Willem Dafoe gets a dream role with Inside, a combo of art film in more ways than one, psychological thriller, heist movie, and survival tale all rolled into one in which Dafoe’s Nemo is center stage, alone, the entire time.
The Focus Features release is World Premiering today at the Berlin Film Festival and is the brainchild and narrative feature debut for Greek director Vasilis Katsoupis whose only previous feature was a documentary called My Friend Larry Gus. Here with the help of screenwriter Ben Hopkins, he takes a challenging leap forward creating a wrenching drama about an art thief who becomes trapped in a glass cage, in this case a New York City luxury apartment that if we didn’t know better could pass itself off as an art gallery, its walls and floors full of distinctive works of arts from paintings to sculptures, video to installations, and more.
The Focus Features release is World Premiering today at the Berlin Film Festival and is the brainchild and narrative feature debut for Greek director Vasilis Katsoupis whose only previous feature was a documentary called My Friend Larry Gus. Here with the help of screenwriter Ben Hopkins, he takes a challenging leap forward creating a wrenching drama about an art thief who becomes trapped in a glass cage, in this case a New York City luxury apartment that if we didn’t know better could pass itself off as an art gallery, its walls and floors full of distinctive works of arts from paintings to sculptures, video to installations, and more.
- 2/20/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
We don’t learn the name of our protagonist until the final credits roll on Vasilis Katsoupis’ “Inside.” It’s “Nemo,” perhaps picked to conjure a spirit of adventure, but this Nemo isn’t traveling under the sea or to an island, this one is trapped in a claustrophobic nightmare, one spent entirely with the art-lover-turned-thief in the world’s most pretentious (and deadly?) penthouse. There, he is forced to use all his wits (and priceless works of art) to survive a waking nightmare.
It’s a natty-enough twist on the survivor story — what if you were stuck inside, not outside? — and one bolstered by the inherent watchability of star Willem Dafoe, one of the few performers absolutely up to the task of this particular feature. But , as “Inside” soon turns from clever questions to muddled answers, ending on the oddest possible note for a film that opened with such promise.
It’s a natty-enough twist on the survivor story — what if you were stuck inside, not outside? — and one bolstered by the inherent watchability of star Willem Dafoe, one of the few performers absolutely up to the task of this particular feature. But , as “Inside” soon turns from clever questions to muddled answers, ending on the oddest possible note for a film that opened with such promise.
- 2/20/2023
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
True renaissance creators whose amazing works span multiple mediums, John Carpenter and Storm King Productions President Sandy King Carpenter have teamed up with the audio entertainment company Realm (formerly known as Serial Box), and at a virtual fan event last night (which also featured Tatiana Maslany), John and Sandy revealed their first three horror shows that will be coming to Realm: Roanoke Falls, Angel to Some, and Furnace.
Below, we have the official press release with full details on Realm's upcoming podcasts (including Orphan Black: The Next Chapter), as well as a link to listen to the virtual event and an announcement video featuring Tatiana Maslany.
Press Release: New York, NY - May 11, 2021 – At a virtual fan event with Tatiana Maslany, John Carpenter and Sandy King Carpenter, audio entertainment company Realm announced its upcoming podcast slate, which includes Season 2 of the chart-topping podcast Orphan Black: The Next Chapter ; launch of...
Below, we have the official press release with full details on Realm's upcoming podcasts (including Orphan Black: The Next Chapter), as well as a link to listen to the virtual event and an announcement video featuring Tatiana Maslany.
Press Release: New York, NY - May 11, 2021 – At a virtual fan event with Tatiana Maslany, John Carpenter and Sandy King Carpenter, audio entertainment company Realm announced its upcoming podcast slate, which includes Season 2 of the chart-topping podcast Orphan Black: The Next Chapter ; launch of...
- 5/12/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
John Carpenter and Tatiana Maslany are among the top creators setting up podcasts for audio firm Realm.
The Halloween co-creator and his wife Sandy King Carpenter are scaring up three series starting with Roanoke Falls, an atmospheric thriller about the fear of the unknown, the dangers of superstition, and the depths of desperation.
The series, which will come out in October 2021, follows a woman who investigates a string of murders in the second Roanoke settlement, leading her to a serial killer from the original voyage who waits in the woods.
The pair will follow Roanoke Falls in winter 2022 with Angel to Some and Furnace. Angel to Some follows a chronically ill Catholic student who calls on a guardian angel to protect her — but the angel who shows up instead wants her dead. Furnace is centered around a former tech darling who sets out to start a utopia called The Furnace,...
The Halloween co-creator and his wife Sandy King Carpenter are scaring up three series starting with Roanoke Falls, an atmospheric thriller about the fear of the unknown, the dangers of superstition, and the depths of desperation.
The series, which will come out in October 2021, follows a woman who investigates a string of murders in the second Roanoke settlement, leading her to a serial killer from the original voyage who waits in the woods.
The pair will follow Roanoke Falls in winter 2022 with Angel to Some and Furnace. Angel to Some follows a chronically ill Catholic student who calls on a guardian angel to protect her — but the angel who shows up instead wants her dead. Furnace is centered around a former tech darling who sets out to start a utopia called The Furnace,...
- 5/11/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
So, how was your summer? See any good movies? Everyone has their own take about whether 2018 delivered a great or miserable summer movie season. What we can all agree on, however, is that it was a long one. For the most part the industry considers the kickoff of blockbuster season to be the first weekend in May. Except this year, Marvel changed the rules: After initially slotting Avengers: Infinity War for May 4th, the studio pushed the film up a week, which means “summer” officially started in April. What used...
- 8/26/2018
- by Tim Grierson
- Rollingstone.com
Ever since Steven Spielberg set foot on the beach, directors have been attempting to recapture a similar level of thrills and artistry in the shark movie, usually towing either the intimately terrifying line or opting for over-the-top, scenery-chewing bombast. Far from the pared-down horror of something like Open Water, the latest selachian feature The Meg goes for broke with the notion that bigger is better, making the strong case of disproving that exact statement. Taking far too long to get to people-chomping thrills, Jon Turtletaub eventually settles into a handful of entertaining set pieces, but is often sidetracked by a script that plays it safe in both structure and bloodletting.
A gigantic shark species that makes Jaws look like Nemo, The Megaladon was thought to be extinct for a few million years, but has now risen from the depths of the ocean thanks to the stupidity of humanity–specifically a...
A gigantic shark species that makes Jaws look like Nemo, The Megaladon was thought to be extinct for a few million years, but has now risen from the depths of the ocean thanks to the stupidity of humanity–specifically a...
- 8/9/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
One of the core joys of comic books for the past fifty years has been playing with other people’s toys. I’m not hugely in sympathy with that impulse myself, but I can recognize that a lot of people want to do it, either directly (by writing comics) or indirectly (by reading those comics and arguing about how it should have been done).
Alan Moore, I’m coming to think, became a famous and respected comics writer because he has that urge on a level previously unknown to man: he wants to play with everyone’s toys, all at once, together, making some massive Lego set that takes over his living room and forcing his family to quietly leave and go live with relatives. (My metaphor may be breaking down slightly.)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen stories are clearly the strongest expression of that love: they take as many...
Alan Moore, I’m coming to think, became a famous and respected comics writer because he has that urge on a level previously unknown to man: he wants to play with everyone’s toys, all at once, together, making some massive Lego set that takes over his living room and forcing his family to quietly leave and go live with relatives. (My metaphor may be breaking down slightly.)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen stories are clearly the strongest expression of that love: they take as many...
- 4/1/2018
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
Incited by yet another viewing of Shutter Island this weekend, I began to think about how Leonardo DiCaprio has well and truly become director Martin Scorsese’s current muse. Actor/director collaborations have been a constant feature in the film industry, right back to filmmakers such as Howard Hawks and their relationships with stars like Cary Grant in the 1930s/40s. The films produced by a director and their muse are credited to the strong creative bond between two talents and this generally transfers extremely effectively on to the screen, and the best of these partnerships are usually when a director finds an actor to play a heightened, ‘film star’ version of himself on screen, his vessel into portraying the character birthed in a director’s mind and based somewhat on himself.
Consider for example, Christopher Nolan’s use of Leonardo DiCaprio in Inception.
For audiences, the familiarity of a...
Consider for example, Christopher Nolan’s use of Leonardo DiCaprio in Inception.
For audiences, the familiarity of a...
- 4/5/2011
- by Stuart Cummins
- Obsessed with Film
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