Late one November night in 1978, four teenagers disappeared without a trace from the small town burger joint where they worked. Two days later, the tragedy deepened when their bodies were discovered in a nearby forest, each one having met a cruel end.
Over four decades have passed since then, yet this baffling cold case remains unsolved. Now, a new documentary called The Speedway Murders seeks to shed light on this dark mystery through interviews with those close to the case and by exploring the various theories surrounding who could have committed such a heinous crime.
Directors Adam Kamien and Luke Rynderman traveled between Australia and Indiana to piece together the events of that fateful evening. They interviewed retired investigators and witnesses who were there that night, trying to determine what really happened in those early hours when the restaurant was found empty. Several possibilities emerged over the years, and the...
Over four decades have passed since then, yet this baffling cold case remains unsolved. Now, a new documentary called The Speedway Murders seeks to shed light on this dark mystery through interviews with those close to the case and by exploring the various theories surrounding who could have committed such a heinous crime.
Directors Adam Kamien and Luke Rynderman traveled between Australia and Indiana to piece together the events of that fateful evening. They interviewed retired investigators and witnesses who were there that night, trying to determine what really happened in those early hours when the restaurant was found empty. Several possibilities emerged over the years, and the...
- 8/28/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
The BBC has acquired the Peacock family whodunit Apples Never Fall, starring Annette Bening and Sam Neill, for its TV channels and streaming service BBC iPlayer. The U.K. public broadcaster said Monday that it will air the show later this year.
The limited drama series is based on Liane Moriarty’s (Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers) bestselling novel of the same name. Writer, showrunner and executive producer Melanie Marnich adapted the story into a seven-part drama produced by Heyday Television, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. Peacock is also part of Comcast-owned NBCUniversal.
Apples Never Fall centers on the seemingly picture-perfect Delaney family. Former tennis coaches Stan and Joy have sold their successful tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. While they look forward to spending time with their four adult children,...
The limited drama series is based on Liane Moriarty’s (Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers) bestselling novel of the same name. Writer, showrunner and executive producer Melanie Marnich adapted the story into a seven-part drama produced by Heyday Television, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. Peacock is also part of Comcast-owned NBCUniversal.
Apples Never Fall centers on the seemingly picture-perfect Delaney family. Former tennis coaches Stan and Joy have sold their successful tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. While they look forward to spending time with their four adult children,...
- 6/3/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"So where's the evidence?" Umbrella Ent. has revealed the official trailer for a docu-drama film titled The Speedway Murders, an intriguing true crime project from Australia. This is an Australian production but is about an American murder, capitalizing on the true crime craze (especially in America). It premiered at the 2023 Adelaide Film Festival last year, and is playing at the New Zealand Film Festival this year but no other release dates are set yet. The Speedway Murders is based on the unsolved murders that claimed the lives of four teens working in a burger restaurant in 1978. Discover one of the United States' most baffling unsolved cases of 4 young employees kidnapped and brutally slain following the Friday night closing shift at a burger restaurant known as Burger Chef in Speedway, Indiana in 1978. The film is a gripping, poignant, and visually striking true-crime story from first-time filmmakers Luke Rynderman & Adam Kamien, with...
- 5/30/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Lisa Steen’s debut feature Late Bloomers, starring Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy franchise), is the latest starry festival indie to have secured North American distribution through Vertical.
Other recent pickups for Vertical include the Sundance genre-bender Your Monster starring Melissa Barrera, true crime doc The Speedway Murders, Brittany Snow’s SXSW-premiering directorial debut Parachute, and the Zoe Saldaña thriller The Absence of Eden co-acquired with Roadside Attractions, to name just a few.
Specifics as to the release plan for Late Bloomers haven’t been disclosed.
World premiering at SXSW 2023, the film centers on Louise (Gillan), an aimless and recently single 28-year-old Brooklynite, who drunkenly falls while stalking her ex and breaks her hip. This lands her in a physical therapy ward full of people twice her age. There, she meets Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein), a cranky elderly Polish woman, who speaks no English. Through circumstances beyond her control,...
Other recent pickups for Vertical include the Sundance genre-bender Your Monster starring Melissa Barrera, true crime doc The Speedway Murders, Brittany Snow’s SXSW-premiering directorial debut Parachute, and the Zoe Saldaña thriller The Absence of Eden co-acquired with Roadside Attractions, to name just a few.
Specifics as to the release plan for Late Bloomers haven’t been disclosed.
World premiering at SXSW 2023, the film centers on Louise (Gillan), an aimless and recently single 28-year-old Brooklynite, who drunkenly falls while stalking her ex and breaks her hip. This lands her in a physical therapy ward full of people twice her age. There, she meets Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein), a cranky elderly Polish woman, who speaks no English. Through circumstances beyond her control,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The first week of November 2023 is an incredible time for classic rock fans. November 2 saw the release of The Beatles’ “Now and Then” while November 4 will see the premiere of Priscilla, a new film about Elvis Presley’s relationship with his wife. This raises an interesting question: When was the last time fans were treated to a new Beatles single and a new Elvis movie in the same month?
Elvis Presley made a movie with a ‘Batman’ actor
Elvis knew how to make movies — and make ’em fast. 1968 saw the release of three new Elvis movies: the Western Stay Away, Joe, the Nancy Sinatra co-starring vehicle Speedway, and Live a Little, Love a Little, the movie that gave us “A Little Less Conversation.”
According to Graceland.com, Stay Away, Joe came out on March 8, 1968. The movie is most notable for featuring Burgess Meredith. Meredith was most known for playing the...
Elvis Presley made a movie with a ‘Batman’ actor
Elvis knew how to make movies — and make ’em fast. 1968 saw the release of three new Elvis movies: the Western Stay Away, Joe, the Nancy Sinatra co-starring vehicle Speedway, and Live a Little, Love a Little, the movie that gave us “A Little Less Conversation.”
According to Graceland.com, Stay Away, Joe came out on March 8, 1968. The movie is most notable for featuring Burgess Meredith. Meredith was most known for playing the...
- 11/2/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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