Jeff Ryan, Scott Cohen, Katerina Tannenbaum, Geneva Carr and Will Chase will star in “Mooch.” The crime comedy was also written and directed by Ryan, whose credits include “Mean Spirited” and “YouthMin.”
The filmmakers received an interim agreement to work on this independent production during last year’s SAG-Afrtra strike. It recently wrapped production in Lexington, Mass.
The movie focuses on a 30-year-old caddy named Shane (Ryan), who winds up with an unexpected gig as a personal private eye for a New Jersey nightclub owner. Even though he inches closer to realizing his ambitions, his personal life spirals out of control.
“When I was in high school, my friend’s dad told me I was going to fail in life because I was a ‘Mooch,’” said Ryan. “Making this film was a dream come true, and I am proud to put my dirty laundry on screen for all to enjoy.
The filmmakers received an interim agreement to work on this independent production during last year’s SAG-Afrtra strike. It recently wrapped production in Lexington, Mass.
The movie focuses on a 30-year-old caddy named Shane (Ryan), who winds up with an unexpected gig as a personal private eye for a New Jersey nightclub owner. Even though he inches closer to realizing his ambitions, his personal life spirals out of control.
“When I was in high school, my friend’s dad told me I was going to fail in life because I was a ‘Mooch,’” said Ryan. “Making this film was a dream come true, and I am proud to put my dirty laundry on screen for all to enjoy.
- 1/30/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
It’s the first full week of February 2023 and we’re getting another Ten brand new horror movies this week, with the first four of them already put up for grabs at home beginning today.
Here’s all the new horror released on Tuesday, February 7, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, Screambox Original horror movie Yellow Dragon’s Village is now streaming exclusively on the Bd-powered Screambox, directed by Japanese filmmaker Yugo Sakamato.
The film follows a group of travelers who unwittingly become the prey of a homicidal family. After a flat tire derails their trip, a group of campers stumble upon a secluded village where they encounter a homicidal cult looking for their next sacrifice.
Yellow Dragon’s Village features a stellar young cast including Yuni Akino (My Favorite Girl), Itsuki Fujii (Cosmetic DNA) and Masayuki Inô (Green Bullet).
Written and directed by...
Here’s all the new horror released on Tuesday, February 7, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, Screambox Original horror movie Yellow Dragon’s Village is now streaming exclusively on the Bd-powered Screambox, directed by Japanese filmmaker Yugo Sakamato.
The film follows a group of travelers who unwittingly become the prey of a homicidal family. After a flat tire derails their trip, a group of campers stumble upon a secluded village where they encounter a homicidal cult looking for their next sacrifice.
Yellow Dragon’s Village features a stellar young cast including Yuni Akino (My Favorite Girl), Itsuki Fujii (Cosmetic DNA) and Masayuki Inô (Green Bullet).
Written and directed by...
- 2/7/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: Charlie Pollock, Daniel Rashid, Maria DeCotis, Michelle Veintimilla, Neville Archambault, Will Madden, Will Martin | Written by Jeff Ryan, Joe Adams | Directed by Jeff Ryan
Horror movies about ‘influencers’ seem to be getting made more and more. If you are unsure what an influencer is exactly then a quick Google search will show you – ‘To put it simply, an influencer is any person who influences the behaviour of others. In a marketing context, influencers are individuals who collaborate with brands to promote products or services to their audience.’ Perhaps unsurprisingly, influencers in most films I have seen, come across as generally unlikeable. And that’s pretty much the case with Mean Spirited.
In the movie, a struggling YouTuber spends a few days with friends in the middle of nowhere in the hope of proven that his former friend (now a moderately famous actor) is an awful person who left him high and dry.
Horror movies about ‘influencers’ seem to be getting made more and more. If you are unsure what an influencer is exactly then a quick Google search will show you – ‘To put it simply, an influencer is any person who influences the behaviour of others. In a marketing context, influencers are individuals who collaborate with brands to promote products or services to their audience.’ Perhaps unsurprisingly, influencers in most films I have seen, come across as generally unlikeable. And that’s pretty much the case with Mean Spirited.
In the movie, a struggling YouTuber spends a few days with friends in the middle of nowhere in the hope of proven that his former friend (now a moderately famous actor) is an awful person who left him high and dry.
- 10/21/2022
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Freestyle Digital Media has acquired U.S. rights to Kyle Thomas’ drama Range Roads, along with North American rights to Dylan Reid’s semi-autobiographical film, By the Grace of…The digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios will release the former title written and directed by Thomas across internet, cable and satellite platforms on December 14, unveiling the latter written and directed by Reid across the same range of platforms on December 21.
Range Roads tells the story of Frankie King (Alana Hawley Purvis), a television actor who has been estranged from her family for 20 years, returning to her hometown in rural Canada after her parents are killed in a sudden car accident. As she struggles to reconnect with her truculent brother Grayson (Joe Perry), old wounds are reopened and family secrets uncovered. Thomas and Sara Corry produced the pic, which also stars Chad Brownlee and Nicole de Boer.
Range Roads tells the story of Frankie King (Alana Hawley Purvis), a television actor who has been estranged from her family for 20 years, returning to her hometown in rural Canada after her parents are killed in a sudden car accident. As she struggles to reconnect with her truculent brother Grayson (Joe Perry), old wounds are reopened and family secrets uncovered. Thomas and Sara Corry produced the pic, which also stars Chad Brownlee and Nicole de Boer.
- 11/26/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
No One Gets Out Alive: "Ambar (Cristina Rodlo) is an immigrant in search of the American dream, but when she's forced to take a room in a boarding house, she finds herself in a nightmare she can't escape."
Director: Santiago Menghini
Writers: Jon Croker, Fernanda Coppel
Based on the Novel No One Gets Out Alive by Adam Nevill
Cast: Cristina Rodlo, Marc Menchaca
Producers: Jonathan Cavendish, Will Tennant
Executive Producers: Andy Serkis, David Bruckner, Philip Robertson, Adam Nevill, Jon Croker
Releases globally on Netflix on September 29, 2021
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Mean Spirited: "Michelle Veintimilla, Neville Archambault, and Will Madden join the cast for Mean Spirited, the solo directorial debut from Jeff Ryan. The film, which is co-written by Ryan and Joe Adams, is a found-footage horror-comedy set to begin shooting this fall.
Madden will star as Andy, an up-and-coming Vlogger whose attempts to reconnect with his estranged friend, Bryce (played by Ryan) fall...
Director: Santiago Menghini
Writers: Jon Croker, Fernanda Coppel
Based on the Novel No One Gets Out Alive by Adam Nevill
Cast: Cristina Rodlo, Marc Menchaca
Producers: Jonathan Cavendish, Will Tennant
Executive Producers: Andy Serkis, David Bruckner, Philip Robertson, Adam Nevill, Jon Croker
Releases globally on Netflix on September 29, 2021
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Mean Spirited: "Michelle Veintimilla, Neville Archambault, and Will Madden join the cast for Mean Spirited, the solo directorial debut from Jeff Ryan. The film, which is co-written by Ryan and Joe Adams, is a found-footage horror-comedy set to begin shooting this fall.
Madden will star as Andy, an up-and-coming Vlogger whose attempts to reconnect with his estranged friend, Bryce (played by Ryan) fall...
- 9/22/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Schitt’s Creek Star Joins Hot Docs Food Film
Exclusive: Schitt’s Creek star Dustin Milligan has boarded doc Food For The Rest of Us as executive producer. The film, which had its world premiere at Doxa, will also play at Hot Docs next month. Milligan is best known for his performances in Rutherford Falls, Schitt’s Creek and RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race. The film follows young people across the U.S. striving for a better world through food, including an Indigenous-owned, youth run organic farm in Hawaii, a Black urban grower in Kansas City, a female Kosher Butcher in Colorado working with the Queer Community, and an Inuit community in the Northwest Territories employing traditional harvesting methods to grow fresh produce in a community greenhouse. Pic is directed by Caroline Cox, produced by Tiffany Ayalik and Caroline Cox and is executive-produced by Stuart Henderson and Milligan. The actor said: “Being born...
Exclusive: Schitt’s Creek star Dustin Milligan has boarded doc Food For The Rest of Us as executive producer. The film, which had its world premiere at Doxa, will also play at Hot Docs next month. Milligan is best known for his performances in Rutherford Falls, Schitt’s Creek and RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race. The film follows young people across the U.S. striving for a better world through food, including an Indigenous-owned, youth run organic farm in Hawaii, a Black urban grower in Kansas City, a female Kosher Butcher in Colorado working with the Queer Community, and an Inuit community in the Northwest Territories employing traditional harvesting methods to grow fresh produce in a community greenhouse. Pic is directed by Caroline Cox, produced by Tiffany Ayalik and Caroline Cox and is executive-produced by Stuart Henderson and Milligan. The actor said: “Being born...
- 9/20/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Last week, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Bcrf) held their Virtual Hot Pink Evening, taking their renowned Hot Pink Party to a virtual platform for the second year in a row and featuring a very special live-streamed viewing experience.
The evening raised $6 million – a record for a Bcrf virtual event, to support Bcrf’s global legion of 275 scientists pursuing high-impact breast cancer research that is helping save lives.
Hosted by Elizabeth Hurley, Global Ambassador of The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign, the evening featured appearances by Jordana Brewster, Edie Falco, Cheryl Hines, Patti Labelle, Lisa Ling, Joan Lunden, Carolyn Murphy, Emma Myles, Amy Robach, Molly Sims and others. To hear a special message, please click here.
The evening opened with an all-star performance of “Cabaret” from the musical Cabaret, including breast cancer survivor and Bcrf Advisory Board Member Mandy Gonzalez, Tony Award-nominee Kathryn Gallagher, Bcrf ambassador Carly Hughes, Catherine Brunell,...
The evening raised $6 million – a record for a Bcrf virtual event, to support Bcrf’s global legion of 275 scientists pursuing high-impact breast cancer research that is helping save lives.
Hosted by Elizabeth Hurley, Global Ambassador of The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign, the evening featured appearances by Jordana Brewster, Edie Falco, Cheryl Hines, Patti Labelle, Lisa Ling, Joan Lunden, Carolyn Murphy, Emma Myles, Amy Robach, Molly Sims and others. To hear a special message, please click here.
The evening opened with an all-star performance of “Cabaret” from the musical Cabaret, including breast cancer survivor and Bcrf Advisory Board Member Mandy Gonzalez, Tony Award-nominee Kathryn Gallagher, Bcrf ambassador Carly Hughes, Catherine Brunell,...
- 5/24/2021
- Look to the Stars
In today's edition of Horror Highlights, we have the trailers for Mass Hysteria, The Devil to Pay, and #NotAllGhosts, along with a look at the YouTube channel "The Best & Worst Moments of Horror:"
Mass Hysteria: "[Los Angeles, CA] Emerging genre distributor The Horror Collective announced today on Collider that it will be releasing Jeff Ryan and Arielle Cimino’s Halloween-theme horror comedy Mass Hysteria on VOD on October 1st.
Mass Hysteria is now available for pre-orders on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/masshysteria2020
When a tourist dies on Halloween night in Salem, the crowd seeks justice by mounting a modern day witch hunt. With the low-key charm of Shaun Of The Dead and the sophisticated sarcasm of What We Do In The Shadows, Mass Hysteria is a dark comedy that conquers the horror of the Salem Witch Trials by juxtaposing it with the 2020 Covid pandemic and a funny, satirical story.
Mass Hysteria...
Mass Hysteria: "[Los Angeles, CA] Emerging genre distributor The Horror Collective announced today on Collider that it will be releasing Jeff Ryan and Arielle Cimino’s Halloween-theme horror comedy Mass Hysteria on VOD on October 1st.
Mass Hysteria is now available for pre-orders on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/masshysteria2020
When a tourist dies on Halloween night in Salem, the crowd seeks justice by mounting a modern day witch hunt. With the low-key charm of Shaun Of The Dead and the sophisticated sarcasm of What We Do In The Shadows, Mass Hysteria is a dark comedy that conquers the horror of the Salem Witch Trials by juxtaposing it with the 2020 Covid pandemic and a funny, satirical story.
Mass Hysteria...
- 9/10/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
While the coronavirus is preventing actual movie premiere screenings from happening right now, Salem Horror Fest will give horror fans a cinematic treat they can enjoy from home with a virtual premiere of the horror comedy Mass Hysteria.
Fittingly filmed in Salem, Massachusetts, Mass Hysteria will have a virtual premiere on Facebook Live on Wednesday, April 1st at 8:00pm Est. We have official details and trailer for the film below, and to RSVP for the virtual premiere, visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/311017676538484/
Press Releasbre: Salem Horror Fest will host a virtual premiere of the new horror comedy Mass Hysteria on Facebook Live - Wednesday, April 1 at 8:00 Pm Est. RSVP on Facebook
“We hope this free screening can bring a few laughs in a time of great uncertainty. Without saying too much, there are a few parallels to our current situation,” said festival director K Lynch.
Directed by Ariel Cimino and Jeff Ryan,...
Fittingly filmed in Salem, Massachusetts, Mass Hysteria will have a virtual premiere on Facebook Live on Wednesday, April 1st at 8:00pm Est. We have official details and trailer for the film below, and to RSVP for the virtual premiere, visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/311017676538484/
Press Releasbre: Salem Horror Fest will host a virtual premiere of the new horror comedy Mass Hysteria on Facebook Live - Wednesday, April 1 at 8:00 Pm Est. RSVP on Facebook
“We hope this free screening can bring a few laughs in a time of great uncertainty. Without saying too much, there are a few parallels to our current situation,” said festival director K Lynch.
Directed by Ariel Cimino and Jeff Ryan,...
- 3/24/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Tony Award winners Linda Lavin and Stephanie J. Block are among the cast announced today for the world premiere production of Sarah Silverman’s Off Broadway musical The Bedwetter. Sami Bray, who appeared on Broadway in the 2017 production of 1984, and Zoe Glick (of Broadway’s Frozen) will share the role of Sarah, the 10-year-old title character inspired by Silverman.
The casting was announced by the Atlantic Theater Company.
Based on Silverman’s bestselling memoir, The Bedwetter begins performances on Saturday April 25 for a limited engagement at the Linda Gross Theater, with opening night set for Wednesday May 20. The musical will run through Sunday June 14.
Other cast announced today: Ashley Blanchet (Frozen), Rick Crom (HBO’s Divorce), Darren Goldstein (Continuity), Taylor Paige Henderson (Off-Broadway debut), Charlotte MacLeod (Off-Broadway debut), Ellyn Marie Marsh (The Rose Tattoo), Charlie Pollock (Pretty Woman The Musical) and Emily Zimmerman (Off-Broadway debut).
Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
The casting was announced by the Atlantic Theater Company.
Based on Silverman’s bestselling memoir, The Bedwetter begins performances on Saturday April 25 for a limited engagement at the Linda Gross Theater, with opening night set for Wednesday May 20. The musical will run through Sunday June 14.
Other cast announced today: Ashley Blanchet (Frozen), Rick Crom (HBO’s Divorce), Darren Goldstein (Continuity), Taylor Paige Henderson (Off-Broadway debut), Charlotte MacLeod (Off-Broadway debut), Ellyn Marie Marsh (The Rose Tattoo), Charlie Pollock (Pretty Woman The Musical) and Emily Zimmerman (Off-Broadway debut).
Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
- 1/16/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
NoPassport Theatre Alliance and Press presents reading of Obie-winner Caridad Svich's new play Fuel starring Jo Lampert Saint Joan, the Public, Alex Esola A View From The Bridge, Broadway, Luis Vega Tell Hector I Miss Him, Atlantic Theater Company, Sofia Jean Gomez Angels In America Parts 1 and 2, Signature Theatre Company, and Charlie Pollock TV's The Good Wife on October 4,...
- 9/21/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The Good Wife" episode 4 of season 6. The episode is entitled, "Oppo Research," and it sounds like things will get pretty intriguing as Alicia keeps contemplating actually running for State's Attorney, Eli goes as far as to bring in a campaign manager, and more. In the new, 4th episode press release: Alicia is going to further explore the option of running for State's Attorney. Press release number 2: When Alicia agrees to further explore the option of running for State’s Attorney, Eli is going to bring a respected campaign manager into the fold to help her decide once and for all. Actor Steven Pasquale guest stars as the campaign manager, Jonathan Elfman. Other guest stars will feature: Stockard Channing (Veronica Loy), Katie Paxton (Lauren Lytton), Rachel Hilson (Nisa Dalmar), Anne Marsen (Jennifer), Nicole Roderick (Nora), Tom Cotter (Himself), Joseph Weisberg...
- 10/5/2014
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Recently, CBS released the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The Good Wife" episode 20 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "The Deep Web," and it sounds like things will definitely get very interesting as Alicia starts contemplating cheating again with a new stud that's arrived on the scene, and more. In the new,20th episode press release: Alicia will seek advice from her mother when jury duty leads to a chance encounter with a handsome businessman. Press release number 2: When Alicia has a chance encounter with a charming entrepreneur during jury duty, she is going to consider options outside her marriage and seeks the advice of her mother. In the meantime, Diane’s friends will come to her for legal advice when their son is accused of selling drugs on the Internet. Michael J. Fox is going to return as Louis Canning and Stockard Channing returns as Alicia’s mother,...
- 4/27/2014
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
Recently, CBS served up the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The Good Wife" episode 17 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "A Material World, " and it sounds like things will get very interesting with Diane and Alicia as they contemplate merging their firms, and more! In the new,17th episode press release: Alicia and Diane are going to consider merging firms as they continue to cope with Will's death. Press release number 2: Alicia and Diane will consider merging their firms in the wake of Will’s death, even as they find themselves on opposite sides of a contentious divorce suit. In the meantime, Alicia will offer assistance to Finn when it becomes clear that the State’s Attorney is looking for a scapegoat in the Jeffrey Grant case. Jason O’Mara is going to guest star as Lockhart/Gardner lawyer ,Damian Boyle. Other guest stars will feature: Jason...
- 3/30/2014
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
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