20 years ago, Saw made an indelible impact on the horror genre. Not only did it usher in the so-called “torture porn” subgenre that would become synonymous with the aughts, but it also launched the career of filmmaker James Wan, who has firmly cemented his place among the masters of horror with follow-ups like The Conjuring and Insidious.
In the two decades since, the lucrative franchise has spawned nine sequels — 2005’s Saw II, 2006’s Saw III, 2007’s Saw IV, 2008’s Saw V, 2009’s Saw VI, 2010’s Saw: The Final Chapter, 2017’s Jigsaw, 2021’s Spiral: From the Book of Saw, and 2023’s Saw X — with a worldwide box office total of over $1 billion.
Despite being often maligned by detractors for its mindless sadism, fans are just as much invested in the series’ soap opera-esque melodrama as the innovative death traps. Formulaic though the general plots may be, the non-linear storyline is deceptively...
In the two decades since, the lucrative franchise has spawned nine sequels — 2005’s Saw II, 2006’s Saw III, 2007’s Saw IV, 2008’s Saw V, 2009’s Saw VI, 2010’s Saw: The Final Chapter, 2017’s Jigsaw, 2021’s Spiral: From the Book of Saw, and 2023’s Saw X — with a worldwide box office total of over $1 billion.
Despite being often maligned by detractors for its mindless sadism, fans are just as much invested in the series’ soap opera-esque melodrama as the innovative death traps. Formulaic though the general plots may be, the non-linear storyline is deceptively...
- 3/5/2024
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
“The Persian Version” captures the split between two worlds in a coming-of-age drama, complete with dance numbers and top pop hits.
The film, written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz, debuted at 2023 Sundance, where it won the U.S. Dramatic Competition Audience Award and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.
Layla Mohammadi stars as an Iran-American woman who tries to find balance in her opposing cultures. Yet things become more complicated with her family travels from Iran to New York City and her family and friends collide.
Per the official synopsis, when her family reunites in New York City for her father’s heart transplant, Leila navigates her relationships from arm’s length in an effort to keep her “real” life separate from her family life. However, when her secret is unceremoniously revealed, so are the distinct parallels between her life and that of her mother Shireen (Niousha Noor).
The film also stars Kamand Shafieisabet,...
The film, written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz, debuted at 2023 Sundance, where it won the U.S. Dramatic Competition Audience Award and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.
Layla Mohammadi stars as an Iran-American woman who tries to find balance in her opposing cultures. Yet things become more complicated with her family travels from Iran to New York City and her family and friends collide.
Per the official synopsis, when her family reunites in New York City for her father’s heart transplant, Leila navigates her relationships from arm’s length in an effort to keep her “real” life separate from her family life. However, when her secret is unceremoniously revealed, so are the distinct parallels between her life and that of her mother Shireen (Niousha Noor).
The film also stars Kamand Shafieisabet,...
- 8/15/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Sony Pictures Classics has nabbed the North American rights to the Sundance award-winning film The Persian Version, a mother-daughter dramedy written, directed and produced by Maryam Keshavarz.
The film’s critical acclaim at Sundance, where it earned the Audience Award in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in the same sidebar, brought buyer attention to the film and a subsequent bidding war where Sony Pictures Classics prevailed.
Keshavarz’s film about Iranian immigrants in New York and New Jersey feeling neither at home in America or Iran stars Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bijan Daneshmand, Bella Warda, Chiara Stella, Tom Byrne and Shervin Alenabi.
The film centers on Iranian-American Leila, played by Mohammadi, who comes from two countries at odds with each other, and strives to find balance and embrace her opposing cultures, while boldly challenging the labels society is so quick to project upon her.
The film’s critical acclaim at Sundance, where it earned the Audience Award in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in the same sidebar, brought buyer attention to the film and a subsequent bidding war where Sony Pictures Classics prevailed.
Keshavarz’s film about Iranian immigrants in New York and New Jersey feeling neither at home in America or Iran stars Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bijan Daneshmand, Bella Warda, Chiara Stella, Tom Byrne and Shervin Alenabi.
The film centers on Iranian-American Leila, played by Mohammadi, who comes from two countries at odds with each other, and strives to find balance and embrace her opposing cultures, while boldly challenging the labels society is so quick to project upon her.
- 2/3/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony Pictures Releasing International to release the film internationally.
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American distribution rights to Maryam Keshavarz’s The Persian Version, which won two awards on its debut at Sundance Film Festival last month.
SPC will release the film in partnership with Sony production label Stage 6 Films. Sony Pictures Releasing International will distribute the film internationally.
The third feature from US filmmaker Keshavarz, The Persian Version won the US Dramatic Audience Award and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance last month.
The film centres on an Iranian-American woman who strives to find balance between her opposing cultures,...
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American distribution rights to Maryam Keshavarz’s The Persian Version, which won two awards on its debut at Sundance Film Festival last month.
SPC will release the film in partnership with Sony production label Stage 6 Films. Sony Pictures Releasing International will distribute the film internationally.
The third feature from US filmmaker Keshavarz, The Persian Version won the US Dramatic Audience Award and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance last month.
The film centres on an Iranian-American woman who strives to find balance between her opposing cultures,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Sundance hit “The Persian Version” is going to Sony Pictures Classics. The distributor has landed North American rights to the film in a competitive situation, SPC announced on Friday, adding the winner of the Audience Award in the U.S. Dramatic category to its slate. The film also picked up the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award (U.S. Dramatic Competition) at the 2023 festival.
Written, directed and produced by Maryam Keshavarz, “The Persian Version” follows an Iranian-American girl named Leila who struggles to balance her opposing cultures while visiting New York City for her father’s heart transplant.
“After two plus years of watching everything at home and in our PJs, I am excited to bring ‘The Persian Version’ to theaters where we can experience the joy and humor of this big rowdy immigrant American family together in a communal setting,” Keshavarz said in a statement. “Having grown up watching and loving SPC films,...
Written, directed and produced by Maryam Keshavarz, “The Persian Version” follows an Iranian-American girl named Leila who struggles to balance her opposing cultures while visiting New York City for her father’s heart transplant.
“After two plus years of watching everything at home and in our PJs, I am excited to bring ‘The Persian Version’ to theaters where we can experience the joy and humor of this big rowdy immigrant American family together in a communal setting,” Keshavarz said in a statement. “Having grown up watching and loving SPC films,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Sundance has been over for a week, but the market for many of the films that premiered at the festival is still chugging along.
On Friday, Sony Pictures Classics announced that it landed North American rights to the Sundance award-winning film “The Persian Version.” The film was written, directed and produced by Maryam Keshavarz and went on to win the Audience Award and The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award after debuting in Sundance’s U.S. Dramatic Competition category.
It’s the second deal out of the festival for Sony Pictures Classics, which also bought the family drama “A Little Prayer.”
“The Persian Version” was produced by Keshavarz for Marakesh Films, Anne Carey for Archer Gray Productions, Ben Howe and Luca Borghese for Agx, and Peter Block and Cory Neal for A Bigger Boat. It stars Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bijan Daneshmand, Bella Warda, Chiara Stella, Tom Byrne and Shervin Alenabi.
On Friday, Sony Pictures Classics announced that it landed North American rights to the Sundance award-winning film “The Persian Version.” The film was written, directed and produced by Maryam Keshavarz and went on to win the Audience Award and The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award after debuting in Sundance’s U.S. Dramatic Competition category.
It’s the second deal out of the festival for Sony Pictures Classics, which also bought the family drama “A Little Prayer.”
“The Persian Version” was produced by Keshavarz for Marakesh Films, Anne Carey for Archer Gray Productions, Ben Howe and Luca Borghese for Agx, and Peter Block and Cory Neal for A Bigger Boat. It stars Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bijan Daneshmand, Bella Warda, Chiara Stella, Tom Byrne and Shervin Alenabi.
- 2/3/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics has taken North American on Maryam Keshavarz’s The Persian Version which won the Audience Award (U.S. Dramatic Competition) and The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award (U.S. Dramatic Competition) at this year’s Sundance. Keshavarz is the first filmmaker to have two films win the Sundance Audience Award in the Dramatic Competition category.
Logline: Coming from two countries at odds with each other, Iranian-American Leila (Layla Mohammadi) strives to find balance and embrace her opposing cultures, while boldly challenging the labels society is so quick to project upon her. When her family reunites in New York City for her father’s heart transplant, Leila navigates her relationships from arm’s length in an effort to keep her “real” life separate from her family life. However, when her secret is unceremoniously revealed, so are the distinct parallels between her life and that of her mother, Shireen (Niousha Noor...
Logline: Coming from two countries at odds with each other, Iranian-American Leila (Layla Mohammadi) strives to find balance and embrace her opposing cultures, while boldly challenging the labels society is so quick to project upon her. When her family reunites in New York City for her father’s heart transplant, Leila navigates her relationships from arm’s length in an effort to keep her “real” life separate from her family life. However, when her secret is unceremoniously revealed, so are the distinct parallels between her life and that of her mother, Shireen (Niousha Noor...
- 2/3/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
This year, women directors – and their women-centric subjects – swept the awards at Sundance Film Festival. Three women directors – Madeleine Gavin, Maryam Keshavarz, and Noora Niasari – won Audience Awards for their films on North Korea (“Beyond Utopia”), intergenerational motherhood (“The Persian Version”), and custody in diaspora (“Shayda”). Portraits of masculinity were also celebrated as well. First-time feature filmmaker Sing J. Lee won the Directing Award for his touching portrait of masculinity and fatherhood in “The Accidental Getaway Driver,” while Sauvnik Kaur’s intimate documentary on brotherhood “Against The Tide” took home a Special Jury Award. After two years of isolation and virtual festival-ing, it seems that stories of tenderness appealed over aggressive storytelling at Park City this year.
“This year’s Festival has been an extraordinary experience,” said Joana Vicente, Sundance Institute CEO. “The artists that comprise the 2023 Sundance Film Festival have demonstrated a sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in independent film.
“This year’s Festival has been an extraordinary experience,” said Joana Vicente, Sundance Institute CEO. “The artists that comprise the 2023 Sundance Film Festival have demonstrated a sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in independent film.
- 2/1/2023
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Teyana Taylor and Aaron Kingsley in ‘A Thousand and One’ (Photo Courtesy of Sundance Institute / Photo by Focus Features)
The Sundance Film Festival named A Thousand and One from writer/director A.V. Rockwell the winner of the prestigious U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic. Directors Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson’s The Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary at the 2023 festival which hosted in-person screenings as well as access online.
“This year’s Festival has been an extraordinary experience,” said Joana Vicente, Sundance Institute CEO. “The artists that comprise the 2023 Sundance Film Festival have demonstrated a sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in independent film. Today’s award winners highlight our programs’ most impressive achievements in the current moment of cinematic arts. I hope you will join me in congratulating our winners, as well as thanking all artists across sections...
The Sundance Film Festival named A Thousand and One from writer/director A.V. Rockwell the winner of the prestigious U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic. Directors Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson’s The Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary at the 2023 festival which hosted in-person screenings as well as access online.
“This year’s Festival has been an extraordinary experience,” said Joana Vicente, Sundance Institute CEO. “The artists that comprise the 2023 Sundance Film Festival have demonstrated a sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in independent film. Today’s award winners highlight our programs’ most impressive achievements in the current moment of cinematic arts. I hope you will join me in congratulating our winners, as well as thanking all artists across sections...
- 1/27/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Back in July of 2021, it was announced that V/H/S and Southbound filmmakers Roxanne Benjamin and David Bruckner were teaming up again for the survival thriller Fall Into Darkness, a remake of the 2014 Spanish-language film La Cueva. Benjamin would be directing the film, working from a screenplay Bruckner wrote with Nick Tecosky. Nell Tiger Free (Servant), Thomas Doherty (Legacies), and Lorenza Izzo (The Green Inferno) were all signed on to star. Filming was expected to begin at Lantica’s Pinewood Studios in the Dominican Republic in the fall of ’21. But Fall Into Darkness never went into production. And during a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Free theorized that it fell apart due to the pandemic.
When asked for a status update on the project, Free replied, “I think Fall Into Darkness became a victim to Covid. You know how things were. There were so many beautiful projects that were potentially going to happen,...
When asked for a status update on the project, Free replied, “I think Fall Into Darkness became a victim to Covid. You know how things were. There were so many beautiful projects that were potentially going to happen,...
- 1/12/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
For the last few years, Sundance has had a strong record for premiering Asian titles that would overtake the film festival circuit. Asian diaspora and titles from Asia alike dominated the slate last year, with Indian documentary “All That Breathes” taking home the Grand Jury Prize in World Cinema Documentary; Christine Choy-starring “The Exiles” walking away with the Grand Jury Prize in US Documentary; and Kogonada’s quiet sci-fi “After Yang” winning the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. Other productions have made a splash on the circuit as well, like the Martika Ramirez Escobar’s stunning debut “Leonor Will Never Die” and Julie Ha and Eugene Yi’s well-researched documentary “Free Chol Soo Lee.” The successes of the previous years have ramped up our own excitement for what is to come in 2023 — which will be, for the first time in the last 2 years, premiere in-person,...
- 12/11/2022
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Setting the stage for the year in cinema, the 2023 Sundance Film Festival will take place January 19-29, both in person in Utah as well as virtual viewings kicking off five days into the festival. Ahead of next month’s festivities, the festival has now unveiled its features lineup, which features 99 films.
Initial highlights of the lineup include Ira Sachs’ Passages, starring Franz Rogowski, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Ben Whishaw, William Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth follow-up Eileen, Raven Jackson’s All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, produced by Barry Jenkins, Bad Behaviour, the directorial debut of Jane Campion’s daughter Alice Englert, Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Mia Goth, Nicole Holofcener’s’ You Hurt My Feelings starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
The 12 films in this section are all world premieres. All 12 will be available to stream online.
The Accidental Getaway Driver (Director and Screenwriter: Sing J. Lee,...
Initial highlights of the lineup include Ira Sachs’ Passages, starring Franz Rogowski, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Ben Whishaw, William Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth follow-up Eileen, Raven Jackson’s All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, produced by Barry Jenkins, Bad Behaviour, the directorial debut of Jane Campion’s daughter Alice Englert, Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Mia Goth, Nicole Holofcener’s’ You Hurt My Feelings starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
The 12 films in this section are all world premieres. All 12 will be available to stream online.
The Accidental Getaway Driver (Director and Screenwriter: Sing J. Lee,...
- 12/7/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Emmy and Golden Globe winner Edie Falco has reteamed with her Nurse Jackie director Brendan Walsh on I’ll Be Right There — an indie comedy written by Jim Beggarly (Free Samples), which has wrapped production in New York.
Others set to star in the pic include Oscar nominee Jeannie Berlin (The Fabelmans), Charlie Tahan (Ozark), Independent Spirit Award nominee Kayli Carter (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Michael Rapaport (Only Murders in the Building), Michael Beach (Dahmer), Sepideh Moafi (Black Bird) and Emmy winner Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid’s Tale).
I’ll Be Right There follows a single mother, Wanda (Falco), who has her hands full to say the least: her eight month pregnant daughter (Carter) wants a wedding, her mother (Berlin) thinks she’s dying, her wayward son (Tahan) is either going into rehab or the army, and she barely has time for herself, not that she would know what to do with it anyway.
Others set to star in the pic include Oscar nominee Jeannie Berlin (The Fabelmans), Charlie Tahan (Ozark), Independent Spirit Award nominee Kayli Carter (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Michael Rapaport (Only Murders in the Building), Michael Beach (Dahmer), Sepideh Moafi (Black Bird) and Emmy winner Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid’s Tale).
I’ll Be Right There follows a single mother, Wanda (Falco), who has her hands full to say the least: her eight month pregnant daughter (Carter) wants a wedding, her mother (Berlin) thinks she’s dying, her wayward son (Tahan) is either going into rehab or the army, and she barely has time for herself, not that she would know what to do with it anyway.
- 12/7/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Director John Carpenter's psychological thriller "The Ward" opened July 8, 2011:
Starring actress Amber Heard, cast also includes Danielle Panabaker, Mika Boorem and Jared Harris.
Screenplay is by Michael and Shawn Rasmussen, produced by Peter Block, Doug Mankoff, Mike Marcus and Andrew Spaulding.
"The Ward" follows 'institutionalized' woman 'Kristen' (Heard), who is haunted by a mysterious ghost :
"...As danger creeps closer, she comes to realize that this ghost might be darker than anything she ever could have imagined..."
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Starring actress Amber Heard, cast also includes Danielle Panabaker, Mika Boorem and Jared Harris.
Screenplay is by Michael and Shawn Rasmussen, produced by Peter Block, Doug Mankoff, Mike Marcus and Andrew Spaulding.
"The Ward" follows 'institutionalized' woman 'Kristen' (Heard), who is haunted by a mysterious ghost :
"...As danger creeps closer, she comes to realize that this ghost might be darker than anything she ever could have imagined..."
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- 5/4/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
I might be tempted to call writer-director James Ponsoldt’s new coming-of-age film about four young girls who discover the dead body of a man on the last summer days before starting middle school Stand By She. Okay I will. Its actual title is Summering and it is a sweet and sincere attempt to give young girls the kind of edge-of-turning-teen story of a last summer of no worries with your friends that has mostly been reserved for boys in classic Hollywood films in the genre. With a screenplay Ponsoldt, with co-writer Benjamin Percy, was inspired to create coming out of the pandemic, and new questions about life presented to our youngest members of the planet, they land on a somewhat dark situation. Four carefree young girls come face to face with death, and some special bonding in this unusual entry into the Kids section of the Sundance Film Festival where it is premiering today.
- 1/23/2022
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Saw franchise co-creator Peter Block among producers.
Priscilla Ross Smith’s genre sales agency The Coven has finalised a raft of key international deals following the virtual AFM led by the UK on Tribeca and Stiges horror mystery We Need To Do Something.
Blue Finch has acquired UK rights and Front Row has picked it up fort Middle East. In other significant deals the film closed in Russia/Cis (Exponenta), Malaysia and Singapore (Suraya), Scandinavia (Lucky Dogs), and Poland (Media4Fun). IFC distributes in North America.
We Need To Do Something premiered at Tribeca Festival in June and stars Sierra McCormick...
Priscilla Ross Smith’s genre sales agency The Coven has finalised a raft of key international deals following the virtual AFM led by the UK on Tribeca and Stiges horror mystery We Need To Do Something.
Blue Finch has acquired UK rights and Front Row has picked it up fort Middle East. In other significant deals the film closed in Russia/Cis (Exponenta), Malaysia and Singapore (Suraya), Scandinavia (Lucky Dogs), and Poland (Media4Fun). IFC distributes in North America.
We Need To Do Something premiered at Tribeca Festival in June and stars Sierra McCormick...
- 11/29/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Smoke And Mirrors : The Story Of Tom Savini: "Special Makeup Effects legend, Actor, Director, Stuntman. Tom Savini has redefined the horror genre with his arsenal on talents. But who is the man behind the "King of Splatter?" From his his childhood in Pittsburgh, Pa; to his tour of duty during Vietnam, to his beginnings with George A. Romero and beyond. Smoke And Mirrors is the defining documentary on the life and career of horror icon Tom Savini.
Featuring Tom Savini, Danny McBride, Robert Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, Alice Cooper, Greg Nicotero, Tom Atkins, Corey Feldman, Doug Bradley, Bill Moseley, and more!
From Wild Eye Releasing, director Jason Baker's Smoke And Mirrors on Digital October 19."
Wide On Demand And Digital Release : October 19
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And Then! He Kissed Me: "A small bump on an otherwise smooth date sends Nastya on a gory journey of self actualization. "
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Screamfest® Horror Film...
Featuring Tom Savini, Danny McBride, Robert Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, Alice Cooper, Greg Nicotero, Tom Atkins, Corey Feldman, Doug Bradley, Bill Moseley, and more!
From Wild Eye Releasing, director Jason Baker's Smoke And Mirrors on Digital October 19."
Wide On Demand And Digital Release : October 19
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And Then! He Kissed Me: "A small bump on an otherwise smooth date sends Nastya on a gory journey of self actualization. "
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Screamfest® Horror Film...
- 9/27/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to “Summering,” the next film from director James Ponsoldt that co-stars comedian Sarah Cooper as part of an ensemble cast.
“Summering,” which is currently in production, is a coming-of-age story and mystery of four girls and their moms. The film’s four young stars include Lia Barnett, Madalen Mills, Eden Grace Redfield and Sanai Victoria. The girls’ mothers will be played by Cooper, Lake Bell, Ashley Madekwe and Megan Mullally.
“Summering” follows the four girls on the brink of starting middle school on the last weekend of summer, who take a mystery into their own hands when they make a startling discovery at one of their favorite old hangout spots.
Ponsoldt also co-wrote the script with Benjamin Percy.
Producers on “Summering” are P. Jennifer Dana of 3311 Productions, Peter Block of A Bigger Boat and James Ponsoldt through his Ninety-One Braves banner.
“Summering,” which is currently in production, is a coming-of-age story and mystery of four girls and their moms. The film’s four young stars include Lia Barnett, Madalen Mills, Eden Grace Redfield and Sanai Victoria. The girls’ mothers will be played by Cooper, Lake Bell, Ashley Madekwe and Megan Mullally.
“Summering” follows the four girls on the brink of starting middle school on the last weekend of summer, who take a mystery into their own hands when they make a startling discovery at one of their favorite old hangout spots.
Ponsoldt also co-wrote the script with Benjamin Percy.
Producers on “Summering” are P. Jennifer Dana of 3311 Productions, Peter Block of A Bigger Boat and James Ponsoldt through his Ninety-One Braves banner.
- 8/10/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Bleecker Street and Stage 6 Films have jointly acquired worldwide rights to Summering, a new coming-of-age film from director James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now).
Bleecker Street will handle the film’s U.S. release, with Stage 6 overseeing its international distribution.
Lia Barnett, Lake Bell, Sarah Cooper, Ashley Madekwe, Madalen Mills, Megan Mullally, Eden Grace Redfield, and Sanai Victoria star in the film, scripted by Ponsoldt & Benjamin Percy.
It centers on Mari, Dina, Lola and Daisy, best friends on the brink of starting middle school, who realize their lives are about to change forever. So on the last weekend of summer, they set out to make the most of it. Nothing could prepare them, though, for the startling discovery they make while revisiting one of their favorite haunts. Instead of calling the police or telling their parents, they decide to take matters into their own hands by attempting to solve a mystery,...
Bleecker Street will handle the film’s U.S. release, with Stage 6 overseeing its international distribution.
Lia Barnett, Lake Bell, Sarah Cooper, Ashley Madekwe, Madalen Mills, Megan Mullally, Eden Grace Redfield, and Sanai Victoria star in the film, scripted by Ponsoldt & Benjamin Percy.
It centers on Mari, Dina, Lola and Daisy, best friends on the brink of starting middle school, who realize their lives are about to change forever. So on the last weekend of summer, they set out to make the most of it. Nothing could prepare them, though, for the startling discovery they make while revisiting one of their favorite haunts. Instead of calling the police or telling their parents, they decide to take matters into their own hands by attempting to solve a mystery,...
- 8/10/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
James Ponsoldt directs, produces with P. Jennifer Dana, Peter Block.
Bleecker Street and Stage 6 Films have acquired worldwide rights to James Ponsoldt’s coming-of-age film Summering featuring a cast that includes Lake Bell, Sarah Cooper and Megan Mullally.
Ponsoldt and Benjamin Percy wrote the screenplay to the story of three best friends on the cusp of middle school who embark on a mystery. The cast includes Lia Barnett, Ashley Madekwe, Madalen Mills, Eden Grace Redfield and Sanai Victoria.
Bleecker Street will release the film in the US and Sony-owned Stage 6 Films handles international rights.
Producers are P. Jennifer Dana of 3311 Productions,...
Bleecker Street and Stage 6 Films have acquired worldwide rights to James Ponsoldt’s coming-of-age film Summering featuring a cast that includes Lake Bell, Sarah Cooper and Megan Mullally.
Ponsoldt and Benjamin Percy wrote the screenplay to the story of three best friends on the cusp of middle school who embark on a mystery. The cast includes Lia Barnett, Ashley Madekwe, Madalen Mills, Eden Grace Redfield and Sanai Victoria.
Bleecker Street will release the film in the US and Sony-owned Stage 6 Films handles international rights.
Producers are P. Jennifer Dana of 3311 Productions,...
- 8/10/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Nell Tiger Free (Servant), Thomas Doherty (Gossip Girl reboot) and Lorenza Izzo (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) will lead the cast on Fall Into Darkness, an English-language remake of Spanish thriller La Cueva.
Roxanne Benjamin is directing the script written by David Bruckner, the pair have collaborated multiple times including on anthology film V/H/S. Nick Tecosky (Siren) co-penned the screenplay.
Film is billed as a “Lord of the Flies” survival tale, with the story following two American travelers in the Dominican Republic as they join a backpacking trip with experienced locals. When the hike takes them into the disorienting depths of a vast cave system, desperation for survival drives them to make choices that will change them forever.
Peter Block (Saw franchise) of A Bigger Boat and Zak Kilberg (The Mauritanian) of Social Construct are producing. The project was developed with Bruckner and Tecosky by Pedro Uriol...
Roxanne Benjamin is directing the script written by David Bruckner, the pair have collaborated multiple times including on anthology film V/H/S. Nick Tecosky (Siren) co-penned the screenplay.
Film is billed as a “Lord of the Flies” survival tale, with the story following two American travelers in the Dominican Republic as they join a backpacking trip with experienced locals. When the hike takes them into the disorienting depths of a vast cave system, desperation for survival drives them to make choices that will change them forever.
Peter Block (Saw franchise) of A Bigger Boat and Zak Kilberg (The Mauritanian) of Social Construct are producing. The project was developed with Bruckner and Tecosky by Pedro Uriol...
- 7/7/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
A trio of hot young stars have been set for director Roxanne Benjamin’s “Fall Into Darkness,” an English-language reboot of the 2014 Spanish thriller “La Cueva.”
“Servant” star Nell Tiger Free, “Gossip Girl” reboot breakout Thomas Doherty and “One Upon a Time in Hollywood” actor Lorenza Izzo have joined the cast. This re-imagined version was scripted by David Bruckner and Nick Tecosky.
Bruckner is set to direct the Spyglass reboot of “Hellraiser” and also directed the splashy Sundance acquisition “The Night House,” releasing this year through Searchlight with star Rebecca Hall.
“Fall Into Darkness” is described as an elevated “Lord of the Flies” survival tale, following two American backpackers in the Dominican Republic touring with experienced locals. When the hike takes them into the disorienting depths of a vast cave system, desperation for survival drives them to make choices that will change them forever.
The project was developed with Bruckner...
“Servant” star Nell Tiger Free, “Gossip Girl” reboot breakout Thomas Doherty and “One Upon a Time in Hollywood” actor Lorenza Izzo have joined the cast. This re-imagined version was scripted by David Bruckner and Nick Tecosky.
Bruckner is set to direct the Spyglass reboot of “Hellraiser” and also directed the splashy Sundance acquisition “The Night House,” releasing this year through Searchlight with star Rebecca Hall.
“Fall Into Darkness” is described as an elevated “Lord of the Flies” survival tale, following two American backpackers in the Dominican Republic touring with experienced locals. When the hike takes them into the disorienting depths of a vast cave system, desperation for survival drives them to make choices that will change them forever.
The project was developed with Bruckner...
- 7/7/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Elevated Lord Of The Flies tale to star Nell Tiger Free, Thomas Doherty, Lorenza Izzo.
V/H/S horror franchise collaborators director Roxanne Benjamin and screenwriter David Bruckner are teaming up on survival thriller Fall Into Darkness, which CAA Media Finance is introducing to Cannes buyers.
Nell Tiger Free, Thomas Doherty, and Lorenza Izzo will star in what is described as an elevated Lord Of The Flies tale about American backpackers stranded with locals in a vast cave system in Dominican Republic.
Bruckner and Nick Tecosky adapted the story from 2014 Spanish-language thriller La Cueva from Morena Films. Bruckner and Tecosky...
V/H/S horror franchise collaborators director Roxanne Benjamin and screenwriter David Bruckner are teaming up on survival thriller Fall Into Darkness, which CAA Media Finance is introducing to Cannes buyers.
Nell Tiger Free, Thomas Doherty, and Lorenza Izzo will star in what is described as an elevated Lord Of The Flies tale about American backpackers stranded with locals in a vast cave system in Dominican Republic.
Bruckner and Nick Tecosky adapted the story from 2014 Spanish-language thriller La Cueva from Morena Films. Bruckner and Tecosky...
- 7/7/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Rlje plans day-and-date release later this year.
Rlje Films has acquired North American rights from Concourse Media to Cannes Marché sales title and YA dystopian sci-fi I Am Mortal.
Sean Gunn, Eloise Smyth, Abraham Lewis, Nina Kiri and John Harlan Kim star in the film, set 200 years in the future when the human race has achieved immortality through a genetic vaccine and all war, violence and crime have been eradicated.
However behind the façade of the utopian society a small band of rebels plots to overthrow the status quo and reclaim the right to die. Rlje plans a day-and-date release...
Rlje Films has acquired North American rights from Concourse Media to Cannes Marché sales title and YA dystopian sci-fi I Am Mortal.
Sean Gunn, Eloise Smyth, Abraham Lewis, Nina Kiri and John Harlan Kim star in the film, set 200 years in the future when the human race has achieved immortality through a genetic vaccine and all war, violence and crime have been eradicated.
However behind the façade of the utopian society a small band of rebels plots to overthrow the status quo and reclaim the right to die. Rlje plans a day-and-date release...
- 7/1/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Rlje plans day-and-date release later this year.
Rlje Films has acquired North American rights from Concourse Media to Cannes Marché sales title and YA dystopian sci-fi I Am Mortal.
Sean Gunn, Eloise Smyth, Abraham Lewis, Nina Kiri and John Harlan Kim star in the film, set 200 years in the future when the human race has achieved immortality through a genetic vaccine and all war, violence and crime have been eradicated.
However behind the façade of the utopian society a small band of rebels plots to overthrow the status quo and reclaim the right to die. Rlje plans a day-and-date release...
Rlje Films has acquired North American rights from Concourse Media to Cannes Marché sales title and YA dystopian sci-fi I Am Mortal.
Sean Gunn, Eloise Smyth, Abraham Lewis, Nina Kiri and John Harlan Kim star in the film, set 200 years in the future when the human race has achieved immortality through a genetic vaccine and all war, violence and crime have been eradicated.
However behind the façade of the utopian society a small band of rebels plots to overthrow the status quo and reclaim the right to die. Rlje plans a day-and-date release...
- 7/1/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Dark Blood, Unearth on sales roster.
In the run-up to the virtual Cannes market, veteran sales agent Priscilla Ross Smith has launched genre film sales agency The Coven based in Lyon, France.
Smith, who previously served as president of sales at Archstone in Los Angeles for nearly six years, has acquired We Need To Do Something produced by Peter Block who was integral in building the Saw franchise, and Ryan Lewis (Bird Box). The film gets it world premiere at Tribeca this month and IFC Midnight holds US rights.
The Coven has also picked up 2020 Fantasia Film Festival selection Unearth,...
In the run-up to the virtual Cannes market, veteran sales agent Priscilla Ross Smith has launched genre film sales agency The Coven based in Lyon, France.
Smith, who previously served as president of sales at Archstone in Los Angeles for nearly six years, has acquired We Need To Do Something produced by Peter Block who was integral in building the Saw franchise, and Ryan Lewis (Bird Box). The film gets it world premiere at Tribeca this month and IFC Midnight holds US rights.
The Coven has also picked up 2020 Fantasia Film Festival selection Unearth,...
- 6/3/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Coven handles all international sales.
IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to Sean King O’Grady’s upcoming Tribeca premiere We Need To Do Something.
O’Grady’s feature directorial debut is written by Max Booth III based on his novella of the same name about Melissa and her family as they seek shelter from a storm and become trapped.
With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realise that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world – apart.
IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to Sean King O’Grady’s upcoming Tribeca premiere We Need To Do Something.
O’Grady’s feature directorial debut is written by Max Booth III based on his novella of the same name about Melissa and her family as they seek shelter from a storm and become trapped.
With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realise that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world – apart.
- 5/11/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Ahead of its world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, Sean King O’Grady's We Need to Do Something (written by Max Booth III and adapted from his novella of the same name) has been acquired for North American distribution by IFC Midnight, with plans to release the film in theaters and on VOD later this year:
Press Release: New York, New York – IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to We Need To Do Something in a competitive situation. The film is directed by Sean King O’Grady in his debut narrative feature and written by Max Booth III, based on his novella of the same name, and stars Sierra McCormick (The Vast Of Night), Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy, John James Cronin (NOS4A2), and newcomer Lisette Alexis. We Need To Do Something is produced by Bill Stertz, John Malerman (Bird Box), Ryan Lewis (Bird...
Press Release: New York, New York – IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to We Need To Do Something in a competitive situation. The film is directed by Sean King O’Grady in his debut narrative feature and written by Max Booth III, based on his novella of the same name, and stars Sierra McCormick (The Vast Of Night), Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy, John James Cronin (NOS4A2), and newcomer Lisette Alexis. We Need To Do Something is produced by Bill Stertz, John Malerman (Bird Box), Ryan Lewis (Bird...
- 5/11/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: IFC Midnight has taken North American rights to Sean King O’Grady’s debut genre feature We Need to Do Something ahead of the pic’s Tribeca Film Festival world premiere in the Midnight Section.
A theatrical and PVOD release on Sept. 3 is currently scheduled.
The movie, adapted by Max Booth III off the novella of the same name, follows Melissa and her family as they seek shelter from a storm and become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world – apart.
We Need to Do Something stars Sierra McCormick (The Vast of Night), Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy, John James Cronin (NOS4A2), and newcomer Lisette Alexis. Pic is produced by Bill Stertz,...
A theatrical and PVOD release on Sept. 3 is currently scheduled.
The movie, adapted by Max Booth III off the novella of the same name, follows Melissa and her family as they seek shelter from a storm and become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world – apart.
We Need to Do Something stars Sierra McCormick (The Vast of Night), Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy, John James Cronin (NOS4A2), and newcomer Lisette Alexis. Pic is produced by Bill Stertz,...
- 5/11/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Shudder continues its push to bring the latest and greatest horror movies to their streaming platform. Today, we have official word that Color Out of Space and The Shed have been acquired, with plans to premiere on the service later this year:
"June 3, 2020 — Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced that it has acquired exclusive U.S. streaming rights for Richard Stanley’s Color Out Of Space starring Nicolas Cage (Mandy), Joely Richardson (“The Rook”) and Madeleine Arthur (“Snowpiercer”). Shudder also announced the acquisition of exclusive U.S. streaming rights for The Shed, the sophomore feature from writer/director Frank Sabatella (Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet), starring Jay Jay Warren (“Bosch”), Cody Kostro (“City on a Hill”), Sofia Happonen (Woman of a Certain Age), Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction), Siobhan Fallon Hogan (Men in Black) and Timothy Bottoms (The Last Picture Show). Both...
"June 3, 2020 — Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced that it has acquired exclusive U.S. streaming rights for Richard Stanley’s Color Out Of Space starring Nicolas Cage (Mandy), Joely Richardson (“The Rook”) and Madeleine Arthur (“Snowpiercer”). Shudder also announced the acquisition of exclusive U.S. streaming rights for The Shed, the sophomore feature from writer/director Frank Sabatella (Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet), starring Jay Jay Warren (“Bosch”), Cody Kostro (“City on a Hill”), Sofia Happonen (Woman of a Certain Age), Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction), Siobhan Fallon Hogan (Men in Black) and Timothy Bottoms (The Last Picture Show). Both...
- 6/3/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The teen-centric vampire horror The Shed is slated to arrive on Blu-ray & DVD on January 7th. Today, Dread Central is thrilled to announce that we are giving away two (2) Blu-ray copies of the film, directed by Frank Sabatella […]
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- 12/19/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Peter Block’s IMDb page reads like a Greatest Horror Movies of the 21st Century list; the prolific producer has been involved in some of the biggest and best-received genre films of the past two decades. His most recent film is […]
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- 11/29/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Well, it looks like that remake of Stan Winston’s Pumpkinhead is still in the works, with producer Peter Block recently telling Rue Morgue: “We have some exciting news that I’m not allowed to share yet, but that should be making […]
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- 11/26/2019
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
Producer Peter Block has been a fixture in the realm of modern horror for decades now, and his latest project, The Shed, arrives in limited theaters and on VOD today, courtesy of Rlje Films. Written and directed by Frank Sabatella, The Shed follows a struggling teenager named Stan (Jay Jay Warren) who already has enough problems on his plate, but then he ends up having to contend with a vampire, which forces him to begin to deal with his issues head-on.
Earlier this week, Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with Block about The Shed, and he discussed the collaborative process with Sabatella for the project, making a vampire film that harkened back to a different era in horror, and what excites him nowadays about the world of genre filmmaking.
So, I will admit that going into The Shed, I read the synopsis where it was like, "Okay, there's...
Earlier this week, Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with Block about The Shed, and he discussed the collaborative process with Sabatella for the project, making a vampire film that harkened back to a different era in horror, and what excites him nowadays about the world of genre filmmaking.
So, I will admit that going into The Shed, I read the synopsis where it was like, "Okay, there's...
- 11/15/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Best friends Stan (Jay Jay Warren) and Dommer (Cody Kostro) find a solution to their bullying problem via a vampire in Stan's backyard in the new horror movie The Shed, but their solution becomes a problem due to its insatiable (and problematic) appetite for blood. Written and directed by Frank Sabatella, The Shed is coming to theaters, VOD, and Digital HD on November 15th, and we caught up with Sabatella in our latest Q&a feature to discuss the importance of taking a unique approach to vampires, The Shed's long journey from story idea to screen, linking vampires to real-life issues such as bullying, and the bloodsucking cinematic influences that inspired Sabatella while making his latest film.
Thanks for taking the time to catch up with us, and congratulations on The Shed! When and how did you come up with the idea for this film?
Frank Sabatella: The idea...
Thanks for taking the time to catch up with us, and congratulations on The Shed! When and how did you come up with the idea for this film?
Frank Sabatella: The idea...
- 11/12/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
What if you discovered a vampire hiding out on your property? That's the question at the center of Frank Sabatella's The Shed, which has been acquired for Us distribution by Rlje Films ahead of its world premiere at Sitges International Film Festival.
The Shed is slated for a theatrical, VOD, and Digital HD release on November 15th from Rlje Films. Below, we have the official press release with additional details on the film, as well as another image from The Shed:
Press Release: Los Angeles, Sept. 25, 2019 – Rlje Films has acquired Us rights to the horror film The Shed. Written and directed by Frank Sabatella (Blood Night), the film stars Jay Jay Warren (“Bosch”), Cody Kostro (“City on a Hill”), Sofia Happonen (Woman of a Certain Age), Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction), Siobhan Fallon Hogan (Men in Black) and Timothy Bottoms (The Last Picture Show). Rlje Films will release The Shed...
The Shed is slated for a theatrical, VOD, and Digital HD release on November 15th from Rlje Films. Below, we have the official press release with additional details on the film, as well as another image from The Shed:
Press Release: Los Angeles, Sept. 25, 2019 – Rlje Films has acquired Us rights to the horror film The Shed. Written and directed by Frank Sabatella (Blood Night), the film stars Jay Jay Warren (“Bosch”), Cody Kostro (“City on a Hill”), Sofia Happonen (Woman of a Certain Age), Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction), Siobhan Fallon Hogan (Men in Black) and Timothy Bottoms (The Last Picture Show). Rlje Films will release The Shed...
- 9/25/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Rlje Films has acquired U.S. rights to The Shed, a vampire horror film written and directed by Frank Sabatella (Blood Night). Jay Jay Warren, Cody Kostro, Sofia Happonen, Frank Whaley, Siobhan Fallon Hogan and Timothy Bottoms star in a pic, which will now hit theaters beginning November 15 day-and-date with digital.
The deal comes ahead of the pic’s world premiere next month at the Sitges Film Festival. It’s having its North American premiere at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. Cmg is handling international sales.
The plot revolves around Stan (Warren) and his best friend Dommer (Kostro), who have put up with bullies their entire lives. It all changes when Stan discovers he has a murderous vampire living in his shed. Seeing the bloodshed and destruction the monster is capable of, Stan knows he has to find a way to destroy it. But Dommer has a more sinister plan in mind.
The deal comes ahead of the pic’s world premiere next month at the Sitges Film Festival. It’s having its North American premiere at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. Cmg is handling international sales.
The plot revolves around Stan (Warren) and his best friend Dommer (Kostro), who have put up with bullies their entire lives. It all changes when Stan discovers he has a murderous vampire living in his shed. Seeing the bloodshed and destruction the monster is capable of, Stan knows he has to find a way to destroy it. But Dommer has a more sinister plan in mind.
- 9/25/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Director John Carpenter's psychological thriller "The Ward" opened July 8, 2011:
Starring actress Amber Heard, cast also includes Danielle Panabaker, Mika Boorem and Jared Harris.
Screenplay is by Michael and Shawn Rasmussen, produced by Peter Block, Doug Mankoff, Mike Marcus and Andrew Spaulding.
"The Ward" follows 'institutionalized' woman 'Kristen' (Heard), who is haunted by a mysterious ghost :
"...As danger creeps closer, she comes to realize that this ghost might be darker than anything she ever could have imagined..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Ward"...
More "The Ward" Here...
Starring actress Amber Heard, cast also includes Danielle Panabaker, Mika Boorem and Jared Harris.
Screenplay is by Michael and Shawn Rasmussen, produced by Peter Block, Doug Mankoff, Mike Marcus and Andrew Spaulding.
"The Ward" follows 'institutionalized' woman 'Kristen' (Heard), who is haunted by a mysterious ghost :
"...As danger creeps closer, she comes to realize that this ghost might be darker than anything she ever could have imagined..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Ward"...
More "The Ward" Here...
- 6/29/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Production has begun in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Jim Sturgess will play an architect who can see people’s true motives in mystery The Other Me, which Cinema Management Group has launched in Cannes with David Lynch on board as executive producer.
Production has begun in Tbilisi, Georgia, on the project from writer-director Giga Agladze about an aspiring architect who is diagnosed with a debilitating eye disease that enables him to enter a surreal version of reality in which he can see people’s true motives.
As the visions become intolerable, the man falls for a mysterious woman and confronts the truth about his own identity.
Jim Sturgess will play an architect who can see people’s true motives in mystery The Other Me, which Cinema Management Group has launched in Cannes with David Lynch on board as executive producer.
Production has begun in Tbilisi, Georgia, on the project from writer-director Giga Agladze about an aspiring architect who is diagnosed with a debilitating eye disease that enables him to enter a surreal version of reality in which he can see people’s true motives.
As the visions become intolerable, the man falls for a mysterious woman and confronts the truth about his own identity.
- 5/15/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The incredible producer Gale Anne Hurd will be honored for her many accomplishments in film and television at this year's Etheria Film Night. Also in today's Highlights: Head Count trailer and release details and new casting details for Spirit Reckoning.
Etheria Film Night and Inspiration Award Details: "Etheria Film Night is proud to present the 2019 Official Lineup of Shorts on Saturday, June 29. Eight Short Films will be screened at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA followed by a Q&A with directors in attendance conducted by Rebekah McKendry (Blumhouse’s Shock Waves Podcast). The 2019 Inspiration Award will be presented to producer Gale Anne Hurd at the live ceremony by legendary filmmaker Roger Corman. The 2019 Stephanie Rothman Fellowship winner will be announced.
Etheria Film Night is the world’s most respected annual showcase of genre films directed by women for an audience including producers, managers, showrunners, distributors, and genre fans. Past...
Etheria Film Night and Inspiration Award Details: "Etheria Film Night is proud to present the 2019 Official Lineup of Shorts on Saturday, June 29. Eight Short Films will be screened at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA followed by a Q&A with directors in attendance conducted by Rebekah McKendry (Blumhouse’s Shock Waves Podcast). The 2019 Inspiration Award will be presented to producer Gale Anne Hurd at the live ceremony by legendary filmmaker Roger Corman. The 2019 Stephanie Rothman Fellowship winner will be announced.
Etheria Film Night is the world’s most respected annual showcase of genre films directed by women for an audience including producers, managers, showrunners, distributors, and genre fans. Past...
- 5/8/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Frank Sabatella, director of Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet, is back with The Shed. Starring Frank Whaley (Vacancy), Cody Kostro (Worst Friends), Sofia Happonen (Women of a Certain Age), Timothy Bottoms (Parasomnia, Last Picture Show), and Jay Jay Warren (“Bosch”), the film is a Bigger Boat production, the company behind Frozen, Saw VI-Jigsaw, and the forthcoming Pumpkinhead remake. Peter Block and Cory Neal (Hatchet) produce. Here’s a lengthy synopsis from the sales agent […]...
- 4/19/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Cmg sales slate includes animation Dia De Muertos, horror-thriller The Shed.
Uncommon Pictures has teamed up with Edward Noeltner’s La-based Cinema Management Group (Cmg) on Tim Disney’s sci-fi feature William ahead of the Efm next week.
Disney, the great-nephew of Walt Disney, directed and co-wrote the feature about two star academics, Dr Julian Reed, played by Waleed Zuaiter and Dr. Barbara Sullivan played by Maria Dizzia (Orange Is The New Black) who fall in love after discovering the body of a previously frozen Neanderthal man.
Against the directive of university administrators, they take the controversial move of creating...
Uncommon Pictures has teamed up with Edward Noeltner’s La-based Cinema Management Group (Cmg) on Tim Disney’s sci-fi feature William ahead of the Efm next week.
Disney, the great-nephew of Walt Disney, directed and co-wrote the feature about two star academics, Dr Julian Reed, played by Waleed Zuaiter and Dr. Barbara Sullivan played by Maria Dizzia (Orange Is The New Black) who fall in love after discovering the body of a previously frozen Neanderthal man.
Against the directive of university administrators, they take the controversial move of creating...
- 1/31/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
A Bigger Boat, in association with Wing & A Prayer Pictures, is proud to announce – and reveal three first-look images from – The Shed, a bold horror feature from New York-based writer/director Frank Sabatella. The thriller recently wrapped filming in upstate New York and is eyeing a 2019 festival run. The Shed tells the …
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- 12/28/2018
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
With the release of Blumhouse’s Halloween, fans everywhere are wondering which iconic horror property is going to get the reboot treatment next. Having just celebrated it’s 30th anniversary, Pumpkinhead is a franchise we’d particularly like to see a fresh take on. After recent news of Peter Block’s reboot receiving a writer, we heard little else […]
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- 10/24/2018
- by Nick Taylor
- DreadCentral.com
Madame Tussauds Hollywood's new "Illusions of Horror" experience is opening this month. Also in today's Horror Highlights: Netflix's Castlevania TV series collectibles by Diamond Select Toys, The Shed production details, Mara Blu-ray/DVD release details, and a new trailer for Followed.
New Horror Attraction at Madame Tussauds Hollywood: "Just in time for Halloween, Madame Tussauds Hollywood is excited to launch a New fully immersive and selfie-ready Illusions Of Horror - set to debut this month. Family, friends and wicked minds alike are welcome to delight in delusion and indulge in deception as nightmares come to life!
The world-famous attraction will be transformed into an interactive space, themed with various creepy installations unlike any other - perfect for that epic scary selfie. Guests are invited to pucker up to Dracula, cuddle in a coffin with your mummy, and indulge in Chianti with Hannibal Lector. To add to the fury of fear,...
New Horror Attraction at Madame Tussauds Hollywood: "Just in time for Halloween, Madame Tussauds Hollywood is excited to launch a New fully immersive and selfie-ready Illusions Of Horror - set to debut this month. Family, friends and wicked minds alike are welcome to delight in delusion and indulge in deception as nightmares come to life!
The world-famous attraction will be transformed into an interactive space, themed with various creepy installations unlike any other - perfect for that epic scary selfie. Guests are invited to pucker up to Dracula, cuddle in a coffin with your mummy, and indulge in Chianti with Hannibal Lector. To add to the fury of fear,...
- 10/2/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Frank Sabatella, director of Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet, is back with The Shed. Starring Frank Whaley (Vacancy), Cody Kostro (Worst Friends), Sofia Happonen (Women of a Certain Age), Timothy Bottoms (Parasomnia, Last Picture Show), and Jay Jay Warren (“Bosch”), the film is a Bigger Boat production, the company behind Frozen, Saw VI-Jigsaw, and the forthcoming Pumpkinhead remake. Peter Block and Cory Neal (Hatchet) produce. Here’s a lengthy synopsis from the sales agent […]...
- 10/2/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Starring Timothy Bottoms (The Last Picture Show), Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction), Siobhan Fallon (Men in Black), Jay Jay Warren (Amazon Prime’s Bosch), Cody Kostro (CBS’ Elementary), and newcomer Sofia Happonen, The Shed tells the story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge inside the toolshed in his back yard, he tries to secretly battle the demon alone until his bullied friend discovers the creature and has a far more sinister plan in mind.
The Shed is produced by Peter Block, godfather of Lionsgate’s blockbuster Saw franchise, and producer of House At The End Of The Street); Cory Neal, producer, who produced the ski-lift thriller Frozen with Block, as well as the Hatchet series; and Wing & A Prayer’s Josh Crook (The All Nighter...
The Shed is produced by Peter Block, godfather of Lionsgate’s blockbuster Saw franchise, and producer of House At The End Of The Street); Cory Neal, producer, who produced the ski-lift thriller Frozen with Block, as well as the Hatchet series; and Wing & A Prayer’s Josh Crook (The All Nighter...
- 10/2/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Lez Bomb, Hide & Seek on roster.
Edward Noeltner’s La-based Cinema Management Group (Cmg) has boarded sales on horror thriller The Shed from A Bigger Boat Productions as part of its slate for the upcoming Afm.
New titles include Lez Bomb starring Cloris Leachman and Bruce Dern, who just replaced the late Burt Reynolds on Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and Locarno premiere Hide & Seek.
Cmg handles international sales on The Shed (pictured) from producers Peter Block and Cory Neal, which just wrapped principal photography in upstate New York.
Frank Sabatella directs the feature from A...
Edward Noeltner’s La-based Cinema Management Group (Cmg) has boarded sales on horror thriller The Shed from A Bigger Boat Productions as part of its slate for the upcoming Afm.
New titles include Lez Bomb starring Cloris Leachman and Bruce Dern, who just replaced the late Burt Reynolds on Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and Locarno premiere Hide & Seek.
Cmg handles international sales on The Shed (pictured) from producers Peter Block and Cory Neal, which just wrapped principal photography in upstate New York.
Frank Sabatella directs the feature from A...
- 9/28/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Tagline: "What Happens in the Dark Will Always Comes to Light." The Shed is an upcoming horror film from Cinema Management Group. In development, The Shed is a film from director Frank Sabatella (The Legend of Mary Hatchet). Produced by Peter Block and Cory Neal, this film involves a young man, who loses his grandfather. Stan (Jay Jay Warren) believes that a toolshed has swallowed him and lies within. Now, he will have to face it, or use this structure to hurt his enemies. The Shed is expected to complete in 2019. A movie poster is hosted here, along with a few more story details. Stan is an orphan, in The Shed. He has a long lasting crush on Roxy (Sofia Happonen). But, Stan is a nobody at his local school. When his adoptive grandfather goes missing, Stan is left alone with this demon. Now, he will have to decide on how to use this entity.
- 9/3/2018
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The first week of June was huge for horror; in addition to the release of Hereditary and the trailer for Blumhouse’s Halloween, we got news that Nate Atkins will be writing Peter Block’s Pumpkinhead reboot plus a ton of teasers for last week’s E3 Conference in Los Angeles. And, somewhere in the thick of it […]
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- 7/2/2018
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
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