The debut feature by everyone’s favourite Mad Man John Slattery, God’s Pocket is named after the Philadelphia neighbourhood in which it’s set. It’s a blackly comic character piece that stars Philip Seymour Hoffman in a part similar to the rumpled, feet-of-clay roles that made him great, and it has a new UK trailer to watch here. brightcove.createExperiences();God’s Pocket is based on a novel by Peter Dexter, writer of The Paperboy, and follows Mickey Scarpato (Hoffman), a blue-collar Philly con whose stepson has died in a construction accident. And when they say accident, they actually mean “accident”. Something fishy is afoot here and his wife (Christina Hendricks) is determined that he gets to the bottom of it.Richard Jenkins, John Turturro and Eddie Marsan are the fellow players in the gnarly crime caper that unfolds. The reviews from the Us have been mixed, but...
- 6/23/2014
- EmpireOnline
It’s impossible to talk about a new movie starring Philip Seymour Hoffman without taking a moment to mourn the loss of this fantastic actor. Hoffman died at the young age of 46 earlier this year, and all we have left are the wonderful performances he has given us over the course of his career. Thankfully, we can still see him in a handful of movies that are releasing over the next couple of months, with God’s Pocket being one of them.
The film is currently available on VOD, as well as in a handful of art house theaters across the country. If for some reason you haven’t seen it yet though, today we have a new clip to share with you that will help to provide a taste as to what this one is all about.
Based on the Peter Dexter novel of the same name, God’s...
The film is currently available on VOD, as well as in a handful of art house theaters across the country. If for some reason you haven’t seen it yet though, today we have a new clip to share with you that will help to provide a taste as to what this one is all about.
Based on the Peter Dexter novel of the same name, God’s...
- 5/22/2014
- by Ken Guidry
- We Got This Covered
John Slattery's directorial debut "God's Pocket" doubled as a part of Philip Seymour Hoffman's acting farewell ("A Most Wanted Man" is set for release later this summer). "God's Pocket," based on a Pete Dexter novel of the same name, premiered at Sundance this year, and is now available on VOD and in limited release. Read More: 'Mad Men''s John Slattery Talks to Indiewire From the Set of 'God's Pocket,' His Directorial Debut Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Christina Hendricks In this clip, exclusively released to The Playlist, Mickey, played brilliantly by Hoffman, pitches a sure thing bet on a horse to his friend played by John Turturro. The film, which is set in a fictional Pennsylvania suburb, winds through the experiences of an ensemble of characters after the death of a young man. Christina Hendricks plays the distraught mother who has lost her son...
- 5/21/2014
- by Brandon Latham
- Indiewire
Chicago – Watching Philip Seymour Hoffman perform, now that he has passed on, is a bittersweet reminder of his ability and power to embody his deeply felt characters. He does it again in one of his last roles, adding his special brand of acting to the messy story within the gritty noir drama, “God’s Pocket.”
Rating: 3.0/5.0
The film is directed and co-written by John Slattery (who portrays Roger Sterling on TV’s “Mad Men”), and is based on a 1983 novel by Peter Dexter. The director has an eye towards recreating the dark depression of the dying industrial landscape in America during the late 1970s/early ‘80s. The story is full of union thugs, small time hoods, abused wives and the frustrated working class, but as a whole they are not stitched together with any proper authority. Although there are many obvious holes in both the story and characters, the film...
Rating: 3.0/5.0
The film is directed and co-written by John Slattery (who portrays Roger Sterling on TV’s “Mad Men”), and is based on a 1983 novel by Peter Dexter. The director has an eye towards recreating the dark depression of the dying industrial landscape in America during the late 1970s/early ‘80s. The story is full of union thugs, small time hoods, abused wives and the frustrated working class, but as a whole they are not stitched together with any proper authority. Although there are many obvious holes in both the story and characters, the film...
- 5/20/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
God’s Pocket
Written by John Slattery and Alex Metcalf
Directed by John Slattery
USA, 2014
Whatever its initial intentions were, it’s now impossible to watch John Slattery’s feature directorial debut God’s Pocket without feeling intensely depressed due to the presence of its leading actor, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. It’s not his last film overall–that’ll be A Most Wanted Man, later this year–but God’s Pocket is one of our last chances to witness Hoffman working as an actor. As such, it’s more than a little unfortunate that this is a tepid and unsatisfying ensemble drama. Hoffman’s character is at its center, but the stories surrounding him and the rest of the impressive ensemble cast never coalesce into something legitimately compelling.
Hoffman plays Mickey Scarpato, whose meat business is often used as a front for more criminal activities. As the film begins,...
Written by John Slattery and Alex Metcalf
Directed by John Slattery
USA, 2014
Whatever its initial intentions were, it’s now impossible to watch John Slattery’s feature directorial debut God’s Pocket without feeling intensely depressed due to the presence of its leading actor, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. It’s not his last film overall–that’ll be A Most Wanted Man, later this year–but God’s Pocket is one of our last chances to witness Hoffman working as an actor. As such, it’s more than a little unfortunate that this is a tepid and unsatisfying ensemble drama. Hoffman’s character is at its center, but the stories surrounding him and the rest of the impressive ensemble cast never coalesce into something legitimately compelling.
Hoffman plays Mickey Scarpato, whose meat business is often used as a front for more criminal activities. As the film begins,...
- 5/16/2014
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Just a week after the release of a feature film directed by a prominent actor, I’m speaking of Fading Gigolo by John Tuturro, comes another one helmed by an actor. But this is his feature film debut, oh, and he’s not in front of the camera (but Tuturro is, the busy guy!). God’S Pocket is helmed by John Slattery who has attained TV immortality as indulgent “bad boy” Roger Sterling on AMC’s “Mad Men”, where he cut his film making teeth calling the shots on five episodes. With this feature he’s back doing a period piece (his TV show is set from 1960-69, while this film appears to be from the late 70′s early 80′s…no cell phones or computers and everybody drives a big ‘gas-guzzler’), but the characters are laborers and petty thieves, not ad execs. Same general East Coast area though. The film...
- 5/16/2014
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
When Mickey’s crazy stepson Leon is killed in a construction ‘accident’, nobody in the working class neighborhood of God’s Pocket is sorry he’s gone. Mickey tries to bury the bad news with the body, but when the boy’s mother demands the truth, Mickey finds himself stuck in a life and death struggle between a body he can’t bury, a wife he can’t please and a debt he can’t pay.
The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, Richard Jenkins and John Turturro.
Acclaimed actor John Slattery makes an impressive jump behind the camera with an assured directorial debut that shows he has a razor-sharp eye for conveying the absurdity, cruelty, desperation, and tragic optimism of the people he portrays. Like life, his scenes seamlessly fuse humor and heartbreak, but it’s Slattery’s wit and confident style that make the portrait so authentic.
The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, Richard Jenkins and John Turturro.
Acclaimed actor John Slattery makes an impressive jump behind the camera with an assured directorial debut that shows he has a razor-sharp eye for conveying the absurdity, cruelty, desperation, and tragic optimism of the people he portrays. Like life, his scenes seamlessly fuse humor and heartbreak, but it’s Slattery’s wit and confident style that make the portrait so authentic.
- 5/12/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Pocket Full of Sunshine: Slattery’s Debut Weak in the Knees
The devil’s not in all the details he should be of God’s Pocket, the directorial debut of actor John Slattery, most known for his presence on the series Mad Men. An adaptation of a 1983 novel by Pete Dexter, author of the novels that would spawn the unfairly shamed pulp of The Paperboy (2012) and Paris Trout (1991), this blue collar binge, tinged with a smeary myopic hue of sickly greens and faded palettes, plays like a sometimes comical visit to an outer ring of hell. Receiving mixed reviews after its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who portrays the lead protagonist, inevitably renews the rather moribund anticipation of the film. Unfortunate as that may be, it’s an enjoyable performance from the late Mr. Hoffman, even though the film isn’t quite effective as it could be.
The devil’s not in all the details he should be of God’s Pocket, the directorial debut of actor John Slattery, most known for his presence on the series Mad Men. An adaptation of a 1983 novel by Pete Dexter, author of the novels that would spawn the unfairly shamed pulp of The Paperboy (2012) and Paris Trout (1991), this blue collar binge, tinged with a smeary myopic hue of sickly greens and faded palettes, plays like a sometimes comical visit to an outer ring of hell. Receiving mixed reviews after its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who portrays the lead protagonist, inevitably renews the rather moribund anticipation of the film. Unfortunate as that may be, it’s an enjoyable performance from the late Mr. Hoffman, even though the film isn’t quite effective as it could be.
- 5/9/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
This is the kind of film I usually root for: a collage of vignettes about offbeat, colorful characters, played by an A-list cast including the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman. But God’s Pocket doesn’t quite work, and that’s a shame. Actor John Slattery, best known for his role as Roger Sterling on Mad Men, directed and co-wrote this adaptation of Pete Dexter’s novel, which takes place in an insular Philadelphia neighborhood where everybody knows everybody else’s business. The setting is the 1980s but the story doesn’t seem to belong to that time or any other that’s recognizably real. The lusty, cynical, hard-drinking characters might be more at home in a Damon Runyon story of the...
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- 5/9/2014
- by Leonard Maltin
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
Pete Dexter sharpened his voice in the '70s as a columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News and went on to make a star columnist the butt of his 1983 book God’s Pocket — along with the columnist’s sentimental view of the working-class white urban poor as pure souls under dirty faces. Sentimentalizing the poor is a good way to get the shit kicked out of you, it turns out. The novel’s setting is a South Philly neighborhood in the '80s known as “God’s Pocket” (the real place is called “the Devil’s Pocket,” though that name isn’t too popular these days), and it’s insular and tribal, full of low-level gangsters and alkies and people just trying to stay alive. The novel isn’t bleak, though. Dexter’s prose is hard-boiled and morbidly funny. He likes (or at least respects) his characters’ humanity, and so...
- 5/9/2014
- by David Edelstein
- Vulture
Christina Hendricks Finds A Good Fit In God’S Pocket
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Alex Simon
Since evolving from featured player to cultural icon on AMC’s landmark series Mad Men, Christina Hendricks has become not only a major star, but an indelible part of the New Golden Age of Television, with her turn as ladder-climbing corporate sex bomb Joan Holloway. Over the past seven seasons, Hendricks took what could have been another cheesecake turn and made it very much her own, evolving Joan into a thinking man’s sex symbol, never missing an opportunity to show that there’s a serious engine that purrs underneath Joan’s enviable chassis.
With Mad Men winding down its final season, Christina Hendricks joins forces with series co-star John Slattery (who plays her boss, and former love interest, Roger Sterling) in his feature directing debut, God’s Pocket, adapted from the novel by Pete Dexter. Set...
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Alex Simon
Since evolving from featured player to cultural icon on AMC’s landmark series Mad Men, Christina Hendricks has become not only a major star, but an indelible part of the New Golden Age of Television, with her turn as ladder-climbing corporate sex bomb Joan Holloway. Over the past seven seasons, Hendricks took what could have been another cheesecake turn and made it very much her own, evolving Joan into a thinking man’s sex symbol, never missing an opportunity to show that there’s a serious engine that purrs underneath Joan’s enviable chassis.
With Mad Men winding down its final season, Christina Hendricks joins forces with series co-star John Slattery (who plays her boss, and former love interest, Roger Sterling) in his feature directing debut, God’s Pocket, adapted from the novel by Pete Dexter. Set...
- 5/9/2014
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
God’s Pocket marks the feature-film directorial debut of Mad Men star John Slattery, and it takes place in a working class town where not much happens. Things change though when Leon, a crazy kid who’s always bragging about himself, ends up getting killed by a fellow construction worker. The rest of the workers, however, have no problem passing Leon’s death off as a work accident since nobody in town really liked him anyways.
His mother, Jeanie (Christina Hendricks, another Mad Men alum), demands answers about her son’s death, and she enlists her husband Mickey (Phillip Seymour Hoffman in one of his last film roles) to seek out the truth. This only exacerbates Mickey’s already looming problems, which include gambling debts and a lack of money for a proper funeral. Sooner or later the truth will come out, but not in the way that anyone expects.
His mother, Jeanie (Christina Hendricks, another Mad Men alum), demands answers about her son’s death, and she enlists her husband Mickey (Phillip Seymour Hoffman in one of his last film roles) to seek out the truth. This only exacerbates Mickey’s already looming problems, which include gambling debts and a lack of money for a proper funeral. Sooner or later the truth will come out, but not in the way that anyone expects.
- 5/6/2014
- by Ben Kenber
- We Got This Covered
Review: Why Even Philip Seymour Hoffman Can't Save John Slattery's Directorial Debut, 'God's Pocket'
A version of this review was published during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. "God's Pocket" opens in limited release this Friday and on VOD platforms on May 14. John Slattery, best known for his role as the debonair "Mad Men" star Roger Sterling, makes the shift from actor to director with his feature length debut "God’s Pocket," adapting (with co-writer Alex Metcalf) the novel by Peter Dexter (whose work was most recently brought to the screen as Lee Daniels’ deliriously gonzo "The Paperboy"). This isn’t Slattery's first time sitting in the director’s chair, as the silver-haired star cut his teeth by handling five episodes of “Mad Men." The results hinted at the presence of a confident storyteller capable of maintaining a delicate mood. Yet the promise shown in those entries makes it all the more disappointing that Slattery's first feature is a disjointed mixture of screwball comedy and urban...
- 5/5/2014
- by Robert Cameron Fowler
- Indiewire
One of the more surprising deaths of 2014 was that of respected performer Philip Seymour Hoffman, whose sudden demise came as a shock to many of his fans. Thus, many of the actor’s final projects took on a new sense of poignancy as the film community came to to the realisation that they would mark his final roles. One such project is the film God’s Pocket, an adaptation of the Peter Dexter novel. Directed by John Slattery, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Alex Metcalf, Hoffman stars in the movie alongside John Turturro, Christina Hendricks, Eddie Marsan, Caleb Landry Jones, and Richard Jenkins. The first trailer for the film has now been released, and can be seen below.
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- 4/15/2014
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Mad Men star John Slattery's feature-length directorial debut, God's Pocket -- starring the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman -- has dropped its first trailer. Based on the novel of the same name by Pete Dexter, the film centers on a gritty blue-collar neighborhood where a construction "accident" leads to the burial of a body and the truth. Photos: Philip Seymour Hoffman on the Parts He Played The independent film made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in mid-January, just two weeks before Hoffman died of an overdose. The actor was at Sundance to promote the film, in which
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- 4/15/2014
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Philip Seymour Hoffman features in the new trailer for God's Pocket.
The late actor stars alongside John Turturro and Christina Hendricks in John Slattery's drama.
Based on the novel by Pete Dexter, the film centres around Mickey Scarpato (Hoffman), whose attempt to cover up the death of his stepson leads him into a downward spiral of intrigue.
Richard Jenkins and Eddie Marsan also feature in the movie.
Hoffman died of drug intoxication in February, with God's Pocket and Anton Corbijn's thriller A Most Wanted Man to be his final releases.
God's Pocket will arrive in Us cinemas on May 9. A UK release date is yet to be announced.
The late actor stars alongside John Turturro and Christina Hendricks in John Slattery's drama.
Based on the novel by Pete Dexter, the film centres around Mickey Scarpato (Hoffman), whose attempt to cover up the death of his stepson leads him into a downward spiral of intrigue.
Richard Jenkins and Eddie Marsan also feature in the movie.
Hoffman died of drug intoxication in February, with God's Pocket and Anton Corbijn's thriller A Most Wanted Man to be his final releases.
God's Pocket will arrive in Us cinemas on May 9. A UK release date is yet to be announced.
- 4/15/2014
- Digital Spy
When he passed away this past February, Phillip Seymour Hoffman left a lot of work behind. Specifically, there are four films — God’s Pocket, A Most Wanted Man and the last two Hunger Gameses — plus the pilot for a Showtime series called Happyish. This is good news (as good as good could be under the circumstances, anyway) if you’re a fan of Hoffman’s work, because 2014 is overstuffed with remembrances of the actor and his abilities. Now, the trailers for Hoffman’s many posthumous performances are rolling out online. Newest among the bunch is God’s Pocket, a crime drama directed by Mad Men‘s John Slattery from a novel by Pete Dexter. Here, Hoffman is Mickey Scarpato, a working-class dude from the working-class Philadelphia neighborhood of God’s Pocket. His stepson is found dead under questionable circumstances, so naturally the rough-edged bastard with a heart of gold must crack the case, please...
- 4/15/2014
- by Adam Bellotto
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
IFC Films has released the first trailer for John Slattery's directorial debut “God's Pocket,” which stars Philip Seymour Hoffman. The drama also stars John Turturro, Richard Jenkins and Slattery's “Mad Men” co-star Christina Hendricks. Based on the novel by Pete Dexter, story follows Mickey Scarpato (Hoffman), who tries to cover up the death of his stepson in a “construction accident.” But when a journalist (Jenkins) latches on to the story, Mickey finds things going from bad to worse. The '70s-set film, which debuted at Sundance, arrives in theaters on May 9. Watch the trailer below.
- 4/14/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
The first trailer has been released for dark comedy God’s Pocket, about a murder in a blue-collar neighborhood in Philadelphia, which stars the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Turturro, Christina Hendricks, and Richard Jenkins. God’s Pocket was screened at the Sundance Film Festival this year, marking one of Hoffman’s last appearances before his passing.
John Slattery (Mad Men’s Roger Sterling) takes his first stab at directing and writing a feature film – he adapted the script from Peter Dexter’s novel of the same name. Dexter also wrote The Paperboy, which was made into a movie starring Matthew McConaughey,...
John Slattery (Mad Men’s Roger Sterling) takes his first stab at directing and writing a feature film – he adapted the script from Peter Dexter’s novel of the same name. Dexter also wrote The Paperboy, which was made into a movie starring Matthew McConaughey,...
- 4/14/2014
- by JoJo Marshall
- EW - Inside Movies
Philip Seymour Hoffman may no longer be with us, but thankfully he's left a couple completed films to help soften the blow of his tragic loss. Later this year we'll see him in Anton Corbijn's thriller "A Most Wanted Man," but coming first this spring, Hoffman will feature opposite John Turturro in "Mad Men" star John Slattery's drama, "God's Pocket." Also featuring Christina Hendricks and based on the novel by Pete Dexter, the film follows Mickey Scarpato, who tries to cover up the death of his stepson in a "construction accident." But when a journalist latches on to the story, Mickey finds things going from bad to worse. The material is promising, but after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival this past January, our man on the ground was less than impressed, calling the effort "a morbid, 1970’s-set bummer of a film that strands its talented cast." You...
- 4/14/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
At the end of last week, the first trailer for A Most Wanted Man debuted, which sadly turned into one of the two final performances from the late Philip Seymour Hoffman that also debuted at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival (there's also The Hunger Games: Mockingjay coming up). Now the first trailer for God's Pocket has arrived, featuring his other stirring lead performance. The film wasn't one of our favorites from Sundance since it ambitiously goes for a dark comedy vibe akin to Coen Brothers, but stumbles in staying in the right tone. Still, the performances are great and John Slattery shows promise as a director. Watch it! Here's the first trailer for John Slattery's God's Pocket, originally from Apple: God's Pocket is directed by John Slattery (series regular and occasional director on "Mad Men"), who also co-wrote the script with Peter Dexter & Alex Metcalf. When Mickey's (Philip Seymour Hoffman...
- 4/14/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
John Slattery thought the Mad Men pilot was brilliant, but it wasn’t until the show was well into its first season that he began to realize that he might be part of something truly great. “You shoot the thing very quickly, so it’s about a week-and-half and then you’re onto another story and then another,” says the actor. “I think it was Elisabeth Moss that I asked, ‘Is it me or do these scripts keep getting better?’ Week to week, with a rushed schedule, this thing just kept getting better and better and better — and year after year,...
- 4/7/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Title: God’s Pocket Director: John Slattery Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro, and Richard Jenkins. Actor John Slattery makes his feature directorial debut with an adaptation of the Pete Dexter novel ‘God’s Pocket.’ The story centres on a small-town man, Mickey (Philip Seymour Hoffman) – married to the beautiful Jeannie (Christina Hendricks) – who tries to hide the fact he’s responsible for the death of his stepson at a construction site. As the lies mount, he finds himself in much deeper trouble than he ever imagined. Alas, how morbid it is to see Philip Seymour Hoffman playing with death! The greatest actor of our time, was found dead [ Read More ]
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- 3/23/2014
- by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
- ShockYa
Los Angeles-based Electric Entertainment and Arrow Films have announced the latter has taken all United Kingdom rights to John Slattery's feature directorial debut God’s Pocket. The film, which originally drew much heated bidding for the foreign rights, was acquired by Electric at Sundance this year and became part of their high profile slate at the European Film Market in Berlin. Arrow Films, a distribution company that has seen success with the release of films like Love Is All You Need, the Academy Award-nominated The Hunt and A Hijacking, plans to release the film in U.K. theaters later in 2014, with IFC Films handling U.S. distribution.
Electric’s Head of International Distribution Sonia Mehandjiyska negotiated the deal with Tom Stewart, Acquisitions Director for Arrow Films.
“Upon seeing the film for the first time, I was so compelled by Philip Seymour Hoffman’s performance and John Slattery’s take on the material that I made it a point to personally pursue the rights for our company,” said Electric’s CEO Dean Devlin. “This is just the first step in presenting this film to world audiences, and we look forward to working with Arrow in bringing it to film fans in the UK.”
“The film stands as a great example of just what a wonderful actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was and to see such a rich ensemble cast perform at the top of their game alongside him provides a fitting testament to the late star. We’re thrilled to be collaborating on our first picture with Electric Entertainment,” commented Stewart.
The film stars an A-list cast led by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro and Caleb Landry Jones.
God’s Pocket was written by Slattery and Alex Metcalf , and produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee,Lance Acord, Slattery, Emily Ziff and Hoffman through his Cooper’s Town Productions. The film is a Park Pictures Film in association with Cooper’s Town Productions and Shoestring Pictures. The film is based on the novel by acclaimed author Pete Dexter.
Slattery, who plays Roger Sterling on AMC’s Mad Men had previously directed a number of episodes of that series, but this marks his feature film directorial debut.
When Mickey's (Hoffman) crazy stepson Leon (Landry) is killed in a construction 'accident,' nobody in the working class neighborhood of God’s Pocket is sorry he's gone. Mickey tries to bury the bad news with the body, but when the boy's mother (Hendricks) demands the truth, and a local reporter (Jenkins) starts sniffing around, Mickey finds himself stuck in a darkly comedic life and death struggle. A body he can’t bury, a wife he can’t please and a debt he can’t pay.
Electric Entertainment’s international sales division launched last year at the American Film Market and is currently selling The Wannabe, which is executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Dean Devlin and Traction Media, and stars Patricia Arquette , Vincent Piazza , and Michael Imperioli . The company also has international rights to Hannah Espia’s Transit (Read our Revie Here), and Boys of Abu Ghraib, directed by Luke Moran and executive produced by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz and Rogan Donelly.
Electric’s Head of International Distribution Sonia Mehandjiyska negotiated the deal with Tom Stewart, Acquisitions Director for Arrow Films.
“Upon seeing the film for the first time, I was so compelled by Philip Seymour Hoffman’s performance and John Slattery’s take on the material that I made it a point to personally pursue the rights for our company,” said Electric’s CEO Dean Devlin. “This is just the first step in presenting this film to world audiences, and we look forward to working with Arrow in bringing it to film fans in the UK.”
“The film stands as a great example of just what a wonderful actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was and to see such a rich ensemble cast perform at the top of their game alongside him provides a fitting testament to the late star. We’re thrilled to be collaborating on our first picture with Electric Entertainment,” commented Stewart.
The film stars an A-list cast led by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro and Caleb Landry Jones.
God’s Pocket was written by Slattery and Alex Metcalf , and produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee,Lance Acord, Slattery, Emily Ziff and Hoffman through his Cooper’s Town Productions. The film is a Park Pictures Film in association with Cooper’s Town Productions and Shoestring Pictures. The film is based on the novel by acclaimed author Pete Dexter.
Slattery, who plays Roger Sterling on AMC’s Mad Men had previously directed a number of episodes of that series, but this marks his feature film directorial debut.
When Mickey's (Hoffman) crazy stepson Leon (Landry) is killed in a construction 'accident,' nobody in the working class neighborhood of God’s Pocket is sorry he's gone. Mickey tries to bury the bad news with the body, but when the boy's mother (Hendricks) demands the truth, and a local reporter (Jenkins) starts sniffing around, Mickey finds himself stuck in a darkly comedic life and death struggle. A body he can’t bury, a wife he can’t please and a debt he can’t pay.
Electric Entertainment’s international sales division launched last year at the American Film Market and is currently selling The Wannabe, which is executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Dean Devlin and Traction Media, and stars Patricia Arquette , Vincent Piazza , and Michael Imperioli . The company also has international rights to Hannah Espia’s Transit (Read our Revie Here), and Boys of Abu Ghraib, directed by Luke Moran and executive produced by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz and Rogan Donelly.
- 3/12/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Arrow Films has acquired UK rights to God’s Pocket starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. Sold by Electric Entertainment, the film is the feature directorial debut of Mad Men’s John Slattery. Electric acquired it at Sundance. IFC has U.S. distribution and Arrow will release later this year in Britain. Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro and Caleb Landry Jones also star in the film written by Slattery and Alex Metcalf. Based on the Pete Dexter novel, the movie follows a man who tries to cover up the accidental death of his stepson in a blue collar neighborhood in South Philadelphia. Arrow’s recent titles include Love Is All You Need, The Hunt and A Hijacking. The UK’s Channel 4 has acquired premiere broadcast rights to Fargo, the 10-part series inspired by the Coen brothers film. Channel 4 will air it in the spring. The series is...
- 3/11/2014
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Electric Entertainment marks first major territorial sale of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final film as a leading man to Arrow Films in the UK.
Arrow Films has secured all UK rights to to John Slattery’s feature directorial debut God’s Pocket from Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment.
The film, starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, will be released in the UK later this year.
The story revolves around Hoffman’s character, Mickey, who tries to cover up the accidental death of his insane stepson Leon played by Caleb Landry Jones.
Review: God’s Pocket
It was reported last week that the movie will be released on May 9 in Us theatres, distributed by IFC Films, and it will be available on video demand from May 14.
The film, which drew heated bidding for the foreign rights when it debuted at Sundance in January, was acquired by Electric and became part of their slate at last month’s European...
Arrow Films has secured all UK rights to to John Slattery’s feature directorial debut God’s Pocket from Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment.
The film, starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, will be released in the UK later this year.
The story revolves around Hoffman’s character, Mickey, who tries to cover up the accidental death of his insane stepson Leon played by Caleb Landry Jones.
Review: God’s Pocket
It was reported last week that the movie will be released on May 9 in Us theatres, distributed by IFC Films, and it will be available on video demand from May 14.
The film, which drew heated bidding for the foreign rights when it debuted at Sundance in January, was acquired by Electric and became part of their slate at last month’s European...
- 3/10/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Electric Entertainment marks first major territorial sale of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final film as a leading man to Arrow Films in the UK.
Arrow Films has secured all UK rights to to John Slattery’s feature directorial debut God’s Pocket from Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment.
The film, starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, will be released in the UK later in 2014.
Review: God’s Pocket
It was reported last week that the movie will be released on May 9 in Us theatres, distributed by IFC Films, and it will be available on video demand from May 14.
The film, which drew heated bidding for the foreign rights when it debuted at Sundance in January, was acquired by Electric and became part of their slate at last month’s European Film Market in Berlin.
Electric’s head of international distribution Sonia Mehandjiyska negotiated the deal with Tom Stewart, acquisitions director for Arrow Films.
“Upon seeing...
Arrow Films has secured all UK rights to to John Slattery’s feature directorial debut God’s Pocket from Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment.
The film, starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, will be released in the UK later in 2014.
Review: God’s Pocket
It was reported last week that the movie will be released on May 9 in Us theatres, distributed by IFC Films, and it will be available on video demand from May 14.
The film, which drew heated bidding for the foreign rights when it debuted at Sundance in January, was acquired by Electric and became part of their slate at last month’s European Film Market in Berlin.
Electric’s head of international distribution Sonia Mehandjiyska negotiated the deal with Tom Stewart, acquisitions director for Arrow Films.
“Upon seeing...
- 3/10/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Washington, March 7: Philip Seymour Hoffman's film 'God's Pocket', which recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, is going to hit the theatres on May 9.
The film, which is directed by 'Mad Men' actor John Slattery, is based on the novel of the same name by Pete Dexter and revolves around a gritty blue-collar neighborhood where a construction "accident" leads to the burial of a body, the Hollywood Reporter reported.
The independent film stars Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks and John Turturro and is produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, Slattery, Hoffman and Emily Ziff. (Ani)...
The film, which is directed by 'Mad Men' actor John Slattery, is based on the novel of the same name by Pete Dexter and revolves around a gritty blue-collar neighborhood where a construction "accident" leads to the burial of a body, the Hollywood Reporter reported.
The independent film stars Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks and John Turturro and is produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, Slattery, Hoffman and Emily Ziff. (Ani)...
- 3/7/2014
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
“God's Pocket,” starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, will open in limited release on Friday, May 9, IFC Films said Thursday. The film is the directorial debut of “Mad Men” director John Slattery, who also co-wrote with Alex Metcalf. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January, where it was acquired by IFC, two weeks before Hoffman was found dead of a drug overdose. Also read: Robert Pattinson Thriller ‘The Rover,’ Keira Knightley Comedy ‘Laggies’ Get Release Dates “God's Pocket” is based on the novel of the same name by Pete Dexter. It tells the story of a man (Hoffman) who tries to.
- 3/7/2014
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Showcasing some of the final works of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, IFC Films will release his latest movie, "God's Pocket" in select theaters on May 9th.
Directed by "Mad Men" actor John Slattery, "God's Pocket" made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival only two weeks before the multi-talented Hoffman died of an overdose.
"God's Pocket" marks Slattery's directional debut, and reports state that Hoffman was also in attendance at the Sundance Film Festival to promote the movie.
According to the synopsis, the independent film is "Based on the novel by National Book Award Winning author Pete Dexter. Set in the gritty blue-collar neighborhood of God's Pocket, Mickey's crazy stepson Leon is killed in a construction 'accident' and Mickey quickly tries to bury the bad news with the body. But when a local columnist comes sniffing around for the truth, things go from bad to worse. Mickey finds...
Directed by "Mad Men" actor John Slattery, "God's Pocket" made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival only two weeks before the multi-talented Hoffman died of an overdose.
"God's Pocket" marks Slattery's directional debut, and reports state that Hoffman was also in attendance at the Sundance Film Festival to promote the movie.
According to the synopsis, the independent film is "Based on the novel by National Book Award Winning author Pete Dexter. Set in the gritty blue-collar neighborhood of God's Pocket, Mickey's crazy stepson Leon is killed in a construction 'accident' and Mickey quickly tries to bury the bad news with the body. But when a local columnist comes sniffing around for the truth, things go from bad to worse. Mickey finds...
- 3/7/2014
- GossipCenter
IFC Films will release God's Pocket -- starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman -- in select theaters on May 9 before making the film available on VOD a week later. God's Pocket, acquired by IFC out of Sundance, marks the directorial debut of Mad Men actor John Slattery. The drama, based on the novel of the same name by Pete Dexter, centers on a gritty blue-collar neighborhood where a construction "accident" leads to the burial of a body and the truth. Story: Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman The independent film made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in mid-January,
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- 3/6/2014
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sundance Three-Way: John Slattery, Christina Hendricks, and Philip Seymour Hoffman Talk God’s Pocket
Philip Seymour Hoffman spends much of his time onscreen in God’s Pocket, John Slattery’s directorial debut, racing around a blue-collar South Philly neighborhood with slabs of meat — and a corpse. The film, which Slattery and Alex Metcalf adapted from a 1983 Pete Dexter novel, and which just sold to IFC, opens with Hoffman’s character, Mickey Scarpato, a crook and barfly who’s just trying to do right by his family, attending a funeral with his wife (played by Slattery’s Mad Men co-star Christina Hendricks). The deceased is clearly her son, Leon (Caleb Landry Jones). Someone punches the funeral director. How did we get here? We go back in time to Leon’s “accidental” death on a construction site, happening as Mickey steals a truck full of meat he hopes to sell off with the help of a florist-crook played by John Turturro. But when he can’t...
- 1/23/2014
- by Jada Yuan
- Vulture
Electric Entertainment has acquired international rights and IFC has taken the Us on John Slattery’s feature directorial debut. Separately, Kinology has acquired international sales on A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, IFC also acquired Cold In July and Spc picked up Land Ho!.
The God’s Pocket deal marks the first international pick-up for Dean Devlin’s fledgling sales agency and sales head Sonia Mehandjiyska will introduce the comedic crime story at the Efm in Berlin next month.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro and Caleb Landry Jones star in the Peter Dexter adaptation about a man caught up in a lie following the death of his stepson on a construction site.
God’s Pocket premiered on January 17 in the Us Dramatic section and is a Park Pictures Film in association with Cooper’s Town Productions and Shoestring Pictures.
Electric and IFC separately negotiated rights with Gersh Agency and law firm Cowan...
The God’s Pocket deal marks the first international pick-up for Dean Devlin’s fledgling sales agency and sales head Sonia Mehandjiyska will introduce the comedic crime story at the Efm in Berlin next month.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro and Caleb Landry Jones star in the Peter Dexter adaptation about a man caught up in a lie following the death of his stepson on a construction site.
God’s Pocket premiered on January 17 in the Us Dramatic section and is a Park Pictures Film in association with Cooper’s Town Productions and Shoestring Pictures.
Electric and IFC separately negotiated rights with Gersh Agency and law firm Cowan...
- 1/22/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Electric Entertainment has acquired international rights and IFC has taken the Us on Mad Men star John Slattery’s feature directorial debut. Separately, Kinology has acquired international sales rights to A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, IFC also acquired Cold In July and Spc picked up Land Ho!
The God’s Pocket deal marks the first international pick-up for Dean Devlin’s fledgling sales agency and sales head Sonia Mehandjiyska will introduce the comedic crime story at the Efm in Berlin next month.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro and Caleb Landry Jones star in the Peter Dexter adaptation about a man caught up in a lie following the death of his stepson on a construction site.
God’s Pocket premiered on January 17 in the Us Dramatic section and is a Park Pictures Film in association with Cooper’s Town Productions and Shoestring Pictures.
Electric and IFC separately negotiated rights with Gersh Agency...
The God’s Pocket deal marks the first international pick-up for Dean Devlin’s fledgling sales agency and sales head Sonia Mehandjiyska will introduce the comedic crime story at the Efm in Berlin next month.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro and Caleb Landry Jones star in the Peter Dexter adaptation about a man caught up in a lie following the death of his stepson on a construction site.
God’s Pocket premiered on January 17 in the Us Dramatic section and is a Park Pictures Film in association with Cooper’s Town Productions and Shoestring Pictures.
Electric and IFC separately negotiated rights with Gersh Agency...
- 1/22/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
John Slattery's directorial debut, God's Pocket, premiered last weekend at the Sundance Film Festival and has already been sold to IFC films. The dark comedy, set in a gritty south Philadelphia neighborhood, is based on the novel by Pete Dexter and was co-written by Slattery. In the film, Phillip Seymour Hoffman plays part-time crook and local fixer Mickey Scarpato. He's married to Christina Hendricks, whose only son, Leon, has been injured in an on-the-job accident. Rolling Stone cornered Slattery on the streets of Park City to learn more about life behind the camera,...
- 1/22/2014
- Rollingstone.com
IFC Films has acquired the U.S. rights to John Slattery's directorial debut "God's Pocket," the company announced at the Sundance Film Festival where the film made its world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section earlier this week.With a screenplay by Slattery and Alex Metcalf based on the novel by Pete Dexter, "God's Pocket" stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, John Turturro and Slattery's "Mad Men" co-star Christina Hendricks. The film was produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, and Emily Ziff, along with Hoffman and Slattery. Set in a blue-collar neighborhood, it follows a man whose crazy stepson dies in a construction "accident," which is investigated by a newspaper columnist. The deal keeps Slattery, who stars in AMC's "Mad Menm" in the corporate family.Read More: Sundance Review: John Slattery's Directorial Debut 'God's Pocket,' With Philip Seymour Hoffman, Is a Disappointing MessSlattery said,...
- 1/22/2014
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
Fifty years ago (on Feb. 7, 1964, to be precise), the Beatles came to America with a sound so blissful and spangly and new that it would have seemed — still seems — counterintuitive to think how much that sound was influenced by America. The four magical mop tops seemed to relish our rock & roll even more than we did (though, of course, they gave it their own incandescent spin). Mind you, I’m not comparing Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, the two brilliantly funny quipster cynics who portray themselves going on a culinary road adventure in The Trip to Italy, to the Beatles...
- 1/22/2014
- by Owen Gleiberman
- EW - Inside Movies
IFC Films have thrown their hat into the ring with the Sundance Film Festival pick-ups, closing a deal to distribute the Jim Mickle-directed drama Cold in July , based on Joe R. Lansdale's novel and starring Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Don Johnson and Vinessa Shaw. This is following a deal to distribute "Mad Men" star John Slattery's directing debut God's Pocket , starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and based on the novel by Pete Dexter. Cold in July premiered on Saturday night in the U.S. dramatic competition with Hall playing a Texas man who kills a home intruder and end up having to face the dead man's father who wants justice for the killing. God's Pocket stars Hoffman as a man in a similarly dire situation, trying to cover up the death of his stepson in a...
- 1/22/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Mad Men star John Slattery makes his directorial debut with a brash, black comedy about a blue-collar neighbourhood
Down in the lint of God's pocket rests Leon, a flick-knife wielding toerag so disreputable that when a co-worker snapped and conked him on the head, everyone swore blind it was an accident. But Leon's mum (Christina Hendricks) knows something's not right about her little boy's death, so her luckless husband (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is sent off to look for clues and enough cash to put the little bastard in the ground.
Mad Men star John Slattery's directional debut roots around in familiar muck. His depiction of God's Pocket - a fictional South Philly neighbourhood crawling with drunks, hucksters and vagabonds - near weeps with the blue collar romanticism of David O Russell's The Fighter. But it's in digging out the black humour in the petty criminal's scrap to survive that Slattery distinguishes himself.
Down in the lint of God's pocket rests Leon, a flick-knife wielding toerag so disreputable that when a co-worker snapped and conked him on the head, everyone swore blind it was an accident. But Leon's mum (Christina Hendricks) knows something's not right about her little boy's death, so her luckless husband (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is sent off to look for clues and enough cash to put the little bastard in the ground.
Mad Men star John Slattery's directional debut roots around in familiar muck. His depiction of God's Pocket - a fictional South Philly neighbourhood crawling with drunks, hucksters and vagabonds - near weeps with the blue collar romanticism of David O Russell's The Fighter. But it's in digging out the black humour in the petty criminal's scrap to survive that Slattery distinguishes himself.
- 1/18/2014
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
John Slattery, best known for his role as the debonair "Mad Men" star Roger Sterling, makes the shift from actor to director with his feature length debut "God’s Pocket," adapting (with co-writer Alex Metcalf) the novel by Peter Dexter (whose work was most recently brought to the screen as Lee Daniels’ deliriously gonzo "The Paperboy"). This isn’t Slattery's first time sitting in the director’s chair, as the silver-haired star cut his teeth by handling five episodes of “Mad Men." The results hinted at the presence of a confident storyteller capable of maintaining a delicate mood. Yet the promise shown in those entries makes it all the more disappointing that Slattery's first feature is a disjointed mixture of screwball comedy and urban strife that never coalesce into a satisfying whole. Philip Seymour Hoffman headlines a formidable roster of actors as Mickey Scarpano, a thief-with-a-heart-of-gold who lives in the...
- 1/18/2014
- by Robert Cameron Fowler
- Indiewire
The absurdist black comedy drawn from daily life in a blue collar Philadelphia neighborhood registers about half-way in God’s Pocket. Based on the first novel (1983) by Peter Dexter, whose The Paperboy got rather roughed up when it became a film two years ago, this first feature from Mad Men actor John Slattery only partly succeeds in its aim to derive outrageous humor from its hardscrabble setting, ultimately playing like a movie by the Coen Brothers directed with one arm tied behind their backs. Theatrical outlook is iffy, although it could go over nicely as an offbeat home screen
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- 1/18/2014
- by Todd McCarthy
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Meet Mickey - he's in trouble. Another good first look at another interesting film premiering at Sundance 2014. This one is the feature directing debut of "Mad Men's" Roger Sterling, actor John Slattery. The film is titled God's Pocket, based on the Peter Dexter novel, and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as Mickey, a guy who gets in over his head when he tries to cover-up the accidental death of his stepson, Leon. The cast includes a couple of other fun actors, including: Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks (in lingerie of course), John Turturro, Caleb Landry Jones and Eddie Marsan. I'm intrigued, I'll see this at the fest. Here's the full set of six photos from Sundance for John Slattery's God's Pocket, premiering this January: Synopsis from Sundance: When Mickey's stepson Leon is killed in a construction "accident," Mickey tries to bury the bad news with the body. But when the boy's mother demands the truth,...
- 12/4/2013
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
He traded on-set education on Mad Men and then cornered this project almost a decade earlier when he picked it up as a read, actor-turned-director John Slattery was smart in grabbing a stellar cinematographer in Lance Acord to play dp and producer, and asked some favors from acting peer excellence in Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro, and Caleb Landry Jones. Production took place this summer.
Gist: Based on the novel by Peter Dexter, scripted by Alex Metcalf and Slattery, this is set in a blue-collar neighborhood of God’s Pocket, where the lead character tries to cover up his stepson’s death in a construction accident. When a local columnist comes sniffing around for the truth, things go from bad to worse.
Production Co./Producers: Park Pictures’ Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee and Lance Acord in association with Cooper’s Town’s Emily Ziff and Philip Seymour Hoffman...
Gist: Based on the novel by Peter Dexter, scripted by Alex Metcalf and Slattery, this is set in a blue-collar neighborhood of God’s Pocket, where the lead character tries to cover up his stepson’s death in a construction accident. When a local columnist comes sniffing around for the truth, things go from bad to worse.
Production Co./Producers: Park Pictures’ Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee and Lance Acord in association with Cooper’s Town’s Emily Ziff and Philip Seymour Hoffman...
- 11/19/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
★★★☆☆ Based on American author Peter Dexter's 1995 pulp novel of the same name, Lee Daniels' The Paperboy (2012) found itself derided and lauded in almost equal measure after screening in competition at last year's Cannes Film Festival. Blending gaudy, stylised visuals with a pungent tale of love, racial prejudice and serial killing, it's certainly a hard pill to swallow on first appraisal, thanks in no small part to its band of reprehensible, backwater Machiavellis. Bona fide cult status may be a push in this film's case, but The Paperboy is still capable of giving good yarn when its director focusses himself on his A-list assets.
Daniels' Precious follow-up involves itself with the story of the Jansen brothers: Ward (a solid, if now samey Matthew McConaughey), a successful reporter, and Jack (Zac Efron), a handsome college dropout and former swimming prodigy. Ward returns to his swampy southern hometown to investigate the case of the wrongly convicted,...
Daniels' Precious follow-up involves itself with the story of the Jansen brothers: Ward (a solid, if now samey Matthew McConaughey), a successful reporter, and Jack (Zac Efron), a handsome college dropout and former swimming prodigy. Ward returns to his swampy southern hometown to investigate the case of the wrongly convicted,...
- 7/30/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Side Effects; The Paperboy; The Host; Welcome to the Punch; A Late Quartet; In the House; GI Joe: Retaliation
Released amid declarations that he was to stop making feature films, Steven Soderbergh's terrifically enjoyable Side Effects (2013, EOne, 15) looks like a retrospective romp through the writer-director's career; from the Oscar-courting seriousness of Erin Brockovich to the genre thrills of Contagion and Haywire via the probing character insights of sex, lies and videotape. Soderbergh cites Adrian Lyne's watercooler hit Fatal Attraction as an influence, although I was reminded more of Basic Instinct 2 – and not in a bad way.
Jude Law stars as the slightly slimy shrink who overprescribes medication for Rooney Mara's depressive patient with potentially lethal results, the spectre of professional ruin and personal loss looming large.
In its early stages this appears to be a low-key indictment of heartless big pharma, a worthy exposé of the...
Released amid declarations that he was to stop making feature films, Steven Soderbergh's terrifically enjoyable Side Effects (2013, EOne, 15) looks like a retrospective romp through the writer-director's career; from the Oscar-courting seriousness of Erin Brockovich to the genre thrills of Contagion and Haywire via the probing character insights of sex, lies and videotape. Soderbergh cites Adrian Lyne's watercooler hit Fatal Attraction as an influence, although I was reminded more of Basic Instinct 2 – and not in a bad way.
Jude Law stars as the slightly slimy shrink who overprescribes medication for Rooney Mara's depressive patient with potentially lethal results, the spectre of professional ruin and personal loss looming large.
In its early stages this appears to be a low-key indictment of heartless big pharma, a worthy exposé of the...
- 7/27/2013
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Side Effects; The Paperboy; The Host; Welcome to the Punch; A Late Quartet; In the House; GI Joe: Retaliation
Released amid declarations that he was to stop making feature films, Steven Soderbergh's terrifically enjoyable Side Effects (2013, EOne, 15) looks like a retrospective romp through the writer-director's career; from the Oscar-courting seriousness of Erin Brockovich to the genre thrills of Contagion and Haywire via the probing character insights of sex, lies and videotape. Soderbergh cites Adrian Lyne's watercooler hit Fatal Attraction as an influence, although I was reminded more of Basic Instinct 2 – and not in a bad way.
Jude Law stars as the slightly slimy shrink who overprescribes medication for Rooney Mara's depressive patient with potentially lethal results, the spectre of professional ruin and personal loss looming large.
In its early stages this appears to be a low-key indictment of heartless big pharma, a worthy exposé of the...
Released amid declarations that he was to stop making feature films, Steven Soderbergh's terrifically enjoyable Side Effects (2013, EOne, 15) looks like a retrospective romp through the writer-director's career; from the Oscar-courting seriousness of Erin Brockovich to the genre thrills of Contagion and Haywire via the probing character insights of sex, lies and videotape. Soderbergh cites Adrian Lyne's watercooler hit Fatal Attraction as an influence, although I was reminded more of Basic Instinct 2 – and not in a bad way.
Jude Law stars as the slightly slimy shrink who overprescribes medication for Rooney Mara's depressive patient with potentially lethal results, the spectre of professional ruin and personal loss looming large.
In its early stages this appears to be a low-key indictment of heartless big pharma, a worthy exposé of the...
- 7/27/2013
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
“That blonde lady peed all over your face,” maintains Macy Gray's maid to Zac Efron's horny teen, Jack, in this lurid crime drama. The lady is Nicole Kidman's trailer trash Charlotte who lusts after John Cusack's vile death row inmate. Feral Charlotte is grimly determined to quash his conviction, as is Matthew McConaughey's Miami Times reporter. Kidman captivates in this droll and savage adaptation of Pete Dexter's 1995 novel, set in 1960s Florida.
- 7/26/2013
- The Independent - Film
John Slattery, the four-time Best Supporting Actor Emmy nominee, and five-time director on AMC's "Mad Men" is making his feature film directorial debut with an adaptation of "God's Pocket," a 1983 novel from National Book Award winner Pete Dexter. Slattery developed an affinity for Dexter's novel of the same name when he first read it about ten years ago. "It just has everything you want in a story," he told Indiewire late last week, just three days before the New York shoot wrapped. "It has humor, it has great characters, and hope. And a little bit of violence and a little bit of sex." The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as Mickey, a blue collar worker whose crazy stepson Leon, played by Caleb Landry Jones, is killed in a construction "accident." Mickey quickly tries to bury the bad news with the body and placate his wife Jeanie, played by Christina Hendricks.
- 7/24/2013
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
From D Films and Universal Studios Home Entertainment Canada, Sneak Peek footage from director Lee Daniels' "sexually charged", Golden Globe-nominated feature "The Paperboy", available on DVD, Blu-Ray, VOD, PPV and Est, July 9th, 2013, starring Nicole Kidman.
Cast also includes Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, John Cusack, David Oyelowo and Macy Gray:
"...sexually-charged 'The Paperboy' takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 1960's South Florida...
"Investigative reporter 'Ward Jansen' (McConaughey) and his partner Yardley Acheman (David Oyelowo) chase a sensational, career-making story.
"With the help of Ward’s younger brother 'Jack' (Zac Efron) and sultry death-row groupie 'Charlotte Bless' (Nicole Kidman), the pair tries to prove that violent swamp-dweller 'Hillary Van Wetter' (Cusack) was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sherrif.
"Based on the provocative bestselling novel by author Pete Dexter, 'The Paperboy" peels back a sleepy small town’s decades-old facade of Southern...
Cast also includes Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, John Cusack, David Oyelowo and Macy Gray:
"...sexually-charged 'The Paperboy' takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 1960's South Florida...
"Investigative reporter 'Ward Jansen' (McConaughey) and his partner Yardley Acheman (David Oyelowo) chase a sensational, career-making story.
"With the help of Ward’s younger brother 'Jack' (Zac Efron) and sultry death-row groupie 'Charlotte Bless' (Nicole Kidman), the pair tries to prove that violent swamp-dweller 'Hillary Van Wetter' (Cusack) was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sherrif.
"Based on the provocative bestselling novel by author Pete Dexter, 'The Paperboy" peels back a sleepy small town’s decades-old facade of Southern...
- 7/7/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Having honed his skills by directing several episodes of Mad Men—episodes that, demonstrating admirable restraint, weren’t just a series of scenes in which Roger Sterling beds every woman in the office—John Slattery is now moving on to movies. Variety reports that Slattery has landed the impressive cast of Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Turturro, and Richard Jenkins for his feature-directing debut, with the triumvirate of character actors joining his co-star Christina Hendricks in an adaptation of Pete Dexter’s novel God’s Pocket. The disappointingly non-literal story—which does not concern a bored God digging a half-packet of ...
- 5/17/2013
- avclub.com
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