The film screened at both the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals this year. IFC hasn’t announced a release date yet.
Jonathan Sehring, President of Sundance Selects/IFC Films, stated in the press release: “We are thrilled to be in business with Mary Harron who has made a very entertaining gothic tale that delivers chills while also managing to get at the heart of teenage relationships. We look forward to working with her and her entire team behind the film.”
Said Harron: “I am delighted to be working with IFC, who have such a wonderful track record and have released so many of my favorite films of the last few years.”
The Plot:
Adolescence is and always will be a time of intense emotional confusion, especially if you spend it in a closed environment. That’s the case with Rebecca (Bolger), a young girl haunted by her father’s suicide, who is a student at an exclusive female boarding school. She pours her heart out in a diary, much of it focused on Lucy, her beloved roommate. Their relationship changes drastically with the arrival of a mysterious new student, Ernessa (Cole). As Lucy abandons her for this new girl, Rebecca becomes consumed with thoughts of jealousy and suspicion–Ernessa is dangerous, evil, a vampire. Is there any truth to all this or is Rebecca slipping into insanity?
Source: IFC Films – December 12, 2011
The Moth Diaries Finds a Home at IFC Films
Liddell Entertainment Forms New Distribution Company
David Dinerstein has been named the head of Liddell Entertainment’s newly formed theatrical distribution company, LD Distribution. LD Distribution’s roster of upcoming films includes director William Friedkin’s Killer Joe with Matthew McConaughey, Disconnect starring Jason Bateman and True Blood‘s Alexander Skarsgard, and The Collection from the writers of Saw lV, V and Vl.
The company is planning to release four to six films during its first year.
“We are thrilled to bring David Dinerstein on board to run our new distribution operation. He is one of the leading independent marketers in our business and we are confident that he is the right person to lead the charge with our extraordinary slate of films,” stated Mickey Liddell in the official press announcement.
“LD Distribution plans to take an innovative and forward-thinking approach to the marketing and distribution of our films. Mickey and I look forward to building a successful company on both a creative and economic level,” said David Dinerstein.
Per the press release, Dinerstein’s duties will include helping to “manage the upcoming releases of Liddell productions and acquisitions by current distribution partners, including The Grey starring Liam Neeson and directed by Joe Carnahan which is being distributed by Open Road; Academy contender, Albert Nobbs starring Glenn Close and Janet McTeer, with Roadside Attractions; and Silent House starring Elizabeth Olsen, also with Open Road.
The Rapture Concert Video
The rapture in a bowling alley… Kind of sounds like A) a weird indie film, B) a sign outside a church, or C) notice that the group The Rapture is performing a concert in a bowling alley. Circle C and you’ve got the right answer.
Watch the performance that was part of Dell and Intel’s Special Engagement Concert Series streamed live on Noisey.com:
Game of Thrones Season 2 Teaser – The Cold Winds are Rising
April 2012 can not get here soon enough. HBO has just teased us with another Game of Thrones season 2 video, and it’s far too short and doesn’t show much – but that’s okay. It’s Game of Thrones and that’s all that really matters.
Watch the video:
‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ Trailer
Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Banks, Matthew Morrison, Joe Manganiello, and Rob Huebel star in the comedy film What to Expect When You’re Expecting, based on the book by Heidi Murkoff. The plot, per Lionsgate, involves “a modern look at love through the eyes of four interconnected couples experiencing the thrills and surprises of having a baby, and ultimately coming to understand the universal truth that no matter what you plan for, life doesn’t always deliver what’s expected.”
Delivery Date: May 11, 2012
LA Film Critics Name ‘The Descendants’ Best Picture
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) showed they’re still big fans of Alexander Payne’s work, handing the director his seventh award from the group by naming The Descendants best film of 2011. And in a departure from tradition, the group named Asghar Farhadi as the winner of the best screenplay award for A Separation, marking the first time the LAFCA has given that award to a foreign film.
“I think the diversity of the slate of our winners indicates the fact that there are a broad range of films this year that struck a chord with critics, in various ways,” stated Brent Simon, President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. “In particular, our selections of Yun Jung-Hee’s lead performance for Poetry and Asghar Farhadi’s screenplay for A Separation show LAFCA’s continuing commitment to looking beyond its borders for the best performances and films of the year. Likewise, the Chemical Brothers’ bristling, innovative score for Hanna, which alternately gurgles, throbs and pulsates, sounding at times like a Madhatter’s rave, is exceptionally imaginative work that, like last year’s Best Music/Score selection of The Social Network’s soundtrack from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, expands upon staid notions of film scoring.”
The LAFCA’s awards ceremony will take place on January 13, 2012.
Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2011 Winners:
PICTURE: “The Descendants”
Runner-up: “The Tree of Life”
DIRECTOR: Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
Runner-up: Martin Scorsese, “Hugo”
ACTOR: Michael Fassbender, “A Dangerous Method,” “Jane Eyre,” “Shame,” “X-Men: First Class”
Runner-up: Michael Shannon, “Take Shelter”
ACTRESS: Yun Jung-hee, “Poetry”
Runner-up: Kirsten Dunst, “Melancholia”
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Runner-up: Patton Oswalt, “Young Adult”
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jessica Chastain, “Coriolanus,” “The Debt,” “The Help,” “Take Shelter,” “Texas Killing Fields,” “Tree of Life”
Runner-up: Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”
SCREENPLAY: Asghar Farhadi, “A Separation”
Runner-up: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, “The Descendants”
ANIMATION: “Rango”
Runner-Up: “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn”
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: “City of Life and Death”
Runner-up: “A Separation”
DOCUMENTARY / NON-FICTION FILM: “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”
Runner-up: “The Arbor”
NEW GENERATION: Antonio Campos, Sean Durkin, Josh Mond, Elizabeth Olsen, “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Emmanuel Lubezki, “The Tree of Life”
Runner-up: Cao Yu, “City of Life and Death”
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Dante Ferretti, “Hugo”
Runner-up: Maria Djurkovic, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
MUSIC/SCORE: The Chemical Brothers, “Hanna”
Runner-up: Cliff Martinez, “Drive”
DOUGLAS E. EDWARDS INDEPENDENT/EXPERIMENTAL FILM/VIDEO: “Spark of Being”
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT: Doris Day
‘Men in Black 3’ First Trailer is Here
The first trailer for Men in Black 3, coming to theaters 10 years after Men in Black 2, has arrived! And after a decade off, do Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones still look good in black and, more importantly, do we care? The answer to the first part of that question is yes. We’ll have to wait until May 25, 2012 for the answer to the second part when moviegoers decide if they want to watch the Men in Black police alien visitors once again.
‘The Muppets’ Man or Muppet Music Video
Here’s one of my personal favorite original songs from any 2011 release: “Man or Muppet” from The Muppets. Disney’s just made the video available. Check it out and see what you think.
‘Dexter’ Season 6 Episode 11 Preview
There are only two more episodes of season six of Dexter with the action heating up as Dexter (Michael C Hall) figures out how to trap the Doomsday Killers. Here’s the scoop on episode 11 of season 6:
“Dexter finds that in order to catch the Doomsday Killers, he must create a macabre tableau of his own; Debra’s battle with LaGuerta over the case of the dead call girl boils over, and her therapist makes an unnerving suggestion.”
Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney Reunite for Brothers Tour
Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney will perform in 19 cities on the “Brothers of the Sun” tour kicking off on June 2, 2012 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. The tour marks the first time the two talented Country stars have been on the road together in 10 years.
“Tim and I have been great friends since we first toured together, and I can’t wait to get back on the road with him,” Chesney stated. “He’s one of my closest friends in music and in life, and I know this tour is going to be something special.”
“Our friendship was forged on the road, so it’s going to be a blast heading out with Kenny again,” added McGraw. “We’ll be having as much fun on stage as the fans will be having in the audience.”
Chesney and McGraw will be joined on the tour by Jake Owen and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals.
Brothers of the Sun Tour Dates
Sat. June 2 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium
Sun. June 3 – Atlanta, GA – Georgia Dome
Sat. June 9 – Dallas, TX – Cowboys Stadium
Sun. June 10 – Kansas City, MO – Arrowhead Stadium
Sat. June 16 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field
Sat. June 23 – Nashville, TN – LP Field
Sun. June 24 – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium
Sat. June 30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Heinz Field
Sun. July 1 – Cincinnati, OH – Paul Brown Stadium
Sat. July 7 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
Sun. July 8 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Field
Sat. July 14 – Anaheim, CA – Angels Stadium
Sat. July 21 – Denver, CO – Sports Authority Field at Mile High
TBA – Indianapolis, IN – Lucas Oil Stadium
TBA – Cleveland, OH – Cleveland Browns Stadium
Sat. August 11 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
Sun. August 12 – Washington, DC – FedExField
Sat. August 18 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field
Sat. August 25 – Foxboro, MA – Gillette Stadium
Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.com.
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