An intense espionage drama with incredible performance and a thrilling storyline is always what we are waiting for and that’s just what we got in FX’s latest series The Veil. Created by Peaky Blinders‘ Steven Knight, The Veil follows the story of two women traveling from Istanbul to Paris and London as one is hiding a dangerous secret while the other is on a mission to expose it before thousands of lives are lost. The Veil stars Elisabeth Moss in the lead role with Yumna Marwan, Josh Charles, Dali Benssalah, Joana Ribeiro, and James Purefoy starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the heart-pumping thrill ride of lies and deception in The Veil here are some similar shows you could check out next.
Killing Eve Credit – BBC America
Killing Eve is an espionage thriller and black comedy series created by Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Based on a...
Killing Eve Credit – BBC America
Killing Eve is an espionage thriller and black comedy series created by Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Based on a...
- 5/1/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Pair of comedies headline TF1-owned company’s 2024 French-language slate
Newen Connect is heading to Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous with two French-language ensemble comedies, Family Therapy and Start Me Up.
Family Therapy is the fourth feature from Arnaud Lemort. and follows a man with severe anxiety whose therapist decides he cannot stand him, kicks him out of his practice and challenges him to find the woman of his dreams Christian Clavier and Baptiste Lecaplain star with Claire Chust, Cristiana Réali and Rayane Bensetti.
Produced by TF1 Studio and TF1 Films Production with Atelier de Production, Ugc will release the film in...
Newen Connect is heading to Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous with two French-language ensemble comedies, Family Therapy and Start Me Up.
Family Therapy is the fourth feature from Arnaud Lemort. and follows a man with severe anxiety whose therapist decides he cannot stand him, kicks him out of his practice and challenges him to find the woman of his dreams Christian Clavier and Baptiste Lecaplain star with Claire Chust, Cristiana Réali and Rayane Bensetti.
Produced by TF1 Studio and TF1 Films Production with Atelier de Production, Ugc will release the film in...
- 1/10/2024
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
While I don’t really see a Catherine Deneuve navigating the wintery sidewalks of Main Street, her co-star in Andrea Riseborough could easily be the mayor of Park City. French filmmaker tandem of Marco La Via and Hanna Ladoul broke out with micro indie film Anywhere with You (aka We the Coyotes) and quickly followed this up Funny Birds — a sophomore effort that pushes them into the heartwarming dramedy terrain. Production on the film took place in October of 2022. Morgan Saylor returns for a second time out with the filmmaker duo. SXSW could be trying to lasso the film as well.…...
- 11/11/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
“Funny Birds,” an heartwarming comedy-drama starring Andrea Riseborough, Catherine Deneuve and Morgan Saylor, has sold in key territories in the run up to the AFM.
Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, the movie is directed by Marco La Via and Hanna Ladoul. Newen Connect represents the film in international markets and will host a market screening for buyers at the AFM.
Exploring three generations of women and their last chance for reconciliation, “Funny Birds” has sold to Australia and New Zealand (Kismet Movies), Germany (Filmwelt), Middle East (Grand Entertainment), Spain (Selecta Vision), Austria (Filmladen), Bulgaria (Beta Film), Switzerland (Pathé Films) and Ukraine (Svoe Kino), along with global airlines (Ricochet). In France, “Funny Birds” will be released by Ugc Distribution and TF1 Studio.
“Funny Birds” follows Charlie (Saylor) who returns from boarding school to the New Jersey countryside to take care of her estranged mother Laura (Riseborough) who runs a small chicken farm.
Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, the movie is directed by Marco La Via and Hanna Ladoul. Newen Connect represents the film in international markets and will host a market screening for buyers at the AFM.
Exploring three generations of women and their last chance for reconciliation, “Funny Birds” has sold to Australia and New Zealand (Kismet Movies), Germany (Filmwelt), Middle East (Grand Entertainment), Spain (Selecta Vision), Austria (Filmladen), Bulgaria (Beta Film), Switzerland (Pathé Films) and Ukraine (Svoe Kino), along with global airlines (Ricochet). In France, “Funny Birds” will be released by Ugc Distribution and TF1 Studio.
“Funny Birds” follows Charlie (Saylor) who returns from boarding school to the New Jersey countryside to take care of her estranged mother Laura (Riseborough) who runs a small chicken farm.
- 10/30/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Line-up includes ’Meet The Leroys’ starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and José Garcia.
Newen Connect has added a trio of star-powered French comedies – Meet The Leroys, Here & There and Karaoké – to its slate and the TF1-owned company will kick off sales for the new films at AFM.
Meet The Leroys is written and directed by International Emmy-nominated Florent Bernard (Le Flambeau) and stars Charlotte Gainsbourg and José Garcia in a story of a man facing divorce who attempts to rekindle his wife’s affections by taking her and their teenage children on a road trip down memory lane.
The film is...
Newen Connect has added a trio of star-powered French comedies – Meet The Leroys, Here & There and Karaoké – to its slate and the TF1-owned company will kick off sales for the new films at AFM.
Meet The Leroys is written and directed by International Emmy-nominated Florent Bernard (Le Flambeau) and stars Charlotte Gainsbourg and José Garcia in a story of a man facing divorce who attempts to rekindle his wife’s affections by taking her and their teenage children on a road trip down memory lane.
The film is...
- 10/27/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
"Homeland" continues to overshadow most modern entertainment thanks to its fast-paced action, alluring drama, and incredible acting. Starring Claire Danes, Damien Lewis, Mandy Patinkin, Rupert Friend, Morena Baccarin, and Morgan Saylor, the Showtime original series burst onto the air in 2011, capturing all the awards and garnering critical accolades. It faced challenges in its second and third seasons but made a triumphant return, steadily improving over the next four years.
Created by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, who happily incorporate elements from their other prestigious TV series, such as "24," "Homeland" follows CIA Agent Carrie Mathison (played by Claire Danes) as she attempts to uncover a dangerous secret held by Sgt. Nicholas Brody (played by Damien Lewis), who may or may not be a terrorist. The premise is clever, the writing is smart, and the storytelling is brilliant. "Homeland" goes beyond that and earns points for tackling important current political issues,...
Created by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, who happily incorporate elements from their other prestigious TV series, such as "24," "Homeland" follows CIA Agent Carrie Mathison (played by Claire Danes) as she attempts to uncover a dangerous secret held by Sgt. Nicholas Brody (played by Damien Lewis), who may or may not be a terrorist. The premise is clever, the writing is smart, and the storytelling is brilliant. "Homeland" goes beyond that and earns points for tackling important current political issues,...
- 6/3/2023
- by Jeff Ames
- Slash Film
The company has boarded star-powered French features ‘Take Me Home’ and ’Under The Rainbow’.
Newen Connect, the international sales arm of the Tfi Group’s Newen Studios, has snapped up rights to star-powered French features Take Me Home and Under the Rainbow and will kick off sales in Cannes. Both will be released in France by Ugc Distribution.
Take Me Home is the first feature from directing duo Karine Blanc and Michel Tavares and stars Clovis Cornillac, alongside Eyé Haïdara in a story about a struggling country singer who moves with her children to a mountain village and turns the...
Newen Connect, the international sales arm of the Tfi Group’s Newen Studios, has snapped up rights to star-powered French features Take Me Home and Under the Rainbow and will kick off sales in Cannes. Both will be released in France by Ugc Distribution.
Take Me Home is the first feature from directing duo Karine Blanc and Michel Tavares and stars Clovis Cornillac, alongside Eyé Haïdara in a story about a struggling country singer who moves with her children to a mountain village and turns the...
- 5/11/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Starring Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin, Rupert Friend, and Morena Baccarin, "Homeland" follows the life of Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Lewis) after a near-decade-long stint in captivity. He immediately falls under the scrutiny of resourceful (and bipolar) CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Danes). She believes he's become a terrorist. So begins a cat-and-mouse thriller filled with numerous twists and shocking moments.
Throughout its eight seasons, "Homeland" took its viewers on a wild emotional ride. After winning several awards amidst its premiere season in 2011, the spy series stumbled to live up to its hype. Eventually, showrunners Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon (of "X-Files" and "24" fame) shifted "Homeland" into a brilliant new direction -- carrying the show to a satisfying finale.
So, which season is the best that "Homeland" has to offer? Pop in some jazz music, grab a big bottle of wine, and read on to see every season of "Homeland" ranked worst to best.
Throughout its eight seasons, "Homeland" took its viewers on a wild emotional ride. After winning several awards amidst its premiere season in 2011, the spy series stumbled to live up to its hype. Eventually, showrunners Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon (of "X-Files" and "24" fame) shifted "Homeland" into a brilliant new direction -- carrying the show to a satisfying finale.
So, which season is the best that "Homeland" has to offer? Pop in some jazz music, grab a big bottle of wine, and read on to see every season of "Homeland" ranked worst to best.
- 4/29/2023
- by Jeff Ames
- Slash Film
We move from February into March this week, which means the arrival of Scream VI is now just over one week away. But before we get there, we’ve got other fresh horrors to consume.
This week, Six brand new horror movies will be released, and included in the mix is the latest installment in a long-running franchise based on a classic Stephen King horror novel.
Here’s all the new horror arriving February 28 – March 5, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, Gravitas Ventures unleashes Wolf Garden via On Demand outlets today (February 28), being described by Gravitas as a “elevated horror picture in the tradition of It Follows.”
Written and Directed by Wayne David, Wolf Garden tells the blood-curdling story of William (Wayne David), a young man who disappears upon experiencing haunting visions of the woman he loves and a mysterious creature in the nearby woods.
This week, Six brand new horror movies will be released, and included in the mix is the latest installment in a long-running franchise based on a classic Stephen King horror novel.
Here’s all the new horror arriving February 28 – March 5, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, Gravitas Ventures unleashes Wolf Garden via On Demand outlets today (February 28), being described by Gravitas as a “elevated horror picture in the tradition of It Follows.”
Written and Directed by Wayne David, Wolf Garden tells the blood-curdling story of William (Wayne David), a young man who disappears upon experiencing haunting visions of the woman he loves and a mysterious creature in the nearby woods.
- 2/28/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Newen Connect CEO Rodolphe Buet is happy to be back in person at the Berlinale’s European Film Market after the three-year Covid-19 hiatus.
“It’s fun to be in Berlin. When I started in the industry in 2005, my first market was Berlin with Studiocanal,” he says.
In the interim, Buet rose through the Studiocanal ranks to become president of distribution and marketing from 2015 to 2017, overseeing the rollout strategies for Paddington and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy among other major films.
He was appointed CEO of Paris-based Newen Connect in 2020, piloting its creation in the wake of TF1’s 100 acquisition of Newen Studios out of the merger of their distribution arms TF1 Studio, Newen Distribution and Reel One International.
He has spent the last three years steadily putting in place a structure in step with the convergence between the audiovisual and cinema worlds, appointing Leona Connell as Chief Commercial Officer...
“It’s fun to be in Berlin. When I started in the industry in 2005, my first market was Berlin with Studiocanal,” he says.
In the interim, Buet rose through the Studiocanal ranks to become president of distribution and marketing from 2015 to 2017, overseeing the rollout strategies for Paddington and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy among other major films.
He was appointed CEO of Paris-based Newen Connect in 2020, piloting its creation in the wake of TF1’s 100 acquisition of Newen Studios out of the merger of their distribution arms TF1 Studio, Newen Distribution and Reel One International.
He has spent the last three years steadily putting in place a structure in step with the convergence between the audiovisual and cinema worlds, appointing Leona Connell as Chief Commercial Officer...
- 2/17/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Film and TV distribution division Newen Connect has announced the promotion of Alice Damiani to SVP International Film Sales on the eve of the Berlinale’s European Film Market.
Damiani takes over from Sabine Chemaly, who has been head of film sales at TF1 Studio, and then Newen Connect, since 2012.
Newen Connect was created in 2020 in the wake of TF1’s acquisition of French production giant Newen Studios, out of the fusion of their distribution divisions Newen Distribution, TF1 Studio and Reel One International.
Damiani’s promotion is part of an ongoing restructuring and expansion of the resulting division by CEO Rodolphe Buet, which also saw Leona Connell being upped to Chief Commercial Officer last September, in a role giving her oversight of international and French markets for both film and TV.
In her new role, Damiani will take on responsibility for identifying and championing new cinema projects from...
Damiani takes over from Sabine Chemaly, who has been head of film sales at TF1 Studio, and then Newen Connect, since 2012.
Newen Connect was created in 2020 in the wake of TF1’s acquisition of French production giant Newen Studios, out of the fusion of their distribution divisions Newen Distribution, TF1 Studio and Reel One International.
Damiani’s promotion is part of an ongoing restructuring and expansion of the resulting division by CEO Rodolphe Buet, which also saw Leona Connell being upped to Chief Commercial Officer last September, in a role giving her oversight of international and French markets for both film and TV.
In her new role, Damiani will take on responsibility for identifying and championing new cinema projects from...
- 2/15/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoonful Of Sugar: "A disturbed babysitter experiences a sexual awakening while using LSD to alternatively treat a seemingly “sick” child from a family with dark secrets of their own."
Directed By Mercedes Bryce Morgan
Starring Morgan Saylor, Kat Foster, Danilo Crovetti, Myko Olivier
Streaming Exclusively On Shudder March 2
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The Backrooms: "A24, Atomic Monster, Chernin Entertainment and 21 Laps Entertainment team up to adapt Kane Parsons’ viral YouTube horror universe The Backrooms. Chernin Entertainment will co-finance alongside A24.
Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen and Dan Levine are producing for 21 Laps Entertainment. Lucas Ford from 21 Laps brought the project into the company. James Wan and Michael Clear are producing for Wan’s Atomic Monster, with Judson Scott executive producing and Alayna Glasthal overseeing for the company. Chris White brought the project to Atomic Monster and will be executive producing.
Roberto Patino (Dmz) is attached to write the screenplay and produce. The...
Directed By Mercedes Bryce Morgan
Starring Morgan Saylor, Kat Foster, Danilo Crovetti, Myko Olivier
Streaming Exclusively On Shudder March 2
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The Backrooms: "A24, Atomic Monster, Chernin Entertainment and 21 Laps Entertainment team up to adapt Kane Parsons’ viral YouTube horror universe The Backrooms. Chernin Entertainment will co-finance alongside A24.
Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen and Dan Levine are producing for 21 Laps Entertainment. Lucas Ford from 21 Laps brought the project into the company. James Wan and Michael Clear are producing for Wan’s Atomic Monster, with Judson Scott executive producing and Alayna Glasthal overseeing for the company. Chris White brought the project to Atomic Monster and will be executive producing.
Roberto Patino (Dmz) is attached to write the screenplay and produce. The...
- 2/7/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Shudder‘s next original horror movie is Spoonful of Sugar, a cinematic LSD trip directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan and coming exclusively to Shudder on March 2, 2023.
In the film, “A disturbed babysitter experiences a sexual awakening while using LSD to alternatively treat a seemingly “sick” child from a family with dark secrets of their own.”
Watch the official trailer for Shudder’s Spoonful of Sugar below.
The cast includes Morgan Saylor, Kat Foster, Danilo Crovetti, and Myko Olivier.
Mercedes Bryce Morgan is an award-winning queer Latina director. Mercedes just completed her feature debut, Fixation, premiering at TIFF. Mercedes has directed series’ for studios such as MGM, Facebook Watch, Snapchat, New Form, Eko, and Project Greenlight/ Adaptive.
As a screenwriter, Mercedes’ script, B1, made Tracking Board/ Launch Pad’s 2017 Hit List, as well as winning runner up at the 2018 Script Pipeline Competition and BET’s Project Create. Her script, Esc was...
In the film, “A disturbed babysitter experiences a sexual awakening while using LSD to alternatively treat a seemingly “sick” child from a family with dark secrets of their own.”
Watch the official trailer for Shudder’s Spoonful of Sugar below.
The cast includes Morgan Saylor, Kat Foster, Danilo Crovetti, and Myko Olivier.
Mercedes Bryce Morgan is an award-winning queer Latina director. Mercedes just completed her feature debut, Fixation, premiering at TIFF. Mercedes has directed series’ for studios such as MGM, Facebook Watch, Snapchat, New Form, Eko, and Project Greenlight/ Adaptive.
As a screenwriter, Mercedes’ script, B1, made Tracking Board/ Launch Pad’s 2017 Hit List, as well as winning runner up at the 2018 Script Pipeline Competition and BET’s Project Create. Her script, Esc was...
- 2/7/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
"Bone-chilling, knee-buckling nastiness." Get ready for another acid trip horror film. Shudder has unveiled an official trailer for another indie horror film streaming soon titled Spoonful of Sugar, the latest from director Mercedes Bryce Morgan. This premiered at Fantastic Fest last year and also played at the Cucalorus Film Festival. A disturbed babysitter experiences a sexual awakening while using LSD to alternatively treat a seemingly “sick” kid. Morgan Saylor stars as Millicent, who is working on her thesis about children with severe allergies. She's hired to babysit Johnny, a sickly, mute child who suffers from every allergy under the sun. As she discovers Johnny's dark family secrets things begin to become unhinged. The cast includes Kat Foster, Danilo Crovetti, Myko Olivier, Danilo Crovetti, & Keith Powell. Looks like it gets extra wild with LSD sending everyone up the walls and all over the place. Maybe too much in one film? Or maybe not.
- 2/7/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Funny Birds
Marco La Via and Hanna Ladoul first landed on the scene (and the 2018 Acid section in Cannes) with Nous Les Coyotes which along the way was translated to “Anywhere with You” starring Morgan Saylor and McCaul Lombardi. Fast forward to October of 2022 and they landed the Catherine Deneuve, Andrea Riseborough and Saylor once again for a low budget mystery film filmed in Brussels and in the US. Funny Birds is a generational hodge-podge with damaged relationships.
Gist: Thrown together under tragic circumstances, three generations of women from the same family are forced to learn to live together on a small rural chicken farm in New Jersey, which generates moving and amusing situations.…...
Marco La Via and Hanna Ladoul first landed on the scene (and the 2018 Acid section in Cannes) with Nous Les Coyotes which along the way was translated to “Anywhere with You” starring Morgan Saylor and McCaul Lombardi. Fast forward to October of 2022 and they landed the Catherine Deneuve, Andrea Riseborough and Saylor once again for a low budget mystery film filmed in Brussels and in the US. Funny Birds is a generational hodge-podge with damaged relationships.
Gist: Thrown together under tragic circumstances, three generations of women from the same family are forced to learn to live together on a small rural chicken farm in New Jersey, which generates moving and amusing situations.…...
- 1/10/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Distributor says appointment signals its ambition to drive the value of its film rights.
Newen Connect, the distribution arm of Newen Studios, has promoted Leona Connell, from EVP distribution to the newly-created role of chief commercial officer (Cco).
Based between London and Paris, Connell will focus on international and French markets across film and TV.
Connell joined Newen Connect in 2020 and leads the fiction and non-fiction TV sales team in France and internationally and supports the financing of Newen Connect projects. Connell also develops co-production partnerships and pre-sales.
As Cco, she will broaden her remit to oversee a team of...
Newen Connect, the distribution arm of Newen Studios, has promoted Leona Connell, from EVP distribution to the newly-created role of chief commercial officer (Cco).
Based between London and Paris, Connell will focus on international and French markets across film and TV.
Connell joined Newen Connect in 2020 and leads the fiction and non-fiction TV sales team in France and internationally and supports the financing of Newen Connect projects. Connell also develops co-production partnerships and pre-sales.
As Cco, she will broaden her remit to oversee a team of...
- 1/9/2023
- ScreenDaily
Mélita Toscan du Plantier has spent the best part of two decades running Morocco’s Marrakech International Film Festival.
This work carries on the legacy of her late husband, influential French producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier, who was the driving force behind the festival’s launch in 2001, overseeing two editions before his death in 2003 at the Berlin Film Festival.
Famously well-connected within the film world, Mélita Toscan du Plantier has since put the event on the international film festival map, pulling together starry juries and guest lists that would not look out of place at Cannes.
This year’s edition, running November 11 to 19, featured Paolo Sorrentino, Vanessa Kirby, Diane Kruger, Justin Kurzel, Nadine Labaki, Laïla Marrakchi and Tahar Rahim in the jury while other guests included Jim Jarmusch, Julia Ducournau, Leos Carax, Paul Schrader and Indian mega-star Ranveer Singh.
During the pandemic, this work was put on hold after the...
This work carries on the legacy of her late husband, influential French producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier, who was the driving force behind the festival’s launch in 2001, overseeing two editions before his death in 2003 at the Berlin Film Festival.
Famously well-connected within the film world, Mélita Toscan du Plantier has since put the event on the international film festival map, pulling together starry juries and guest lists that would not look out of place at Cannes.
This year’s edition, running November 11 to 19, featured Paolo Sorrentino, Vanessa Kirby, Diane Kruger, Justin Kurzel, Nadine Labaki, Laïla Marrakchi and Tahar Rahim in the jury while other guests included Jim Jarmusch, Julia Ducournau, Leos Carax, Paul Schrader and Indian mega-star Ranveer Singh.
During the pandemic, this work was put on hold after the...
- 11/18/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Whatever innocence is introduced in Mercedes Bryce Morgan's "Spoonful of Sugar" with the hummed tune of "Oh My Darling, Clementine" and glimpses of Christmas candy canes rots away like a forgotten fruit that rolls forever out of sight. Imagine "Mary Poppins" breakneck twisting into the darkness of "Orphan" or "Hard Candy." Leah Saint Marie's screenplay explores a drug-induced coming-of-age tale about a supposed hair-twirling babysitter's virgin's sexuality, but that's before Saint Marie balances out storytelling sweetness with an avalanche-pour of salty malevolence. "Spoonful of Sugar" is bone-chilling, knee-buckling nastiness that punishes every character with zero compassion — this ain't the twinkly-eyed fairy tale Morgan deceptively sells at the movie's onset.
Morgan Saylor stars as ponytailed and supposedly 21-year-old Millicent, who's just been hired by accomplished author Rebecca (Kat Foster) to babysit her allergy grab-bag of a son, Johnny (Danilo Crovetti). Millicent claims she's taking a summer hiatus from studies...
Morgan Saylor stars as ponytailed and supposedly 21-year-old Millicent, who's just been hired by accomplished author Rebecca (Kat Foster) to babysit her allergy grab-bag of a son, Johnny (Danilo Crovetti). Millicent claims she's taking a summer hiatus from studies...
- 10/1/2022
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
Ahead of its premiere at Fantastic Fest, Shudder has acquired the horror movie Spoonful of Sugar, with Deadline reporting today that they’re planning a release sometime in 2023.
“With Spoonful of Sugar, Mercedes Bryce Morgan delivers an incisive psychological horror laced with nightmarish visions of hallucinogenic beauty. We can’t wait for Shudder members to take the trip,” said Craig Engler, General Manager, Shudder.
In Spoonful of Sugar, a disturbed babysitter experiences a sexual awakening while using LSD to alternatively treat a seemingly “sick” child from a family with dark secrets of their own.
The film is written by Leah Saint Marie (Price of Honor) and stars Morgan Saylor (Homeland), Kat Foster (Gaslit), Myko Olivier (United States of Al), Danilo Crovetti and David Yow (I Don’t Feel at Home in this World Anymore). Spoonful of Sugar is produced by Vanishing Angle’s (Werewolves Within) Matt Miller and Natalie Metzger...
“With Spoonful of Sugar, Mercedes Bryce Morgan delivers an incisive psychological horror laced with nightmarish visions of hallucinogenic beauty. We can’t wait for Shudder members to take the trip,” said Craig Engler, General Manager, Shudder.
In Spoonful of Sugar, a disturbed babysitter experiences a sexual awakening while using LSD to alternatively treat a seemingly “sick” child from a family with dark secrets of their own.
The film is written by Leah Saint Marie (Price of Honor) and stars Morgan Saylor (Homeland), Kat Foster (Gaslit), Myko Olivier (United States of Al), Danilo Crovetti and David Yow (I Don’t Feel at Home in this World Anymore). Spoonful of Sugar is produced by Vanishing Angle’s (Werewolves Within) Matt Miller and Natalie Metzger...
- 9/22/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Shudder, the streaming service for horror, has announced that they’ve acquired the psychological horror film Spoonful of Sugar ahead of its premiere at Fantastic Fest. The movie will premiere on the streaming platform in 2023 in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
“With Spoonful of Sugar, Mercedes Bryce Morgan delivers an incisive psychological horror laced with nightmarish visions of hallucinogenic beauty. We can’t wait for Shudder members to take the trip,” said Craig Engler, General Manager, Shudder.
Spoonful of Sugar is Morgan’s second feature. The film is written by Leah Saint Marie (Price of Honor) and stars Morgan Saylor (Homeland), Kat Foster (Gaslit), Myko Olivier (United States of Al), Danilo Crovetti and David Yow (I Don’t Feel at Home in this World Anymore). The film is produced by Vanishing Angle’s (Werewolves Within) Matt Miller and Natalie Metzger along with Katrina Kudlick...
“With Spoonful of Sugar, Mercedes Bryce Morgan delivers an incisive psychological horror laced with nightmarish visions of hallucinogenic beauty. We can’t wait for Shudder members to take the trip,” said Craig Engler, General Manager, Shudder.
Spoonful of Sugar is Morgan’s second feature. The film is written by Leah Saint Marie (Price of Honor) and stars Morgan Saylor (Homeland), Kat Foster (Gaslit), Myko Olivier (United States of Al), Danilo Crovetti and David Yow (I Don’t Feel at Home in this World Anymore). The film is produced by Vanishing Angle’s (Werewolves Within) Matt Miller and Natalie Metzger along with Katrina Kudlick...
- 9/22/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Martin Scorsese is executive producer on second feature from LA-based French directorial duo Hanna Ladoul and Marco La Via.
TF1 Studio has added French directorial duo Hanna Ladoul and Marco La Via’s English-language comedy-drama Funny Birds to its Cannes market slate.
Catherine Deneuve, Andrea Riseborough and Morgan Saylor are set to star as three generations of women from the same family.
Thrown together under tragic circumstances, the trio are forced to learn to live together on a small rural chicken farm in New Jersey which generates moving and amusing situations.
It is the second feature from LA-based Ladoul and...
TF1 Studio has added French directorial duo Hanna Ladoul and Marco La Via’s English-language comedy-drama Funny Birds to its Cannes market slate.
Catherine Deneuve, Andrea Riseborough and Morgan Saylor are set to star as three generations of women from the same family.
Thrown together under tragic circumstances, the trio are forced to learn to live together on a small rural chicken farm in New Jersey which generates moving and amusing situations.
It is the second feature from LA-based Ladoul and...
- 5/20/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Bryan Wizemann’s You Mean Everything to Me is the first feature film I worked on as an A.C in New York. Before principal photography, production sent me the script and the lookbook, which introduced me to the abusive relationship at the center of the film. Nathan (Ben Rosenfield) comes off affable and attractive enough on the surface, but is dangerously worn inside from lying to others and himself. Perpetuating his particularly gangrenous insecurity, he habitually coerces partners into his ring of control. Cassandra (Morgan Saylor) just happens to meet him while she’s down on her luck,and finds herself spiraling into […]
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- 12/20/2021
- by Aaron Hunt
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Romance takes a predatory turn in You Mean Everything to Me, a film that explores the pattern by which a DJ named Nathan (Ben Rosenfield) begins to grip a vice around the life of Cassandra (Morgan Saylor), a waitress living out of her car after she’s evicted from her sister’s place. Writer-director Bryan Wizemann was inspired by a toxic relationship that befell a female friend of his—one which would go on to similarly troubling circumstances to those we see in the film, as Cassandra is manipulated into working as an erotic dancer at the club where Nathan DJs and, eventually, into the world of sex work against her will.
Wizemann is quite effective in his portrayal of a relationship where a man methodically removes his prey from any possible support system, alienating her from family, work, and friends. We are placed firmly into Cassandra’s perspective, as...
Wizemann is quite effective in his portrayal of a relationship where a man methodically removes his prey from any possible support system, alienating her from family, work, and friends. We are placed firmly into Cassandra’s perspective, as...
- 12/14/2021
- by Mitchell Beaupre
- The Film Stage
Persistence pays off. Bryan Wizemann has been painstakingly hacking away at indie film since 1998’s Sense following that with 2005’s Losing Ground, 2011’s About Sunny (TIFF) and finally his fourth feature in You Mean Everything to Me. Recently awarded the Rooftop Films and Brigade Festival Publicity grant and accepted into the Sundance Institute Film Music and Sound Design Lab, the shoestring budgeted film features the likes of Morgan Saylor and Ben Rosenfield, with Lindsay Burdge in a smaller role.
Gist: After getting kicked out of her sister’s place, Cassandra falls hard and fast for Nathan, a local DJ. Caught up in a whirlwind romance, he soon starts distancing them from her friends and family, and his demands grow increasingly darker.…...
Gist: After getting kicked out of her sister’s place, Cassandra falls hard and fast for Nathan, a local DJ. Caught up in a whirlwind romance, he soon starts distancing them from her friends and family, and his demands grow increasingly darker.…...
- 11/26/2020
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
The made-for-tv movie was a programming staple for the broadcast networks in the 1970s and 1980s. While it fell out of favor in the 1990s and was even dropped as an Emmy Awards category for three years beginning in 2011, it has been on an upswing as of late. This year, 28 telefilms are in contention for the five nominations that will be revealed on July 28; last year only 21 TV movies were submitted.
All 22,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until July 13 to cast their 2020 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for their favorite TV movies. In the past, voters were limited in the number of telefilms that they could put forth. In 2017 that cap (which was usually 10 per category) was lifted. And, as opposed to the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally.
See 2020 Emmy nominations ballot: 767 programs vie for...
All 22,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until July 13 to cast their 2020 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for their favorite TV movies. In the past, voters were limited in the number of telefilms that they could put forth. In 2017 that cap (which was usually 10 per category) was lifted. And, as opposed to the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally.
See 2020 Emmy nominations ballot: 767 programs vie for...
- 7/9/2020
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Morgan Frances Saylor was born in Chicago, Il in October of 1994, but grew up in Georgia, primarily, Decatur, Ga. She’s an American actress who’s best known for her role in the Showtime series, Homeland where she plays the role as Dana Brody. Saylor came from a typical upbringing, despite her parents being divorced. Her mother works for Rei as a retailer, while her father does renovations for Starbucks coffeehouse. Saylor has had a wide range of roles in her young career. She’s gained a lot of experience, taking film, television, and stage roles, she’s been nominated for an award,
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Morgan Saylor...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Morgan Saylor...
- 4/28/2020
- by Maria McCutchen
- TVovermind.com
In a Gold Derby exclusive, we have learned the category placements of the key Emmy Awards contenders for Amazon Studios. For this season, the company has “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Rachel Brosnahan), “Homecoming” and “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” (John Krasinski) as part of their 2020 campaign. Newcomers could include “The Boys”, “Hunters” and “Modern Love” (Anne Hathaway).
Below, the list of Amazon Prime lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedy, drama and limited series. More names might be added by the studio on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.
See‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 3: The top 9 most fabulous fashions
“Absentia”
Drama Actor – Patrick Heusinger
Drama Actress – Stana Katic
“Agatha Christie’S The Pale Horse”
Limited Series
Movie/Limited Actor – Rufus Sewell
Movie/Limited Supporting Actor – Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Sean Pertwee
Movie/Limited Supporting Actress – Georgina Campbell,...
Below, the list of Amazon Prime lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedy, drama and limited series. More names might be added by the studio on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.
See‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 3: The top 9 most fabulous fashions
“Absentia”
Drama Actor – Patrick Heusinger
Drama Actress – Stana Katic
“Agatha Christie’S The Pale Horse”
Limited Series
Movie/Limited Actor – Rufus Sewell
Movie/Limited Supporting Actor – Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Sean Pertwee
Movie/Limited Supporting Actress – Georgina Campbell,...
- 4/23/2020
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy spent eight years working on the script for their feature film debut, Amazon’s “Blow the Man Down,” about a pair of sisters who go deep into the underbelly of their New England hometown to cover up a crime. But the filmmakers’ relationship dates back further than that — to the days when they were shooting shorts and making music videos on Coney Island. They moved to Los Angeles at the same time and worked on sketch comedy videos. “We met behind the camera,” Krudy says. Cole adds, “It was so rare to meet another girl doing camera stuff.”
Not only do they have a love for cinematography, but both also come from Irish-Catholic families and have sisters. And they share a love of seaside towns. “I’m from Beverly, Massachusetts, and Krudy’s mother is from Maine,” Cole says.
Those commonalities helped early in the writing process.
Not only do they have a love for cinematography, but both also come from Irish-Catholic families and have sisters. And they share a love of seaside towns. “I’m from Beverly, Massachusetts, and Krudy’s mother is from Maine,” Cole says.
Those commonalities helped early in the writing process.
- 4/1/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
As large gatherings got nixed on both coasts amid the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon Studios shifted gears and came up with a way to celebrate the release of Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy’s Blow the Man Down while respecting current mandates and supporting local vendors along the way.
The streamer had been planning a blowout March 18 premiere in New York for the noir thriller about a murder in a New England fishing village (starring Annette O’Toole, Margo Martindale, June Squibb, Sophie Lowe and Morgan Saylor) but instead has moved the venue to a more intimate space —...
The streamer had been planning a blowout March 18 premiere in New York for the noir thriller about a murder in a New England fishing village (starring Annette O’Toole, Margo Martindale, June Squibb, Sophie Lowe and Morgan Saylor) but instead has moved the venue to a more intimate space —...
- 3/28/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
As large gatherings got nixed on both coasts amid the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon Studios shifted gears and came up with a way to celebrate the release of Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy’s Blow the Man Down while respecting current mandates and supporting local vendors along the way.
The streamer had been planning a blowout March 18 premiere in New York for the noir thriller about a murder in a New England fishing village (starring Annette O’Toole, Margo Martindale, June Squibb, Sophie Lowe and Morgan Saylor) but instead has moved the venue to a more intimate space —...
The streamer had been planning a blowout March 18 premiere in New York for the noir thriller about a murder in a New England fishing village (starring Annette O’Toole, Margo Martindale, June Squibb, Sophie Lowe and Morgan Saylor) but instead has moved the venue to a more intimate space —...
- 3/28/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Blow The Man Down Amazon Studios Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Danielle Krudy, Bridget Savage Cole Screenwriter: Danielle Krudy, Bridget Savage Cole Cast: Morgan Saylor, Sophie Lowe, Margo Martindale, June Squibb, Annette O’Toole, Marceline Hugot, Ebon Moss-Bachrach Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 3/20/20 Opens: March 20, 2020 […]
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- 3/27/2020
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
There is always something extra inviting when it comes to small villages located by the sea. Let's take one from Practical Magic. It makes you want to go there, meet all the people, it makes you feel free and happy. But it's the opposite feeling in Easter Cove, Maine presented in indie noir, Blow the Man Down. Directed and written by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy, the film tells the story of Connolly sisters - Priscilla (Sophie Lowe), and Mary Beth (Morgan Saylor). After their mother's passing, the sisters have to figure out the way to save the house from bankruptcy and keep up with their store that Mary Margaret left them. Unfortunately, nothing goes as planned. After a run-in with a dangerous man (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), Mary Beth, with the help of Priscilla, tries to cover up his grim murder. Afterwards, both attempt to come back to their new normal; still,...
- 3/24/2020
- by Zofia Wijaszka
- firstshowing.net
Blow The Man Down is a Maine set thriller that centers on Mary Beth (Morgan Saylor) and Priscilla (Sophie Lowe), sisters who have views on how to live a life without their recently deceased mother. Priscilla wants to stay in their small town and keep their house and fish shop alive (although they have mounting debts), [...]
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- 3/24/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Chicago – One of the best character actors in the film and TV world is Margo Martindale. And, in a sense, she takes the spotlight this weekend in the new film, “Blow the Man Down,” available through Amazon Prime. Her role as bordello owner Enid Nora Devlin is a tour de force of duplicity, power and sheer originality.
Margo Martindale as Enid Nora Devlin in ‘Blow the Man Down’
Photo credit: Amazon Prime
Among all the cancellations of movie theater releases, “Blow the Man Down” has emerged as a the main release for the weekend of March 20th. The film is set in an East Coast fishing town, the type the evokes the Gorton’s Fish Stick Man, with sea chanteys, raincoats, high boots and New England accents. The film begins with a funeral of a single mother, who has left her two young adult daughters, Mary Beth and Priscilla (Morgan Saylor...
Margo Martindale as Enid Nora Devlin in ‘Blow the Man Down’
Photo credit: Amazon Prime
Among all the cancellations of movie theater releases, “Blow the Man Down” has emerged as a the main release for the weekend of March 20th. The film is set in an East Coast fishing town, the type the evokes the Gorton’s Fish Stick Man, with sea chanteys, raincoats, high boots and New England accents. The film begins with a funeral of a single mother, who has left her two young adult daughters, Mary Beth and Priscilla (Morgan Saylor...
- 3/21/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Easter Cove is the sort of quaint port town that dots long stretches of the Northeastern seaboard’s coast, home to a community of fishermen and widows and maybe a drunken fuck-up or three. It’s the sort of small town that can seem cozy or claustrophobic; for Mary Beth Connolly (Homeland‘s Morgan Saylor), it’s definitely the latter. She’s hoping to go to “UMaine” next year for college, something she’s already postponed so she and her sister, Priscilla (Sophie Lowe), could take care of their dying...
- 3/20/2020
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
The dark underbelly of a small town has provided cinematic fodder for generations. It’s just a lucrative source of storytelling. After a debut last year at the Tribeca Film Festival, another effort joins the fray, starting today, in Blow the Man Down, a surprisingly fun drama that slowly turns the screws. The material may sound serious and even grim, but it actually is handled with such a steady tone that it almost resembles something that the Coen Brothers would do, as opposed to a bleak expose. Amazon Studios has this one and will put it out on their service, so expect it to be one of the higher profile VOD options this weekend. The movie is a mix of drama and mystery, with actually a little bit of comedy thrown in for good measure. It’s set in the small Maine town of Easter Cove, a remote coastal fishing village.
- 3/20/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
It’s undoubtedly unfair to compare any and all quirky, darkly comic crime stories to past Coen brothers films, but sometimes its inescapable. So yes, directors Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy’s “Blow the Man Down” has a blend you might as well call Coen-esque: dark deeds and black humor in a scenic but quietly sinister locale, with some bloody and seriously twisted stuff thrown in for good measure.
But “Blow the Man Down” also has enough freshness to survive the comparison. Partly, that’s because this is a female-centric tale of nefarious dealings and violence, with men peripheral to the machinations of the wives, mothers and daughters who run the show in a remote coastal Maine town while their men are out fishing.
Partly, it’s because the likes of Margo Martindale, June Squibb and Annette O’Toole get juicy roles and know what to do with them.
And partly,...
But “Blow the Man Down” also has enough freshness to survive the comparison. Partly, that’s because this is a female-centric tale of nefarious dealings and violence, with men peripheral to the machinations of the wives, mothers and daughters who run the show in a remote coastal Maine town while their men are out fishing.
Partly, it’s because the likes of Margo Martindale, June Squibb and Annette O’Toole get juicy roles and know what to do with them.
And partly,...
- 3/20/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Given the real world pandemic outside of our doors, few of us will be finding relief inside of a multiplex any time soon. But there is one gem on the horizon that you can easily watch from the comfort of your own home. The title? “Blow the Man Down,” a neo-noir set in the isolated fishing town of Easter Cove, Maine, in the dead of winter. It might seem like a snug and cozy burg filled with brawny men and salt of the earth women who regularly start their days and end their nights with a shot of whiskey. But the place is awash in crimes, misdemeanors and more than a few not-so-savory secrets.
After the buzzy film had its world premiere at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Amazon Studios scrabbled after the distribution rights soon afterward. It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. The plot kicks...
After the buzzy film had its world premiere at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Amazon Studios scrabbled after the distribution rights soon afterward. It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. The plot kicks...
- 3/16/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Tucked in the rocky coastline of rural Maine, a grisly murder occurs late one night. A young woman stabs a man with a harpoon, later finding a bag of cash tucked under the floorboards of his seaside cabin. Unbeknownst to her, the man she’s killed is embroiled in a larger criminal scheme that goes back generations and includes a town brothel, a group of elderly women with a history of shady dealings, and the local cops who turn a blind eye.
If this sounds like the start to a Coen brothers’ movie, you’re right on the money. “Blow the Man Down,” the first feature from writer-director duo Danielle Krudy and Bridget Savage Cole, plays like an update on the Coen brothers’ crime comedies, balancing noir themes with dry humor and wit. Like “Fargo” before it, “Blow the Man Down” is set in a highly specific time and place...
If this sounds like the start to a Coen brothers’ movie, you’re right on the money. “Blow the Man Down,” the first feature from writer-director duo Danielle Krudy and Bridget Savage Cole, plays like an update on the Coen brothers’ crime comedies, balancing noir themes with dry humor and wit. Like “Fargo” before it, “Blow the Man Down” is set in a highly specific time and place...
- 3/13/2020
- by IndieWire Staff
- Indiewire
"A lot of people underestimate women... That's why they get away with a lot." Amazon Prime has released an official trailer for a dark crime comedy titled Blow the Man Down, which originally premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last year. It also went on to play at the Toronto, Palm Springs, and Santa Barbara Film Festivals, as well as AFI Fest. While grieving for the loss of their mother, the Connolly Sisters suddenly find they have a crime to cover up after unintentionally killing a drunken fisherman, leading them deep into the underbelly of their salty Maine fishing village. The film stars Morgan Saylor and Sophie Lowe as Mary Beth and Priscilla Connolly, with Margo Martindale, June Squibb, Annette O'Toole, Will Brittain, Gayle Rankin, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. Looks like a Coen Brothers-esque crime caper from Maine. Here's the first trailer for Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy's Blown the Man Down,...
- 2/6/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
This Sunday, the final season of “Homeland” will finally arrive. Stars Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin, showrunner Alex Gansa, and a lucky hundred or so of the rest of us got to see it Tuesday at the world premiere, which was held at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
The after-party played out at the Lobster Club, a few long city blocks over. For a “Homeland” fan, the evening was about as good as Tuesdays get. For so many former “Homeland” stars, it was a homecoming.
Below are a few of our non-spoilery takeaways from the nice-enough February night in Manhattan.
Also Read: 'Homeland': How Carrie Mathison Spends the Final Season in Nick Brody's Shoes
Hey MoMA? Yeah, Couple of Notes
It’s very expensive to park by you. Honestly, that’s on us though. You seem to have a ton of different entrances on 53rd St.
The after-party played out at the Lobster Club, a few long city blocks over. For a “Homeland” fan, the evening was about as good as Tuesdays get. For so many former “Homeland” stars, it was a homecoming.
Below are a few of our non-spoilery takeaways from the nice-enough February night in Manhattan.
Also Read: 'Homeland': How Carrie Mathison Spends the Final Season in Nick Brody's Shoes
Hey MoMA? Yeah, Couple of Notes
It’s very expensive to park by you. Honestly, that’s on us though. You seem to have a ton of different entrances on 53rd St.
- 2/5/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
The AFI Fest has been rolling out its 2019 slate for months — since announcing Melina Matsoukas’ Queen & Slim as its opening-night film in August — and now we have the full lineup. Check it out below.
The festival, which runs November 14-21 in Los Angeles, will close with with Apple’s The Banker, starring Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult and Nia Long, and will feature the world premiere of Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell.
Here is the full lineup for the 2019 AFI Fest:
New Auteurs
Adam
Samia, heavily pregnant and alone, wanders through Casablanca, seeking shelter until Abla, a single mother, reluctantly takes her in. As the women discover each other’s inner struggles, their lives are transformed. A film festival darling, Maryam Touzani’s debut feature crafts a delicate tale of love through a confident female gaze. Dir Maryan Touzani. Scr Maryan Touzani. Cast Lubna Azabal, Nisrin Erradi, Douae Belkhaouda.
The festival, which runs November 14-21 in Los Angeles, will close with with Apple’s The Banker, starring Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult and Nia Long, and will feature the world premiere of Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell.
Here is the full lineup for the 2019 AFI Fest:
New Auteurs
Adam
Samia, heavily pregnant and alone, wanders through Casablanca, seeking shelter until Abla, a single mother, reluctantly takes her in. As the women discover each other’s inner struggles, their lives are transformed. A film festival darling, Maryam Touzani’s debut feature crafts a delicate tale of love through a confident female gaze. Dir Maryan Touzani. Scr Maryan Touzani. Cast Lubna Azabal, Nisrin Erradi, Douae Belkhaouda.
- 10/29/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Siblings are great for a number of things. They provide love and support throughout your life, especially in times of need. And in the new film “Blow the Man Down,” two sisters test that bond when one gets put in a terrible situation.
Read More: ‘Blow The Man Down’: Morgan Saylor & Sophie Lowe Set The Stage For Two Clever Filmmakers You Must Now Keep An Eye On [Tribeca Review]
Making its Canadian premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, it premiered at Tribeca earlier this year, “Blow the Man Down” is a mystery thriller about two sisters from a small Maine town that have to join forces to help dispose of a dead body and try to cover up a killing that was committed as an act of self-defense.
Continue reading ‘Blow The Man Down’ Exclusive Poster: Upcoming Tiff Debut Finds Two Sisters Covering Up A Gruesome Killing at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Blow The Man Down’: Morgan Saylor & Sophie Lowe Set The Stage For Two Clever Filmmakers You Must Now Keep An Eye On [Tribeca Review]
Making its Canadian premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, it premiered at Tribeca earlier this year, “Blow the Man Down” is a mystery thriller about two sisters from a small Maine town that have to join forces to help dispose of a dead body and try to cover up a killing that was committed as an act of self-defense.
Continue reading ‘Blow The Man Down’ Exclusive Poster: Upcoming Tiff Debut Finds Two Sisters Covering Up A Gruesome Killing at The Playlist.
- 9/11/2019
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Amazon Studios has acquired the worldwide rights to the dark thriller “Blow the Man Down,” from first-time feature filmmakers Danielle Krudy and Bridget Savage Cole.
The film is set to make its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month — it had its premiere at Tribeca in April, where it won Best Screenplay. It will launch exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
Sophie Lowe, Morgan Saylor, June Squibb and Marceline Hugot star in the film that is set in a salty fishing village on Maine’s rocky coast. Grieving the loss of their mother, Mary Beth and Priscilla Connolly cover up a gruesome ruin with a man that is very dangerous, and forcing them into hiding to uncover the town’s deepest secrets.
Also Read: 'Blow the Man Down' Review: Film Noir Gets a Female Spin With Margo Martindale, June Squibb
“We’re incredibly excited to bring...
The film is set to make its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month — it had its premiere at Tribeca in April, where it won Best Screenplay. It will launch exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
Sophie Lowe, Morgan Saylor, June Squibb and Marceline Hugot star in the film that is set in a salty fishing village on Maine’s rocky coast. Grieving the loss of their mother, Mary Beth and Priscilla Connolly cover up a gruesome ruin with a man that is very dangerous, and forcing them into hiding to uncover the town’s deepest secrets.
Also Read: 'Blow the Man Down' Review: Film Noir Gets a Female Spin With Margo Martindale, June Squibb
“We’re incredibly excited to bring...
- 8/15/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Amazon Studios has nabbed worldwide rights to seaside-set noir Blow the Man Down prior to its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
First-time feature filmmakers Danielle Krudy and Bridget Savage Cole are behind the buzzy festival title.
Set in Easter Cove, a salty fishing village on the far reaches of Maine's rocky coast, Blow the Man Down follows Mary Beth (Morgan Saylor) and Priscilla Connolly (Sophie Lowe), who, while grieving the loss of their mother and facing an uncertain future, cover up a gruesome run-in with a dangerous man. To conceal their crime, the sisters must go ...
First-time feature filmmakers Danielle Krudy and Bridget Savage Cole are behind the buzzy festival title.
Set in Easter Cove, a salty fishing village on the far reaches of Maine's rocky coast, Blow the Man Down follows Mary Beth (Morgan Saylor) and Priscilla Connolly (Sophie Lowe), who, while grieving the loss of their mother and facing an uncertain future, cover up a gruesome run-in with a dangerous man. To conceal their crime, the sisters must go ...
- 8/15/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Amazon Studios has nabbed worldwide rights to seaside-set noir Blow the Man Down prior to its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
First-time feature filmmakers Danielle Krudy and Bridget Savage Cole are behind the buzzy festival title.
Set in Easter Cove, a salty fishing village on the far reaches of Maine's rocky coast, Blow the Man Down follows Mary Beth (Morgan Saylor) and Priscilla Connolly (Sophie Lowe), who, while grieving the loss of their mother and facing an uncertain future, cover up a gruesome run-in with a dangerous man. To conceal their crime, the sisters must go ...
First-time feature filmmakers Danielle Krudy and Bridget Savage Cole are behind the buzzy festival title.
Set in Easter Cove, a salty fishing village on the far reaches of Maine's rocky coast, Blow the Man Down follows Mary Beth (Morgan Saylor) and Priscilla Connolly (Sophie Lowe), who, while grieving the loss of their mother and facing an uncertain future, cover up a gruesome run-in with a dangerous man. To conceal their crime, the sisters must go ...
- 8/15/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nestled in between Sundance and Cannes, the Tribeca Film Festival isn’t exactly known for instigating a lot of fancy dealmaking, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of options. With 103 features screening between April 24 – May 5, the New York gathering contains its fair share of world premieres, many of which arrive sans distribution. Some of them also end the festival that way, too. Here are some of the highlights from Tribeca 2019 that still need homes. Buyers, take note!
“Blow the Man Down”
Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy’s intriguing feature directorial debut lays out plenty of familiar beats in the guise of a Coen brothers-esque crime comedy, from a bloody murder to a bag of cash, all enlivened by some wonderfully distinct accents, but the pair also find their way to a unique new story that signals their arrival as a filmmaking duo to watch. Primarily led by a female cast,...
“Blow the Man Down”
Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy’s intriguing feature directorial debut lays out plenty of familiar beats in the guise of a Coen brothers-esque crime comedy, from a bloody murder to a bag of cash, all enlivened by some wonderfully distinct accents, but the pair also find their way to a unique new story that signals their arrival as a filmmaking duo to watch. Primarily led by a female cast,...
- 5/4/2019
- by Eric Kohn, David Ehrlich and Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The region of New England, Maine might just be the inverted Florida of the North. While Florida is the obvious hot, sweaty mess we want to ditch into the sea, Maine’s quirks are much more subtle, ambiguous and even deceptive. Secrets, history, baggage, people that keep their cards close to the chest, all of these inscrutable dynamics cleverly come into play with murder, grief, and crime in the inventive and original “Blow The Man Down.”
Read More: Tribeca Film Festival: 15 Must-See Movies
Aiming for the off-kilter black comedy of “Fargo,” writer/director team Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy craft a film that’s as initially as cold as the area their characters inhabit.
Continue reading ‘Blow The Man Down’: Morgan Saylor & Sophie Lowe Set The Stage For Two Clever Filmmakers You Must Now Keep An Eye On [Tribeca Review] at The Playlist.
Read More: Tribeca Film Festival: 15 Must-See Movies
Aiming for the off-kilter black comedy of “Fargo,” writer/director team Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy craft a film that’s as initially as cold as the area their characters inhabit.
Continue reading ‘Blow The Man Down’: Morgan Saylor & Sophie Lowe Set The Stage For Two Clever Filmmakers You Must Now Keep An Eye On [Tribeca Review] at The Playlist.
- 5/4/2019
- by Ally Johnson
- The Playlist
There’s a certain tingle that sets in when you realize that a thriller is naturalistic enough not to rely on thriller tricks. It means that you may be denied some of the knee-jerk pleasures audiences have come to expect — the jump scares and violent climaxes. The tradeoff is that it’s a lot easier to place yourself in the main characters’ shoes, to imagine what they’re going through as something that might actually be happening. And that, ironically, just ups the thriller juice.
“Blow the Man Down,” directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy (it’s their first feature), is a drama of murder, sex, and small-town secrets set in Easter Cove, a fishing village in Maine that brings to mind the windswept coastal town of “Manchester by the Sea” — in fact, the place is so tiny and barren and gnarled it makes Manchester by the Sea look like Rome.
“Blow the Man Down,” directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy (it’s their first feature), is a drama of murder, sex, and small-town secrets set in Easter Cove, a fishing village in Maine that brings to mind the windswept coastal town of “Manchester by the Sea” — in fact, the place is so tiny and barren and gnarled it makes Manchester by the Sea look like Rome.
- 4/28/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
It’s hard enough when Mary Margaret Connolly passes away in the sleepy Maine fishing town of Easter Cove, leaving behind two shell-shocked daughters, a house they can no longer afford, a fish shop no one seems to patronize, and enough secrets to keep the Connolly sisters scrambling for the foreseeable future. And then one of them goes and kills a guy.
Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy’s feature directorial debut lays out plenty of familiar beats in their Coen brothers-esque crime comedy, from a bloody murder to a bag of cash, all enlivened by some wonderfully distinct accents, but the pair also find their way to a unique new story that signals their arrival as a filmmaking duo to watch.
Priscilla (Sophie Lowe) and Mary Beth Connolly (Morgan Saylor) have long occupied different stations in their small family — “Pris” has always been the stable, grownup one, while Mary...
Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy’s feature directorial debut lays out plenty of familiar beats in their Coen brothers-esque crime comedy, from a bloody murder to a bag of cash, all enlivened by some wonderfully distinct accents, but the pair also find their way to a unique new story that signals their arrival as a filmmaking duo to watch.
Priscilla (Sophie Lowe) and Mary Beth Connolly (Morgan Saylor) have long occupied different stations in their small family — “Pris” has always been the stable, grownup one, while Mary...
- 4/27/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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