Filming has wrapped in Canada on under-the-radar Canadian feature North Of Normal, we can reveal.
Starring in the Carly Stone-directed drama are Sarah Gadon (Alias Grace), newcomer Amanda Fix, Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting), newcomer River Price-Maenpaa, James D’Arcy (Avengers: Endgame) and Benedict Samuel (Gotham).
Based on her memoir, North Of Normal follows author Cea Sunrise Person’s unconventional childhood in the Canadian wilderness, her complicated relationship with her perpetually pot-smoking teen mom, and her path to a version of normalcy on the runways of Paris.
Kyle Mann (Edge Of Winter) and Jonathan Bronfman (Edge Of Winter) are producing from Alexandra Weir’s script. Weir was previously a creature technical director on movies including The Avengers and Rango. Mann, Bronfman and Stone previously teamed up on 2018 SXSW title The New Romantic.
Supervising producers are Jason Jallet and Andrew Bronfman. Executive producers comprise Gadon, Berry Meyerowitz, Jeff Sackman, Noah Segal, Adrian Love,...
Starring in the Carly Stone-directed drama are Sarah Gadon (Alias Grace), newcomer Amanda Fix, Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting), newcomer River Price-Maenpaa, James D’Arcy (Avengers: Endgame) and Benedict Samuel (Gotham).
Based on her memoir, North Of Normal follows author Cea Sunrise Person’s unconventional childhood in the Canadian wilderness, her complicated relationship with her perpetually pot-smoking teen mom, and her path to a version of normalcy on the runways of Paris.
Kyle Mann (Edge Of Winter) and Jonathan Bronfman (Edge Of Winter) are producing from Alexandra Weir’s script. Weir was previously a creature technical director on movies including The Avengers and Rango. Mann, Bronfman and Stone previously teamed up on 2018 SXSW title The New Romantic.
Supervising producers are Jason Jallet and Andrew Bronfman. Executive producers comprise Gadon, Berry Meyerowitz, Jeff Sackman, Noah Segal, Adrian Love,...
- 8/23/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Hayley Law and Keith Powers are set to star in actor Avan Jogia’s debut feature, Door Mouse, which just wrapped production in Canada.
Also starring Famke Janssen and Donal Logue, the neo-noir thriller centers on a woman named Mouse (Law) who is stuck in a dead-end job, doing nothing with her life and going nowhere. Mouse works at Mama’s Burlesque Club all night, where her boss Mama (Janssen) encourages her to pursue her real passion of making comics. When a friend from work named Doe-Eyes goes missing and the cops do nothing about it, Mouse and her sidekick Ugly (Powers) take it upon themselves to find out what happened to her. What they discover is that corruption runs deep, monsters are real, and that sometimes, justice is meant...
Also starring Famke Janssen and Donal Logue, the neo-noir thriller centers on a woman named Mouse (Law) who is stuck in a dead-end job, doing nothing with her life and going nowhere. Mouse works at Mama’s Burlesque Club all night, where her boss Mama (Janssen) encourages her to pursue her real passion of making comics. When a friend from work named Doe-Eyes goes missing and the cops do nothing about it, Mouse and her sidekick Ugly (Powers) take it upon themselves to find out what happened to her. What they discover is that corruption runs deep, monsters are real, and that sometimes, justice is meant...
- 6/8/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Telefilm Canada, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, Ontario Creates contributed to funding.
Production has wrapped in Canada on Highland Film Group sales title Door Mouse, the neo noir thriller starring Hayley Law, Keith Powers, Famke Janssen, and Donal Logue.
Actor Avan Jogia (Zombieland sequel) makes his feature writing and directing debut on the film about Mouse, a woman in a dead-end job at a burlesque club whose boss encourages her to pursue her passion for making comics.
When a friend from work goes missing, Mouse and her sidekick Ugly take it upon themselves to find out what happened and uncover corruption.
Production has wrapped in Canada on Highland Film Group sales title Door Mouse, the neo noir thriller starring Hayley Law, Keith Powers, Famke Janssen, and Donal Logue.
Actor Avan Jogia (Zombieland sequel) makes his feature writing and directing debut on the film about Mouse, a woman in a dead-end job at a burlesque club whose boss encourages her to pursue her passion for making comics.
When a friend from work goes missing, Mouse and her sidekick Ugly take it upon themselves to find out what happened and uncover corruption.
- 6/8/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Indie distributor The Orchard picked up U.S. distribution rights for another South by Southwest award-winning film on Tuesday, securing rights to “The New Romantic,” written and directed by newcomer Carly Stone.
Stone won the Best First Feature jury award at SXSW for the film. The Orchard also acquired the U.S. rights to “The Dawn Wall,” which won the SXSW audience award in the documentary spotlight category.
“The Orchard is the perfect home for our film,” said Stone in a statement. “They’re passionate, cool and understand how to connect to our target audience.”
“The New Romantic” is positioned as a millennial romantic drama and stars Jessica Barden (“End of the F****ing World”), Hayley Law (“Riverdale”) and Camila Mendes (“Riverdale”).
The film follows Blake Conway, an aspiring journalist and hopeless romantic college senior,...
Stone won the Best First Feature jury award at SXSW for the film. The Orchard also acquired the U.S. rights to “The Dawn Wall,” which won the SXSW audience award in the documentary spotlight category.
“The Orchard is the perfect home for our film,” said Stone in a statement. “They’re passionate, cool and understand how to connect to our target audience.”
“The New Romantic” is positioned as a millennial romantic drama and stars Jessica Barden (“End of the F****ing World”), Hayley Law (“Riverdale”) and Camila Mendes (“Riverdale”).
The film follows Blake Conway, an aspiring journalist and hopeless romantic college senior,...
- 5/22/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Exclusive: The Orchard has acquired U.S. rights to Carly Stone’s The New Romantic which won the first time writer-director Best First Feature jury award at this year’s SXSW and will open this fall launching in New York and Los Angeles.
Pic follows aspiring journalist, hopeless romantic and college senior Blake Conway (Jessica Barden) who is terrified of graduating. In order to escape her looming post-graduation fate that includes student debt and zero romantic prospects, she becomes a sugar baby. As she documents the adventure in the hopes of winning a journalism award with a generous cash prize, she sets out on a quest to figure out if society is right to judge these women and if her own self worth comes with a price. Riverdale‘s Hayley Law and Camila Mendes also star. Kyle Mann and Michael Risley of Drive Films produced as well as financed the film.
Pic follows aspiring journalist, hopeless romantic and college senior Blake Conway (Jessica Barden) who is terrified of graduating. In order to escape her looming post-graduation fate that includes student debt and zero romantic prospects, she becomes a sugar baby. As she documents the adventure in the hopes of winning a journalism award with a generous cash prize, she sets out on a quest to figure out if society is right to judge these women and if her own self worth comes with a price. Riverdale‘s Hayley Law and Camila Mendes also star. Kyle Mann and Michael Risley of Drive Films produced as well as financed the film.
- 5/22/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Deals for The Nightmare, Nabat; plus news on Drive Productions and Petersburg Carousel.
Content pre-sells The Nightmare
Rodney Ascher (Room 237) has wrapped production in Los Angeles on The Nightmare (first image shown here). Content has already pre-sold the horror documentary to Altitude for the UK and The Jokers for France. Content is working with Preferred Content on the North American deal.
Nabat goes Swiss
Dreamlab Films has sold Elchin Musaoglu’s Venice Orizzonti title Nabat, an Azerbaijan-set family drama, to Swiss Distributor Trigon.
Drive revs up
Kyle Mann and Michael Risley have launched Los Angeles and Vancouver based Drive Productions, which will focus on elevated genre films. They company has raised an initial $2m.
Directors spin Carousel
Petersburg: Category of Feelings, the Russian omnibus film that has attracted a host of acclaimed directors, has been renamed Petersburg Carousel. Ralph Fiennes, Cédric Klapisch, Alexandre Rockwell, Feodor Bondarchuk and Timur Bekmambetov are among directors due to direct segments...
Content pre-sells The Nightmare
Rodney Ascher (Room 237) has wrapped production in Los Angeles on The Nightmare (first image shown here). Content has already pre-sold the horror documentary to Altitude for the UK and The Jokers for France. Content is working with Preferred Content on the North American deal.
Nabat goes Swiss
Dreamlab Films has sold Elchin Musaoglu’s Venice Orizzonti title Nabat, an Azerbaijan-set family drama, to Swiss Distributor Trigon.
Drive revs up
Kyle Mann and Michael Risley have launched Los Angeles and Vancouver based Drive Productions, which will focus on elevated genre films. They company has raised an initial $2m.
Directors spin Carousel
Petersburg: Category of Feelings, the Russian omnibus film that has attracted a host of acclaimed directors, has been renamed Petersburg Carousel. Ralph Fiennes, Cédric Klapisch, Alexandre Rockwell, Feodor Bondarchuk and Timur Bekmambetov are among directors due to direct segments...
- 9/6/2014
- ScreenDaily
Deals for The Nightmare, Nabat; plus news on Drive Productions and Petersburg Carousel.
Content pre-sells The Nightmare
Rodney Ascher (Room 237) has wrapped production in Los Angeles on The Nightmare (first image shown here). Content has already pre-sold the horror documentary to Altitude for the UK and The Jokers for France. Content is working with Preferred Content on the North American deal.
Nabat goes Swiss
Dreamlab Films has sold Elchin Musaoglu’s Venice Orizzonti title Nabat, an Azerbaijan-set family drama, to Swiss Distributor Trigon.
Drive revs up
Kyle Mann and Michael Risley have launched Los Angeles and Vancouver based Drive Productions, which will focus on elevated genre films. They company has raised an initial $2m.
Directors spin Carousel
Petersburg: Category of Feelings, the Russian omnibus film that has attracted a host of acclaimed directors, has been renamed Petersburg Carousel. Ralph Fiennes, Cédric Klapisch, Alexandre Rockwell, Feodor Bondarchuk and Timur Bekmambetov are among directors due to direct segments...
Content pre-sells The Nightmare
Rodney Ascher (Room 237) has wrapped production in Los Angeles on The Nightmare (first image shown here). Content has already pre-sold the horror documentary to Altitude for the UK and The Jokers for France. Content is working with Preferred Content on the North American deal.
Nabat goes Swiss
Dreamlab Films has sold Elchin Musaoglu’s Venice Orizzonti title Nabat, an Azerbaijan-set family drama, to Swiss Distributor Trigon.
Drive revs up
Kyle Mann and Michael Risley have launched Los Angeles and Vancouver based Drive Productions, which will focus on elevated genre films. They company has raised an initial $2m.
Directors spin Carousel
Petersburg: Category of Feelings, the Russian omnibus film that has attracted a host of acclaimed directors, has been renamed Petersburg Carousel. Ralph Fiennes, Cédric Klapisch, Alexandre Rockwell, Feodor Bondarchuk and Timur Bekmambetov are among directors due to direct segments...
- 9/6/2014
- ScreenDaily
Producers Kyle Mann and Michael Risley have launched development, production and financing company Drive Productions focused on elevated genre.
Mann and Risley are based in Los Angeles and Vancouver and say they have raised closed to $2m for development funds.
“The quality of the script is paramount, however there has been a dangerous decline in development financing for projects with unforeseen potential,” said Mann, whose latest comedy Teen Lust (pictured) premieres in Toronto.
“Drive is looking to invest in innovative pitches, books and scripts and is seeking to build relationships with distributors and talent agencies in order to help fill the development shortfall in the marketplace.”
The development slate includes college-set comedy The Arrangement, dark comedy TV series Blackcomb, thriller Beyond The Stars and WWII thriller Undaunted.
The partners are in pre-production on psychological thrillers Backcountry and The Estate.
Mann’s credits include Wrecked. Risley produced Toronto 2011 selection Revolution #9, among others.
Mann and Risley are based in Los Angeles and Vancouver and say they have raised closed to $2m for development funds.
“The quality of the script is paramount, however there has been a dangerous decline in development financing for projects with unforeseen potential,” said Mann, whose latest comedy Teen Lust (pictured) premieres in Toronto.
“Drive is looking to invest in innovative pitches, books and scripts and is seeking to build relationships with distributors and talent agencies in order to help fill the development shortfall in the marketplace.”
The development slate includes college-set comedy The Arrangement, dark comedy TV series Blackcomb, thriller Beyond The Stars and WWII thriller Undaunted.
The partners are in pre-production on psychological thrillers Backcountry and The Estate.
Mann’s credits include Wrecked. Risley produced Toronto 2011 selection Revolution #9, among others.
- 9/6/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Fango got the tip that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release the psychological thriller The Poker Club on DVD. It’s the first produced film based on a novel by genre author Ed Gorman.
Directed by Nowhere Man’s Tim McCann and scripted by actor Johnathon Schaech and Cemetery Dance founder/editor Richard Chizmar (who also penned Masters Of Horror’s The Washingtonians, Fear Itself’S Eater and the upcoming Stephen King film From A Buick 8), the movie stars Schaech, Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid’s Johnny Messner, Loren Dean and Michael Risley as four friends who are interrupted by a burglar one night during their weekly card game. They accidentally kill the intruder, and their attempts to cover up the crime only make things worse for them. The cast also includes Judy Reyes, Lori Heuring and Jana Kramer (the latter two of whom also appeared opposite...
Directed by Nowhere Man’s Tim McCann and scripted by actor Johnathon Schaech and Cemetery Dance founder/editor Richard Chizmar (who also penned Masters Of Horror’s The Washingtonians, Fear Itself’S Eater and the upcoming Stephen King film From A Buick 8), the movie stars Schaech, Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid’s Johnny Messner, Loren Dean and Michael Risley as four friends who are interrupted by a burglar one night during their weekly card game. They accidentally kill the intruder, and their attempts to cover up the crime only make things worse for them. The cast also includes Judy Reyes, Lori Heuring and Jana Kramer (the latter two of whom also appeared opposite...
- 2/2/2009
- Fangoria
Exploring a potentially fascinating subject with only mixed success, Tim McCann's film charts the mental disintegration of a young man lapsing into schizophrenia. Unlike the similarly themed "A Beautiful Mind", which used trickery to bring the audience into the distorted mental realm of its protagonist, "Revolution #9" is a straightforward attempt to illustrate the devastating effects of the disease on both its victim and those close to him. The film is playing an exclusive theatrical engagement at New York's Quad Cinema.
When we first meet James (Michael Risley), he is a twenty-something man from the Midwest now living in New York and estranged from his family. He's engaged to the lovely, perky Kim (Adrienne Shelly), a waitress whose family is less than enthralled by the news of the coming nuptials. Their concern soon becomes well-grounded: James begins acting strangely, accusing his co-workers of moving things around in his desk and Kim's young nephew of using the Internet to try and control his mind. He soon thinks that all media are conspiring against him, particularly a trendy, stylized television commercial for a perfume dubbed Rev 9. He even tracks down the commercial's director, Scooter (Spalding Gray), who turns out to be an egotistic photographer desperate for attention. Eventually, a desperate Kim attempts to get James much-needed medical attention, only to find herself embroiled in the bureaucracy of the mental health and insurance systems.
The director keeps the tension at a fairly intense level throughout and effectively uses a range of photographic tricks and sound effects to convey the deepening effects of James' illness. Unfortunately, the film is less persuasive on a dramatic level. Although we are given a disturbing portrait of the labyrinth of the medical system, we never get a sense of who James was before the onset of his illness, with the result that his ensuing mental degeneration registers less forcefully than it should. And while his resulting symptoms are rendered with an admirable restraint, their depiction lacks emotional resonance. The characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity, with the ironic exception of Scooter, who, as perfectly portrayed by Gray, becomes more vivid in his insecurities and neuroses than the central character for all his delusions.
Risley, without resorting to overblown histrionics, does a skillful, chilling job of conveying his character's worsening mental condition, and Shelly is quite moving as the increasingly helpless Kim.
REVOLUTION #9
Exile Prods.
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Tim McCann
Producers: Shannon Goldman, Tim McCann, Michael Risley
Executive producers: Adolfo Vargas, Gill Holland
Director of photography: Tim McCann
Production designer: Elise Bennett
Editors: Tim McCann, Shannon Goldman
Music: Douglas J. Cuomo
Cast:
James Jackson: Michael Risley
Kim Kelly: Adrienne Shelly
Scooter McCrae: Spalding Gray
Stephanie: Callie Thorne
Joe Kelly: Michael Rodrick
Dr. Ray: Sakina Jaffrey
Running time -- 91 minutes
No MPAA rating...
When we first meet James (Michael Risley), he is a twenty-something man from the Midwest now living in New York and estranged from his family. He's engaged to the lovely, perky Kim (Adrienne Shelly), a waitress whose family is less than enthralled by the news of the coming nuptials. Their concern soon becomes well-grounded: James begins acting strangely, accusing his co-workers of moving things around in his desk and Kim's young nephew of using the Internet to try and control his mind. He soon thinks that all media are conspiring against him, particularly a trendy, stylized television commercial for a perfume dubbed Rev 9. He even tracks down the commercial's director, Scooter (Spalding Gray), who turns out to be an egotistic photographer desperate for attention. Eventually, a desperate Kim attempts to get James much-needed medical attention, only to find herself embroiled in the bureaucracy of the mental health and insurance systems.
The director keeps the tension at a fairly intense level throughout and effectively uses a range of photographic tricks and sound effects to convey the deepening effects of James' illness. Unfortunately, the film is less persuasive on a dramatic level. Although we are given a disturbing portrait of the labyrinth of the medical system, we never get a sense of who James was before the onset of his illness, with the result that his ensuing mental degeneration registers less forcefully than it should. And while his resulting symptoms are rendered with an admirable restraint, their depiction lacks emotional resonance. The characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity, with the ironic exception of Scooter, who, as perfectly portrayed by Gray, becomes more vivid in his insecurities and neuroses than the central character for all his delusions.
Risley, without resorting to overblown histrionics, does a skillful, chilling job of conveying his character's worsening mental condition, and Shelly is quite moving as the increasingly helpless Kim.
REVOLUTION #9
Exile Prods.
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Tim McCann
Producers: Shannon Goldman, Tim McCann, Michael Risley
Executive producers: Adolfo Vargas, Gill Holland
Director of photography: Tim McCann
Production designer: Elise Bennett
Editors: Tim McCann, Shannon Goldman
Music: Douglas J. Cuomo
Cast:
James Jackson: Michael Risley
Kim Kelly: Adrienne Shelly
Scooter McCrae: Spalding Gray
Stephanie: Callie Thorne
Joe Kelly: Michael Rodrick
Dr. Ray: Sakina Jaffrey
Running time -- 91 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 11/19/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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