doom seem to be staple themes in Jeff Nichols’ filmography thus far with Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter and Mud all dealing with ideas of how the familial unit can be disturbed or destroyed but each of his films have had a different feel and approach to them which has made them feel legitimately different. With Midnight Special he does this again, with sci-fi of the 1980’s having a direct sway over its thriller narrative throughline but also in its attention to character amid the wonder.
Starting with a disconcerting in media res jolt, Midnight Special intrigues from the beginning with Nichols cleverly introducing two men, a father and his friend, already having supposedly kidnapped a child and on their way...
- 4/9/2016
- by Ian Loring
- Nerdly
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 20 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the SXSW Film Festival sci-fi hit “Midnight Special” starring Michael Shannon and Jaeden Lieberher!
“Midnight Special,” which is rated “PG-13,” also stars Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Sam Shepard, Scott Haze, Bill Camp, Paul Sparks and David Jensen from writer and director Jeff Nichols (“Take Shelter,” “Mud”).
To win your free passes to “Midnight Special” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases your odds of winning; this doesn’t intensify your competition!
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“Midnight Special,” which is rated “PG-13,” also stars Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Sam Shepard, Scott Haze, Bill Camp, Paul Sparks and David Jensen from writer and director Jeff Nichols (“Take Shelter,” “Mud”).
To win your free passes to “Midnight Special” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases your odds of winning; this doesn’t intensify your competition!
Preferably, use your computer to enter rather than your smartphone.
If you must enter on your smartphone,...
- 3/27/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Slowly but surely, filmmaker Jeff Nichols is becoming one of the more popular names in independent cinema. In fact, some pundits already claim that he’s one of the new masters of the medium. This week, he takes his first step towards the mainstream with the science fiction film Midnight Special, a unique movie that could introduce him to a wider audience. Nichols makes hard to define cinema, and this is certainly the case as well. There are genre trappings, but this is as much about the nature of faith and fatherhood as it is a sci-fi tale. It’s not perfect, but Midnight Special is one of the more interesting releases of 2016 so far. The film is a strange animal, but certainly doesn’t lack for ambition. As it begins, we’re introduced to Roy (Michael Shannon), who is in a hotel room with Lucas (Joel Edgerton) and young...
- 3/17/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Much larger in sponsorships, this year's Napa Valley Film Festival (November 11-15) has become so popular that the main road between Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga is jammed and the smaller theaters are playing to Sro crowds. The St.Helena Cameo Cinema is the longest running single screen theater in the United States, going back to 1913 and “featuring 400 seats, 150 opera chairs, a modern stage and two standing sets".
Culinary, wine and film mix well here. This year we were invited to dine with second-generation vintner Ron Nicholsen, at his estate, Kelham Vineyards, where chief Tyler Rodde from Oenotri, the southern Italian restauranteur from the town of Napa served us his finest food. And at every screening, the best of wines are tasted, In the morning we could (and I did once) practice yoga on the vineyard banks of the river running through the valley. Afternoon and evenings wine pours freely and people mix as they go to movies or to the parties and receptions. My big discovery was White Stone Wine grown on the shores of the mighty Lake Roosevelt in the shadows of Whitestone Rock. I award it for its white chalky stone accent on its bold red wines.
Jury and audience awards were given to the winners at the Uptown Theatre on Sunday, November 15, 2015. The Festival had screened 120 new independent films in 12 unique screening venues in the four postcard-perfect towns of Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga.
David Glasser, COO and President of The Weinstein Company presented awards on behalf of the third annual Lexus Short Film Series. Lexus’ Media Director Teri Hill and TWC announced the four winners, Alexis Michalik, Byoung-Gon Moon, Damian Walshe-Howling and Pippa Bianco. Look for my blog about this event.
The Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature went to “The King of New Orleans”.
The Special Jury Award for Authenticity in Narrative Feature Storytelling went to “ Life in Color”.
The Full List of Juried Awards is Below: Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature presented by Taken Wine Company, and with a $10,000 cash prize courtesy ofMeadowood Napa Valley, went to “ The King of New Orleans”. Jury Award for Best Screenplay presented by Italics Winegrowers went to “ Tumbledown”. Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast presented by Ma(i)sonry Napa Valley went to “ Jane Wants a Boyfriend”. Member of the ensemble, Louisa Krause, also won the Audience Award for Favorite Actress. Audience Award for Favorite Actress presented by Eleven Eleven Wines went to for her work in the film "Jane Wants a Boyfriend." Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature presented by Trinchero Napa Valley, and with a $10,000 cash prize courtesy ofMeadowood Napa Valley, went to "Romeo is Bleeding." Jury Award for Best Narrative Short presented by Wolf Family Vineyards went to "It’s Perfect Here." Honorable Mention went to "Birthday." Jury Award for Best Documentary Short presented by Priest Ranch went to "Elder." Honorable Mentions go to: "Code Oakland, Une Passion d’or et de feu" (A Passion of Gold and Fire) , and "Riding the Highline."
Jury Award for Best Lounge Feature presented by Ca’ Momi Winery went to "Night Owls." Jury Award for Best Lounge Short presented by Modus Operandi Cellars went to "A Man Wakes Up." Honorable Mention went to "Ci: A Tedd Talkumentary." Special Jury Award – Courage in Documentary Feature Filmmaking presented by Rombauer Vineyards went to " Life Under Siege: Exploring Gaza’s Secret Tunnels." Special Jury Award – Authenticity in Narrative Feature Story-Telling presented by The Hess Collection Winery went to "Life in Color." Special Jury Award – Acting in a Lounge Feature Film went to sisters Aly Michalka and Aj Michalka for their work in the film "Weepah Way For Now." A Full List of a Audience Awards is Below: Audience Award for Favorite Actor presented by Caldwell Vineyard went to David Jensen for his work in the film "The King of New Orleans." Audience Award for Favorite Actress presented by Eleven Eleven Wines went to Louisa Krause for her work in the film "Jane Wants a Boyfriend." Audience Award for Favorite Documentary Feature presented by Grgich Hills Estate went to "Landfillharmonic." Audience Award for Favorite Documentary Short presented by Kelham Vineyards and Winery went to "Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball." Audience Award for Favorite Narrative Feature presented by Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. went to "Friends and Romans." Audience Award for Favorite Narrative Short presented by Favia Erickson Winegrowers went to "Sin Frontera." The Runner-Ups for Narrative Shorts presented by Matthiasson Wines are "Playdate" and "Birthday." Audience Award for Favorite Short Feature presented by Beaulieu Vineyard went to "Sketch." Lexus Short Films winning filmmakers received their awards presented by Alpha Omega Winery, Merryvale Vineyards, Raymond Vineyards and Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars.
Juries Narrative Features Jury: Sydney Levine, Morrie Warshawski, Ralph Macchio
Documentary Features and Shorts Jury: Dierk Sindermann, Marcia Jarmel, Sheri Linden
Narrative Shorts Jury: Alonso Duralde, Neil Berkeley, Lissa Gibbs
Documentary Shorts Jury: Ken Schneider, Brandon Carroll, Jenni Olson
The Lounge Jury: Gren Wells, Evy Warshawski, Elvis Mitchell
Each of the festival winners received a large format wine bottle from one of the festival’s esteemed Vintner Circle winery partners. For the first time The Lounge Features and Shorts were up for the Juried and Audience Awards. The winners of the Best Narrative Feature and Best Documentary Feature jury were awarded $10,000, presented by Meadowood Napa Valley.
Culinary, wine and film mix well here. This year we were invited to dine with second-generation vintner Ron Nicholsen, at his estate, Kelham Vineyards, where chief Tyler Rodde from Oenotri, the southern Italian restauranteur from the town of Napa served us his finest food. And at every screening, the best of wines are tasted, In the morning we could (and I did once) practice yoga on the vineyard banks of the river running through the valley. Afternoon and evenings wine pours freely and people mix as they go to movies or to the parties and receptions. My big discovery was White Stone Wine grown on the shores of the mighty Lake Roosevelt in the shadows of Whitestone Rock. I award it for its white chalky stone accent on its bold red wines.
Jury and audience awards were given to the winners at the Uptown Theatre on Sunday, November 15, 2015. The Festival had screened 120 new independent films in 12 unique screening venues in the four postcard-perfect towns of Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga.
David Glasser, COO and President of The Weinstein Company presented awards on behalf of the third annual Lexus Short Film Series. Lexus’ Media Director Teri Hill and TWC announced the four winners, Alexis Michalik, Byoung-Gon Moon, Damian Walshe-Howling and Pippa Bianco. Look for my blog about this event.
The Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature went to “The King of New Orleans”.
The Special Jury Award for Authenticity in Narrative Feature Storytelling went to “ Life in Color”.
The Full List of Juried Awards is Below: Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature presented by Taken Wine Company, and with a $10,000 cash prize courtesy ofMeadowood Napa Valley, went to “ The King of New Orleans”. Jury Award for Best Screenplay presented by Italics Winegrowers went to “ Tumbledown”. Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast presented by Ma(i)sonry Napa Valley went to “ Jane Wants a Boyfriend”. Member of the ensemble, Louisa Krause, also won the Audience Award for Favorite Actress. Audience Award for Favorite Actress presented by Eleven Eleven Wines went to for her work in the film "Jane Wants a Boyfriend." Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature presented by Trinchero Napa Valley, and with a $10,000 cash prize courtesy ofMeadowood Napa Valley, went to "Romeo is Bleeding." Jury Award for Best Narrative Short presented by Wolf Family Vineyards went to "It’s Perfect Here." Honorable Mention went to "Birthday." Jury Award for Best Documentary Short presented by Priest Ranch went to "Elder." Honorable Mentions go to: "Code Oakland, Une Passion d’or et de feu" (A Passion of Gold and Fire) , and "Riding the Highline."
Jury Award for Best Lounge Feature presented by Ca’ Momi Winery went to "Night Owls." Jury Award for Best Lounge Short presented by Modus Operandi Cellars went to "A Man Wakes Up." Honorable Mention went to "Ci: A Tedd Talkumentary." Special Jury Award – Courage in Documentary Feature Filmmaking presented by Rombauer Vineyards went to " Life Under Siege: Exploring Gaza’s Secret Tunnels." Special Jury Award – Authenticity in Narrative Feature Story-Telling presented by The Hess Collection Winery went to "Life in Color." Special Jury Award – Acting in a Lounge Feature Film went to sisters Aly Michalka and Aj Michalka for their work in the film "Weepah Way For Now." A Full List of a Audience Awards is Below: Audience Award for Favorite Actor presented by Caldwell Vineyard went to David Jensen for his work in the film "The King of New Orleans." Audience Award for Favorite Actress presented by Eleven Eleven Wines went to Louisa Krause for her work in the film "Jane Wants a Boyfriend." Audience Award for Favorite Documentary Feature presented by Grgich Hills Estate went to "Landfillharmonic." Audience Award for Favorite Documentary Short presented by Kelham Vineyards and Winery went to "Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball." Audience Award for Favorite Narrative Feature presented by Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. went to "Friends and Romans." Audience Award for Favorite Narrative Short presented by Favia Erickson Winegrowers went to "Sin Frontera." The Runner-Ups for Narrative Shorts presented by Matthiasson Wines are "Playdate" and "Birthday." Audience Award for Favorite Short Feature presented by Beaulieu Vineyard went to "Sketch." Lexus Short Films winning filmmakers received their awards presented by Alpha Omega Winery, Merryvale Vineyards, Raymond Vineyards and Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars.
Juries Narrative Features Jury: Sydney Levine, Morrie Warshawski, Ralph Macchio
Documentary Features and Shorts Jury: Dierk Sindermann, Marcia Jarmel, Sheri Linden
Narrative Shorts Jury: Alonso Duralde, Neil Berkeley, Lissa Gibbs
Documentary Shorts Jury: Ken Schneider, Brandon Carroll, Jenni Olson
The Lounge Jury: Gren Wells, Evy Warshawski, Elvis Mitchell
Each of the festival winners received a large format wine bottle from one of the festival’s esteemed Vintner Circle winery partners. For the first time The Lounge Features and Shorts were up for the Juried and Audience Awards. The winners of the Best Narrative Feature and Best Documentary Feature jury were awarded $10,000, presented by Meadowood Napa Valley.
- 11/25/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, January 30th. (Synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.) Wide Black or White Director: Mike Binder Cast: Kevin Costner, Jennifer Ehle, Gillian Jacobs, Octavia Spencer, Anthony Mackie, Bill Burr, Sadarias Harrell, Joe Chrest, Janet Lynn Carey, Indigo, Mpho Koaho, Kenneth Kynt Bryan, David Jensen, André Holland, Joseph Fischer, Lola Phillips Synopsis: "An attorney struggling to raise his biracial granddaughter after the deaths of his wife and daughter becomes embroiled in a custody battle with the child’s paternal grandmother." [Toronto International Film Festival] Criticwire Grade Average: C+ (12 reviews) Project Almanac Director: Dean Israelite Cast:Sir Maejor, Amy Landecker, Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-d'Elia, Ginny Gardner, Patrick Johnson, Gary Grubbs, Allen Evangelista Synopsis: "A brilliant high school student and his friends uncover blueprints for a...
- 1/30/2015
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Reviewed by Kevin Scott, MoreHorror.com
Creature (2011)
Written by: Fred Andrews, Tracy Morse
Directed by: Fred Andrews
Cast: Dillon Casey (Oscar), Serinda Swan (Emily), Mehcad Brooks (Niles), Lauren Schneider (Karen), Aaron Hill (Randy), Amanda Fuller (Beth), Wayne Pere (Bud), David Jensen (Jimmy), Daniel Bernhardt (Grimley Boutine/Lockjaw), Sid Haig (Chopper)
The creature feature genre is often the most neglected of all the horror subgenres. It takes a back seat to more bankable premises such as slasher and paranormal horror. A new good creature feature is about as hard to find as the creature in the movie itself. Back in the day (way, way, back) in the 1950’s, the creature feature held the lion’s share of what any horror fan would want to see. In my humble opinion, it’s the biggest gamble for anybody that has plans to make a horror film now. Out of the gate, it has two strikes against it.
Creature (2011)
Written by: Fred Andrews, Tracy Morse
Directed by: Fred Andrews
Cast: Dillon Casey (Oscar), Serinda Swan (Emily), Mehcad Brooks (Niles), Lauren Schneider (Karen), Aaron Hill (Randy), Amanda Fuller (Beth), Wayne Pere (Bud), David Jensen (Jimmy), Daniel Bernhardt (Grimley Boutine/Lockjaw), Sid Haig (Chopper)
The creature feature genre is often the most neglected of all the horror subgenres. It takes a back seat to more bankable premises such as slasher and paranormal horror. A new good creature feature is about as hard to find as the creature in the movie itself. Back in the day (way, way, back) in the 1950’s, the creature feature held the lion’s share of what any horror fan would want to see. In my humble opinion, it’s the biggest gamble for anybody that has plans to make a horror film now. Out of the gate, it has two strikes against it.
- 7/31/2014
- by admin
- MoreHorror
My fellow heathens, a fierce new witch hunter is on his way to "Salem" by way of ship, and you'll get a taste of his wily ways in this new clip from tomorrow night's Episode 1.07, "Our Own Private America."
"Salem" explores what really fueled the town's infamous witch trials and dares to uncover the dark, supernatural truth behind them.
Related Story: Visit our "Salem" Archive
The series stars Janet Montgomery as the ruthless but vulnerable Mary Sibley, Salem’s most powerful enchantress; Shane West as handsome, hardened war veteran John Alden – and Mary’s onetime love interest; Seth Gabel as local aristocrat Cotton Mather, who fans the flames of Salem’s witch hunt; Ashley Madekwe as Mary’s mysterious, carnal accomplice, Tituba; Xander Berkeley as chief politician Magistrate Hale; Tamzin Merchant as the forthright Anne Hale, an artist with a perilous attraction to Alden; Elise Eberle as the mysteriously afflicted...
"Salem" explores what really fueled the town's infamous witch trials and dares to uncover the dark, supernatural truth behind them.
Related Story: Visit our "Salem" Archive
The series stars Janet Montgomery as the ruthless but vulnerable Mary Sibley, Salem’s most powerful enchantress; Shane West as handsome, hardened war veteran John Alden – and Mary’s onetime love interest; Seth Gabel as local aristocrat Cotton Mather, who fans the flames of Salem’s witch hunt; Ashley Madekwe as Mary’s mysterious, carnal accomplice, Tituba; Xander Berkeley as chief politician Magistrate Hale; Tamzin Merchant as the forthright Anne Hale, an artist with a perilous attraction to Alden; Elise Eberle as the mysteriously afflicted...
- 6/1/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Cotton and Alden grapple with the aftermath of their interrogation of their captive — and the consequences of possessing the Malum — in this new clip from Sunday night's Episode 1.07 of "Salem," entitled "Our Own Private America."
Along with the clip we have an expanded synopsis for the ep, in which Stephen Lang (Avatar) guest stars as Increase Mather, the greatest witch hunter of Salem’s time.
"Salem" explores what really fueled the town's infamous witch trials and dares to uncover the dark, supernatural truth behind them.
Related Story: Visit our "Salem" Archive
The series stars Janet Montgomery as the ruthless but vulnerable Mary Sibley, Salem’s most powerful enchantress; Shane West as handsome, hardened war veteran John Alden – and Mary’s onetime love interest; Seth Gabel as local aristocrat Cotton Mather, who fans the flames of Salem’s witch hunt; Ashley Madekwe as Mary’s mysterious, carnal accomplice, Tituba; Xander Berkeley...
Along with the clip we have an expanded synopsis for the ep, in which Stephen Lang (Avatar) guest stars as Increase Mather, the greatest witch hunter of Salem’s time.
"Salem" explores what really fueled the town's infamous witch trials and dares to uncover the dark, supernatural truth behind them.
Related Story: Visit our "Salem" Archive
The series stars Janet Montgomery as the ruthless but vulnerable Mary Sibley, Salem’s most powerful enchantress; Shane West as handsome, hardened war veteran John Alden – and Mary’s onetime love interest; Seth Gabel as local aristocrat Cotton Mather, who fans the flames of Salem’s witch hunt; Ashley Madekwe as Mary’s mysterious, carnal accomplice, Tituba; Xander Berkeley...
- 5/29/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
The Last Exorcism Part II (2012) Film Review, a movie directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly and starring Ashley Bell, Julia Garner, Spencer Treat Clark, David Jensen, Tarra Riggs, Louis Herthum, Muse Watson, Erica Michelle, Sharice A. Williams, Boyana Balta, Joe Chrest, Raeden Greer, Judd Lormand, E. Roger Mitchell, and Dane Rhodes. *This [...]
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- 7/30/2013
- by William Kryjak
- Film-Book
Stars: Ashley Bell, Julia Garner, Spencer Treat Clark, David Jensen, Tarra Riggs, Louis Herthum, Muse Watson, Erica Michelle, Sharice A. Williams | Written by Ed Gass-Donnelly, Damien Chazelle | Directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly
The Last Exorcism Part 2 is a somewhat incongruous title and the film itself bears little resemblance to the first instalment from 2010, produced like this effort by Eli Roth, a sleeper hit which made over 10 times its initial production budget in its opening weekend in the Us alone. On the back of mixed to positive reviews and name recognition that all film studios like, The Last Exorcism gets a second parts which somewhat takes away from the title of the first film, but does tries to shake things up a bit, certainly more than most horror franchises do.
Unlike the first film which relied heavily on found footage, this time its only on show here in a recap of events...
The Last Exorcism Part 2 is a somewhat incongruous title and the film itself bears little resemblance to the first instalment from 2010, produced like this effort by Eli Roth, a sleeper hit which made over 10 times its initial production budget in its opening weekend in the Us alone. On the back of mixed to positive reviews and name recognition that all film studios like, The Last Exorcism gets a second parts which somewhat takes away from the title of the first film, but does tries to shake things up a bit, certainly more than most horror franchises do.
Unlike the first film which relied heavily on found footage, this time its only on show here in a recap of events...
- 6/1/2013
- by Ian Loring
- Nerdly
Chicago – “The Last Exorcism, Part II” is just nonsense. When the title was revealed, much mockery was made of a moniker that includes the words “Last” and “Part II” but the funniest word may be “Exorcism.” Believe it or not, there isn’t even the threat of one for over an hour. It’s almost like the legendary “Troll 2” (which has no trolls). It’s just indicative of how utterly pointless this venture is, completely devoid of style, horror, character, personality, and logic. At one point, the characters watch part of Daniel Stamm’s effective original online after the found footage from that film goes viral. Just that little part of the first movie is the best part of this one.
Rating: 1.0/5.0
Picking up basically at the end of the first movie (although not quite answering that nagging question as to who cut together the found footage from the...
Rating: 1.0/5.0
Picking up basically at the end of the first movie (although not quite answering that nagging question as to who cut together the found footage from the...
- 3/1/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Title: The Last Exorcism Part II Directed By: Ed Gass-Donnelly Starring: Ashley Bell, Spencer Treat Clark, Louis Herthum, Muse Watson, Julia Garner, David Jensen, Tarra Riggs, E. Roger Mitchell Dropping Nell in an entirely new environment and nixing the found footage format put “The Last Exorcism Part II” on track to becoming a fresh-feeling sequel to the original, but that’s about as far as director/co-writer Ed Gass Donnelly gets. “Part II” picks up where the first film left off. Nell (Ashley Bell) is the sole survivor of the cult massacre in the woods and is shipped off to a home for struggling girls in New Orleans. She actually manages to [ Read More ]
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- 3/1/2013
- by Perri Nemiroff
- ShockYa
Coming this March is Ed Gass-Donnelly's 'The Last Exorcism Part II' which continues the story of Nell Sweetzer and her demonic tendencies. Yet more images have emerged from the production revealing even more nothingness aside from various shots of Nell (played by Ashley Bell) and co-stars looking and reacting to god knows what. It hits Us theatres on 1st March and the UK from 15th March and you can check out the new trio pf pics below. Louis Herthum, Spencer Treat Clark, Andrew Sensenig, Muse Watson, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Joe Chrest, David Jensen, Tarra Riggs, Ashlynn Ross, Cristina Franco, Raeden Greer, Erica Michelle and E. Roger Mitchell also star....
- 2/15/2013
- Horror Asylum
A few days ago we shared a new TV spot and three new images from The Last Exorcism 2, which comes from director Ed Gass-Donnelly and opens next month. As you already see – today it’s time for us to share the latest poster for the whole thing. It looks pretty creepy, and once again we have a little warning: God asks – the Devil commands. We’ll see about that!
Ed Gass-Donnelly directs the movie from a script he co-wrote with Damien Chazelle and the story picks up where the 2010 first film left off.
In other words – we have Nell Sweetzer who, unable to remember the events of the previous months, begins the process of starting a new life, but… the evil force that once possessed her has quite different plans for the poor woman!
Starring Ashley Bell, Andrew Sensenig, Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson, David Jensen & Judd Lormand, The Last Exorcism 2...
Ed Gass-Donnelly directs the movie from a script he co-wrote with Damien Chazelle and the story picks up where the 2010 first film left off.
In other words – we have Nell Sweetzer who, unable to remember the events of the previous months, begins the process of starting a new life, but… the evil force that once possessed her has quite different plans for the poor woman!
Starring Ashley Bell, Andrew Sensenig, Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson, David Jensen & Judd Lormand, The Last Exorcism 2...
- 2/2/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
We already shared the first trailer for the upcoming (supernatural) horror movie The Last Exorcism 2, and as you already see from our title – today we’re here to share a completely new TV spot and three new images from the whole thing as well! Ed Gass-Donnelly‘s movie is set to open this March, and will once again center on the possessed woman from the first film, Nell Sweetzer. Looks that her last exorcism was just the beginning…
Director Ed Gass-Donnelly co-wrote the script with Damien Chazelle, and as we said – the movie once again stars Ashley Bell as the possessed woman named Nell Sweetzer, who awakens shortly after the fiery finale in which her father failed to stop an occult ritual.
Continuing where the first film left off, Nell Sweetzer is found terrified and alone in rural Louisiana. Back in the relative safety of New Orleans, Nell realizes...
Director Ed Gass-Donnelly co-wrote the script with Damien Chazelle, and as we said – the movie once again stars Ashley Bell as the possessed woman named Nell Sweetzer, who awakens shortly after the fiery finale in which her father failed to stop an occult ritual.
Continuing where the first film left off, Nell Sweetzer is found terrified and alone in rural Louisiana. Back in the relative safety of New Orleans, Nell realizes...
- 1/31/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
Actress Ashley Bell has popped up in another selection of new Nell based stills from Ed Gass-Donnelly's horror sequel 'The Last Exorcism Part II' which is due to hit theatres this coming March. Bell reprises her role for the next installment which will follow the life of Nell Sweetzer and what happened since the disturbing events of the first movie. Louis Herthum, Spencer Treat Clark, Andrew Sensenig, Muse Watson, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Joe Chrest, David Jensen, Tarra Riggs, Ashlynn Ross, Cristina Franco, Raeden Greer, Erica Michelle and E. Roger Mitchell all co-star. The sequel arrives in the Us from 1st March and will hit UK theatres from 15 March. Head below to check out the new images exclusively premiered over at Dread Central....
- 1/31/2013
- Horror Asylum
Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace are reportedly in talks to star in the upcoming thriller Child 44.
Produced by Ridley Scott and Michael Costigan, the thriller will be set in the 1950s and follows a Soviet police officer who tries to solve a string of child murders.
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[Noomi Rapace and Tom Hardy visit the English National Ballet, December 2012]
The Wire writer Richard Price has penned the script, which is based on a Tom Rob Smith novel. Safe House director Daniel Espinosa has been tapped to direct.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hardy is in negotiations to play the Soviet officer, with Rapace in talks to play his secretive wife.
Hardy recently starred in The Dark Knight Rises, while Rapace starred in Scott's recent Alien prequel Prometheus.
The two actors are already set to work together in the upcoming drama Animal Rescue, which is due to start shooting in March.
Watch a clip of Noomi Rapace...
Produced by Ridley Scott and Michael Costigan, the thriller will be set in the 1950s and follows a Soviet police officer who tries to solve a string of child murders.
© Pa Images / David Jensen / Empics Entertainment
[Noomi Rapace and Tom Hardy visit the English National Ballet, December 2012]
The Wire writer Richard Price has penned the script, which is based on a Tom Rob Smith novel. Safe House director Daniel Espinosa has been tapped to direct.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hardy is in negotiations to play the Soviet officer, with Rapace in talks to play his secretive wife.
Hardy recently starred in The Dark Knight Rises, while Rapace starred in Scott's recent Alien prequel Prometheus.
The two actors are already set to work together in the upcoming drama Animal Rescue, which is due to start shooting in March.
Watch a clip of Noomi Rapace...
- 1/31/2013
- Digital Spy
Following on from last weeks trailer premiere for 'The Last Exorcism Part II' more post-possession malarky in the form of a second coming of trailer goodness has emerged. The disturbed Sweetzer girl is back for more joint bending evils with Ashley Bell ('The Last Exorcism') who returns to the role. The Ed Gass-Donnelly helmed follow-up, which picks up the ongoing and disturbing story of Nell, lands in Us theatres on 1 March and subsequently here in the UK a couple of weeks late on 15 March. Louis Herthum, Spencer Treat Clark, Andrew Sensenig, Muse Watson, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Joe Chrest, David Jensen, Tarra Riggs, Ashlynn Ross, Cristina Franco, Raeden Greer, Erica Michelle and E. Roger Mitchell all star. Check the new trailer below....
- 1/16/2013
- Horror Asylum
The first trailer for The Last Exorcism 2 focuses again on the character Nell (Ashley Bell). Nell is tormented by strange visions and supernatural powers. An evil force has waded itself back into Nell's life and she must find a way to rid herself of this entity, once and for all. The two minute clip for The Last Exorcism 2 is located below. The reel, initially, shows Nell trying to move on from her past, but her tormentors come knocking. Preview this paranormal themed film below. Release Date: March 1st, 2013 (Theatrical). Director: Ed Gass-Donnelly. Writer: Damien Chazelle. Producer: Eli Roth. Cast: Spencer Treat Clark, Ashley Bell, Andrew Sensenig, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Muse Watson, E. Roger Mitchell, David Jensen, and Raeden Greer. The trailer for The Last Exorcism 2 is here: More details on this film at Facebook: The Last Exorcism 2's Fan Page | | Advertise Here - Contact me...
- 1/11/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The first official trailer for 'The Last Exorcism Part II' has arrived and along with it comes another teaser asset featuring the poor body beaten Nell Sweetzer (played by the returning Ashley Bell). The sequel to 2010's found footage horror hit comes courtesy of director Ed Gass-Donnelly picking up right where we left off at the end of the first movie and further continuing the ongoing demonic issues and story of Nell and what terrifying things she faces in the following months. Louis Herthum, Spencer Treat Clark, Andrew Sensenig, Muse Watson, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Joe Chrest, David Jensen, Tarra Riggs, Ashlynn Ross, Christina Franco, Raeden Greer, Erica Michelle and E. Roger Mitchell all co-star. Check the new trailer and image below....
- 1/9/2013
- Horror Asylum
One minute its 'The Last Exorcism II: The Beginning of the End' and the next a simple 'The Last Exorcism Part II'. But either way the title swings the fact is that CBS Films has acquired the Us distribution rights to the demonic follow-up to be helmed by Ed Gass-Donnelly. Studiocanal who financed the sequel will handle the release in the UK, France and Germany. CBS Films will unleash 'The Last Exorcism Part II' in Northern America from 1 March 2013. The next installment stars Ashley Bell, Louis Herthum, Spencer Treat Clark, Andrew Sensenig, Muse Watson, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Joe Chrest, David Jensen, Tarra Riggs, Ashlynn Ross, Christina Franco, Raeden Greer, Erica Michelle and E. Roger Mitchell all co-star. Check out the plot details and a new image from the production below....
- 11/16/2012
- Horror Asylum
Following the synopsis that debuted on monday, CBS Films has unveiled the first official photo from The Last Exorcism 2. The new film has Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) struggling to put her life back together, but still being pursued by the demon that had possessed her.
Directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly from a screenplay by Gass-Donnelly and Damien Chazelle, The Last Exorcism 2 is the sequel to the critically-acclaimed 2010 hit The Last Exorcism, which surpassed all expectations by grossing more than $20 million its opening weekend.
Ashley Bell, Andrew Sensenig, Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson, David Jensen, Judd Lormand, Joe Chrest, Julia Garner, Louis Herthum, Tarra Riggs, Ashlynn Ross, Cristina Franco, Raeden Greer, E. Roger Mitchell, Boyana Balta all star in The Last Exorcism 2 which will be released to theaters on March 1st, 2013.
Continuing where the first film left off, teenage Nell Sweetzer is found dirty and terrified in the woods...
Directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly from a screenplay by Gass-Donnelly and Damien Chazelle, The Last Exorcism 2 is the sequel to the critically-acclaimed 2010 hit The Last Exorcism, which surpassed all expectations by grossing more than $20 million its opening weekend.
Ashley Bell, Andrew Sensenig, Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson, David Jensen, Judd Lormand, Joe Chrest, Julia Garner, Louis Herthum, Tarra Riggs, Ashlynn Ross, Cristina Franco, Raeden Greer, E. Roger Mitchell, Boyana Balta all star in The Last Exorcism 2 which will be released to theaters on March 1st, 2013.
Continuing where the first film left off, teenage Nell Sweetzer is found dirty and terrified in the woods...
- 11/15/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
CBS has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Ed Gass-Donnelly 's The Last Exorcism II and plans to release the sequel into theaters on March 1, 2013 Gass-Donnelly and Chazelle wrote the script which picks up where it left off in the 2010 film with Ashley Bell's Nell Sweetzer character being found terrified and alone in the woods. Last Exorcism Part 2 is produced by Eli Roth, Marc Abraham, Thomas A. Bliss and Eric Newman of Strike Entertainment. Also in the cast are Spencer Treat Clark, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Muse Watson, E. Roger Mitchell, Cristina Franco, David Jensen and Raeden Greer.
- 11/15/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Ed Gass-Donnelly is hoping to really push the limits for the new sequel in 'The Last Exorcism' franchise. The director takes over from Daniel Stamm who's original through various reasons only managed to snag a PG-13 rating but with the Eli Roth and Strike Entertainment produced follow-up 'The Last Exorcism II: The Beginning of the End' it looks like an all out R rating is on the cards. Now finally the full plot synopsis for the sequel has come to light. The hypermobile Ashley Bell (below) returns as Nell Sweetzer directly following on from her bizarre ritual ordeal as seen at the end of the last movie. Not too sure at this stage if the action will once again go down the 'found footage' route or take on a completely different style. Louis Herthum also returns and the duo are joined by Spencer Treat Clark, Andrew Sensenig, Muse Watson,...
- 11/12/2012
- Horror Asylum
An official sales synopsis is here for The Last Exorcism 2, and we have all the details that you need to prep for your second tango with Nell and her pesky demon friends. Read on for the skinny, and look for more soon!
Ed Gass-Donnelly is directing from a script written by him and Damien Chazelle. Ashley Bell returns as Nell, as does Louis Herthum, reprising his role as her father, Louis Sweetzer. Other cast members include Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson, E. Roger Mitchell, Andrew Sensenig, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Raeden Greer, David Jensen, and Joe Chrest.
Synopsis
Eli Roth & Strike Entertainment bring us an even more terrifying and bigger scale sequel to The Last Exorcism that grossed $70 million worldwide. It looks like Nell Sweetzer’s last exorcism was not foolproof. She is back… and so are her demons.
Continuing where the first film left off, teenage Nell Sweetzer...
Ed Gass-Donnelly is directing from a script written by him and Damien Chazelle. Ashley Bell returns as Nell, as does Louis Herthum, reprising his role as her father, Louis Sweetzer. Other cast members include Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson, E. Roger Mitchell, Andrew Sensenig, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Raeden Greer, David Jensen, and Joe Chrest.
Synopsis
Eli Roth & Strike Entertainment bring us an even more terrifying and bigger scale sequel to The Last Exorcism that grossed $70 million worldwide. It looks like Nell Sweetzer’s last exorcism was not foolproof. She is back… and so are her demons.
Continuing where the first film left off, teenage Nell Sweetzer...
- 11/10/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Well, this is interesting. Along with our first look at The Last Exorcism 2 and The Woman in Black: Angel of Death at Afm today, some early word on Bait 2 came our way. Talk about a Halloween gift!
The Last Exorcism 2: Ed Gass-Donnelly is directing from a script written by him and Damien Chazelle. Ashley Bell returns as Nell, as does Louis Herthum, reprising his role as her father, Louis Sweetzer. Other cast members include Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson, E. Roger Mitchell, Andrew Sensenig, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Raeden Greer, David Jensen, and Joe Chrest. The sequel follows Nell (Bell), who, six months after the first film’s events, has moved to a halfway house, only to realize that the demon that has ruined her life is still after her! The sequel takes an interesting romantic approach that’s spun around Nell’s new boyfriend, Chris...
The Last Exorcism 2: Ed Gass-Donnelly is directing from a script written by him and Damien Chazelle. Ashley Bell returns as Nell, as does Louis Herthum, reprising his role as her father, Louis Sweetzer. Other cast members include Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson, E. Roger Mitchell, Andrew Sensenig, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Raeden Greer, David Jensen, and Joe Chrest. The sequel follows Nell (Bell), who, six months after the first film’s events, has moved to a halfway house, only to realize that the demon that has ruined her life is still after her! The sequel takes an interesting romantic approach that’s spun around Nell’s new boyfriend, Chris...
- 11/1/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Universal Soldier Day Of Reckoning Trailer. John Hyams‘ Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning (2012) movie trailer stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Scott Adkins, Kristopher Van Varenberg, and David Jensen. Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning‘s plot synopsis: “Luc Deveraux, the original Unisol, is back and evil with the clone of Sgt. Andrew Scott, both seeking [...]
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- 8/14/2012
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Clearly, The Last Exorcism had an untruthful title. The Last Exorcism 2 is coming, and thanks to IMDb, we have some casting updates surrounding star Ashley Bell and Louis Hertham (True Blood) in the sequel.
For the whole list, check out IMDb, but the names included are: Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson, Andrew Sensenig, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Raeden Greer, David Jensen, and Joe Chrest.
The film is directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly and we can expect the film late this year or early next year.
For the whole list, check out IMDb, but the names included are: Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson, Andrew Sensenig, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Raeden Greer, David Jensen, and Joe Chrest.
The film is directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly and we can expect the film late this year or early next year.
- 8/12/2012
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Any time Guillermo del Toro has an announcement to make, you know it's going to be an exciting one, and fans have been anxiously waiting to hear word on this latest update from the Mexican director. Del Toro first announced his reboot of Disney's "Haunted Mansion" (based on the popular theme park ride) in the summer of 2010 to the excitement of many, but news quickly faded. Collider, however, recently spoke to the "Pacific Rim" filmmaker who offered this news:
"I have a meeting with them in three weeks. I know they like the screenplay. I need to meet with them in three weeks. That's what I know. I know their reaction to the draft was good. We have a bunch of conceptualist art, but you never know, to predict anything else is hard for me to know."
Del Toro also revealed that while he intended on writing and producing the movie,...
"I have a meeting with them in three weeks. I know they like the screenplay. I need to meet with them in three weeks. That's what I know. I know their reaction to the draft was good. We have a bunch of conceptualist art, but you never know, to predict anything else is hard for me to know."
Del Toro also revealed that while he intended on writing and producing the movie,...
- 8/9/2012
- by Alison Nastasi
- MTV Movies Blog
According to its IMDb page, the full cast has been announced for The Last Exorcism 2. Being that IMDb isn't what you would call the pillar of truth, take this all with a grain of salt, but there's one bit of casting news that has caught our eye in particular.
If you remember in the first film, Nell (Ashley Bell) was possessed by a demon named Abalam who spoke through her. Now apparently said demon has a face... actor Colby Boothman-Shepard, pictured right. Will he be in make-up? Is he another possessed soul? We'll have to wait and see.
Joining Boothman-Shepard and the returning Bell are Louis Herthum, reprising his role as Nell's father Louis Sweetzer, Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson, Andrew Sensenig, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Raeden Greer, David Jensen, and Joe Chrest.
Ed Gass-Donnelly is directing, and the film is now in post production and is expected some...
If you remember in the first film, Nell (Ashley Bell) was possessed by a demon named Abalam who spoke through her. Now apparently said demon has a face... actor Colby Boothman-Shepard, pictured right. Will he be in make-up? Is he another possessed soul? We'll have to wait and see.
Joining Boothman-Shepard and the returning Bell are Louis Herthum, reprising his role as Nell's father Louis Sweetzer, Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson, Andrew Sensenig, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner, Raeden Greer, David Jensen, and Joe Chrest.
Ed Gass-Donnelly is directing, and the film is now in post production and is expected some...
- 8/6/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
New York -- When Paul Benefiel sent an email to Stephen Colbert asking for advice on how to set up his own super Pac at the University of Texas at Austin, he doubted Colbert would read his message at all. So it was a big surprise on March 29, when Colbert not only read it on his show, "The Colbert Report," but announced a Super Pac Super Fun Kit for sale online that would show college students how to start their own super PACs.
"Honestly, that email was a complete shot in the dark," said Benefiel, a sophomore chemical engineering student. "I didn't hear back from ['The Colbert Report'] for months."
Benefiel had been studying the changes in campaign finance laws that allowed for the existence of super PACs (political action committees that are able to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money without strict disclosure rules to follow). Benefiel's idea to form his...
"Honestly, that email was a complete shot in the dark," said Benefiel, a sophomore chemical engineering student. "I didn't hear back from ['The Colbert Report'] for months."
Benefiel had been studying the changes in campaign finance laws that allowed for the existence of super PACs (political action committees that are able to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money without strict disclosure rules to follow). Benefiel's idea to form his...
- 5/9/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Over on the rarely reliable Internet Movie Database, the full cast has been revealed for the R-rated follow-up to the 2010 PG-13 film The Last Exorcism. Given the source, we'll just take this with a grain of salt.
The site reports that Andrew Sensenig, Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson, David Jensen, Judd Lormand, Joe Chrest, Julia Garner, Louis Herthum, Tarra Riggs, Ashlynn Ross, Cristina Franco, Raeden Greer, E. Roger Mitchell, and Boyana Balta have all joined Ashley Bell in StudioCanal’s The Beginning of the End: The Last Exorcism II.
The sequel is said to pick up three months after the original left off, but of course further details are being kept under wraps. Production is set in New Orleans, and delivery is expected in late 2012. Ed Gass-Donnelly directs.
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The site reports that Andrew Sensenig, Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson, David Jensen, Judd Lormand, Joe Chrest, Julia Garner, Louis Herthum, Tarra Riggs, Ashlynn Ross, Cristina Franco, Raeden Greer, E. Roger Mitchell, and Boyana Balta have all joined Ashley Bell in StudioCanal’s The Beginning of the End: The Last Exorcism II.
The sequel is said to pick up three months after the original left off, but of course further details are being kept under wraps. Production is set in New Orleans, and delivery is expected in late 2012. Ed Gass-Donnelly directs.
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- 5/2/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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The new film, which opens on March 16, 2012, also stars January Jones, Guy Pearce, Jennifer Carpenter, IronE Singleton, Harold Perrineau, Xander Berkeley, Joe Chrest, David Jensen, Monica Acosta, Donna Duplantier, Mike Pniewski, J.D. Evermore, Jason Davis and Cullen Moss from director Roger Donaldson and writers Todd Hickey and Robert Tannen.
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The new film, which opens on March 16, 2012, also stars January Jones, Guy Pearce, Jennifer Carpenter, IronE Singleton, Harold Perrineau, Xander Berkeley, Joe Chrest, David Jensen, Monica Acosta, Donna Duplantier, Mike Pniewski, J.D. Evermore, Jason Davis and Cullen Moss from director Roger Donaldson and writers Todd Hickey and Robert Tannen.
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- 3/8/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The cover art for Lionsgate's latest horror flick starring Method Man has had us laughing uncontrollably since last November when it debuted. We're not even sure why! Still, we've landed you an exclusive clip from The Mortician. Dig it!
From the Press Release
Home audiences are in for a thrill this winter as Lionsgate releases The Mortician to DVD, Digital Download, and On Demand on February 14th, 2012. The urban thriller features Grammy® Winner Method Man (HBO's "The Wire"), Dash Mihok (Punisher: War Zone), Wendell Pierce (HBO's "Treme"), and David Jensen (I Love You Phillip Morris) with Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe) and Edward Furlong (The Green Hornet). An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's DVD debut also includes a special feature - "Autopsy: Dissecting The Mortician."
Synopsis
A mortician (Method Man)'s life is changed when a woman's body arrives to his table and stirs up memories of his past.
From the Press Release
Home audiences are in for a thrill this winter as Lionsgate releases The Mortician to DVD, Digital Download, and On Demand on February 14th, 2012. The urban thriller features Grammy® Winner Method Man (HBO's "The Wire"), Dash Mihok (Punisher: War Zone), Wendell Pierce (HBO's "Treme"), and David Jensen (I Love You Phillip Morris) with Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe) and Edward Furlong (The Green Hornet). An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's DVD debut also includes a special feature - "Autopsy: Dissecting The Mortician."
Synopsis
A mortician (Method Man)'s life is changed when a woman's body arrives to his table and stirs up memories of his past.
- 2/13/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
We're getting closer, kids! Lionsgate's release of the new terror tale starring Method Man (yes, Method Man), The Mortician, is almost upon us, and we have a new trailer on tap to get you geared up!
From the Press Release
Home audiences are in for a thrill this winter as Lionsgate releases The Mortician to DVD, Digital Download, and On Demand on February 14th, 2012. The urban thriller features Grammy® Winner Method Man (HBO's "The Wire"), Dash Mihok (Punisher: War Zone), Wendell Pierce (HBO's "Treme"), and David Jensen (I Love You Phillip Morris) with Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe) and Edward Furlong (The Green Hornet). An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's DVD debut also includes a special feature - "Autopsy: Dissecting The Mortician."
Synopsis
A mortician (Method Man)'s life is changed when a woman's body arrives to his table and stirs up memories of his past.
From the Press Release
Home audiences are in for a thrill this winter as Lionsgate releases The Mortician to DVD, Digital Download, and On Demand on February 14th, 2012. The urban thriller features Grammy® Winner Method Man (HBO's "The Wire"), Dash Mihok (Punisher: War Zone), Wendell Pierce (HBO's "Treme"), and David Jensen (I Love You Phillip Morris) with Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe) and Edward Furlong (The Green Hornet). An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's DVD debut also includes a special feature - "Autopsy: Dissecting The Mortician."
Synopsis
A mortician (Method Man)'s life is changed when a woman's body arrives to his table and stirs up memories of his past.
- 1/19/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The deluxe edition of Bon Iver's second summer album Bon Iver, which includes a lush video for each track, is now available for purchase, but the generous folks at Justin Vernon's label Jagjaguwar have posted the essence of the project online. We've got the 10 pastoral shorts in the slideshow below, all of which were directed by Isaac Gale and David Jensen. To buy the album, head over to the iTunes store.
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- 11/29/2011
- by Mallika Rao
- Huffington Post
When you hear Bon Iver's song "Hinnom, TX," do you think of a sun-fueled hazy drive in the car as you roll right through that enormous state? If so then, boy, do we have a video for you. Isaac Gale and David Jensen directed the clip below as part of the larger video project from the soft-rockin' songwriter. As previously reported, there are 10 videos getting lined up for the 10 songs on the self-titled album, set for re-release as a digital deluxe edition tomorrow (Nov. 29); the vids are to be "consumed as a visual extension of the music, to enhance...
- 11/28/2011
- Hitfix
We can't quite put our finger on why, but the cover art for Lionsgate's new horror flick The Mortician has had us laughing uncontrollably since it entered our inbox. We don't think that was the desired effect, but wow, are we friggin' giddy!
From the Press Release
Home audiences are in for a thrill this winter as Lionsgate releases The Mortician to DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on February 14th, 2012. The urban thriller features Grammy® Winner Method Man (HBO's "The Wire"), Dash Mihok (Punisher: War Zone), Wendell Pierce (HBO's "Treme") and David Jensen (I Love You Phillip Morris) with Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe) and Edward Furlong (The Green Hornet). An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's DVD debut also includes a special feature - "Autopsy: Dissecting The Mortician."
Synopsis
A mortician (Method Man)'s life is changed when a woman's body arrives to his...
From the Press Release
Home audiences are in for a thrill this winter as Lionsgate releases The Mortician to DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on February 14th, 2012. The urban thriller features Grammy® Winner Method Man (HBO's "The Wire"), Dash Mihok (Punisher: War Zone), Wendell Pierce (HBO's "Treme") and David Jensen (I Love You Phillip Morris) with Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe) and Edward Furlong (The Green Hornet). An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's DVD debut also includes a special feature - "Autopsy: Dissecting The Mortician."
Synopsis
A mortician (Method Man)'s life is changed when a woman's body arrives to his...
- 11/22/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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