The first LP from Muse since their 2015 album Drones is a throwback to the first seven years of the Eighties. The tom-toms are cavernous like a Jan Hammer or Phil Collins production on the Miami Vice soundtrack. The dystopian, technophobic action movie narrative seems in the same vein as films like The Running Man and The Terminator. A band that’s logged nearly 20 years in the major label rock sphere, Muse mixed Radiohead’s alt-rock shirt-pullers with Queen’s triumphant heft in epic jams about theoretical physics, systems science and environmental philosophy.
- 11/10/2018
- by Christopher R. Weingarten
- Rollingstone.com
Muse will promote their upcoming eighth studio album, Simulation Theory, with a massive world tour in 2019. Their North American arena leg launches February 22nd in Houston, Texas and wraps April 10th in Boston, Massachusetts, followed by a run of European and U.K. dates running throughout May, June and July.
Fan who pre-order Simulation Theory via the band’s website by Friday, November 9th will have first access to tickets on Tuesday, November 13th at 10 am. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, November 16th at noon local time.
Fan who pre-order Simulation Theory via the band’s website by Friday, November 9th will have first access to tickets on Tuesday, November 13th at 10 am. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, November 16th at noon local time.
- 11/5/2018
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman star in Gavin Hood’s tense thriller exploring the ethics of drone strikes
The peculiarly disengaged nature of modern warfare has been explored in several recent dramas, from Rick Rosenthal’s 2013 thriller Drones to Andrew Niccol’s more celebrated 2014 drama Good Kill. Here, the South African director Gavin Hood assembles an A-list ensemble cast (including Alan Rickman in his last on-screen role) for a provocatively tense thriller that negotiates the moral minefields of its thorny subject matter in crowd-pleasing fashion.
The premise finds geographically disparate players, linked by phones and video screens, arguing the pros and cons of an ongoing drone operation that is unfolding in what feels like real time. While the set-up may be melodramatically contrived, weighing the cost of collateral damage – in this case, an innocent girl’s life against the prospect of multiple terrorist deaths – the result is still impressively ambivalent...
The peculiarly disengaged nature of modern warfare has been explored in several recent dramas, from Rick Rosenthal’s 2013 thriller Drones to Andrew Niccol’s more celebrated 2014 drama Good Kill. Here, the South African director Gavin Hood assembles an A-list ensemble cast (including Alan Rickman in his last on-screen role) for a provocatively tense thriller that negotiates the moral minefields of its thorny subject matter in crowd-pleasing fashion.
The premise finds geographically disparate players, linked by phones and video screens, arguing the pros and cons of an ongoing drone operation that is unfolding in what feels like real time. While the set-up may be melodramatically contrived, weighing the cost of collateral damage – in this case, an innocent girl’s life against the prospect of multiple terrorist deaths – the result is still impressively ambivalent...
- 4/17/2016
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman star in Gavin Hood’s tense thriller exploring the ethics of drone strikes
The peculiarly disengaged nature of modern warfare has been explored in several recent dramas, from Rick Rosenthal’s 2013 thriller Drones to Andrew Niccol’s more celebrated 2014 drama Good Kill. Here, the South African director Gavin Hood assembles an A-list ensemble cast (including Alan Rickman in his last on-screen role) for a provocatively tense thriller that negotiates the moral minefields of its thorny subject matter in crowd-pleasing fashion.
The premise finds geographically disparate players, linked by phones and video screens, arguing the pros and cons of an ongoing drone operation that is unfolding in what feels like real time. While the set-up may be melodramatically contrived, weighing the cost of collateral damage – in this case, an innocent girl’s life against the prospect of multiple terrorist deaths – the result is still impressively ambivalent...
The peculiarly disengaged nature of modern warfare has been explored in several recent dramas, from Rick Rosenthal’s 2013 thriller Drones to Andrew Niccol’s more celebrated 2014 drama Good Kill. Here, the South African director Gavin Hood assembles an A-list ensemble cast (including Alan Rickman in his last on-screen role) for a provocatively tense thriller that negotiates the moral minefields of its thorny subject matter in crowd-pleasing fashion.
The premise finds geographically disparate players, linked by phones and video screens, arguing the pros and cons of an ongoing drone operation that is unfolding in what feels like real time. While the set-up may be melodramatically contrived, weighing the cost of collateral damage – in this case, an innocent girl’s life against the prospect of multiple terrorist deaths – the result is still impressively ambivalent...
- 4/17/2016
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
Thriller starring Eloise Mumford sold to territories in Asia and Europe by Jinga Films.
UK sales company Jinga Films has sold Rick Rosenthal’s topical thriller Drones starring Eloise Mumford to multiple territories.
Rights have been snapped up for Japan (At Entertainment), Australia and New Zealand (Bounty Entertainment), France (Marco Polo), Scandinavia (Take One) and Portugal (Cinema Novo).
In Fifty Shades of Grey, set to screen at the Berlin Film Festival on Feb 11, Mumford plays Kate Kavanagh – roommate of lead character Anastasia Steele. Mumford is set to return for the trilogy.
In Drones she plays a rookie pilot confronted with the moral dilemma of ‘collateral damage’ before launching a missile strike on a top Al Qaida operative.
The film was released in North America by Phase 4 and in the UK by Signature. It will be released in Germany on Feb 16 by Ksm.
Jinga’s Efm slate also includes vampire thriller Children Of The Night, psychological thriller...
UK sales company Jinga Films has sold Rick Rosenthal’s topical thriller Drones starring Eloise Mumford to multiple territories.
Rights have been snapped up for Japan (At Entertainment), Australia and New Zealand (Bounty Entertainment), France (Marco Polo), Scandinavia (Take One) and Portugal (Cinema Novo).
In Fifty Shades of Grey, set to screen at the Berlin Film Festival on Feb 11, Mumford plays Kate Kavanagh – roommate of lead character Anastasia Steele. Mumford is set to return for the trilogy.
In Drones she plays a rookie pilot confronted with the moral dilemma of ‘collateral damage’ before launching a missile strike on a top Al Qaida operative.
The film was released in North America by Phase 4 and in the UK by Signature. It will be released in Germany on Feb 16 by Ksm.
Jinga’s Efm slate also includes vampire thriller Children Of The Night, psychological thriller...
- 2/3/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Eloise Mumford, Jack Bowles, Whip Hubley, William Russ, Amir Khalighi, Mae Aswell, Vivan Dugré, Drea Garcia, Treasure Mallory, Nishi Munshi | Written by Matt Witten | Directed by Rick Rosenthal
The use of drones not only in warfare but for spying, reporting new and even delivering packages is a controversial subject and one that is open for debate. The questionable side of the subject is the dehumanising nature of being able to control a machine that could be anywhere in the world to do tasks that could lead to the death of innocent people. This is the subject that Drones looks at, just what is right?
Drones is the story of two soldiers, Sue Lawson (Eloise Mumford) the daughter of a general and now working as a drone controller along with her co-pilot Matt O’Leary (Jack Bowles). As their drone patrols the home of a known terrorist in Afghanistan they...
The use of drones not only in warfare but for spying, reporting new and even delivering packages is a controversial subject and one that is open for debate. The questionable side of the subject is the dehumanising nature of being able to control a machine that could be anywhere in the world to do tasks that could lead to the death of innocent people. This is the subject that Drones looks at, just what is right?
Drones is the story of two soldiers, Sue Lawson (Eloise Mumford) the daughter of a general and now working as a drone controller along with her co-pilot Matt O’Leary (Jack Bowles). As their drone patrols the home of a known terrorist in Afghanistan they...
- 1/19/2015
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Rick Rosenthal's military thriller Drones opens in cinemas and on iTunes and VOD on June 27. We have a clip to share with you. Though I have not seen the film yet, it would appear that Eloise Mumford's character, Sue Lawson, has become conflicted with her mission when through their observations their target is surrounded by family members. Sounds like that one scene in Clear and Present Danger played out for 82 minutes. And I am a bit perplexed by the poster as well. Because it looks like it was designed for a video game. Then that got me thinking because that is really what these soldiers are doing, playing an elaborate video game. Though the stakes are higher than a decent Kdr. ...
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- 6/11/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: Jinga inks deals for Us, UK and Germany on thriller.
UK sales outfit Jinga has struck deals on Rick Rosenthal’s thriller Drones with Signature Entertainment for UK, Ksm for German speaking Europe and Phase 4 Films for a North American release scheduled for June.
The film stars Eloise Mumford (Fifty Shades Of Grey) as a rookie pilot confronted with the moral dilemma of ‘collateral damage’ before launching a missile strike on a top Al Qaida operative.
The UK and German deals were brokered by Jinga’s Julian Richards and the North American deal by Glen Reynolds of Circus Road Films.
Jinga’s slate also includes The Canal, western Blood Man, Ford Brothers sequel The Dead 2 and Venezuelan horror The House at the End of Time.
UK sales outfit Jinga has struck deals on Rick Rosenthal’s thriller Drones with Signature Entertainment for UK, Ksm for German speaking Europe and Phase 4 Films for a North American release scheduled for June.
The film stars Eloise Mumford (Fifty Shades Of Grey) as a rookie pilot confronted with the moral dilemma of ‘collateral damage’ before launching a missile strike on a top Al Qaida operative.
The UK and German deals were brokered by Jinga’s Julian Richards and the North American deal by Glen Reynolds of Circus Road Films.
Jinga’s slate also includes The Canal, western Blood Man, Ford Brothers sequel The Dead 2 and Venezuelan horror The House at the End of Time.
- 5/14/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The military thriller Drones opens in cinemas and on VOD on June 27. We have been given a series of exclusive key set stills to share with you. Drones stars Eloise Mumford (50 Shades of Grey) and Matt O'Leary (the upcoming Xyz Films creature feature Stung). The thriller was directed by Rick Rosenthal (Halloween II and Halloween Resurrection) and written by Matt Witten. Two soldiers are tasked with deciding the fate of a terrorist with a single push of a button. As the action plays out in real time, their window to use a deadly military drone on the target slowly closes. With time running out, the soldiers begin to question what the real motives are behind the ordered lethal attack.Both Rosenthal and Witten have long histories...
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- 5/3/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Genre outfit adds zombies, werewolves and supernatural features to its Cannes slate.
Jinga Films has added three new titles to its slate ahead of next month’s Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25).
Jeremy Wooding’s werewolf western Blood Moon starring Shaun Dooley is currently wrapping post-production and will receive its world premiere in Cannes. Filmed on location in the UK but set in North America the story follows a stagecoach full of passengers and an enigmatic gunslinger stalked through the prairies by a mythical beast.
The Dead II is the sequel to The Ford Brothers debut feature and follows a zombie pandemic as it spreads from Africa to India. Joseph Milson stars as an engineer working in Rajasthan who has to fight his way across 300 miles of ferociously infected countryside to save his pregnant girlfriend. The film received its world premiere at FrightFest and was recently acquired for North America by Anchor Bay, which will release...
Jinga Films has added three new titles to its slate ahead of next month’s Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25).
Jeremy Wooding’s werewolf western Blood Moon starring Shaun Dooley is currently wrapping post-production and will receive its world premiere in Cannes. Filmed on location in the UK but set in North America the story follows a stagecoach full of passengers and an enigmatic gunslinger stalked through the prairies by a mythical beast.
The Dead II is the sequel to The Ford Brothers debut feature and follows a zombie pandemic as it spreads from Africa to India. Joseph Milson stars as an engineer working in Rajasthan who has to fight his way across 300 miles of ferociously infected countryside to save his pregnant girlfriend. The film received its world premiere at FrightFest and was recently acquired for North America by Anchor Bay, which will release...
- 4/23/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Fifty Shades of Grey has its newest cast member. Eloise Mumford, 27, will play Kate Kavanaugh, best friend and roommate of Anastasia Steele in the film adaptation of the bestselling erotic novel. The actress has been seen in the TV series Lone Star and The River as well as the indie film Drones. Mumford will support lead actors Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, who recently appeared on the cover of Entertainment Weekly as their respective characters, Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele. After the controversy surrounding the casting of Christian Grey, Dornan, 31, was asked how he felt about the role. "There was a slight fear,...
- 11/23/2013
- by Sheila Cosgrove Baylis
- PEOPLE.com
Fifty Shades of Grey fans meet Kate Kavanaugh. Universal Pictures and Focus Features has hired newcomer Eloise Mumford to play Anastasia Steele’s confident blonde roommate and best friend in the upcoming adaptation of the bestselling novel.
Mumford made her television debut in 2010, starring in the short-lived Fox series Lone Star. She went on to appear in the Dreamworks series The River opposite Bruce Greenwood, which helped her land a deal with ABC studios.
She is currently filming the feature Not Safe for Work for director Joe Johnson and Universal alongside Max Minghella and Jj Field. She also appeared in...
Mumford made her television debut in 2010, starring in the short-lived Fox series Lone Star. She went on to appear in the Dreamworks series The River opposite Bruce Greenwood, which helped her land a deal with ABC studios.
She is currently filming the feature Not Safe for Work for director Joe Johnson and Universal alongside Max Minghella and Jj Field. She also appeared in...
- 11/22/2013
- by Nicole Sperling
- EW - Inside Movies
Micro-budget filmmaking is the new actor’s showcase, according to filmmaker Rick Rosenthal. Whether it’s for an emerging performer or a television actor looking to cross over into film, micro-budget features can be a powerful vehicle. With budgets usually around $1 million or less, filmmakers have more freedom and can take risks with plot and casting. “What micro-budget filmmaking allows actors to do is say, ‘Hey gang, let’s put on a show,’ ” said Rosenthal, whose new $300,000 feature “Drones” screened at the AFI Fest in Los Angeles. The actors are “getting exposure and they’re getting to do projects they really want to do in roles that they might not be seen in otherwise.” It also gives actors the experience of a different kind of production. On “Drones,” Rosenthal shot large chunks of the script in a single take. Eloise Mumford, who plays one of two Air Force officers piloting...
- 11/13/2013
- backstage.com
What does it mean to follow orders over instinct? On the outskirts of Las Vegas, Drones finds former fighter pilot Sue Lawson (Eloise Mumford) assigned to operate an unmanned aircraft in order to carry out her latest mission. The order seems simple enough: monitor a specific area for a high value target, and once that target is confirmed, eliminate it. But the target has a face, and a family, and the more Sue analyzes the situation, the more questions she finds herself asking. But Sue is not alone in her mission. She is second in command to pilot Jack Bowles (Matt O’Leary), an easygoing guy with a year of experience under his belt who prefers to focus on the mission at hand and little else. He seems like a guy who has simply played a few too many video games at first — a comparison the film addresses head on within the first few minutes — but his...
- 11/10/2013
- by Allison Loring
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
After the bleak shorts I attended on Saturday, I decided a light romance was what I needed Sunday afternoon. I went to the screening of My Man Godfrey (1936) at the Paramount, introduced by Shane Black, and then drove over to the Rollins.
Director Guillermo Fernández Groizard was there to introduce his film I'm Dating You Not, filmed in Madrid. The fast-paced comedy stars his wife Virginia Rodríguez as Paula, a woman whose coworker Roberto (Dario Frias) is besotted with her.
The director told us before the movie began that the budget for this work was in the hundred-thousands (!!), but I'm Dating You Not has the look of something with a larger budget. Rodríguez and Frias have a great will-they/won't-they chemistry and the script by Pablo Flores is silly without being stupid. The Spanish film was a perfect remedy.
In another vein entirely, I was able to view Rick Rosenthal's excellent thriller Drones.
Director Guillermo Fernández Groizard was there to introduce his film I'm Dating You Not, filmed in Madrid. The fast-paced comedy stars his wife Virginia Rodríguez as Paula, a woman whose coworker Roberto (Dario Frias) is besotted with her.
The director told us before the movie began that the budget for this work was in the hundred-thousands (!!), but I'm Dating You Not has the look of something with a larger budget. Rodríguez and Frias have a great will-they/won't-they chemistry and the script by Pablo Flores is silly without being stupid. The Spanish film was a perfect remedy.
In another vein entirely, I was able to view Rick Rosenthal's excellent thriller Drones.
- 10/31/2013
- by Elizabeth Stoddard
- Slackerwood
While technology has allowed the military to operate with greater efficiency, intelligence and focus, the flipside is that it has removed a layer of responsibility from those pulling the trigger. We live in a time where from thousands of miles away, military personnel sitting in front of a bank of computers and monitors can unleash a devastating payload on a target with little more than few moves of the wrist. But what is the weight of those decisions, and how does it play into personal ethics and battlefield codes of conduct? It's against that backdrop that the thriller "Drones" unfolds. Directed by Rick Rosenthal, and starring Matt O'Leary ("Fat Kid Rules The World") and Eloise Mumford ("The River"), the film tells the story of two Air Force personnel operating an unmanned aircraft over Afghanistan from a trailer in the Nevada desert just outside Las Vegas. But their mission to take...
- 10/25/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
AFI Fest 2013 presented by Audi, a program of the American Film Institute, today announced the remaining sections and films that will screen in the festival’s World Cinema, American Independents, Breakthrough, Midnight, Cinema’s Legacy and Presentations programs. AFI Fest, which redefines Hollywood today as a place where icons and emerging artists bring audiences together to experience global cinema in the movie capital of the world, will take place November 7 through 14 at the historic Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
World Cinema showcases the most anticipated and prize-winning international films of the year, the American Independents section features work by U.S. filmmakers, Breakthrough highlights work discovered only through the blind submission process, Midnight’s selections tend toward the macabre and Cinema’s Legacy highlights restorations and classic films.
This year’s program includes the return of several filmmakers to AFI Fest...
World Cinema showcases the most anticipated and prize-winning international films of the year, the American Independents section features work by U.S. filmmakers, Breakthrough highlights work discovered only through the blind submission process, Midnight’s selections tend toward the macabre and Cinema’s Legacy highlights restorations and classic films.
This year’s program includes the return of several filmmakers to AFI Fest...
- 10/22/2013
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Festival top brass have announced the outstanding World Cinema, American Independents, Breakthrough, Midnight, Cinema’s Legacy and Presentations programmes.
The AFI Fest is scheduled to run from November 7-14 in Hollywood’s Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
The complete programme includes 119 films (83 features, 36 shorts), representing 43 countries. Twenty-seven films are directed or co-directed by women as are 10 documentaries.
For the fifth consecutive year, AFI Fest will offer free tickets to all screenings, however only the Cinepass Express will provide priority entry to all regular screenings. For the complete programme visit the official site.
World Cinema SelectionsBaby Blues Kasia Rosłaniec (Poland)Bethlehem Yuval Adler (Israel)Borgman Alex van Warmerdam (Neth-Bel-Den)Child’s Pose Călin Peter Netzer (Romania)Closed Curtain Jafar Panahi, Kamboziya Partovi (Iran)The Congress Ari Folman (Isr-Ger-Pol-Lux)An Episode In The Life Of An Iron Picker Danis Tanovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina-France-Slovenia)Exhibition Joanna Hogg (UK)Gabrielle Louise Archambault (Canada...
The AFI Fest is scheduled to run from November 7-14 in Hollywood’s Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
The complete programme includes 119 films (83 features, 36 shorts), representing 43 countries. Twenty-seven films are directed or co-directed by women as are 10 documentaries.
For the fifth consecutive year, AFI Fest will offer free tickets to all screenings, however only the Cinepass Express will provide priority entry to all regular screenings. For the complete programme visit the official site.
World Cinema SelectionsBaby Blues Kasia Rosłaniec (Poland)Bethlehem Yuval Adler (Israel)Borgman Alex van Warmerdam (Neth-Bel-Den)Child’s Pose Călin Peter Netzer (Romania)Closed Curtain Jafar Panahi, Kamboziya Partovi (Iran)The Congress Ari Folman (Isr-Ger-Pol-Lux)An Episode In The Life Of An Iron Picker Danis Tanovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina-France-Slovenia)Exhibition Joanna Hogg (UK)Gabrielle Louise Archambault (Canada...
- 10/22/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Browse all the sections of the 57th London Film Festival (Oct 9-20) including the galas, competition titles and individual sections.
Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status
Wp = Wp
Ep = European Premiere
IP = International Premiere
UK = UK Premiere
Gala’s
Opening Night
Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass (Us) Ep
Closing Night
Saving Mr Banks, John Lee Hancock (Us/UK) Ep
Philomena, Stephen Frears (UK) UK12 Years A Slave, Steve Mcqueen (UK) EPGravity, Alfonso Cuaron (Us) UKInside Llewyn Davis, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Us) UKLabor Day, Jason Reitman (Us) EPThe Invisible Woman, Ralph Fiennes (UK), EPThe Epic Of Everest, John Noel (UK) WPBlue Is The Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche (France) UKNight Moves, Kelly Reichardt (Us) UKStranger By The Lake, Alain Guiraudie (France) UKDon Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Us) UKMystery Road, Ivan Sen (Australia) UKOnly Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch (Us) UKNebraska, Alexander Payne (Us) UKWe Are The Best!, Lukas Moodysson (Sweden) EPFoosball 3D, Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina...
Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status
Wp = Wp
Ep = European Premiere
IP = International Premiere
UK = UK Premiere
Gala’s
Opening Night
Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass (Us) Ep
Closing Night
Saving Mr Banks, John Lee Hancock (Us/UK) Ep
Philomena, Stephen Frears (UK) UK12 Years A Slave, Steve Mcqueen (UK) EPGravity, Alfonso Cuaron (Us) UKInside Llewyn Davis, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Us) UKLabor Day, Jason Reitman (Us) EPThe Invisible Woman, Ralph Fiennes (UK), EPThe Epic Of Everest, John Noel (UK) WPBlue Is The Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche (France) UKNight Moves, Kelly Reichardt (Us) UKStranger By The Lake, Alain Guiraudie (France) UKDon Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Us) UKMystery Road, Ivan Sen (Australia) UKOnly Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch (Us) UKNebraska, Alexander Payne (Us) UKWe Are The Best!, Lukas Moodysson (Sweden) EPFoosball 3D, Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina...
- 9/4/2013
- ScreenDaily
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