“Hurt but not defeated.” That’s the direction filmmaker Martha Coolidge gave to her star Nicolas Cage as they shot the pivotal breakup scene in the ’80s classic “Valley Girl.” In a filmed conversation from 2003 between the two for the film’s twentieth anniversary, Cage told Coolidge that he has “used that direction ever since” in all of his work.
As the iconic ’80s spin on “Romeo and Juliet” celebrates its 40th anniversary on April 29, and Cage returns to the big screen with his latest film “Renfield” — in which he plays the centuries old Prince of Darkness himself, Count Dracula, recovering from the latest attempt on his life with his familiar Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) in New Orleans — it’s clear that the impact of her words still resonate in the performances of the idiosyncratic actor.
He was just 17 years old when he auditioned for the role that would change his life.
As the iconic ’80s spin on “Romeo and Juliet” celebrates its 40th anniversary on April 29, and Cage returns to the big screen with his latest film “Renfield” — in which he plays the centuries old Prince of Darkness himself, Count Dracula, recovering from the latest attempt on his life with his familiar Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) in New Orleans — it’s clear that the impact of her words still resonate in the performances of the idiosyncratic actor.
He was just 17 years old when he auditioned for the role that would change his life.
- 4/13/2023
- by Marya E. Gates
- Indiewire
A full Free Movie of the Day is posted on the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel every day of the week – but on Fridays things get a little freakier and a little more fun. Get your weekend started the right way by indulging in Friday Fright Nights! Every Friday, we’ll be taking a look at another genre movie you can watch in its entirety, free of charge, either on the YouTube channel linked above or in the video embed here.
Figuring out a way to depict the afterlife on screen may be one of the biggest challenges a filmmaker could take on. How do you live up to the images people have of these places in their minds? The places so many hope to go to on one side, and fear going to on the other. How can a camera capture the glory of one, and the eternal nightmare of another?...
Figuring out a way to depict the afterlife on screen may be one of the biggest challenges a filmmaker could take on. How do you live up to the images people have of these places in their minds? The places so many hope to go to on one side, and fear going to on the other. How can a camera capture the glory of one, and the eternal nightmare of another?...
- 9/2/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
(Welcome to SlashClips, a series where we bring you exclusive clips from hot new Digital, Blu-ray, and theatrical releases you won't see anywhere else!)
In this edition:
When I Consume YouInto the DeepMister LimboWhen I Consume You
First up, 1091 Pictures has provided us with an exclusive clip from the supernatural horror drama "When I Consume You," the third feature from award-winning Brooklyn-based indie filmmaker Perry Blackshear. Starring Evan Dumouchel and Libby Ewing, the film is now available on digital platforms.
Here is the official synopsis:
Ewing and Dumouchel play brother-sister duo Daphne and Wilson Shaw. Troubled since childhood, the two have struggled to find stability as they've grown older, and while Daphne seems to have finally gotten her life together, the darkness that's followed their family all along begins to close in more aggressively than ever before. A unique urban folktale set and filmed in Brooklyn, "When I Consume You...
In this edition:
When I Consume YouInto the DeepMister LimboWhen I Consume You
First up, 1091 Pictures has provided us with an exclusive clip from the supernatural horror drama "When I Consume You," the third feature from award-winning Brooklyn-based indie filmmaker Perry Blackshear. Starring Evan Dumouchel and Libby Ewing, the film is now available on digital platforms.
Here is the official synopsis:
Ewing and Dumouchel play brother-sister duo Daphne and Wilson Shaw. Troubled since childhood, the two have struggled to find stability as they've grown older, and while Daphne seems to have finally gotten her life together, the darkness that's followed their family all along begins to close in more aggressively than ever before. A unique urban folktale set and filmed in Brooklyn, "When I Consume You...
- 8/23/2022
- by Max Evry
- Slash Film
Starring Cameron Dye From ‘Valley Girl’ And ‘The Last Starfighter Mister Limbo Terror Films have acquired directed horror/comedy Mister Limbo, starring Valley Girl’s Cameron Dye, for North American release. Hugo de Sousa and Vig Norris also star in the film, the tale of two strangers that wake up in the middle of the desert with no memory …
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- 8/12/2022
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
‘Blonde’ Star Ana De Armas To Be Feted At Deauville
Andres Dominik’s buzzed about Marilyn Monroe picture Blonde will head to France’s Deauville American Film Festival (September 2-11) after its Venice world debut, where lead actress Ana de Armas will be feted with its Hollywood Rising Star Award. Cuban-born De Armas’s star has been steadily rising over the past few years on the back of performances in Blade Runner 2049, Knives Out, No Time To Die, and most recently The Gray Man. Past recipients of the Hollywood Rising Star Award include Ryan Gosling (2011), Jessica Chastain (2011), Paul Dano (2012), Robert Pattinson (2015), Elizabeth Olsen (2015), Chloé Grace Moretz (2016), Daniel Radcliffe (2016), Shailene Woodley (2018), Elle Fanning (2018), Sophie Turner (2019) and Dylan Penn (2021). Dominik is also set to attend the festival for the film’s French premiere.
Indie Horror ‘Camp Pleasant Lake’ Heads Into Production; Michael Pare & Devanny Pinn Among Leads
Exclusive: Indie horror title...
Andres Dominik’s buzzed about Marilyn Monroe picture Blonde will head to France’s Deauville American Film Festival (September 2-11) after its Venice world debut, where lead actress Ana de Armas will be feted with its Hollywood Rising Star Award. Cuban-born De Armas’s star has been steadily rising over the past few years on the back of performances in Blade Runner 2049, Knives Out, No Time To Die, and most recently The Gray Man. Past recipients of the Hollywood Rising Star Award include Ryan Gosling (2011), Jessica Chastain (2011), Paul Dano (2012), Robert Pattinson (2015), Elizabeth Olsen (2015), Chloé Grace Moretz (2016), Daniel Radcliffe (2016), Shailene Woodley (2018), Elle Fanning (2018), Sophie Turner (2019) and Dylan Penn (2021). Dominik is also set to attend the festival for the film’s French premiere.
Indie Horror ‘Camp Pleasant Lake’ Heads Into Production; Michael Pare & Devanny Pinn Among Leads
Exclusive: Indie horror title...
- 8/2/2022
- by Jesse Whittock, Melanie Goodfellow and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Cameron Dye is an American actor who also developed a singing profession. He is best known for his appearance in a 1983 movie titled “Valley Girl” as Fred. He looks a little different some 37 years later. If you were a fan of the movie and you’re wondering whatever happened to this cast member, you’re in the right place. He has gone on to enjoy a lot of successes and a few failures throughout the years. Here is what we know about Cameron Dye’s personal and professional life since that time. His early years Dye made his debut acting appearance
Whatever Happened to Cameron Dye?...
Whatever Happened to Cameron Dye?...
- 5/24/2020
- by Jennifer Borama
- TVovermind.com
In today’s film news roundup, Ava DuVernay starts a grant program, “Valley Girl” gets a digital release, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s “The Silencing” gets a U.S. release and Edward James Olmos announces a retrospective.
Array Grants
Ava DuVernay’s non-profit foundation Array Alliance has launched a $250,000 funding initiative for organizations and individuals dedicated to narrative change by women people of color.
The grants recognize regional film festivals, screening series, arts advocates, filmmakers, creators and journalists. The goal is to provide vital financial support to grassroots entities that serve as a cultural catalyst for furthering storytelling.
Unrestricted grants of $10,000 have been awarded to 14 inaugural honorees that serve African American, Latinx, Asian American, Native American, multiethnic and women-centric film communities: BronzeLens Film Festival, Cine Latino Film Festival, IllumiNative, Sankofa Film Society, Gary International Black Film Festival, UrbanWorld Festival, Cinema Sala, Lumbee Film Festival, Indigenous Film Festival, Black Femme Supremacy Film Festival,...
Array Grants
Ava DuVernay’s non-profit foundation Array Alliance has launched a $250,000 funding initiative for organizations and individuals dedicated to narrative change by women people of color.
The grants recognize regional film festivals, screening series, arts advocates, filmmakers, creators and journalists. The goal is to provide vital financial support to grassroots entities that serve as a cultural catalyst for furthering storytelling.
Unrestricted grants of $10,000 have been awarded to 14 inaugural honorees that serve African American, Latinx, Asian American, Native American, multiethnic and women-centric film communities: BronzeLens Film Festival, Cine Latino Film Festival, IllumiNative, Sankofa Film Society, Gary International Black Film Festival, UrbanWorld Festival, Cinema Sala, Lumbee Film Festival, Indigenous Film Festival, Black Femme Supremacy Film Festival,...
- 4/15/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, FandangoNOW, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical The Darkest Minds Valley Girl (romantic comedy; Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Frederic Forrest, Elizabeth Daily, Michael Bowen, Cameron Dye, Michelle Meyrink, Heidi Holicker, Tina Theberge, Lee Purcell, Colleen Camp, Richard Sanders; available now on cable Mod to coincide with movie's Blu-ray debut; see exclusive bonus clip below; rated...
- 10/30/2018
- by Robert B. DeSalvo
- Movies.com
One of the oldies celebrated by lovers of ’80s fare, Martha Coolidge’s ode to pampered teens in La La Land has aged extremely well. It’s still fairly representative of reality, but the romantic fairy tale angle is what keeps it afloat. Nicolas Cage’s unguarded vulnerability and Deborah Foreman’s infectious smile win the day — we like these kids, even if they’re somewhat idealized.
Valley Girl
Blu-ray
Shout Select
1983 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 99 min. / Street Date October 30, 2018 / 34.93
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily, Michael Bowen, Cameron Dye, Heidi Holicker, Michelle Meyrink, Tina Theberge, Lee Purcell, Richard Sanders, Colleen Camp, Frederic Forrest, David Ensor, The Plimsouls, Josie Cotton.
Cinematography: Frederick Elmes
Film Editor: Éva Gárdos
Original Music: Mark Levinthal, Scott Wilk
Produced and Written by Andrew Lane, Wayne Crawford
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Women directors of the 1980s didn’t have a smooth ride, as can be attested...
Valley Girl
Blu-ray
Shout Select
1983 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 99 min. / Street Date October 30, 2018 / 34.93
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily, Michael Bowen, Cameron Dye, Heidi Holicker, Michelle Meyrink, Tina Theberge, Lee Purcell, Richard Sanders, Colleen Camp, Frederic Forrest, David Ensor, The Plimsouls, Josie Cotton.
Cinematography: Frederick Elmes
Film Editor: Éva Gárdos
Original Music: Mark Levinthal, Scott Wilk
Produced and Written by Andrew Lane, Wayne Crawford
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Women directors of the 1980s didn’t have a smooth ride, as can be attested...
- 10/27/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
'The Tavern' Is a Metaphor / Whether production can buck its own plotline and travel road to success is another question
By Frank Scheck
New York
This new indie drama, written, produced and directed by Walter Foote, is about a couple of regular guys who, through sheer ambition and drive rather than any particular talent, decide to open a restaurant, only to discover that the hurdles are nearly insurmountable.
It thus practically serves as a metaphor for the indie film scene, where multitudes of budding filmmakers desperately struggle to finance and make their movies, only to see most of them fail in a hopelessly crowded and competitive marketplace. "The Tavern", as well-intentioned and decently made as it is, is not likely to buck that trend.
The film centers on Ronnie (Cameron Dye), a recovered alcoholic turned bartender who, in the best tradition of the American male, has resisted commitment of any kind his entire life, and his best friend Dave (Kevin Geer), himself struggling with a low-level job and a family to support. When the owner of a popular Manhattan tavern announces that he's packing it in and moving to Florida, Ronnie is tempted by the reasonable asking price and decides to buy the place.
After the wary but desperate Dave signs on as a partner, the pair, with much difficulty, raise the money, despite the opposition and suspicion of friends and family. The primary contributors are Jerry (Steven Marcus), Ronnie's former boss, and Gina (Nancy Ticotin), his widowed sister- in-law, who invests with the provision that Ronnie employ her troubled 14-year-old son (Carlo Alban).
After opening the joint, more problems present themselves: The former owner opens a competing restaurant nearby; their talented chef is snatched by the immigration authorities; the tavern is closed down by the police for offering music and dancing without the proper license; and the bookmakers to whom Ronnie has turned for some quick cash are starting to make threats.
The film is overstuffed with more subplots than it can comfortably handle. Some of them, such as Ronnie's budding romance with a more sophisticated young woman he meets at a fancy boutique, or his attempt to mentor his troubled young nephew, never really pick up narrative steam. Subtlety of characterization is sacrificed as well, most notably in the character of Dave's increasingly frustrated wife (Margaret Cho), who comes across as little more than shrewish.
On the other hand, there are individual scenes that resonate with authenticity and poignancy. Anyone who has ever been stuck in a menial job will wince at the scene in which Dave, working at a megastore, has to confront a belligerent customer. And the endless small details involved in trying to start a restaurant are rendered with a vivid reality. No wonder; the press notes inform us the filmmaker himself failed in an attempt to open a restaurant.
There is a thankful lack of sentimentality in the proceedings, and the downbeat ending is a refreshing tonic in an indie cinema scene that has lately ("Girlfight", "Two Family House") seemed to be bursting with Capraesque sensibilities. The acting is quite fine, with the two leads particularly moving as the embattled entrepreneurs. As a bonus, Irish group the Saw Doctors add some rollicking music to the soundtrack.
THE TAVERN
Castle Hill Films
Credits: Director-editor-producer: Walter Foote; Executive producers: James Cooper, Lin Chen Tien; Co-producer: Rene Veilleux; Director of photography: Kurt Lennig; Editor: Josh Apter; Original music: Bill Lacey, Loren Toolajian; Production designer: Gonzalo Cordoba. Cast: Ronnie: Cameron Dye; Dave: Kevin Geer; Carol: Margaret Cho; Tommy: Carlo Alban; Gina: Nancy Ticotin; Sharon: Kym Austin. No MPAA rating. Running time - 88 minutes. Color/stereo.
By Frank Scheck
New York
This new indie drama, written, produced and directed by Walter Foote, is about a couple of regular guys who, through sheer ambition and drive rather than any particular talent, decide to open a restaurant, only to discover that the hurdles are nearly insurmountable.
It thus practically serves as a metaphor for the indie film scene, where multitudes of budding filmmakers desperately struggle to finance and make their movies, only to see most of them fail in a hopelessly crowded and competitive marketplace. "The Tavern", as well-intentioned and decently made as it is, is not likely to buck that trend.
The film centers on Ronnie (Cameron Dye), a recovered alcoholic turned bartender who, in the best tradition of the American male, has resisted commitment of any kind his entire life, and his best friend Dave (Kevin Geer), himself struggling with a low-level job and a family to support. When the owner of a popular Manhattan tavern announces that he's packing it in and moving to Florida, Ronnie is tempted by the reasonable asking price and decides to buy the place.
After the wary but desperate Dave signs on as a partner, the pair, with much difficulty, raise the money, despite the opposition and suspicion of friends and family. The primary contributors are Jerry (Steven Marcus), Ronnie's former boss, and Gina (Nancy Ticotin), his widowed sister- in-law, who invests with the provision that Ronnie employ her troubled 14-year-old son (Carlo Alban).
After opening the joint, more problems present themselves: The former owner opens a competing restaurant nearby; their talented chef is snatched by the immigration authorities; the tavern is closed down by the police for offering music and dancing without the proper license; and the bookmakers to whom Ronnie has turned for some quick cash are starting to make threats.
The film is overstuffed with more subplots than it can comfortably handle. Some of them, such as Ronnie's budding romance with a more sophisticated young woman he meets at a fancy boutique, or his attempt to mentor his troubled young nephew, never really pick up narrative steam. Subtlety of characterization is sacrificed as well, most notably in the character of Dave's increasingly frustrated wife (Margaret Cho), who comes across as little more than shrewish.
On the other hand, there are individual scenes that resonate with authenticity and poignancy. Anyone who has ever been stuck in a menial job will wince at the scene in which Dave, working at a megastore, has to confront a belligerent customer. And the endless small details involved in trying to start a restaurant are rendered with a vivid reality. No wonder; the press notes inform us the filmmaker himself failed in an attempt to open a restaurant.
There is a thankful lack of sentimentality in the proceedings, and the downbeat ending is a refreshing tonic in an indie cinema scene that has lately ("Girlfight", "Two Family House") seemed to be bursting with Capraesque sensibilities. The acting is quite fine, with the two leads particularly moving as the embattled entrepreneurs. As a bonus, Irish group the Saw Doctors add some rollicking music to the soundtrack.
THE TAVERN
Castle Hill Films
Credits: Director-editor-producer: Walter Foote; Executive producers: James Cooper, Lin Chen Tien; Co-producer: Rene Veilleux; Director of photography: Kurt Lennig; Editor: Josh Apter; Original music: Bill Lacey, Loren Toolajian; Production designer: Gonzalo Cordoba. Cast: Ronnie: Cameron Dye; Dave: Kevin Geer; Carol: Margaret Cho; Tommy: Carlo Alban; Gina: Nancy Ticotin; Sharon: Kym Austin. No MPAA rating. Running time - 88 minutes. Color/stereo.
- 10/24/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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