Yet another trio of Dark Sky Films titles have made their way onto Screambox, joining previously dropped classics Willow Creek, Minor Premise, and The Deeper You Dig (details), as well as Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary, Landlocked, and Possum (details), and even Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 1 & 2 and Emelie (details).
All of them have a taste for blood…
First, Stake Land, the Jim Mickle-directed vampire classic that set the stage for his cannibal horror We Are What We Are and the Netflix series “Sweet Tooth”.
In the film, “America has fallen. A vampiric scourge sweeps the nation, turning brother on brother and parent on child as the blood-hungry beasts take deeper and deeper hold upon the land. It’s hard for the survivors to know whether to be more afraid of the creatures themselves or the violent religious groups that have sprung up in response, but there is...
All of them have a taste for blood…
First, Stake Land, the Jim Mickle-directed vampire classic that set the stage for his cannibal horror We Are What We Are and the Netflix series “Sweet Tooth”.
In the film, “America has fallen. A vampiric scourge sweeps the nation, turning brother on brother and parent on child as the blood-hungry beasts take deeper and deeper hold upon the land. It’s hard for the survivors to know whether to be more afraid of the creatures themselves or the violent religious groups that have sprung up in response, but there is...
- 12/8/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Larry Fessenden has been instrumental in the evolution and popularity of indie horror, not only through his own directorial efforts via Glass Eye Pix, but by supporting diverse and unique voices as well. Over nearly four decades, Larry Fessenden and Glass Eye Pix have amassed an incredible portfolio of features, shorts, and animation, and it will all be highlighted at in New York at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) March 30 through April 19. Featuring an in-person and online program, we have all the details on the special events and screenings, including the premiere of Jack Fessenden's Foxhole!
"Glass Eye Pix, the New York independent production shingle headed by art-horror auteur Larry Fessenden, is pleased to announce that a retrospective of 26 feature films along with numerous shorts, animations, and early works created during its 37 years of operation, is being presented by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) March 30 through April...
"Glass Eye Pix, the New York independent production shingle headed by art-horror auteur Larry Fessenden, is pleased to announce that a retrospective of 26 feature films along with numerous shorts, animations, and early works created during its 37 years of operation, is being presented by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) March 30 through April...
- 3/25/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
When “Adventure Time” wrapped its tenth season in 2018, the show ended with a brilliant masterstroke of ambiguity, by acknowledging that everybody dies without dwelling on it. You can’t get much more on-brand than that: Over the course of a decade, human Finn (Jeremy Shada) and his pliable talking dog pal Jake (Joe Maggio) became the centerpiece of a vibrant animated post-apocalyptic backdrop, which used the zany irreverence of its “children’s cartoon” formula to address darker and more sophisticated themes. The final scene suggested that the stories of Finn and Jake will continue to inspire good vibes long after shuffle off the mortal coil that is the Land of Ooo.
At its core, the bond between these two buddies — as Jake matured from adolescence to young adulthood — became credible enough to generate real emotion and intelligence around even the most outrageous of circumstances, and it bled into the rest...
At its core, the bond between these two buddies — as Jake matured from adolescence to young adulthood — became credible enough to generate real emotion and intelligence around even the most outrageous of circumstances, and it bled into the rest...
- 5/20/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
I've been raving about Tales From Beyond the Pale to anyone who will listen and I'm so glad to see their release of regular new content in the form of Tales From Beyond the Pale, The Podcast. Just in time for Valentine's Day, the podcast is back with a new episode, Die Sleeping My Sweet, by Glenn McQuaid, and next week sees the release of Who Killed Johnny Bernard? from Larry Fessenden.
We have the official press release and artwork below. To listen now and learn more, visit:
http://talesfrombeyondthepale.com/
Press Release: Tales From Beyond The Pale, The Podcast, which has been presenting new and archived content every week since October 10, 2019, is pleased to offer two brand new episodes starting with a particularly ghoulish Valentine’s Day offering, Die Sleeping My Sweet by Glenn McQuaid, dropping Thursday February 13th. The following week, Tales The Podcast celebrates its 20th episode...
We have the official press release and artwork below. To listen now and learn more, visit:
http://talesfrombeyondthepale.com/
Press Release: Tales From Beyond The Pale, The Podcast, which has been presenting new and archived content every week since October 10, 2019, is pleased to offer two brand new episodes starting with a particularly ghoulish Valentine’s Day offering, Die Sleeping My Sweet by Glenn McQuaid, dropping Thursday February 13th. The following week, Tales The Podcast celebrates its 20th episode...
- 2/13/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Joy to the world, the horror has come. Let earth receive her creep! The holiday season is now in full swing and those fine folks with The Creepy Christmas Fest are back with another digital advent calendar. For the first twenty-five days of December a new digital Christmas-themed horror short will be unleashed daily. It is the perfect advent calendar for the horror film fan in your life! Filmmakers contributing to this year's calendar include Glass Eye Pix CEO Larry Fessenden and his band of merry filmmakers, Jenn Wexler (The Ranger), Glenn McQuaid (I Sell The Dead), Graham Reznick (Deadwax), Micky Keating (Psychopaths) Joe Maggio (Bitter Feast), Jt Petty (Hellbenders) and James McKenney (Satan Hates You). There will also be a bevy of...
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- 11/27/2018
- Screen Anarchy
Holiday horror was an under-appreciated horror sub-genre in past decades, but that's all changed in recent years with more Christmas-themed horror coming out than ever before. To satisfy your holiday horror thirst this Christmas, Beck Underwood and Glass Eye Pix have teamed up for The Creepy Christmas Film Festival, an online film festival that will serve as a digital advent calendar, providing horror fans with a new short every day in December:
New York City, 26 November 2018 — In 2008, filmmaker and animator Beck Underwood and NYC-based production company Glass Eye Pix attempted the unthinkable - creating a digital advent calendar that offered genre fans a new Christmas-themed horror short every day from December 1st through December 25th. Dubbed "The Creepy Christmas Film Festival", it was a resounding success, featuring a host of contributors including Mary Harron, Sara Driver, Jim Mickle, and Ti West.
Now, ten years later, The Creepy Christmas Fest returns for more yuletide carnage,...
New York City, 26 November 2018 — In 2008, filmmaker and animator Beck Underwood and NYC-based production company Glass Eye Pix attempted the unthinkable - creating a digital advent calendar that offered genre fans a new Christmas-themed horror short every day from December 1st through December 25th. Dubbed "The Creepy Christmas Film Festival", it was a resounding success, featuring a host of contributors including Mary Harron, Sara Driver, Jim Mickle, and Ti West.
Now, ten years later, The Creepy Christmas Fest returns for more yuletide carnage,...
- 11/26/2018
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
From the start, “Adventure Time” was at war with its own potential. Creator Pendleton Ward transformed the format of an animated children’s show into a poetic rumination on childhood, merging geeky sensibilities with sophisticated imagery and a freewheeling mythology with no real parallel in popular culture. It was a transformative approach to all-ages entertainment, but it was also too good to last.
In between its zany punchlines, the show had profound things to say about Cartoon Network’s core audience of drooling toddlers and hyperactive pre-teens — as well as the adult nostalgia for those halcyon days. But none of that fits in a marketing box, and as ratings dwindled, Ward left the show after Season 5. Showrunner Adam Muto kept the DNA intact, but “Adventure Time” faded into oblivion by the time it was officially canceled in early 2017. Since then, episodes have been released in short bursts, with tiny narrative...
In between its zany punchlines, the show had profound things to say about Cartoon Network’s core audience of drooling toddlers and hyperactive pre-teens — as well as the adult nostalgia for those halcyon days. But none of that fits in a marketing box, and as ratings dwindled, Ward left the show after Season 5. Showrunner Adam Muto kept the DNA intact, but “Adventure Time” faded into oblivion by the time it was officially canceled in early 2017. Since then, episodes have been released in short bursts, with tiny narrative...
- 8/27/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
This five-inch Chucky figure from Mezco Toyz doesn’t ship until this fall, but he can be pre-ordered right now. Also in this round-up: an update on Shudder Labs’ 2016 filmmaking programs, gaming details and a trailer for HoloGrid: Monster Battle, Volumes of Blood Blu-ray / DVD info, and Haunting at Foster Cabin‘s VOD debut details.
Chucky Action Figure: Press Release: “Chucky, the homicidal doll who contains the spirit of Charles Lee Ray, a serial killer better known as “The Lakeshore Strangler,” is now a 5-inch action figure, Mezco’s latest edition to its ever-expanding line of Chucky merchandise.
Mezco’s designers have created an all-new sculpt in an all new scale that not only captures the look of Chucky but the very essence of his red-haired menace. Every detail has been captured; from his classic coveralls to his striped shirt. His glistening, insane eyes, his sneering lips, and his shocking...
Chucky Action Figure: Press Release: “Chucky, the homicidal doll who contains the spirit of Charles Lee Ray, a serial killer better known as “The Lakeshore Strangler,” is now a 5-inch action figure, Mezco’s latest edition to its ever-expanding line of Chucky merchandise.
Mezco’s designers have created an all-new sculpt in an all new scale that not only captures the look of Chucky but the very essence of his red-haired menace. Every detail has been captured; from his classic coveralls to his striped shirt. His glistening, insane eyes, his sneering lips, and his shocking...
- 3/31/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Indiewire is exclusively premiering new episodes from the third season of "Tales From Beyond the Pale," the audio play series produced by Glass Eye Pix. Episodes will be available for two-day windows. The season concludes today with filmmaker Joe Maggio's "Cannibals." Listen to the episode above, and read an interview with Maggio conducted by Indiewire's Eric Kohn about the inspiration for the episode below. Pre-order the third season of "Tales From Beyond the Pale" here. The story of "Cannibals" involves an established director who confronts a young filmmaker who's been ripping him off. Is this something you've experienced firsthand? Well, I've done my share of idol worshipping — writers and directors I became obsessed with and whose work I devoured. I started off with Cassavetes. I watched his films over and over again, but beyond the film work I really dug into his personal life. I wanted to know what brand of cigarette he.
- 12/18/2015
- Indiewire
If you've been reading this site for very long, you're aware of our love for good audio horror, and few do it better than Glass Eye Pix's Tales from Beyond the Pale. Season 2 is now available in a "live" box set, and we have all the details here.
From the Press Release:
Glass Eye Pix, the fierce independent production house responsible for a vast slate of captivating genre movies including Late Phases, Beneath, Stake Land, The Last Winter, I Sell the Dead, The House of the Devil, and The Innkeepers, announces the release of the Tales from Beyond the Pale Season 2 Live! box set.
The set is now available via Amazon and the Tales online store.
Conceived during a fog-drenched car ride with nothing beyond the windshield but a horizon-less void, Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid created the acclaimed Tales from Beyond the Pale, audio theater inspired by the...
From the Press Release:
Glass Eye Pix, the fierce independent production house responsible for a vast slate of captivating genre movies including Late Phases, Beneath, Stake Land, The Last Winter, I Sell the Dead, The House of the Devil, and The Innkeepers, announces the release of the Tales from Beyond the Pale Season 2 Live! box set.
The set is now available via Amazon and the Tales online store.
Conceived during a fog-drenched car ride with nothing beyond the windshield but a horizon-less void, Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid created the acclaimed Tales from Beyond the Pale, audio theater inspired by the...
- 4/24/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
If you like a good scary story like we do, then you're going to need to check out Tales From Beyond the Pale's feature The Listening Room. Brought to you from the good people at Glass Eye Pix, these audio nightmares are sure to creep you out. And they're free every Tuesday!
Produced and curated by Glenn McQuaid and Larry Fessenden (who also hosts) The Listening Room launched this October and promises to deliver two free streaming tales featuring the voice talents of actors like Sean Young, Mark Margolis, Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Vincent D’Onofrio and James Le Gros as well as the regular Tales audio artisans.
If you can't wait for Tuesdays, you can buy them all on Audible, iTunes and Amazon now! For more visit the official Tales From Beyond the Pale website, "like" Tales From Beyond the Pale on Facebook and follow Tales From Beyond the...
Produced and curated by Glenn McQuaid and Larry Fessenden (who also hosts) The Listening Room launched this October and promises to deliver two free streaming tales featuring the voice talents of actors like Sean Young, Mark Margolis, Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Vincent D’Onofrio and James Le Gros as well as the regular Tales audio artisans.
If you can't wait for Tuesdays, you can buy them all on Audible, iTunes and Amazon now! For more visit the official Tales From Beyond the Pale website, "like" Tales From Beyond the Pale on Facebook and follow Tales From Beyond the...
- 10/4/2013
- by Scott Hallam
- DreadCentral.com
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a behind-the-scenes video from Dead in Tombstone, details on the Box of Dread, first poster for Proxy, All Cheerleaders Die premiere details, and much more:
Dead in Tombstone: “In celebration of the upcoming release of Dead in Tombstone on Blu-ray & DVD on 10/22, here’s the new bonus feature “Horses, Guns & Explosions,” Danny Trejo, director Roel Reine and producer Mike Elliott talk about the big explosions audiences will see in the upcoming film.
Danny Trejo (Machete), Anthony Michael Hall (The Dark Knight) and Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) star in this unrated, action-packed battle for vengeance. As a ruthless gang overruns a small mining town, they murder their own leader, Guerrero Hernandez (Trejo), in a cold-blooded power grab. Sentenced to eternity in hell, Guerrero finds himself confronted by...
Dead in Tombstone: “In celebration of the upcoming release of Dead in Tombstone on Blu-ray & DVD on 10/22, here’s the new bonus feature “Horses, Guns & Explosions,” Danny Trejo, director Roel Reine and producer Mike Elliott talk about the big explosions audiences will see in the upcoming film.
Danny Trejo (Machete), Anthony Michael Hall (The Dark Knight) and Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) star in this unrated, action-packed battle for vengeance. As a ruthless gang overruns a small mining town, they murder their own leader, Guerrero Hernandez (Trejo), in a cold-blooded power grab. Sentenced to eternity in hell, Guerrero finds himself confronted by...
- 8/25/2013
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Veteran character actor Dennis Farina, best known for playing his fair share of weathered tough guys in films like "Out of Sight," "Get Shorty," "Midnight Run," has died at age 69, his publicist confirmed today. A former Chicago police officer, Farina is best known to most for his portrayal of Detective Joe Fontana in NBC's long-running drama series "Law & Order." Long relegated to supporting roles, Farina experienced a late career breakthrough in 2011 with the release of Joe Maggio's solemn character study "The Last Rites of Joe May," starring Farina as the titular short-money hustler clinging to the belief that he has a future in the game. In an interview with Indiewire, Farina said of the role, "Every character I’ve enjoyed doing, but this was another kind of character. Everybody likes to do that. Switch it up." Following that acclaimed turn, Farina continued his great run on the small screen...
- 7/22/2013
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
Click here for complete coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff 2012)
France, Germany, Hungary, Canada, Israel And The United States
Take Home The Gold
The 48th Chicago International Festival announces the winners of its competitions
news release
Chicago (October 19, 2012) – Michael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director, Mimi Plauché, Programming Director, and Programmers Alex Kopecky and Penny Bartlett proudly announce the winners of the 48th Chicago International Film Festival Competitions.
French filmmaker Leos Carax’s exuberant and euphoric Holy Motors leads this extraordinary group of films with three awards. Carax’s first film, Boy Meets Girl, premiered in Chicago in 1984 as part of the 20th Chicago International Film Festival’s International Competition.
Many of the winners will be showcased during the Festival’s Best of the Fest program, Wednesday, October 24 at the AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.). The Festival runs until Thursday October 25 when Closing Night film Flight (our review...
France, Germany, Hungary, Canada, Israel And The United States
Take Home The Gold
The 48th Chicago International Festival announces the winners of its competitions
news release
Chicago (October 19, 2012) – Michael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director, Mimi Plauché, Programming Director, and Programmers Alex Kopecky and Penny Bartlett proudly announce the winners of the 48th Chicago International Film Festival Competitions.
French filmmaker Leos Carax’s exuberant and euphoric Holy Motors leads this extraordinary group of films with three awards. Carax’s first film, Boy Meets Girl, premiered in Chicago in 1984 as part of the 20th Chicago International Film Festival’s International Competition.
Many of the winners will be showcased during the Festival’s Best of the Fest program, Wednesday, October 24 at the AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.). The Festival runs until Thursday October 25 when Closing Night film Flight (our review...
- 10/22/2012
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
As we recently told you, Glass Eye Pix is taking its successful audio dramas Tales from Beyond the Pale out of the studio and onto the New York stage for four performances in October, and we now have the full lineup to share with those of you lucky enough to live close by.
A new twist on the vintage radio shows of yesteryear, Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid’s Tales from Beyond the Pale has already thrilled fans of the macabre with its first season of creepy dramas released last year. Now they are upping the ante and recording eight new original audio shows before a live audience.
Journey beyond the pale the first four Tuesdays in October as Fessenden and Co. present a double-bill of original genre stories performed by an exciting cast of special guests and featuring live music, live foley, and live sound effects by a team of audio artisans.
A new twist on the vintage radio shows of yesteryear, Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid’s Tales from Beyond the Pale has already thrilled fans of the macabre with its first season of creepy dramas released last year. Now they are upping the ante and recording eight new original audio shows before a live audience.
Journey beyond the pale the first four Tuesdays in October as Fessenden and Co. present a double-bill of original genre stories performed by an exciting cast of special guests and featuring live music, live foley, and live sound effects by a team of audio artisans.
- 9/26/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Chicago – Life was a happy song at the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards night, which celebrated the best cinematic achievements of 2011, while presenting honorary awards to some very special guests. The event was held January 7 at the Broadway Playhouse, and was highlighted by appearances from some of the brightest talents in show business.
Jason Segel, the exuberant star of “Freaks and Geeks,” “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “How I Met Your Mother,” was honored with the Comedia Extraordinaire Award for his triumphant efforts to resurrect the late Jim Henson’s waning franchise by co-writing and acting in “The Muppets.” At a press conference prior to the awards show, Segel was characteristically humble and self-deprecating while reflecting on his own work. In the case of his “Muppet” co-stars, he had nothing but praise.
“Working with [Amy Adams] and Chris Cooper, I realized why those people get nominated for awards and I don’t,” said Segel.
Jason Segel, the exuberant star of “Freaks and Geeks,” “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “How I Met Your Mother,” was honored with the Comedia Extraordinaire Award for his triumphant efforts to resurrect the late Jim Henson’s waning franchise by co-writing and acting in “The Muppets.” At a press conference prior to the awards show, Segel was characteristically humble and self-deprecating while reflecting on his own work. In the case of his “Muppet” co-stars, he had nothing but praise.
“Working with [Amy Adams] and Chris Cooper, I realized why those people get nominated for awards and I don’t,” said Segel.
- 1/10/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – The 2011 Best of the Midwest Awards were presented on Tuesday, December 6th at the Rockit Bar and Grill in downtown Chicago, an annual ceremony that celebrates Chicago’s Midwest Independent Film Festival. HollywoodChicago.com’s Patrick McDonald and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, the co-host of “Ebert Presents: At the Movies,” were among the presenters.
Festival Director Mike McNamara was the Master of Ceremonies, giving out eight awards for the best of the 2011 season. The Midwest Independent Film Festival convenes Every first Tuesday of the month throughout the year, and showcases films directly associated with the Midwest area. This year was one of the strongest ever, as reflected in the level of winners and Midwest films that were showcased.
Best of the Midwest Winners: Best Actor Dennis Farina and Best Actress Meredith Droeger of ‘The Last Rites of Joe May’
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
Local Chicago legend Dennis Farina...
Festival Director Mike McNamara was the Master of Ceremonies, giving out eight awards for the best of the 2011 season. The Midwest Independent Film Festival convenes Every first Tuesday of the month throughout the year, and showcases films directly associated with the Midwest area. This year was one of the strongest ever, as reflected in the level of winners and Midwest films that were showcased.
Best of the Midwest Winners: Best Actor Dennis Farina and Best Actress Meredith Droeger of ‘The Last Rites of Joe May’
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
Local Chicago legend Dennis Farina...
- 12/7/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – One of the nice surprises of the Chicago International Film Festival was the opening night presence of a true Chicago-based film. “The Last Rites of Joe May” stars Dennis Farina as an aging small-time hood, taken in by single mother Jenny Rapp, portrayed by Jamie Anne Allman. The production was directed with sublime power by Joe Maggio.
Allman and Maggio were at the festival, circulating opening night and sitting down for interviews the next day. The film uses the city of Chicago as a character, but you won’t see Wrigley Field or the skyline. What you will see is the bitter winter on streets where people like Joe May live and survive.
HollywoodChicago.com got to talk with both Allman and Maggio, and got their keen insight into this excellent Chicago-based film.
Jamie Anne Allman, Jenny Rapp in “The Last Rites of Joe May”
Ms. Allman was born Jamie Anne Brown,...
Allman and Maggio were at the festival, circulating opening night and sitting down for interviews the next day. The film uses the city of Chicago as a character, but you won’t see Wrigley Field or the skyline. What you will see is the bitter winter on streets where people like Joe May live and survive.
HollywoodChicago.com got to talk with both Allman and Maggio, and got their keen insight into this excellent Chicago-based film.
Jamie Anne Allman, Jenny Rapp in “The Last Rites of Joe May”
Ms. Allman was born Jamie Anne Brown,...
- 12/6/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Dennis Farina is Chicago. Born and raised in the Windy City, his persona and manner is everything Chicago – bold, classy and the true urban Midwest. His latest film is “The Last Rites of Joe May,” which features another actor who got his start in Chicago theater, Gary Cole.
Last month, at the Chicago International Film Festival, both actors did a press day promoting their gritty Chicago-based film, which was directed by Joe Maggio. “The Last Rites of Joe May” stars Farina in the role of a lifetime, permeating the wintry streets of Chicago as an aging small time hustler that everyone assumes is dead after he comes back from an extended hospital stay. Gary Cole has a small but significant role as Lenny, a neighborhood boss.
HollywoodChicago.com sat down and interviewed the two Chicago acting icons regarding their film and careers.
Dennis Farina, Title Character in “The Last Rites of Joe May...
Last month, at the Chicago International Film Festival, both actors did a press day promoting their gritty Chicago-based film, which was directed by Joe Maggio. “The Last Rites of Joe May” stars Farina in the role of a lifetime, permeating the wintry streets of Chicago as an aging small time hustler that everyone assumes is dead after he comes back from an extended hospital stay. Gary Cole has a small but significant role as Lenny, a neighborhood boss.
HollywoodChicago.com sat down and interviewed the two Chicago acting icons regarding their film and careers.
Dennis Farina, Title Character in “The Last Rites of Joe May...
- 12/2/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Dennis Farina is Chicago. Born and raised in the Windy City, his persona and manner is everything Chicago is – bold, classy and the true urban Midwest. His latest film is “The Last Rites of Joe May,” which features another actor who got his start in Chicago theater, Gary Cole.
Last month, at the Chicago International Film Festival, both actors did a press day promoting their gritty Chicago-based film, which was directed by Joe Maggio. “The Last Rites of Joe May” stars Farina in the role of a lifetime, permeating the wintry streets of Chicago as an aging small time hustler that everyone leaves for dead after he comes back from an extended hospital stay. Gary Cole has a small but significant role as Lenny, the son of one of Joe’s old contacts.
HollywoodChicago.com sat down and interviewed the two Chicago acting icons regarding their film and careers.
Last month, at the Chicago International Film Festival, both actors did a press day promoting their gritty Chicago-based film, which was directed by Joe Maggio. “The Last Rites of Joe May” stars Farina in the role of a lifetime, permeating the wintry streets of Chicago as an aging small time hustler that everyone leaves for dead after he comes back from an extended hospital stay. Gary Cole has a small but significant role as Lenny, the son of one of Joe’s old contacts.
HollywoodChicago.com sat down and interviewed the two Chicago acting icons regarding their film and careers.
- 12/2/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – The Chicago born-and-bred actor Dennis Farina has had many opportunities in his career to distinguish himself in a variety of roles, but never has he carried a film as well as his turn in the recent “The Last Rites of Joe May.” Farina imbues the title character with raw emotion, feral toughness and a touch of fear.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
What is distinctive about Joe May is that he is cut off from the world temporarily, and when he returns nobody misses him. To have lived with no connections of family, friends or colleagues is an intriguing notion to begin a story, and writer/director Joe Maggio puts the title protangonist through a road-to-Mount-Calvary situation that has the nobility of the King of Kings. This film is an exceptional character study, with the supporting cast providing a treasure trove of their own quirks, that Farina plays off on like a fine musical instrument.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
What is distinctive about Joe May is that he is cut off from the world temporarily, and when he returns nobody misses him. To have lived with no connections of family, friends or colleagues is an intriguing notion to begin a story, and writer/director Joe Maggio puts the title protangonist through a road-to-Mount-Calvary situation that has the nobility of the King of Kings. This film is an exceptional character study, with the supporting cast providing a treasure trove of their own quirks, that Farina plays off on like a fine musical instrument.
- 11/27/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Tribeca is working with American Express this holiday season to help small businesses throughout the country. You've probably heard of Black Friday and, more recently, Cyber Monday. Small Business Saturday is a promotion designed to support the small businesses that fuel our economy and invigorate communities. So, leading up to November 26, we will be shining a little extra light on the moms-and-pops whose local, independently-owned businesses deserve the attention of holiday shoppers on the Saturday after Thanksgiving and beyond. In a way, small business is akin to independent filmmaking. With that in mind, we've asked some of our Tribeca Film independent directors, producers and actors to share with us their favorite ways to 'shop small.' Over the next week or two, we'll share their recommendations and inside scoop. Happy holidays! Next up: Joe Maggio, director of the gritty street drama The Last Rites of Joe May, starring Dennis Farina,...
- 11/19/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
We brought you the trailer for Tribeca hit The Last Rites of Joe May back at the festival - and now we've got an exclusive look at Red Band clip ahead of the film's limited theatrical roll out. Directed by Joe Maggio and starring the great Dennis Farina, Joe May is a stylish story of a Chicago hustler that our own Todd Brown called, "a throwback to another era and another style of filmmaking." Check out the great clip below of Farina doing his thing. Small-time Chicago hustler Joe May (the incomparable Dennis Farina) always felt like a great destiny awaited him, but with his health ailing and his age advancing, he's never looked more like a bum. Broke and evicted, he's taken in...
- 11/3/2011
- Screen Anarchy
At 67, veteran character actor Dennis Farina ("Out of Sight," "Midnight Run," "Get Shorty") has played his fair share of weathered tough guys. In Joe Maggio's "The Last Rites of Joe May" (out this Friday, November 4), he plays another--but this time, the Chicago-born actor takes center stage. In the gritty drama, Farina stars as Joe May, an aging, short-money hustler clinging to the belief that he still has a ...
- 11/2/2011
- indieWIRE - People
At 67, veteran character actor Dennis Farina ("Out of Sight," "Midnight Run," "Get Shorty") has played his fair share of weathered tough guys. In Joe Maggio's "The Last Rites of Joe May" (out this Friday, November 4), he plays another--but this time, the Chicago-born actor takes center stage. In the gritty drama, Farina stars as Joe May, an aging, short-money hustler clinging to the belief that he still has a ...
- 11/2/2011
- Indiewire
At 67, veteran character actor Dennis Farina ("Out of Sight," "Midnight Run," "Get Shorty") has played his fair share of weathered tough guys. In Joe Maggio's "The Last Rites of Joe May" (out this Friday, November 4), he plays another--but this time, the Chicago-born actor takes center stage. In the gritty drama, Farina stars as Joe May, an aging, short-money hustler clinging to the belief that he still has a ...
- 11/2/2011
- indieWIRE - People
With his distinctive look and unmistakable dialogue delivery, you're likely to have seen actor Dennis Farina in any number of movies and television shows over the last thirty years, whether it's his early role in Michael Mann's Manhunter , key roles in Guy Ritchie's Snatch and Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan , or his extended stint on "Law & Order." While you might often see this hard-working character actor playing tough mobsters or businessmen, mostly ones who swear a lot, in Joe Maggio's The Last Rites of Joe May , Farina plays the title character of Joe May, a tough Chicago hustler who winds up in the hospital for months and is released to learn that everything in his life is gone. He's taken in by a sympathetic single mother (Jamie Anne Allman),...
- 11/1/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Last year's Tales From Beyond the Pale introduced a new generation to the old radio plays format. No visuals, just scary stories read you like a dark bedtime story. Created by Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid, Tales features stories by luminaries like Jt Petty, Joe Maggio, and Simon Rumley, and the voice talents of familiar names like Aj Bowen, Doug Jones, and Ron Perlman. Tales From Beyond the Pale was so successful that this year, each episode is available on CD or for digital download. After the jump, check out an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Vincent D'Onofrio recording his tale. CDs are available at TalesFromBeyondthePale.com...
- 10/31/2011
- FEARnet
There are gangsters we love for their badness, and others – more poignant, more affecting – who take soul-changing action at the last minute, redeeming their earlier crimes. In Joe Maggio’s sharply-drawn The Last Rites of Joe May, Dennis Farina gives a stirring yet unsentimental performance as an aging, mob-connected Chicago crook who makes one of those heroic final gestures. (“Last” is right there in the title; you can’t be too surprised at the finality). Joe’s big-time dreams never came close to reality. By the time he gets out of the hospital after a long stay, his apartment has been…...
- 10/31/2011
- James on ScreenS
There are gangsters we love for their badness, and others – more poignant, more affecting – who take soul-changing action at the last minute, redeeming their earlier crimes. In Joe Maggio’s sharply-drawn The Last Rites of Joe May, Dennis Farina gives a stirring yet unsentimental performance as an aging, mob-connected Chicago crook who makes one of those heroic final gestures. (“Last” is right there in the title; you can’t be too surprised at the finality).
- 10/31/2011
- James on ScreenS
Dennis Farina is a down on his luck hustler on Chicago's mean streets in Joe Maggio's (Milk & Honey) Tribeca 2011 hit The Last Rites of Joe May. Tribeca Film is bringing the movie to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston for their Films With Friends series and Twitch has a few free pairs of tickets to give away. All you have to do is reply below with your all time favorite film hustler and then send a quick email so we can contact you. Do this and you'll be entered to win. The screening is 7pm this Friday October 28th and winners will be drawn Thursday night at midnight. Watch the trailer and find out more info on Tribeca VOD here....
- 10/27/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Chicago – The 47th Chicago International Film Festival wrapped on Oct. 20, 2011 with a spectacular showing of the new film “The Artist”. Over the past two weeks, HollywoodChicago.com has been covering the red carpets and publishing exclusive portraits of the stars and directors.
From red carpets before a film, to perspective tributes on directors and performers, they stood before the lens of HollywoodChicago.com and photographer Joe Arce. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All images © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
CIFF1: Dennis Farina on the Red Carpet for ‘Last Rites for Joe May,’ October 6th, 2011 CIFF2: Gary Cole, ‘Last Rites of Joe May,’ at 2011 Chicago International Film Festival CIFF3: Billy Zane walks the Red Carpet on Opening Night, October 6th, 2011 CIFF4: Marshall Allman of ‘True Blood’ participates on Opening...
From red carpets before a film, to perspective tributes on directors and performers, they stood before the lens of HollywoodChicago.com and photographer Joe Arce. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All images © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
CIFF1: Dennis Farina on the Red Carpet for ‘Last Rites for Joe May,’ October 6th, 2011 CIFF2: Gary Cole, ‘Last Rites of Joe May,’ at 2011 Chicago International Film Festival CIFF3: Billy Zane walks the Red Carpet on Opening Night, October 6th, 2011 CIFF4: Marshall Allman of ‘True Blood’ participates on Opening...
- 10/24/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The first season of Glass Eye Pix's wildly successful and thoroughly badass audio theater presentation of Tales from Beyond the Pale is available Now, and we've got an exclusive trailer for you to dig on to get you geared up for this Halloween treat!
From the Press Release:
Conceived during a fog-drenched car ride with nothing beyond the windshield but a horizon-less void, Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid created the acclaimed Tales From Beyond The Pale, audio theater inspired by the vintage radio shows of Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles.
“It was very gratifying to challenge these artists to step outside their chosen medium and explore the world of audio storytelling and to get everyone into production without a long fundraising period. With audio tales the only limitation to production value is imagination,” states Fessenden.
McQuaid adds: “Season One of Tales from Beyond the Pale represents a year-long effort...
From the Press Release:
Conceived during a fog-drenched car ride with nothing beyond the windshield but a horizon-less void, Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid created the acclaimed Tales From Beyond The Pale, audio theater inspired by the vintage radio shows of Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles.
“It was very gratifying to challenge these artists to step outside their chosen medium and explore the world of audio storytelling and to get everyone into production without a long fundraising period. With audio tales the only limitation to production value is imagination,” states Fessenden.
McQuaid adds: “Season One of Tales from Beyond the Pale represents a year-long effort...
- 10/12/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Chicago – The red carpet was put to good use on the opening night of the 2011 Chicago International Film Festival on October 6th. The 47th annual edition of the two week festival featured stars Dennis Farina, Gary Cole and Jamie Anne Allman walking the carpet before the showing of their film “The Last Rites of Joe May.”
Dennis Farina stars as the title character in the film, as a small-time Chicago hustler coming back from an illness to find that life he knows has passed him by. Also walking the red carpet was writer and director Joe Maggio, who set the film in Chicago and produced it on location in the Windy City.
Dennis Farina on the Red Carpet, Opening Night of 2011 Chicago International Film Festival
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
The opening night red carpet was at the Harris Theater right off of Chicago’s downtown Millennium Park.
Dennis Farina stars as the title character in the film, as a small-time Chicago hustler coming back from an illness to find that life he knows has passed him by. Also walking the red carpet was writer and director Joe Maggio, who set the film in Chicago and produced it on location in the Windy City.
Dennis Farina on the Red Carpet, Opening Night of 2011 Chicago International Film Festival
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
The opening night red carpet was at the Harris Theater right off of Chicago’s downtown Millennium Park.
- 10/7/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Besides the shorts we and the Chicago International Film Festival are showing for free, there are more than 180 other films in the lineup from 50 countries, with more than 45 films by first-time directors. I'll be gathering notes and links here from coverage of Ciff 47, opening today and running through October 20.
"The festival shows off its Chicago cred with this year's opening-night movie, produced by Steppenwolf Films and shot entirely in our city," writes Ben Kenigsberg, kicking off Time Out Chicago's day-by-day guide to the first week (featuring capsule previews of 70 films). With The Last Rites of Joe May, Joe Maggio "does a credible job with this story of a small-time operator (Dennis Farina) so ineffectual that when he's hospitalized for pneumonia, everyone assumes he's dead. Predictably, he finds redemption caring for a battered single mother and her kid. The movie is watchable, but there's barely a scene in it that's not a cliché.
"The festival shows off its Chicago cred with this year's opening-night movie, produced by Steppenwolf Films and shot entirely in our city," writes Ben Kenigsberg, kicking off Time Out Chicago's day-by-day guide to the first week (featuring capsule previews of 70 films). With The Last Rites of Joe May, Joe Maggio "does a credible job with this story of a small-time operator (Dennis Farina) so ineffectual that when he's hospitalized for pneumonia, everyone assumes he's dead. Predictably, he finds redemption caring for a battered single mother and her kid. The movie is watchable, but there's barely a scene in it that's not a cliché.
- 10/6/2011
- MUBI
Chicago, Il - Cinema/Chicago announced that the 47Th Chicago International Film Festival will spotlight a diverse group of actors and filmmakers with Illinois and Chicago connections through two unique Festival programs: City & State and Chicago Connections.
From the Opening Night Presentation of The Last Rites of Joe May starring longtime Chicago thespian Dennis Farina to Xan Aranda.s look into the inner world of Chicago-bred musician Andrew Bird (Andrew Bird: Fever Year), and a short film program featuring promising new Illinois filmmakers (Shorts 1: City & State), this year.s City & State picks showcase the best features, documentaries and short films with roots in Chicago or Illinois. A Festival jury will select the best film in this category, which will be presented with the Chicago Award.
Chicago Connections, a ticketed series of screenings, discussions and Q&A.s, will honor notable native Chicagoans John C. Reilly, Haskell Wexler, Joe Swanberg,...
From the Opening Night Presentation of The Last Rites of Joe May starring longtime Chicago thespian Dennis Farina to Xan Aranda.s look into the inner world of Chicago-bred musician Andrew Bird (Andrew Bird: Fever Year), and a short film program featuring promising new Illinois filmmakers (Shorts 1: City & State), this year.s City & State picks showcase the best features, documentaries and short films with roots in Chicago or Illinois. A Festival jury will select the best film in this category, which will be presented with the Chicago Award.
Chicago Connections, a ticketed series of screenings, discussions and Q&A.s, will honor notable native Chicagoans John C. Reilly, Haskell Wexler, Joe Swanberg,...
- 9/29/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – The 2011 Chicago International Film Festival kicked off its 47th year with a preview party on September 19th at the Lucky Strike Lounge, within the AMC River East 21 Theaters on Illinois Street, where all the festival screenings will take place. Founder and Artistic Director Michael Kutza introduced staff members and presented notable films to be shown.
The 47th Chicago International Film Festival will run from October 6th through the 20th and will kick off Thursday, October 6th with “The Last Rites of Joe May,” directed by Joe Maggio and featuring Dennis Farina and Gary Cole. All will walk the Red Carpet and the film will then be presented by Chicago news legend Bill Kurtis.
Founder and Artistic Director Michael Kutza at the 47th Chicago International Film Festival Preview
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
Highlights of the rest of the festival includes a “Spotlight South Asia Program Launch” on October 7th.
The 47th Chicago International Film Festival will run from October 6th through the 20th and will kick off Thursday, October 6th with “The Last Rites of Joe May,” directed by Joe Maggio and featuring Dennis Farina and Gary Cole. All will walk the Red Carpet and the film will then be presented by Chicago news legend Bill Kurtis.
Founder and Artistic Director Michael Kutza at the 47th Chicago International Film Festival Preview
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
Highlights of the rest of the festival includes a “Spotlight South Asia Program Launch” on October 7th.
- 9/20/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Dennis Farina in .The Last Rites of Joe May ., distributed by Tribeca Film. Photo Credit: Jay Silver
Chicago Film To Open 47th Chicago International Film Festival
With The Last Rites Of Joe May
Chicago, Il.Cinema/Chicago today announced that the 47th Chicago International Film Festival will officially open with The Last Rites Of Joe May, showcasing a tour-de-force performance from longtime film and Chicago theater actor Dennis Farina (Get Shorty, Snatch, Midnight Run). Acclaimed indie director and Festival veteran Joe Maggio will walk the red carpet with Mr. Farina and actors Gary Cole (Office Space, Pineapple Express) and Jamie Anne Allman (.The Killing., The Notebook) to present the Chicago Premiere of the film at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park (205 E Randolph Street.Chicago) on Thursday, October 6th 2011 at 6pm, with the official presentation to begin at 7pm. Additional surprise guests will be announced.
.The Last Rites Of Joe May...
Chicago Film To Open 47th Chicago International Film Festival
With The Last Rites Of Joe May
Chicago, Il.Cinema/Chicago today announced that the 47th Chicago International Film Festival will officially open with The Last Rites Of Joe May, showcasing a tour-de-force performance from longtime film and Chicago theater actor Dennis Farina (Get Shorty, Snatch, Midnight Run). Acclaimed indie director and Festival veteran Joe Maggio will walk the red carpet with Mr. Farina and actors Gary Cole (Office Space, Pineapple Express) and Jamie Anne Allman (.The Killing., The Notebook) to present the Chicago Premiere of the film at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park (205 E Randolph Street.Chicago) on Thursday, October 6th 2011 at 6pm, with the official presentation to begin at 7pm. Additional surprise guests will be announced.
.The Last Rites Of Joe May...
- 9/15/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The 47th Chicago International Film Festival has announced that Joe Maggio's "The Last Rites of Joe May" will open this year's festival. The film was made in Chicago, and features Dennis Farina as an short-money hustler undergoing a late-life crisis. ""The Last Rites of Joe May" represents the best of Chicago filmmaking, featuring outstanding Chicago actors, led by a commanding, nuanced performance from Dennis Farina, and steeped in colorful characters ...
- 9/15/2011
- Indiewire
Chicago- Earlier today, Cinema/Chicago announced that the 47th Chicago International Film Festival will premiere with the film “The Last Rites of Joe May.” The film stars longtime film and Chicago theater actor Dennis Farina.
“The Last Rites of Joe May” is the story of a hustler (played by Farina) who is shocked to see life went on normally without him when his friends and acquaintances thought he had died while Joe was in the hospital fighting pneumonia. Joe must now cope with living with new tenants who had moved in when Joe’s landlord thought he had died and the struggle of redefining a legacy that he realizes is less than stellar.
“The Last Rites of Joe May” was written and directed by Joe Maggio and co-stars Jamie Anne Allman, Meredith Droeger, Ian Barford, Chelcie Ross, and Gary Cole.
Maggio was humbled by the nomination and praised the city...
“The Last Rites of Joe May” is the story of a hustler (played by Farina) who is shocked to see life went on normally without him when his friends and acquaintances thought he had died while Joe was in the hospital fighting pneumonia. Joe must now cope with living with new tenants who had moved in when Joe’s landlord thought he had died and the struggle of redefining a legacy that he realizes is less than stellar.
“The Last Rites of Joe May” was written and directed by Joe Maggio and co-stars Jamie Anne Allman, Meredith Droeger, Ian Barford, Chelcie Ross, and Gary Cole.
Maggio was humbled by the nomination and praised the city...
- 9/15/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Glass Eye Pix has announced they will be offering the complete first season of their wildly successful audio theater Tales from Beyond the Pale to audiences beginning October 11th - just in time for Halloween - as digital downloads, compact discs, and a box set. Read on for the details!
From the Press Release:
Conceived during a fog-drenched car ride with nothing beyond the windshield but a horizon-less void, Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid created the acclaimed Tales From Beyond The Pale, audio theater inspired by the vintage radio shows of Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles.
“It was very gratifying to challenge these artists to step outside their chosen medium and explore the world of audio storytelling and to get everyone into production without a long fundraising period. With audio tales the only limitation to production value is imagination,” states Fessenden.
McQuaid adds: “Season One of Tales from Beyond the...
From the Press Release:
Conceived during a fog-drenched car ride with nothing beyond the windshield but a horizon-less void, Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid created the acclaimed Tales From Beyond The Pale, audio theater inspired by the vintage radio shows of Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles.
“It was very gratifying to challenge these artists to step outside their chosen medium and explore the world of audio storytelling and to get everyone into production without a long fundraising period. With audio tales the only limitation to production value is imagination,” states Fessenden.
McQuaid adds: “Season One of Tales from Beyond the...
- 9/7/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Tribeca Film has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to Joe Maggio's latest feature, starring Dennis Farina as a short-money hustler looking for redemption. On VOD and in theaters this October. Tribeca Film has acquired The Last Rites of Joe May for distribution in the U.S. and Canada. Produced in association with Chicago's Steppenwolf Films, Joe Maggio's emotionally driving drama had its world premiere in competition at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. The film centers on the dapper Joe May (Dennis Farina), who travels a winding road a life of hustling to redemption. Joe May will be released in October on VOD and theatrically via Tribeca Film, which is supported by Founding Partner American Express. 'I'm thrilled to have Tribeca handling the release of The Last Rites of Joe May,' said Maggio. 'It's a really personal film, and Tribeca was so passionate about it, right from the beginning.
- 8/3/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
The U.S. and Canadian rights to the upcoming drama ‘The Last Rites of Joe May’ have been acquired by Tribeca Film. The company will release the movie, which was written and directed by Joe Maggio, on Video On Demand and theatrically in October 2011. The film, which had its world premiere in competition at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival, follows the title character, a hustler, played by Dennis Farina, who goes after redemption. Joe May, a Chicagoan who hustles Rolex knockoffs and bootleg DVDs, returns home after a long hospital stay to find out his landlord thought he was dead. The landlord rented out Joe’s apartment to single mother Jenny,...
- 7/31/2011
- by karen
- ShockYa
by Shannon Hilson, MoreHorror.com
What do you get when you take the classic set-up for a torture-suspense flick and add generous helpings of cooking-show-gone-horribly-awry? Why, you get director Joe Maggio’s Bitter Feast, of course.
Bitter Feast is the story of embittered freelance restaurant critic J.T. Franks (Joshua Leonard). Like so many of us, Franks is plagued by a wealth of personal problems that have contributed to his jaded attitude over the years and this can’t help but come out in his work. More and more, it seems as if he’s known for giving positively scathing reviews to restaurant after restaurant. However, the day eventually comes when he pisses off the wrong guy by way of his poisoned pen… er… keyboard.
Peter Gray (James Le Gros) is a celebrity chef whose cooking show and career could stand to be doing a lot better. He wants to...
What do you get when you take the classic set-up for a torture-suspense flick and add generous helpings of cooking-show-gone-horribly-awry? Why, you get director Joe Maggio’s Bitter Feast, of course.
Bitter Feast is the story of embittered freelance restaurant critic J.T. Franks (Joshua Leonard). Like so many of us, Franks is plagued by a wealth of personal problems that have contributed to his jaded attitude over the years and this can’t help but come out in his work. More and more, it seems as if he’s known for giving positively scathing reviews to restaurant after restaurant. However, the day eventually comes when he pisses off the wrong guy by way of his poisoned pen… er… keyboard.
Peter Gray (James Le Gros) is a celebrity chef whose cooking show and career could stand to be doing a lot better. He wants to...
- 7/29/2011
- by admin
- MoreHorror
A favorite at this year’s Cannes Film Festival was Aki Kaurismaki‘s comedy Le Havre, which Raffi called “moving” and “an example of a director in top form.” Starring Blondin Miguel, Andre Wilms, and Jean-Pierre Darroussin, the comedy has just found a home for itself, with ScreenDaily (via ThePlaylist) learning that Janus Films has picked it up.
Peter Becker, who has the fine distinction of being both the president of Criterion and a partner in Janus, called it a “jewel of a film,” while also lauding the picture as “one of those rare movie experiences so filled with hope, love, compassion, and humour that it will leave audiences glowing.” Being distributed is more than enough for many smaller works, but the combination of the company who’s acquired this and the filmmaker’s history of having movies in The Criterion Collection means that it’s home video destination is almost guaranteed.
Peter Becker, who has the fine distinction of being both the president of Criterion and a partner in Janus, called it a “jewel of a film,” while also lauding the picture as “one of those rare movie experiences so filled with hope, love, compassion, and humour that it will leave audiences glowing.” Being distributed is more than enough for many smaller works, but the combination of the company who’s acquired this and the filmmaker’s history of having movies in The Criterion Collection means that it’s home video destination is almost guaranteed.
- 7/29/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights to Joe Maggio's drama "The Last Rites of Joe May." The film, which centers on a hustler (Dennis Farina) and his road to redemption, world premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. It will hit VOD and select theaters this October. Go here for indieWIRE's review. Full release below: Tribeca Film Acquires The Last Rites Of Joe May *** Dennis Farina ...
- 7/28/2011
- Indiewire
Updated through 4/30.
"At first it was about neighborhood," begins Eric Hynes in the Voice. "Then it was about stars, parties, and supersizing. But finally, for its 10th incarnation, the Tribeca Film Festival (April 20-May 1) seems to be about movies. Gone are the superfluous, attention-sucking Hollywood premieres (Tom Cruise on a Jet Ski, anyone?), and few are the big-name, low-quality vanity projects. Several years into a vital slimming of the slate — the fest topped out at 176 films in 2005; this year, it's a manageable 93 — Tff remains New York's largest film survey."
To celebrate Tribeca's 10th, we're running a retrospective of some of the best films the festival's shown over the past decade here at Mubi. Happy viewing.
"A notoriously uneven assemblage of titles, Tribeca aspires toward something like a mini Toronto, but despite, in recent years, bringing such important films as Jia Zhangke's Still Life and Mohammad Rasoulof's The White Meadows...
"At first it was about neighborhood," begins Eric Hynes in the Voice. "Then it was about stars, parties, and supersizing. But finally, for its 10th incarnation, the Tribeca Film Festival (April 20-May 1) seems to be about movies. Gone are the superfluous, attention-sucking Hollywood premieres (Tom Cruise on a Jet Ski, anyone?), and few are the big-name, low-quality vanity projects. Several years into a vital slimming of the slate — the fest topped out at 176 films in 2005; this year, it's a manageable 93 — Tff remains New York's largest film survey."
To celebrate Tribeca's 10th, we're running a retrospective of some of the best films the festival's shown over the past decade here at Mubi. Happy viewing.
"A notoriously uneven assemblage of titles, Tribeca aspires toward something like a mini Toronto, but despite, in recent years, bringing such important films as Jia Zhangke's Still Life and Mohammad Rasoulof's The White Meadows...
- 4/30/2011
- MUBI
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? Becoming Chaz Trailer Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato are the film equivalent of sociological documentarians. If ever there was a duo who have damn well...
- 4/30/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
By Sam Weisberg - April 28, 2011
No actor has mastered the art of muttering obscenities under his breath more expertly than Dennis Farina. In “Get Shorty,” “Snatch” and other films about low-life criminals, Farina, with his eagle-eyed glare, Charles Bronson-like mustache and clenched-teeth diction, has stolen every scene he’s in merely by spouting off an array of expletives. “The fucking airport,” he barks at a cab driver in “Get Shorty,” disgusted at being put upon to give simple directions. His every eyebrow twitch, stiff-necked shrug and sarcastic overemphasis on every word—as if he’s already explained what he’s saying three times—deliver the message: “I don’t give an inch for you—you give an inch for me.”
Happily, Farina’s signature macho style is put to good use for much of “The Last Rites of Joe May.” But the film, directed and written by Joe Maggio,...
No actor has mastered the art of muttering obscenities under his breath more expertly than Dennis Farina. In “Get Shorty,” “Snatch” and other films about low-life criminals, Farina, with his eagle-eyed glare, Charles Bronson-like mustache and clenched-teeth diction, has stolen every scene he’s in merely by spouting off an array of expletives. “The fucking airport,” he barks at a cab driver in “Get Shorty,” disgusted at being put upon to give simple directions. His every eyebrow twitch, stiff-necked shrug and sarcastic overemphasis on every word—as if he’s already explained what he’s saying three times—deliver the message: “I don’t give an inch for you—you give an inch for me.”
Happily, Farina’s signature macho style is put to good use for much of “The Last Rites of Joe May.” But the film, directed and written by Joe Maggio,...
- 4/29/2011
- by Screen Comment
- Screen Comment
As someone that only watches films rather than make them, my favorite thing about the Red camera, the digital camera that has democratized high quality imagery amongst low budget filmmakers, is the clarity not only of the imagery, but the specificity it allows for regional writer/directors to bring out the best in their hometown. In recent years, we've seen Portland as it's never been shot before by Aaron Katz and crew in "Cold Weather," the Joe Maggio-directed Tribeca selection "The Last Rites of Joe May" captures Chicago in a different light and then there's "Stuck Between Stations," the feature debut of Brady Kiernan, a Minneapolis native who, with cinematographer Bo Hakala, creates a portrait of the city that wouldn't seem out of place if it were framed in the Walker Art Center.
Ultimately, that's what separates Kiernan's film from the so many others that have been born in the wake of "Before Sunrise,...
Ultimately, that's what separates Kiernan's film from the so many others that have been born in the wake of "Before Sunrise,...
- 4/24/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
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