I wish I could figure out what this would-be trippy space odyssey wants to say. I was hoping for sci-fi philosophy. I got nothing but lifeless nonsense. I’m “biast” (pro): total Mars geek, love Mark Strong
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I wish I could figure out what this would-be trippy sci-fi space odyssey is trying to say. Just a hint would be nice. Astronaut William D. Stanaforth (Mark Strong: Grimsby, Kingsman: The Secret Service) is on a one-way, one-man trip to Mars, which by itself makes no sense. One-way, maybe. One-man? No way. What space agency would put a single solitary person in a tin can and send him hurtling across space for nine months? This is a recipe for psychological disaster… which is, I fear, the point: writer-director Mark Elijah Rosenberg, with his feature debut,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I wish I could figure out what this would-be trippy sci-fi space odyssey is trying to say. Just a hint would be nice. Astronaut William D. Stanaforth (Mark Strong: Grimsby, Kingsman: The Secret Service) is on a one-way, one-man trip to Mars, which by itself makes no sense. One-way, maybe. One-man? No way. What space agency would put a single solitary person in a tin can and send him hurtling across space for nine months? This is a recipe for psychological disaster… which is, I fear, the point: writer-director Mark Elijah Rosenberg, with his feature debut,...
- 6/7/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Are you a fan of Mark Strong? Does your heart hold a special place for spaceship maintenance and mechanical engineering in zero gravity? Well then, do I have a movie for you…
Approaching The Unknown evokes the essence of Europa Report, where space exploration becomes a metaphor for man’s deadly curiosity. Humanity has finally reached a point where colonizing Mars seems reasonable, and astronaut William D. Stanaforth’s (Mark Strong) agrees to take the first trip – alone. To make this dream possible, Stanaforth created a reactor that converts dirt into drinkable water, which is the first step in creating inhabitable conditions on Mars. With Stanaforth’s technology, the red planet can become a livable destination, but only if his reactor can get there in one piece.
A sole astronaut is forced to survive alone in space – stop me if you’ve heard this before.
While different, it’s impossible...
Approaching The Unknown evokes the essence of Europa Report, where space exploration becomes a metaphor for man’s deadly curiosity. Humanity has finally reached a point where colonizing Mars seems reasonable, and astronaut William D. Stanaforth’s (Mark Strong) agrees to take the first trip – alone. To make this dream possible, Stanaforth created a reactor that converts dirt into drinkable water, which is the first step in creating inhabitable conditions on Mars. With Stanaforth’s technology, the red planet can become a livable destination, but only if his reactor can get there in one piece.
A sole astronaut is forced to survive alone in space – stop me if you’ve heard this before.
While different, it’s impossible...
- 6/5/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Will Stanaford is many things: a scientist, an inventor, an explorer, a dreamer. He's also a little bit crazy and writer/director Mark Elijah Rosenberg makes it pretty clear that in order to push the boundaries of humanity, to really be a pioneer, one has to be a little unhinged. At least that's what I took from his feature film debut Approaching the Unknown.
Will Stanaford is an astronaut on a mission to Mars. He carries with him the future for possible colonization of the Red Planet: a machine of his own creation which extracts water from dirt. His determination got him on the mission and it's that determination that is going to get him to Mars. This is a one way trip and he's decided that he won't return to Earth under any circumstances. It's not that he dislikes humanity... [Continued ...]...
Will Stanaford is an astronaut on a mission to Mars. He carries with him the future for possible colonization of the Red Planet: a machine of his own creation which extracts water from dirt. His determination got him on the mission and it's that determination that is going to get him to Mars. This is a one way trip and he's decided that he won't return to Earth under any circumstances. It's not that he dislikes humanity... [Continued ...]...
- 6/2/2016
- QuietEarth.us
While the mission is one thing, your reason for performing it could be drastically different. For Captain William Stanaforth (Mark Strong) the two barely overlap except for a common destination: Mars. He will be the first man to ever step foot on the Red Planet with another astronaut (Sanaa Lathan‘s Maddox) following closely behind his 270-day journey by about a month. He’s bringing a water generator he created that synthesizes the fluid from soil and she has supplies to ready future colonization. The endeavor is a calculated risk when looked upon objectively, but both have agreed to shoulder the danger a one-way journey provides wherein reaching their target is hardly guaranteed. They quite literally are Approaching the Unknown with Stanaforth willfully embracing the melancholy of his loneliness.
The answer to the why of this adventure is what Mark Elijah Rosenberg‘s debut feature seeks to explain in its virtual one-man show.
The answer to the why of this adventure is what Mark Elijah Rosenberg‘s debut feature seeks to explain in its virtual one-man show.
- 6/1/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Plot: An astronaut (Mark Strong) on a solo mission to Mars, struggles with technical disasters and loneliness when he’s cut-off from mission control. Review: Approaching The Unknown has both the advantage and disadvantage of coming out after The Martian. Thematically similar but night and day in terms of budget and scale, director Mark Elijah Rosenberg’s modest debut will likely attract curious... Read More...
- 5/31/2016
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
In Mark Elijah Rosenberg's "Approaching the Unknown," Captain William Stanaforth (Mark Strong) embarks on a one-way solo mission to Mars. He's tasked with taking the world's first step towards colonizing the planet and moving science a huge step forward. But Stanaforth is completely alone amongst the stars as he makes the long journey, and thus he's forced to reckon with all the various problems of space travel by himself. When his ship's life-sustaining systems begin to fail, Stanaforth is forced to make choices by himself, compromising his sanity and the mission in the process. Watch this exclusive clip above featuring Mark Strong taking in the majesty of Earth from space as he "kicks off his shoes for the rest of the ride." Read More: 'Approaching the Unknown' Trailer: Mark Strong Hurtles Through Space in First Look at New Sci-Fi Drama "Approaching the Unknown" will be Mark Elijah Rosenberg's debut film.
- 5/18/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
"I don't know if I'm on course... My ship isn't telling me." Where did this come from?! Vertical Ent. has released a trailer for a film called Approaching the Unknown, a sci-fi drama about an astronaut on a one-way solo mission to colonize Mars. Mark Strong stars as Captain William D. Stanaforth, and it's great to see Strong in a lead role. The cast includes Sanaa Lathan, Charles Baker, Anders Danielsen Lie and Harry L. Seddon, but this is really a one-man show. There are some crazy cool visuals in this trailer, his spacecraft drifting through weird anomalies in space, but it looks damn good. The line at the end - chills. Here's the first trailer for Mark Elijah Rosenberg's Approaching the Unknown, found on YouTube: Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonizing Mars. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth...
- 4/29/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Space exploration in cinema isn’t just reserved for Hollywood features with big enough budgets to convey the vast unknown. Independent features are also digging into the genre more frequently as of late, often offering up more compelling stories than their major-budget brethren. Hopefully the latest success will arrive with Approaching the Unknown, featuring Mark Strong.
Mark Elijah Rosenberg‘s writing and directing debut follows the actor in a well-deserved leading role, as his character — unlike Mark Watney — is actually trying to get to Mars. It looks like an intense, well-acted adventure with a tinge of Sunshine vibes to go along. Also starring Luke Wilson, Sanaa Lathan, Anders Danielsen Lie, and Charles Baker, check out the trailer and poster below.
Captain William D. Stanaforth (Mark Strong) is on a one-way solo mission, taking humanity’s first steps toward colonizing Mars. Although the entire world is watching him, he is completely...
Mark Elijah Rosenberg‘s writing and directing debut follows the actor in a well-deserved leading role, as his character — unlike Mark Watney — is actually trying to get to Mars. It looks like an intense, well-acted adventure with a tinge of Sunshine vibes to go along. Also starring Luke Wilson, Sanaa Lathan, Anders Danielsen Lie, and Charles Baker, check out the trailer and poster below.
Captain William D. Stanaforth (Mark Strong) is on a one-way solo mission, taking humanity’s first steps toward colonizing Mars. Although the entire world is watching him, he is completely...
- 4/29/2016
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
A man on a one way mission to Mars runs into trouble along the way. Instead of following protocol, he decides to take the mission into his own hands after all, when you're likely to die, why not do what you want to?
That's the basic premise of Mark Elijah Rosenberg's feature film debut. It's a familiar tale of mental breakdown in space but Approaching the Unknown has something, or rather someone, on it's side that most other movies don't: the great Mark Strong.
Along with Strong who plays the Captain William D. Stanaforth, the sole astronaut on the mission, the movie also stars Owen Wilson as his mission control contact. There's a bit more information floating around online but considering what's included in the trailer, most of it could be considered spoilers and frankly, [Continued ...]...
That's the basic premise of Mark Elijah Rosenberg's feature film debut. It's a familiar tale of mental breakdown in space but Approaching the Unknown has something, or rather someone, on it's side that most other movies don't: the great Mark Strong.
Along with Strong who plays the Captain William D. Stanaforth, the sole astronaut on the mission, the movie also stars Owen Wilson as his mission control contact. There's a bit more information floating around online but considering what's included in the trailer, most of it could be considered spoilers and frankly, [Continued ...]...
- 4/28/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Mars has fascinated astronomers and filmmakers in equal measure. Ever since 1918's "A Trip to Mars," filmmakers have been eager to journey to the red planet. Some of the more memorable movies to land on Mars include "Total Recall" and last year's Oscar-nominated Matt Damon vehicle, "The Martian." With President Obama's recent declaration that a manned mission to Mars could be viable for orbit by the 2030s, our overall renewed fascination with the fourth planet from the sun, and "The Martian" racking in more than $630 million dollars in box office receipts, it was inevitable that Hollywood's focus on the planet would continue. "Approaching the Unknown" is the next one in line. Directed by first-timer Mark Elijah Rosenberg and starring Mark Strong, it follows William D. Stanaforth, an astronaut who heads on a one-way mission to explore the red planet. Of course, since we're dealing with science fiction and the unknown,...
- 4/28/2016
- by Jordan Ruimy
- The Playlist
Toll Booth: Rosenberg’s “Approaching The Unknown” Finds Docking Station at Paramount & Vertical Ent.
A project we’ve been tracking for the better part of half a decade when it was known as “Ad Inexplorata” and was part of numerous labs including Sundance’s Screenwriters Lab, Mark Elijah Rosenberg‘s directorial debut will have bypassed the film fest route and has been set-up with a day and date (June 3rd) release via Paramount Home Media Distribution and increasingly busy distrib label Vertical Entertainment.
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- 4/22/2016
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The partners are collaborating on the theatrical and home entertainment release of Approaching The Unknown starring Mark Strong.
Vertical Entertainment, the Santa Monica-based distributor run by Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin, will handle Us theatrical distribution starting on June 3.
In keeping with Vertical’s broader distribution philosophy, Approaching The Unknown will go out day-and-date digitally and on VOD via Paramount Home Media Distribution.
Paramount will handle other Us ancillary platforms and worldwide distribution excluding Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Middle East, and South Africa.
2014 Sundance Institute / Nhk Award-winner Mark Elijah Rosenberg wrote and directed the story about a lone astronaut on a mission to Mars forced to make life-changing choices.
Luke Wilson, Sanaa Lathan, Anders Danielsen Lie and Charles Baker round out the key cast on the sci-fi.
Approaching The Unknown is a Tiderock Media and 3311 Productions presentation of a Department Of Motion Pictures / Loveless production in association with Hinkson Entertainment.
Josh Penn, [link...
Vertical Entertainment, the Santa Monica-based distributor run by Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin, will handle Us theatrical distribution starting on June 3.
In keeping with Vertical’s broader distribution philosophy, Approaching The Unknown will go out day-and-date digitally and on VOD via Paramount Home Media Distribution.
Paramount will handle other Us ancillary platforms and worldwide distribution excluding Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Middle East, and South Africa.
2014 Sundance Institute / Nhk Award-winner Mark Elijah Rosenberg wrote and directed the story about a lone astronaut on a mission to Mars forced to make life-changing choices.
Luke Wilson, Sanaa Lathan, Anders Danielsen Lie and Charles Baker round out the key cast on the sci-fi.
Approaching The Unknown is a Tiderock Media and 3311 Productions presentation of a Department Of Motion Pictures / Loveless production in association with Hinkson Entertainment.
Josh Penn, [link...
- 4/21/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Shaz Bennett has her own unique history with the Sundance Film Festival having worked for them as a programmer before it was even known as Sundance. Flash-forward a couple of decades later, and Bennett took her 2012 short of the same name and elongated it into a feature length film. Alaska is a Drag is self-described as if Rocky and Hedwig had a love child and not only did the Lgbt friendly, loud and proud Diy title become a hit on Kickstarter but this summer emerged as the big winner at the Us in Progress in Poland this October landing major post production coin. No doubt this feels a little reckless, spirited and memorably micro.
Gist: Leo dreams of becoming an International Superstar, but these dreams are hard fought stuck working in a fish cannery in Alaska.
Production Co./Producers: Bennett, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller.
Prediction: Next section or a Narrative Comp item at SXSW.
Gist: Leo dreams of becoming an International Superstar, but these dreams are hard fought stuck working in a fish cannery in Alaska.
Production Co./Producers: Bennett, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller.
Prediction: Next section or a Narrative Comp item at SXSW.
- 11/23/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Naturally the post production process can be a lengthier one when latticeworking critical sci-fi elements with technical aspects. As is the nature with our set of predictions, sometimes we jump the gun. No updates have been made in the interim, but Mark Elijah Rosenberg‘s debut should logically be ready to dock in 2016. Starring Mark Strong, Sanaa Lathan, Charles Baker and Bettina Skye, Ad Inexplorata received support from Indian Paintbrush Fellowship (2011), Creative Producing Summit (2011), Creative Producing Feature Film Lab (2011), 2011 June Screenwriters Lab (2011), 2012 Screenplay Reading Series (2012) and coin from the San Francisco Film Society and it received the Sundance Nhk Filmmaker Award (2014).
Gist: Captain William D. Stanaforth (Strong), is a Nasa pilot alone on a one-way mission toward the unknown. Faced with mechanical problems, physical suffering from long distance space travel, and the mental obstacles of a journey into the unknown, the trip begins to take its toll on the ship…...
Gist: Captain William D. Stanaforth (Strong), is a Nasa pilot alone on a one-way mission toward the unknown. Faced with mechanical problems, physical suffering from long distance space travel, and the mental obstacles of a journey into the unknown, the trip begins to take its toll on the ship…...
- 11/23/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
As was the case for Joe Swanberg, it’s not unheard of that trailblazing names synonymous with micro American indie film fail to crack the Sundance line-up. Despite the accolades and their idiosyncratic style guides, Mike Ott and Nathan Silver are a pair of names that have yet to set foot in snowy Park City, and with this, perhaps the idiom of two filmmaking heads are better than one is applicable. Both have been prolific in their own right, collectively outputting nine feature films in less than a decade, and with production for their Denver shot Actor Martinez ending somewhere this past July and a rough cut being selected for the American Film Festival in Poland’s Us in Progress, things are looking good for an early 2016 bid. Starring indie actress girl crush Lindsay Burdge (in 2015 we caught her in The Midnight Swim, 6 Years and Lace Crater), we’re curious...
- 11/23/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Read More: Rooftop Films Announces Schedule, Venue and Ticket Information for 2015 Summer Series With Rooftop Films' 2015 Summer Series currently underway, Indiewire is excited to release the exclusive trailer for the 19th edition of the screening series. The promotional clip embraces Rooftop Films' love for New York City by featuring a silhouetted runner racing through the streets to a rooftop screening. Projected in the runner are clips from some of the screening series' most anticipated titles, including "The Wolfpack," "Tangerine," "7 Chinese Brothers," "Goodnight Mommy" and "Krishna." "The trailer at Rooftop Films will play before every screening, and I wanted something that would harness the energy and inventiveness, the diversity and daring of this year's films and events," said trailer director Mark Elijah Rosenberg. "I think we captured it. It was an ambitious project, but we had a great team, led...
- 6/3/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The perpetually busy James Franco might just begin his 2015 with the Park City launch-padding of (among others) Pamela Romanowsky’s sophomore film which comes across as an interplay between fiction and fact. Prior to landing The Adderall Diaries at (count ‘em four) Sundance Institute’s Screenwriter’s Lab, the Director’s Lab, the Producer’s Summit, and the Film Music and Sound Design Lab at Skywalker Sound all in 2013, Romanowsky directed Franco in The Color of Time (formerly titled “Tar”) which also starred Mila Kunis, Jessica Chastain and Zach Braff. Shooting began in May of this year, with Franco leading a cast comprised of Amber Heard and Christian Slater. Worth noting is Robert Redford has an executive producer cred, could it follow in the same fest berth as his last executive produced film, Drunktown’s Finest?
Gist: Writer Stephen Elliott (Franco) reaches a low point when his estranged father (Ed Harris) resurfaces,...
Gist: Writer Stephen Elliott (Franco) reaches a low point when his estranged father (Ed Harris) resurfaces,...
- 11/11/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
An instrumental and influential American independent film promoter/curator/supporter/taste-maker in the business, Rooftop Films creator and artistic director Mark Elijah Rosenberg (pictured above) moves from open air cinema, to open space possibilities. While the current outer space talk is the Nolan Imax film, I’m more excited about the prospects for Ad Inexplorata: Toward the Unknown, which has been welcomed by the Sundance folks with open arms: landing support via the Indian Paintbrush Fellowship (2011), Creative Producing Summit (2011), Creative Producing Feature Film Lab (2011), 2011 June Screenwriters Lab (2011), 2012 Screenplay Reading Series (2012) and finally some coin from the San Francisco Film Society before landing the Sundance Nhk Filmmaker Award (2014). Production began earlier this year with Mark Strong toplining. Supporting players include Sanaa Lathan, Charles Baker and Bettina Skye.
Gist: Captain William D. Stanaforth (Strong), is a Nasa pilot alone on a one-way mission toward the unknown. Faced with mechanical problems, physical...
Gist: Captain William D. Stanaforth (Strong), is a Nasa pilot alone on a one-way mission toward the unknown. Faced with mechanical problems, physical...
- 11/11/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
If there is a little Listen Up Philip in the cocktail that will be known as 7 Chinese Brothers, it may have been due to cosmic fate, a lark, creative confidence, or a little of everything. Stars aligned for this trio in a rather convenient way; unbeknownst to Bob Byington, his sixth feature managed to lasso Jason Schwartzman prior to Alex Ross Perry grabbing the Rushmore star for his definitive breakout moment in Park City this past January. It is after those playdates, when production began in February in Austin, and if it has legs like Somebody Up There Likes Me did back in 2012 with a showing at SXSW and at Locarno (was a winner of the Special Jury Prize), then there might be a collective sense of deja vu for Park City patrons. Look for Schwartzman to play off thesps such as Stephen Root, Olympia Dukakis and Tunde Adebimpe, with Perry making another Byington-film appearance.
- 11/11/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
I identified 3 projects that S&A has already been following on the below list - Ad Inexplorata by Mark Elijah Rosenberg, Afronauts by Frances Bodomo, and Five Nights in Maine by Maris Curran. Congrats to them, and all the winners. I guess we can say it's official that Frances Bodomo's Afronauts (which we've only known as a short film), is going to be a feature as well! Exciting! I'll research all the other projects and highlight those of interest, with respect to this blog's interests. The San Francisco Film Society (Sffs) and Kenneth Rainin Foundation (Krf) have selected 15 finalists for the latest round of Sffs / Krf Filmmaking...
- 3/4/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Bozo The Clown
Wagner Moura ("Elysium") is set to play one of the Brazilian versions of beloved children's TV personality Bozo the Clown in a new film about the character to be directed by "Elite Squad" editor Daniel Rezende.
Moura will most likely play actor Arlindo Barreto, the most famous Brazilian Bozo, who became a cocaine addict and ultimately a pentecostal preacher. [Source: Omelete]
Secrets and Lies
Juliette Lewis has scored the starring role in ABC's U.S. adaptation of the Australian drama mini-series "Secrets and Lies". Lewis plays Andrea Cornell, the formidable detective conducting the investigation.
Ryan Phillippe stars a loving father who becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the 4-year-old son of his neighbor when he finds the body whilst out for a jog. [Source: The Live Feed]
The Best of Me
Luke Bracey ("G.I. Joe: Retaliation") has joined the cast of the Nicholas Sparks adaptation "The Best Of Me" at Relativity.
Wagner Moura ("Elysium") is set to play one of the Brazilian versions of beloved children's TV personality Bozo the Clown in a new film about the character to be directed by "Elite Squad" editor Daniel Rezende.
Moura will most likely play actor Arlindo Barreto, the most famous Brazilian Bozo, who became a cocaine addict and ultimately a pentecostal preacher. [Source: Omelete]
Secrets and Lies
Juliette Lewis has scored the starring role in ABC's U.S. adaptation of the Australian drama mini-series "Secrets and Lies". Lewis plays Andrea Cornell, the formidable detective conducting the investigation.
Ryan Phillippe stars a loving father who becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the 4-year-old son of his neighbor when he finds the body whilst out for a jog. [Source: The Live Feed]
The Best of Me
Luke Bracey ("G.I. Joe: Retaliation") has joined the cast of the Nicholas Sparks adaptation "The Best Of Me" at Relativity.
- 2/13/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
• Eva Longoria has signed on to star in the Blumhouse horror pic Visions, alongside Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers), Gillian Jacobs (Community), and Anson Mount (Hell on Wheels). Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) is also in talks to join the movie about a pregnant woman (Fisher) who’s haunted by visions of a “sinister hooded figure.” Kevin Greutert (Saw VI) is set to direct. Longoria, who plays Fisher’s character’s best friend in the film, recently wrapped the drama Frontera with Michael Pena and Ed Harris and is currently filming Demian Bichir’s Refugio. [Deadline]
• Richard Dreyfuss will join Patrick Wilson...
• Richard Dreyfuss will join Patrick Wilson...
- 2/13/2014
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
Sanaa Lathan will star opposite Mark Strong in an indie sci-fi movie titled Ad Inexplorata, to be written and directed by Mark Elijah Rosenberg, and produced by Beasts of the Southern Wild producers Josh Penn and Matt Parker. In the film, Strong will play a Nasa pilot who's on a one-way mission to Mars, while Lathan will play the Captain of one of four ships making the same trip. The project, which was developed at the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, is Strong's feature directorial debut. The filmmaker, who also happens to be founder of Rooftop Films, won the 2014 Sundance Institute/Nhk Award - an honor that supports filmmakers considered visionary, on their next...
- 2/13/2014
- by Natasha Greeves
- ShadowAndAct
Mark Elijah Rosenberg, director of the upcoming film "Ad Inexplorata", has been named the winner of the 2014 Sundance Institute/Nhk Award. The award, which was presented at a private ceremony at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, was created in 1996 by the Sundance Institute and Nhk (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) to celebrate 100 years of cinema. The award supports a visionary filmmaker on his or her next film. The Sundance Institute staff work closely with the winner throughout the year, providing creative and strategic support through the development, financing and production of their films. Films previously supported by this award include Cherien Dabis's "May in the Summer," the opening film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and Benh Zeitlin's "Beasts of the Southern Wild," which went on to win the Grand Jury Dramatic Prize at Sundance, the Camera D'Or (or Best First Film Award) at the Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for...
- 1/24/2014
- by Max O'Connell
- Indiewire
Ad Inexplorata
Mark Strong ("Low Winter Sun") is set to join Mark Elijah Rosenberg's "Ad Inexplorata" with filming to begin in 2014.
Strong plays a Nasa pilot alone on a one-way mission to Mars. Josh Penn, Matthew Parker, Thomas B. Fore and Jason Michael Berman will produce. [Source: Deadline]
Hackers
Callan McAuliffe ("I Am Number Four," "Kite") and Lorraine Nicholson have joined the cast of Akan Satayev's $5 million Canadian indie film "Hackers".
McAuliffe an ambitious teen techhead member of a secret Internet criminal network called DarkWeb. Nicholson plays one of the fellow members of the network. Filming begins at the end of this month in Toronto, NYC, Dubai and Thailand. [Source: Deadline]
Baseballissimo
"Good Neighbors" director Jacob Tierney and actor Jay Baruchel are re-teaming for the indie dramedy "Baseballissimo" at A71 Productions and Gefilter Productions. Baruchel and Jesse Chabot penned the script based on the novel by Dave Bidini.
Baruchel plays a young...
Mark Strong ("Low Winter Sun") is set to join Mark Elijah Rosenberg's "Ad Inexplorata" with filming to begin in 2014.
Strong plays a Nasa pilot alone on a one-way mission to Mars. Josh Penn, Matthew Parker, Thomas B. Fore and Jason Michael Berman will produce. [Source: Deadline]
Hackers
Callan McAuliffe ("I Am Number Four," "Kite") and Lorraine Nicholson have joined the cast of Akan Satayev's $5 million Canadian indie film "Hackers".
McAuliffe an ambitious teen techhead member of a secret Internet criminal network called DarkWeb. Nicholson plays one of the fellow members of the network. Filming begins at the end of this month in Toronto, NYC, Dubai and Thailand. [Source: Deadline]
Baseballissimo
"Good Neighbors" director Jacob Tierney and actor Jay Baruchel are re-teaming for the indie dramedy "Baseballissimo" at A71 Productions and Gefilter Productions. Baruchel and Jesse Chabot penned the script based on the novel by Dave Bidini.
Baruchel plays a young...
- 11/11/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Low Winter Sun star Mark Strong will team with writer-director Mark Elijah Rosenberg for Ad Inexplorata, a film that will start production in 2014. Strong plays a Nasa pilot alone on a one-way mission to Mars. Im Global has signed on to sell foreign. Project came together at the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. Rosenberg described Strong as “such a smart and intense actor who is going to bring hypnotic power to the film.” Such a project gets some currency off the remarkable grosses of the two-hander Gravity. Court 13′s Josh Penn produces with Loveless’s Matthew Parker and TideRock’s Thomas B. Fore and Jason Michael Berman. Strong’s repped by CAA and Markham, Froggart And Irwin. Wme Global reps TideRock and CAA reps Rosenberg.
- 11/8/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Rooftop Films announced today the winning recipients of its 2013 Filmmakers' Fund grantees. The 12 grants are funded through Rooftop's annual festival in addition to partnerships with Edgeworx Studios, Eastern Effects, The Adrienne Shelly Foundation, Dctv and a sponsorship from At&T. "Every year, it is an honor for us at Rooftop to be able to support a new crop of amazing films thanks to the support of our community, our audience, partners and sponsors," said Rooftop Films' Founder and Artistic Director Mark Elijah Rosenberg. "We are proud to reflect the diversity of our community by awarding grants to a wide range of films this year, from comedies and wild new media projects to serious films addressing global political issues. Each of these filmmakers previously screened at our festival, so it's a wonderful opportunity for us to give something back to them and help them make new films which will soon astonish the world.
- 8/16/2013
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
Last week, Rooftop Films kicked off its 2013 summer season with a screening of some stellar short films and an advanced screening of "Frances Ha" with Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig. They also debuted their new trailer for the 2013 season, tied to this year's theme "Building Something Bigger." We won't ruin the surprise, but the people, seen in blurry shadows, that are building this rooftop contraption end up making something pretty darn awesome. The trailer was directed by Rooftop Films founder Mark Elijah Rosenberg. Here's the complete 2013 summer lineup. Here it is, for your enjoyment:...
- 5/15/2013
- by Bryce J. Renninger
- Indiewire
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