On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the Vietnam War drama The Veteran, and you can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.
Directed by Sidney J. Furie from a screenplay by J. Stephen Maunder and John Flock, The Veteran was originally released in 2006 and is a follow-up to Furie’s 2001 film Under Heavy Fire, a.k.a. Going Back. This one has the following synopsis: Thirty years on from the Vietnam War, a government official is trying to track down soldiers who went missing in action, in the hope that it may lead her to her father. Meanwhile,...
Directed by Sidney J. Furie from a screenplay by J. Stephen Maunder and John Flock, The Veteran was originally released in 2006 and is a follow-up to Furie’s 2001 film Under Heavy Fire, a.k.a. Going Back. This one has the following synopsis: Thirty years on from the Vietnam War, a government official is trying to track down soldiers who went missing in action, in the hope that it may lead her to her father. Meanwhile,...
- 1/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Although many of us have yet to see the first The Theatre Bizarre anthology film, word broke today of a sequel already in the works. CEO John Flock announced today that Los Angeles- and Vancouver-based film distribution, financing and international sales company W2 Media will co-finance and distribute The Theatre Bizarre 2.
Here are more details from the press release:
The Theatre Bizarre 2 is the sequel to Severin Films and Mataluna Productions’ gripping horror anthology The Theatre Bizarre, executive produced by Daryl J. Tucker. W2 Media is releasing The Theatre Bizarre theatrically in the U.S. in January 2012 and plans to release the sequel in January 2013. W2 Media is also handling worldwide sales for both films.
Severin Films and France’s Metaluna Productions co-produced the original The Theatre Bizarre (positive Fantasia review here), a modern horror anthology inspired by the over-the-top shocks of Paris’ early 20th century ‘Theatre du Grand Guignol,...
Here are more details from the press release:
The Theatre Bizarre 2 is the sequel to Severin Films and Mataluna Productions’ gripping horror anthology The Theatre Bizarre, executive produced by Daryl J. Tucker. W2 Media is releasing The Theatre Bizarre theatrically in the U.S. in January 2012 and plans to release the sequel in January 2013. W2 Media is also handling worldwide sales for both films.
Severin Films and France’s Metaluna Productions co-produced the original The Theatre Bizarre (positive Fantasia review here), a modern horror anthology inspired by the over-the-top shocks of Paris’ early 20th century ‘Theatre du Grand Guignol,...
- 11/4/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
John Flock, Warren Nimchuk and Warren Fergus have branded together to form W2 Media, a new film distribution company based out of Los Angeles, Vancouver and Toronto. Flock, the CEO of W2, previously served as CEO of Peace Arch Entertainment Group, a publicly traded film and television company best known for its Showtime series "The Tudors." W2's international sales slate debuts this week at the European Film Market in Berlin. ...
- 2/10/2011
- Indiewire
Summit Entertainment acquired feature rights to The Perks of Being A Wallflower, with novelist Stephen Chbosky adapting and directing his novel. Emma Watson and Logan Lerman star in a coming of age story of a 15-year old crushing hard on a girl while he deals with his best pal's suicide and other emotional issues. Shooting begins this summer and Summit Intl is selling offshore rights...Titan Worldwide set a June production start for El Chico Blanco, with Carl Franklin directing a script by Twilight Saga's Peter Facinelli. Facinelli stars as a white outcast raised in the barrio who becomes the head of a notorious crime family. Hyde Park is handling foreign sales...W2 has launched as a new distribution company based in La, Vancouver and Toronto. The principals are John Flock, Warren Nimchuk and Warren Fergus. Flock had been CEO of Peace Arch. They plan to buy completed films for distribution,...
- 2/10/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Toronto -- Peace Arch Entertainment president and COO John Flock on Tuesday was named CEO of the Canadian producer, replacing Gerry Noble, who stepped down in May.
The promotion for Los Angeles-based Flock comes as Peace Arch expands its North American theatrical releasing business, rebuilds its DVD distribution arm and uses Canada as a production base for international TV production.
The move also follows Toronto-based Peace Arch refocusing away from in-house movie production, especially low-budget genre titles, and toward TV production and distribution and theatrical distribution.
Peace Arch this year also sold its home entertainment division, a 50-50 joint venture with ContentFilm, to a consortium led by Peace Arch home entertainment chief Berry Meyerowitz.
Flock said Peace Arch will continue to release six to eight movie titles annually in North America, and capitalize on its earlier co-production "The Tudors" for Showtime by producing more one-hour series as Canadian-European co-productions that...
The promotion for Los Angeles-based Flock comes as Peace Arch expands its North American theatrical releasing business, rebuilds its DVD distribution arm and uses Canada as a production base for international TV production.
The move also follows Toronto-based Peace Arch refocusing away from in-house movie production, especially low-budget genre titles, and toward TV production and distribution and theatrical distribution.
Peace Arch this year also sold its home entertainment division, a 50-50 joint venture with ContentFilm, to a consortium led by Peace Arch home entertainment chief Berry Meyerowitz.
Flock said Peace Arch will continue to release six to eight movie titles annually in North America, and capitalize on its earlier co-production "The Tudors" for Showtime by producing more one-hour series as Canadian-European co-productions that...
- 7/14/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In 1989 there was a film called Cyborg (JCVD in the Maison!!!). In 1998 the great Paul W. S. Anderson made a film called Soldier. And now, following this once-a-decade tradition, comes the film Cyborg Soldier. It was all leading to THIS. Cyborg Soldier, directed by celebrated stunt coordinator John Stead and co-written by John Flock, the genius behind the Fortress franchise, is a movie about...I dunno.....a soldier programmed to kill who goes in too deep or something. It’ll be out on DVD on October 7. It stars UFC champ Rich Franklin and Bruce Greenwood who plays Sarek in the upcoming Star Trek film, so that’s enough of a selling point for me. Enjoy the world premiere of the trailer!
- 9/23/2008
- UGO Movies
Toronto -- Veteran Canadian TV executive Gerry Noble has replaced former CBS president Jeff Sagansky as CEO of Peace Arch Entertainment, effective July 21.
Sagansky, a major investor in Peace Arch, has served as interim CEO since November, when former CEO Gary Howsam abruptly left the company after being indicted on fraud charges related to actions that predated his employment with Peace Arch.
Toronto-based Peace Arch said Monday that Noble, a former president and CEO of CanWest Global's Canadian TV operations, will head the company from its Toronto headquarters, while John Flock will continue as Coo from Los Angeles.
Noble was most recently CEO of Transit TV Network, a U.S.-based digital media owned and operated by Canadian newspaper publisher and broadcaster Torstar Corp.
Sagansky remains with Peace Arch as co-chairman together with Drew Craig.
Sagansky, a major investor in Peace Arch, has served as interim CEO since November, when former CEO Gary Howsam abruptly left the company after being indicted on fraud charges related to actions that predated his employment with Peace Arch.
Toronto-based Peace Arch said Monday that Noble, a former president and CEO of CanWest Global's Canadian TV operations, will head the company from its Toronto headquarters, while John Flock will continue as Coo from Los Angeles.
Noble was most recently CEO of Transit TV Network, a U.S.-based digital media owned and operated by Canadian newspaper publisher and broadcaster Torstar Corp.
Sagansky remains with Peace Arch as co-chairman together with Drew Craig.
- 7/7/2008
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Los Angeles Film Festival
Rowan Woods' "Winged Creatures" is earnest as all get-out, but the underlying artistic purpose of the dirge-like melodrama is terribly muddled. A nut job shoots up a Los Angeles-area coffee shop, killing himself once he feels he has accomplished his purpose, and the survivors are left to cope with their feelings of fear, bereavement and guilt. It's not a new theme, nor does writer Roy Freirich bring anything new to the table. The 94-minute film has the look and feel of a television drama but without the heat and intelligence the best TV movies possess.
Lots of luck to Sony in trying to figure out how to market a film that has no easily identifiable audience. Sony Worldwide Releasing has domestic rights to the film, though the company has not yet determined which of its units will release the film, nor when it will be released. The best thing to do with the film, which was a surprise premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival, is to let it ride the festival circuit, then get it quickly into home entertainment, where an unusually high quotient of name actors will attract viewers.
As with all ensemble pieces, the film jumps episodically among the various story lines. However, few of these subplots by themselves make much sense. That shellshocked characters act irrationally is understandable. But the story lines shouldn't lack rationality. Plus, many characters seem to have what insurance companies like to call pre-existing conditions.
Forest Whitaker's character, apparently recovered from a gambling addiction, reverts to form following his near brush with death. Oh, by the way, the filmmakers give him cancer, too, which presumably underscores his turn into self-destructiveness.
Guy Pearce's doctor, who left the cafe moments before the slaughter, starts slipping his unsuspecting wife increasingly dangerous drugs to counter her chronic headaches. Dakota Fanning's little girl turns into a born-again Christian, who extols the bravery of her dad, who died at the scene.
Kate Beckinsale's single-mom waitress suddenly hungers after male companionship, eyeing virtually every man she sees, including the married doctor. Meanwhile, she obsesses about the fact her cell phone failed her during the rampage.
None of these subplots really adds up to much. Nor do the continual flashbacks to the crime scene -- as characters fixate on and recall the event -- shed any revelatory light on the incident or the characters' reactions.
The characters remain remote, out of touch, not only from family and friends but from viewers. You never see why the killings provoke these particular oddball quirks. The problem is that the film has little if any backstory for its people: You can't imagine what any of these people were like before the tragic incident.
The movie thoroughly wastes those playing family members and friends, including Jennifer Hudson, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Embeth Davidtz. Tech credits are satisfactory, though unexceptional, because visual artistry is certainly not Woods' strong suit.
Production: Artina Production in association with Peace Arch Entertainment and RGM Entertainment. Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Forest Whitaker, Embeth Davidtz, Troy Garity, Jackie Earle Haley, Jennifer Hudson, Josh Hutcherson, Jeanne Tripplehorn. Director: Rowan Woods. Screenwriter: Roy Freirich. Producers: John J. Kelly, Robert Salerno. Executive Producers: Naomi Despres, Devesh Chetty, Robyn Gardiner, John Flock, Lewin Webb, Gilbert Alloul. Director of Photography: Eric Alan Edwards. Production designer: Max Biscoe. Music: Marcelo Zarvos. Costume Designer: Mary Claire Hannan. Editor: Meg Reticker. Rated R, 94 minutes.
Rowan Woods' "Winged Creatures" is earnest as all get-out, but the underlying artistic purpose of the dirge-like melodrama is terribly muddled. A nut job shoots up a Los Angeles-area coffee shop, killing himself once he feels he has accomplished his purpose, and the survivors are left to cope with their feelings of fear, bereavement and guilt. It's not a new theme, nor does writer Roy Freirich bring anything new to the table. The 94-minute film has the look and feel of a television drama but without the heat and intelligence the best TV movies possess.
Lots of luck to Sony in trying to figure out how to market a film that has no easily identifiable audience. Sony Worldwide Releasing has domestic rights to the film, though the company has not yet determined which of its units will release the film, nor when it will be released. The best thing to do with the film, which was a surprise premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival, is to let it ride the festival circuit, then get it quickly into home entertainment, where an unusually high quotient of name actors will attract viewers.
As with all ensemble pieces, the film jumps episodically among the various story lines. However, few of these subplots by themselves make much sense. That shellshocked characters act irrationally is understandable. But the story lines shouldn't lack rationality. Plus, many characters seem to have what insurance companies like to call pre-existing conditions.
Forest Whitaker's character, apparently recovered from a gambling addiction, reverts to form following his near brush with death. Oh, by the way, the filmmakers give him cancer, too, which presumably underscores his turn into self-destructiveness.
Guy Pearce's doctor, who left the cafe moments before the slaughter, starts slipping his unsuspecting wife increasingly dangerous drugs to counter her chronic headaches. Dakota Fanning's little girl turns into a born-again Christian, who extols the bravery of her dad, who died at the scene.
Kate Beckinsale's single-mom waitress suddenly hungers after male companionship, eyeing virtually every man she sees, including the married doctor. Meanwhile, she obsesses about the fact her cell phone failed her during the rampage.
None of these subplots really adds up to much. Nor do the continual flashbacks to the crime scene -- as characters fixate on and recall the event -- shed any revelatory light on the incident or the characters' reactions.
The characters remain remote, out of touch, not only from family and friends but from viewers. You never see why the killings provoke these particular oddball quirks. The problem is that the film has little if any backstory for its people: You can't imagine what any of these people were like before the tragic incident.
The movie thoroughly wastes those playing family members and friends, including Jennifer Hudson, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Embeth Davidtz. Tech credits are satisfactory, though unexceptional, because visual artistry is certainly not Woods' strong suit.
Production: Artina Production in association with Peace Arch Entertainment and RGM Entertainment. Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Forest Whitaker, Embeth Davidtz, Troy Garity, Jackie Earle Haley, Jennifer Hudson, Josh Hutcherson, Jeanne Tripplehorn. Director: Rowan Woods. Screenwriter: Roy Freirich. Producers: John J. Kelly, Robert Salerno. Executive Producers: Naomi Despres, Devesh Chetty, Robyn Gardiner, John Flock, Lewin Webb, Gilbert Alloul. Director of Photography: Eric Alan Edwards. Production designer: Max Biscoe. Music: Marcelo Zarvos. Costume Designer: Mary Claire Hannan. Editor: Meg Reticker. Rated R, 94 minutes.
- 6/26/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Despite a jump in revenue, Peace Arch Entertainment Tuesday posted a widened first-quarter loss thanks to higher interest and an increase in selling, general and administrative costs.
The Toronto-based producer said that it lost CAN$1.1 million ($1.07 million) during the three months ending Nov. 30, compared with a loss of CAN$373,000 in 2007.
First-quarter revenue came to CAN$17.2 million ($16.7 million), against a year-earlier CAN$11.3 million, as Peace Arch nearly doubled its home entertainment business after its acquisition of U.S. DVD distributor Trinity Home Entertainment.
In addition to Trinity, Peace Arch also picked up the Castle Hill/Dream film library and the Dufferin Gate Prods. studio facility in Toronto during 2007.
But the Canadian producer absorbed a higher interest expense in the last quarter due to increased production loans and SG&A costs that more than doubled to CAN$4.01 million ($3.89 million).
Peace Arch COO John Flock said that he expects operating costs to moderate over the current year as the producer does fewer direct-to DVD titles and more small- to mid-size theatrical movies.
The Toronto-based producer said that it lost CAN$1.1 million ($1.07 million) during the three months ending Nov. 30, compared with a loss of CAN$373,000 in 2007.
First-quarter revenue came to CAN$17.2 million ($16.7 million), against a year-earlier CAN$11.3 million, as Peace Arch nearly doubled its home entertainment business after its acquisition of U.S. DVD distributor Trinity Home Entertainment.
In addition to Trinity, Peace Arch also picked up the Castle Hill/Dream film library and the Dufferin Gate Prods. studio facility in Toronto during 2007.
But the Canadian producer absorbed a higher interest expense in the last quarter due to increased production loans and SG&A costs that more than doubled to CAN$4.01 million ($3.89 million).
Peace Arch COO John Flock said that he expects operating costs to moderate over the current year as the producer does fewer direct-to DVD titles and more small- to mid-size theatrical movies.
Related story: Peace Arch's Howsam pleads not guilty
TORONTO -- Canadian producer Peace Arch Entertainment is delaying the filing of its fiscal 2007 financial statements thanks to an internal audit following the Nov. 5 arrest of former CEO Gary Howsam. The move technically puts the company in default of its financial reporting covenant.
Peace Arch COO John Flock on Monday said the company now intends to file its year-end results with the Ontario Securities Commission on Thursday, followed by an analyst call.
Toronto-based Peace Arch was to have filed the results for the year ending Aug. 31 by Nov. 29.
The delay follows the arrest of Howsam in Los Angeles on an alleged bank fraud charge. Former CBS Entertainment president and Peace Arch shareholder Jeff Sagansky subsequently replaced Howsam as interim CEO.
Sagansky said in a statement that recent management changes and the redefining of the company's business model has required auditors to take longer to complete an internal probe.
TORONTO -- Canadian producer Peace Arch Entertainment is delaying the filing of its fiscal 2007 financial statements thanks to an internal audit following the Nov. 5 arrest of former CEO Gary Howsam. The move technically puts the company in default of its financial reporting covenant.
Peace Arch COO John Flock on Monday said the company now intends to file its year-end results with the Ontario Securities Commission on Thursday, followed by an analyst call.
Toronto-based Peace Arch was to have filed the results for the year ending Aug. 31 by Nov. 29.
The delay follows the arrest of Howsam in Los Angeles on an alleged bank fraud charge. Former CBS Entertainment president and Peace Arch shareholder Jeff Sagansky subsequently replaced Howsam as interim CEO.
Sagansky said in a statement that recent management changes and the redefining of the company's business model has required auditors to take longer to complete an internal probe.
- 12/4/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- The arrest earlier this week of Peace Arch Entertainment CEO Gary Howsam already is having an impact on the Canadian production outfit's film slate.
British-based co-producer Studio Eight Prods. was set to start production next week in Barrie, Ontario, on the $15 million psychological thriller "The Boathouse", but pulled the plug Thursday after it was told by Peace Arch Entertainment to delay the project.
"They (Peace Arch) have decided to put it on hold, because of current internal concerns," Alex Brown, a principal of Studio Eight in London, said Thursday.
"Studio Eight will be working with them to get going in the immediate future, because we're so impressed with the quality of Peace Arch's production arm," he added.
Peace Arch president and COO John Flock said the movie shoot will go ahead this spring, after the company gets past the crisis caused by the arrest Monday in Los Angeles of its CEO and can return to finalizing bank loans and pre-sales for "The Boathouse".
"It's a good project, we like it," Los Angeles-based Flock said of the picture, which is set at an idyllic summer cottage where a young woman confronts the truth about her role in the disappearance of her mentor.
British-based co-producer Studio Eight Prods. was set to start production next week in Barrie, Ontario, on the $15 million psychological thriller "The Boathouse", but pulled the plug Thursday after it was told by Peace Arch Entertainment to delay the project.
"They (Peace Arch) have decided to put it on hold, because of current internal concerns," Alex Brown, a principal of Studio Eight in London, said Thursday.
"Studio Eight will be working with them to get going in the immediate future, because we're so impressed with the quality of Peace Arch's production arm," he added.
Peace Arch president and COO John Flock said the movie shoot will go ahead this spring, after the company gets past the crisis caused by the arrest Monday in Los Angeles of its CEO and can return to finalizing bank loans and pre-sales for "The Boathouse".
"It's a good project, we like it," Los Angeles-based Flock said of the picture, which is set at an idyllic summer cottage where a young woman confronts the truth about her role in the disappearance of her mentor.
- 11/9/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Canadian producer Peace Arch Entertainment on Tuesday said it has inked an exclusive licensing agreement with Distraction Formats that will see the Montreal-based firm exploit the format rights to Peace Arch's TV catalog.
Distraction already has licensed weight-loss formats including "The Last 10 Pounds Boot Camp", which airs on Canada's Slice cable channel, and "Bulging Brides", which will bow in January on Slice.
Also being launched as a format is "Love It or Lose It", a hybrid design/game show on BBC Canada, and home makeover series "Makeover Wish".
"We believe that this partnership is an example of the various opportunities that Peace Arch now can take advantage of to exploit our ever-expanding library of film and television content," Peace Arch president and COO John Flock said in a statement.
Earlier in September, Distraction said it would handle factual entertainment formats from the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.'s catalog.
Distraction already has licensed weight-loss formats including "The Last 10 Pounds Boot Camp", which airs on Canada's Slice cable channel, and "Bulging Brides", which will bow in January on Slice.
Also being launched as a format is "Love It or Lose It", a hybrid design/game show on BBC Canada, and home makeover series "Makeover Wish".
"We believe that this partnership is an example of the various opportunities that Peace Arch now can take advantage of to exploit our ever-expanding library of film and television content," Peace Arch president and COO John Flock said in a statement.
Earlier in September, Distraction said it would handle factual entertainment formats from the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.'s catalog.
- 9/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Peach Arch Entertainment president John Flock is being given the addition titles of COO and boardroom director.
Toronto-based Peace Arch said that Flock will retain the title of president as the indie producer continues to ramp up film and TV production and diversify into distribution.
The veteran executive joined Peace Arch in May 2004 after supervising production at Cinefinance LLC. He most recently launched Peace Arch into direct theatrical and DVD distribution in the U.S. market.
Flock will join Jeff Sagansky in the Peace Arch boardroom. The former CBS Entertainment boss was named co-chairman of the Canadian producer just last week (HR 10/9).
Toronto-based Peace Arch said that Flock will retain the title of president as the indie producer continues to ramp up film and TV production and diversify into distribution.
The veteran executive joined Peace Arch in May 2004 after supervising production at Cinefinance LLC. He most recently launched Peace Arch into direct theatrical and DVD distribution in the U.S. market.
Flock will join Jeff Sagansky in the Peace Arch boardroom. The former CBS Entertainment boss was named co-chairman of the Canadian producer just last week (HR 10/9).
- 9/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Canadian producer Peace Arch Entertainment on Wednesday said it has an agreement to buy U.S. DVD distributor Trinity Home Entertainment for $10 million in cash and stock.
Toronto-based Peace Arch, which has been bolstering its movie distribution business of late, said that acquiring the California-based DVD distributor was part of its U.S. market expansion plans.
Last December, Peach Arch bought movie producers Castle Hill Prods. and Dream LLC in a cash and stock deal valued at $9.5 million.
Peace Arch president John Flock said that folding Trinity's operation into his own Canadian DVD distribution business enabled him to create a "platform upon which to build one of the leading distribution companies in North America."
The Trinity deal will see Peace Arch offer $9.5 million in cash and another $500,00 worth of company stock. Trinity Home president Phillip Knowles will remain with the company as head of its U.S. DVD distribution business.
The Trinity library includes such titles as Stephen King's "Maximum Overdrive", "Raw Deal" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and "The Octagon" featuring Chuck Norris.
Toronto-based Peace Arch, which has been bolstering its movie distribution business of late, said that acquiring the California-based DVD distributor was part of its U.S. market expansion plans.
Last December, Peach Arch bought movie producers Castle Hill Prods. and Dream LLC in a cash and stock deal valued at $9.5 million.
Peace Arch president John Flock said that folding Trinity's operation into his own Canadian DVD distribution business enabled him to create a "platform upon which to build one of the leading distribution companies in North America."
The Trinity deal will see Peace Arch offer $9.5 million in cash and another $500,00 worth of company stock. Trinity Home president Phillip Knowles will remain with the company as head of its U.S. DVD distribution business.
The Trinity library includes such titles as Stephen King's "Maximum Overdrive", "Raw Deal" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and "The Octagon" featuring Chuck Norris.
- 5/10/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Canadian producer Peace Arch Entertainment Group said Thursday that Sony Pictures Entertainment has picked up nontheatrical rights outside North America to five of its films.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Toronto-based Peace Arch said Sony acquired the exclusive DVD, TV, mobile and new-media rights for two dramas: Christian Slater starrer "The Good Shepherd" and "The Keeper", starring Dennis Hopper. Also picked up were the thrillers "Five Girls", starring Ron Perlman; "Dead Mary", with Dominique Swain; and "Living Death", with Kristy Swanson.
The international deal was negotiated by Sony worldwide acquisitions chief Peter Schlessel and Peace Arch president John Flock.
Sony Pictures earlier picked up the international distribution rights to "The Tudors", the Showtime series co-produced by Peace Arch.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Toronto-based Peace Arch said Sony acquired the exclusive DVD, TV, mobile and new-media rights for two dramas: Christian Slater starrer "The Good Shepherd" and "The Keeper", starring Dennis Hopper. Also picked up were the thrillers "Five Girls", starring Ron Perlman; "Dead Mary", with Dominique Swain; and "Living Death", with Kristy Swanson.
The international deal was negotiated by Sony worldwide acquisitions chief Peter Schlessel and Peace Arch president John Flock.
Sony Pictures earlier picked up the international distribution rights to "The Tudors", the Showtime series co-produced by Peace Arch.
- 4/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARK CITY -- Where were you when you heard John Lennon was killed? I remember it vividly, angling at the curve on Sunset Boulevard by the Hamburger Hamlet on the Strip and heading for work at the old Hollywood Reporter. And ever since then, the question for all us early Beatles fans: why?
"Chapter 27" is a smart attempt to distill the twisted psychology and motivation of Mark David Chapman, which we've all superficially gleaned through mass-media reports and intermittent updates on Chapman's incarceration. A fictional depiction of Chapman's three days leading up to murdering Lennon at the entrance to the Dakota, "Chapter 27" depicts the maddening confluence of fact, fiction and mania that swirled through Chapman's inner and outer world.
Landed from Hawaii in a pilgrimage to Lennon's domicile, Chapman transports a handgun, one that he might or might not use. As he cabs into Manhattan and closer to Lennon, he assumes the psychology of Holden Caulfield, his literary soul mate: He baffles his cabbie with his Caulfield-isms, rambling about the ducks in Central Park. As he settles into a shabby YMCA, he procures a copy of his holy book, "The Catcher in the Rye". Clutching it, Chapman spirals further into Caulfield's persona, raging about "phonies" and puffing up in self-importance.
Like many serial killers, Chapman is a largely invisible non-entity: chubby, pale and blurred by large, partial-tinted glasses. At odd moments, he's also hair-trigger noticeable, bursting into rants or obsessive stalkerlike behavior. As he endures the December cold outside Lennon's Gothic-style domicile, Chapman noticeably seems to evaporate into the persona of Holden Caulfield. He struggles against himself, including whether to murder Lennon; he evaporates from the "real" world into the pages of "Catcher", clinging to Caulfield in a twisted last grasp to find himself.
Filmmaker Jarrett Schaefer's smart depiction of Chapman is a compelling dramatization of the inner mania of Lennon's assailant. While the film does not purport to be a bromide for Lennon's fans, it is an inspired attempt at making sense of what has always seemed so senseless. It intelligently attempts to offer some measure of cinematic closure: a valiant attempt at "why."
High praise to the cast and crew. Jared Leto is mesmeric as the bloated, deranged Chapman. It's a brilliantly measured performance, evincing the tale of a madman through his own awful rhyme and reason.
Technical contributions also convey Chapman's disjointed mind-set, most prominently Tom Richmond's somber cinematic tones and irreal scopes.
CHAPTER 27
Peace Arch Entertainment present an
Artina Films production
Credits:
Writer/director J.P. Schaefer
Producers: Naomi Despres, Bob Salerno, Alexandra Milchan
Executive producers: John Flock, Gary Howsam, Lewin Webb
Director of photography: Tom Richmond
Editors: Jim Makiej, Andrew Hafitz
Production designer: Kalina Ivanov
Music: Anthony Marinelli
Costume designer: Ane Crabtree
Cast:
Mark David Chapman: Jared Leto
Jude: Lindsay Lohan
Paul: Judah Friedlander
Jeri: Ursula Abbott
European Woman: Jeane Fourier
Patrick: Brian O'Neill
Running time -- 100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
"Chapter 27" is a smart attempt to distill the twisted psychology and motivation of Mark David Chapman, which we've all superficially gleaned through mass-media reports and intermittent updates on Chapman's incarceration. A fictional depiction of Chapman's three days leading up to murdering Lennon at the entrance to the Dakota, "Chapter 27" depicts the maddening confluence of fact, fiction and mania that swirled through Chapman's inner and outer world.
Landed from Hawaii in a pilgrimage to Lennon's domicile, Chapman transports a handgun, one that he might or might not use. As he cabs into Manhattan and closer to Lennon, he assumes the psychology of Holden Caulfield, his literary soul mate: He baffles his cabbie with his Caulfield-isms, rambling about the ducks in Central Park. As he settles into a shabby YMCA, he procures a copy of his holy book, "The Catcher in the Rye". Clutching it, Chapman spirals further into Caulfield's persona, raging about "phonies" and puffing up in self-importance.
Like many serial killers, Chapman is a largely invisible non-entity: chubby, pale and blurred by large, partial-tinted glasses. At odd moments, he's also hair-trigger noticeable, bursting into rants or obsessive stalkerlike behavior. As he endures the December cold outside Lennon's Gothic-style domicile, Chapman noticeably seems to evaporate into the persona of Holden Caulfield. He struggles against himself, including whether to murder Lennon; he evaporates from the "real" world into the pages of "Catcher", clinging to Caulfield in a twisted last grasp to find himself.
Filmmaker Jarrett Schaefer's smart depiction of Chapman is a compelling dramatization of the inner mania of Lennon's assailant. While the film does not purport to be a bromide for Lennon's fans, it is an inspired attempt at making sense of what has always seemed so senseless. It intelligently attempts to offer some measure of cinematic closure: a valiant attempt at "why."
High praise to the cast and crew. Jared Leto is mesmeric as the bloated, deranged Chapman. It's a brilliantly measured performance, evincing the tale of a madman through his own awful rhyme and reason.
Technical contributions also convey Chapman's disjointed mind-set, most prominently Tom Richmond's somber cinematic tones and irreal scopes.
CHAPTER 27
Peace Arch Entertainment present an
Artina Films production
Credits:
Writer/director J.P. Schaefer
Producers: Naomi Despres, Bob Salerno, Alexandra Milchan
Executive producers: John Flock, Gary Howsam, Lewin Webb
Director of photography: Tom Richmond
Editors: Jim Makiej, Andrew Hafitz
Production designer: Kalina Ivanov
Music: Anthony Marinelli
Costume designer: Ane Crabtree
Cast:
Mark David Chapman: Jared Leto
Jude: Lindsay Lohan
Paul: Judah Friedlander
Jeri: Ursula Abbott
European Woman: Jeane Fourier
Patrick: Brian O'Neill
Running time -- 100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 1/30/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This review was written for the festival screening of "Delirious".PARK CITY -- "Delirious" is not the first film to lampoon the absurdity of and obsession with celebrity culture, but writer/director Tom DiCillo's smart, funny and ultimately over-the-top spoof is more often than not, spot on. His latest effort would have been more satisfying if it had the subtlety and restraint of "Living in Oblivion", whose sly sophistication helped make Dicillo a cult hero to indie filmmakers.
Given that DiCillo has a loyal following and that a solid, well-written comedy is a hot commodity, "Delirious" should have strong art house potential and appeal to a young, hip audience.
DiCillo wrote the lead for Steve Buscemi, at his pale and haggard best here. He plays Les, a sour, frustrated paparazzi, who lives in a dump of an apartment in New York. Into his life waltzes Toby (Michael Pitt), a homeless aspiring actor, whom Les tutors in the tricks of his trade and allows to crash at his pad, which is decorated by sorry examples of taxidermy mounted on the peeling walls.
Les takes himself way too seriously -- more self-appointed philosopher than photographer -- and is bereft of self-knowledge. This set-up works best when it's played for laughs with Pitt as straight man. The film falters when the budding friendship turns melodramatic and comes in for some amateur psychological analysis. Buscemi is forced to overact in a shrill role that requires him to carp and harangue far too often. It's grating and soon the pair sounds like a bickering married couple.
Toby begins an unlikely romance with a Paris Hilton/Britney Spears wannabe, K'harma (Alison Lohman), a talent-free girlish sexpot who is famous for being famous. When not singing and dancing in her underwear in a music video, she sits in her hotel wearing that underwear and shades. DiCillo has a lot of fun with this character and the romance -- Elvis Costello shows up as one of K'harma's party guests -- and Toby is showered in rose petals as he stands outside her hotel. Then he's compelled to hug the doorman. When Les finds out about the affair, he reacts like a jilted lover.
With obvious relish, DiCillo sends up dueling publicists, sycophants of all stripes including the fawning, entertainment press and those bottom feeders, the paparazzi. The reality show that stars a homeless serial killer, where Toby gets his big break, is priceless.
Frank G. DeMarco's edgy cinematography conjures the grungy urban wilderness of NYC as well as the glitzy fantasy world of the rich and famous. Teresa Mastropierro's production design nails the squalor of lower class city life and the sterile luxury of the newly moneyed.
DiCillo and his composer, Anton Sanko, make terrific use of music to drive and cut between scenes. The score rocks the movie.
DELIRIOUS
Peace Arch Films Ltd, Peace Arch Entertainment Group
Credits:
Director: Tom DiCillo
Writer: Tom DiCillo
Producer: Bob Salerno
Executive producer: Mark Balsam, Jimmy de Brabant, Michael Dounaev, John Flock, Gary Howsam, Jennifer Levine, Kami Nagudi, Barry Zemel, Lewin Webb
Director of photography: Frank G. DeMarco
Production designer: Teresa Mastropierro
Music: Anton Sanko
Co-producer: Kristi Lake, Jamie H. Zelermyer
Costume designer: Victoria Farrell
Editor: Paul Zucker
Cast:
Les: Steve Buscemi
Toby: Michael Pitt
Kharma: Alison Lohman
Manager: Gina Gershon
Running time -- 107 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Given that DiCillo has a loyal following and that a solid, well-written comedy is a hot commodity, "Delirious" should have strong art house potential and appeal to a young, hip audience.
DiCillo wrote the lead for Steve Buscemi, at his pale and haggard best here. He plays Les, a sour, frustrated paparazzi, who lives in a dump of an apartment in New York. Into his life waltzes Toby (Michael Pitt), a homeless aspiring actor, whom Les tutors in the tricks of his trade and allows to crash at his pad, which is decorated by sorry examples of taxidermy mounted on the peeling walls.
Les takes himself way too seriously -- more self-appointed philosopher than photographer -- and is bereft of self-knowledge. This set-up works best when it's played for laughs with Pitt as straight man. The film falters when the budding friendship turns melodramatic and comes in for some amateur psychological analysis. Buscemi is forced to overact in a shrill role that requires him to carp and harangue far too often. It's grating and soon the pair sounds like a bickering married couple.
Toby begins an unlikely romance with a Paris Hilton/Britney Spears wannabe, K'harma (Alison Lohman), a talent-free girlish sexpot who is famous for being famous. When not singing and dancing in her underwear in a music video, she sits in her hotel wearing that underwear and shades. DiCillo has a lot of fun with this character and the romance -- Elvis Costello shows up as one of K'harma's party guests -- and Toby is showered in rose petals as he stands outside her hotel. Then he's compelled to hug the doorman. When Les finds out about the affair, he reacts like a jilted lover.
With obvious relish, DiCillo sends up dueling publicists, sycophants of all stripes including the fawning, entertainment press and those bottom feeders, the paparazzi. The reality show that stars a homeless serial killer, where Toby gets his big break, is priceless.
Frank G. DeMarco's edgy cinematography conjures the grungy urban wilderness of NYC as well as the glitzy fantasy world of the rich and famous. Teresa Mastropierro's production design nails the squalor of lower class city life and the sterile luxury of the newly moneyed.
DiCillo and his composer, Anton Sanko, make terrific use of music to drive and cut between scenes. The score rocks the movie.
DELIRIOUS
Peace Arch Films Ltd, Peace Arch Entertainment Group
Credits:
Director: Tom DiCillo
Writer: Tom DiCillo
Producer: Bob Salerno
Executive producer: Mark Balsam, Jimmy de Brabant, Michael Dounaev, John Flock, Gary Howsam, Jennifer Levine, Kami Nagudi, Barry Zemel, Lewin Webb
Director of photography: Frank G. DeMarco
Production designer: Teresa Mastropierro
Music: Anton Sanko
Co-producer: Kristi Lake, Jamie H. Zelermyer
Costume designer: Victoria Farrell
Editor: Paul Zucker
Cast:
Les: Steve Buscemi
Toby: Michael Pitt
Kharma: Alison Lohman
Manager: Gina Gershon
Running time -- 107 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 1/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARK CITY -- Delirious is not the first film to lampoon the absurdity of and obsession with celebrity culture, but writer/director Tom DiCillo's smart, funny and ultimately over-the-top spoof is more often than not, spot on. His latest effort would have been more satisfying if it had the subtlety and restraint of Living in Oblivion, whose sly sophistication helped make Dicillo a cult hero to indie filmmakers.
Given that DiCillo has a loyal following and that a solid, well-written comedy is a hot commodity, Delirious should have strong art house potential and appeal to a young, hip audience.
DiCillo wrote the lead for Steve Buscemi, at his pale and haggard best here. He plays Les, a sour, frustrated paparazzi, who lives in a dump of an apartment in New York. Into his life waltzes Toby (Michael Pitt), a homeless aspiring actor, whom Les tutors in the tricks of his trade and allows to crash at his pad, which is decorated by sorry examples of taxidermy mounted on the peeling walls.
Les takes himself way too seriously -- more self-appointed philosopher than photographer -- and is bereft of self-knowledge. This set-up works best when it's played for laughs with Pitt as straight man. The film falters when the budding friendship turns melodramatic and comes in for some amateur psychological analysis. Buscemi is forced to overact in a shrill role that requires him to carp and harangue far too often. It's grating and soon the pair sounds like a bickering married couple.
Toby begins an unlikely romance with a Paris Hilton/Britney Spears wannabe, K'harma (Alison Lohman), a talent-free girlish sexpot who is famous for being famous. When not singing and dancing in her underwear in a music video, she sits in her hotel wearing that underwear and shades. DiCillo has a lot of fun with this character and the romance -- Elvis Costello shows up as one of K'harma's party guests -- and Toby is showered in rose petals as he stands outside her hotel. Then he's compelled to hug the doorman. When Les finds out about the affair, he reacts like a jilted lover.
With obvious relish, DiCillo sends up dueling publicists, sycophants of all stripes including the fawning, entertainment press and those bottom feeders, the paparazzi. The reality show that stars a homeless serial killer, where Toby gets his big break, is priceless.
Frank G. DeMarco's edgy cinematography conjures the grungy urban wilderness of NYC as well as the glitzy fantasy world of the rich and famous. Teresa Mastropierro's production design nails the squalor of lower class city life and the sterile luxury of the newly moneyed.
DiCillo and his composer, Anton Sanko, make terrific use of music to drive and cut between scenes. The score rocks the movie.
Delirious
Peace Arch Films Ltd, Peace Arch Entertainment Group
Credits: Director: Tom DiCillo; Writer: Tom DiCillo; Producer: Bob Salerno; Executive producer: Mark Balsam, Jimmy de Brabant, Michael Dounaev, John Flock, Gary Howsam, Jennifer Levine, Kami Nagudi, Barry Zemel, Lewin Webb; Director of photography: Frank G. DeMarco Production designer: Teresa Mastropierro; Music: Anton Sanko; Co-producer: Kristi Lake, Jamie H. Zelermyer; Costume designer: Victoria Farrell; Editor: Paul Zucker;
Cast: Les: Steve Buscemi; Toby: Michael Pitt; Kharma: Alison Lohman; Manager: Gina Gershon.
No MPAA rating; running time: 102 minutes.
Given that DiCillo has a loyal following and that a solid, well-written comedy is a hot commodity, Delirious should have strong art house potential and appeal to a young, hip audience.
DiCillo wrote the lead for Steve Buscemi, at his pale and haggard best here. He plays Les, a sour, frustrated paparazzi, who lives in a dump of an apartment in New York. Into his life waltzes Toby (Michael Pitt), a homeless aspiring actor, whom Les tutors in the tricks of his trade and allows to crash at his pad, which is decorated by sorry examples of taxidermy mounted on the peeling walls.
Les takes himself way too seriously -- more self-appointed philosopher than photographer -- and is bereft of self-knowledge. This set-up works best when it's played for laughs with Pitt as straight man. The film falters when the budding friendship turns melodramatic and comes in for some amateur psychological analysis. Buscemi is forced to overact in a shrill role that requires him to carp and harangue far too often. It's grating and soon the pair sounds like a bickering married couple.
Toby begins an unlikely romance with a Paris Hilton/Britney Spears wannabe, K'harma (Alison Lohman), a talent-free girlish sexpot who is famous for being famous. When not singing and dancing in her underwear in a music video, she sits in her hotel wearing that underwear and shades. DiCillo has a lot of fun with this character and the romance -- Elvis Costello shows up as one of K'harma's party guests -- and Toby is showered in rose petals as he stands outside her hotel. Then he's compelled to hug the doorman. When Les finds out about the affair, he reacts like a jilted lover.
With obvious relish, DiCillo sends up dueling publicists, sycophants of all stripes including the fawning, entertainment press and those bottom feeders, the paparazzi. The reality show that stars a homeless serial killer, where Toby gets his big break, is priceless.
Frank G. DeMarco's edgy cinematography conjures the grungy urban wilderness of NYC as well as the glitzy fantasy world of the rich and famous. Teresa Mastropierro's production design nails the squalor of lower class city life and the sterile luxury of the newly moneyed.
DiCillo and his composer, Anton Sanko, make terrific use of music to drive and cut between scenes. The score rocks the movie.
Delirious
Peace Arch Films Ltd, Peace Arch Entertainment Group
Credits: Director: Tom DiCillo; Writer: Tom DiCillo; Producer: Bob Salerno; Executive producer: Mark Balsam, Jimmy de Brabant, Michael Dounaev, John Flock, Gary Howsam, Jennifer Levine, Kami Nagudi, Barry Zemel, Lewin Webb; Director of photography: Frank G. DeMarco Production designer: Teresa Mastropierro; Music: Anton Sanko; Co-producer: Kristi Lake, Jamie H. Zelermyer; Costume designer: Victoria Farrell; Editor: Paul Zucker;
Cast: Les: Steve Buscemi; Toby: Michael Pitt; Kharma: Alison Lohman; Manager: Gina Gershon.
No MPAA rating; running time: 102 minutes.
- 1/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARK CITY, Utah -- James Spader stars as Cray Fowler, a charismatic, old-money smoothie who's running for Congress down there in good old Louisiana. He's a progressive liberal, in the Teddy Kennedy-Gary Hart mold and, similarly, he's got an eye for the fast lass.
While colorfully heaped with hot and spicy Louisiana-style decadence, "Storyville'' is also steeped with motivational inconsistency and preposterously incredible plot turns. At its world premiere here at the Sundance Film Festival, audience laughter at unintentionally funny moments was consistent.
Conscience-stricken about what he perceives as possibly shady business dealings in his family's past, most prominently the "suicide'' of his father on the eve of a federal investigation, young Cray is an earnest, progressive candidate for Congress.
Conscience-stricken about what he perceives as possibly shady business dealings in his family's past, most prominently the "suicide'' of his father on the eve of a federal investigation, young Cray is an earnest, progressive candidate for Congress.The election is particularly important to him, in part as a means of expiating the pangs of guilt he feels about his privileged background and the possible shenanigans of his father's oil dealings.
Running against a ruthless, racist redneck, Cray is phenomenally careless: A curvy waitress gives him her phone number at a fund-raiser and they get together down in Storyville, New Orleans' most bawdy-naughty section. On that sinister night, she leads him to her father's akido gym, disrobes and seduces him. Well, where there's sex and lies, there's also videotape, and the callow congressional candidate gets a blackmail threat pronto.
The noose tightens: The blackmailer who turns out to be the girl's father is killed and she's arrested. In the midst of his Congressional campaign, Cray decides to take her case, pro bono. It gets even screwier, including a shootout in court involving the judge. While screenwriter-director Mark Frost stirs up a lot of deliciously unsavory juices in this gumbo concoction, the film's many subplots are often strung together by the most implausible and awkward of contrivances.
Still, it's jazzed up considerably by the spicy performances, most prominently that of Spader as the cool and icy politico. Jon Robards is, as usual, a treat as a hard-drinking wheeler-dealer.
STORYVILLE
20th Century Fox
Producers Edward R. Pressman, David Roe
Screenwriter-director Mark Frost
Executive producers John Flock, John Davis
Co-executive producers Les Lithgow, George Zecevic
Director of photography Ron Garcia
Editor B.J. Sears
Color/Stereo
Cast:
Cray Fowler James Spader
Natalie Tate Joanne Whalley-Kilmer
Clifford Fowler Jason Robards
Constance Fowler Piper Laurie
Nathan Lefleur Michael Warren
Abe Choate Charles Haid
Running time -- 111 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
While colorfully heaped with hot and spicy Louisiana-style decadence, "Storyville'' is also steeped with motivational inconsistency and preposterously incredible plot turns. At its world premiere here at the Sundance Film Festival, audience laughter at unintentionally funny moments was consistent.
Conscience-stricken about what he perceives as possibly shady business dealings in his family's past, most prominently the "suicide'' of his father on the eve of a federal investigation, young Cray is an earnest, progressive candidate for Congress.
Conscience-stricken about what he perceives as possibly shady business dealings in his family's past, most prominently the "suicide'' of his father on the eve of a federal investigation, young Cray is an earnest, progressive candidate for Congress.The election is particularly important to him, in part as a means of expiating the pangs of guilt he feels about his privileged background and the possible shenanigans of his father's oil dealings.
Running against a ruthless, racist redneck, Cray is phenomenally careless: A curvy waitress gives him her phone number at a fund-raiser and they get together down in Storyville, New Orleans' most bawdy-naughty section. On that sinister night, she leads him to her father's akido gym, disrobes and seduces him. Well, where there's sex and lies, there's also videotape, and the callow congressional candidate gets a blackmail threat pronto.
The noose tightens: The blackmailer who turns out to be the girl's father is killed and she's arrested. In the midst of his Congressional campaign, Cray decides to take her case, pro bono. It gets even screwier, including a shootout in court involving the judge. While screenwriter-director Mark Frost stirs up a lot of deliciously unsavory juices in this gumbo concoction, the film's many subplots are often strung together by the most implausible and awkward of contrivances.
Still, it's jazzed up considerably by the spicy performances, most prominently that of Spader as the cool and icy politico. Jon Robards is, as usual, a treat as a hard-drinking wheeler-dealer.
STORYVILLE
20th Century Fox
Producers Edward R. Pressman, David Roe
Screenwriter-director Mark Frost
Executive producers John Flock, John Davis
Co-executive producers Les Lithgow, George Zecevic
Director of photography Ron Garcia
Editor B.J. Sears
Color/Stereo
Cast:
Cray Fowler James Spader
Natalie Tate Joanne Whalley-Kilmer
Clifford Fowler Jason Robards
Constance Fowler Piper Laurie
Nathan Lefleur Michael Warren
Abe Choate Charles Haid
Running time -- 111 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
- 1/24/1992
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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