Just two days before Sundance Film Festival will unveil its lineup, the other major January Utah festival has released theirs. Now in its 29th iteration, next year’s Slamdance Film Festival––which will also be providing programming both in-person and online, from January 20th through 29th––has unveiled its features slate. The lineup for the festival, which opens with Moby’s Punk Rock Vegan Movie, was culled from 7,600 total submissions, 1,522 of which were features. All films selected in the Narrative Features and Documentary Features competition categories are directorial debuts without U.S. distribution, with budgets of less than 1 million Usd.
“From the streets of Seattle to the psychedelic skies of a unicorn-run dystopia, our filmmakers are transporting audiences to new dimensions with stories that explore the nuance of disability, immigration and gender. This year’s lineup represents a generation of new directors who are breaking boundaries and redefining what filmmaking...
“From the streets of Seattle to the psychedelic skies of a unicorn-run dystopia, our filmmakers are transporting audiences to new dimensions with stories that explore the nuance of disability, immigration and gender. This year’s lineup represents a generation of new directors who are breaking boundaries and redefining what filmmaking...
- 12/5/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Slamdance has announced its feature lineup and “Free LSD” as the closing night film for the 29th Slamdance Film Festival
This year’s lineup was chosen from 7,600 submissions — 1, 522 of which were features — and represents projects from 13 different countries. The selections for the Narrative Features and Documentary Features competition categories are directorial debuts without U.S. distribution, with budgets of less than 1 million.
In addition to Slamdance’s opening night film Moby’s “Punk Rock Vegan Movie,” the festival will also showcase two additional Spotlight Feature screenings: “Downwind” and “Free LSD,” which follows one man’s inter-dimensional journey where, after using an experimental drug, he is provided a glimpse into a parallel universe. The film features appearances from Keith Morris and Jack Black.
“From the streets of Seattle to the psychedelic skies of a unicorn-run dystopia, our filmmakers are transporting audiences to new dimensions with stories that explore the nuance of disability,...
This year’s lineup was chosen from 7,600 submissions — 1, 522 of which were features — and represents projects from 13 different countries. The selections for the Narrative Features and Documentary Features competition categories are directorial debuts without U.S. distribution, with budgets of less than 1 million.
In addition to Slamdance’s opening night film Moby’s “Punk Rock Vegan Movie,” the festival will also showcase two additional Spotlight Feature screenings: “Downwind” and “Free LSD,” which follows one man’s inter-dimensional journey where, after using an experimental drug, he is provided a glimpse into a parallel universe. The film features appearances from Keith Morris and Jack Black.
“From the streets of Seattle to the psychedelic skies of a unicorn-run dystopia, our filmmakers are transporting audiences to new dimensions with stories that explore the nuance of disability,...
- 12/5/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
The Slamdance Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for its 29th edition — taking place both in-person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah from January 20-26, and online on the Slamdance Channel from the 23rd to the 29th.
This year’s lineup of films from 13 countries was chosen from more than 7,600 submissions, more than 1,500 of which were features. As has been the case at each edition of Slamdance since its 1995 founding, all films selected in Narrative Features and Documentary Features competition are directorial debuts without U.S. distribution, with budgets of less than 1M Usd.
Slamdance revealed today that Dimitri Coats’ Free LSD will make its world premiere at the festival, serving as its Closing Night feature. The film featuring appearances from Keith Morris and Jack Black follows the inter-dimensional journey of a man who has used an experimental drug to cure a personal problem, thereby being provided a...
This year’s lineup of films from 13 countries was chosen from more than 7,600 submissions, more than 1,500 of which were features. As has been the case at each edition of Slamdance since its 1995 founding, all films selected in Narrative Features and Documentary Features competition are directorial debuts without U.S. distribution, with budgets of less than 1M Usd.
Slamdance revealed today that Dimitri Coats’ Free LSD will make its world premiere at the festival, serving as its Closing Night feature. The film featuring appearances from Keith Morris and Jack Black follows the inter-dimensional journey of a man who has used an experimental drug to cure a personal problem, thereby being provided a...
- 12/5/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Today was the last day for Newseum, the glassy, modernist museum on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. dedicated to the history and importance of the news media and the First Amendment.
There are no shortage of theories as to why the museum couldn’t make a go of it. The nonprofit Freedom Forum, its creator and principal investor, determined that the operating costs were unsustainable.
Perhaps the scale of the building was too ambitious, as the Freedom Forum spent $600 million on the project since it opened.
Perhaps it’s that the museum opened in 2008, on the cusp of the Great Recession, and never really recovered from the loss of benefactors in the upheaval of the news industry.
Or perhaps it was the ticket price. At almost $25 per adult, the Newseum had to compete with free, as in the zero admission cost of so many other D.C. attractions. As...
There are no shortage of theories as to why the museum couldn’t make a go of it. The nonprofit Freedom Forum, its creator and principal investor, determined that the operating costs were unsustainable.
Perhaps the scale of the building was too ambitious, as the Freedom Forum spent $600 million on the project since it opened.
Perhaps it’s that the museum opened in 2008, on the cusp of the Great Recession, and never really recovered from the loss of benefactors in the upheaval of the news industry.
Or perhaps it was the ticket price. At almost $25 per adult, the Newseum had to compete with free, as in the zero admission cost of so many other D.C. attractions. As...
- 1/1/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Lorna Doom, bassist for the groundbreaking Los Angeles punk band the Germs, has died, drummer Don Bolles confirms. It’s unclear what the cause of death was.
“She left this mortal coil today around 1,” Bolles wrote in a comment via Facebook in a post where he wrote the word “Lorna.”
The Germs – whose classic lineup comprised Doom, Bolles, singer Darby Crash and Pat Smear, who later joined Nirvana and is currently in Foo Fighters – formed in 1976. The group released its influential album, (GI) in 1979. Produced by Joan Jett, the album...
“She left this mortal coil today around 1,” Bolles wrote in a comment via Facebook in a post where he wrote the word “Lorna.”
The Germs – whose classic lineup comprised Doom, Bolles, singer Darby Crash and Pat Smear, who later joined Nirvana and is currently in Foo Fighters – formed in 1976. The group released its influential album, (GI) in 1979. Produced by Joan Jett, the album...
- 1/17/2019
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
If Dava Whisenant’s joyous documentary “Bathtubs Over Broadway” served only to spotlight the occluded corner of American musical history known as the “industrial musical,” it would be perfectly entertaining in its own right. But in its portrayal of one man’s unusual journey, the film has much to say about turning ironic amusement into unalloyed appreciation.
And if you don’t know what an “industrial musical” is, relax — we were never meant to see them in the first place. Starting in the 1950s, these shows were crafted to entertain and inspire the sales reps from companies like Xerox and General Electric. Expensive and elaborate, they were often performed only a few times, at conventions or sales meetings, and they mostly exist now on souvenir soundtrack recordings (of shows with names like “Diesel Dazzle” or “The Bathrooms Are Coming!”) that weren’t intended to be shared with the general public.
And if you don’t know what an “industrial musical” is, relax — we were never meant to see them in the first place. Starting in the 1950s, these shows were crafted to entertain and inspire the sales reps from companies like Xerox and General Electric. Expensive and elaborate, they were often performed only a few times, at conventions or sales meetings, and they mostly exist now on souvenir soundtrack recordings (of shows with names like “Diesel Dazzle” or “The Bathrooms Are Coming!”) that weren’t intended to be shared with the general public.
- 11/29/2018
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
With the season of apple cider-soaked gatherings nearly upon us, Real Gone Music is making sure you have the appropriate tunes for party time with their announcement of four October album releases, including The Return of the Living Dead soundtrack, the Cujo score, and more.
"Real Gone Music announces several Halloween-themed albums available this October including the soundtrack to Stephen King's Cujo, Zacherle's Monster Gallery from the Cool Ghoul, John Zacherle, the sole studio album from one of the great 80s goth/death rock bands, 45 Grave, and another eagerly awaited repress of the cult soundtrack to Return of the Living Dead.
Charles Bernstein
Cujo—Music from the Motion Picture
Available October 6 Limited Edition "St. Bernard" Vinyl First Ever Vinyl Reissue Includes New Cover Art and Production Stills
Ah, life in the country…such bucolic bliss. Until your neighbor’s dog contracts rabies, kills its owner, and then comes after you!
"Real Gone Music announces several Halloween-themed albums available this October including the soundtrack to Stephen King's Cujo, Zacherle's Monster Gallery from the Cool Ghoul, John Zacherle, the sole studio album from one of the great 80s goth/death rock bands, 45 Grave, and another eagerly awaited repress of the cult soundtrack to Return of the Living Dead.
Charles Bernstein
Cujo—Music from the Motion Picture
Available October 6 Limited Edition "St. Bernard" Vinyl First Ever Vinyl Reissue Includes New Cover Art and Production Stills
Ah, life in the country…such bucolic bliss. Until your neighbor’s dog contracts rabies, kills its owner, and then comes after you!
- 8/23/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Welcome to The Television Balcony, where I'll be bringing you the obscure or overlooked big-screen exploits of small-screen stars. We're opening the Balcony with a screening of What We Do Is Secret, an independent film starring Shane West (currently featured on The CW's Nikita) as the charismatic lead in the real-life story of a legendary punk rock band.
On paper, What We Do Is Secret (2007) is like my own special version of hell: a biopic about a genre of music I can't stand fronted by an actor whose work I hardly know. In reality, however, it's one of the best obscure films I've seen in a long while, centered around one of the best individual performances I've ever seen.
Given anyone that I've taken an interest in on the small screen, I'm more interested in the small movie they did years ago than the big blockbuster. This time, it's Shane West's fault.
On paper, What We Do Is Secret (2007) is like my own special version of hell: a biopic about a genre of music I can't stand fronted by an actor whose work I hardly know. In reality, however, it's one of the best obscure films I've seen in a long while, centered around one of the best individual performances I've ever seen.
Given anyone that I've taken an interest in on the small screen, I'm more interested in the small movie they did years ago than the big blockbuster. This time, it's Shane West's fault.
- 10/21/2010
- by Brittany Frederick
Welcome to The Television Balcony, where I'll be bringing you the obscure or overlooked big-screen exploits of small-screen stars. We're opening the Balcony with a screening of What We Do Is Secret, an independent film starring Shane West (currently featured on The CW's Nikita) as the charismatic lead in the real-life story of a legendary punk rock band.
On paper, What We Do Is Secret (2007) is like my own special version of hell: a biopic about a genre of music I can't stand fronted by an actor whose work I hardly know. In reality, however, it's one of the best obscure films I've seen in a long while, centered around one of the best individual performances I've ever seen.
Given anyone that I've taken an interest in on the small screen, I'm more interested in the small movie they did years ago than the big blockbuster. This time, it's Shane West's fault.
On paper, What We Do Is Secret (2007) is like my own special version of hell: a biopic about a genre of music I can't stand fronted by an actor whose work I hardly know. In reality, however, it's one of the best obscure films I've seen in a long while, centered around one of the best individual performances I've ever seen.
Given anyone that I've taken an interest in on the small screen, I'm more interested in the small movie they did years ago than the big blockbuster. This time, it's Shane West's fault.
- 10/21/2010
- by Brittany Frederick
- SpoilerTV
On paper, What We Do Is Secret (2007) is like my own special version of hell: a biopic about a genre of music I can’t stand fronted by an actor whose work I hardly know. In reality, however, it’s one of the best obscure films I’ve seen in a long while, centered around one of the best individual performances I’ve ever seen.
I love TV on DVD, but my secret passion is for the obscure films that my love of TV inevitably leads me to watching. The ones no one’s ever heard of that went direct to video or got lost in the shuffle. Given anyone that I’ve taken an interest in on the small screen, I’m more interested in the small movie they did years ago than the big blockbuster. This time, it’s Shane West’s fault. I’ve spent a month now watching him in Nikita,...
I love TV on DVD, but my secret passion is for the obscure films that my love of TV inevitably leads me to watching. The ones no one’s ever heard of that went direct to video or got lost in the shuffle. Given anyone that I’ve taken an interest in on the small screen, I’m more interested in the small movie they did years ago than the big blockbuster. This time, it’s Shane West’s fault. I’ve spent a month now watching him in Nikita,...
- 10/3/2010
- by Brittany Frederick
- TVovermind.com
The Germs The Germs are the L.A.-based punk unit founded in 1977 by legendary frontman Darby Crash, guitarist Pat Smear (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), and bassist Lorna Doom. Drummer Don Bolles (named for a murdered newspaperman) joined shortly thereafter. The day before John Lennon's assassination, Crash tragically committed suicide at the age of 22. As a result, the Germs disbanded until 2005, when the film What We Do Is Secret went into production. Movie's lead Shane West joined Smear, Doom, and Bolles to revive the Germs. Collaborations include Belinda Carlisle, Joan Jett, and Jack Nitzsche. "Lexicon Devil," from the 1979 release GI, is melodic mayhem. Currently touring. Buy: iTunes Genre: Punk Rock Artist: The Germs Song: Lexicon Devil Album: GI Tour: Visit Bix Beiderbecke 20th-century jazz great Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke, was born in Davenport, Iowa, in 1903, the youngest of three and a wonder child. Young Bix was a...
- 6/19/2009
- by Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin
- Huffington Post
Ben Affleck’s full reinvention as a film director hasn’t quite happened yet, even though we retain fond memories of Gone Baby Gone from last year. He’s slowly begun to work back into ensembles roles in new movies like the American version of State of Play and He’s Just Not That Into You, but now Variety reports that he’s in talks to direct Arizona, a film about the slain Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles.
- 12/12/2008
- Pastemagazine.com
Ben Affleck is gearing up to slide his tuckus back into the directorial chair -- The Hollywood Reporter posts that he's in negotiations to direct the story of slain journalist Don Bolles, from a screenplay by The Longest Yard scribe Sheldon Turner.
Bolles was a reporter for the Arizona Republic, digging into the mob and political corruption, when he was lured to a hotel by an unknown source back in 1976. No one showed up, and as Bolles left, his car was blown up by a remote detonator. He survived for over a week, suffering amputations until he finally succumbed to his injuries eleven days later. The wake of Bolles' death not only led to justice being served for the crime, but also inspired fellow journalists coming together to complete his work and expose corruption in Arizona.
It's funny -- I remember people saying a few years ago that Matt Damon...
Bolles was a reporter for the Arizona Republic, digging into the mob and political corruption, when he was lured to a hotel by an unknown source back in 1976. No one showed up, and as Bolles left, his car was blown up by a remote detonator. He survived for over a week, suffering amputations until he finally succumbed to his injuries eleven days later. The wake of Bolles' death not only led to justice being served for the crime, but also inspired fellow journalists coming together to complete his work and expose corruption in Arizona.
It's funny -- I remember people saying a few years ago that Matt Damon...
- 12/9/2008
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Miramax Films has begun development on a fact-based drama called"Arizona" which Ben Affleck may direct. The film is based on a true story of Don Bolles, an Arizona Republic writer who was killed in a car bomb explosion whilst investigation the infiltration of organized crime into state government. Bolles was a co-founder of the Investigative Reporters and Editors (Ire) group. Sheldon Turner will write the script and Sean Bailey will produce.
- 12/9/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Miramax Films has begun development on a fact-based drama called"Arizona" which Ben Affleck may direct. The film is based on a true story of Don Bolles, an Arizona Republic writer who was killed in a car bomb explosion whilst investigation the infiltration of organized crime into state government. Bolles was a co-founder of the Investigative Reporters and Editors (Ire) group. Sheldon Turner will write the script and Sean Bailey will produce.
- 12/9/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Miramax Films has begun development on a fact-based drama called"Arizona" which Ben Affleck may direct. The film is based on a true story of Don Bolles, an Arizona Republic writer who was killed in a car bomb explosion whilst investigation the infiltration of organized crime into state government. Bolles was a co-founder of the Investigative Reporters and Editors (Ire) group. Sheldon Turner will write the script and Sean Bailey will produce. Affleck is up next in "He's Just Not That Into You" alongside Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johansson, Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. The comedy project is helmed by Ken Kwapis. The actor's feature-length directorial debut was made on the rivetting "Gone Baby Gone" starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan and Ed Harris.
- 12/9/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Miramax Films has begun development on a fact-based drama called"Arizona" which Ben Affleck may direct. The film is based on a true story of Don Bolles, an Arizona Republic writer who was killed in a car bomb explosion whilst investigation the infiltration of organized crime into state government. Bolles was a co-founder of the Investigative Reporters and Editors (Ire) group. Sheldon Turner will write the script and Sean Bailey will produce.
- 12/9/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
- Way before Russia’s newspaper reporters started dwindling in numbers, there is the story of one Don Bolles who made enemies with people sitting in positions of power. Miramax is looking to set the director in Ben Affleck to a storyline set circa 1976, when Bolles was a reporter for the Arizona Republic looking into political corruption and the convergence of New York, Chicago and Detroit mobsters in Phoenix. When lured to a downtown hotel by a source who didn't show up, Bolles was blown up in his car. He died days later. Sheldon Turner is on board to write the screenplay for Sean Bailey who is producing while Cori Stevens is executive producing. I expect the screenplay won’t include the après circumstances of the reporter’s legacy - THR mentions that the group of elite national journalists that Bolles had been trying to organize at the time, Investigative Reporters and Editors,
- 12/9/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
Actor turned filmmaker Ben Affleck is in talks to direct Arizona for Miramax. The fact-based drama is about the 1976 car bomb death of Don Bolles, a reporter who was investigating the Mob’s infiltration of the Arizona state government. The incident sparked an investigation called The Arizona Project, headed up by the Investigative Reporters and Editors, a group Bolles co-founded. Variety reports that Miramax has been unsuccessful in striking a deal with the Ire, which means the resulting film would have to be “fact-based account” rather than the subjective story of the people involved (read: more stale). As much as I want to see Ben Affleck direct again, this story doesn’t [...]...
- 12/9/2008
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Ben Affleck’s directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone, was such a pleasant surprise that we’ve been waiting for news of what he’ll do next – and it looks like it might be a film called Arizona.Miramax Films today began development on the movie about the death of crusading journalist Don Bolles and the subsequent outraged reaction , with a view to Affleck coming on board as director.Bolles, a reporter for the Arizona Republic, was killed in a car bomb in 1976 after investigating organised crime within state government. His colleagues in a group called the Ire – Investigative Reporters and Editors – presented a united front after his murder, completing his work despite the obvious threat.Sheldon Turner, who was the first writer to work on X-Men Origins: Magneto, will write the script, working from facts that are in the public domain. Sean Bailey will produce. Remember, though – it’s early days yet,...
- 12/9/2008
- EmpireOnline
With the compliments Ben Affleck received directing Gone Baby Gone I had begun to wonder when we'd see the actor behind the camera again. It looks like Miramax has just the ticket, as the studio has picked up Affleck for the fact-based drama Arizona in hopes he'll direct.
Ben Affleck to (Possibly) Direct Arizona
With a script from scribe Sheldon Turner, Arizona is based on a true story that began with the death of Don Bolles, an investigative reporter for the Arizona Republic. In 1976, Bolles was killed in a car bomb explosion as he was investigating the infiltration of organized crime into state government.
Ben Affleck to (Possibly) Direct Arizona
With a script from scribe Sheldon Turner, Arizona is based on a true story that began with the death of Don Bolles, an investigative reporter for the Arizona Republic. In 1976, Bolles was killed in a car bomb explosion as he was investigating the infiltration of organized crime into state government.
- 12/9/2008
- www.canmag.com
Back in September we reported that Ben Affleck would be writing and directing a project called The Town based on Chuck Hogan's novel "Prince of Thieves", which would be his follow up to Gone Baby Gone, one of my favorite films of last year. Apparently that's not the case, as the Hollywood Reporter announces today that another project setup at Miramax tentatively called the Arizona Project is most likely his next directing gig. The screenplay for this is being written by Sheldon Turner of The Longest Yard and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, which makes me quite a bit weary. The film will tell the forgotten story of the supposed mob killing of Arizona journalist Don Bolles and the events it subsequently provoked. In 1976, Bolles was a reporter for the Arizona Republic looking into political corruption and the convergence of New York, Chicago and Detroit mobsters in Phoenix. When...
- 12/9/2008
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Miramax Films is busy developing based-on-truth drama Arizona – and it wants Ben Affleck to make the film his directing follow-up to Gone Baby Gone. Arizona will be based on a true story about Don Bolles, an investigative reporter for local newspaper the Arizona Republic. He was killed by a bomb while digging into organised crime links to the state’s government. Variety reports that Sheldon Turner will pen the script and Affleck’s old producing partner Sean Bailey is on board, which might explain his interest. Public... .
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- 12/9/2008
- by jwhite
- TotalFilm
We all come across stories in our lives and think, "You know, that would make a great movie." And as anyone who has lived in Arizona for the past 30 years would tell you, the story of Don Bolles would make for a great movie.
He was an investigative journalist for The Arizona Republic and the co-founder of a nationwide group called the Investigative Reporters and Editors who were trying to unmask corruption through their work. Bolles was killed by a car bomb in 1976 - and we know whose signature is car bombs, right? - and the Ire stepped in and in 1977 launched a collaborated effort in over 20 newspapers called The Arizona Project, which reported on the state's criminal underworld. That's a picture of his car, which is now on display at the Newseum.
It has an unfortunate end, or maybe it's a fortunate beginning of a story of the greater good,...
He was an investigative journalist for The Arizona Republic and the co-founder of a nationwide group called the Investigative Reporters and Editors who were trying to unmask corruption through their work. Bolles was killed by a car bomb in 1976 - and we know whose signature is car bombs, right? - and the Ire stepped in and in 1977 launched a collaborated effort in over 20 newspapers called The Arizona Project, which reported on the state's criminal underworld. That's a picture of his car, which is now on display at the Newseum.
It has an unfortunate end, or maybe it's a fortunate beginning of a story of the greater good,...
- 12/9/2008
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
A movie titled Arizona feels problematic to me for two reasons. First, there's the obvious Raising Arizona joke, which I'm amazed wasn't used in the headline for the Variety piece on the project today. Second, Baz Luhrmann just ran into trouble trying to name a movie after an entire landmass with Australia. Sure, making a movie called Arizona is starting at least a little smaller, but even The Copper State might be hard to summarize in one short feature. But Ben Affleck is up for the challenge, especially since Arizona doesn't actually seem to be a movie about the entire state. Instead it's the story of an investigative reporter, Don Bolles, who was killed in the process of investigating the role of organized crime in the state government. Affleck would likely direct the story for Miramax, making it his follow-up to 2007's Gone Baby Gone. It seems a little dicey...
- 12/8/2008
- cinemablend.com
Ben Affleck is attached to direct Miramax Films' "Arizona," a drama based on true events, according to Variety.
The film tells the story of Don Bolles, an Arizona Republic investigative reporter who was killed in a car bomb explosion during one of his investigations into state government.
The trade says Miramax has hired Sheldon Turner to pen the sctipt. Turner's credits include "The Longest Yard" and "the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning."
Affleck made his directorial debut with 2007's "Gone Baby Gone," which was warmly welcomed by critics. On the screen, Affleck will next be seen in "He's Just Not That Into you."
Affleck has certainly done some crappy films as an actor, but I really enjoyed "Gone Baby Gone" and believe he's got a lot more in store as a director. This project sounds right up his alley.
The film tells the story of Don Bolles, an Arizona Republic investigative reporter who was killed in a car bomb explosion during one of his investigations into state government.
The trade says Miramax has hired Sheldon Turner to pen the sctipt. Turner's credits include "The Longest Yard" and "the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning."
Affleck made his directorial debut with 2007's "Gone Baby Gone," which was warmly welcomed by critics. On the screen, Affleck will next be seen in "He's Just Not That Into you."
Affleck has certainly done some crappy films as an actor, but I really enjoyed "Gone Baby Gone" and believe he's got a lot more in store as a director. This project sounds right up his alley.
- 12/8/2008
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
Miramax Films has begun development on Arizona, a fact-based drama that is being shaped as a potential directing vehicle for Ben Affleck, report the trades. Arizona is based on a true story that began with the death of Don Bolles, an investigative reporter for the Arizona Republic. In 1976, Bolles was killed in a car bomb explosion as he was investigating the infiltration of organized crime into state government. Sheldon Turner has signed on to write the script and Sean Bailey will produce. Bailey worked with Affleck on the Project Greenlight television series and also produced the actor’s directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone. Turner scripted The Longest Yard and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. He was also the first scribe on an adaptation of the George Kirn novel Up in the Air, which Jason Reitman has rewritten and will direct with George Clooney starring. Miramax had tried to make...
- 12/8/2008
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
In the annals of journalism, most people's memories begin and end with the publication of the Pentagon Papers and the Watergate investigation. But if some serious-minded Hollywood filmmakers have their say, a third will be added to that vaunted list: the Arizona Project.
Ben Affleck is in negotiations to follow up his directing debut, "Gone Baby Gone," with the story of the death of Arizona journalist Don Bolles and the events it provoked. Sheldon Turner ("The Longest Yard") has written the screenplay.
Producer Sean Bailey ("Matchstick Men") found the story -- mostly forgotten outside Arizona -- and brought it to Turner and Affleck, who developed a pitch and sold it to Miramax.
In 1976, Bolles was a reporter for the Arizona Republic looking into political corruption and the convergence of New York, Chicago and Detroit mobsters in Phoenix. When lured to a downtown hotel by a source who didn't show up,...
Ben Affleck is in negotiations to follow up his directing debut, "Gone Baby Gone," with the story of the death of Arizona journalist Don Bolles and the events it provoked. Sheldon Turner ("The Longest Yard") has written the screenplay.
Producer Sean Bailey ("Matchstick Men") found the story -- mostly forgotten outside Arizona -- and brought it to Turner and Affleck, who developed a pitch and sold it to Miramax.
In 1976, Bolles was a reporter for the Arizona Republic looking into political corruption and the convergence of New York, Chicago and Detroit mobsters in Phoenix. When lured to a downtown hotel by a source who didn't show up,...
- 12/8/2008
- by By Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For punk rock fans - and those who just miss those out-of-control years of punk, graffiti, glam rock and heroin - comes "What We Do Is Secret," an unsatisfying biopic of the Germs, the seminal La punkers led by Darby Crash.
While Crash Od'd like Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols, this is hardly on par with the more riveting 1986 film "Sid & Nancy." In fact, it's more like "Sid & Sid." Crash seems to have been a closeted homosexual who strangely enough hid this aspect of himself while fearlessly showing his insanity and guts onstage.
While Crash Od'd like Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols, this is hardly on par with the more riveting 1986 film "Sid & Nancy." In fact, it's more like "Sid & Sid." Crash seems to have been a closeted homosexual who strangely enough hid this aspect of himself while fearlessly showing his insanity and guts onstage.
- 8/8/2008
- by By LINDA STASI
- NYPost.com
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