Pierce Brosnan will star with Amir El-Masry in the sports drama “Giant,” based on the true-life story of British-Yemeni boxer Prince Naseem “Naz” Hamed and his rags to riches ascent to a world championship under the tutelage of his Irish-born boxing trainer Brendan Ingle.
El-Masry will play Naz and Brosnan is set to portray Ingle. The film will be written and directed by Rowan Athale, and produced by Mark Lane of Tea Shop Productions and Kevin Sampson of White Star Productions. AGC chairman and CEO Stuart Ford will also produce.
AGC Studios and BondIt Media Capital are financing the film.
On board to executive produce are Sylvester Stallone and Braden Aftergood of Balboa Productions, AGC Studios’ Miguel Palos, Zach Garrett and Anant Tamirisa, BondIt’s Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor and Tyler Gould, Michael Ewing and True Brit’s Zygi Kamasa.
Kamasa’s True Brit Entertainment has taken U.K. distribution...
El-Masry will play Naz and Brosnan is set to portray Ingle. The film will be written and directed by Rowan Athale, and produced by Mark Lane of Tea Shop Productions and Kevin Sampson of White Star Productions. AGC chairman and CEO Stuart Ford will also produce.
AGC Studios and BondIt Media Capital are financing the film.
On board to executive produce are Sylvester Stallone and Braden Aftergood of Balboa Productions, AGC Studios’ Miguel Palos, Zach Garrett and Anant Tamirisa, BondIt’s Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor and Tyler Gould, Michael Ewing and True Brit’s Zygi Kamasa.
Kamasa’s True Brit Entertainment has taken U.K. distribution...
- 4/15/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
If one must ascribe a theme to the Michel Hazanavicius project, it might be documenting the progression of film history: The Artist the silent era, Redoubtable the new wave, and now Final Cut the dreaded hyper-capitalist streaming era. Considering his 2014 Cannes completion entry and Fred Zinnemann remake The Search, likely one of the most-forgotten works of recent times, seemingly killed all his Hollywood crossover potential in one fell swoop, there’s likely some bitterness about being the rare French Academy Award winner still at the mercy of ever-changing markets.
Having (admittedly) never seen Shin’ichirō Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead I’m unsure to what degree his remake, Final Cut, is riffing or reinventing the basic premise, but it’s not hard to detect some personal angle when a seeming Hazanivicius stand-in, fading French director Remi (Romain Duris), serves as the lead. An opportunity for the helmer comes when...
Having (admittedly) never seen Shin’ichirō Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead I’m unsure to what degree his remake, Final Cut, is riffing or reinventing the basic premise, but it’s not hard to detect some personal angle when a seeming Hazanivicius stand-in, fading French director Remi (Romain Duris), serves as the lead. An opportunity for the helmer comes when...
- 7/14/2023
- by Ethan Vestby
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: UK distributor Signature Entertainment is launching its first ever international sales slate for the upcoming virtual AFM with movies including WWII spy thriller A Call To Spy and Brit library titles such as Scenes Of A Sexual Nature with Tom Hardy and Ewan McGregor.
Signature’s Head of International Distribution, Andrew Nerger, will be handling the slate.
Released earlier this month in the UK and U.S., A Call To Spy follows three female spies who – hired on Churchill’s orders – build the resistance during WWII as one of Britain’s secret weapons against the Nazis.
Also on the slate are Tom Berenger thriller Blood And Money, 2006 British comedy Scenes Of A Sexual Nature, starring Tom Hardy and Ewan McGregor, and Lost In London, the inventive 2017 comedy directed, written and starring Woody Harrelson.
British rom-com Masters Of Love and crime-drama Once Upon A Time In London are also on the lineup of around 12 movies,...
Signature’s Head of International Distribution, Andrew Nerger, will be handling the slate.
Released earlier this month in the UK and U.S., A Call To Spy follows three female spies who – hired on Churchill’s orders – build the resistance during WWII as one of Britain’s secret weapons against the Nazis.
Also on the slate are Tom Berenger thriller Blood And Money, 2006 British comedy Scenes Of A Sexual Nature, starring Tom Hardy and Ewan McGregor, and Lost In London, the inventive 2017 comedy directed, written and starring Woody Harrelson.
British rom-com Masters Of Love and crime-drama Once Upon A Time In London are also on the lineup of around 12 movies,...
- 11/3/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Signature Entertainment has acquired global rights, excluding North America, to crime-thriller Blood And Money, starring Tom Berenger (Platoon).
Oscar-nominee Berenger plays a retired veteran who, whilst hunting in the snowy outback of Northern Maine, discovers a dead body and a bag full of cash. Violence quickly escalates when a group of hardened criminals in search of the loot turn the hunter into the hunted in an already stark and deadly wilderness.
The film marks the directorial debut of longtime cinematographer John Barr (Video Girl). Suza Horvat produces.
The deal was negotiated by Horvat and Signature’s Director of Acquisitions & Development Elizabeth Williams. Screen Media has U.S. rights and the UK release is scheduled for late 2020.
Signature’s international sales titles include Woody Harrelson’s Lost In London, gangster pic Once Upon A Time in London and movies from its FrightFest Presents label, including The Dark Red and The Siren.
Oscar-nominee Berenger plays a retired veteran who, whilst hunting in the snowy outback of Northern Maine, discovers a dead body and a bag full of cash. Violence quickly escalates when a group of hardened criminals in search of the loot turn the hunter into the hunted in an already stark and deadly wilderness.
The film marks the directorial debut of longtime cinematographer John Barr (Video Girl). Suza Horvat produces.
The deal was negotiated by Horvat and Signature’s Director of Acquisitions & Development Elizabeth Williams. Screen Media has U.S. rights and the UK release is scheduled for late 2020.
Signature’s international sales titles include Woody Harrelson’s Lost In London, gangster pic Once Upon A Time in London and movies from its FrightFest Presents label, including The Dark Red and The Siren.
- 4/30/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
German distributor Tiberius Film has acquired the local rights to Woody Harrelson’s comedy “Lost in London” at the American Film Market, as well as two films from Russian producer Central Partnership – action movie “The Ninth” and horror thriller “The Widow.”
“Lost in London,” Harrelson’s directorial debut, was experimental. It was shot over a single night and was screened live in selected movie theaters. Harrelson plays himself in the film, in which he experiences an insane night in London, ending up in prison.
Other well-known actors and musicians who cross his path that night include Owen Wilson, Daniel Radcliffe, Willie Nelson and Bono. The film was produced by Signature Ent.
The visually arresting “The Ninth” is set in 19th century St. Petersburg, in which occultism and spiritual séances are very popular. When a series of mysterious murders occur, young commissioner Rostov investigates. Evgeniy Tsyganov (“Red Sniper”) and Yuri Kolokolnikov,...
“Lost in London,” Harrelson’s directorial debut, was experimental. It was shot over a single night and was screened live in selected movie theaters. Harrelson plays himself in the film, in which he experiences an insane night in London, ending up in prison.
Other well-known actors and musicians who cross his path that night include Owen Wilson, Daniel Radcliffe, Willie Nelson and Bono. The film was produced by Signature Ent.
The visually arresting “The Ninth” is set in 19th century St. Petersburg, in which occultism and spiritual séances are very popular. When a series of mysterious murders occur, young commissioner Rostov investigates. Evgeniy Tsyganov (“Red Sniper”) and Yuri Kolokolnikov,...
- 11/13/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The production team behind Woody Harrelson’s live, one-take feature film Lost in London are to be feted at Production Guild of Great Britain Awards.
The awards take place on Saturday September 22 at The Grove in Hertfordshire and are sponsored by Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.
The team, which includes Co-Producer Andrew Warren, Production Coordinator Samantha Black, Supervising Location Manager David Broder and Location Manager Paul Tomlinson, are to be awarded for their work on the Harrelson, Owen Wilson and Willie Nelson-fronted film, which was shot on one camera in 100 minutes and was broadcast live across more than 550 U.S. cinemas and one UK screen.
With no room for error, the team found solutions to a host of technical challenges, placing antennae across two square miles of London to ensure signal was unbroken and using more than 150 microphones to pick up dialogue. Continuous filming across 24 locations presented its own difficulties,...
The awards take place on Saturday September 22 at The Grove in Hertfordshire and are sponsored by Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.
The team, which includes Co-Producer Andrew Warren, Production Coordinator Samantha Black, Supervising Location Manager David Broder and Location Manager Paul Tomlinson, are to be awarded for their work on the Harrelson, Owen Wilson and Willie Nelson-fronted film, which was shot on one camera in 100 minutes and was broadcast live across more than 550 U.S. cinemas and one UK screen.
With no room for error, the team found solutions to a host of technical challenges, placing antennae across two square miles of London to ensure signal was unbroken and using more than 150 microphones to pick up dialogue. Continuous filming across 24 locations presented its own difficulties,...
- 9/21/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Prizes will be presented on September 22 in Hertfordshire.
The Production Guild of Great Britain has announced its 2018 awards winners, ahead of the ceremony on Saturday September 22 in Hertfordshire.
The UK production team on Woody Harrelson’s live-streamed directorial debut Lost In London will receive the production team of the year award. The film was shot in a single take on January 20, 2017, and broadcast live to more than 550 Us cinemas and one UK screen.
Harrelson spoke to Screen about the ambitious project after filming was completed last year.
First assistant director Gareth Tandy will receive the Inspiration award, in recognition of...
The Production Guild of Great Britain has announced its 2018 awards winners, ahead of the ceremony on Saturday September 22 in Hertfordshire.
The UK production team on Woody Harrelson’s live-streamed directorial debut Lost In London will receive the production team of the year award. The film was shot in a single take on January 20, 2017, and broadcast live to more than 550 Us cinemas and one UK screen.
Harrelson spoke to Screen about the ambitious project after filming was completed last year.
First assistant director Gareth Tandy will receive the Inspiration award, in recognition of...
- 9/21/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The U.K. production team behind Woody Harrelson's ambitious direction debut, Lost in London, which was broadcast live into theaters as it was being filmed, has been named the production team of the year by The Production Guild of Great Britain.
The honor is set to be awarded on Sep. 22 at the The Production Guild Awards, in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.
“I want to congratulate everyone who worked on Lost in London on this Production Guild Award," said Harrelson. "There were so many obstacles that seemed almost insurmountable. The concept of shooting in real ...
The honor is set to be awarded on Sep. 22 at the The Production Guild Awards, in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.
“I want to congratulate everyone who worked on Lost in London on this Production Guild Award," said Harrelson. "There were so many obstacles that seemed almost insurmountable. The concept of shooting in real ...
- 9/21/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The U.K. production team behind Woody Harrelson's ambitious direction debut, Lost in London, which was broadcast live into theaters as it was being filmed, has been named the production team of the year by The Production Guild of Great Britain.
The honor is set to be awarded on Sep. 22 at the The Production Guild Awards, in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.
“I want to congratulate everyone who worked on Lost in London on this Production Guild Award," said Harrelson. "There were so many obstacles that seemed almost insurmountable. The concept of shooting in real ...
The honor is set to be awarded on Sep. 22 at the The Production Guild Awards, in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.
“I want to congratulate everyone who worked on Lost in London on this Production Guild Award," said Harrelson. "There were so many obstacles that seemed almost insurmountable. The concept of shooting in real ...
- 9/21/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Karlovy Vary Film Festival, the leading movie event in Central and Eastern Europe, will honor Tim Robbins with its award for outstanding contribution to world cinema, the fest announced Tuesday, and the actor will screen two pics he directed and wrote, the acerbic polemic “Bob Roberts” and the tribute to pre-wwii music and politics “Cradle Will Rock.”
Robbins, who also wrote music for several of his films, including “Bob Roberts” with brother David, will perform with The Rogues Gallery Band. Terry Gilliam will also roll into the Czech Republic spa town for the fest, running June 29 to July 7, to screen “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,” his disaster-prone take on the Cervantes classic that took 18 years to complete and premiered in Cannes.
Anna Paquin will also be feted, screening the family grief road movie “The Parting Glass” along with the film’s director, her husband Stephen Moyer, screenwriter and...
Robbins, who also wrote music for several of his films, including “Bob Roberts” with brother David, will perform with The Rogues Gallery Band. Terry Gilliam will also roll into the Czech Republic spa town for the fest, running June 29 to July 7, to screen “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,” his disaster-prone take on the Cervantes classic that took 18 years to complete and premiered in Cannes.
Anna Paquin will also be feted, screening the family grief road movie “The Parting Glass” along with the film’s director, her husband Stephen Moyer, screenwriter and...
- 6/19/2018
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
Lost In London is the very definition of an “experimental film.” The movie, which stars Woody Harrelson, was both shot and broadcast live last year. You may have missed your chance to watch the movie live, but you can now view it on Digital HD and Hulu. And you can also watch a clip below. Lost In […]
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- 5/26/2018
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Welcome to “Playback,” a Variety / iHeartRadio podcast bringing you exclusive conversations with the talents behind many of today’s hottest films.
As a sort of mentor to the young Han Solo in “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” Oscar-nominated actor Woody Harrelson gets a pretty sweet place in cinema history. He stars alongside Alden Ehrenreich as Tobias Beckett, a career criminal making his way through the seedy underbelly of the galaxy when the scruffy-looking upstart crosses his path. Along with the rest of the cast and crew, Harrelson weathered a change in the director’s chair four months into filming. He says he was “devastated” by the removal of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, whose process he enjoyed.
Listen to this week’s episode of “Playback” below. New episodes air every Thursday.
Click here for more episodes of “Playback.”
“Phil and Chris are really good filmmakers, they just have a different style,...
As a sort of mentor to the young Han Solo in “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” Oscar-nominated actor Woody Harrelson gets a pretty sweet place in cinema history. He stars alongside Alden Ehrenreich as Tobias Beckett, a career criminal making his way through the seedy underbelly of the galaxy when the scruffy-looking upstart crosses his path. Along with the rest of the cast and crew, Harrelson weathered a change in the director’s chair four months into filming. He says he was “devastated” by the removal of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, whose process he enjoyed.
Listen to this week’s episode of “Playback” below. New episodes air every Thursday.
Click here for more episodes of “Playback.”
“Phil and Chris are really good filmmakers, they just have a different style,...
- 5/24/2018
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Variety Film + TV
Woody Harrelson‘s drunken night of infidelity could have led to the end of his marriage to Laura Louie, with whom he shares three children. Instead, the actor found out just how understanding his wife was.
In a sit-down with The Hollywood Reporter, the War for the Planet of the Apes star spoke about what he called “one of the worst nights of my life” — a 2002 incident when he was arrested for getting into a fight with a cab driver just days after having his name splashed across tabloids for a drunken foursome.
Harrelson, 55, said he was at a bar...
In a sit-down with The Hollywood Reporter, the War for the Planet of the Apes star spoke about what he called “one of the worst nights of my life” — a 2002 incident when he was arrested for getting into a fight with a cab driver just days after having his name splashed across tabloids for a drunken foursome.
Harrelson, 55, said he was at a bar...
- 7/12/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Arcana’s first project, Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, just wrapped UK shoot.
Ryan Gosling and producer Ken Kao have joined forces to form film and television production company Arcana.
Arcana’s first official project is The Favourite, the upcomoing film from Yorgos Lanthimos who just won best screenplay in Cannes for The Killing Of A Sacred Deer and received a best screenplay Oscar nomination for The Lobster.
Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman star in the feature, which is in post and follows the clandestine personal and political machinations during the early 18th century reign of Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch. Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara wrote the screenplay.
Arcana has partnered on The Favourite with producers Ceci Dempsey for Scarlet Films and Ed Guiney and Lee Magiday for Element Pictures, together with Film4 and Fox Searchlight. International sales on Arcana projects will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
Gosling and Kao...
Ryan Gosling and producer Ken Kao have joined forces to form film and television production company Arcana.
Arcana’s first official project is The Favourite, the upcomoing film from Yorgos Lanthimos who just won best screenplay in Cannes for The Killing Of A Sacred Deer and received a best screenplay Oscar nomination for The Lobster.
Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman star in the feature, which is in post and follows the clandestine personal and political machinations during the early 18th century reign of Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch. Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara wrote the screenplay.
Arcana has partnered on The Favourite with producers Ceci Dempsey for Scarlet Films and Ed Guiney and Lee Magiday for Element Pictures, together with Film4 and Fox Searchlight. International sales on Arcana projects will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
Gosling and Kao...
- 6/14/2017
- ScreenDaily
20th Century Fox has released the final trailer for its upcoming “War for the Planet of the Apes,” ahead of the film’s July 14 theatrical release. This third installment of the rebooted “Planet of the Apes” sci-fi series hails from director Matt Reeves, who also helmed the 2014 sequel, “Dawn.”
Read More: ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ New Trailer: Woody Harrelson and Andy Serkis Prepare for Battle — Watch
Written by Reeves and Mark Bomback (“Dawn,” “The Wolverine”), in this third chapter of the blockbuster franchise the apes are forced to fight against an army of human soldiers led by the ruthless Colonel (Woody Harrelson) in order to save their planet. Andy Serkis reprises his role as ape Caesar, who leads the apes in the war as he begins his own quest to avenge his kind. “I did not start this war, but I will finish it,” he says. The film also stars Steve Zahn,...
Read More: ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ New Trailer: Woody Harrelson and Andy Serkis Prepare for Battle — Watch
Written by Reeves and Mark Bomback (“Dawn,” “The Wolverine”), in this third chapter of the blockbuster franchise the apes are forced to fight against an army of human soldiers led by the ruthless Colonel (Woody Harrelson) in order to save their planet. Andy Serkis reprises his role as ape Caesar, who leads the apes in the war as he begins his own quest to avenge his kind. “I did not start this war, but I will finish it,” he says. The film also stars Steve Zahn,...
- 5/16/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
The Hollywood star answered questions on English football, Clarence Darrow, living in Hawaii and directing his film, Lost in London, in one take
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I'd just like to say thank you to everybody who took the time out of their day to be a part of this. I know there were a lot I didn't answer, but there were literally hundreds! I was a captive of how much time I had. Also, I really hope you guys go see Lost in London, because it's a labour of love, and a lot of great people spent a lot of time working on it. And having said all that - have a great day!
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Proselytiser asks:
Cheers has withstood the test of time and is as charming now as it was 20 years ago. Did you have any inkling back then that you were joining a show destined for such longevity?...
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I'd just like to say thank you to everybody who took the time out of their day to be a part of this. I know there were a lot I didn't answer, but there were literally hundreds! I was a captive of how much time I had. Also, I really hope you guys go see Lost in London, because it's a labour of love, and a lot of great people spent a lot of time working on it. And having said all that - have a great day!
2.03pm BST
Proselytiser asks:
Cheers has withstood the test of time and is as charming now as it was 20 years ago. Did you have any inkling back then that you were joining a show destined for such longevity?...
- 5/1/2017
- by Guardian Staff
- The Guardian - Film News
Early this year, after crafting memorable characters for the better part of four decades, Woody Harrelson jumped behind the camera for his directorial debut, and it was anything but conventional. Lost in London premiered as a live feature film event, streamed in theaters around the world, all captured in a single take on location in Central London.
Starring Harrelson, Owen Wilson, and Willie Nelson, the film is loosely based on the director’s own experience of one crazy night as he attempts to get back to his family. This journey is thwarted by run-ins with the law, friends, and royalty. If you didn’t get a chance to see the film as it was captured live, it’s now being released theatrically across London, fittingly, next month. The first trailer has also arrived, which hints at a more cinematic feel than we would’ve guessed, and can be seen below.
Starring Harrelson, Owen Wilson, and Willie Nelson, the film is loosely based on the director’s own experience of one crazy night as he attempts to get back to his family. This journey is thwarted by run-ins with the law, friends, and royalty. If you didn’t get a chance to see the film as it was captured live, it’s now being released theatrically across London, fittingly, next month. The first trailer has also arrived, which hints at a more cinematic feel than we would’ve guessed, and can be seen below.
- 4/17/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Late last year Woody Harrelson announced that he was going to shoot a feature film with one camera in one continuous take and stream the entire thing live to theaters. "No one has ever shot a movie and live-broadcast in the cinemas at the same time, no one's ever been that stupid," joked Harrelson at the time, but miraculously, it worked. Lost In London was based on... Read More...
- 4/15/2017
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Last December, Woody Harrelson raised a few eyebrows when he announced an ambitious project for his directorial debut. Based on his real-life experience of being arrested in 2002, Harrelson had the idea to play out the events of one chaotic night in real-time while simultaneously broadcasting the movie into the theaters around the world. “I love theater and I love film,” Harrelson said at the time, “and I really wanted to figure out a way to merge the two.” And just like that, “Lost In London” was born.
Continue reading Woody Harrelson Gets ‘Lost in London’ In the First Trailer For His Ambitious Live Film at The Playlist.
Continue reading Woody Harrelson Gets ‘Lost in London’ In the First Trailer For His Ambitious Live Film at The Playlist.
- 4/14/2017
- by Matthew Monagle
- The Playlist
Woody Harrelson stars as Wilson, a lonely, neurotic and hilariously honest middle-aged misanthrope who reunites with his estranged wife (Laura Dern) and gets a shot at happiness when he learns he has a teenage daughter (Isabella Amara) he has never met. In his uniquely outrageous and slightly twisted way, he sets out to connect with her.
The movie had its World Premiere at the 2017 The Sundance Film Festival.
Fox Searchlight will release Wilson in theaters March 24, 2017.
Wamg invites you to enter for the chance to win Two (2) seats to the advance screening of Wilson on March 20th at 7Pm in the St. Louis area.
Answer the Following:
Woody Harrelson is starring in the third installment of the Planet of The Apes, entitled War For The Planet Of The Apes, directed by Matt Reeves. Additionally he directed, produced and starred in an unprecedented live feature film Lost In London in January...
The movie had its World Premiere at the 2017 The Sundance Film Festival.
Fox Searchlight will release Wilson in theaters March 24, 2017.
Wamg invites you to enter for the chance to win Two (2) seats to the advance screening of Wilson on March 20th at 7Pm in the St. Louis area.
Answer the Following:
Woody Harrelson is starring in the third installment of the Planet of The Apes, entitled War For The Planet Of The Apes, directed by Matt Reeves. Additionally he directed, produced and starred in an unprecedented live feature film Lost In London in January...
- 3/13/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Speakers will include Fathom Events, the company behind Woody Harrelson’s live-broadcast feature Lost In London [pictured].
This year’s Event Cinema Association Conference in London (Feb 3) will forefront topics ranging from cyber security and technology barriers to emerging applications of the medium.
Speakers will include Kymberli Frueh from Fathom Events, the distributor behind Woody Harrelson’s recent one-take live feature film Lost In London, which filmed in the British capital last week and was simultaneously live broadcast in real time to cinemas in the UK and Us.
Frueh will be giving a presentation on pushing the boundaries of the event cinema medium. She will also discuss the company’s work around the Oliver Stone film Snowden, which featured a lie Q&A with Edward Snowden broadcast from Russia.
In three breakout sessions, attendees will be able to explore topics including the practicalities and legal concerns of setting up an event cinema screening, potential technology...
This year’s Event Cinema Association Conference in London (Feb 3) will forefront topics ranging from cyber security and technology barriers to emerging applications of the medium.
Speakers will include Kymberli Frueh from Fathom Events, the distributor behind Woody Harrelson’s recent one-take live feature film Lost In London, which filmed in the British capital last week and was simultaneously live broadcast in real time to cinemas in the UK and Us.
Frueh will be giving a presentation on pushing the boundaries of the event cinema medium. She will also discuss the company’s work around the Oliver Stone film Snowden, which featured a lie Q&A with Edward Snowden broadcast from Russia.
In three breakout sessions, attendees will be able to explore topics including the practicalities and legal concerns of setting up an event cinema screening, potential technology...
- 1/25/2017
- ScreenDaily
It’s pronounced “triple x,” in case you didn’t see the first movie that introduced Xander Cage, the extreme sportsman turned top secret government agent, which premiered in 2002. Hoping to manufacture the success of his “Fast and the Furious” franchise, Diesel has resurrected that summer blockbuster for a limp January imitation that loosely strings together high-octane thrills to threadbare effect.
The movie opens with Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson, with face scar) imploring Brazilian soccer star Neymar to join the xXx program, a (top secret) super spy program run by the U.S. government. His pitch is “we are not at war, we are at peril,” as if those are two different things. Then, just as Gibbons inexplicably finishes explaining the plot of “Dogtown and Z Boys,” a fiery satellite careens out of the sky and presumably kills them both.
Read More: ‘Lost in London’ Review: Woody Harrelson’s...
The movie opens with Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson, with face scar) imploring Brazilian soccer star Neymar to join the xXx program, a (top secret) super spy program run by the U.S. government. His pitch is “we are not at war, we are at peril,” as if those are two different things. Then, just as Gibbons inexplicably finishes explaining the plot of “Dogtown and Z Boys,” a fiery satellite careens out of the sky and presumably kills them both.
Read More: ‘Lost in London’ Review: Woody Harrelson’s...
- 1/21/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
If one were to judge “Lost in London” solely on the impressive technical feat of producing a live feature film in a single take over the course of two hours, “Lost in London” would be a resounding success. Unfortunately, that’s not how movies work. While Woody Harrelson’s directorial debut experiment went off largely without a hitch, it’s unclear if anyone would care about “Lost in London” if it weren’t filmed live. Despite its unique production, the script (written by Harrelson) suffers from a plot line that drags even as its star hustles to keep up, Hollywood insider jokes that fall flat despite being low-hanging fruit, and a culturally tone-deaf script that is not worth straining to hear over the canned background noise.
Inspired by the true events of one “wild night” Harrelson had in 2012 (celebrities are so crazy!), the movie begins with Harrelson, as himself, exiting...
Inspired by the true events of one “wild night” Harrelson had in 2012 (celebrities are so crazy!), the movie begins with Harrelson, as himself, exiting...
- 1/20/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Screen reports from the live event movie, which was filmed last night (Jan 20) in the UK capital.
For his first film behind the camera, writer-director-star Woody Harrelson has taken a number of recent cinematic and broadcast innovations, most notably one-shot movies (Victoria and Russian Ark), real-time storytelling and live broadcasts, and rolled them into one extravagant event.
Lost In London was beamed live in 500 screens across America but just a single cinema in London on account of its 2am shoot. The film contained 24 locations, including a restaurant, a nightclub, a police cell and Waterloo Bridge (whose sudden closure almost derailed the show), and more than 30 actors.
The preamble to the London screening was filled with clips of well-known celebrities (including Daniel Radcliffe, Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Lawrence) teasing Harrelson for taking on what they jokingly referred to as a great folly. Harrelson’s script maintains this light-hearted tone as it recounts details of the worst night of his...
For his first film behind the camera, writer-director-star Woody Harrelson has taken a number of recent cinematic and broadcast innovations, most notably one-shot movies (Victoria and Russian Ark), real-time storytelling and live broadcasts, and rolled them into one extravagant event.
Lost In London was beamed live in 500 screens across America but just a single cinema in London on account of its 2am shoot. The film contained 24 locations, including a restaurant, a nightclub, a police cell and Waterloo Bridge (whose sudden closure almost derailed the show), and more than 30 actors.
The preamble to the London screening was filled with clips of well-known celebrities (including Daniel Radcliffe, Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Lawrence) teasing Harrelson for taking on what they jokingly referred to as a great folly. Harrelson’s script maintains this light-hearted tone as it recounts details of the worst night of his...
- 1/20/2017
- ScreenDaily
Shot in a single take and broadcast live to 500 cinemas, Harrelson’s directorial debut is a unique work that fuses technical wizardry with self-deprecating satire
Even at its liveliest, cinema can only ever be a refrigerated medium, relaying images to us that were shot months, years even decades earlier. But this week there was an exception to that rule. Woody Harrelson’s directorial debut, Lost in London, was broadcast live to more than 500 cinemas in the Us, and one in the UK, as it was being filmed on the streets of the capital at 2am on Friday.
As if that were not impressive enough, the picture was shot in a single unbroken 100-minute take with a cast of 30 (plus hundreds of extras) in 14 locations, two black cabs, one police vehicle and a Vw camper van festooned with fairy lights. Actors who try their hand as a director typically start off...
Even at its liveliest, cinema can only ever be a refrigerated medium, relaying images to us that were shot months, years even decades earlier. But this week there was an exception to that rule. Woody Harrelson’s directorial debut, Lost in London, was broadcast live to more than 500 cinemas in the Us, and one in the UK, as it was being filmed on the streets of the capital at 2am on Friday.
As if that were not impressive enough, the picture was shot in a single unbroken 100-minute take with a cast of 30 (plus hundreds of extras) in 14 locations, two black cabs, one police vehicle and a Vw camper van festooned with fairy lights. Actors who try their hand as a director typically start off...
- 1/20/2017
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
Woody Harrelson pulled it off.
The actor found a way to cross the finish line in fine form Thursday night (actually Friday morning, in England) with his directorial debut Lost in London. The word "ambitious" doesn’t quite capture what this 105-minute film was, but maybe this helps: Harrelson wrote, directed, produced and starred in the project — billed as the first feature-length film shot in real time and broadcast live to cinemas — featuring 14 Central London locations, 30 actors, 300-plus crewmembers and one single take. Take that, Jennifer Lawrence!
The film streamed into 550 theaters across the...
The actor found a way to cross the finish line in fine form Thursday night (actually Friday morning, in England) with his directorial debut Lost in London. The word "ambitious" doesn’t quite capture what this 105-minute film was, but maybe this helps: Harrelson wrote, directed, produced and starred in the project — billed as the first feature-length film shot in real time and broadcast live to cinemas — featuring 14 Central London locations, 30 actors, 300-plus crewmembers and one single take. Take that, Jennifer Lawrence!
The film streamed into 550 theaters across the...
- 1/20/2017
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Woody Harrelson’s live event movie is garnering interest at Sundance.
Alex Walton’s Bloom has boarded international sales on Woody Harrelson’s directorial debut ahead of Thursday night’s simultaneous shoot and broadcast.
Harrelson directs the experimental event, which will shoot in one take across multiple locations in central London and screens live in Salt Lake City and participating Us theatres in association with Fathom Events.
The Oscar-nominated star plays himself as he struggles to get home to family in London despite encounters with royalty, old friends and the authorities. It is understood the storyline is inspired by true events in London back in 2002 triggered by an argument between Harrelson and his wife.
Harrelson has been in rehearsals since December and the cast includes Owen Wilson and Willie Nelson.
CAA represents Us rights to the project, which Harrelson is producing alongside Waypoint Entertainment’s Ken Kao, Walton’s founding partner at Bloom. Harrelson will participate...
Alex Walton’s Bloom has boarded international sales on Woody Harrelson’s directorial debut ahead of Thursday night’s simultaneous shoot and broadcast.
Harrelson directs the experimental event, which will shoot in one take across multiple locations in central London and screens live in Salt Lake City and participating Us theatres in association with Fathom Events.
The Oscar-nominated star plays himself as he struggles to get home to family in London despite encounters with royalty, old friends and the authorities. It is understood the storyline is inspired by true events in London back in 2002 triggered by an argument between Harrelson and his wife.
Harrelson has been in rehearsals since December and the cast includes Owen Wilson and Willie Nelson.
CAA represents Us rights to the project, which Harrelson is producing alongside Waypoint Entertainment’s Ken Kao, Walton’s founding partner at Bloom. Harrelson will participate...
- 1/19/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Academy Award® nominated actor Woody Harrelson will direct and star in an unprecedented live feature film event, “ Lost in London Live ,” on January 19, 2017. Harrelson, who wrote the feature film “Lost in London,” will also co-star with Owen Wilson and Willie Nelson. Ken Kao of Waypoint Entertainment will produce alongside Harrelson. This first-of-its-kind film event will screen live in U.S. movie theaters, giving audiences the unique opportunity to watch a film shot in real time.
Bloom has taken international rights to the film. Sales will commence on the One-Take Live Broadcast at the upcoming European Film Market
Loosely based on a crazy night full of real-life events, “Lost in London” follows Harrelson, playing himself, as he struggles to get home to his family. Run-ins with royalty, old friends and the law all seem to conspire to keep Harrelson from succeeding.
“I’ve always loved theatre and film and wanted to...
Bloom has taken international rights to the film. Sales will commence on the One-Take Live Broadcast at the upcoming European Film Market
Loosely based on a crazy night full of real-life events, “Lost in London” follows Harrelson, playing himself, as he struggles to get home to his family. Run-ins with royalty, old friends and the law all seem to conspire to keep Harrelson from succeeding.
“I’ve always loved theatre and film and wanted to...
- 1/19/2017
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
nm4549220 autoAlex Walton[/link]'s Bloom has boarded international sales for Woody Harrelson's directorial debut Lost In London, which it will introduce to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin next month. Harrelson, who also wrote the project, stars alongside Owen Wilson and Willie Nelson and, as reported last month, it's being shot in the UK capital city this evening and broadcast live to U.S. movie theaters, giving audiences the chance to watch a film shot in real time. Story is…...
- 1/19/2017
- Deadline
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- 1/17/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Update 1/6/17: There's a funny trailer, of sorts, out for Lost In London, which is basically Woody Harrelson begging people to support his career change. See it at the bottom of this post. Previously: Movie distribution has changed drastically in recent years. Movies are no longer shipped to theaters on heavy reels of film, they're delivered on an encrypted harddrive or even beamed down from a satellite. And while this does have a certain contingent of purists upset that old school film is no longer the main means of watching a movie, it does allow for certain things film never could, like live events simulcast to different theaters. And now Woody Harrelson is going to take advantage of this live theatrical capability to direct and star in Lost In London...
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- 1/7/2017
- by Peter Hall
- Movies.com
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