Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly had a specific ambition in mind with their new film, "Queenpins." "What we realized is we wanted to write this love letter to the post office," Pullapilly said. Not only that, but for audiences to leave their comedy about a crime involving counterfeit coupons and write a letter to a loved one. The pure power of letters, as well as the dangerous power of coupons, is the moral of this crime story.
The married filmmaking duo previously directed "Beneath the Harvest Sky." With "Queenpins," they've written and directed their first comedy. It's a change of pace they...
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- 9/10/2021
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
Kristen Bell stars as Connie, an ex-Olympian quivering with restless energy, who lures her neighbor JoJo (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) to join her criminal enterprise. Though their seven figure haul is destined to catch the eye of the authorities, the women see themselves as modern Robin Hoods, and writer-directors Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly (“Beneath the Harvest Sky”) are inclined to agree.
Connie’s idea is simple. She and JoJo convince two married factory workers in Mexico (Ilia Isorelýs Paulino and Francisco J. Rodriguez) to ship them unused sheets of coupons. These they sell online to cash-strapped housewives willing to pay $10 for a $20 value. It’s a victimless crime, Connie believes, and the film’s bright colors and sophomoric needle-drops don’t offer much dissent. When Connie costumes herself in a prim blue dress to win favors from bank officers, the soundtrack plays, yes, “Devil With a Blue Dress.”
Gaudet and Pullapilly argue,...
Connie’s idea is simple. She and JoJo convince two married factory workers in Mexico (Ilia Isorelýs Paulino and Francisco J. Rodriguez) to ship them unused sheets of coupons. These they sell online to cash-strapped housewives willing to pay $10 for a $20 value. It’s a victimless crime, Connie believes, and the film’s bright colors and sophomoric needle-drops don’t offer much dissent. When Connie costumes herself in a prim blue dress to win favors from bank officers, the soundtrack plays, yes, “Devil With a Blue Dress.”
Gaudet and Pullapilly argue,...
- 9/8/2021
- by Amy Nicholson
- Variety Film + TV
"You know who gets rewarded? People who don't follow the rules." STX Films has debuted the first officail trailer for a comedy called Queenpins, written and directed by filmmakers Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly (of Beneath the Harvest Sky previously). This amusing new crime comedy brings us a story about "pink collar crime", even though the title makes me think it's a remake of the bowling classic Kingpin, or something like that. The film follows a pair of housewives that create a $40 million coupon scam. A suburban homemaker and vlogger hatch an illegal coupon club scheme that scams millions from mega-corporations and delivers deals to legions of fellow coupon clippers. Queenpins features Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste, plus Paul Walter Hauser, Joel McHale, Bebe Rexha, and Vince Vaughn as a "postal inspector". This looks a tad cheesy, and a tad ridiculous, but it is based on a true story and it...
- 7/8/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Some problems can’t be solved with a prescription. Attempting to do for the opioid epidemic what “Traffic” did for the war on drugs, Nicholas Jarecki’s “Crisis” sets up three separate storylines — a grieving mama with a grudge (Evangeline Lilly), an undercover DEA operative with an imminent bust (Armie Hammer) and a compromised research professor with a conscience (Gary Oldman) — and proceeds to braid them together for maximum melodrama.
It’s compelling, relevant filmmaking designed to cover all aspects of this ever-escalating national-health issue, thrown for a loop by an unforeseen crisis of its own: the very public scrutiny of Armie Hammer’s own alleged addictions. Dense but never difficult to follow, “Crisis” is crammed with screaming matches, shootouts and plenty of those bleary-eyed scenes where desperate relatives try to process the impact of drug abuse on their loved ones — which is to say, there’s no shortage of...
It’s compelling, relevant filmmaking designed to cover all aspects of this ever-escalating national-health issue, thrown for a loop by an unforeseen crisis of its own: the very public scrutiny of Armie Hammer’s own alleged addictions. Dense but never difficult to follow, “Crisis” is crammed with screaming matches, shootouts and plenty of those bleary-eyed scenes where desperate relatives try to process the impact of drug abuse on their loved ones — which is to say, there’s no shortage of...
- 2/22/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, a Mickey Rourke crime drama will premiere in Portugal, a film about the Purdue Pharma scandal is in the works and the documentary “After Parkland” will be shown at 100 locations on the second anniversary of the Parkland shootings.
Festival Opener
The world premiere of Mickey Rourke’s crime drama “Adverse” will take place on Feb. 28 as the opening film of the 40th Fantasporto Oporto Film Festival in Portugal — the country’s largest film festival.
Rourke stars as an underworld boss who hires a rideshare driver, porotrayed by Thomas Nicholas, whose younger sister is in debt to a dangerous crime syndicate. “Adverse” also stars Penelope Ann Miller, Lou Diamond Phillips, Sean Astin and Kelly Arjen.
“Adverse” is directed by Brian A. Metcalf from his own script. The film is produced by Metcalf, Nicholas, Arjen and executive produced by Scott Katzman, Lise Romanoff, Sergio Rizzuto and Ben Chan.
Festival Opener
The world premiere of Mickey Rourke’s crime drama “Adverse” will take place on Feb. 28 as the opening film of the 40th Fantasporto Oporto Film Festival in Portugal — the country’s largest film festival.
Rourke stars as an underworld boss who hires a rideshare driver, porotrayed by Thomas Nicholas, whose younger sister is in debt to a dangerous crime syndicate. “Adverse” also stars Penelope Ann Miller, Lou Diamond Phillips, Sean Astin and Kelly Arjen.
“Adverse” is directed by Brian A. Metcalf from his own script. The film is produced by Metcalf, Nicholas, Arjen and executive produced by Scott Katzman, Lise Romanoff, Sergio Rizzuto and Ben Chan.
- 1/24/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Reporter David Armstrong’s expose on a rich American family’s role in a cover-up of the opioid crisis is set to become a film for 101 Studios. On Thursday the studio said it will fully finance and globally distribute a feature film that will provide an inside look into Armstrong’s riveting and perilous journey to reveal the truth behind the deception and misdeeds by the makers of OxyContin.
Armstrong was originally working on a feature about the Sacklers, one of the richest families in the U.S. At the time, very few people knew anything about them, including that they were the sole owners of Purdue Pharma. Over a four-year investigation, he discovered evidence that, in order to maximize their profits, members of the Sackler family knew of and supported Purdue’s concealment of the strength and addiction risks of the drug OxyContin. Since the release of OxyContin,...
Armstrong was originally working on a feature about the Sacklers, one of the richest families in the U.S. At the time, very few people knew anything about them, including that they were the sole owners of Purdue Pharma. Over a four-year investigation, he discovered evidence that, in order to maximize their profits, members of the Sackler family knew of and supported Purdue’s concealment of the strength and addiction risks of the drug OxyContin. Since the release of OxyContin,...
- 1/23/2020
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Husband-wife filmmakers Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly to write, direct.
101 Studios is to fully finance and handle global distribution on a drama about the investigative reporter who took on Purdue Pharma, makers of the drug OxyContin that has been at the centre of the Us opioid epidemic.
Husband-wife filmmakers Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly (Beneath The Harvest Sky) will direct from a screenplay they will write based on Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Armstrong’s research.
Over the course of four years, Armstrong discovered evidence that members of the Sackler family, sole owners of Purdue Pharma, supported Purdue’s concealment...
101 Studios is to fully finance and handle global distribution on a drama about the investigative reporter who took on Purdue Pharma, makers of the drug OxyContin that has been at the centre of the Us opioid epidemic.
Husband-wife filmmakers Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly (Beneath The Harvest Sky) will direct from a screenplay they will write based on Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Armstrong’s research.
Over the course of four years, Armstrong discovered evidence that members of the Sackler family, sole owners of Purdue Pharma, supported Purdue’s concealment...
- 1/23/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
David Glasser's 101 Studios is set to finance and distribute globally a feature film about David Armstrong, the award-winning journalist who took on Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin, the addictive drug behind America's deadly opioid crisis.
The film will be written and directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly (Beneath the Harvest Sky). 101 Studios and Marquee Entertainment’s Linda McDonough (Drive) will produce and co-finance the film, while Glasser, David Hutkin and Bob Yari will executive produce.
"I am pleased that the story of this crisis, which has impacted so many families, will be shared with ...
The film will be written and directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly (Beneath the Harvest Sky). 101 Studios and Marquee Entertainment’s Linda McDonough (Drive) will produce and co-finance the film, while Glasser, David Hutkin and Bob Yari will executive produce.
"I am pleased that the story of this crisis, which has impacted so many families, will be shared with ...
- 1/23/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Glasser's 101 Studios is set to finance and distribute globally a feature film about David Armstrong, the award-winning journalist who took on Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin, the addictive drug behind America's deadly opioid crisis.
The film will be written and directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly (Beneath the Harvest Sky). 101 Studios and Marquee Entertainment’s Linda McDonough (Drive) will produce and co-finance the film, while Glasser, David Hutkin and Bob Yari will executive produce.
"I am pleased that the story of this crisis, which has impacted so many families, will be shared with ...
The film will be written and directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly (Beneath the Harvest Sky). 101 Studios and Marquee Entertainment’s Linda McDonough (Drive) will produce and co-finance the film, while Glasser, David Hutkin and Bob Yari will executive produce.
"I am pleased that the story of this crisis, which has impacted so many families, will be shared with ...
- 1/23/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: On the eve of the Cannes market, Rocket Science has come on board to finance and handle international sales on dark comedy package Queenpins, starring Leslie Jones (Ghostbusters) and Kristen Bell (The Good Place).
CAA Media Finance arranged the financing and is handling U.S. rights. Linda McDonough (Drive) is producing.
Written and to be directed by husband and wife team Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly (Beneath The Harvest Sky), the film is inspired by the true story of the largest counterfeit coupon caper in history. It centers on two Phoenix best-friends who create a scheme to counterfeit coupons and soon find themselves running a $40M scam.
Saturday Night Live alum Jones has The Angry Birds Movie 2 upcoming. Veronica Mars and Forgetting Sarah Marshall star Bell is in production on Frozen 2.
Rocket Science’s Cannes slate also includes Ana Lily Amirpour’s female-led reboot of survival blockbuster Cliffhanger...
CAA Media Finance arranged the financing and is handling U.S. rights. Linda McDonough (Drive) is producing.
Written and to be directed by husband and wife team Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly (Beneath The Harvest Sky), the film is inspired by the true story of the largest counterfeit coupon caper in history. It centers on two Phoenix best-friends who create a scheme to counterfeit coupons and soon find themselves running a $40M scam.
Saturday Night Live alum Jones has The Angry Birds Movie 2 upcoming. Veronica Mars and Forgetting Sarah Marshall star Bell is in production on Frozen 2.
Rocket Science’s Cannes slate also includes Ana Lily Amirpour’s female-led reboot of survival blockbuster Cliffhanger...
- 5/9/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Leslie Jones and Kristen Bell get roles in “Queenpins,” “Sing 2” gets a new date and Sid Ganis launches a U.S.-China project.
Castings
“Saturday Night Live” star Leslie Jones and Kristen Bell are attached to star as Phoenix housewives in “Queenpins.”
The story centers on creation of a scheme to counterfeit coupons, leaving the housewives with $40 million coupon cartel. The team of Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly, who directed “Beneath The Harvest Sky,” have been attached to direct from their own script.
Linda McDonough is producing. CAA is shopping the package. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
Date Changes
Universal has moved back Illumination’s “Sing 2” from Dec. 25, 2020, to July 2, 2021, and placed DreamWorks Animation’s “The Croods 2” on Dec. 23, 2020.
“Sing 2” is being directed again by Garth Jennings. Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Nick Kroll...
Castings
“Saturday Night Live” star Leslie Jones and Kristen Bell are attached to star as Phoenix housewives in “Queenpins.”
The story centers on creation of a scheme to counterfeit coupons, leaving the housewives with $40 million coupon cartel. The team of Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly, who directed “Beneath The Harvest Sky,” have been attached to direct from their own script.
Linda McDonough is producing. CAA is shopping the package. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
Date Changes
Universal has moved back Illumination’s “Sing 2” from Dec. 25, 2020, to July 2, 2021, and placed DreamWorks Animation’s “The Croods 2” on Dec. 23, 2020.
“Sing 2” is being directed again by Garth Jennings. Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Nick Kroll...
- 4/13/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Despite the uncertainty over whether most writers in Hollywood will have agents this weekend, this has been a week of lively film packages that have gotten interest and bids that most certainly will lead to deals and start dates later this year. Here’s another: CAA is out with Queenpins, a dark comedy in the spirit of Thelma & Louise and I, Tonya that is based on a true story like the latter.
Saturday Night Live stalwart Leslie Jones and The Good Place‘s Kristen Bell are attached to star as Phoenix housewives who create a scheme to counterfeit coupons and soon are sitting stop a $40 million coupon cartel. Attached to write and direct are Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly, the husband and wife team who directed Beneath The Harvest Sky. CAA is shopping the picture right now.
This comes after Alexander Payne, Emma Stone and Ralph Fiennes boarded the dark satire The Menu,...
Saturday Night Live stalwart Leslie Jones and The Good Place‘s Kristen Bell are attached to star as Phoenix housewives who create a scheme to counterfeit coupons and soon are sitting stop a $40 million coupon cartel. Attached to write and direct are Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly, the husband and wife team who directed Beneath The Harvest Sky. CAA is shopping the picture right now.
This comes after Alexander Payne, Emma Stone and Ralph Fiennes boarded the dark satire The Menu,...
- 4/12/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
A Russell T Davies TV project is always something to be excited about. From gifting us Queer as Folk to saving Doctor Who, he has given us a lot to be grateful for over the years. Hence why his various comeback series on Channel 4, E4 and online later this month are being greeted with such a sense of anticipation.
Cucumber, Banana and Tofu come 16 years after Davies shook up TV with Queer as Folk and his new shows look likely to be just as exciting, exploring the passions and pitfalls of 21st century gay life with a candid sense of humour.
But will it create as many stars as Davies's previous Channel 4 series? Here's what happened to the Queer As Folk stars after it ended in 2000.
Aidan Gillen (Stuart)
After playing the sexually rampant Stuart, Gillen landed a role in what many critics claim to be the "greatest...
Cucumber, Banana and Tofu come 16 years after Davies shook up TV with Queer as Folk and his new shows look likely to be just as exciting, exploring the passions and pitfalls of 21st century gay life with a candid sense of humour.
But will it create as many stars as Davies's previous Channel 4 series? Here's what happened to the Queer As Folk stars after it ended in 2000.
Aidan Gillen (Stuart)
After playing the sexually rampant Stuart, Gillen landed a role in what many critics claim to be the "greatest...
- 1/17/2015
- Digital Spy
Maddie Hasson has been cast in I Saw The Light, writer-director Marc Abraham’s biopic about country music legend Hank Williams. She will play Billie Jean, a 19-year-old who pursued by Williams (Tom Hiddleston) after his divorce from Audrey (Elizabeth Olsen). She eventually becomes his second wife — and his widow. Hasson recently wrapped the indie pic A Light Beneath Their Feet and starred on ABC Family’s Twisted. She is repped by UTA, the Beddingfield Company and Coast to Coast Talent Group.
Emory Cohen has landed a role in By Way Of Helena, a revenge Western from director Kieran Darcy-Smith. Matt Cook wrote the script, which made the 2009 Black List. Liam Hemsworth stars as an 1880s Texas Ranger sent to an isolated frontier town to investigate a series of murders. There he squares off against a fearsome local preacher (Woody Harrelson). Cohen will play Isaac. His recent credits include Beneath The Harvest Sky,...
Emory Cohen has landed a role in By Way Of Helena, a revenge Western from director Kieran Darcy-Smith. Matt Cook wrote the script, which made the 2009 Black List. Liam Hemsworth stars as an 1880s Texas Ranger sent to an isolated frontier town to investigate a series of murders. There he squares off against a fearsome local preacher (Woody Harrelson). Cohen will play Isaac. His recent credits include Beneath The Harvest Sky,...
- 10/3/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
If you asked me how I came to the film world and I told you I essentially started by selling vintage clothing on eBay, you would probably think I answered the wrong question. This myopic line of thinking is exactly why you might think it’s hard to make, sell, and distribute a film. When I started selling on eBay 10 years ago, it was like the Wild Wild West – there were no instruction manuals or established models for success. I was trying to figure out how to sell something that my customers couldn’t touch or feel (or even see that well, as I still had no idea how to operate a camera).
The new world of independent film is looking more and more like this uncharted territory everyday. With existing consumption patterns becoming outdated, crowdfunding emerging as the new normal, and myriad new digital distribution models developing, there’s...
The new world of independent film is looking more and more like this uncharted territory everyday. With existing consumption patterns becoming outdated, crowdfunding emerging as the new normal, and myriad new digital distribution models developing, there’s...
- 8/1/2014
- by Tina Poppy
- Hope for Film
Callan McAuliffe in Beneath The Harvest Sky.
After Callan McAuliffe landed roles in two studio films, Flipped and I Am Number Four, several years ago, the teenager says he naively expected a glittering Hollywood career would ensue.
That.s now how the actor.s career has panned out but he shot four indie movies around the world in the past 18 months, working with Samuel L. Jackson, Sir Ben Kingsley and Gillian Anderson.
.I am no A-lister,. the Los Angeles-based McAuliffe, 19, told If today on a visit to Sydney as a national ambassador for Unicef promoting children.s rights. "I would rather be a working actor than a mega-famous star..
.I have to audition for every role but when you get the job, it.s very rewarding. I.ve been very fortunate, with a bit of luck and hard work. I have done some diverse movies, although some are not my type of movie.
After Callan McAuliffe landed roles in two studio films, Flipped and I Am Number Four, several years ago, the teenager says he naively expected a glittering Hollywood career would ensue.
That.s now how the actor.s career has panned out but he shot four indie movies around the world in the past 18 months, working with Samuel L. Jackson, Sir Ben Kingsley and Gillian Anderson.
.I am no A-lister,. the Los Angeles-based McAuliffe, 19, told If today on a visit to Sydney as a national ambassador for Unicef promoting children.s rights. "I would rather be a working actor than a mega-famous star..
.I have to audition for every role but when you get the job, it.s very rewarding. I.ve been very fortunate, with a bit of luck and hard work. I have done some diverse movies, although some are not my type of movie.
- 7/30/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Beneath The Harvest Sky
Written and directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly
USA, 2014
Beneath The Harvest Sky tells the story of two Maine teenagers, Dominic (Callan McAuliffe) and Casper (Emory Cohen), who plan to escape their small hometown to start their new lives in Boston. To get money to start anew, Dominic spends his summer harvesting potatoes while Casper gets more involved in his family business of drug smuggling across the Canadian border. Although best friends, their divergent paths attempt to test the core of their friendship.
Directors Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly bring to light on the big screen a rather ambitious drama that opens the boundaries of the average coming-of-age film. By externalizing the film’s conflict through setting, Beneath The Harvest Sky becomes more than what appears on its surface. Sure, the film handles the average fare of teenage romance, parental conflict, drinking and running away,...
Written and directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly
USA, 2014
Beneath The Harvest Sky tells the story of two Maine teenagers, Dominic (Callan McAuliffe) and Casper (Emory Cohen), who plan to escape their small hometown to start their new lives in Boston. To get money to start anew, Dominic spends his summer harvesting potatoes while Casper gets more involved in his family business of drug smuggling across the Canadian border. Although best friends, their divergent paths attempt to test the core of their friendship.
Directors Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly bring to light on the big screen a rather ambitious drama that opens the boundaries of the average coming-of-age film. By externalizing the film’s conflict through setting, Beneath The Harvest Sky becomes more than what appears on its surface. Sure, the film handles the average fare of teenage romance, parental conflict, drinking and running away,...
- 5/9/2014
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
1. Moviefone Returns (Sort Of): Though the iconic 777-film number was disconnected, the Moviefone brand will live on as a website and an app which will provide both movie times and TV listings, Variety reports. 2. Tribeca Film Festival on VOD: The festival may be over, but you can still watch select films from Tribeca Film Festival 2014 on VOD and in theaters. "Beneath The Harvest Sky," "Bright Days Ahead" and "The Bachelor Weekend" are now available on nationwide VOD and in select theaters. You can find out more here. 3. Top Indies in iTunes: Each Monday we present you with the most up-to-date list of the top 10 indie movies in the iTunes store, combining rentals and purchases. "Walk of Shame," "Blue Ruin" and "Filth" joined the list this week. Meanwhile, "Fruitvale Station" returned to the list this week as "Movie of the Week" for only 99 cents to rent. See the full list here.
- 5/5/2014
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
Spider-Man has the Us Postal Service and Kelloggs, Captain America drives a specially designed Chevrolet, and just about every other major tentpole movie this summer will have its share of product placement and co-marketing deals. This sort of business is nothing new or unusual for such global brands, who need to dominate the awareness of moviegoers around the world. But now, independent filmmakers are joining the race for marketing dollars and eyeballs. Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly's new film “Beneath the Harvest Sky” just hit theaters in limited release, and has been available on VOD from Tribeca Film for the last.
- 5/5/2014
- by Jordan Zakarin
- The Wrap
New Release
The Protector 2
R, 1 Hr., 44 Mins.
Thai martial-arts maestro Tony Jaa’s newest film overloads on terrible F/X that rob the film of the actor’s usual brute-force balleticism. Also, RZA plays the bad guy — and someone needs to tell the Wu-Tang master that he can’t act (or fight). The Protector 2 does have a loony charm (actual line of dialogue: “You lost your elephant again?”), and Jija Yanin Wismitanan has a scene-stealing turn as a lady warrior seeking — wait for it — vengeance. (Also available on iTunes and VOD) B- —Darren Franich
New Release
Beneath the Harvest Sky
Not Rated,...
The Protector 2
R, 1 Hr., 44 Mins.
Thai martial-arts maestro Tony Jaa’s newest film overloads on terrible F/X that rob the film of the actor’s usual brute-force balleticism. Also, RZA plays the bad guy — and someone needs to tell the Wu-Tang master that he can’t act (or fight). The Protector 2 does have a loony charm (actual line of dialogue: “You lost your elephant again?”), and Jija Yanin Wismitanan has a scene-stealing turn as a lady warrior seeking — wait for it — vengeance. (Also available on iTunes and VOD) B- —Darren Franich
New Release
Beneath the Harvest Sky
Not Rated,...
- 5/1/2014
- by EW staff
- EW - Inside Movies
This weekend, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone return in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" opposite a villainous Jamie Foxx (check out their hilarious Unscripted below!), the unstoppable Jack Bauer is back and out of hiding this Monday in "24: Live Another Day," Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin come to DVD in the romantic-drama "Labor Day," and TLC premieres its new reality show "Omg Emt!" on Saturday.
Also in theaters this weekend: "Walk of Shame" stars Elizabeth Banks as a reporter stranded after a one-night stand with only hours until the most important job interview of her life. Inspired by a true story, "Belle" follows the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Naval Admiral as she is raised by her aristocratic great-uncle. In "Ida," a young nun is on the verge of taking her vows in 1960s Poland when she discovers a dark and deep family secret dating back to the Nazi occupation.
Also in theaters this weekend: "Walk of Shame" stars Elizabeth Banks as a reporter stranded after a one-night stand with only hours until the most important job interview of her life. Inspired by a true story, "Belle" follows the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Naval Admiral as she is raised by her aristocratic great-uncle. In "Ida," a young nun is on the verge of taking her vows in 1960s Poland when she discovers a dark and deep family secret dating back to the Nazi occupation.
- 5/1/2014
- by Jonny Black
- Moviefone
Thanks for following along with our Tribeca adventures and remember to follow Glenn, Diana, Jason, Abstew and myself on twitter for continual movie madness. Here are the 40 films we reviewed this year in alpha order...
a still from Der Samurai
5 to 7 (Diana)
About Alex (Glenn)
Alex in Venice (Glenn)
The Bachelor Weekend -Irish comedy (Nathaniel)
Bad Hair -Venezuelan childhood drama (Nathaniel)
Beneath the Harvest Sky (Glenn)
Boulevard -with Robin Williams (Nathaniel)
Bright Days Ahead (Abstew)
The Canal -horror (Jason)
Chef -starry indie from Jon Favreau (Abstew)
Dior and I (Glenn)
Electric Slide -hipster 80s crime drama (Nathaniel)
Every Secret Thing -mystery with Dakota Fanning (Nathaniel)
Extraterrestrial - horror (Jason)
Gabriel - with Rory Culkin (Abstew)
Glass Chin - with Corey Stoll (Diana)
Goodbye To All That (Diana)
In Your Eyes - Joss Whedon online film (Jason)
Indigenous -horror (Jason)
Just Before I Go -Courteney Cox directing (Glenn)
Life Partners...
a still from Der Samurai
5 to 7 (Diana)
About Alex (Glenn)
Alex in Venice (Glenn)
The Bachelor Weekend -Irish comedy (Nathaniel)
Bad Hair -Venezuelan childhood drama (Nathaniel)
Beneath the Harvest Sky (Glenn)
Boulevard -with Robin Williams (Nathaniel)
Bright Days Ahead (Abstew)
The Canal -horror (Jason)
Chef -starry indie from Jon Favreau (Abstew)
Dior and I (Glenn)
Electric Slide -hipster 80s crime drama (Nathaniel)
Every Secret Thing -mystery with Dakota Fanning (Nathaniel)
Extraterrestrial - horror (Jason)
Gabriel - with Rory Culkin (Abstew)
Glass Chin - with Corey Stoll (Diana)
Goodbye To All That (Diana)
In Your Eyes - Joss Whedon online film (Jason)
Indigenous -horror (Jason)
Just Before I Go -Courteney Cox directing (Glenn)
Life Partners...
- 5/1/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
-By Jarvis!
I ran into the Amazing Aidan Gillen, here to promote his film at the festival Beneath The Harvest Sky (which looks amazing by the way)! But let’s be real, he’s my everything on Game of Thrones, and I want the scoop on what’s to come for Little Finger and More!
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Mr. Gillen is a class act and had no problem filling me in about his new film, Got, The Wire, and even stopping to have a starring contest!!! Soo much fun! I’m pretty sure that now makes me Lord of the Elevator, which to my parents is far better than my former title Lord of Unemployment!!! Heck Yes! Thanks Aidan!
I ran into the Amazing Aidan Gillen, here to promote his film at the festival Beneath The Harvest Sky (which looks amazing by the way)! But let’s be real, he’s my everything on Game of Thrones, and I want the scoop on what’s to come for Little Finger and More!
View Photo/Video Gallery
Mr. Gillen is a class act and had no problem filling me in about his new film, Got, The Wire, and even stopping to have a starring contest!!! Soo much fun! I’m pretty sure that now makes me Lord of the Elevator, which to my parents is far better than my former title Lord of Unemployment!!! Heck Yes! Thanks Aidan!
- 4/30/2014
- by VH1
- TheFabLife - Movies
With the summer movie season kicking off this week with the first of many expensive spectacles, those looking for smaller and more intimate human stories to enjoy may want to check out Beneath the Harvest Sky , the debut by Maine filmmakers Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly, which explores the lives of young people in a rural area in the Northeast. It stars Ethan Cohen ( The Place Beyond the Pines ) and Callan McCauliffe ( The Great Gatsby ) as lifelong friends Casper and Dominick who only want to get out of their hometown of Van Buren, Maine as quickly as possible, finding different paths to make the money needed to do so. Casper starts to work with his criminal father Clayton (Aidan Gillen from "Game of Thrones") to smuggle drugs across the Canadian border, while...
- 4/30/2014
- Comingsoon.net
If the new hard times have been addressed in The Place Beyond the Pines and Out of the Furnace, films that depict hardscrabble America as rugged and feral, then Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly's Beneath the Harvest Sky is those dramas' Gus Van Sant-influenced cousin, detailing rural socioeconomic travails from a more youthful, romantic perspective.
Casper (Emory Cohen) and Dominic (Callan McAuliffe) are best friends in a poor Maine town who dream of escaping to Boston, an outpost that feels no closer than the moon. In a forgotten corner of the U.S., neither has much in the way of economic opportunity: Dominic works the potato harvest, while Casper apprentices for his drug dealer father (Aidan Gillen).
Yet the narrative is the least interesting thi...
Casper (Emory Cohen) and Dominic (Callan McAuliffe) are best friends in a poor Maine town who dream of escaping to Boston, an outpost that feels no closer than the moon. In a forgotten corner of the U.S., neither has much in the way of economic opportunity: Dominic works the potato harvest, while Casper apprentices for his drug dealer father (Aidan Gillen).
Yet the narrative is the least interesting thi...
- 4/30/2014
- Village Voice
Whether you know him best as Game of Thrones’ scheming Littlefinger or ambitious Baltimore politico Tommy Carcetti on HBO’s The Wire, actor Aiden Gillen has the uncanny ability to make any bad guy seem a bit more humane – which also happens to be the reoccurring theme in his newest project, indie flick Beneath The Harvest Sky.
In the film, Gillen plays a prescription drug dealer in rural Maine whose teen son Casper (Emory Cohen) fuels his desperate need for cash by becoming involved in his dad’s undercover dealings.
“It’s my kind of gig,” says Gillen of the movie,...
In the film, Gillen plays a prescription drug dealer in rural Maine whose teen son Casper (Emory Cohen) fuels his desperate need for cash by becoming involved in his dad’s undercover dealings.
“It’s my kind of gig,” says Gillen of the movie,...
- 4/29/2014
- by Nina Terrero
- EW - Inside Movies
Filmmaking couple Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly have been working together since the critically acclaimed documentary “The Way We Get By,” back in 2009. With “Beneath The Harvest Sky,” the duo are covering new ground, in more ways than one. They are stepping out of the factual world of documentaries and into the more nebulous narrative of fiction. Made-for-tv docs and short subject matters have paved the path to a full-length two hour feature for the big screen. And after dealing with seniors, and their lifetimes of experience, in "The Way We Get By" and "The Gambling Man" for PBS' “Lifecasters” project, they now turn their focus on the brazen youth who look ahead at the uncertain future. This shift in subject and medium ends up being something of a double-edged sword, but ultimately does the picture more good than harm. Set in a small northern corner of Maine, the story...
- 4/28/2014
- by Nikola Grozdanovic
- The Playlist
Game of Thrones star Aidan Gillen stopped by VH1 to talk about his role as Petyr Baelish aka Little Finger and his new film, Beneath the Harvest Sky. During his chat with Ellie, we challenged him to Game of Draws to test his artistic skills. While drawing the world of Westeros, he reveals that he was drawn to his new film because of the father-son dynamic. The role is a far cry from his current character on HBO’s hit series.
If Gillen looks unrecognizable in the video it’s because he, like most of the cast, look strikingly different than their characters. All that makeup and clothing really alters one’s look. Check out his cast mates in and out of Game of Thrones drag.
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If Gillen looks unrecognizable in the video it’s because he, like most of the cast, look strikingly different than their characters. All that makeup and clothing really alters one’s look. Check out his cast mates in and out of Game of Thrones drag.
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- 4/28/2014
- by VH1
- TheFabLife - Movies
That old familiar damp-backwoods-gray-skies indie ominousness is peddled to little effect by Beneath the Harvest Sky, a film whose title is more evocative than either its portentous mood or its coming-of-age drama. Lurking around the edges of Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly’s picture is a subtly unsettling, nuanced performance by The Wire and Game of Thrones great Aidan Gillen as a ne’er-do-well dad named Clayton who’s illegally transporting prescription pills across the Maine-Canada border. Unfortunately, Gillen’s subplot is largely just a device designed to get the plot to a third-act tragedy involving Clayton’s roughneck son Casper (Emory Cohen) and Casper’s straight-and-narrow friend Dominic (Callan McAuliffe). Caspar is mot...
- 4/23/2014
- Village Voice
This contains spoilers from Sunday’s Game of Thrones…
Making a grand entrance on a ghostly ship, Sunday’s Game of Thrones saw the return of Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish to the game board. Littlefinger swooped in to rescue the imperiled Sansa Stark following the assassination of King Joffrey. But for what purpose? Actor Aidan Gillen, promoting his upcoming indie film Beneath the Harvest Sky, answered a few Thrones questions in a rare interview about his character.
Entertainment Weekly: So this is probably the biggest season yet for your character. Can you tease what we can expect?
Aidan Gillen: For...
Making a grand entrance on a ghostly ship, Sunday’s Game of Thrones saw the return of Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish to the game board. Littlefinger swooped in to rescue the imperiled Sansa Stark following the assassination of King Joffrey. But for what purpose? Actor Aidan Gillen, promoting his upcoming indie film Beneath the Harvest Sky, answered a few Thrones questions in a rare interview about his character.
Entertainment Weekly: So this is probably the biggest season yet for your character. Can you tease what we can expect?
Aidan Gillen: For...
- 4/21/2014
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
What would you do to get out of your small town and forge a new life? How desperate is that desire to flee, and how far would you go to make it happen? Those seem to be some of the core themes at play in the coming-of-age thriller "Beneath The Harvest Sky." Written and directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly, the film stars Emory Cohen ("The Place Beyond The Pines"), Aidan Gillen ("The Wire," "Game Of Thrones") and Callan McAuliffe ("The Great Gatsby") and tells the story of friends Casper and Dominic who make a pact to pool their earnings on a car and hit the road, so they can ditch small town Maine. When Casper is drawn into drug smuggling by his outlaw father, his friendship with Dominic is tested, leading to some tough choices. In this exclusive clip, we see Caspar's smooth father as he operates and explains his business.
- 4/18/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The 13th Tribeca Film Festival begins Wednesday, April 16 with a lineup featuring over 50 world premieres and even more must-see films.
This year’s Tribeca line-up begins Wednesday, April 16 with a screening of Time Is Illmatic, a documentary celebrating the 20th anniversary of Nas’ 1994 album Illmatic. After the screening, Nas himself will perform songs from his legendary album.
Features Premiering At Tribeca
TV comedies collide in About Alex, which stars Parks and Recreation’s Aubrey Plaza and New Girl’s Max Greenfield – not to mention Jane Levy (Subergatory), Max Minghella (The Mindy Project, The Social Network), Jason Ritter (Parenthood), Nate Parker and Maggie Grace (Taken, Lost). Written and directed by Jesse Zwick, this The Big Chill homage takes place during a weekend away, as old friends in their mi-twenties come together to help one in the group who is suicidal.
Another TV-star driven film premiering at Tribeca is Life Partners, starring...
This year’s Tribeca line-up begins Wednesday, April 16 with a screening of Time Is Illmatic, a documentary celebrating the 20th anniversary of Nas’ 1994 album Illmatic. After the screening, Nas himself will perform songs from his legendary album.
Features Premiering At Tribeca
TV comedies collide in About Alex, which stars Parks and Recreation’s Aubrey Plaza and New Girl’s Max Greenfield – not to mention Jane Levy (Subergatory), Max Minghella (The Mindy Project, The Social Network), Jason Ritter (Parenthood), Nate Parker and Maggie Grace (Taken, Lost). Written and directed by Jesse Zwick, this The Big Chill homage takes place during a weekend away, as old friends in their mi-twenties come together to help one in the group who is suicidal.
Another TV-star driven film premiering at Tribeca is Life Partners, starring...
- 4/16/2014
- Uinterview
On Demand DVD New Releases April 14-20 The Bachelor Weekend A bachelor party weekend in the great outdoors takes some wild detours in this hilarious and heartfelt comedy. Andrew Scott, Amy Huberman (Tvma, 1:34) 4/15 Available same day as theatrical release. Beneath the Harvest Sky Desperate for a way out of their town, two teens find their friendship pushed to the brink when one is pulled into drug smuggling with his outlaw father. Emory Cohen, Callan McAuliffe (Tvma, 1:57) 4/15 Available same day as theatrical release. Bright Days Ahead In this sophisticated and sexy tale, a married woman in her 60s (French icon Fanny Ardant) tumbles … Continue reading →
The post On Demand DVD New Releases April 14-20 appeared first on Channel Guide Magazine.
The post On Demand DVD New Releases April 14-20 appeared first on Channel Guide Magazine.
- 4/14/2014
- by Meredith Ennis
- ChannelGuideMag
Festival top brass have also announced the programme for the fifth Tribeca Online Festival and Tribeca Film’s VOD slate during Tff, set to run from April 16-27.
The new Tribeca N.O.W. offers a glimpse into the work of 12 creators of new online work (N.O.W.) selected from 100 candidates.
Projects will include music videos, short documentaries and webseries. Each nominee and their work will be featured on the Tribeca website and granted access to 2014 Tff events.
The #6Secfilms competition returns as part of Tribeca Online Festival (Tof) and profiles six-second films made in association with Vine.
Eight films will be streamed after their festival screening under the auspices of Tof. The roster includes Ice Poison (Bing Du, pictured), Ne Me Quitte Pas, True Son and Vara: A Blessing.
“The growth of digital, social and mobile platforms has made it possible for us to deliver new artistic talent to audiences on more than just one...
The new Tribeca N.O.W. offers a glimpse into the work of 12 creators of new online work (N.O.W.) selected from 100 candidates.
Projects will include music videos, short documentaries and webseries. Each nominee and their work will be featured on the Tribeca website and granted access to 2014 Tff events.
The #6Secfilms competition returns as part of Tribeca Online Festival (Tof) and profiles six-second films made in association with Vine.
Eight films will be streamed after their festival screening under the auspices of Tof. The roster includes Ice Poison (Bing Du, pictured), Ne Me Quitte Pas, True Son and Vara: A Blessing.
“The growth of digital, social and mobile platforms has made it possible for us to deliver new artistic talent to audiences on more than just one...
- 4/10/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Tribeca Film Festival has expanded its online programming, adding Tribeca N.O.W., a newly designed program that recognizes creators of new online work (N.O.W.) as part of the fifth annual Tribeca Online Festival (Tof). In addition, Tribeca has announced eight festival titles which will be available to stream for free. The titles include features "Ice Poison" (Bing Du), "Ne Me Quitte Pas," "True Son" and "Vara: A Blessing," which will be streamed following their Festival theatrical premieres. Additional titles include the short films "Love in the Time of March Madness," "Parachute," "Peepers" and "Scratch." The short films will be accessible on tribecafilm.com/online. In addition, through the same site, audiences can vote on the best online feature and short, with the winners receiving a total of $15,000 in prize money. Winners will be announced at the Tribeca Film Festival Awards on April 24. Tribeca Film will also...
- 4/10/2014
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
Six months after the film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly‘s coming-of-age drama “Beneath the Harvest Sky” is set to join the Tribeca Film Festival’s 2014 Viewpoints lineup. A new trailer for the film, which stars Callan McAuliffe (“The Great Gatsby”) and Emory Cohen (“The Place Beyond The Pines”), [...]
The post Watch: Callan McAuliffe and Emory Cohen in New ‘Beneath the Harvest Sky’ Trailer appeared first on Up and Comers.
The post Watch: Callan McAuliffe and Emory Cohen in New ‘Beneath the Harvest Sky’ Trailer appeared first on Up and Comers.
- 3/4/2014
- by Alfonso Espina
- UpandComers
By the looks of it, the Tribeca Film Festival might finally be growing out of their awkward teenage phase and moving into a new era where the nab more than just Sundance and SXSW festival rejects. Artistic Director Frederic Boyer has managed to nab some noteworthy American indie projects such as Lou Howe’s Gabriel (see pic above), Keith Miller’s Five Star, Adam Rapp’s Loitering with Intent, and Tristan Patterson’s Electric Slide.
On the docu front, we’ve got the latest from the likes of notable documentarians Marshall Curry and Jessica Yu. Think Ewan McGregor’s Long Way Round meets child solider movie for Curry’s awesomely titled Point and Shoot — where the Libyan rebel army take hold of Curry’s subject. Yu moves from water shortage in Last Call at the Oasis (read our review) to the biggest pandemic of all; Misconception looks at the consequences...
On the docu front, we’ve got the latest from the likes of notable documentarians Marshall Curry and Jessica Yu. Think Ewan McGregor’s Long Way Round meets child solider movie for Curry’s awesomely titled Point and Shoot — where the Libyan rebel army take hold of Curry’s subject. Yu moves from water shortage in Last Call at the Oasis (read our review) to the biggest pandemic of all; Misconception looks at the consequences...
- 3/4/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The 13th Tribeca Film Festival has announced half its slate for next month’s New York celebration, which runs April 16-27. Culled from more than 6,000 submissions, Tribeca 2014 includes 55 world premieres, 37 first-time filmmakers, and 22 female directors. “Variously inspired by individual interests and experience and driven by an intense sensibility of style, the array of new filmmaking voices in this year’s competition is especially impressive and I think memorable,” said Frederic Boyer, Tribeca’s artistic director. “The range of American subcultures and international genres represented here are both eclectic and wide reaching.”
On April 17, Gabriel will open the World Narrative competition,...
On April 17, Gabriel will open the World Narrative competition,...
- 3/4/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Tribeca Film Festival top brass have announced (4) the World Narrative and Documentary Competition film selections and Viewpoints titles, comprising 47 of the 89 features that will screen at the festival over April 16-27.
The World Narrative Feature Competition will open with the world premiere of Lou Howe’s Gabriel starring Rory Culkin, while the corresponding documentary category kicks off with the world premiere of Frédéric Tcheng’s Dior And I (pictured).
Viewpoints opens with the world premiere of Onur Tukel’s Summer Of Blood and the section includes the North American premiere of Diao Yinan’s Berlin Golden Bear winner Black Coal, Thin Ice as well as the Us premiere of David Mackenzie’s Starred Up.
All three sections will commence on April 17. As previously announced, the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival will open with documentary Time Is Illmatic a day earlier.
Overall the festival will screen features from 32 countries including 55 world premieres, six international premieres, 12 North American...
The World Narrative Feature Competition will open with the world premiere of Lou Howe’s Gabriel starring Rory Culkin, while the corresponding documentary category kicks off with the world premiere of Frédéric Tcheng’s Dior And I (pictured).
Viewpoints opens with the world premiere of Onur Tukel’s Summer Of Blood and the section includes the North American premiere of Diao Yinan’s Berlin Golden Bear winner Black Coal, Thin Ice as well as the Us premiere of David Mackenzie’s Starred Up.
All three sections will commence on April 17. As previously announced, the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival will open with documentary Time Is Illmatic a day earlier.
Overall the festival will screen features from 32 countries including 55 world premieres, six international premieres, 12 North American...
- 3/4/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Variety reports that Tribeca are unearthing one of the better U.S indie items to have played at the recent Toronto Int. Film Fest. Featuring a young ensemble with raw performances from the likes of Callan McAuliffe and Emory Cohen (we noted the pair in our top new faces list) Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly’s Beneath the Harvest Sky will be the small town ennui/blue chip” (stealing this one from another news item) to catch in ’14.
Gist: This tells the story of Casper (Emory Cohen) and Dominic (Callan McAuliffe)— two best friends that are fiercely loyal to one another, as they come of age in a small farming town in Maine. During harvest break, Casper is drawn into smuggling drugs across the Canadian border with his outlaw father, Clayton (Aidan Gillen). Meanwhile, Dominic works his final potato harvest, hoping to earn the money he needs to buy a car...
Gist: This tells the story of Casper (Emory Cohen) and Dominic (Callan McAuliffe)— two best friends that are fiercely loyal to one another, as they come of age in a small farming town in Maine. During harvest break, Casper is drawn into smuggling drugs across the Canadian border with his outlaw father, Clayton (Aidan Gillen). Meanwhile, Dominic works his final potato harvest, hoping to earn the money he needs to buy a car...
- 12/10/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis was named best film at the 23rd annual Gotham Awards on Monday night (Dec 2) at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.Scroll down for full list of winners
In a solid recognition of independent talent, Matthew McConaughey reinforced his awards season credentials with the best actor win for Dallas Buyers Club.
Brie Larson prevailed over Cate Blanchett to win the best actress award for her acclaimed turn in Short Term 12.
Fruitvale Station claimed two prizes with the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director award for Ryan Coogler and Breakthrough Actor honours for Michael B Jordan.
Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act Of Killing scooped the best documentary prize.
In the audience award Tadashi Nakamura’s Jake Shimabukuro: Life On Four Strings emerged victorious, while Gita Pullapilly’s Beneath The Harvest Sky won the Euphoria Ck Spotlight On Women Filmmakers Live The Dream Grant.
Lee Daniels’ The Butler star Forest Whitaker received a tribute...
In a solid recognition of independent talent, Matthew McConaughey reinforced his awards season credentials with the best actor win for Dallas Buyers Club.
Brie Larson prevailed over Cate Blanchett to win the best actress award for her acclaimed turn in Short Term 12.
Fruitvale Station claimed two prizes with the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director award for Ryan Coogler and Breakthrough Actor honours for Michael B Jordan.
Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act Of Killing scooped the best documentary prize.
In the audience award Tadashi Nakamura’s Jake Shimabukuro: Life On Four Strings emerged victorious, while Gita Pullapilly’s Beneath The Harvest Sky won the Euphoria Ck Spotlight On Women Filmmakers Live The Dream Grant.
Lee Daniels’ The Butler star Forest Whitaker received a tribute...
- 12/3/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
2013 Gotham Awards 2013: Nominations (photo: Best Actress nominee Cate Blanchett in ’Blue Jasmine,’ directed by Woody Allen) See previous post: “Gotham Awards Nominations: No Oscar Guarantee (or Even Likelihood)?“ Best Feature 12 Years A Slave. Steve McQueen, director; Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas, producers. (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, David Lowery, director; Tony Halbrooks, James M. Johnston, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Amy Kaufman, Cassian Elwes, producers (IFC Films) Before Midnight, Richard Linklater, director; Richard Linklater, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Sara Woodhatch, producers (Sony Pictures Classics) Inside Llewyn Davis, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors; Scott Rudin, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, producers (CBS Films) Upstream Color, Shane Carruth, director; Shane Carruth, Casey Gooden, Ben LeClair, producers. Best Documentary The Act Of Killing, Joshua Oppenheimer, director; Signe Byrge, Joshua Oppenheimer, producers (Drafthouse Films) The Crash Reel, Lucy Walker, director; Julian Cautherly,...
- 10/29/2013
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Now that the dust has settled and the behemoth Tiff is in our rear-view mirror, the Ioncinema.com team are comparing notes, grading films and looking back at our personal experiences, our rapport with the films we saw and the characters that vividly remain with us. Among our favorite fest recaps, our discerning fivesome (Eric Lavallee, Jordan M. Smith, Nicholas Bell, Leora Heilbronn, Caitlin Coder) have created a Top 20 List of New Faces from the 2013 of up-and-coming actors and actresses (of all age demos) that stole some thunder in lead or supporting player roles. Here they are:
#20. Zoe Levin (Palo Alto, Beneath the Harvest Sky)
Unlike the characters of Emily and Tasha in Gia Coppola’s Palo Alto and Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly’s Beneath the Harvest Sky, Zoe Levin‘s future is a a bright one. Respectively playing a teens suffering from suburban and country-setting ennui, in Palo Alto...
#20. Zoe Levin (Palo Alto, Beneath the Harvest Sky)
Unlike the characters of Emily and Tasha in Gia Coppola’s Palo Alto and Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly’s Beneath the Harvest Sky, Zoe Levin‘s future is a a bright one. Respectively playing a teens suffering from suburban and country-setting ennui, in Palo Alto...
- 9/19/2013
- by IONCINEMA.com Contributing Writers
- IONCINEMA.com
Exclusive: Paradigm has signed Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly, who wrote, directed and produced Beneath The Harvest Sky. That film had it’s World Premiere in Toronto last night in the Discovery section and was a Next Wave selection of the festival. Paradigm is also selling the film. The filmmakers previously co-directed the docu The Way We Get By, about a group of senior citizens that transform their lives by greeting nearly 1 million U.S. troops at a small airport in Maine. Beneath The Harvest Sky stars Emory Cohen and Callan McAuliffe as two best friends that are fiercely loyal to one another, as they come of age in a small farming town in Maine. One is a potato farmer raising money so he and his pal can start over, while the other is drawn into a drug-smuggling ring with his outlaw father. Here’s the trailer:...
- 9/9/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Just when you think you know which parts of the country go hard, Maine comes in and puts itself in the running for the number one spot. Proving that when the potato harvest is in full swing, the drug money is flowing, teens are running wild and Harvest Buddies are the new friends with benefits, Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly‘s Beneath the Harvest Sky is perhaps not the best tourism brochure for the Pine Tree State. Casper (Emory Cohen) and Dominic (Callan McAuliffe) are best friends on very different paths – Dominic spends his harvest picking potatoes as he should, while Casper gets pressured into the family drug smuggling business by his father (Game of Thrones‘ Aiden Gillen). A lot of yelling ensues in glorious Maine accents as Casper and Dominic see their friendship start to deteriorate over their different lifestyles. Hey, leaving the potato farm for a drug deal over the Canadian border must seem pretty...
- 8/23/2013
- by Samantha Wilson
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
It's a bit ridiculous but my reaction watching the trailer for the excellent looking Beneath the Harvest Sky was something along the lines of "This looks promis-It's Littlefinger! I wonder how big his role is? This is looking really great. It's Littlefinger! I guess his role is fairly substantial" repeat ad nauseum.
Once the initial shock of seeing Aidan Gillen in a contemporary film (yes, he's been in other things but the only thing I know him from is "Game of Thrones"), I re-watched the trailer and my initial thought has been confirmed: this looks great.
Directed by veteran documentary filmmakers Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly, Beneath the Harvest Sky stars Callan McAuliffe and Emory Cohen as best friends living in an industrial town in Maine who are doing everythi [Continued ...]...
Once the initial shock of seeing Aidan Gillen in a contemporary film (yes, he's been in other things but the only thing I know him from is "Game of Thrones"), I re-watched the trailer and my initial thought has been confirmed: this looks great.
Directed by veteran documentary filmmakers Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly, Beneath the Harvest Sky stars Callan McAuliffe and Emory Cohen as best friends living in an industrial town in Maine who are doing everythi [Continued ...]...
- 8/23/2013
- QuietEarth.us
In the last wave of Tiff announcements, it’s the Discovery section that we’re most curious about as it normally is loaded up with the rookies, many first-time and second time filmmakers breaking into world film festival circuit programming with genuine gems. Among the 25 plus selected films that make up the programme, we’ve got a handful of U.S. independent films in the likes of Mark Phinney’s Fat, a pair of Us in Progress Paris projects in Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly’s Beneath The Harvest Sky and Tommy Oliver’s 1982, while a newbie filmmaker part of the clan in Gia Coppola makes the trip from Venice Film Festival’s Horizon section to Toronto with the book to film adapation of James Franco Palo Alto (see pic above). Also from Venice, we have the Venice Days included Bethlehem, from Israeli helmer Yuval Adler and an item that...
- 8/20/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Festival organisers announced the Discovery, Mavericks and Masters sections, details of the David Cronenberg: Transformation exhibition, a tenth Midnight Madness entry and introduced the Glenn Gould Studio to the festival’s stable of venues.
The programming strands feature new work from Catherine Breillat and on-stage conversations with Spike Jones, Irrfan Khan, Harvey Weinstein and Ron Howard.
The final entry in Midnight Madness will be the world premiere of Alex de la Iglesia’s Witching & Bitching (Las brujas De Zugarramurdi) (Spain-France).
The Glenn Gould Studio will serve as a venue for various public and industry programming during the festival and will function as a main location for the Tiff Industry Conference, set to run from Sept 6-12.
Programming will include the industry conference keynote session, Master Class, Moguls, Mavericks, Telefilm Canada Pitch This! on Sept 9 and the Doc Conference from Sept 10-11.
“As the jewel of the Canadian Broadcast Centre, Glenn Gould Studio...
The programming strands feature new work from Catherine Breillat and on-stage conversations with Spike Jones, Irrfan Khan, Harvey Weinstein and Ron Howard.
The final entry in Midnight Madness will be the world premiere of Alex de la Iglesia’s Witching & Bitching (Las brujas De Zugarramurdi) (Spain-France).
The Glenn Gould Studio will serve as a venue for various public and industry programming during the festival and will function as a main location for the Tiff Industry Conference, set to run from Sept 6-12.
Programming will include the industry conference keynote session, Master Class, Moguls, Mavericks, Telefilm Canada Pitch This! on Sept 9 and the Doc Conference from Sept 10-11.
“As the jewel of the Canadian Broadcast Centre, Glenn Gould Studio...
- 8/20/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Us in Progress Paris which promotes about a half dozen American independent film currently in post-production to European buyers in the context of the Champs Elysées Film Festival in Paris (this June) have selected film items from the likes of Michael Tully, Leah Meyerhoff and Jaffe Zinn — projects we are more than likely going to see as early as the fall, Sundance 2014 and beyond. The 2nd edition of the Us in Progress Paris morphed from the already popular American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland will invite the following:
Blue Potato
Directed by Gita Pullapilly who first blasted on the scene with the docu The Way We Get By (winner of the Special Jury Award – 09′ SXSW) this Northeastern tale (see pic above) set in Van Buren, telling “the story of 17-year-old Dominic Roy, a headstrong teen working his final potato harvest to earn enough money to escape the pitfalls and...
Blue Potato
Directed by Gita Pullapilly who first blasted on the scene with the docu The Way We Get By (winner of the Special Jury Award – 09′ SXSW) this Northeastern tale (see pic above) set in Van Buren, telling “the story of 17-year-old Dominic Roy, a headstrong teen working his final potato harvest to earn enough money to escape the pitfalls and...
- 4/16/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Zoe Levin has joined the cast of the independent movie Palo Alto Stories directed by Gia Coppola who adapted from the collection of stories by James Franco. Levin recently wrapped Nat Faxon and Jim Rash’s The Way Way Back with Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell. She also appeared in Blue Potato, written and directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly. Earlier credits include Trust directed by David Schwimmer. Levin is repped by Kami Putnam Heist at CAA and Bonnie Liedtke of Principato Young. Pretty Little Liars regular Troian Bellisario has been cast in C.O.G., an independent film directed and written by Kyle Patrick Alvarez. It’s the first film adaptation of writing by the humorist David Sedaris. In this particular essay, Sedaris travels to work in the apple orchards of Oregon and is confronted by migrant workers and God-fearing churchgoers. Jonathan Groff, Corey Stoll, Casey Wilson and Dean Stockwell also star.
- 11/3/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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