In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Keane's Disconnected, directed by J.A. Bayona. J.A. Bayona is a master at turning horror films into dramas, and drama films into horror. Everyday life can turn horrific on a dime, and his grimmer scenes are filled with a sense of pathos: you do care about his protagonists. Even the ghosts, like in El Orfanato, get their moment of dramatic introspection. And everyday horrors get to feel almost sensationally horrific in the hands of J.A Bayona: the tsunami in The Impossible gets under the skin in a way few disaster movies do, by using tricks out of...
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- 1/8/2024
- Screen Anarchy
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If you watched our livestream of the Film Independent Spirit Awards on March 4, then you very well know that this year’s ceremony was about way more than just making fun of the 2008 Will Ferrell vehicle Semi-Pro. The 2023 awards show kicked off a year-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of our Artist Development efforts – known on these streets as #AD30. That’s right, ever since Project Involve debuted in 1993, Film Independent Artist Development has been...
If you watched our livestream of the Film Independent Spirit Awards on March 4, then you very well know that this year’s ceremony was about way more than just making fun of the 2008 Will Ferrell vehicle Semi-Pro. The 2023 awards show kicked off a year-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of our Artist Development efforts – known on these streets as #AD30. That’s right, ever since Project Involve debuted in 1993, Film Independent Artist Development has been...
- 12/29/2023
- by Matt Warren
- Film Independent News & More
Keane are gearing up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Hopes and Fears, in style. The British band has announced a new remastered version dropping on May 10th, 2024, or exactly two decades after its initial release. What’s more, they will support the record with an international arena tour next year.
Featuring a keyboard-driven sound and the breakout hit, “Somewhere Only We Know,” Hopes and Fears has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. In 2004, Keane were the biggest-selling British artist in the UK, and the following year, they landed Brit Awards for Best British Album and British Breakthrough Act.
Next year’s tour will kick off on April 1st with shows in Mexico City and Guadalajara before Keane head over to the UK and Europe through mid-May. They’ll pick back up in September with a North American leg featuring stops in Los Angeles, Nashville, Chicago, Toronto,...
Featuring a keyboard-driven sound and the breakout hit, “Somewhere Only We Know,” Hopes and Fears has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. In 2004, Keane were the biggest-selling British artist in the UK, and the following year, they landed Brit Awards for Best British Album and British Breakthrough Act.
Next year’s tour will kick off on April 1st with shows in Mexico City and Guadalajara before Keane head over to the UK and Europe through mid-May. They’ll pick back up in September with a North American leg featuring stops in Los Angeles, Nashville, Chicago, Toronto,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
While his unnerving 1993 debut, “Clean, Shaven,” really floored audiences who saw it back in the day, when director Lodge Kerrigan’s belated third film “Keane” first made the rounds on the festival circuit in the fall of 2004, it reintroduced the filmmaker to the forefront of a then-flourishing American independent cinema. In the nervy, visceral portrait of a paranoid father searching for his abducted daughter and finding a surrogate in a pre-fame Abigail Breslin, he proved how much can be done with a modest budget under one mil and a spirit of resourcefulness.
Continue reading ‘Keane’: Lodge Kerrigan Recalls His Striking 2004 & Second Breakthrough Thriller Starring Damian Lewis at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Keane’: Lodge Kerrigan Recalls His Striking 2004 & Second Breakthrough Thriller Starring Damian Lewis at The Playlist.
- 8/19/2022
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Film at Lincoln Center
As the 4K restoration of Keane opens (read our interview with Lodge Kerrigan here) and Three Colors: Blue continues alongside Three Colors: White, the series “Animating Funny Pages” shows the inspiration of Owen Kline’s new feature—work by Robert Downey Sr, Frank Tashlin, and more.
Film Forum
To mark the great Alain Resnias’ centennial, a massive retrospective continues with Marienbad, Hiroshima, Je t’aime, je t’aime, and some of his lesser-seen (but no less great) features—Mélo, Stavisky, Love Unto Death, and Life is a Bed of Roses.
Bam
“Intimate Epics” continues with Happy Hour, Barry Lyndon, Andrei Rublev, and Sátántangó.
Museum of the Moving Image
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Licorice Pizza, and Sleeping Beauty all play on 70mm this weekend, while one of cinema’s most unsung heroes—women in Australian cinema—get...
Film at Lincoln Center
As the 4K restoration of Keane opens (read our interview with Lodge Kerrigan here) and Three Colors: Blue continues alongside Three Colors: White, the series “Animating Funny Pages” shows the inspiration of Owen Kline’s new feature—work by Robert Downey Sr, Frank Tashlin, and more.
Film Forum
To mark the great Alain Resnias’ centennial, a massive retrospective continues with Marienbad, Hiroshima, Je t’aime, je t’aime, and some of his lesser-seen (but no less great) features—Mélo, Stavisky, Love Unto Death, and Life is a Bed of Roses.
Bam
“Intimate Epics” continues with Happy Hour, Barry Lyndon, Andrei Rublev, and Sátántangó.
Museum of the Moving Image
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Licorice Pizza, and Sleeping Beauty all play on 70mm this weekend, while one of cinema’s most unsung heroes—women in Australian cinema—get...
- 8/18/2022
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Often a re-release is granted to some long-cherished classic or cult sensation. In the case of Lodge Kerrigan’s Keane, which played the festival circuit through 2004 and received a small theatrical run in 2005, a much-underseen film has been given another chance to find the audience it’s long deserved with a brand new 4K restoration courtesy Grasshopper Film.
The titular Keane (played impressively by Damian Lewis pre-Homeland and Billions) a mid-30s man suffering from schizophrenia and on a fruitless quest to find his lost daughter through the purgatory of New York City. Coming across Lynn (Amy Ryan) and her young daughter Kira (Abigail Breslin) living in precarity in the same motel, and soon finding himself taking care of the young girl while her mother tends to waiting tables. Keane begins to see her as potentially his lost daughter, which leads him down a dark path of recreating and revisiting his past.
The titular Keane (played impressively by Damian Lewis pre-Homeland and Billions) a mid-30s man suffering from schizophrenia and on a fruitless quest to find his lost daughter through the purgatory of New York City. Coming across Lynn (Amy Ryan) and her young daughter Kira (Abigail Breslin) living in precarity in the same motel, and soon finding himself taking care of the young girl while her mother tends to waiting tables. Keane begins to see her as potentially his lost daughter, which leads him down a dark path of recreating and revisiting his past.
- 8/18/2022
- by Ethan Vestby
- The Film Stage
Cannes competition title “Pacifiction,” from “Liberté” director Albert Serra, has been acquired for the U.S. by specialty distributors Grasshopper Film and Gratitude Films.
Serra won the Un Certain Regard section’s Special Jury Prize in 2019 for “Liberté” and cracked the festival’s official selection this year with “Pacifiction.”
The film is set on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, and centers on the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government official, whose role brings him to navigate both the high-end “establishment” and shady venues where he mingles with the locals. Lately, he’s had to contend with a rumor about the sighting of a submarine whose ghostly presence could herald the return of French nuclear testing.
Grasshopper and Gratitude will release the movie in theaters in late 2022.
“Pacifiction” stars Benoît Magimel, Pahoa Mahagafanau, Cécile Guilbert, Matahi Pambrun and Sergi López. It was produced by Serra, Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Montse Triola,...
Serra won the Un Certain Regard section’s Special Jury Prize in 2019 for “Liberté” and cracked the festival’s official selection this year with “Pacifiction.”
The film is set on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, and centers on the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government official, whose role brings him to navigate both the high-end “establishment” and shady venues where he mingles with the locals. Lately, he’s had to contend with a rumor about the sighting of a submarine whose ghostly presence could herald the return of French nuclear testing.
Grasshopper and Gratitude will release the movie in theaters in late 2022.
“Pacifiction” stars Benoît Magimel, Pahoa Mahagafanau, Cécile Guilbert, Matahi Pambrun and Sergi López. It was produced by Serra, Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Montse Triola,...
- 6/3/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
“The Girlfriend Experience” director Lodge Kerrigan’s 2004 movie “Keane,” starring Damian Lewis and Abigail Breslin, is getting a 4K restoration and a U.S. theatrical release.
Grasshopper Film snapped up distribution rights to the critically acclaimed pic, which is executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and produced by Andrew Fierberg. “Keane” — in 4K — will premiere in cinemas in early 2022, followed by releases on VOD, TV and home video. (The movie received a limited theatrical release in New York back in 2005.)
“Keane” turns on William Keane (Lewis) who is struggling to cope six months after his six-year-old daughter was abducted from New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal while traveling with him. Repeatedly drawn to the site of the abduction, Keane wanders the bus station, compulsively replaying the events of that fateful day as if hoping to change the outcome. When one day he meets a financially strapped woman, Lynn Bedik...
Grasshopper Film snapped up distribution rights to the critically acclaimed pic, which is executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and produced by Andrew Fierberg. “Keane” — in 4K — will premiere in cinemas in early 2022, followed by releases on VOD, TV and home video. (The movie received a limited theatrical release in New York back in 2005.)
“Keane” turns on William Keane (Lewis) who is struggling to cope six months after his six-year-old daughter was abducted from New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal while traveling with him. Repeatedly drawn to the site of the abduction, Keane wanders the bus station, compulsively replaying the events of that fateful day as if hoping to change the outcome. When one day he meets a financially strapped woman, Lynn Bedik...
- 12/14/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
“Homeland” season seven now has a premiere date and trailer, because America needs to know what Claire Danes will do next, damnit. The political thriller will return on Sunday, February 11. Avail yourself of the trailer below.
Read More:‘Homeland’: An Ode to Rupert Friend’s Quinn After a Divisive Finale
Here’s what’s in store this time around: “At the end of last season, following an assassination attempt on her life, President Keane (Elizabeth Marvel) broke her promise to Carrie (Danes) by arresting 200 members of the intelligence community without bringing charges against them, including Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin). As season seven begins, Carrie has left her job in the White House and moved back to D.C. and is living with her sister Maggie (Amy Hargreaves) to take on the Keane administration and secure the release of the 200.”
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Here’s what’s in store this time around: “At the end of last season, following an assassination attempt on her life, President Keane (Elizabeth Marvel) broke her promise to Carrie (Danes) by arresting 200 members of the intelligence community without bringing charges against them, including Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin). As season seven begins, Carrie has left her job in the White House and moved back to D.C. and is living with her sister Maggie (Amy Hargreaves) to take on the Keane administration and secure the release of the 200.”
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- 12/12/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Never a stranger to tackling hot-button topics and explosive political situations, the Showtime drama Homeland found itself in the middle of a real-life plot twist so good it was impossible to ignore -- the 2016 presidential election and its cultural and political aftermath.
While in the middle of the series’ sixth season, showrunner Alex Gansa began writing new scripts and retrofitting scenes into already shot episodes that reflected America’s current political climate, placing a greater burden on the series’ star, Claire Danes, in her role as Carrie Mathison.
“The onus is on the writers to make the show as relevant and reflective of what’s happening as possible. I’m interpreting their work, so it’s fun for me,” Danes tells Et, explaining that it’s the actor’s responsibility to be flexible and responsive to the ever-changing nature of their work. “That’s true of television in general; you’re airing as you’re filming, as you...
While in the middle of the series’ sixth season, showrunner Alex Gansa began writing new scripts and retrofitting scenes into already shot episodes that reflected America’s current political climate, placing a greater burden on the series’ star, Claire Danes, in her role as Carrie Mathison.
“The onus is on the writers to make the show as relevant and reflective of what’s happening as possible. I’m interpreting their work, so it’s fun for me,” Danes tells Et, explaining that it’s the actor’s responsibility to be flexible and responsive to the ever-changing nature of their work. “That’s true of television in general; you’re airing as you’re filming, as you...
- 6/14/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
She's probably one of those girls you talk shit about," says Riley Keough. The 26-year-old actress is huddled on a couch in a Soho hotel room, a coat spread across her lap and a cup of tea nearby to stave off some overenthusiastic air conditioning. She's thinking about how she would have reacted to Christine — the character she plays on Starz's half-hour drama The Girlfriend Experience — if they'd met as teenagers. "She's the type of girl that you go to school with that you're threatened by their sexuality and ability to steal your man.
- 4/7/2016
- Rollingstone.com
This Sunday sees the arrival of one of the most hotly anticipated TV series of this year. It might not have the A-list auteur cred of “Vinyl” or the giant following of “Game Of Thrones” or “The Walking Dead,” but we’re still hugely excited about Starz’s “The Girlfriend Experience,” and not just because it’s executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and is based on his film of the same name. The show, starring “Mad Max: Fury Road” actress Riley Keough as a woman who tries to pay for law school through "transactional relationships," is directed by indie veteran Lodge Kerrigan (“Keane”) and up-and-comer Amy Seimetz (“Sun Don’t Shine”). Kerrigan in particular marks the latest example of the trend in which veteran indie helmers from the 1990s and 2000s find a second act to their careers thanks to the recent television boom. 8 Established Filmmakers Who Reinvented Themselves With...
- 4/5/2016
- by Jessica Kiang and Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Though 2015 brought an absurd bounty of great television, not to mention the proclamation that we had entered the era of #PeakTV, there’s absolutely no reason to think that 2016 will let up. At all. In the first few months of the year alone, there are a whole host of great returning series gearing back up, as well as a wide variety of new ones. There are so many, in fact, that it took some difficulty to narrow them down to under 30. But here we are.
So please note that this is by no means a comprehensive list – for those so inclined, by all means, get excited for Legends of Tomorrow, American Crime Story, The Magicians, Lucifer, and, sure, why not, Fuller House. The list below are just a few that seemed, for one reason or another, to be especially noteworthy. (In at least one instance, “noteworthy” is not necessarily a compliment.
So please note that this is by no means a comprehensive list – for those so inclined, by all means, get excited for Legends of Tomorrow, American Crime Story, The Magicians, Lucifer, and, sure, why not, Fuller House. The list below are just a few that seemed, for one reason or another, to be especially noteworthy. (In at least one instance, “noteworthy” is not necessarily a compliment.
- 1/17/2016
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
No film buff wants to see a promising, or prominent filmmaker pull a disappearing act a la Terrence Malick, (though it seems he isn’t keen to repeat another lapse like the one between Days of Heaven to The Thin Red Line), but whether they’re dealing with unforeseeable professional (endless pre-production woes, writer’s block) or personal issues, sometimes there is a considerable time between projects.
With John Cameron Mitchell, Charlie Kaufman, Rebecca Miller, Patty Jenkins, Kenneth Lonergan and more recently, Barry Jenkins recently moving out of the so called “inactive” period, we decided to compile a list of the top ten American filmmakers who, for the most part, we’ve lost sight of and would like to see get back in the director’s chair again. Most of the filmmakers listed below have gone well over half a decade without a substantial movement in this category. Here is...
With John Cameron Mitchell, Charlie Kaufman, Rebecca Miller, Patty Jenkins, Kenneth Lonergan and more recently, Barry Jenkins recently moving out of the so called “inactive” period, we decided to compile a list of the top ten American filmmakers who, for the most part, we’ve lost sight of and would like to see get back in the director’s chair again. Most of the filmmakers listed below have gone well over half a decade without a substantial movement in this category. Here is...
- 10/26/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
I write about "New Girl" only under two circumstances: When Sepinwall is hospitalized or when Sepinwall is on vacation. And even then, I still only write about "New Girl" under two circumstances: When it's a premiere or a finale and therefore there are plot points that maybe could stand some discussion. Fortunately, Sepinwall is on vacation and, at least so far as I know -- Knock wood! -- his health is fine. However, Tuesday (May 5) night marked the fourth season finale for "New Girl," so I guess "Clean Break" is as good a time as any to write a few words about the state of "New Girl." "Clean Break." As it says above, "Clean Break" is the title of the finale. It's not "Clean, Shaven," as I initially typed, because "Clean, Shaven" is an intense film from recently prolific cable TV helmer Lodge Kerrigan, featuring a marvelous performance by Peter Greene.
- 5/6/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Dax Phelan, veteran screenwriter and producer based in Los Angeles got the Hong Kong bug on a writing research trip to the city in 2005. By his own tongue-in-cheek admission, it had become somewhat tedious being handsomely paid for writing screenplays that rarely if ever get made. Citing inspiration by such auteurs as Lodge Kerrigan (The Killing TV series, Keane) and the Dardenne brothers (Two Days, One Night) Phelan sensed that Hong Kong could be fertile ground for a psychological thriller that would be his directorial debut. He penned Jasmine based on a story that he had co-written with Jason Tobin.While Hong Kong has a truly enormous vault of thrillers with the revenge theme, it begs pointing out that Jasmine is like none of them...
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- 4/25/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Riley Keough ("Magic Mike," "Mad Max: Fury Road") is set to star in Starz's upcoming TV series based on Steven Soderbergh's low-budget 2009 film "The Girlfriend Experience".
Thirteen episodes of the series have been ordered with Lodge Kerrigan ("Keane," "Clean, Shaven") and Amy Seimetz ("Sun Don't Shine") writing and directing all the episodes between them. Soderbergh and Philip Fleishman will produce.
Meanwhile, Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver is set to play the female lead opposite Patrick Stewart in Starz's live-action, character-driven comedy series "Blunt Talk". Adrian Scarborough ("The King's Speech") also stars.
Seth MacFarlane ("Family Guy") and Jonathan Ames ("Bored To Death") will produce the project which has scored a twenty-episode, two-season, straight-to-series order. Stewart plays an alcholohic and legendary British news anchor intent on conquering the world of American cable news.
Weaver will play Blunt’s straight-talking and motherthy producer-manager. Scarborough plays Walter’s manservant who rivals him in debauchery.
Thirteen episodes of the series have been ordered with Lodge Kerrigan ("Keane," "Clean, Shaven") and Amy Seimetz ("Sun Don't Shine") writing and directing all the episodes between them. Soderbergh and Philip Fleishman will produce.
Meanwhile, Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver is set to play the female lead opposite Patrick Stewart in Starz's live-action, character-driven comedy series "Blunt Talk". Adrian Scarborough ("The King's Speech") also stars.
Seth MacFarlane ("Family Guy") and Jonathan Ames ("Bored To Death") will produce the project which has scored a twenty-episode, two-season, straight-to-series order. Stewart plays an alcholohic and legendary British news anchor intent on conquering the world of American cable news.
Weaver will play Blunt’s straight-talking and motherthy producer-manager. Scarborough plays Walter’s manservant who rivals him in debauchery.
- 9/23/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Steven Soderbergh is turning his 2009 feature film, The Girlfriend Experience into a television series for Starz. No official plot details have been revealed, but I think it's safe to assume it will follow a similar storyline to that of the film which featured Sasha Grey as a a high-end Manhattan call girl who offers more than sex to her clients, but companionship and conversation. Today The Playlist has learned it will be Riley Keough playing the series lead. Keough had a small role in Soderbergh's Magic Mike (pictured above) and has a role in next year's Mad Max: Fury Road. Starz has already ordered a thirteen episode first season with Lodge Kerrigan ("Keane," "Clean, Shaven") and Amy Seimetz ("Sun Don't Shine", Upstream Color) writing and directing, splitting duties across the first season. As of now, a production start and premiere are currently unknown.
- 9/22/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
If you're not watching "The Knick" right now, you'd better fix that situation immediately. Steven Soderbergh's medical drama (that is so much more than a medical drama) is one of the best things going right now on television. And it looks like the filmmaker is really embracing small-screen story telling. Earlier this summer it was revealed that the director's low-budget 2009 film "The Girlfriend Experience" had been turned into a series for Starz, with the network ordering up thirteen episodes with Lodge Kerrigan ("Keane," "Clean, Shaven") and Amy Seimetz ("Sun Don't Shine") to write and direct. And now, the show has found its lead. The Playlist has learned that Riley Keough will star in the upcoming show, produced by Soderbergh and Philip Fleishman. The rising actress appeared in a small role in Soderbergh's "Magic Mike" and clearly made an impression, and next summer, she'll appear in the...
- 9/22/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Independent filmmakers Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz will write and direct a Starz cable series, The Girlfriend Experience, based on Steven Soderbergh’s 2009 film. The two also executive produce along with Soderbergh and Philip Fleishman. In Soderbergh’s feature, Sasha Grey starred as a high-priced escort providing a “Gfe” — emotional intimacy along with sex. The new series will consist of 13 half-hour scripted episodes. Soderbergh and Kerrigan have worked together before, with the former producing the latter’s Keane. And Seimetz, director of Sun Don’t Shine, was one of four filmmakers cited by Soderbergh at his 2013 San Francisco Film Society […]...
- 6/23/2014
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Independent filmmakers Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz will write and direct a Starz cable series, The Girlfriend Experience, based on Steven Soderbergh’s 2009 film. The two also executive produce along with Soderbergh and Philip Fleishman. In Soderbergh’s feature, Sasha Grey starred as a high-priced escort providing a “Gfe” — emotional intimacy along with sex. The new series will consist of 13 half-hour scripted episodes. Soderbergh and Kerrigan have worked together before, with the former producing the latter’s Keane. And Seimetz, director of Sun Don’t Shine, was one of four filmmakers cited by Soderbergh at his 2013 San Francisco Film Society […]...
- 6/23/2014
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The Visitors
Freddie Stroma ("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," "Pitch Perfect") has joined the cast of the dark and edgy indie sci-fi thriller "The Visitors". The Vicious Brothers ("Grave Encounters") penned and are directing the project.
The story revolves around a group of friends on a weekend trip to a cabin in the woods. There, they are terrorized by alien visitors Shooting begins late June. [Source: Deadline]
Sports Without Borders
Gerard Depardieu will star in the €3 million Russian comedy "Sports Without Borders". The project is being timed for release with the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Depardieu will play the manager of the Russian ski squad. His character receives an unofficial order to win the Olympic gold at any cost. To achieve that, he fires all the Russian coaches and appoints an Austrian known for his unconventional coaching techniques. [Source: THR]
The Silent Storm
Brits Ross Anderson, John Sessions and Kate Dickie have joined the cast...
Freddie Stroma ("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," "Pitch Perfect") has joined the cast of the dark and edgy indie sci-fi thriller "The Visitors". The Vicious Brothers ("Grave Encounters") penned and are directing the project.
The story revolves around a group of friends on a weekend trip to a cabin in the woods. There, they are terrorized by alien visitors Shooting begins late June. [Source: Deadline]
Sports Without Borders
Gerard Depardieu will star in the €3 million Russian comedy "Sports Without Borders". The project is being timed for release with the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Depardieu will play the manager of the Russian ski squad. His character receives an unofficial order to win the Olympic gold at any cost. To achieve that, he fires all the Russian coaches and appoints an Austrian known for his unconventional coaching techniques. [Source: THR]
The Silent Storm
Brits Ross Anderson, John Sessions and Kate Dickie have joined the cast...
- 6/21/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Junie Lowry-Johnson and Libby Goldstein on how they found the hit Showtime series' five main actors. Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) Junie Lowry-Johnson: If we’d said Damian’s name at the beginning, he wouldn’t have gotten much attention, because we were initially looking at well-known actors. Libby Goldstein: People we wanted didn’t want us. A lot of them passed — you’d be surprised who. J.L.J.: One actor really wanted to know whether Brody was a good guy. He didn’t want to play a bad one. L.G.: That’s why he didn’t get the part. Idiot. Also, we wanted someone who looked all-American. J.L.J.: Believable as having been a soldier. L.G.: And that could go on to politics. J.L.J.: We were scrambling, and someone had seen a movie called Keane [a 2004 drama about a father coping with his daughter’s abduction]. When we all saw that film,...
- 5/13/2013
- by Kera Bolonik
- Vulture
Now "retired" filmmaker Steven Soderbergh has Oscars, a Palme d'Or and other accolades to his name. At a whirlwind pace, he directed 26 feature-length films in 24 years (not counting shorts and TV projects) mostly free of any signature filmmaking brand, omnivorously moving from style and genre to style and genre to keep things fresh. And while Soderbergh is well-celebrated for his contributions to cinema, one thing audiences tend to forget is his mentorship and how the "Side Effects" helmer got behind several filmmakers. He’s acted as producer for many filmmakers who were then on the rise, putting his name on “The Daytrippers” for Greg Mottola, Lodge Kerrigan’s “Keane,” Anthony and Joe Russo’s “Welcome To Collinwood” (and he recommended them to Marvel for “Captain America 2”). And he executive produced projects from friends and peers in order to help give the extra push to get them made with Lynne Ramsay...
- 4/9/2013
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Twelve years ago, HBO put to screen a miniseries that was one part Television event, one part historical drama, which had the considerable backing of executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and the hype of being something of a spiritual successor to their highly acclaimed war film Saving Private Ryan. Through ten one hour long episodes, essentially using TV as a medium to explore a vast and epic journey through the Second World War that would simply be impossible to map on the big screen, and with Stephen E Ambrose’s critically acclaimed non-fiction book as source material and a huge cast representing a collective of real world heroes, one of the most ambitious storytelling exercises the small screen has ever mounted was brought to life. The result was much fanfare, both critically and among the masses, a recurring trope that continues to this day, and the fledgling start...
- 3/3/2013
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
Keane
Directed by Lodge Kerrigan
Written by Lodge Kerrigan
USA, 2004
Given his latest role in Showtime’s acclaimed Homeland has pushed Damian Lewis firmly back into the limelight of public awareness after some mixed success post-big break in Band of Brothers, it seems a good time to revisit his finest work to date. The Eton alumni, who Steven Spielberg once pledged to make the first “ginger star” in Hollywood, has been involved in some duds and some diamonds in the rough in the past, but his defining performance comes in Lodge Kerrigan’s barely seen 2004 flick Keane.
Only Kerrigan’s third film, the nightmarishly realistic and documentary-like Keane is perfectly in keeping with the uncomfortably authentic melancholy of previous efforts Clean Shaven and Claire Dolan, a firmly rooted character study of an irredeemably flawed and damaged protagonist whose existence challenges our every emotion. William Keane (Lewis) is a New Yorker...
Directed by Lodge Kerrigan
Written by Lodge Kerrigan
USA, 2004
Given his latest role in Showtime’s acclaimed Homeland has pushed Damian Lewis firmly back into the limelight of public awareness after some mixed success post-big break in Band of Brothers, it seems a good time to revisit his finest work to date. The Eton alumni, who Steven Spielberg once pledged to make the first “ginger star” in Hollywood, has been involved in some duds and some diamonds in the rough in the past, but his defining performance comes in Lodge Kerrigan’s barely seen 2004 flick Keane.
Only Kerrigan’s third film, the nightmarishly realistic and documentary-like Keane is perfectly in keeping with the uncomfortably authentic melancholy of previous efforts Clean Shaven and Claire Dolan, a firmly rooted character study of an irredeemably flawed and damaged protagonist whose existence challenges our every emotion. William Keane (Lewis) is a New Yorker...
- 11/13/2012
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
By Allen Gardner
The Samurai Trilogy (Criterion) Director Hiroshi Inagaki’s sprawling epic filmed from 1954-56 is an early Japanese Technicolor masterpiece, rivaling the scope of filmmakers like David Lean and Luchino Visconti. Toshiro Mifune, Japan’s greatest actor, stars as real-life swordsman, artist and writer Musashi Miyamoto, following his growth from callow youth to disciplined warrior. The three films: the Oscar winning “Musashi Miyamoto,” “Duel at Ichijoji Temple,” and “Duel at Ganryu Island” are an incredible story of human growth, tender love and sublime, blood-soaked action. Not to be missed. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Interviews with translator and historian William Scott Wilson; Trailers. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
The 39 Steps (Criterion) Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 story of spies, conspiracies and sexual tension put him on the map on both sides of the Pond. Robert Donat stars as an innocent thrust into a deadly plot alongside a cool blonde (Madeleine Carroll...
The Samurai Trilogy (Criterion) Director Hiroshi Inagaki’s sprawling epic filmed from 1954-56 is an early Japanese Technicolor masterpiece, rivaling the scope of filmmakers like David Lean and Luchino Visconti. Toshiro Mifune, Japan’s greatest actor, stars as real-life swordsman, artist and writer Musashi Miyamoto, following his growth from callow youth to disciplined warrior. The three films: the Oscar winning “Musashi Miyamoto,” “Duel at Ichijoji Temple,” and “Duel at Ganryu Island” are an incredible story of human growth, tender love and sublime, blood-soaked action. Not to be missed. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Interviews with translator and historian William Scott Wilson; Trailers. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
The 39 Steps (Criterion) Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 story of spies, conspiracies and sexual tension put him on the map on both sides of the Pond. Robert Donat stars as an innocent thrust into a deadly plot alongside a cool blonde (Madeleine Carroll...
- 7/9/2012
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Abigail Breslin sure has an affinity for horror movies. She was that quiet little girl leaving glasses of water everywhere in M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs in 2002, then had a starring role alongside Homeland star Damien Lewis in Keane, and co-starred with Emma Stone in Zombieland. And now she will star alongside Halle Berry in another horror flick called The Hive.
Variety says that Breslin will star in Brad Anderson’s newest movie, The Hive, which follows a 9-1-1 operator (Berry) who must work to save a young girl (Breslin), who is being attacked by a serial killer. The movie was to be directed by Joel Schumacher, but he was replaced by Anderson. The Hive was written by Rich D’Ovidio.
Breslin was last seen in Garry Marshall’s New Year’s Eve and has two films coming out this year: Stanley M. Brooks’s Perfect Sisters and Wayne Thornley’s animated Zambezia.
Variety says that Breslin will star in Brad Anderson’s newest movie, The Hive, which follows a 9-1-1 operator (Berry) who must work to save a young girl (Breslin), who is being attacked by a serial killer. The movie was to be directed by Joel Schumacher, but he was replaced by Anderson. The Hive was written by Rich D’Ovidio.
Breslin was last seen in Garry Marshall’s New Year’s Eve and has two films coming out this year: Stanley M. Brooks’s Perfect Sisters and Wayne Thornley’s animated Zambezia.
- 3/22/2012
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
Abigail Breslin is no stranger to the thriller/horror genre. In addition to making her debut with M. Night Shyamalan's Signs back in 2002, she worked alongside Damian Lewis in 2004's Keane and had a co-starring role in Zombieland, which is mostly a comedy but certainly has its scares. Apparently she has a real affinity for it, though, because she's ready to add yet another title to her resume. Variety has learned that Breslin has joined the cast of The Hive, the new film from director Brad Anderson. What's also interesting is that the trade says Halle Berry is still attached to play the lead, despite the fact that a report came out in January saying that she had to drop it due to scheduling conflicts (that story came from Variety as well). The story follows a 9-1-1 operator (Berry) who must work to save a young girl (Breslin) who...
- 3/22/2012
- cinemablend.com
Anyone who follows the Criterion Collection will note that just about every month of releases is exciting for collectors of classic and important cinema. But some months are just a little bit more special than others. This coming June is going to be even more special. With titles from Alfred Hitchcock, Toshiro Mifune, Charlie Chaplin, Steven Soderbergh (on Spalding Gray) and Danny Boyle, Criterion may have on their hands one of the most exciting months of releases in years. You might as well start saving now. Seriously, just check out the line-up after the jump. The 39 Steps – Bd & DVD The 39 Steps is a heart-racing spy story by Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho), following Richard Hannay (Oscar winner Robert Donat of Goodbye, Mr. Chips), who stumbles into a conspiracy that thrusts him into a hectic chase across the Scottish moors—a chase in which he is both the pursuer and the pursued—as well as into an expected romance with...
- 3/17/2012
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
With the Oscars finally concluded and cleared up for another year, with familiar lessons learned and perturbing trends set for the rest of the year, time comes for evaluation and discussion, thoughtful or otherwise. And one thing is clear: if there was predictability to be had in 2012, it came in the acting categories.
Although precious few will dispute the merits of the Dujardins, Streeps, Plummers and Spencers of the acting world, or even protest their victories, more talk comes about who didn’t win (Gary Oldman, and I will not pipe down about this), and those who weren’t even nominated (Hunter McCracken; Again, not letting it slide).
On various occasions throughout the years, an actor has given a truly outstanding performance in film, one that deserves all the plaudits and riches in the galaxy. And often, for varying circumstances, this same performer has had to settle with a simple,...
Although precious few will dispute the merits of the Dujardins, Streeps, Plummers and Spencers of the acting world, or even protest their victories, more talk comes about who didn’t win (Gary Oldman, and I will not pipe down about this), and those who weren’t even nominated (Hunter McCracken; Again, not letting it slide).
On various occasions throughout the years, an actor has given a truly outstanding performance in film, one that deserves all the plaudits and riches in the galaxy. And often, for varying circumstances, this same performer has had to settle with a simple,...
- 3/1/2012
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
Showtime Damian Lewis and Claire Danes in a scene from “Homeland.”
On the new hit Showtime drama “Homeland,” actor Damian Lewis plays U.S. Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody, a former Pow suffering from a serious case of post-traumatic stress disorder following eight years of captivity in Afghanistan. Brody, who may or may not be working for al Qaeda, is being covertly followed by a paranoid CIA agent played by Claire Danes, as the series explores complicated issues such as the price of freedom,...
On the new hit Showtime drama “Homeland,” actor Damian Lewis plays U.S. Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody, a former Pow suffering from a serious case of post-traumatic stress disorder following eight years of captivity in Afghanistan. Brody, who may or may not be working for al Qaeda, is being covertly followed by a paranoid CIA agent played by Claire Danes, as the series explores complicated issues such as the price of freedom,...
- 10/28/2011
- by Rachel Dodes
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
By offering three films in one, Lodge Kerrigan definitely challenges the biopic format - challenges it to the point that we won't be grouping alongside examples of Todd Haynes' inventiveness. In one instant, this deconstructs the docu-form, in an other gesture it comes off as celluloid scrapings from the cutting room floor and is interwoven with what I'm calling his Keane aesthetic. - By offering three films in one, Lodge Kerrigan definitely challenges the biopic format - challenges it to the point that we won't be grouping alongside examples of Todd Haynes' inventiveness. In one instant, this deconstructs the docu-form, in an other gesture it comes off as celluloid scrapings from the cutting room floor and is interwoven with what I'm calling his Keane aesthetic - a photography that could say so much about the character's mindset, or in the case Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs) adds...
- 5/26/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
By offering three films in one, Lodge Kerrigan definitely challenges the biopic format - challenges it to the point that we won't be grouping alongside examples of Todd Haynes' inventiveness. In one instant, this deconstructs the docu-form, in an other gesture it comes off as celluloid scrapings from the cutting room floor and is interwoven with what I'm calling his Keane aesthetic - a photography that could say so much about the character's mindset, or in the case Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs) adds little commentary about an actress finding her way. A less than satisfying result, this is one you'll want to supplement with one of Kerrigan's other works. Here is the opening night presentation for the Un Certain Regard film. ...
- 5/26/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Updated through 5/25.
"Like his last two films, Claire Dolan (1998) and Keane (2004), Lodge Kerrigan's Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs) is named for its protagonist," writes Dennis Lim, introducing his interview with the director for the New York Times. "The French actress Géraldine Pailhas appears as a mentally unstable Grace Slick fan named Rebecca H. and also as herself, playing an actress starring in a Grace Slick biopic — or is it a film about a Grace Slick biopic? — shot in France by a director named Lodge Kerrigan (played by Mr Kerrigan)."...
"Like his last two films, Claire Dolan (1998) and Keane (2004), Lodge Kerrigan's Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs) is named for its protagonist," writes Dennis Lim, introducing his interview with the director for the New York Times. "The French actress Géraldine Pailhas appears as a mentally unstable Grace Slick fan named Rebecca H. and also as herself, playing an actress starring in a Grace Slick biopic — or is it a film about a Grace Slick biopic? — shot in France by a director named Lodge Kerrigan (played by Mr Kerrigan)."...
- 5/25/2010
- MUBI
The days dwindle down to a precious few. At 6 p.m.on Friday, Cannes is oddly silent. The tumult on the streets a week ago today is forgotten. There are empty seats at some screenings. The locals of Cannes know this is the time to stand in the ticket lines. The daily editions of Varsity and Hollywood Reporter ceased Thursday. Friends are in Paris, or London, or home. Some few diehards stay for the award ceremony Sunday night.
As we walked over to the Palais Friday morning, there were crowds in the streets, to be sure: Crowds of uniformed officers of the national gendarmerie. Their ominous black buses, the windows covered with grates, were lined up along the curbs. Hundreds of cops.
One of the day's official entires was "Hors la Loi" ("Above the Law"), a film by Rachid Bouchareb about the Algerian War. It included footage of massacres in Algeria by the French,...
As we walked over to the Palais Friday morning, there were crowds in the streets, to be sure: Crowds of uniformed officers of the national gendarmerie. Their ominous black buses, the windows covered with grates, were lined up along the curbs. Hundreds of cops.
One of the day's official entires was "Hors la Loi" ("Above the Law"), a film by Rachid Bouchareb about the Algerian War. It included footage of massacres in Algeria by the French,...
- 5/22/2010
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
New logo. New website. New artistic director. Olivier Pere exited to become the head honcho at Locarno, so the Director's Fortnight, also known as La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, will be Frederic Boyer's baby this year. The mandate will remain the same, but will the tastes differ? Pere's legacy includes some of my favorites over the past decade such as Corneliu Porumboiu's 12:08 East of Bucharest... - New logo. New website. New artistic director. Olivier Pere exited to become the head honcho at Locarno, so the Director's Fortnight, also known as La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, will be Frederic Boyer's baby this year. The mandate will remain the same, but will the tastes differ? Pere's legacy includes some of my favorites over the past decade such as Corneliu Porumboiu's 12:08 East of Bucharest, Anton Corbijn's Control, Ramin Bahrani's Chop Shop, Pablo Larraín's Tony Manero,...
- 3/29/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Joan Jett and Cherie Currie aren't the only female frontman to receive the big screen treatment this year (The Runaways), as Lodge Kerrigan has "secretly" filmed a story on Jefferson Airplane's Grace Slick - the film is actually already in the can and filmed last May. It's Kerrigan's first film since the anxiety-filled 2004 film Keane, which starred bite-sized Abigail Breslin and Damian Lewis in his best work to date. Currently on Wild Bunch's film slate, Kerrigan's Rebecca H. was funded with French coin and the film stars Géraldine Pailhas (Ozon's 5X2) as Slick. - Joan Jett and Cherie Currie aren't the only female frontman to receive the big screen treatment this year (The Runaways), as Lodge Kerrigan has "secretly" filmed a story on Jefferson Airplane's Grace Slick - the film is actually already in the can and filmed last May. It's Kerrigan's first film since the anxiety-filled 2004 film Keane,...
- 2/12/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Keane is an unforgettable film experience, and those aren't words that I choose lightly. It's probably number one with a bullet on the short list of 'films that I think are brilliant, I still think of fondly, but I never want to sit through them again' list. As a director, Lodge Kerrigan has a peculiar talent for placing the audience in the head of the mentally ill and the poverty-stricken. It's not something that screams 'a night out at the movies,' but ultimately, you leave his films feeling like you've explored another side of human nature and humanity - which is the reason we make and value art. Keane starts out uncomfortably, with long takes alternating with in-your-face close-ups of William Keane (Life's Damian Lewis) babbling incoherently in the Port Authority Bus Terminal, looking for his lost daughter. He's a handsome redheaded man, but disheveled and clearly close to the point of madness.
- 1/28/2009
- TribecaFilm.com
- If there is one thing that I do like about the self-congratulatory Golden Globes is witnessing new faces invited to the star-studded filled, Wolfgang Pucks' served dinner tables. This year we would have seen Amy Ryan (Keane) rub elbows with million dollar smiles. But with the writer's strike that ain't happening. How much does a couple of seconds on Live television worth to the future purse of an up-and-coming actor? Not sure... but I imagine it does help the agent's ego. The actress who got tons of kudos for Gone Baby Gone is now (along with Greg Kinnear) taking up a role a major role in Paul Greengrass's take on Imperial Life in the Emerald City. Shooting today in Spain for Universal Pictures.Based on Rajiv Chandrasekaran's book this is drawn from his own experiences as Baghdad bureau chief of the Washington Post, deals with the chaotic
- 1/10/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
PALM SPRINGS -- Part war drama, part political thriller, part romance -- and wholly uninvolving -- Philip Haas' "The Situation" might be among the first American features out of the gate to address the war in Iraq (as played by Morocco), but in the absence of a sufficient historical perspective, a far greater dramatic dynamic was required than what passes for international intrigue in this talky, stilted production.
The Shadow Distribution release was screened as part of the World Cinema Now section of this year's Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Connie Nielsen plays an American journalist struggling to find fresh perspectives in her coverage of day-to-day life in Iraq, and an opportunity presents itself after a group of American soldiers in Samarra throw two curfew-violating Iraqi teens off a bridge, leading to the drowning death of one of them.
The aftermath sets off yet another chain reaction of violence involving corrupt Iraqi police officials and insurgents, taking Nielsen's Anna deep into the danger zone, at least when she is not embedded in a little triangular romantic intrigue between an out-of-his-depth American intelligence official (Damien Lewis) and an intrepid Iraqi photographer (Mido Hamada).
Haas, who worked from adaptations of novels by W. Somerset Maugham ("Up at the Villa"), Paul Auster ("The Music of Chance") and A.S. Byatt ("Angels and Insects") and was presumably going for a Graham Greene "Quiet American" vibe here, is ill-served by journalist Wendell Steavenson's first screenplay, based upon her experiences living and working in the war-torn country.
While Steavenson's script and Haas' direction convey a necessary sense of urgency and confusion, both falter when it comes to creating compelling characters or building dramatic tension.
Instead, there are an awful lot of dull, purposeful conversations rudely interrupted by the blast of insurgent bombs or mortar fire that never seems to be as unsettling as they are obviously intended.
Nielsen's tentative performance is another problem. Neither she nor the filmmakers let the audience in on the motivating forces or underlying passion that would propel her character directly into the line of fire.
Lewis, who was so convincingly raw in 2005's "Keane", also gets a bit lost here as the misguided CIA man. Only Hamada makes a real impact as the charismatic photographer who opens Nielsen's eyes to the various complexities that are deeply entwined in the ongoing chaos.
THE SITUATION
Shadow Distribution
Credits:
Director: Philip Haas
Screenwriter: Wendell Steavenson
Producers: Liaquet Ahamed, Michael Sternberg, Neda Armian
Director of photography: Sean Bobbit
Editor: Curtiss Clayton
Costume designer: Anita Yavich
Music: Jeff Beal
Cast:
Anna: Connie Nielsen
Dan: Damien Lewis
Zaid: Mido Hamada
Colonel Carrick: John Slattery
Major Hanks: Tom McCarthy
Duraid: Muhmoud El Lozy
Running time -- 106 minutes
No MPAA rating...
The Shadow Distribution release was screened as part of the World Cinema Now section of this year's Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Connie Nielsen plays an American journalist struggling to find fresh perspectives in her coverage of day-to-day life in Iraq, and an opportunity presents itself after a group of American soldiers in Samarra throw two curfew-violating Iraqi teens off a bridge, leading to the drowning death of one of them.
The aftermath sets off yet another chain reaction of violence involving corrupt Iraqi police officials and insurgents, taking Nielsen's Anna deep into the danger zone, at least when she is not embedded in a little triangular romantic intrigue between an out-of-his-depth American intelligence official (Damien Lewis) and an intrepid Iraqi photographer (Mido Hamada).
Haas, who worked from adaptations of novels by W. Somerset Maugham ("Up at the Villa"), Paul Auster ("The Music of Chance") and A.S. Byatt ("Angels and Insects") and was presumably going for a Graham Greene "Quiet American" vibe here, is ill-served by journalist Wendell Steavenson's first screenplay, based upon her experiences living and working in the war-torn country.
While Steavenson's script and Haas' direction convey a necessary sense of urgency and confusion, both falter when it comes to creating compelling characters or building dramatic tension.
Instead, there are an awful lot of dull, purposeful conversations rudely interrupted by the blast of insurgent bombs or mortar fire that never seems to be as unsettling as they are obviously intended.
Nielsen's tentative performance is another problem. Neither she nor the filmmakers let the audience in on the motivating forces or underlying passion that would propel her character directly into the line of fire.
Lewis, who was so convincingly raw in 2005's "Keane", also gets a bit lost here as the misguided CIA man. Only Hamada makes a real impact as the charismatic photographer who opens Nielsen's eyes to the various complexities that are deeply entwined in the ongoing chaos.
THE SITUATION
Shadow Distribution
Credits:
Director: Philip Haas
Screenwriter: Wendell Steavenson
Producers: Liaquet Ahamed, Michael Sternberg, Neda Armian
Director of photography: Sean Bobbit
Editor: Curtiss Clayton
Costume designer: Anita Yavich
Music: Jeff Beal
Cast:
Anna: Connie Nielsen
Dan: Damien Lewis
Zaid: Mido Hamada
Colonel Carrick: John Slattery
Major Hanks: Tom McCarthy
Duraid: Muhmoud El Lozy
Running time -- 106 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 1/17/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Quebec film critics on Tuesday chose David Cronenberg's A History of Violence as their best film of 2005. The Association quebecoise des critiques de cinema chose Cronenberg's drama about violence in a small American town over finalists including Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, the Dardenne brother's L'enfant, Lodge Kerrigan's Keane and Michael Haneke's Cache. The Quebec film critics will announce their choice for best Quebec film of 2005 at the upcoming Rendez-vous du cinema quebecois festival in February. The five finalists for the best Quebec film are Luc Picard's L'audition; Jean-Marc Vallee's C.R.A.Z.Y, Canada's Oscar contender in the best foreign-language category; Bernard Emond's La Neuvaine; and Robert Morin's Petit Pow! Pow! Noel.
- 1/10/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- A is for: American Cinema. The year in review has shown us that American Cinema produces a wide range of quality films whether they are by the veterans (Munich Munich), the Independents (Me and You and Everyone we Know), late bloomers (The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada), Outsiders (The New World), Cartoon/Animation (The Corpse Bride). Man, American Cinema is still something to be admired. B is for: Batman Begins. Christopher Nolan made a gallant effort at making us look at the caped crusader in a new, dark and realistic light. I just wish Batman would of smacked Rachel Dawes…what a bitch she was. C is for: Capuano, Antonio. The Neapolitan director had a shining moment this year for two reasons: 1. Capuano had a retrospective of his body of work at the Museum of Modern Art here in New York City. 2. Mario’s War, his new film, is getting great reviews.
- 12/31/2005
- IONCINEMA.com
Brokeback Mountain and Capote have both won key nominations for the Gotham Awards, which are considered a sound indicator for next year's Oscar contenders. The gay cowboy romance and the biopic of Truman Capote were on Tuesday tipped for Best Picture by the Independent Film Project, alongside David Cronenberg's A History Of Violence and lower-budget offerings Keane and Me and You and Everyone We Know. Brokeback Mountain, charting an uneasy romance between actors Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, also received a nomination for best ensemble cast alongside Crash and Good Night, And Good Luck. The prestigious award ceremony takes place on November 30.
- 10/27/2005
- WENN
ORLANDO -- Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, Bennett Miller's Capote, Phil Morrison's Junebug, Lodge Kerrigan's Keane and Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know each earned two nominations as the 15th annual Gotham Awards were announced Monday by New York's Independent Feature Project. Brokeback, Capote, Keane and Me and You all received best feature nominations for the awards, which will be handed out Nov. 30 at Chelsea Piers' Pier 60 in New York. The fifth best feature nominee was David Cronenberg's A History of Violence. Those nominated for breakthrough director were July for Me and You, Miller for Capote, Morrison for Junebug, Andrew Wagner for The Talent Given Us and Alice Wu for Saving Face.
- 10/25/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Bohdan Slama's German/Czech drama Something Like Happiness picked up the Louve d'Or award Sunday as the Montreal Festival of New Cinema and New Media wrapped its 34th edition. Slama received the grand prize for his third film after the award-winning Wild Bees capped off a successful 10-day run for Montreal's third summer film festival. The festival also gave the Radio-Canada Screenplay Award to Mohammad Rasoulof's Iranian film Iron Island. The dark comedy about a group of homeless people attempting to survive atop a sinking oil tanker in the Persian Gulf also received an honorable mention from Quebec critics, who gave their AQCC Award to U.S. director Lodge Kerrigan for Keane.
- 10/24/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Montreal's Festival of New Cinema and New Media on Tuesday unveiled a 197-strong lineup for its 34th edition, including George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck, Lodge Kerrigan's Keane and Bennett Miller's Capote. Hoping to avoid the organizational glitches that plagued two earlier Montreal summer film festivals, Claude Chamberlan's Festival of New Cinema and New Media said it has booked A Perfect Day, by Lebanese directors Khalil Joreige and Joana Hadjithomas; All About My Dog, a collection of short films by 10 Japanese directors; and Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov's Bed Stories.
- 9/27/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CANNES -- Magnolia Pictures has acquired Lodge Kerrigan's Keane, which stars Damian Lewis as a troubled father trying to find his missing daughter. The film will screen as part of Director's Fortnight at the Festival de Cannes. It previously screened at the Toronto, Telluride and New York Film Festivals. "Keane is a singular, riveting work that certifies Lodge Kerrigan's status as a major filmmaker" Eamonn Bowles, president of Magnolia Pictures, said on Friday.
CANNES -- Magnolia Pictures has acquired Lodge Kerrigan's Keane, which stars Damian Lewis as a troubled father trying to find his missing daughter. The film will screen as part of Director's Fortnight at the Festival de Cannes. It previously screened at the Toronto, Telluride and New York Film Festivals. "Keane is a singular, riveting work that certifies Lodge Kerrigan's status as a major filmmaker" Eamonn Bowles, president of Magnolia Pictures, said on Friday.
TORONTO -- In the opening scenes in the raw and disturbing Keane, a distraught father feverishly retraces the chain of events that led to his 6-year-old daughter's abduction in New York's Port Authority Bus Terminal months earlier.
But as the camera stays tightly on his every anguished turn, it soon becomes apparent that this spare, claustrophobic film has no intention of following the well-worn path of a conventional missing child drama.
Directed and written by Lodge Kerrigan (Steven Soderbergh is the executive producer), the film can be a little tough going even as it takes some unexpected turns.
Given its decidedly European feel despite its American pedigree, it will probably be best served by a specialty distributor experienced in marketing foreign films.
Jittery from insomnia and continually talking to himself, William Keane (Damian Lewis) is clearly a man on the brink of despair, but as John Foster's omnipresent camera captures his every sweaty move, the viewer begins to have serious concerns about his overall mental stability.
Holed up in a transient hotel and on disability, Keane finds momentary distraction by snorting cocaine and engaging in anonymous sex until he befriends a down-on-her-luck mother with a young daughter.
By this point it would be safe to say this isn't a story about fresh starts and happy endings.
Essentially a tight, three-way collaboration between filmmaker Kerrigan, actor Lewis and cinematographer Foster, Keane maintains its gritty, unsettling edge as it quietly leads up to a potentially even more troubling finale.
But as the camera stays tightly on his every anguished turn, it soon becomes apparent that this spare, claustrophobic film has no intention of following the well-worn path of a conventional missing child drama.
Directed and written by Lodge Kerrigan (Steven Soderbergh is the executive producer), the film can be a little tough going even as it takes some unexpected turns.
Given its decidedly European feel despite its American pedigree, it will probably be best served by a specialty distributor experienced in marketing foreign films.
Jittery from insomnia and continually talking to himself, William Keane (Damian Lewis) is clearly a man on the brink of despair, but as John Foster's omnipresent camera captures his every sweaty move, the viewer begins to have serious concerns about his overall mental stability.
Holed up in a transient hotel and on disability, Keane finds momentary distraction by snorting cocaine and engaging in anonymous sex until he befriends a down-on-her-luck mother with a young daughter.
By this point it would be safe to say this isn't a story about fresh starts and happy endings.
Essentially a tight, three-way collaboration between filmmaker Kerrigan, actor Lewis and cinematographer Foster, Keane maintains its gritty, unsettling edge as it quietly leads up to a potentially even more troubling finale.
- 9/15/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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