Kelen Coleman (The Newsroom), Andy Ridings (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Matt Dellapina (These Hopeless Savages) have joined the cast of Lionsgate’s Dirty Thirty, along with YouTube star Drew Monson and Ant Man‘s Anna Akana. Dirty Thirty, which is filming in L.A. under the direction of Andrew Bush (Roller Town) from a script by Mamrie Hart and Molly Prather, is a comedy about an epic 30th birthday party that gets a bit too epic. Coleman, Ridings and Dellapina play love…...
- 12/11/2015
- Deadline
Lionsgate is enhancing its digital footprint with the purchase of Dirty Thirty, a follow-up to Camp Takota. The pic features YouTube personalities Grace Helbig, Mamrie Hart and Hannah Hart. Andrew Bush (Roller Town) will direct the script from Mamrie Hart and Molly Prather. The film, which reunites stars and production team from Camp Takota, revolves around a birthday party that goes off the rails. Helbig, Hart and Hart will serve as executive producers along with Ken…...
- 10/29/2015
- Deadline
Lionsgate is turning to the world of digital stars for its next project. The movie studio behind the popular The Hunger Games film franchise has picked up the comedy feature film Dirty Thirty, which stars YouTube celebrities Grace Helbig, Mamrie Hart, and Hannah Hart.
Directed by Andrew Bush (Roller Town), Dirty Thirty was written by Mamrie Hart and actress Molly Prather and tells the story of a birthday party gone bad. The comedy will reunite Helbig, Hart, and Hart and the production team who worked on the 2014 film Camp Takota. Michael Goldfine, who produced Camp Takota and the upcoming Fullscreen film The Outfield, will produce Dirty Thirty through his production company Michael Goldfine Productions. The three female YouTube stars will executive produce alongside their managers at Bleecker Street Entertainment, Vincent Nastri and Ken Treusch.
“As we build out our original digital offerings, we continue to look for projects that fit...
Directed by Andrew Bush (Roller Town), Dirty Thirty was written by Mamrie Hart and actress Molly Prather and tells the story of a birthday party gone bad. The comedy will reunite Helbig, Hart, and Hart and the production team who worked on the 2014 film Camp Takota. Michael Goldfine, who produced Camp Takota and the upcoming Fullscreen film The Outfield, will produce Dirty Thirty through his production company Michael Goldfine Productions. The three female YouTube stars will executive produce alongside their managers at Bleecker Street Entertainment, Vincent Nastri and Ken Treusch.
“As we build out our original digital offerings, we continue to look for projects that fit...
- 10/28/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
Lionsgate has acquired the digital film “Dirty Thirty,” which reunites “Camp Takota” stars and YouTube phenoms Grace Helbig, Mamrie Hart and Hannah Hart, the studio announced Wednesday. “Dirty Thirty” chronicles a birthday party that goes off the rails. Helbig and the Harts will also serve as executive producers on the project, which reunites them with the production team behind the successful digital movie “Camp Takota.” Andrew Bush (“Roller Town”) will direct from a script by Mamrie Hart and Molly Prather. Michael Goldfine (“The Outfield”) returns to produce, while Ken Treusch and Vincent Nastri return as executive producers. Also Read: How YouTube Crossover.
- 10/28/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Produced as a feature – 4 TV half-hours – and as a 13 episode web series, Sos: Save Our Skins is the tale of two hapless British geeks who wake up in New York City to discover that the entire human race has vanished. But as they explore the seemingly empty world before them, Ben (Nat Saunders) and Stephen (Chris Hayward) soon realize they’re not alone after all. This new comedy sci-fi adventure launched on FEARnet in the U.S. in April on its new “Twisted Comedy” block and on Blue Ant Media’s Bite TV in Canada. This U.K.-Canada coproduction was produced by Steve Coogan and Henry Normal’s Baby Cow Productions in the U.K. and by Duopoly in Canada.
“We discovered Sos: Save Our Skins in a pitch session at the Just For Laughs Conference and were determined to find a way to finance it,” said Catherine Tait , Executive Producer. “Co-productions are challenging but in the case of Sos, the talent and final results were entirely worth the effort!”
Sos: Save Our Skins was created, written by and stars two of Britain’s in-demand comedy writing teams, Nat Saunders and Chris Hayward. Together they have contributed to hit U.K. shows such as Big Train (BBC), Smack the Pony (Channel 4), Trollied (Sky) and Fit (Cbbc), and created the popular web series Misey Bear(BBC). Sos also stars Hannah Spear (Versus Valerie, Sexy Nerd Girl) as Kill the cannibal and Peter Serafinowicz (Shaun of the Dead, Guardians of the Galaxy) as the voice of Andrew the Alien.
A sci-fi, comedy and horror homage, Sos: Save Our Skins sends Ben and Stephen on a desperate journey to find their loved ones, escape the jaws of death and work out why they’re two of the few remaining people on Earth. But the answer to the mystery is bigger, crazier and more apocalyptic than they could ever have imagined, and it puts the fate of the planet into their very stupid hands.
“Sos: Save Our Skins is part road movie, part sci-fi fantasy, part buddy movie, and even has a twisted love story at its heart, even if one of the lovers is a mass-murderer,” said Director and Producer, Kent Sobey.
The film version of Sos: Save Our Skins premiered at the 39th Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival in February, where Sorespot Movies observed, “[it] does not hold back with the comedy or the wildness of the plot”. The film also screened at the International Horror and Sci-fi Film Festival in Phoenix and the Sci-Fi London Film Festival (April 24 – May 4, 2014). It will screen at the St. Tropez International Film Festival (May 12 – 16, 2014).
The film was produced in association with the Independent Production Fund and with the participation of BBC Worldwide in the UK, FEARnet in the U.S. and Blue Ant Media in Canada.
About Fearnet
As America’s leading television and digital programming service devoted to genre entertainment, Fearnet delivers a diverse array of original and acquired horror, thriller and suspense content as a cable TV movie network, a video-on-demand outlet and award-winning web portal. The year-round horror network features box-office hits and popular movies from major film studios, independents, and foreign producers, as the channel programs over 350-plus titles a year; many of which are world television and broadcast premieres. The Channel has been the number-one free VOD movie service for six straight months – Sept. 13 to Feb. ’14- (available in more than 28 million homes) and the website, Fearnet.com, currently ranks as the top site in the genre category for its original content, TV reviews, web shorts and exclusives. Fearnet is a partnership between Sony Pictures Television, Lionsgate Entertainment and Comcast Corporation and is widely distributed to U.S. cable subscribers across various systems. For more information about the company, visit www.Fearnet.com and stay connected on Facebook and Twitter (@Fearnet).
About Baby Cow Productions
Established in 1999 by award winning comedy creators Steve Coogan and Henry Normal, Baby Cow Productions Ltd has gained an enviable reputation for nurturing new British comedy talent, whilst teaming up with the best of the U.K.’s established writers, directors and producers. Baby Cow’s productions include award winning Gavin and Stacey, The Mighty Boosh, Nighty Night, Mid Morning Matters, Hunderby, Moone Boy, Hebburn and the Alan Partridge specials resulting in an array of nominations and awards including Bafta, Rts, Rose d’Or, Southbank Awards and International Emmys.
Baby Cow’s most recent television shows and films include Uncle for BBC 3, The Trip to Italy, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa and Philomena which received four Oscar nominations including Best Picture and won a BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay.
About Duopoly
Duopoly is an independent content company which develops, produces and acts as a sales agent to a range of feature film properties, television series and digital series. Recent feature titles repped by Duopoly include Velcrow Ripper’s Occupy Love and Andrew Bush’s Roller Town. Duopoly operates its own channel on Hulu and has distributed over 300 episodes of content to this platform including successful comedy series Odd Job Jack and Puppets Who Kill.
“We discovered Sos: Save Our Skins in a pitch session at the Just For Laughs Conference and were determined to find a way to finance it,” said Catherine Tait , Executive Producer. “Co-productions are challenging but in the case of Sos, the talent and final results were entirely worth the effort!”
Sos: Save Our Skins was created, written by and stars two of Britain’s in-demand comedy writing teams, Nat Saunders and Chris Hayward. Together they have contributed to hit U.K. shows such as Big Train (BBC), Smack the Pony (Channel 4), Trollied (Sky) and Fit (Cbbc), and created the popular web series Misey Bear(BBC). Sos also stars Hannah Spear (Versus Valerie, Sexy Nerd Girl) as Kill the cannibal and Peter Serafinowicz (Shaun of the Dead, Guardians of the Galaxy) as the voice of Andrew the Alien.
A sci-fi, comedy and horror homage, Sos: Save Our Skins sends Ben and Stephen on a desperate journey to find their loved ones, escape the jaws of death and work out why they’re two of the few remaining people on Earth. But the answer to the mystery is bigger, crazier and more apocalyptic than they could ever have imagined, and it puts the fate of the planet into their very stupid hands.
“Sos: Save Our Skins is part road movie, part sci-fi fantasy, part buddy movie, and even has a twisted love story at its heart, even if one of the lovers is a mass-murderer,” said Director and Producer, Kent Sobey.
The film version of Sos: Save Our Skins premiered at the 39th Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival in February, where Sorespot Movies observed, “[it] does not hold back with the comedy or the wildness of the plot”. The film also screened at the International Horror and Sci-fi Film Festival in Phoenix and the Sci-Fi London Film Festival (April 24 – May 4, 2014). It will screen at the St. Tropez International Film Festival (May 12 – 16, 2014).
The film was produced in association with the Independent Production Fund and with the participation of BBC Worldwide in the UK, FEARnet in the U.S. and Blue Ant Media in Canada.
About Fearnet
As America’s leading television and digital programming service devoted to genre entertainment, Fearnet delivers a diverse array of original and acquired horror, thriller and suspense content as a cable TV movie network, a video-on-demand outlet and award-winning web portal. The year-round horror network features box-office hits and popular movies from major film studios, independents, and foreign producers, as the channel programs over 350-plus titles a year; many of which are world television and broadcast premieres. The Channel has been the number-one free VOD movie service for six straight months – Sept. 13 to Feb. ’14- (available in more than 28 million homes) and the website, Fearnet.com, currently ranks as the top site in the genre category for its original content, TV reviews, web shorts and exclusives. Fearnet is a partnership between Sony Pictures Television, Lionsgate Entertainment and Comcast Corporation and is widely distributed to U.S. cable subscribers across various systems. For more information about the company, visit www.Fearnet.com and stay connected on Facebook and Twitter (@Fearnet).
About Baby Cow Productions
Established in 1999 by award winning comedy creators Steve Coogan and Henry Normal, Baby Cow Productions Ltd has gained an enviable reputation for nurturing new British comedy talent, whilst teaming up with the best of the U.K.’s established writers, directors and producers. Baby Cow’s productions include award winning Gavin and Stacey, The Mighty Boosh, Nighty Night, Mid Morning Matters, Hunderby, Moone Boy, Hebburn and the Alan Partridge specials resulting in an array of nominations and awards including Bafta, Rts, Rose d’Or, Southbank Awards and International Emmys.
Baby Cow’s most recent television shows and films include Uncle for BBC 3, The Trip to Italy, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa and Philomena which received four Oscar nominations including Best Picture and won a BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay.
About Duopoly
Duopoly is an independent content company which develops, produces and acts as a sales agent to a range of feature film properties, television series and digital series. Recent feature titles repped by Duopoly include Velcrow Ripper’s Occupy Love and Andrew Bush’s Roller Town. Duopoly operates its own channel on Hulu and has distributed over 300 episodes of content to this platform including successful comedy series Odd Job Jack and Puppets Who Kill.
- 5/6/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Some things are a given when you decide to make a '70s-set disco boogie spoof: there will be disco music, there will be gold lame, there will be big hair, there will be Bee Gees references and there will be roller skates.
But a long-dead dad who was murdered at the hands of video-game pushing gangsters? That's a Picnicface original.
The Haligonian comedy troupe hit the roller rink for their first feature film Roller Town, after their cheeky online videos made Will Ferrell a fan and The Comedy Network gave them their own show that, sadly, only lasted one season.
Drawing inspiration from Roller Boogie, Skatetown, U.S.A., Airplane, Monty Python's Holy Grail and Wet Hot American Summer, Mark Little and his Picnicface alumnus – co-writer Scott Vrooman, director and co-writer Andrew Bush, co-stars Kyle Dooley, Cheryl Haan, Brian MacQuarrie, Evany Rosen and Bill Wood – thought the era of...
But a long-dead dad who was murdered at the hands of video-game pushing gangsters? That's a Picnicface original.
The Haligonian comedy troupe hit the roller rink for their first feature film Roller Town, after their cheeky online videos made Will Ferrell a fan and The Comedy Network gave them their own show that, sadly, only lasted one season.
Drawing inspiration from Roller Boogie, Skatetown, U.S.A., Airplane, Monty Python's Holy Grail and Wet Hot American Summer, Mark Little and his Picnicface alumnus – co-writer Scott Vrooman, director and co-writer Andrew Bush, co-stars Kyle Dooley, Cheryl Haan, Brian MacQuarrie, Evany Rosen and Bill Wood – thought the era of...
- 9/20/2012
- by Andrea Miller
- Cineplex
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- 9/19/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Roller Town
Directed by Andrew Bush
Written by Andrew Bush, Mark Little, Scott Vrooman
Canada, 2012
If comedy is tragedy plus time, a satire of the cultural immolation that is the 1970’s is long overdue. From tacky flare trousers and ridiculously wide neckties, to disco music and roller rinks, the 70’s was, for the most part, a time of oblivious cheese and corn. The Canadian comedy, Roller Town, attempts to satirize that era, but instead of being sharp or witty, its scattershot skit-show approach leaves much to be desired and ultimately falls into the same kitsch.
In a time and place where he never has to take off his skates, Mark Little is Leo, a hotshot roller rink virtuoso who secretly wants to get into the roller-skating version of Julliard. One night, at the eponymous Roller Town, he meets a girl named Julia (Kayla Lorette), who’s in said school but...
Directed by Andrew Bush
Written by Andrew Bush, Mark Little, Scott Vrooman
Canada, 2012
If comedy is tragedy plus time, a satire of the cultural immolation that is the 1970’s is long overdue. From tacky flare trousers and ridiculously wide neckties, to disco music and roller rinks, the 70’s was, for the most part, a time of oblivious cheese and corn. The Canadian comedy, Roller Town, attempts to satirize that era, but instead of being sharp or witty, its scattershot skit-show approach leaves much to be desired and ultimately falls into the same kitsch.
In a time and place where he never has to take off his skates, Mark Little is Leo, a hotshot roller rink virtuoso who secretly wants to get into the roller-skating version of Julliard. One night, at the eponymous Roller Town, he meets a girl named Julia (Kayla Lorette), who’s in said school but...
- 9/19/2012
- by Justin Li
- SoundOnSight
The Angels’ Share
Written by Paul Laverty
Directed by Ken Loach
Ireland, 2012
The choice of Ken Loach’s The Angels’ Share as this year’s Opening Gala Film was a surprise to me. Usually the festival kicks off with a homegrown film – last year it was Halifax’s own Roller Town, the year before that, Score: A Hockey Musical, both ultra-Canadian. This year, the festival went a different route, choosing a film by an English director, set in the heart of Scotland. But, as Programming Manager Andrew Murphy assured the audience before the film, “There’s plenty to relate to for us Nova Scotians. It’s set in Scotland…and it’s about smuggling booze.”
The film centers on reforming thug Robbie (Paul Brannigan), who tries his hardest to stay on the straight and narrow after avoiding a jail sentence. With the help of a friendly community service supervisor, he...
Written by Paul Laverty
Directed by Ken Loach
Ireland, 2012
The choice of Ken Loach’s The Angels’ Share as this year’s Opening Gala Film was a surprise to me. Usually the festival kicks off with a homegrown film – last year it was Halifax’s own Roller Town, the year before that, Score: A Hockey Musical, both ultra-Canadian. This year, the festival went a different route, choosing a film by an English director, set in the heart of Scotland. But, as Programming Manager Andrew Murphy assured the audience before the film, “There’s plenty to relate to for us Nova Scotians. It’s set in Scotland…and it’s about smuggling booze.”
The film centers on reforming thug Robbie (Paul Brannigan), who tries his hardest to stay on the straight and narrow after avoiding a jail sentence. With the help of a friendly community service supervisor, he...
- 9/16/2012
- by Laura Holtebrinck
- SoundOnSight
What a difference a year makes. Last year at Tiff I attended the reception for the launch of the Hollywood Suite Broadcasting by Catherine Tait, Jeff Sackman, Jay Switzer, Michael McLaughlin and David Kines. Hollywood Suite is four Canadian wide new HD channels featuring commercial free HD movies 24/7, uncut and unedited. Both Warner Bros. and MGM launched last year. One year later they are announcing that Sony Movie Channel and Axn Movies are also moving into residence on the channels (replacing Hollywood Storm and Hollywood Festival.) 450 different movies are available every month on TV on demand, online and on mobile for one low monthly fee. The cost of $4.99 per month stands in stark contrast to HBO and Showtime costs of $18 per month.
Catherine is widely known on the international circuit. She was responsible for getting the New York Independent Feature Project up to the level that it has maintained throughout the tenure of Michelle Byrd and currently by Joane Vicente, who is taking it upwards once again to new heights.
Catherine's career in the film and television business spans two decades and includes leadership in the American independent film industry as well as in film and television financing and public company management. She is President of Duopoly, an independent production company that also provides business strategy services to the film and television industry. At Duopoly, she has executive produced a number of television programs including Pure Pwnage (a comedy based on Internet phenomenon www.purepwnage.com for Showcase), Chilly Beach (65 episodes of comedy animation for CBC), Yam Roll (39 episodes for CBC and Cartoon Network), as well as Lucky, a Sundance documentary which sold to HBO. Prior to founding Duopoly, Catherine was President and Chief Operating Officer of Salter Street Films, a publicly-traded television production & distribution company which produced hit programming such as This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Michael Moore's Bowling For Columbine. Catherine serves on the Boards of March Entertainment and Paperny Films; she is a past Director of eOne Entertainment's Canadian Board, of Aliant, of Chum Ltd, and was Chair of the Independent Feature Project in New York.
Catherine is also the founder of iThenic, an online and mobile video destination site, launched in 2006, that aggregates, produces and distributes web series and short-form video content. The company is headquartered in Toronto with offices in New York City and backed by three engaged and prominent shareholders: eOne Entertainment, Canada's largest entertainment company, the founders of iThentic LLC (led by Catherine Tait), and Smiley Guy Studios, an award winning animation and new media studio. Smiley Guy Studios is the operating partner with Jonas Diamond as CEO and Catherine Tait as Chair of the company.
iThentic strives to unite communities that include the creators, curators and viewers. The management team has a depth of experience in global production, distribution and marketing and is connected to a powerful international network of writers, directors, producers, animators and artists. This ensures that iThentic showcases the very best new work. iThentic's creative network is rooted in the independent film and television industry and has generated some of the most groundbreaking entertainment of the last two decades.
This year, iThentic launched its highly successful interactive web-series Guidestones on Hulu. Guidestones won a 2012 Rockie Award for Best Web Fiction Series and is now in production on season two. In addition, Catherine represented the Canadian comedy hit Roller Town (Slamdance 2012) written by and starring Picnicface's Mark Little, Scott Vrooman and Andy Bush and directed by Andy Bush. Roller Town has been sold to VOD leader Gravitas Ventures and is available now.
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Catherine is widely known on the international circuit. She was responsible for getting the New York Independent Feature Project up to the level that it has maintained throughout the tenure of Michelle Byrd and currently by Joane Vicente, who is taking it upwards once again to new heights.
Catherine's career in the film and television business spans two decades and includes leadership in the American independent film industry as well as in film and television financing and public company management. She is President of Duopoly, an independent production company that also provides business strategy services to the film and television industry. At Duopoly, she has executive produced a number of television programs including Pure Pwnage (a comedy based on Internet phenomenon www.purepwnage.com for Showcase), Chilly Beach (65 episodes of comedy animation for CBC), Yam Roll (39 episodes for CBC and Cartoon Network), as well as Lucky, a Sundance documentary which sold to HBO. Prior to founding Duopoly, Catherine was President and Chief Operating Officer of Salter Street Films, a publicly-traded television production & distribution company which produced hit programming such as This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Michael Moore's Bowling For Columbine. Catherine serves on the Boards of March Entertainment and Paperny Films; she is a past Director of eOne Entertainment's Canadian Board, of Aliant, of Chum Ltd, and was Chair of the Independent Feature Project in New York.
Catherine is also the founder of iThenic, an online and mobile video destination site, launched in 2006, that aggregates, produces and distributes web series and short-form video content. The company is headquartered in Toronto with offices in New York City and backed by three engaged and prominent shareholders: eOne Entertainment, Canada's largest entertainment company, the founders of iThentic LLC (led by Catherine Tait), and Smiley Guy Studios, an award winning animation and new media studio. Smiley Guy Studios is the operating partner with Jonas Diamond as CEO and Catherine Tait as Chair of the company.
iThentic strives to unite communities that include the creators, curators and viewers. The management team has a depth of experience in global production, distribution and marketing and is connected to a powerful international network of writers, directors, producers, animators and artists. This ensures that iThentic showcases the very best new work. iThentic's creative network is rooted in the independent film and television industry and has generated some of the most groundbreaking entertainment of the last two decades.
This year, iThentic launched its highly successful interactive web-series Guidestones on Hulu. Guidestones won a 2012 Rockie Award for Best Web Fiction Series and is now in production on season two. In addition, Catherine represented the Canadian comedy hit Roller Town (Slamdance 2012) written by and starring Picnicface's Mark Little, Scott Vrooman and Andy Bush and directed by Andy Bush. Roller Town has been sold to VOD leader Gravitas Ventures and is available now.
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- 9/7/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Check out the trailer as well as a clip, title art and images for Roller Town, starring Mark Little, Kayla Lorette, Scott Vrooman, Adam Robert Bayne, Jordan Talbot and George Basil. The Andrew Bush film scripted by Scott Vrooman, Mark Little and Bush, is now available nationwide on deman and on iTunes. When mobsters set up shop in the quiet beach community of Brookfield and try to turn the roller rink, "Roller Town," into a money-making video arcade, local roller-skating hero Leo (Mark Little) is forced to fight back. There to help him are his best friends Music (a jive-talking break-dancer) (Adam Bayne) and Julia (a high-society rich girl/the girl of Leo's dreams) (Kayla Lorette).
- 8/17/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out the trailer as well as a clip, title art and images for Roller Town, starring Mark Little, Kayla Lorette, Scott Vrooman, Adam Robert Bayne, Jordan Talbot and George Basil. The Andrew Bush film scripted by Scott Vrooman, Mark Little and Bush, is now available nationwide on deman and on iTunes. When mobsters set up shop in the quiet beach community of Brookfield and try to turn the roller rink, "Roller Town," into a money-making video arcade, local roller-skating hero Leo (Mark Little) is forced to fight back. There to help him are his best friends Music (a jive-talking break-dancer) (Adam Bayne) and Julia (a high-society rich girl/the girl of Leo's dreams) (Kayla Lorette).
- 8/17/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Arriving on VOD and iTunes in the USA tomorrow (August 14th) with a theatrical release in its native Canada following on September 21st, comedy troupe Picnicface poke the corpse of the disco era with a sharp stick in their cult hit comedy Roller Town.Roller Town follows the story of Leo (Mark Little), a small-town roller-skating disco king (who happens to be an orphan with a back story) as he attempts to win the heart of the out-of-reach rich girl while staving off the hapless bad guys who are determined to kill the town roller rink. Once again, Canada scores with the funniest, weirdest take on a cultural phenomenon still dear to many: disco!Our own Andrew Mack raved about the film when it screened at...
- 8/13/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Roller Town is the only film out of Slamdance I couldn't get my hands on to review, even though we're the only ones who reported on it. Silly Canadians. Anyways, this farcical story is about a roller rink, some video game gangsters, and a fake pacman machine (although I don't know if it's central to the plot, but it should be!). It's hitting VOD on August 14th. [Continued ...]...
- 8/2/2012
- QuietEarth.us
Roller Town is a non-profit roller disco and its reigning king is Leo. When he's not dishing out skates at the lakefront he's peeling parquet to some funky grooves. Julia is the Mayor's daughter and a member of the elite Roller Skating Conservatory where 'ducks are turned into swans'. Much to the chagrin of her strict father she frequents at the roller disco where she meets Leo and they fall in love. But not only is their relationship at risk but local gangster Gregs and his goofy goon Beef are looking to change Roller Town into a video game arcade. Can Leo save Roller Town and get the girl in the end? I am a bad Canadian apparently. Up until last night I had...
- 7/30/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Disco didn't die, it was murdered.
How's that for a catchy tagline?
It comes to us courtesy of Roller Town, a Canadian comedy set in the vein of Austin Powers and Saturday Night Fever. We head back to the era of knee socks, bright colours and boogie to follow, Leo, a man born to do three things: disco, dance and rollerskate. Leo's simple existence is threatened when a gang of mobsters decide to turn the town’s roller rink into a video arcade. So what else can Leo do but harness the power of skating, friendship and The Boogie to thwart the bad guys’ plans, win the girl, and preserve the ways of the skate? Seems simple enough, right? I guess we'll see.
The big-screen disco feature marks the first big screen effort from Canuck comedy troupe Picnicface and was shot in and around Halifax last fall. Lead players include newcomers Mark Little,...
How's that for a catchy tagline?
It comes to us courtesy of Roller Town, a Canadian comedy set in the vein of Austin Powers and Saturday Night Fever. We head back to the era of knee socks, bright colours and boogie to follow, Leo, a man born to do three things: disco, dance and rollerskate. Leo's simple existence is threatened when a gang of mobsters decide to turn the town’s roller rink into a video arcade. So what else can Leo do but harness the power of skating, friendship and The Boogie to thwart the bad guys’ plans, win the girl, and preserve the ways of the skate? Seems simple enough, right? I guess we'll see.
The big-screen disco feature marks the first big screen effort from Canuck comedy troupe Picnicface and was shot in and around Halifax last fall. Lead players include newcomers Mark Little,...
- 7/19/2012
- by Emma Badame
- Cineplex
Since I explained at ridiculous length how to make your Fantasia list, I thought it would only be fair to share mine.
My general goal for Fantasia 2012 is to see 40 films and write about 20. (The scary thing is that in seeing 40 feature films I will only be seeing 25% of the Fantasia selection.)
Here are my 40:
Thursday, July 19th
1. 18:30 Hall For Love’s Sake
2. 21:45 Hall Dragon
Friday, July 20th
3. 17:15 Hall Children Who Chase Lost Voice From Deep Below
Saturday, July 21st
4. 13:25 De Seve Fists of the White Lotus
5. 16:20 Hall Cold Steel
6. 19:00 Hall Sushi Girl
Sunday, July 22nd
7. 16:25 Hall Lloyd the Conqueror
8. 19:55 De Seve Funeral Kings
9. 21:40 Hall Starry Starry Night
Monday July 23rd
10. 17:00 Hall The Sword Identity
11. 19:25 Hall Smuggler
12. 22:00 De Seve The Victim
Wednesday, July 25th
13. 17:15 Hall Reign of Assassins
14. 19:45 Hall Resolution
Thursday, July 26th
15. 19:30 Hall...
My general goal for Fantasia 2012 is to see 40 films and write about 20. (The scary thing is that in seeing 40 feature films I will only be seeing 25% of the Fantasia selection.)
Here are my 40:
Thursday, July 19th
1. 18:30 Hall For Love’s Sake
2. 21:45 Hall Dragon
Friday, July 20th
3. 17:15 Hall Children Who Chase Lost Voice From Deep Below
Saturday, July 21st
4. 13:25 De Seve Fists of the White Lotus
5. 16:20 Hall Cold Steel
6. 19:00 Hall Sushi Girl
Sunday, July 22nd
7. 16:25 Hall Lloyd the Conqueror
8. 19:55 De Seve Funeral Kings
9. 21:40 Hall Starry Starry Night
Monday July 23rd
10. 17:00 Hall The Sword Identity
11. 19:25 Hall Smuggler
12. 22:00 De Seve The Victim
Wednesday, July 25th
13. 17:15 Hall Reign of Assassins
14. 19:45 Hall Resolution
Thursday, July 26th
15. 19:30 Hall...
- 7/17/2012
- by Michael Ryan
- SoundOnSight
It’s that time again. The Fantasia Film Festival is once again imminent, ready to take over Montreal for three weeks with a barrage of genre films and oddball features from all over the world. Running from July 19th to August 7th, this year’s iteration promises to be another insane smorgasbord of the world’s wildest movies. Besides the initial list of films that have been confirmed below, expect another 10,000 or so when the full lineup is revealed.
We can also expect appearances from Tony Todd and Mark Hamill, promoting their new movie Sushi Girl, directed by Ken Saxton, as well as a spotlight on Jennifer Lynch (!), which will include her new feature Chained and the Hissss making-of documentary Despite the Gods. The Documentaries from the Edge section is getting a boost this year as well, though only two titles ( My Amityville Horror and We are Legion: The Story...
We can also expect appearances from Tony Todd and Mark Hamill, promoting their new movie Sushi Girl, directed by Ken Saxton, as well as a spotlight on Jennifer Lynch (!), which will include her new feature Chained and the Hissss making-of documentary Despite the Gods. The Documentaries from the Edge section is getting a boost this year as well, though only two titles ( My Amityville Horror and We are Legion: The Story...
- 6/18/2012
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
The 16th annual Fantasia International Film Festival is gearing up to take Montreal by storm with three weeks of inspiration and thrills starting July 19 and running all the way through August 7. Read on for the latest!
The full 2012 lineup of programming and special events will be revealed next month, and we've got all the preliminary details for you below!
Fantasia Proudly Presents The World Premiere Launch Of A Unique, All-star Travelling Art Show
If They Came From Within: An Alternative History of Canadian Horror Movies
Cinematheque Quebecoise, July 20– July 29
Opening gala July 20, 5Pm
Imagine an alternative universe of Canadian horror movies that didn’t get made, couldn’t get made and maybe even shouldn’t get made… but we’d still love to see.
Rue Morgue magazine Editor-in-Chief Dave Alexander brings together some of Canada and Quebec’s most celebrated genre filmmakers with some of the country’s best...
The full 2012 lineup of programming and special events will be revealed next month, and we've got all the preliminary details for you below!
Fantasia Proudly Presents The World Premiere Launch Of A Unique, All-star Travelling Art Show
If They Came From Within: An Alternative History of Canadian Horror Movies
Cinematheque Quebecoise, July 20– July 29
Opening gala July 20, 5Pm
Imagine an alternative universe of Canadian horror movies that didn’t get made, couldn’t get made and maybe even shouldn’t get made… but we’d still love to see.
Rue Morgue magazine Editor-in-Chief Dave Alexander brings together some of Canada and Quebec’s most celebrated genre filmmakers with some of the country’s best...
- 6/18/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
I can't remember a time I went to the Seattle International Film Festival (Siff) press launch and looked over the list of films and saw so many I was interested in seeing. The claim to fame for over the years is to call it the largest and most-highly attended festival in the United States. This is a fact I've often taken issue with as I don't equate quantity with quality. Granted, there has been a large number of quality features to play the fest over the years, including Golden Space Needle (Best Film) winners such as Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), My Life as a Dog (1987), Trainspotting (1996), Run Lola Run (1999), Whale Rider (2003) and even recent Best Director winner, Michel Hazanavicius's Oss 117: Nest of Spies in 2006. That said, looking over this year's crop of films I see a lot of films I will be doing my absolute best to see.
- 4/27/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Slamdance has released the line up for their 2012 Slamdance Film Festival which takes place in Park City Utah at the same time at The Sundance Film Festival. Slamdance focuses more on genre type indie films and consists of several films that weren't accepted into the Sundance Film Fest. The festival runs from January 20th to the 26th.
Check out the list below and tell us what you think! Do any of you plan on attending? I always try to catch a few of these films while up in Park City.
Narrative Feature Competition
Bindlestiffs – Director: Andrew Edison, Screenwriters: Andrew Edison, Luke Loftin. (USA)
World Premiere. Three smart-mouthed high school virgins, suspended from school on a graffiti charge, flee to the inner city to live out the plot of The Catcher in the Rye. Cast: Andrew Edison, Luke Loftin, John Karna
Comforting Skin – Director: Derek Franson, Screenwriter: Derek Franson. (Canada) Us Premiere.
Check out the list below and tell us what you think! Do any of you plan on attending? I always try to catch a few of these films while up in Park City.
Narrative Feature Competition
Bindlestiffs – Director: Andrew Edison, Screenwriters: Andrew Edison, Luke Loftin. (USA)
World Premiere. Three smart-mouthed high school virgins, suspended from school on a graffiti charge, flee to the inner city to live out the plot of The Catcher in the Rye. Cast: Andrew Edison, Luke Loftin, John Karna
Comforting Skin – Director: Derek Franson, Screenwriter: Derek Franson. (Canada) Us Premiere.
- 12/15/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Ten narratives and eight documentaries are lined up for the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival Competition. Variety's Dave McNary reports that two titles "already generating buzz are Bindlestiffs in the feature lineup and We Are Legion: The Story of Hacktavists in documentaries. Bindlestiffs, directed by Andrew Edison, stars Andrew Edison, Luke Loftin and John Karna as smart-mouthed high school virgins, who are suspended from school on a graffiti charge and flee to the inner city to live out the plot of The Catcher in the Rye. We Are Legion, directed and written by Brian Knappenberger, is a look inside the world of Anonymous, the radical 'hacktivist' collective that's redefined civil disobedience for the digital age."
The other narrative features:
Roller Town from Glen Jm on Vimeo.
Andrew Bush's Roller Town, with Kayla Lorette, Mark Little and Scott Vrooman.
Derek Franson's Comforting Skin, with Jane Sowerby, Tygh Runyan and Victoria Bidewell.
The other narrative features:
Roller Town from Glen Jm on Vimeo.
Andrew Bush's Roller Town, with Kayla Lorette, Mark Little and Scott Vrooman.
Derek Franson's Comforting Skin, with Jane Sowerby, Tygh Runyan and Victoria Bidewell.
- 12/14/2011
- MUBI
Have you ever found yourself in a new work environment and not sure about how to fit in? Not to worry, Canadian comedy troupe Picnicface is here to provide a useful demonstration on how to fit in.Now completing post production on their debut feature, Roller Town, Picnicface are currently gracing Canadian cable subscribers with the first season of their self titled comedy sketch show, from which the video below is culled. You'd be wise to take a moment or two to look them up....
- 11/27/2011
- Screen Anarchy
This year’s Atlantic Film Festival started off with a disappointment. All three screenings of last night’s opening gala of comedy troupe Picnicface’s Roller Town were sold out. Completely sold out. If Haligonians love anything it’s supporting their own. But putting behind me the disappointments of the previous day, I attended the first real day of the festival with excitement.
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Higher Ground
Higher Ground is actress Vera Farmiga’s directorial debut. Set mostly in a small religious community in present day, the film also jumps back in time to tell the story of Farmiga’s character, Corinne. As we follow Corinne’s development from precocious child to a young woman with a husband and beautiful family, we see her faith in god and herself change and get tested in different ways.
Based on the plot description, the film sounds like a very quiet mood piece. That...
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Higher Ground
Higher Ground is actress Vera Farmiga’s directorial debut. Set mostly in a small religious community in present day, the film also jumps back in time to tell the story of Farmiga’s character, Corinne. As we follow Corinne’s development from precocious child to a young woman with a husband and beautiful family, we see her faith in god and herself change and get tested in different ways.
Based on the plot description, the film sounds like a very quiet mood piece. That...
- 9/17/2011
- by Laura Holtebrinck
- SoundOnSight
Following on the heels of big cousin Tiff, the Atlantic Film Festival may be smaller in scope but not in variety. Each year the film festival taking place in late September in Halifax, manages to strike a delicate balance between international arthouse and smaller, Canadian and even local films. Some of my favourites from last year’s festival included Mike Leigh’s quiet drama Another Year, Michael Goldbach’s appropriately dreamy Daydream Nation, Jacob Tierney’s follow up to his hit The Trotsky, Good Neighbours and legendary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker’s thrilling doc Kings of Pastry. While all engaging and dynamic films, they vary in subject matter, genre and scope. Some boast big names, others introduce us to previously unknown names but they were all found playing side-by-side at last year’s festival. After coming away from last year’s festival feeling positive about what it had to offer, I...
- 9/16/2011
- by Laura Holtebrinck
- SoundOnSight
The 31st annual Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Canada announced its lineup, which this year boasts 189 films and an array of events. Andrew Bush's "Roller Town" will have its world premiere as the Opening Gala screening, and was described by the festival as "a slapstick parody of the late 1970’s roller skate movies filmed in Halifax." Thom Fitzgerald's "Cloudburst" and Sarah Polley's "Take this Waltz" will also have Gala ...
- 8/23/2011
- Indiewire
Full marks to Nova Scotia (that's the east coast of Canada) based comedy troupe Picnicface. They had a dream. A ridiculous dream. and they've gone and made it into a movie. That dream is Roller Town, a comedy set in the late seventies world of roller disco, which is not the sort of thing that you'd expect Canada's normally stodgy funding system to get behind. Picnicface certainly didn't expect them to, which is why they went to their fans instead, offering to compose custom raps and create custom dance moves in their supporter's honor. A host of these videos are currently hosted on the film's official site and they are, frankly, works of demented genius. On that back of that early support the group...
- 3/10/2011
- Screen Anarchy
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