Exclusive: Michael C. Hall has signed with CAA for representation.
Hall is best known for starring in Showtime’s award-winning series Dexter, and in HBO’s Six Feet Under. The two roles earned him a Golden Globe, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and several Emmy Award nominations.
He recently reprised the role of Dexter Morgan in Dexter: New Blood, the limited series in which he starred and executive produced. Showtime is definitely interested in more Dexter series; it already said it is considering a Dexter prequel series about the Trinity Killer while also developing Dexter: Origins and the next chapter of Dexter: New Blood.
Hall’s stage career includes such Broadway performances as the emcee in the 1999 revival of Cabaret, directed by Sam Mendes; Hedwig in John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch; and John Jones in The Realistic Joneses opposite Toni Collette, Marisa Tomei, and Tracy Letts.
Hall is best known for starring in Showtime’s award-winning series Dexter, and in HBO’s Six Feet Under. The two roles earned him a Golden Globe, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and several Emmy Award nominations.
He recently reprised the role of Dexter Morgan in Dexter: New Blood, the limited series in which he starred and executive produced. Showtime is definitely interested in more Dexter series; it already said it is considering a Dexter prequel series about the Trinity Killer while also developing Dexter: Origins and the next chapter of Dexter: New Blood.
Hall’s stage career includes such Broadway performances as the emcee in the 1999 revival of Cabaret, directed by Sam Mendes; Hedwig in John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch; and John Jones in The Realistic Joneses opposite Toni Collette, Marisa Tomei, and Tracy Letts.
- 3/29/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Tom Sizemore, the talented, but troubled, actor who brought a tough guy bravado to films like Heat, Natural Born Killers and Saving Private Ryan, has died at the age of 61, Rolling Stone confirmed.
The actor died Friday after his family made the decision to remove him from life support at a Los Angeles-based hospital.
“It is with great sadness and sorrow I have to announce that actor Thomas Edward Sizemore (‘Tom Sizemore’) aged 61 passed away peacefully in his sleep today at St Joseph’s Hospital Burbank,” his manager Charles Lago...
The actor died Friday after his family made the decision to remove him from life support at a Los Angeles-based hospital.
“It is with great sadness and sorrow I have to announce that actor Thomas Edward Sizemore (‘Tom Sizemore’) aged 61 passed away peacefully in his sleep today at St Joseph’s Hospital Burbank,” his manager Charles Lago...
- 3/4/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
A John Krasinski-produced movie about a fugitive billionaire has found its director in Peter Landesman.
Sources tell Variety that the “Concussion” writer-helmer is on board to direct the long-gestating movie, which is based on Daniel Ammann’s biography “The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich.” The film tells the story of the international commodities trader and founder of Glencore, who was indicted in the U.S. on 65 criminal counts that included tax evasion, wire fraud, racketeering and striking deals for oil with Iran during the Iran hostage crisis.
Rich had already fled the U.S. for Switzerland and never returned, but famously received a pardon in 2001 from then President Bill Clinton on his last day in office. Rich lived in Switzerland until his death at age 78 in 2013. Matt Damon has been attached to play Rich, though his involvement is not currently known. The film was under Universal,...
Sources tell Variety that the “Concussion” writer-helmer is on board to direct the long-gestating movie, which is based on Daniel Ammann’s biography “The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich.” The film tells the story of the international commodities trader and founder of Glencore, who was indicted in the U.S. on 65 criminal counts that included tax evasion, wire fraud, racketeering and striking deals for oil with Iran during the Iran hostage crisis.
Rich had already fled the U.S. for Switzerland and never returned, but famously received a pardon in 2001 from then President Bill Clinton on his last day in office. Rich lived in Switzerland until his death at age 78 in 2013. Matt Damon has been attached to play Rich, though his involvement is not currently known. The film was under Universal,...
- 5/4/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Charlotte Colbert, the filmmaker and multimedia artist whose feature directorial debut She Will won the Locarno Film Festival’s Golden Leopard for Best First Feature, has signed with Gersh for representation, Co-President David Gersh announced today.
“Charlotte is a visionary writer/ director,” said Gersh, “and is one of the most original and exciting new filmmakers to emerge.”
Colbert’s Locarno thriller tells the story of Veronica Ghent (Alice Krige), who after a double mastectomy, goes to a healing retreat in rural Scotland with her young nurse Desi (Kota Eberhardt). She discovers that the process of such surgery opens up questions about her very existence, leading her to start to question and confront past traumas. The two then develop an unlikely bond as mysterious forces give Veronica the power to enact revenge within her dreams.
She Will has been acquired for domestic distribution by IFC Films and will be released this spring.
“Charlotte is a visionary writer/ director,” said Gersh, “and is one of the most original and exciting new filmmakers to emerge.”
Colbert’s Locarno thriller tells the story of Veronica Ghent (Alice Krige), who after a double mastectomy, goes to a healing retreat in rural Scotland with her young nurse Desi (Kota Eberhardt). She discovers that the process of such surgery opens up questions about her very existence, leading her to start to question and confront past traumas. The two then develop an unlikely bond as mysterious forces give Veronica the power to enact revenge within her dreams.
She Will has been acquired for domestic distribution by IFC Films and will be released this spring.
- 2/23/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
IFC Midnight and Shudder have closed a multi-territory deal for “She Will,” a psychological horror directed by artist and filmmaker Charlotte Colbert.
The film is a gothic fairy tale about Veronica Ghent who after a double mastectomy, goes to a healing retreat in rural Scotland with her young nurse Desi. There, she discovers that the process of such surgery opens up questions about her very existence, leading her to start to question and confront past traumas. The two develop an unlikely bond as mysterious forces give Veronica the power to enact revenge within her dreams.
“She Will” has been a hit on the festival circuit. It won the Golden Leopard for Best First Film at Locarno Film Festival and was in the official selection at the London Film Festival, Sitges, Fantastic Fest and Thessaloniki.
“She Will” stars Alice Krige (“Sleepwalkers”), Kota Eberhardt (“Dark Phoenix”), Rupert Everett (“My Best Friend’s Wedding...
The film is a gothic fairy tale about Veronica Ghent who after a double mastectomy, goes to a healing retreat in rural Scotland with her young nurse Desi. There, she discovers that the process of such surgery opens up questions about her very existence, leading her to start to question and confront past traumas. The two develop an unlikely bond as mysterious forces give Veronica the power to enact revenge within her dreams.
“She Will” has been a hit on the festival circuit. It won the Golden Leopard for Best First Film at Locarno Film Festival and was in the official selection at the London Film Festival, Sitges, Fantastic Fest and Thessaloniki.
“She Will” stars Alice Krige (“Sleepwalkers”), Kota Eberhardt (“Dark Phoenix”), Rupert Everett (“My Best Friend’s Wedding...
- 2/7/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Concussion filmmaker Peter Landesman will adapt and direct Scout Comics’ comic series The Recount into a feature film for Don Handfield’s Motor Content and Jonathan Kadin’s KadinCreative. Nick Jones Jr. will co-write with Landesman.
The fictional political thriller written by U.S. army veteran Jonathan Hedrick, was published by Scout Comics in November last year and is set in an unsettling, yet recognizable American political climate. The material is described as having the political intrigue of House of Cards blended with the horror of The Purge.
In the series, the U.S. President is assassinated by one of his own security detail. A Secret Service agent must then protect the Vice President at all costs from a vast, dangerous conspiracy. With nowhere to turn and no one to trust, these two women with completely opposing beliefs are forced to work together to fight back and preserve what’s left of American democracy.
The fictional political thriller written by U.S. army veteran Jonathan Hedrick, was published by Scout Comics in November last year and is set in an unsettling, yet recognizable American political climate. The material is described as having the political intrigue of House of Cards blended with the horror of The Purge.
In the series, the U.S. President is assassinated by one of his own security detail. A Secret Service agent must then protect the Vice President at all costs from a vast, dangerous conspiracy. With nowhere to turn and no one to trust, these two women with completely opposing beliefs are forced to work together to fight back and preserve what’s left of American democracy.
- 11/29/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The staff of John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” extended its obsession with Adam Driver on Sunday’s Emmys as show writer Chrissy Shackelford gave the actor a shout-out while accepting the award for writing in a variety talk series.
“He knows what he did, and we know what we’d like him to do,” Shackelford said, no doubt baffling anyone who has not been following the HBO series’ ongoing fixation with the “Star Wars” actor over the last season.
Once backstage after accepting his sixth consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Variety Talk Series, Oliver explained that his team decided to give Driver an on-air mention at the Emmys. “His presence was felt throughout our script,” Oliver said Sunday. “We had said that we wouldn’t do the joke again, and we have done it again. And if he’s mad about it, that’s what we’re really looking for.
“He knows what he did, and we know what we’d like him to do,” Shackelford said, no doubt baffling anyone who has not been following the HBO series’ ongoing fixation with the “Star Wars” actor over the last season.
Once backstage after accepting his sixth consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Variety Talk Series, Oliver explained that his team decided to give Driver an on-air mention at the Emmys. “His presence was felt throughout our script,” Oliver said Sunday. “We had said that we wouldn’t do the joke again, and we have done it again. And if he’s mad about it, that’s what we’re really looking for.
- 9/20/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
With Academy Award-winning “Roma” and “Gravity” director Alfonso Cuarón already a fan, Charlotte Colbert’s feature debut “She Will” will no doubt similarly impress audiences when it premieres at the Locarno Film Festival this week.
A psychological horror, the film stars Alice Krige (“Star Trek: First Contact”) as Veronica, a double mastectomy patient seeking respite at a rural Scottish healing retreat who soon finds herself able to mete out revenge via her dreams.
“’She Will’ sits in the tradition of great psychological horror films,” Cuarón said of the work. “The images, symbolism and layers within the story slowly convey a metaphysical ecstasy which leaves one questioning long after the film is finished. Charlotte Colbert has crafted a powerful debut.”
Krige is joined on-screen by Kota Eberhardt (“X-Men: Dark Phoenix”), Malcolm McDowell (“Bombshell”) and Rupert Everett (“My Best Friend’s Wedding”).
As well as directing the project, Colbert is also a co-writer...
A psychological horror, the film stars Alice Krige (“Star Trek: First Contact”) as Veronica, a double mastectomy patient seeking respite at a rural Scottish healing retreat who soon finds herself able to mete out revenge via her dreams.
“’She Will’ sits in the tradition of great psychological horror films,” Cuarón said of the work. “The images, symbolism and layers within the story slowly convey a metaphysical ecstasy which leaves one questioning long after the film is finished. Charlotte Colbert has crafted a powerful debut.”
Krige is joined on-screen by Kota Eberhardt (“X-Men: Dark Phoenix”), Malcolm McDowell (“Bombshell”) and Rupert Everett (“My Best Friend’s Wedding”).
As well as directing the project, Colbert is also a co-writer...
- 8/3/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Now in its fourth edition, the showcase is funded and run by the BFI and the British Council, in partnership with BBC Film and Film4.
New films from Harry Wootliff, the directors of Notes On Blindness and Yardie star Aml Ameen are among the titles selected for this year’s Great 8, the annual Cannes buyers’ showcase of UK films from emerging directors.
The selected filmmakers will present unseen footage from their films to international buyers and festival programmers online on June 17. All eight films are in post-production and will be available to buyers at the pre-Cannes screenings virtual market (June...
New films from Harry Wootliff, the directors of Notes On Blindness and Yardie star Aml Ameen are among the titles selected for this year’s Great 8, the annual Cannes buyers’ showcase of UK films from emerging directors.
The selected filmmakers will present unseen footage from their films to international buyers and festival programmers online on June 17. All eight films are in post-production and will be available to buyers at the pre-Cannes screenings virtual market (June...
- 6/10/2021
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Rocket Science is launching world sales ahead of the Cannes market on under-the-radar UK psychological thriller She Will, the debut film from UK artist and filmmaker Charlotte Colbert with an original score from Black Swan and Requiem For A Dream composer Clint Mansell.
Starring are Alice Krige (Carnival Row), Kota Eberhardt (X-Men: Dark Phoenix), Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), Rupert Everett (The Happy Prince), Jon McCrea (Cruella) and Amy Manson (The Nevers).
Currently in the final stages of post-production, the Brit List screenplay charts the story of Veronica Ghent (Krige) who after a double mastectomy, goes to a healing retreat in rural Scotland with her young nurse Desi (Eberhardt). There she discovers that the process of such surgery opens up questions about her very existence, leading her to start to question and confront past traumas. The two develop an unlikely bond as mysterious forces give Veronica the power to enact revenge within her dreams.
Starring are Alice Krige (Carnival Row), Kota Eberhardt (X-Men: Dark Phoenix), Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), Rupert Everett (The Happy Prince), Jon McCrea (Cruella) and Amy Manson (The Nevers).
Currently in the final stages of post-production, the Brit List screenplay charts the story of Veronica Ghent (Krige) who after a double mastectomy, goes to a healing retreat in rural Scotland with her young nurse Desi (Eberhardt). There she discovers that the process of such surgery opens up questions about her very existence, leading her to start to question and confront past traumas. The two develop an unlikely bond as mysterious forces give Veronica the power to enact revenge within her dreams.
- 6/9/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeremy Irons is set to join the A-list ensemble of MGM’s Gucci movie that Ridley Scott is directing. Lady Gaga is attached to star as Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci who was tried and convicted of orchestrating his assassination on the steps of his office in 1995. She served 18 years in jail before being let out in 2016.
Irons joins a cast that includes Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Al Pacino, Jack Huston and Reeve Carney.
It is the first project Lady Gaga has attached herself to since her Best Actress nomination in a breakout turn opposite Bradley Cooper in 2018’s A Star Is Born. She won an Oscar for the song “Shallow,” one of a number of hits on the soundtrack. MGM landed rights to the Gucci package back in April with plans to go into production after Scott finished shooting The Last Duel, which goes back into production next week.
Irons joins a cast that includes Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Al Pacino, Jack Huston and Reeve Carney.
It is the first project Lady Gaga has attached herself to since her Best Actress nomination in a breakout turn opposite Bradley Cooper in 2018’s A Star Is Born. She won an Oscar for the song “Shallow,” one of a number of hits on the soundtrack. MGM landed rights to the Gucci package back in April with plans to go into production after Scott finished shooting The Last Duel, which goes back into production next week.
- 12/7/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
It seems absence did not make the hearts of Young and the Restless fans grow fonder.
After airing repeats for three-plus months due to the coronavirus shutdown, Y&R returned with original episodes the week of Aug. 10. However, a sizable chunk of the show’s audience was not there to greet it.
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After airing repeats for three-plus months due to the coronavirus shutdown, Y&R returned with original episodes the week of Aug. 10. However, a sizable chunk of the show’s audience was not there to greet it.
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- 8/24/2020
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Toward the end of “The Trip to Greece,” British comic Rob Brydon (playing a version of himself) is talking to his wife (played by an actress who is not his wife) about the trip he’s just taken with his old pal and sparring partner Steve Coogan.
“Is it all fun and games?” she asks.
“No,” he says. “It’s mostly fun and games.”
And that’s a good way to describe “The Trip to Greece,” as well as the three other movies that Brydon and Coogan have made with director Michael Winterbottom. In 2011’s “The Trip,” 2014’s “The Trip to Italy,” 2017’s “The Trip to Spain” and now “The Trip to Greece,” the two men drive around a beautiful location, eat fabulous meals, talk about stuff and try to make each other laugh, often with dueling impersonations. And yes, it’s mostly fun and games.
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“Is it all fun and games?” she asks.
“No,” he says. “It’s mostly fun and games.”
And that’s a good way to describe “The Trip to Greece,” as well as the three other movies that Brydon and Coogan have made with director Michael Winterbottom. In 2011’s “The Trip,” 2014’s “The Trip to Italy,” 2017’s “The Trip to Spain” and now “The Trip to Greece,” the two men drive around a beautiful location, eat fabulous meals, talk about stuff and try to make each other laugh, often with dueling impersonations. And yes, it’s mostly fun and games.
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- 5/18/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
It’s been 10 years since Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon kicked off “The Trip” franchise, and with the fourth and final film “The Trip to Greece,” they’ve grown older and fonder, even as they still can’t always stand one another.
“You can be exhausting,” Coogan says to Brydon in the first trailer for “The Trip to Greece” that dropped Wednesday. “Good god, you should meet you!”
While the serialized version of “The Trip to Greece” already aired in the U.K., American audiences are eagerly awaiting the film edit, which IFC Films will release on digital and VOD on May 22. This first look shows Coogan and Brydon making light of their age even as they continue to try to travel around Europe like fashionable young tastemakers.
Also Read: 'The Trip to Greece' Director Michael Winterbottom Says Why Latest Series 'Felt Final'
“I look better as I get older.
“You can be exhausting,” Coogan says to Brydon in the first trailer for “The Trip to Greece” that dropped Wednesday. “Good god, you should meet you!”
While the serialized version of “The Trip to Greece” already aired in the U.K., American audiences are eagerly awaiting the film edit, which IFC Films will release on digital and VOD on May 22. This first look shows Coogan and Brydon making light of their age even as they continue to try to travel around Europe like fashionable young tastemakers.
Also Read: 'The Trip to Greece' Director Michael Winterbottom Says Why Latest Series 'Felt Final'
“I look better as I get older.
- 4/8/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Lady Gaga will star in a movie about the Gucci family fashion dynasty and the murder of the grandson of founder Guccio Gucci.
Ridley Scott is directing the film. Gaga will portray Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci. She had been abandoned after 12 years of marriage by Maurizio Gucci in 1985 for a younger woman. Reggiani was tried and convicted of orchestrating her ex-husband’s assassination on the steps of his office in Italy in 1995. She gained the nickname the Black Widow during the trial and served 18 years before being released from prison in 2016.
The pic follows Gaga’s first movie, “A Star Is Born.” She earned a best actress nomination and won an Oscar for writing the hit song “Shallow” for the film.
The story about the Gucci murder is scripted by Roberto Bentivegna, based on Sara Gay Forden’s book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder,...
Ridley Scott is directing the film. Gaga will portray Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci. She had been abandoned after 12 years of marriage by Maurizio Gucci in 1985 for a younger woman. Reggiani was tried and convicted of orchestrating her ex-husband’s assassination on the steps of his office in Italy in 1995. She gained the nickname the Black Widow during the trial and served 18 years before being released from prison in 2016.
The pic follows Gaga’s first movie, “A Star Is Born.” She earned a best actress nomination and won an Oscar for writing the hit song “Shallow” for the film.
The story about the Gucci murder is scripted by Roberto Bentivegna, based on Sara Gay Forden’s book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder,...
- 11/1/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Will Smith has signed on to star in and produce Netflix’s upcoming film “The Council,” the fact-based story of of Nicky Barnes, who led a New York City crime syndicate that ruled Harlem in the ’70s and ’80s. While Barnes has been a secondary character in films before, the new film will be the first to focus squarely on the man and his criminal enterprise. The screenplay was written by journalist and veteran of the biopic genre Peter Landesman. He wrote and directed 2015’s “Concussion,” which stars Smith as a doctor who fights against the NFL over his research on traumatic brain injury, the 2013 post-Kennedy-assassination tale “Parkland,” and Watergate drama “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House.”
Per the film’s official synopsis, “‘The Council’ is the never-before told story of a crime syndicate consisting of seven African-American men who ruled Harlem in the 1970s and early 80s.
Per the film’s official synopsis, “‘The Council’ is the never-before told story of a crime syndicate consisting of seven African-American men who ruled Harlem in the 1970s and early 80s.
- 9/24/2019
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
With the Writers Guild of America locked in a bitter standoff with Hollywood agents, three high-profile screenwriters have slammed the severity of the WGA’s tactics.
The letter, addressed to WGA leaders, was written by Brandon Camp, Peter Landesman and Phyllis Nagy. The WGA and the Association of Talent Agents saw talks crater on April 12 over efforts to revamp the 43-year-old rules governing how agents represent WGA members. No new talks are scheduled.
“We are writing to you because we are torn,” Camp, Landesman and Nagy said. “On the one hand, we agree TV packaging has gotten out of hand. On the other, we have serious qualms about the Guild’s tactics in righting this situation. Its methodology has seemed belligerent at times. Meanwhile, leadership’s tone toward its own members has seemed outright threatening, especially toward those who have chosen to dissent from the path you are on.”
The...
The letter, addressed to WGA leaders, was written by Brandon Camp, Peter Landesman and Phyllis Nagy. The WGA and the Association of Talent Agents saw talks crater on April 12 over efforts to revamp the 43-year-old rules governing how agents represent WGA members. No new talks are scheduled.
“We are writing to you because we are torn,” Camp, Landesman and Nagy said. “On the one hand, we agree TV packaging has gotten out of hand. On the other, we have serious qualms about the Guild’s tactics in righting this situation. Its methodology has seemed belligerent at times. Meanwhile, leadership’s tone toward its own members has seemed outright threatening, especially toward those who have chosen to dissent from the path you are on.”
The...
- 5/3/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Liam Neeson and Kate Walsh will star in the independent action-thriller “The Honest Thief.”
Mark Williams, co-creator of the Netflix series “Ozark,” will direct from a script by Steve Allrich. Neeson will portray a bank robber who tries to turn himself in because he’s falling in love with a woman — played by Walsh — who works at a storage facility where he’s stashed his loot. Complications ensue when his case is turned over to a corrupt FBI agent.
Williams is also producing along with Tai Duncan, Stephen Emery, Mark Holder, Ryan R. Johnson, and Myles Nestel of Solution Entertainment Group, which is selling world rights.
Neeson will be seen next in “Widows,” directed by Steve McQueen, and “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” from the Coen brothers. He starred earlier this year in the action-thriller “The Commuter,” which grossed $120 million at the worldwide box, office and played the lead in...
Mark Williams, co-creator of the Netflix series “Ozark,” will direct from a script by Steve Allrich. Neeson will portray a bank robber who tries to turn himself in because he’s falling in love with a woman — played by Walsh — who works at a storage facility where he’s stashed his loot. Complications ensue when his case is turned over to a corrupt FBI agent.
Williams is also producing along with Tai Duncan, Stephen Emery, Mark Holder, Ryan R. Johnson, and Myles Nestel of Solution Entertainment Group, which is selling world rights.
Neeson will be seen next in “Widows,” directed by Steve McQueen, and “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” from the Coen brothers. He starred earlier this year in the action-thriller “The Commuter,” which grossed $120 million at the worldwide box, office and played the lead in...
- 10/12/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
For the second straight weekend, a strongly reviewed new film with a central female character broke through the clutter of this mixed fall season to great success. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (Fox Searchlight) joined “Lady Bird” (A24) as the best starts among the many top titles vying for attention, and both did so by a wide margin above other films. “Lady Bird” added other top cities and proved its first week was no fluke, showing results unequaled since “La La Land” last year.
The grosses in both cases are early results, but the films look in prime position for both greater success and maximum attention just as the awards jockeying is reaching high gear. And given that both are female-centered, and not historical figure-based like so many other titles, makes them even more vital at the moment.
Opening
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Fox Searchlight) Metacritic: 86; Festivals include: Venice,...
The grosses in both cases are early results, but the films look in prime position for both greater success and maximum attention just as the awards jockeying is reaching high gear. And given that both are female-centered, and not historical figure-based like so many other titles, makes them even more vital at the moment.
Opening
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Fox Searchlight) Metacritic: 86; Festivals include: Venice,...
- 11/12/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
“Lady Bird” (A24), Greta Gerwig’s first solo directing effort, rode a wave of strong reviews and publicity to score the best limited opener of the year. After a disappointing prime specialty season when it has become easy to forget what a strong limited platform opening can be, her valentine to her home town of Sacramento starring Saorise Ronan debuted even higher than expectations.
This success stood in sharp contrast to the weak opening for Richard Linklater’s “Last Flag Flying” (Lionsgate). Despite a strong push for the Amazon presentation, which opened the New York Film Festival, the military veteran drama starring Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell and Laurence Fishburne couldn’t pull in specialty audiences.
Opening
Lady Bird (A24) – Metacritic: 93; Festivals include: Telluride, Toronto, New York 2017
$375,612 in 4 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $93,903
The first breakout hit of the awards season is also the biggest specialized release of the year...
This success stood in sharp contrast to the weak opening for Richard Linklater’s “Last Flag Flying” (Lionsgate). Despite a strong push for the Amazon presentation, which opened the New York Film Festival, the military veteran drama starring Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell and Laurence Fishburne couldn’t pull in specialty audiences.
Opening
Lady Bird (A24) – Metacritic: 93; Festivals include: Telluride, Toronto, New York 2017
$375,612 in 4 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $93,903
The first breakout hit of the awards season is also the biggest specialized release of the year...
- 11/5/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
This pre-Halloween weekend, multiple specialized distributors opened and expanded significant fall season releases. Comedy “The Square” (Magnolia), this year’s top Cannes prize-winner, launched at a high level for a subtitled film on the road to national release and Oscar contention.
No other opening reached its levels. “The Novitiate” (Sony Pictures Classics) drew disappointing results. “Bill Nye: Science Guy” (PBS) showed some initial promise, while “Jane” (Abramorama/National Geographic), another documentary about a well-known scientist, primate conservationist Jane Goodall, showed strong second weekend results. A24’s “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” led second weekend expansions.
Opening
The Square (Magnolia) – Metacritic: 74; Festivals include: Cannes, Toronto 2017
$76,000 in 4 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $19,000
Ruben Ostlund’s Cannes Palme d’Or-winner, despite a 2.5 hour length, opened unusually well for a subtitled film. The Swedish Oscar entry, a comedy about the art world, opened at four prime New York/Los Angeles locations with...
No other opening reached its levels. “The Novitiate” (Sony Pictures Classics) drew disappointing results. “Bill Nye: Science Guy” (PBS) showed some initial promise, while “Jane” (Abramorama/National Geographic), another documentary about a well-known scientist, primate conservationist Jane Goodall, showed strong second weekend results. A24’s “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” led second weekend expansions.
Opening
The Square (Magnolia) – Metacritic: 74; Festivals include: Cannes, Toronto 2017
$76,000 in 4 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $19,000
Ruben Ostlund’s Cannes Palme d’Or-winner, despite a 2.5 hour length, opened unusually well for a subtitled film. The Swedish Oscar entry, a comedy about the art world, opened at four prime New York/Los Angeles locations with...
- 10/29/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
At this point during the prime fall awards season (“Moonlight” opened one year ago), the arthouse box office should be humming along. It’s not. This weekend, Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (A24) and the documentary “Jane” (National Geographic/Abramorama) showed credible initial results, while the anticipated opening of Todd Haynes’ “Wonderstruck” (Roadside Attractions) fell shy of expectations.
These three films are catching attention ahead of a glut of upcoming biopics, which can be hit or miss. While “Victoria & Abdul” (Focus) continues to be the biggest success of the season so far, and “Loving Vincent” (Good Deed) is an arthouse sleeper, middling performer “Battle of the Sexes” (Fox Searchlight) failed to reach hoped-for heights. The next round comes in the face of widespread audience disinterest for such true stories as “Goodbye Christopher Robin” (Fox Searchlight), “Marshall” (Open Road) and “Professor Marston and the Wonder Woman” (Annapurna).
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These three films are catching attention ahead of a glut of upcoming biopics, which can be hit or miss. While “Victoria & Abdul” (Focus) continues to be the biggest success of the season so far, and “Loving Vincent” (Good Deed) is an arthouse sleeper, middling performer “Battle of the Sexes” (Fox Searchlight) failed to reach hoped-for heights. The next round comes in the face of widespread audience disinterest for such true stories as “Goodbye Christopher Robin” (Fox Searchlight), “Marshall” (Open Road) and “Professor Marston and the Wonder Woman” (Annapurna).
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- 10/22/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
As we reach that light-at-the-end-of the-tunnel that concludes the 2017 movie year, theatres are now filled with stories “inspired by true events” and “biopics”. This new release is a bit of both, like last weekend’s Marshall, this tells the story of one man, while focusing on one major event or incident of his long life. Unlike the former Supreme Court justice, this person was not well known by the general public. However, his “nickname” became legendary, thanks in part to a Best Picture Oscar winner. Though the film’s title may sound seem like hyperbole, it presents much evidence to support it in Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House.
We first meet mark Felt (Liam Neeson) on a crisp May morning in 1972 as he readies himself for another day in DC as Deputy Associate Director of the FBI (the number three guy at the Bureau). After...
We first meet mark Felt (Liam Neeson) on a crisp May morning in 1972 as he readies himself for another day in DC as Deputy Associate Director of the FBI (the number three guy at the Bureau). After...
- 10/19/2017
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Fresh off the New York Film Festival, Sean Baker’s acclaimed “The Florida Project” (A24) sprinted ahead of the over-crowded fall specialty pack, as some 35 titles launched in limited runs this weekend. Backed by some of the best reviews of the year, the Cannes pickup marks Baker’s breakout following succès d’estime “Tangerine.”
“Victoria & Abdul” (Focus) is setting the early pace for this awards season’s contenders, with Judi Dench showing yet again her strength as a draw.
Most other openings appealed to niche audiences, with several documentaries competing to get review attention that might position them for later awards consideration. While another Nyff title, Agnes Varda and J.R.’s “Faces, Places” (Cohen), nabbed the best reviews, none did more than modest business.
Opening
The Florida Project (A24) – Metacritic: 94; Festivals include: Cannes, Toronto, New York 2017
$152,622 in 4 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $38,156
Sean Baker’s sixth feature follows his...
“Victoria & Abdul” (Focus) is setting the early pace for this awards season’s contenders, with Judi Dench showing yet again her strength as a draw.
Most other openings appealed to niche audiences, with several documentaries competing to get review attention that might position them for later awards consideration. While another Nyff title, Agnes Varda and J.R.’s “Faces, Places” (Cohen), nabbed the best reviews, none did more than modest business.
Opening
The Florida Project (A24) – Metacritic: 94; Festivals include: Cannes, Toronto, New York 2017
$152,622 in 4 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $38,156
Sean Baker’s sixth feature follows his...
- 10/8/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Chicago – Everything old is new again, in the 1970s story of the infamous “Deep Throat” – the source in the FBI who tipped off the Washington Post about the issues surrounding Watergate scandal – who revealed himself in 2005. He is now the subject of a new film, and is portrayed by Liam Neeson, in “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House.”
Rating: 3.5/5.0
It’s a blistering history lesson, and again the more revealed about the Richard M. Nixon administration the more it becomes clear that the Republican Party agenda was/is based in acquiring power rather than serving the American people. Mark Felt was an old-school FBI agent that wasn’t so innocent himself – he was somewhat of a bag boy for J. Edgar Hoover – but he saw injustice and used his power of knowing where the “bodies were buried” to bring down the corrupt Nixon. The film gets...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
It’s a blistering history lesson, and again the more revealed about the Richard M. Nixon administration the more it becomes clear that the Republican Party agenda was/is based in acquiring power rather than serving the American people. Mark Felt was an old-school FBI agent that wasn’t so innocent himself – he was somewhat of a bag boy for J. Edgar Hoover – but he saw injustice and used his power of knowing where the “bodies were buried” to bring down the corrupt Nixon. The film gets...
- 10/7/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House is a pretty explanatory name, as it's about Mark Felt (Liam Neeson)...taking down the Nixon White House amid the Watergate scandal. It's actually kind of like a porn title, in that you know exactly what you're getting when you walk into the theater. Speaking of porn names, Mark Felt's undercover nickname was actually "Deep... Read More...
- 10/1/2017
- by Damion Damaske
- JoBlo.com
Nearly 30 specialized films debuted in New York and/or Los Angeles this week. And with Yom Kippur falling right during the weekend, it meant most potentially high-end titles avoided the date (unlike last weekend).
Perhaps the highest-profile among them, “Our Souls at Night” starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, is debuting on Netflix film at the same time it played a few scattered big city play dates (grosses are not available).
Among those that opened, “Lucky” (Magnolia), Harry Dean Stanton’s second to last acting role, opened ahead of the rest. The initial limited full week (prior to its one-day showings) of “Pearl Jam: Let’s Play Two” (Abramorama) showed some strength, while “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House” (Sony Pictures Classics) fared less well in its limited showings. An exclusive opening in Los Angeles of the surfer documentary “Take Every Wave” (IFC) in Los Angeles was impressive,...
Perhaps the highest-profile among them, “Our Souls at Night” starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, is debuting on Netflix film at the same time it played a few scattered big city play dates (grosses are not available).
Among those that opened, “Lucky” (Magnolia), Harry Dean Stanton’s second to last acting role, opened ahead of the rest. The initial limited full week (prior to its one-day showings) of “Pearl Jam: Let’s Play Two” (Abramorama) showed some strength, while “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House” (Sony Pictures Classics) fared less well in its limited showings. An exclusive opening in Los Angeles of the surfer documentary “Take Every Wave” (IFC) in Los Angeles was impressive,...
- 10/1/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Liam Neeson, who stars in this weekend’s Very Important and also Very Dull “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House,” recently announced that he was putting away his special set of skills. The actor, who has seen a late career resurgence thanks to punching people in the “Taken” movies and punching people movies directed by his bud Jaume Collet-Serra (“Run All Night,” “Unknown,” “Non-Stop,” the upcoming “The Commuter“), declared he was done punching people.
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- 9/29/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
In a 2005 Vanity Fair article, Mark Felt revealed he was the FBI source Woodward and Bernstein dubbed Deep Throat in their Watergate investigation. The new film, Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House, tells his story but it’s still not the whole story. Liam Neeson stars as Felt. At a press conference he shared regrets that much of Felt’s home life was omitted from the film. Diane Lane plays Audrey Felt but many of her scenes hit the cutting room floor (or trash folder since editing is digital now). “We shot a lot more stuff with...read more...
- 9/29/2017
- by Fred Topel
- Monsters and Critics
This is a very busy weekend for Specialty theatrical debuts. With well over a dozen new titles heading onto the big screen starting Friday, Phase One of awards season is clearly in full swing, with one insider in New York commenting this week, "Apparently the theatrical business is still healthy." In the debut mix is Sony Pictures Classics' Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House starring Liam Neeson and Diane Lane in a story about Watergate's Deep Throat…...
- 9/29/2017
- Deadline
Liam Neeson wants to protect his sons from the hardships of Hollywood.
The 65-year-old actor chatted with Et's Deidre Behar at the press day for his new movie, Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House, in Los Angeles on Wednesday, where he revealed that he tried to talk his eldest son, Micheál, out of acting.
The father-son duo shared the screen in a 2016 Super Bowl commercial for LG and Micheál has since picked up a few more roles.
"I tried to talk him out of it," Neeson told Et, adding that he "originally wasn't" so pleased that his eldest son was following in his footsteps.
Related: Liam Neeson Makes Surprise Appearance at Sandwich Shop that Promised Him Free Food
"The profession is all about rejection, you know? You go out for this part and you're rejected, and you're not rejected because of your education, you're rejected because of this," Neeson explained...
The 65-year-old actor chatted with Et's Deidre Behar at the press day for his new movie, Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House, in Los Angeles on Wednesday, where he revealed that he tried to talk his eldest son, Micheál, out of acting.
The father-son duo shared the screen in a 2016 Super Bowl commercial for LG and Micheál has since picked up a few more roles.
"I tried to talk him out of it," Neeson told Et, adding that he "originally wasn't" so pleased that his eldest son was following in his footsteps.
Related: Liam Neeson Makes Surprise Appearance at Sandwich Shop that Promised Him Free Food
"The profession is all about rejection, you know? You go out for this part and you're rejected, and you're not rejected because of your education, you're rejected because of this," Neeson explained...
- 9/29/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
He has a very particular set of skills, and one of them is apparently encouraging civil discourse. Liam Neeson plays Mark Felt, the FBI source known as Deep Throat in the Watergate investigation, in the movie Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House. Speaking at a press conference in Los Angeles, Neeson told reporters he’s happy to see Americans protesting the current administration, the way Felt took a stand at a time of great social upheaval in the U.S. “You’re a citizen of the country and you have a right to protest,” Neeson said. “I’m not going...read more...
- 9/29/2017
- by Fred Topel
- Monsters and Critics
Diane Lane confronts Liam Neeson in Exclusive new clip from Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White HouseDiane Lane confronts Liam Neeson in Exclusive new clip from Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White HouseAdriana Floridia9/28/2017 1:08:00 Pm
Liam Neeson's new film has him starring as Mark Felt, otherwise known as "Deep Throat", the man who helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.
The film saw its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month, and we have an exclusive clip to share with you! Diane Lane co-stars as Mark's wife, Audrey, and this clip sees an intense conversation between the couple.
Check out the clip below and see Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House in Cineplex theatres on October 13th!
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Liam Neeson's new film has him starring as Mark Felt, otherwise known as "Deep Throat", the man who helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.
The film saw its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month, and we have an exclusive clip to share with you! Diane Lane co-stars as Mark's wife, Audrey, and this clip sees an intense conversation between the couple.
Check out the clip below and see Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House in Cineplex theatres on October 13th!
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- 9/28/2017
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
For more than 30 years, the true identity of "Deep Throat," the pseudonym given to a source of valuable information in the Watergate investigation by journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, was a carefully guarded secret. Now Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House brings the true story to the big screen. Liam Neeson stars as longtime FBI agent Mark Felt; Diane Lane portrays his supportive wife, Audrey Felt. In our exclusive clip, set in their home late at night,...
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- 9/28/2017
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Good news for all you Liam Neeson fans! While at the red carpet premiere of the new film, Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House, Neeson told Variety that he will return to the action genre. When asked about the recent news that he was retiring from action movies, Neeson laughingly said:
“It’s not true, look at me! You’re talking in the past tense. I’m going to be doing action movies until they bury me in the ground. I’m unretired.”
It had been previously reported that the Taken star felt he was getting too old to lead such physically demanding films where he's fighting and caught in the middle of gun battles:
“The thrillers, that was all a pure accident. They’re still throwing serious money at me to do that stuff. I’m like, ‘Guys, I’m sixty-f---ing-five.’ Audiences are eventually going to go,...
“It’s not true, look at me! You’re talking in the past tense. I’m going to be doing action movies until they bury me in the ground. I’m unretired.”
It had been previously reported that the Taken star felt he was getting too old to lead such physically demanding films where he's fighting and caught in the middle of gun battles:
“The thrillers, that was all a pure accident. They’re still throwing serious money at me to do that stuff. I’m like, ‘Guys, I’m sixty-f---ing-five.’ Audiences are eventually going to go,...
- 9/28/2017
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
Ever since Liam Neeson began kicking ass with the Taken franchise, he has been seen as an unusual action hero. A number of genre efforts (plus sequels to Taken) later, and Neeson kicks ass much more these days than anything else. This week, however, Neeson has a vehicle to display his acting range in with Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House. This biopic says it all in the title, as Neeson is getting to play a baity historical figure at a time where this particular story is as prescient as ever. It’s a welcome return to this sort of material for Neeson, who too often isn’t able to show how wonderful of an actor he really is. This film is a biopic of, believe it or not, Mark Felt (Neeson). Felt was an FBI agent who would become better known as Deep Throat, the...
- 9/25/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
We know the name “Deep Throat” as the informant that helped take down President Nixon in the wake of Watergate. But with his new film “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House,” director Peter Landesman hopes you’ll come to know his real name. “When I heard it was Mark Felt, I hadn’t any idea who he was. I didn’t even know his name. I knew that because of his anonymity and his smallness, it was a great story,” Landesman told TheWrap’s Steve Pond at the Toronto Film Festival. “The fact that someone this small took down the.
- 9/21/2017
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
2008 was a monumental year. No, not because England were absent from the Euros, but because this was when Taken first saw the light of day, introducing us to the character of Bryan Mills and in turn taking Liam Neeson‘s career into a new dimension. Now however, the Irish actor has decided to turn his back on making action movies, citing his age and a desire to take on serious roles as the key reasons.
Despite this, Neeson claimed at the recent Toronto International Film Festival: “They’re still throwing serious money at me to do this stuff”, adding “I’m like: ‘Guys I’m sixty-f******-five.’ Audiences are eventually going to go: ‘Come on.”
Who knew nine years ago that the Ulsterman would become synonymous with the genre, almost a byword for ‘action’ itself? Well, as he has deemed it “all a pure accident”, certainly not the man himself.
Despite this, Neeson claimed at the recent Toronto International Film Festival: “They’re still throwing serious money at me to do this stuff”, adding “I’m like: ‘Guys I’m sixty-f******-five.’ Audiences are eventually going to go: ‘Come on.”
Who knew nine years ago that the Ulsterman would become synonymous with the genre, almost a byword for ‘action’ itself? Well, as he has deemed it “all a pure accident”, certainly not the man himself.
- 9/14/2017
- by Dan Green
- The Cultural Post
Actors and directors of the top Tiff premiering films have been stopping by the Deadline Studio in Toronto all week; including Jim Carrey from Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond; Alicia Vikander from Euphoria; Liam Neeson, Peter Landesman, Diane Lane and Tony Goldwyn from Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House; Gary Oldman from Darkest Hour; and many more. Click on the photo above to launch the gallery. Keep watching Deadline for more photo galleries and video…...
- 9/14/2017
- Deadline
Liam Neeson is retiring his special set of skills.
The Taken actor made the announcement at the Toronto International Film Festival, according to Sky News, explaining that his age is getting in the way.
“Guys, I’m sixty-f—ing-five. Audiences are eventually going to go: ‘Come on,’ ” he told the outlet.
A dramatic actor for most of his career, Neeson became an overnight action hero with his 2008 surprise smash hit Taken, in which he played a retired C.I.A. agent forced to rescue his daughter from sex traffickers.
The film spurred two sequels, and a TV spinoff, and opened...
The Taken actor made the announcement at the Toronto International Film Festival, according to Sky News, explaining that his age is getting in the way.
“Guys, I’m sixty-f—ing-five. Audiences are eventually going to go: ‘Come on,’ ” he told the outlet.
A dramatic actor for most of his career, Neeson became an overnight action hero with his 2008 surprise smash hit Taken, in which he played a retired C.I.A. agent forced to rescue his daughter from sex traffickers.
The film spurred two sequels, and a TV spinoff, and opened...
- 9/13/2017
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Things take an upsetting turn quickly — from friendly small talk to daring proposition — in the trailer for “The Commuter,” a thriller set on a commuter train starring the dynamic duo of Liam Neeson and Vera Farmiga. Neeson plays an affable hero, unwittingly lured into Farmiga’s mysterious plot. “The Commuter” is the latest from “The Shallows” director Jaume Collet-Serra, which just released a high stakes first trailer.
Per the official synopsis: “Liam Neeson plays an insurance salesman, Michael, on his daily commute home, which quickly becomes anything but routine. After being contacted by a mysterious stranger, Michael is forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on his train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realizes a deadly plan is unfolding and is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy. One that carries life and death stakes for himself and his fellow passengers.
Per the official synopsis: “Liam Neeson plays an insurance salesman, Michael, on his daily commute home, which quickly becomes anything but routine. After being contacted by a mysterious stranger, Michael is forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on his train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realizes a deadly plan is unfolding and is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy. One that carries life and death stakes for himself and his fellow passengers.
- 9/12/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Liam Neeson faces off against a pack of wolves in The Grey
Speaking at the Toronto International Film Festival today, Liam Neeson announced his retirement from action films. Acknowledging that fans consider him to have special skills in that area, he argued "Guys, I'm sixty fucking five. Audiences are eventually going to go come on!"
Getting into action was an accident in the first place, he said. He has always relished serious roles such as those afforded to him by Schindler's List, Kinsey and, more recently, Martin Scorsese's Silence. despite the fact that studios are still "throwing money" at him to do action films, it's the serious roles that he'd like to concentrate on at this stage in his career.
Neeson is in Toronto to promote Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House, in which he plays the title character - the mysterious source in the...
Speaking at the Toronto International Film Festival today, Liam Neeson announced his retirement from action films. Acknowledging that fans consider him to have special skills in that area, he argued "Guys, I'm sixty fucking five. Audiences are eventually going to go come on!"
Getting into action was an accident in the first place, he said. He has always relished serious roles such as those afforded to him by Schindler's List, Kinsey and, more recently, Martin Scorsese's Silence. despite the fact that studios are still "throwing money" at him to do action films, it's the serious roles that he'd like to concentrate on at this stage in his career.
Neeson is in Toronto to promote Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House, in which he plays the title character - the mysterious source in the...
- 9/12/2017
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Exclusive: Steve Richards’ Endurance Media, the finance and production outfit whose current pic Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House just had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, is setting up its next project. It has come on to package and finance The Billion Dollar Heist, an action thriller penned by Chris Frazier and Charlie Frazier based on a concept by Nico Mastorakis. Endurance is out to directors now, and the plan is to get the pic into…...
- 9/12/2017
- Deadline
Ben Stiller, Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell arrive in Toronto for Tiff this past weekend!Ben Stiller, Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell arrive in Toronto for Tiff this past weekend!Adriana Floridia9/11/2017 10:17:00 Am
Almost every star you could ever think of was in Toronto this past weekend for the Toronto International Film Festival.
George Clooney and Julianne Moore were in town for Suburbicon, Angelina Jolie was here with all of her children for the animated film she produced, The Breadwinner, and Nicolas Cage even showed up for his Midnight Madness title Mom and Dad. Essentially if you were in the city, you probably ran into a celebrity. Or at least endured screaming fans.
Also in town were Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman with their extremely dark new film The Killing of a Sacred Deer. We had a chance to chat with them as well as the film's director Yorgos Lanthimos.
Almost every star you could ever think of was in Toronto this past weekend for the Toronto International Film Festival.
George Clooney and Julianne Moore were in town for Suburbicon, Angelina Jolie was here with all of her children for the animated film she produced, The Breadwinner, and Nicolas Cage even showed up for his Midnight Madness title Mom and Dad. Essentially if you were in the city, you probably ran into a celebrity. Or at least endured screaming fans.
Also in town were Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman with their extremely dark new film The Killing of a Sacred Deer. We had a chance to chat with them as well as the film's director Yorgos Lanthimos.
- 9/11/2017
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
Mark Felt may be the most consequential unknown American of the last half century. In the shadows until shortly before he died in 2008, Felt was known to the world only as “Deep Throat,” the source whose information led to the downfall of Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal. Now we get a three dimensional glimpse of the man and his motives in “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House,” starring a steely and principled Liam Neeson in the title role. Obscured in this telling are Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two twenty-something Washington Post reporters to.
- 9/8/2017
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
Peter Landesman’s revisiting of the Washington Post’s source’s role during Watergate is a probing if all too predictable political period piece
It’s hard to watch any film in the current political climate and not look for parallels to the Trump administration, but Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House arrives seeming less like a coded message than a direct plea. The FBI needs to remember that they are independent of the White House, and have an obligation to do right by any means necessary.
Obviously, this movie, directed by Peter Landesman and produced by Ridley Scott, was in production well before any current investigations concerning inappropriate Russian meddling with the 2016 election. Moreover, the actions taken by Mark Felt (Liam Neeson) during Watergate weren’t quite as altruistic as one might think.
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It’s hard to watch any film in the current political climate and not look for parallels to the Trump administration, but Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House arrives seeming less like a coded message than a direct plea. The FBI needs to remember that they are independent of the White House, and have an obligation to do right by any means necessary.
Obviously, this movie, directed by Peter Landesman and produced by Ridley Scott, was in production well before any current investigations concerning inappropriate Russian meddling with the 2016 election. Moreover, the actions taken by Mark Felt (Liam Neeson) during Watergate weren’t quite as altruistic as one might think.
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- 9/8/2017
- by Jordan Hoffman in Toronto
- The Guardian - Film News
The first thing to say about Peter Landesman's Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House is that it is not the B-side to All the President's Men, the movie that immortalized Felt (albeit anonymously, as Deep Throat) for the moviegoing public. It doesn't cast that picture's procedural spell, or dovetail with its narrative on more than a couple of occasions. The second is that it has little if anything to say to our own moment, in which a sizable percentage of Americans (to say nothing of the world's other inhabitants) are rooting for our own Mark Felts,...
- 9/8/2017
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There have been a few movies made about the fall of Nixon and the Watergate scandal, but few that have ever really focused on Mark Felt, the man who supposedly brought down the White House. You might not think that this is a part that Liam Neeson would thrive at but apart from his accent he’s actually not too bad in the trailer. What remains to be seen is if whatever historical data they show in the movie will stay tight to whatever version is said to be true or if it will spin off into a dramatic retelling that
“Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House” Trailer Features Liam Neeson as Deep Throat...
“Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House” Trailer Features Liam Neeson as Deep Throat...
- 9/5/2017
- by Wake
- TVovermind.com
Few figures in the American political sphere have garnered more mystery and intrigue than “Deep Throat,” the Watergate whistleblower whose information led to the resignation of President Nixon. When the source’s identity—Mark Felt, associate director of the FBI itself—was revealed in 2005, a Hollywood retelling was inevitable. Oscar nominee Liam Neeson will put a face to the pseudonym in writer-director Peter Landesman’s upcoming feature “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House.” Set to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival followed by a Sept. 29 U.S. release, the thriller will be distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. Neeson co-stars with Diane Lane, Tony Goldwyn, and Michael C. Hall. Check out the chilling new trailer: Check out Backstage’s film audition listings!
- 9/1/2017
- backstage.com
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House (2017) Movie Trailer: Liam Neeson is Deep Throat
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House Trailer Peter Landesman‘s Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017) movie trailer stars Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Michael C. Hall, Josh Lucas, and Tom Sizemore. Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House‘s plot synopsis: “”Mark Felt: The Man Who [...]
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- 8/30/2017
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
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