Exclusive: Fox has put in development an animated siblings comedy, from Animals creators Mike Luciano and Phil Matarese. Fox Entertainment’s SideCar Content Accelerator is the studio.
Written by Luciano and Matarese, Untitled Twins Animated Comedy is about two identical twin brothers with nothing in common except 100% matching DNA. It explores the ruthless competition, strained friendship and love between them and their families over a lifetime.
Luciano and Matarese executive produce with Gail Berman for SideCar.
Matarese and Luciano met working together at a New York City production company where they would do voices for the pigeons outside of their office. Phil, an illustrator in his free time, proposed animating a scene based off their pigeon-riffing to screen at Mike’s monthly comedy show. Thus, a series of animated-shorts dubbed, simply, Animals, was born. The series quickly became a full-time passion project, screening in venues throughout NYC as well as festivals around the country.
Written by Luciano and Matarese, Untitled Twins Animated Comedy is about two identical twin brothers with nothing in common except 100% matching DNA. It explores the ruthless competition, strained friendship and love between them and their families over a lifetime.
Luciano and Matarese executive produce with Gail Berman for SideCar.
Matarese and Luciano met working together at a New York City production company where they would do voices for the pigeons outside of their office. Phil, an illustrator in his free time, proposed animating a scene based off their pigeon-riffing to screen at Mike’s monthly comedy show. Thus, a series of animated-shorts dubbed, simply, Animals, was born. The series quickly became a full-time passion project, screening in venues throughout NYC as well as festivals around the country.
- 12/11/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Network: HBO
Episodes: 30 (half-hour)
Seasons: Three
TV show dates: February 5, 2016 — October 5, 2018
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Phil Matarese, Mike Luciano, Meghan O'Neill, Katie Aselton, Mary Holland, Amir Blumenfeld, Jake Hurwitz, Neil Casey, Mark Duplass, Lauren Lapkus, Stephanie Allynne, Mace Coronel, Jay Duplass, Darold Ferguson Jr., Jon Lovitz, Aziz Ansari, Nick Kroll, Rob Corddry, Marc Maron, Ike Barinholtz, Jason Mantzoukas, Nathan Fielder, Paul Scheer, Matt Walsh, Zach Woods, and Adam Scott.
TV show description:
This animated adult comedy features the down and out critters that live in and off of the Big Apple.
From rats planning on what street scraps to bring to a party, to a pigeon who thinks a stray golf ball is its egg, to more rats bragging about their sex lives, animals aren't all that different...
Episodes: 30 (half-hour)
Seasons: Three
TV show dates: February 5, 2016 — October 5, 2018
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Phil Matarese, Mike Luciano, Meghan O'Neill, Katie Aselton, Mary Holland, Amir Blumenfeld, Jake Hurwitz, Neil Casey, Mark Duplass, Lauren Lapkus, Stephanie Allynne, Mace Coronel, Jay Duplass, Darold Ferguson Jr., Jon Lovitz, Aziz Ansari, Nick Kroll, Rob Corddry, Marc Maron, Ike Barinholtz, Jason Mantzoukas, Nathan Fielder, Paul Scheer, Matt Walsh, Zach Woods, and Adam Scott.
TV show description:
This animated adult comedy features the down and out critters that live in and off of the Big Apple.
From rats planning on what street scraps to bring to a party, to a pigeon who thinks a stray golf ball is its egg, to more rats bragging about their sex lives, animals aren't all that different...
- 10/19/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Do the animals fare any better without people around, during the third season of the Animals TV show on HBO? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether the TV show Animals is cancelled or renewed for season four. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the Animals season three episodes below.
An HBO animated adult comedy, Animals features the critters that live in (and off of) the Big Apple. The voice cast includes Phil Matarese, Mike Luciano, who voice several characters. The third season unfolds in a human-less, post-apocalyptic New York City and blends live-action with animated segments.
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An HBO animated adult comedy, Animals features the critters that live in (and off of) the Big Apple. The voice cast includes Phil Matarese, Mike Luciano, who voice several characters. The third season unfolds in a human-less, post-apocalyptic New York City and blends live-action with animated segments.
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- 10/19/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The Animals TV show has never earned big ratings for HBO, but thus far it has escaped the extinction of cancellation, and now it's back for a third season. Is it too late for the Duplass Brothers' series to attract a bigger audience? Will Animals be cancelled or renewed for season four on HBO? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
An animated adult comedy, Animals features the critters that live in (and off of) the Big Apple. The HBO voice cast includes Phil Matarese, Mike Luciano, who voice several characters. The third season unfolds in a human-less, post-apocalyptic New York City and blends live-action with animated segments.
Animals' season three guest stars include: Awkwafina, Bob Balaban, Tom Bergeron, Kate Berlant, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Neil Casey, Marcia Clark, Dinosaur, Jr., Steve Dildarian, Edie Falco, Jon Gabrus, David Harbour, Jared Harris, Mary Holland,...
An animated adult comedy, Animals features the critters that live in (and off of) the Big Apple. The HBO voice cast includes Phil Matarese, Mike Luciano, who voice several characters. The third season unfolds in a human-less, post-apocalyptic New York City and blends live-action with animated segments.
Animals' season three guest stars include: Awkwafina, Bob Balaban, Tom Bergeron, Kate Berlant, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Neil Casey, Marcia Clark, Dinosaur, Jr., Steve Dildarian, Edie Falco, Jon Gabrus, David Harbour, Jared Harris, Mary Holland,...
- 10/18/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Animals creators Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano have signed a two-script deal with 20th Century Fox TV to create two animated series for the studio. Under the pact, the duo will write one script and will supervise another writer on the second. Both series will be shopped to various platforms.
Matarese and Luciano’s animated comedy series Animals had a three-season run on HBO. Produced by Duplass Brothers, the series focused on the downtrodden creatures native New York City, including rats, pigeons, and bedbugs. Matarese and Luciano wrote and directed all episodes; they also voice many of the characters. The series drewn a high-profile list of guests stars throughout its three seasons, including Jessica Chastain, Jonah Hill, Whoopi Goldberg, Wanda Sykes, Marlon Wayans and Emilia Clarke.
Matarese and Luciano met while working together at a New York City advertising production company, where they discovered a pair of pigeons across from...
Matarese and Luciano’s animated comedy series Animals had a three-season run on HBO. Produced by Duplass Brothers, the series focused on the downtrodden creatures native New York City, including rats, pigeons, and bedbugs. Matarese and Luciano wrote and directed all episodes; they also voice many of the characters. The series drewn a high-profile list of guests stars throughout its three seasons, including Jessica Chastain, Jonah Hill, Whoopi Goldberg, Wanda Sykes, Marlon Wayans and Emilia Clarke.
Matarese and Luciano met while working together at a New York City advertising production company, where they discovered a pair of pigeons across from...
- 10/18/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO has canceled the animated series “Animals” after three seasons, Variety has confirmed.
The series was created by executive producers Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano, with Duplass Brothers Productions producing. The animated comedy series focused on the downtrodden creatures native New York City, including rats, pigeons, and bedbugs. Matarese and Luciano also wrote and directed all the episodes, and voiced many of the characters.
The series also featured a number of guest stars lending their voices. Season 3’s guest lineup included stars like Awkwafina, Marcia Clark, Edie Falco, David Harbour, Lucy Liu, Carol Kane, Johnny Knoxville, John Leguizamo, Natasha Lyonne, Anthony Mackie, Tatiana Maslany, Demi Moore, Moby, Tracy Morgan, John Mulaney, and many more.
Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass also executive produce the series, with producers James Fino, Joe Russo II, Kenny Micka, and co-executive producer Jen Roskind. The animation for “Animals” was created with Dan Harmon’s Starburns Industries,...
The series was created by executive producers Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano, with Duplass Brothers Productions producing. The animated comedy series focused on the downtrodden creatures native New York City, including rats, pigeons, and bedbugs. Matarese and Luciano also wrote and directed all the episodes, and voiced many of the characters.
The series also featured a number of guest stars lending their voices. Season 3’s guest lineup included stars like Awkwafina, Marcia Clark, Edie Falco, David Harbour, Lucy Liu, Carol Kane, Johnny Knoxville, John Leguizamo, Natasha Lyonne, Anthony Mackie, Tatiana Maslany, Demi Moore, Moby, Tracy Morgan, John Mulaney, and many more.
Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass also executive produce the series, with producers James Fino, Joe Russo II, Kenny Micka, and co-executive producer Jen Roskind. The animation for “Animals” was created with Dan Harmon’s Starburns Industries,...
- 10/17/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The most recent third season of Animals on HBO was the adult animated series’ last. A rep of HBO confirmed to Deadline that the network would not be picking up a fourth season of the show.
Created by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano and produced by Duplass Brothers Productions, Animals focused on the downtrodden creatures native to New York City, including rats, pigeons, and bedbugs. Matarese and Luciano wrote and directed all episodes, and voiced many of the characters. The series drew a high-profile and lengthy list of guests stars throughout its three seasons, including Jessica Chastain, Jonah Hill, Whoopi Goldberg, Wanda Sykes, Marlon Wayans and Emilia Clarke, among others.
Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass executive produced Animals, whose third season finale aired earlier this month, drawing 200,000 linear viewers in Live+same day. The animation for the show was created with Dan Harmon’s Starburns Industries, the studio behind Rick & Morty.
Created by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano and produced by Duplass Brothers Productions, Animals focused on the downtrodden creatures native to New York City, including rats, pigeons, and bedbugs. Matarese and Luciano wrote and directed all episodes, and voiced many of the characters. The series drew a high-profile and lengthy list of guests stars throughout its three seasons, including Jessica Chastain, Jonah Hill, Whoopi Goldberg, Wanda Sykes, Marlon Wayans and Emilia Clarke, among others.
Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass executive produced Animals, whose third season finale aired earlier this month, drawing 200,000 linear viewers in Live+same day. The animation for the show was created with Dan Harmon’s Starburns Industries, the studio behind Rick & Morty.
- 10/17/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Animals, the HBO animated series executive produced by the Duplass brothers, is done after three seasons.
An HBO rep confirms the show's cancellation to The Hollywood Reporter. Animals finished its third season on Oct. 5.
Created by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano, Animals followed the lives of some of New York's less-respected wildlife, including pigeons, rats and roaches, along with dogs, cats and other creatures. It also featured live-action scenes involving human characters and an ongoing storyline about a virus outbreak that decimated the city's human population.
The show was also a draw for high-profile guest stars, among them Demi Moore,...
An HBO rep confirms the show's cancellation to The Hollywood Reporter. Animals finished its third season on Oct. 5.
Created by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano, Animals followed the lives of some of New York's less-respected wildlife, including pigeons, rats and roaches, along with dogs, cats and other creatures. It also featured live-action scenes involving human characters and an ongoing storyline about a virus outbreak that decimated the city's human population.
The show was also a draw for high-profile guest stars, among them Demi Moore,...
- 10/17/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
With the third season of HBO’s animated series Animals underway, The A.V. Club jumped into a swan boat on Echo Park Lake with creators Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano to talk about the new slate of episodes. The lake, which lies on the edge of Los Angeles’ historic Echo Park neighborhood, is a favorite spot for…...
- 8/21/2018
- by Baraka Kaseko and Marah Eakin on TV Club, shared by Baraka Kaseko to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano are not only the creators of HBO’s adult cartoon series “Animals”; they’re also the show’s animators, directors, writers and bringers of coffee.
Are they control freaks? “We have production coordinators and all that,” says Matarese, “but when it comes to the nitty-gritty of quality control, I oversee every single step of it, and we’re very much ingrained in every aspect of the show.”
One of the draws for fans is the show’s star talent, who, along with Matarese and Luciano, provide the voices for the various animals. Names include Aziz Ansari, Molly Shannon, Mindy Kaling, RuPaul, Jonah Hill, Usher, Demi Moore, Lucy Liu and Michael Sheen. Humans also populate this anthropomorphic world.
“Animals” started as a YouTube short inspired by the pigeons cavorting outside the office windows of Matarese and Luciano, who worked at a New York ad agency at the time.
Are they control freaks? “We have production coordinators and all that,” says Matarese, “but when it comes to the nitty-gritty of quality control, I oversee every single step of it, and we’re very much ingrained in every aspect of the show.”
One of the draws for fans is the show’s star talent, who, along with Matarese and Luciano, provide the voices for the various animals. Names include Aziz Ansari, Molly Shannon, Mindy Kaling, RuPaul, Jonah Hill, Usher, Demi Moore, Lucy Liu and Michael Sheen. Humans also populate this anthropomorphic world.
“Animals” started as a YouTube short inspired by the pigeons cavorting outside the office windows of Matarese and Luciano, who worked at a New York ad agency at the time.
- 8/17/2018
- by Valentina I. Valentini
- Variety Film + TV
With the third season of HBO’s animated series Animals underway, The A.V. Club jumped into a swan boat on Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles with creators Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano to talk about the new slate of episodes. While on the lake, we played a game with the pair called “Which Animal Would Win?” where we pit…...
- 8/8/2018
- by Baraka Kaseko and Leonardo Adrian Garcia on TV Club, shared by Baraka Kaseko to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Vulture Watch
Has humanity's disappearance helped the animals? Is the Animals TV show cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on HBO? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Animals season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
An HBO animated adult comedy, Animals features the critters that live in (and off of) the Big Apple. The voice cast includes Phil Matarese, Mike Luciano, who voice several characters. The third season unfolds in a human-less, post-apocalyptic New York City and blends live-action with animated segments. Read More…...
Has humanity's disappearance helped the animals? Is the Animals TV show cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on HBO? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Animals season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
An HBO animated adult comedy, Animals features the critters that live in (and off of) the Big Apple. The voice cast includes Phil Matarese, Mike Luciano, who voice several characters. The third season unfolds in a human-less, post-apocalyptic New York City and blends live-action with animated segments. Read More…...
- 8/7/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
With the third season of HBO’s animated series Animals just around the corner, The A.V. Club jumped into a swan boat on Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles with creators Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano to talk about the upcoming slate of episodes. While on the water, we got Matarese and Luciano to list their five favorite…...
- 8/3/2018
- by Baraka Kaseko and Leonardo Adrian Garcia on TV Club, shared by Baraka Kaseko to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
With the third season of HBO’s animated series Animals just around the corner, The A.V. Club jumped into a swan boat on Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles with creators Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano to talk about the upcoming slate of episodes. While on the water, we learned Bob Balaban loves to rap, Jameela Jamil is a…...
- 8/2/2018
- by Baraka Kaseko and Leonardo Adrian Garcia on TV Club, shared by Baraka Kaseko to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
HBO has just released the trailer for the third season of their underrated animated comedy “Animals.” and it looks, well, insane. The Duplass Brothers produced show has built a small, but loyal, following since it’s premiere in 2016 and despite being only produced by the brothers, it follows their improvisational films and TV shows. As with the first two seasons, writers Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano wrote plot outlines for the voice actors and animated over their improvisation.
Continue reading ‘Animals.’ Season 3 Trailer: The Insane Duplass Brothers Series Is Back With The Biggest Names In Comedy at The Playlist.
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- 6/28/2018
- by Christian Gallichio
- The Playlist
Mike Luciano and Phil Matarese are the stars, EPs and writers of HBO’s super successful adult animated series, Animals. Animals is set to premiere its third season on Friday, August 3rd. The series explores the dark and funny lives of New York’s vermin and is executive produced by the Duplass Brothers (Mark and Jay). Phil and Mike got their start working together at an Ad Agency and the guys started making shorts on the side as fun. The guys entered their short into the New York Television Festival and were noticed by The Duplass brothers.
Exclusive Interview with Mike Luciano and Phil Matarese of HBO’s “Animals”...
Exclusive Interview with Mike Luciano and Phil Matarese of HBO’s “Animals”...
- 6/22/2018
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
From the festival that’s highlighted such strong talents as Cathy Yan (who’s helming DC’s upcoming Margot Robbie-starring Harley Quinn movie) and Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano (who have a third season of HBO’s “Animals” hitting in August), comes the next generation of talent.
The New York Television Festival (Nytvf) has unveiled its lineup for the 2018 Independent Pilot competition, including 45 world festival premieres and a number of well-reviewed entries from this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
The 59 pilots come from a diverse group of creators from various international locations. A few highlights:
A record 72 percent of all selected pilots feature persons of color above the line, up from 56 percent in 2017 70 percent of these pilots include a woman in a core creative role, including 53 percent with a female creator (up from 50 percent in 2017 and the largest number in the festival’s history); 40 percent of Official Selections have...
The New York Television Festival (Nytvf) has unveiled its lineup for the 2018 Independent Pilot competition, including 45 world festival premieres and a number of well-reviewed entries from this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
The 59 pilots come from a diverse group of creators from various international locations. A few highlights:
A record 72 percent of all selected pilots feature persons of color above the line, up from 56 percent in 2017 70 percent of these pilots include a woman in a core creative role, including 53 percent with a female creator (up from 50 percent in 2017 and the largest number in the festival’s history); 40 percent of Official Selections have...
- 5/22/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
HBO has announced that their Animals TV show will return for a third season on Friday, August 3rd. Created by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano, this animated series revolves around animals who try to survive in New York City. In season three, "the genre-bending show visits a humanless, post-apocalyptic Big Apple, blending live-action and animated segments along with the show’s usual eclectic casting."Here's the press release, which includes a long list of guest actors.Animated Adult Television Series Animals., Created By Phil Matarese & Mike Luciano, From Duplass Brothers Productions, Returns For Third Season August 3, Exclusively On HBOThe animated adult television series Animals. returns for its ten-episode third season Friday, Aug. 3 (11:30 p.m.-midnight Et/Pt), exclusively on HBO. From Duplass Brothers Productions, the show was created by Phil Matarese & Mike Luciano.The series is also...
- 5/11/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
In today’s roundup, Syfy has announced futuristic series “The Expanse” will end after its current third season, “The Detour” has been renewed for a fourth season, and Showtime released a teaser for the fourth season of “The Affair.”
Exclusives
The fourth season of Showtime’s “The Affair” premieres on June 17 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. The season promises new lives, new relationships, and the same mistakes. Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Joshua Jackson, and Maura Tierney star in the drama, which is executive produced by Sarah Treem. Watch the exclusive teaser trailer of the upcoming season below.
Comedian and musician Reggie Watts (“The Late Late Show with James Corden”) will join Butcher Bird Studios at their Glendale location on May 24 at 9 p.m. Pt for a one-night only live performance of the family sitcom “Crowe’s Nest.” This will mark the first time a TV episode will be live streamed...
Exclusives
The fourth season of Showtime’s “The Affair” premieres on June 17 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. The season promises new lives, new relationships, and the same mistakes. Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Joshua Jackson, and Maura Tierney star in the drama, which is executive produced by Sarah Treem. Watch the exclusive teaser trailer of the upcoming season below.
Comedian and musician Reggie Watts (“The Late Late Show with James Corden”) will join Butcher Bird Studios at their Glendale location on May 24 at 9 p.m. Pt for a one-night only live performance of the family sitcom “Crowe’s Nest.” This will mark the first time a TV episode will be live streamed...
- 5/11/2018
- by Ariana Brockington
- Variety Film + TV
Ahead of tonight’s Season 2 finale, HBO has picked up a third season of its critically praised adult animated series Animals. Created by Phil Matarese & Mike Luciano, from Duplass Brothers Productions, Animals focuses on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth's least-habitable environment: New York City. Whether it's lovelorn rats, gender-questioning pigeons or aging bedbugs battling a midlife crisis, the awkward small talk, moral ambiguity and existential woes of…...
- 5/19/2017
- Deadline TV
Mike Luciano and Phil Matarese on ‘Animals… by Uinterview Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano, the creators of HBO’s new hit animated series, Animals., are as free as the birds they do voice overs for. While working together in an ad agency, Matarese and Luciano looked out the window to find two pigeons resting on the ledge. Presumably bored with […]
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- 4/5/2017
- by Jacob Kaye
- Uinterview
In just a few short years, Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano have gone from working at an ad agency in New York to writing about the animals that live in New York on HBO’s “Animals.” At their panel at SXSW this year, moderated by IndieWire’s Eric Kohn and accompanied by producer Jen Roskind, the three of them detailed how a small independent pilot managed to get picked up by HBO. They also offered some sneak peeks into what the unpredictable series has to offer, going into Season 2.
When the first episode was created, with only Matarese and Luciano on board hoping to turn it into a full-fledged web series, screenings of “Animals” was kept exclusively to small crowds in and around their native New York. After being featured at a festival though, they were found by the Duplass brothers, who decided to go ahead and fund the show independently.
When the first episode was created, with only Matarese and Luciano on board hoping to turn it into a full-fledged web series, screenings of “Animals” was kept exclusively to small crowds in and around their native New York. After being featured at a festival though, they were found by the Duplass brothers, who decided to go ahead and fund the show independently.
- 3/13/2017
- by Maya Reddy
- Indiewire
Read More: 'Animals' Creators on Mark Duplass and If Film Fests are the Future of Indie TV After premiering at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, Mike Luciano and Phil Matarese's animated comedy "Animals." is set to make its worldwide debut via HBO, just over a year later. Set in New York, NY, "Animals." tracks the lives of the city's voiceless population of pets, service animals and general wildlife as they go about their business. Be it awkward parties, making babies, complaining about work or surviving a prison sentence, each silent creature is allowed to have his or her say in this half-hour comedy series. And boy did they grab some great voices. Joining creators Luciano and Matarese is an all-star cast of actors, including Eric Andre, A$AP Ferg, A$AP Rocky, Katie Aselton, Jessica Chastain, Rob Corddry, Jay and Mark Duplass (who also executive produced), Ellie Kemper, Nick Kroll,...
- 1/25/2016
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Created by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano and produced by Duplass Brothers Television, the new animated series Animals. focuses on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth’s least-habitable environment: New York City.
Whether it’s lovelorn rats, gender-questioning pigeons or aging bedbugs in the midst of a midlife crisis, the awkward small talk, moral ambiguity and existential woes of non-human urbanites prove startlingly similar to our own.
Animals. made its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and will premiere exclusively on HBO on February 5th @11:30Pm Et/Pt
The series features the voices of Rob Corddry, Mark Duplass, Nick Kroll, Jason Mantzoukas, Molly Shannon and more.
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Whether it’s lovelorn rats, gender-questioning pigeons or aging bedbugs in the midst of a midlife crisis, the awkward small talk, moral ambiguity and existential woes of non-human urbanites prove startlingly similar to our own.
Animals. made its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and will premiere exclusively on HBO on February 5th @11:30Pm Et/Pt
The series features the voices of Rob Corddry, Mark Duplass, Nick Kroll, Jason Mantzoukas, Molly Shannon and more.
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- 1/7/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Ever wonder what kind of lives animals would lead if they were more like...people? Sure you do. The personification of animals is one of the most fun — and cutest — aspects of popular human imagination. We've seen it exemplified many times, including as recently as in the Netflix comedy "BoJack Horseman." "Animals." is of a slightly different breed. Created by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano under the tutelage of executive producers Mark and Jay Duplass, the animated comedy focuses on the lives of "the downtrodden creatures closest to Earth's least habitable environment: New York City. Whether it's lovelorn rats, gender-questioning pigeons, or aging bedbugs in the midst of a mid-life crisis, the awkward small talk, moral ambiguity, and existential woes of non-human urbanites prove startlingly similar to our own" (courtesy of Sundance). The series was independently produced and has yet to find distribution, hence its placement at the 2015...
- 1/20/2015
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Announcements for the lineup for the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, taking place between January 22nd and February 1st, are starting to roll out. Watch this page for updates as more films and sections are revealed.
Premieres
Brooklyn (John Crowley, UK)
Digging for Fire (Joe Swanberg, USA)
Don Verdean (Jared Hess, USA)
End of the Tour (James Ponsoldt, USA)
Experimenter (Michael Almereyda, USA)
Grandma (Paul Weitz, USA)
I Am Michael (Justin Kelly, USA)
I'll See You In My Dreams (Brett Haley, USA)
Last Days in the Desert (Rodrigo Garcia, USA)
Lila & Eve (Charles Stone III, USA)
Mississipi Grind (Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden, USA)
Mistress America (Noah Baumbach, USA)
Seoul Searching (Benson Lee, USA/Korea)
Sleeping with Other People (Leslye Headland, USA)
Ten Thousand Saints (Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman, USA)
True Story (Rupert Goold, USA)
A Walk in the Woods (Ken Kwapis, USA)
Zipper (Mora Stephens, USA)
Documentary Premieres
Beaver Trilogy Part IV (Brad Besser,...
Premieres
Brooklyn (John Crowley, UK)
Digging for Fire (Joe Swanberg, USA)
Don Verdean (Jared Hess, USA)
End of the Tour (James Ponsoldt, USA)
Experimenter (Michael Almereyda, USA)
Grandma (Paul Weitz, USA)
I Am Michael (Justin Kelly, USA)
I'll See You In My Dreams (Brett Haley, USA)
Last Days in the Desert (Rodrigo Garcia, USA)
Lila & Eve (Charles Stone III, USA)
Mississipi Grind (Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden, USA)
Mistress America (Noah Baumbach, USA)
Seoul Searching (Benson Lee, USA/Korea)
Sleeping with Other People (Leslye Headland, USA)
Ten Thousand Saints (Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman, USA)
True Story (Rupert Goold, USA)
A Walk in the Woods (Ken Kwapis, USA)
Zipper (Mora Stephens, USA)
Documentary Premieres
Beaver Trilogy Part IV (Brad Besser,...
- 12/16/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
The 2015 Sundance Film Festival has been slowly unveiling the films that will screen in Park City, Ut from January 22-February 1. We’ve already listed the midnight line up as well as the list of films in competition. Now, the Premieres have been revealed and the event is looking more and more promising. The entire slate include films directed by Noah Baumbach, James Ponsoldt, Paul Weitz, Jared Hess, Joe Swanberg, Charles Stone III and others. Here is the full list.
Premieres
A showcase of world premieres of some of the most highly anticipated narrative films of the coming year.
Brooklyn / United Kingdom (Director: John Crowley, Screenwriter: Nick Hornby, based on the book by Colm Tóibín) — 1950s Ireland: Eilis must confront a terrible dilemma — a heartbreaking choice between two men and two countries, between duty and true love. Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent.
Digging for Fire / U.
Premieres
A showcase of world premieres of some of the most highly anticipated narrative films of the coming year.
Brooklyn / United Kingdom (Director: John Crowley, Screenwriter: Nick Hornby, based on the book by Colm Tóibín) — 1950s Ireland: Eilis must confront a terrible dilemma — a heartbreaking choice between two men and two countries, between duty and true love. Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent.
Digging for Fire / U.
- 12/9/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
With a line-up that already packs a punch, Sundance will also include a new section simply called “Special Events” which is described as “one-of-a-kind moments highlighting new independent works that add to the unique Festival experience. An evolving section, this year includes episodic work, short films and live performance.” In what promises to be a I can’t believe I’m watching what I’m watching type event, the one item that has caught our attention is Andrew Jarecki delving back into a subject heading he is familiar with in All Good Things moving forward into the HBO series, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (six-part documentary). Here is the press release:
Animals./ U.S.A. (Directors and screenwriters: Phil Matarese, Mike Luciano) — Animals. is an independently produced animated series that focuses on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth’s least habitable environment: New York City. Whether it’s lovelorn rats,...
Animals./ U.S.A. (Directors and screenwriters: Phil Matarese, Mike Luciano) — Animals. is an independently produced animated series that focuses on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth’s least habitable environment: New York City. Whether it’s lovelorn rats,...
- 12/8/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Festival top brass have revealed a high-profile roster of out-of-competition Premieres and Documentary Premieres entries featuring many returning heroes, as well as a new Special Events section and panel participants including George Lucas.
Justin Kelly’s I Am Michael is likely to become a major talking point and stars James Franco and Zachary Quinto in the true tale of activist and Young Gay America co-founder Michael Glatze, who renounced his homosexuality and became a Christian pastor. The Exchange handles international rights.
James Ponsoldt’s David Foster Wallace film End Of The Tour (pictured, photo by Jakob Ihre) starring Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel makes the cut — Fortitude International is the international sales agent — as does the latest from the newly prolific Noah Baumbach, whose Mistress America stars his Frances Ha and Greenberg muse Greta Gerwig and arrives three months after the Toronto premiere of While We’re Young.
Sundance regulars Ryan Fleck and Anna Bowden return with Mississippi Grind...
Justin Kelly’s I Am Michael is likely to become a major talking point and stars James Franco and Zachary Quinto in the true tale of activist and Young Gay America co-founder Michael Glatze, who renounced his homosexuality and became a Christian pastor. The Exchange handles international rights.
James Ponsoldt’s David Foster Wallace film End Of The Tour (pictured, photo by Jakob Ihre) starring Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel makes the cut — Fortitude International is the international sales agent — as does the latest from the newly prolific Noah Baumbach, whose Mistress America stars his Frances Ha and Greenberg muse Greta Gerwig and arrives three months after the Toronto premiere of While We’re Young.
Sundance regulars Ryan Fleck and Anna Bowden return with Mississippi Grind...
- 12/8/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Festival top brass have revealed a high-profile roster of out-of-competition Premieres and Documentary Premieres entries featuring many returning heroes, as well as a new Special Events section and participants on two panels including George Lucas.
James Ponsoldt’s David Foster Wallace film End Of The Tour starring Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel makes the cut, as does the latest from the newly prolific Noah Baumbach, whose Mistress America stars his Frances Ha and Greenberg muse Greta Gerwig and arrives three months after the Toronto premiere of While We’re Young.
Sundance regulars Ryan Fleck and Anna Bowden return with Mississippi Grind starring Ryan Reynolds, Ben Mendelsohn and Sienna Miller, while Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman introduce the New York Tompkins Square Park Riot drama Ten Thousand Saints starring the in-demand Ethan Hawke and Emily Mortimer.
Joe Swanberg brings Digging For Fire with Rosemarie Dewitt, Orlando Bloom, Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.
Peter Sarsgaard, [link...
James Ponsoldt’s David Foster Wallace film End Of The Tour starring Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel makes the cut, as does the latest from the newly prolific Noah Baumbach, whose Mistress America stars his Frances Ha and Greenberg muse Greta Gerwig and arrives three months after the Toronto premiere of While We’re Young.
Sundance regulars Ryan Fleck and Anna Bowden return with Mississippi Grind starring Ryan Reynolds, Ben Mendelsohn and Sienna Miller, while Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman introduce the New York Tompkins Square Park Riot drama Ten Thousand Saints starring the in-demand Ethan Hawke and Emily Mortimer.
Joe Swanberg brings Digging For Fire with Rosemarie Dewitt, Orlando Bloom, Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.
Peter Sarsgaard, [link...
- 12/8/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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