Maria (Susanne Wuest) is jolted awake by a hawk flying straight into the window of her corner office. Only she seems to notice while the rest of her drone-like coworkers type at their keyboards. Where some might have laughed out of shock or disregarded the event as one more example of man’s intellectual superiority over the animal kingdom, Maria sees aspiration. That bird cracked its skull because it was free. It believed itself able to fly anywhere that appeared open and was only thwarted by an anomaly rather than a rule. She bangs her head against the proverbial wall of complacent monotony because she’s accepted her place within a society of exploitation and oppression. Is it better to live without living? Or to die having lived?
Director Maxwell McCabe-Lokos and co-writer Rob Benvie know this single epiphany isn’t quite enough to alter the course of a life,...
Director Maxwell McCabe-Lokos and co-writer Rob Benvie know this single epiphany isn’t quite enough to alter the course of a life,...
- 4/21/2022
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
If a dead ringer for Sparks brother Ron Mael walked up to you at a shopping mall while you were sitting in a massage chair and contemplating the sad inertia of your existence and, with great excitement, announced that you had been chosen from among hundreds of millions of people to participate in a unique competition designed to “probe the very essence of mind-body articulation” — well, you’d probably be willing to entertain his sales pitch. Maria (“Goodnight Mommy” star Susanne Wuest) hangs on every word, as if she’s been waiting to hear them for her entire adult life.
Yes, “Squid Game” essentially started the same way, but the 40-something woman at the heart of Maxwell McCabe-Lokos’ “Stanleyville” doesn’t seem like she’s up to speed on the latest Netflix shows. She was born into one of those deadpan cities that filmmakers always use to satirize the absurdity...
Yes, “Squid Game” essentially started the same way, but the 40-something woman at the heart of Maxwell McCabe-Lokos’ “Stanleyville” doesn’t seem like she’s up to speed on the latest Netflix shows. She was born into one of those deadpan cities that filmmakers always use to satirize the absurdity...
- 4/20/2022
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
"[It's] like an episode of 'Survivor' for sociopathic miscreants who've inhaled enough helium to induce a psychotic break." OScope Labs has revealed an official trailer for a strange indie comedy from Canada titled Stanleyville, which originally premiered at last year's Fantasia Film Festival. This looks totally wacky and weird, almost even indescribable. A dissatisfied woman abandons her career and her family when she gets the chance to compete in a bizarre and dangerously flawed contest. The prize: a brand new habanero-orange compact SUV. Huh. This seems like it's "Squid Game" mashed up with Yorgos Lanthimos mashed up with "Survivor" or something like that. Starring Susanne Wuest, with Cara Ricketts, Christian Serritiello, George Tchortov, Adam Brown, and Julian Richings. I'm not quite what to make of this film, but I'm certainly intrigued. What are these strange games they are playing and where does all of it lead to, anyway? Here's...
- 3/21/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Actor Maxwell McCabe-Lokos will make his directorial debut with the forthcoming dark comedy Stanleyville. The pic unveiled its cast that includes Susanne Wuest, Cara Ricketts, Julian Richings, Christian Serritiello, George Tchortov and Adam Brown. The film is currently in production, shooting in Canada and Germany.
Written by McCabe-Lokos and Rob Benvie, Stanleyville is a satirical feature comedy that follows six disparate characters with nothing to lose as they face off in a bizarre competition for a slightly used habanero-orange compact sport utility vehicle.
The story follows Maria Barbizan (Wuest) who has walked away from her life – her job, her money, her feckless husband and vile teenaged daughter – her entire identity.
Written by McCabe-Lokos and Rob Benvie, Stanleyville is a satirical feature comedy that follows six disparate characters with nothing to lose as they face off in a bizarre competition for a slightly used habanero-orange compact sport utility vehicle.
The story follows Maria Barbizan (Wuest) who has walked away from her life – her job, her money, her feckless husband and vile teenaged daughter – her entire identity.
- 7/31/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Get ready for Jesus Christ right in your face.
Autumn Productions ("Elvis and Nixon") and virtual-reality production firm Vrwerx have teamed up for "Jesus Vr – The Story of Christ," a 90-minute feature set for release this Christmas and will be available on all major mobile and premium Vr platforms including Google Cardboard, Samsung Gear, Oculus Rift, PlayStation Vr and the Htc Vive.
Shot last October in 360-degree 4K video on location in the ancient village of Matera in Italy, the film will cover the entirety of Jesus's life and death, from his baptism to the Sermon on the Mount, and from the Last Supper to his crucifixion. The cast includes Tim Fellingham as Jesus, Mish Boyko as Peter, Christian Serritiello as Andrew, Rhys Howells as Judas and Matteo Carlomagno as John.
David Hansen ("Hellion," "Lovesong") directed the project from a script by Andre van Heerden, while Enzo Sisti ("The Passion of the Christ,...
Autumn Productions ("Elvis and Nixon") and virtual-reality production firm Vrwerx have teamed up for "Jesus Vr – The Story of Christ," a 90-minute feature set for release this Christmas and will be available on all major mobile and premium Vr platforms including Google Cardboard, Samsung Gear, Oculus Rift, PlayStation Vr and the Htc Vive.
Shot last October in 360-degree 4K video on location in the ancient village of Matera in Italy, the film will cover the entirety of Jesus's life and death, from his baptism to the Sermon on the Mount, and from the Last Supper to his crucifixion. The cast includes Tim Fellingham as Jesus, Mish Boyko as Peter, Christian Serritiello as Andrew, Rhys Howells as Judas and Matteo Carlomagno as John.
David Hansen ("Hellion," "Lovesong") directed the project from a script by Andre van Heerden, while Enzo Sisti ("The Passion of the Christ,...
- 6/29/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The A Dangerous Method Trailer has premiered. David Cronenberg‘s A Dangerous Method (2011) movie trailer stars Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Vincent Cassel, and Sarah Gadon. A Dangerous Method‘s plot synopsis: “Based on Christopher Hampton’s acclaimed 2002 play “The Talking Cure,” the film centers on the relationship between Carl Jung (Fassbender) and Russian-Jewish patient Sabina Spielrein (Knightley), who ultimately causes a rift between Jung and mentor Sigmund Freud (Mortensen) but also catalyses strong findings in regards to Jungian psychoanalysis.”
This looks very good and twisted. David Cronenberg has a great eye and I look forward to seeing how his eye is used in a drama movie. I can’t say I have ever seen Keira Knightley playing such a risky part before. I thought the same thing about Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream. Both women seem like victims of circumstance but I do not know if...
This looks very good and twisted. David Cronenberg has a great eye and I look forward to seeing how his eye is used in a drama movie. I can’t say I have ever seen Keira Knightley playing such a risky part before. I thought the same thing about Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream. Both women seem like victims of circumstance but I do not know if...
- 6/22/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
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