Weiter geht’s mit dem „Metzger“ bei ServusTV: Am 12. Oktober strahlt der Privatsender „Der Metzger – Mordstheater“ aus, den zweiten Film mit Simon Schwarz in der Titelrolle. Die Krimi-Komödie wurde wieder von Heinrich Ambroschs Satel Film produziert.
Simon Schwarz während der Dreharbeiten zu „Der Metzger – Mordstheater“ für ServusTV (Credit: Philipp Carl Riedl / ServusTV)
Am 12. Oktober um 20.15 Uhr strahlt ServusTV die zweite „Metzger“-Krimikomödie aus. „Der Metzger – Mordstheater“ wurde wieder von Satel Film (Heinrich Ambrosch) produziert und basiert auf der Romanreihe von Thomas Raab. Film Nummer eins, der „Der Metzger traut sich“, wurde vor genau einem Jahr erstmals ausgestrahlt. In der Titelrolle des schrulligen Restaurators ist wieder Publikumsliebling Simon Schwarz zu sehen. Teil zwei basiert lose auf Raabs Vorlage „Der Metzger holt den Teufel“ und entführt den Zuschauer mit Willibald Adrian Metzger in die Grazer Theaterwelt. Mit zum Ensemble gehören neben Schwarz, Valery Tscheplanowa als Herzdame Danjela und Christoph Krutzler als...
Simon Schwarz während der Dreharbeiten zu „Der Metzger – Mordstheater“ für ServusTV (Credit: Philipp Carl Riedl / ServusTV)
Am 12. Oktober um 20.15 Uhr strahlt ServusTV die zweite „Metzger“-Krimikomödie aus. „Der Metzger – Mordstheater“ wurde wieder von Satel Film (Heinrich Ambrosch) produziert und basiert auf der Romanreihe von Thomas Raab. Film Nummer eins, der „Der Metzger traut sich“, wurde vor genau einem Jahr erstmals ausgestrahlt. In der Titelrolle des schrulligen Restaurators ist wieder Publikumsliebling Simon Schwarz zu sehen. Teil zwei basiert lose auf Raabs Vorlage „Der Metzger holt den Teufel“ und entführt den Zuschauer mit Willibald Adrian Metzger in die Grazer Theaterwelt. Mit zum Ensemble gehören neben Schwarz, Valery Tscheplanowa als Herzdame Danjela und Christoph Krutzler als...
- 9/9/2024
- by Barbara Schuster
- Spot - Media & Film
In Graz und Wien entsteht derzeit die Verfilmung eines weiteren „Metzger“-Krimis von Thomas Raab mit Simon Schwarz in der Hauptrolle als Restaurator und Hobby-Detektiv Willibald Adrian Metzger.
(Credit: ServusTV / Satel Film / Andrea Flo Hanatschek)
Nach „Der Metzger traut sich“ im vergangenen Jahr entsteht derzeit in Graz und Wien eine weitere Verfilmung eines „Metzger“-Krimis von Thomas Raab mit dem Titel „Mordstheater“. Wie ServusTV, wo die Ausstrahlung Ende des Jahres geplant ist, heute mitteilt, führt erneut Michael Podogil Regie, das Drehbuch stammt von Peter Koller frei nach Raabs Roman „Der Metzger holt den Teufel“.
In der Hauptrolle des kauzigen Restaurators und Hobby-Detektivs Willibald Adrian Metzger steht erneut Simon Schwarz vor der Kamera, dem erneut sein bester Freund Petar Wollnar (Christoph Krutzler) zur Seite steht.
Während Willibald Adrian Metzger die Einrichtung eines Grazer Tanztheaters restaurieren soll, sterben kurz hintereinander die Hauptdarstellerin des Stücks und die Zweitbesetzung. Das macht den Hobby-Detektiv stutzig...
(Credit: ServusTV / Satel Film / Andrea Flo Hanatschek)
Nach „Der Metzger traut sich“ im vergangenen Jahr entsteht derzeit in Graz und Wien eine weitere Verfilmung eines „Metzger“-Krimis von Thomas Raab mit dem Titel „Mordstheater“. Wie ServusTV, wo die Ausstrahlung Ende des Jahres geplant ist, heute mitteilt, führt erneut Michael Podogil Regie, das Drehbuch stammt von Peter Koller frei nach Raabs Roman „Der Metzger holt den Teufel“.
In der Hauptrolle des kauzigen Restaurators und Hobby-Detektivs Willibald Adrian Metzger steht erneut Simon Schwarz vor der Kamera, dem erneut sein bester Freund Petar Wollnar (Christoph Krutzler) zur Seite steht.
Während Willibald Adrian Metzger die Einrichtung eines Grazer Tanztheaters restaurieren soll, sterben kurz hintereinander die Hauptdarstellerin des Stücks und die Zweitbesetzung. Das macht den Hobby-Detektiv stutzig...
- 5/29/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
To celebrate the release of Eismayer available on 20th November on DVD, Blu-Ray and Demand via PeccadilloPOD, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, BFI Player in UK and Ireland, we’re giving away 3 Blu-Rays!
Inspired by true events, David Wagner’s acclaimed drama Eismayer tells the story of a secretly gay military officer whose tough façade conceals a clandestine double life. Sergeant Major Charles Eismayer (Gerhard Liebmann) is known and feared as the toughest training officer in the Austrian Armed Forces, ruthless with recruits and unwavering in his discipline, order and machismo. But when he unexpectedly starts to fall in love with Falak, a recruit who unashamedly embraces his homosexuality, Eismayer’s closeted existence is shaken to the core as he is forced to reconcile his fiercely masculine identity with desire for another man.
Extras include: behind the scenes documentary with interviews
You can view the Eismayer trailer here
Make...
Inspired by true events, David Wagner’s acclaimed drama Eismayer tells the story of a secretly gay military officer whose tough façade conceals a clandestine double life. Sergeant Major Charles Eismayer (Gerhard Liebmann) is known and feared as the toughest training officer in the Austrian Armed Forces, ruthless with recruits and unwavering in his discipline, order and machismo. But when he unexpectedly starts to fall in love with Falak, a recruit who unashamedly embraces his homosexuality, Eismayer’s closeted existence is shaken to the core as he is forced to reconcile his fiercely masculine identity with desire for another man.
Extras include: behind the scenes documentary with interviews
You can view the Eismayer trailer here
Make...
- 11/14/2023
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Gerhard Liebmann is brilliant as Eismayer, an Austrian drill officer who falls for a recruit in this intelligent, understated film about acceptance
The character of Sgt Maj Eismayer is instantly recognisable from every basic training movie you’ve ever seen. He is the tough drill officer who humiliates and bullies new recruits, bellowing at them to hit the floor and give him 25 press-ups. But it turns out that this Austrian drama directed by David Wagner (himself an army veteran) is inspired by true events. The real-life Eismayer was a gay man who lived a double life for many years, and then fell in love with a younger colleague. The film is a surprisingly gentle, touching story about acceptance, though it is less than sizzling as a romance.
Gerhard Liebmann is brilliant as Eismayer, a man with a face chiselled out of granite and a worrying-looking vein throbbing across his forehead.
The character of Sgt Maj Eismayer is instantly recognisable from every basic training movie you’ve ever seen. He is the tough drill officer who humiliates and bullies new recruits, bellowing at them to hit the floor and give him 25 press-ups. But it turns out that this Austrian drama directed by David Wagner (himself an army veteran) is inspired by true events. The real-life Eismayer was a gay man who lived a double life for many years, and then fell in love with a younger colleague. The film is a surprisingly gentle, touching story about acceptance, though it is less than sizzling as a romance.
Gerhard Liebmann is brilliant as Eismayer, a man with a face chiselled out of granite and a worrying-looking vein throbbing across his forehead.
- 11/13/2023
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
Gerhard Liebmann and Luka Dimic in Eismayer Photo: courtesy of Glasgow Film Festival
David Wagner’s Eismayer, which had its première in Venice and is screening as part of the Glasgow Film Festival, tells the kind of story which is hard to take seriously until one discovers that it’s true. It’s built around a compelling character who might at first seem an unlikely choice of protagonist, but whose courage in changing his life after getting into an almost impossible position makes this a gripping piece of work. When David and I met to discuss the film, he told me how the two of them first came into contact.
“I first heard of Eismayer when I was serving at the Austin army, when I was 18. I heard all kinds of cool stories about this Eismayer guy but I never met him. So for me it was just stories and...
David Wagner’s Eismayer, which had its première in Venice and is screening as part of the Glasgow Film Festival, tells the kind of story which is hard to take seriously until one discovers that it’s true. It’s built around a compelling character who might at first seem an unlikely choice of protagonist, but whose courage in changing his life after getting into an almost impossible position makes this a gripping piece of work. When David and I met to discuss the film, he told me how the two of them first came into contact.
“I first heard of Eismayer when I was serving at the Austin army, when I was 18. I heard all kinds of cool stories about this Eismayer guy but I never met him. So for me it was just stories and...
- 3/8/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Woman of the Dead (Totenfrau) is a series created by Benito Mueller, Wolfgang Mueller and Barbara Stepansky. It stars Anna Maria Mühe. It is based on a novel by Bernhard Aichner and It is directed by Nicolai Rohde.
Another noir series offered to us by the streaming platform for this weekend. This Austrian drama, thriller series is a story of revenge set in the Alps. An earthy production, and with good performances this will be to the liking of noir thriller fans.
About the Series
In six episodes we follow Brünhilde, a Leichendiener (a morgue employee). As her beloved husband dies in a strangely off accident, she starts to suspect this was after all no accident. An so, starts her quest.
It is an unassuming series that is quite classic in narrative style, slow paced and no grand effects, we are given a realistic setting, but not much profundity in character study.
Another noir series offered to us by the streaming platform for this weekend. This Austrian drama, thriller series is a story of revenge set in the Alps. An earthy production, and with good performances this will be to the liking of noir thriller fans.
About the Series
In six episodes we follow Brünhilde, a Leichendiener (a morgue employee). As her beloved husband dies in a strangely off accident, she starts to suspect this was after all no accident. An so, starts her quest.
It is an unassuming series that is quite classic in narrative style, slow paced and no grand effects, we are given a realistic setting, but not much profundity in character study.
- 1/5/2023
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid - TV
Toxic masculinity, generational prejudice, burgeoning progressiveness, workplace sexual politics, the role of the LGBTQ+ community in the military – ideas vying for space in Austrian David Wagner’s promising feature debut. At once overstuffed and oddly slight, it’s a restrained and sincere work. Which might just be what’s holding it back from unqualified success.
After opening with an austere shot of a bombed-out, snow-dappled building and the score’s melancholy wail pushing one’s Arthouse Cliché Meter into overdrive, the action starts in earnest with new recruits being welcomed into their military training programme. Their drill-sergeant’s name is whispered – Eismayer (Gerhard Liebmann), the mythical badass who once killed a man with push-ups and blew-up a cow on manoeuvres, so the rumour mill would have it. Among these recruits is Falak (Luka Dimic), a handsome and charismatic Yugoslav who immediately seems to have more confidence and experience than the rest of the cohort.
After opening with an austere shot of a bombed-out, snow-dappled building and the score’s melancholy wail pushing one’s Arthouse Cliché Meter into overdrive, the action starts in earnest with new recruits being welcomed into their military training programme. Their drill-sergeant’s name is whispered – Eismayer (Gerhard Liebmann), the mythical badass who once killed a man with push-ups and blew-up a cow on manoeuvres, so the rumour mill would have it. Among these recruits is Falak (Luka Dimic), a handsome and charismatic Yugoslav who immediately seems to have more confidence and experience than the rest of the cohort.
- 9/11/2022
- by Chris Fyvie
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
As a fresh batch of boot camp recruits moves through processing, a name keeps resurfacing like some kind of curse — as if its mere mention is enough to call down the power of its wrath. “Classic case for Eismayer,” one experienced soldier remarks about a smart-mouthed inductee, while another explains his fake-illness strategy thusly: “Just trying to avoid drillmaster Eismayer.” A legend in the Austrian armed forces, Sergeant Major Charles Eismayer (Gerhard Liebmann) is equal parts bad-ass and martinet, yet what he is, more than anything else, is afraid, and it’s the exploration of this fear that serves as the backbone of “Eismayer.”
A title card at the beginning of the film sets up the story as based on actual events — something that the brutalist architecture, bland color palette, and utilitarian nature of the military base setting reinforces right from the jump.
Continue reading ‘Eismayer’ Is A Genre-Defying Boot...
A title card at the beginning of the film sets up the story as based on actual events — something that the brutalist architecture, bland color palette, and utilitarian nature of the military base setting reinforces right from the jump.
Continue reading ‘Eismayer’ Is A Genre-Defying Boot...
- 9/4/2022
- by Warren Cantrell
- The Playlist
Austrian director David Wagner’s feature debut “Eismayer,” which has its world premiere in Venice Critics’ Week on Sunday, has been picked up for international sales by Paris-based Loco Films. The trailer for the film debuts here (below).
In a statement, Loco’s chiefs Laurent Danielou and Arnaud Godart said: “From this true and extraordinary story, [Wagner] managed to make a very subtle and cinematic film.”
The film centers on Sergeant Major Eismayer, who is known and feared as the toughest training officer in the Austrian armed forces, ruthless with recruits and unwavering in his discipline, order and macho toughness. But when he starts to fall in love with Falak, a new recruit who unashamedly embraces his homosexuality, Eismayer’s closeted existence is shaken to the core. To a man like Eismayer, loving another man cannot be reconciled with the understanding of what a model soldier should be. Will he choose to protect his badass,...
In a statement, Loco’s chiefs Laurent Danielou and Arnaud Godart said: “From this true and extraordinary story, [Wagner] managed to make a very subtle and cinematic film.”
The film centers on Sergeant Major Eismayer, who is known and feared as the toughest training officer in the Austrian armed forces, ruthless with recruits and unwavering in his discipline, order and macho toughness. But when he starts to fall in love with Falak, a new recruit who unashamedly embraces his homosexuality, Eismayer’s closeted existence is shaken to the core. To a man like Eismayer, loving another man cannot be reconciled with the understanding of what a model soldier should be. Will he choose to protect his badass,...
- 8/29/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Selection includes TV series from UK, Sweden, Austria, France, Germany, Israel and Denmark.
The Berlin International Film Festival (February 7 – 17) has unveiled the seven TV titles set to be screened in this year’s Berlinale Series programme.
Among the line-up is Amazon’s Hanna written by David Farr, who co-wrote the 2011 film of the same name. It is directed by Sarah Adina Smith, whose film credits include Buster Mal’s Heart, which starred Rami Malek. Hanna stars Esmé Creed-Miles, Joel Kinnaman and Mireille Enos. NBCUniversal International Studios is producing alongside Working Title Television.
Also in the selection is Netflix’s first Swedish original series Quicksand,...
The Berlin International Film Festival (February 7 – 17) has unveiled the seven TV titles set to be screened in this year’s Berlinale Series programme.
Among the line-up is Amazon’s Hanna written by David Farr, who co-wrote the 2011 film of the same name. It is directed by Sarah Adina Smith, whose film credits include Buster Mal’s Heart, which starred Rami Malek. Hanna stars Esmé Creed-Miles, Joel Kinnaman and Mireille Enos. NBCUniversal International Studios is producing alongside Working Title Television.
Also in the selection is Netflix’s first Swedish original series Quicksand,...
- 1/17/2019
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Sneak Peek footage from director Marvin Kren's 'eco-horror' feature "Blood Glacier", available on DVD from Anchor Bay, starring Gerhard Liebmann as a researcher "...faced with a strange liquid that poses a threat to anything living..." :
"...'Janek' (Liebmann) arrives in the Swiss Alps to investigate global warming. He's part of a larger group, but savors his time alone as he's a loner by nature.
"One day the group discovers a glacier covered in a strange red liquid that has odd effects on the surrounding wildlife.
"Janek's group grows excited as they realize that the liquid is transforming the local wildlife into strange new genetic hybrids, but Janek himself is more wary of the liquid and the potential dangers it poses.
"His caution is soon proven to be warranted, as the group begins to fall prey to the hybrids created by the liquid. A new group soon appears to investigate the new discovery,...
"...'Janek' (Liebmann) arrives in the Swiss Alps to investigate global warming. He's part of a larger group, but savors his time alone as he's a loner by nature.
"One day the group discovers a glacier covered in a strange red liquid that has odd effects on the surrounding wildlife.
"Janek's group grows excited as they realize that the liquid is transforming the local wildlife into strange new genetic hybrids, but Janek himself is more wary of the liquid and the potential dangers it poses.
"His caution is soon proven to be warranted, as the group begins to fall prey to the hybrids created by the liquid. A new group soon appears to investigate the new discovery,...
- 8/20/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Ever since seeing Rammbock: Berlin Undead – a romantic zombie flick with ten times more heart than Warm Bodies – I’ve been excitedly awaiting Marvin Kren’s creature feature follow-up Blood Glacier. Promoting itself as Austria’s answer to The Thing, Kren’s ability to scare and entertain seemed perfectly suited for silly practical effects and grotesque monster work, but before I could even enjoy an onslaught of vicious, hybrid animals, one simple decision turned what could have been a fun B-Movie into a schlocky, dismissible dud. What decision might that be? English. Language. Dubbing. Some people may complain about “multitasking,” reading subtitles and watching cinema at the time, but I must beg international markets to stop taking the “easy” way out for viewers. Would you rather have to read something, or suffer through flat, monotone voices that don’t even match moving lips? When a dog has the most genuine dialogue through a film,...
- 5/6/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
The film comes from director Marvin Kren who is best known for Rammbock Berlin Undead which we gave a 4.5 out of 5. While we did not enjoy Blood Glacier as much as Rammbock Berlin Undead its still worth the watch. Directed by Marvin Kren and stars Gerhard Liebmann Edita Malovcic Hille Beseler Peter Knaack Felix Romer Briggitte Kren Wolfgang Pampel Murathan Muslu Michael Fuith Adina Vetter and Coco Huemer.
- 5/1/2014
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
It’s 2014, and global warming is true. (Suck it climate deniers!) Scientists were wrong about one thing though in that it’s happening a lot faster than they predicted. A small research team in the Austrian Alps discovers something alarming when they come across a a blood-red glacier high up in the mountains that seems to be affecting the local wildlife. Animals are blending together into hybrids, but even worse than the presence of creatures that could possibly explain the likes and legends of werewolves is the unfortunate realization that these new lifeforms are thirsty for blood. You know, like werewolves. A title like Blood Glacier comes with certain expectations. Blood and glaciers, obviously, but also horror, death and a self-awareness that chooses silliness over smarts. To that end this new Austrian film is a minor success, but while it manages to deliver on the above it suffers due to what it lacks — namely scares, engaging...
- 4/30/2014
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Yes, the ice bleeds in this gory, goofy Austrian take on that most irresistible of horror setups: researchers versus hellmouthed mystery beasts at the ends of the Earth.
The monsters are a scream, squishing crossbreeds that are all fur and teeth and exposed, pulsing, ready-to-burst viscera. And the screamers are a bit monstrous: The dumb scientists who want to keep these strange attacks a secret, the better to capitalize on the discovery of this new life-form boasting one of those inventively disgusting horror-flick life cycles. Less a monster but still drab is lead Janek (Gerhard Liebmann), whose fury at his ex, Tanja (Edita Malovcic), for choosing not to keep a baby he fathered, sets up a post-climax gag so wonderfully mad and grotesque that the earlier scenes of him slumping ab...
The monsters are a scream, squishing crossbreeds that are all fur and teeth and exposed, pulsing, ready-to-burst viscera. And the screamers are a bit monstrous: The dumb scientists who want to keep these strange attacks a secret, the better to capitalize on the discovery of this new life-form boasting one of those inventively disgusting horror-flick life cycles. Less a monster but still drab is lead Janek (Gerhard Liebmann), whose fury at his ex, Tanja (Edita Malovcic), for choosing not to keep a baby he fathered, sets up a post-climax gag so wonderfully mad and grotesque that the earlier scenes of him slumping ab...
- 4/30/2014
- Village Voice
“A Slice of Horror Reminiscent of John Carpenter’s The Thing!”, screams the poster for Blood Glacier. No kidding! This looks good though and I really like the title (much better than the snooze original title The Station).
Blood Glacier opens in Select Theaters and Available on Video on Demand May 2nd
Four technicians and scientists at an alpine research station discover a glacier of blood high in the mountains. Testing the red liquid oozing from the ice, they discover a new alien organism with the astonishing capability of transforming the local wildlife into horrific hybrids and monster mutations. With the Minister of the Environment hiking to the station for an official visit, many frightening questions must be answered if the confrontational team are to survive and cope with the giant wood lice, the beetle-foxes, crossbred flying predators and much, much worse…
Here’s what the critics are saying:
‘A...
Blood Glacier opens in Select Theaters and Available on Video on Demand May 2nd
Four technicians and scientists at an alpine research station discover a glacier of blood high in the mountains. Testing the red liquid oozing from the ice, they discover a new alien organism with the astonishing capability of transforming the local wildlife into horrific hybrids and monster mutations. With the Minister of the Environment hiking to the station for an official visit, many frightening questions must be answered if the confrontational team are to survive and cope with the giant wood lice, the beetle-foxes, crossbred flying predators and much, much worse…
Here’s what the critics are saying:
‘A...
- 4/4/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Shine on, kids! The full schedule for the Stanley Film Festival, which runs at the iconic and historic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Co, April 24-27, has been announced; and we have all the details you need right here. Dig it!
From the Press Release
The Stanley Film Festival (Sff), produced by the Denver Film Society and presented by NBC Universal's Chiller, announced today its Opening Night film and several special event highlights and experiences taking place at the four-day event (April 24-27, 2014).
The Stanley Film Festival celebrates the best in independent horror cinema at the hotel that inspired The Shining. The Festival will host a full slate of films, panels, competitions, and special events - all at the beautiful and historically haunted Stanley Hotel.
The Stanley Film Festival will open Thursday, April 24, with a Gala Presentation of an original documentary from EPiX, Doc of the Dead. Directed by Colorado...
From the Press Release
The Stanley Film Festival (Sff), produced by the Denver Film Society and presented by NBC Universal's Chiller, announced today its Opening Night film and several special event highlights and experiences taking place at the four-day event (April 24-27, 2014).
The Stanley Film Festival celebrates the best in independent horror cinema at the hotel that inspired The Shining. The Festival will host a full slate of films, panels, competitions, and special events - all at the beautiful and historically haunted Stanley Hotel.
The Stanley Film Festival will open Thursday, April 24, with a Gala Presentation of an original documentary from EPiX, Doc of the Dead. Directed by Colorado...
- 4/3/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Marvin Kren's creature feature Blood Glacier, formerly The Station, will slide into select cinemas and will also be available on VOD May 2nd, via IFC Midnight. There is a new trailer to share with you. In it you will find many of the practical effects it drew praise for from fans of classic creature features. Gore descends upon the Alps in this grisly tale of snowbound terror. Janek (Gerhard Liebmann), a prickly, lone-wolf technician, is part of a team of researchers investigating global warming at a remote weather station in the mountains. One day the group makes a seriously gruesome discovery: a giant glacier oozing what appears to be blood and, worse, transforming all in its wake into monstrous genetic hybrids. Soon Janek is at war...
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- 4/3/2014
- Screen Anarchy
The Stanley Hotel launched its first annual Stanley Film Festival last year and put together an impressive group of horror films and guests. After initially announcing Doc of the Dead as their opening film, we now have the full programming list, which includes screenings of The Sacrament, Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead, and much more:
“The Stanley Film Festival (Sff) produced by the Denver Film Society (Dfs) and presented by Chiller, announced today its full line-up and schedule. As previously announced, Doc of the Dead will open Sff. The festival, taking place April 24-27, will close with the mockumentary from Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords), What We Do In The Shadows, about a house of vampires trying to get back in touch with modern society. Throughout the four-day celebration of the best in horror cinema, Sff will showcase a full slate of features, shorts, panels,...
“The Stanley Film Festival (Sff) produced by the Denver Film Society (Dfs) and presented by Chiller, announced today its full line-up and schedule. As previously announced, Doc of the Dead will open Sff. The festival, taking place April 24-27, will close with the mockumentary from Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords), What We Do In The Shadows, about a house of vampires trying to get back in touch with modern society. Throughout the four-day celebration of the best in horror cinema, Sff will showcase a full slate of features, shorts, panels,...
- 4/3/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Following The Station‘s screening at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, IFC Midnight acquired the movie and is bringing it to theaters in May under the title “Blood Glacier.”
“At a remote weather research station in the German Alps, three scientists and a technician monitor and study the climate and the ramifications of rapid weather changes on our world. On the eve of a visit by an important government minister, they discover that a rapidly retreating glacier has begun to leak a strange red liquid. The mysterious compound seems to be affecting local wildlife at a genetic level, and soon it will be up to reclusive technician Janek (Gerhard Liebmann) to defend the group from the biological monstrosities growing just beyond the walls of their tiny outpost.”
Directed by Marvin Kren, Blood Glacier stars Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Hille Beseler, Peter Knaack, Felix Römer, and Brigitte Kren. It...
“At a remote weather research station in the German Alps, three scientists and a technician monitor and study the climate and the ramifications of rapid weather changes on our world. On the eve of a visit by an important government minister, they discover that a rapidly retreating glacier has begun to leak a strange red liquid. The mysterious compound seems to be affecting local wildlife at a genetic level, and soon it will be up to reclusive technician Janek (Gerhard Liebmann) to defend the group from the biological monstrosities growing just beyond the walls of their tiny outpost.”
Directed by Marvin Kren, Blood Glacier stars Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Hille Beseler, Peter Knaack, Felix Römer, and Brigitte Kren. It...
- 4/3/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
IFC Films will release Blood Glacier in select theaters and VOD on May 2 2014. In the film scientists working in the Austrian Alps discover that a glacier is leaking a liquid that appears to be affecting local wildlife. The film comes from director Marvin Kren who is best known for Rammbock Berlin Undead which we gave a 4.5 out of 5. Lets hope that Kren can deliver another great horror film. The was film was released in Austria in 2013 under the title Blutgletscher the later The Station. Directed by Marvin Kren and stars Gerhard Liebmann Edita Malovcic Hille Beseler Peter Knaack Felix Romer Briggitte Kren Wolfgang Pampel Murathan Muslu Michael Fuith Adina Vetter and Coco Huemer.
- 4/3/2014
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Ever wondered what would happen if you crossed a wasp with a crow? No, I hadn’t either until Blood Glacier drifted onto my radar, but I’m glad I found out as this is one entertaining little movie. Pitched as a kind of spiritual successor to John Carpenter’s The Thing, the movie formally known as The Station doesn’t quite step into those very large shoes, but it more than holds its own in the horror film stakes.
There are some similarities to Carpenter’s movie, with Blood Glacier being set in a remote outpost of the German Alps, and scientists discovering something in the ice that induces all kinds of weird and wonderful mutations in the local wildlife, and inevitably the humans too, but it’s more of a second cousin than an heir, and an overseas one at that, with the dialogue being in German.
One...
There are some similarities to Carpenter’s movie, with Blood Glacier being set in a remote outpost of the German Alps, and scientists discovering something in the ice that induces all kinds of weird and wonderful mutations in the local wildlife, and inevitably the humans too, but it’s more of a second cousin than an heir, and an overseas one at that, with the dialogue being in German.
One...
- 2/8/2014
- Shadowlocked
Austrian director Marvin Kren (Rammbock) is currently filming his entry for the upcoming horror anthology The ABCs of Death 2, which makes it a good time to check out some of his early work. The Station is a German language horror movie reminiscent of John Carpenter's The Thing in both appearance and execution. However, it would be easy to overlook such a promising night in because, for reasons unknown, the title has been changed to Blood Glacier for its U.K. bow. Leading contender for worst title of the year, surely? A team of technicians and scientists at an alpine research station discover a glacier of blood (now I get it) high in the mountains. Testing the red liquid oozing from the ice, they discover a new alien organism with the capability of transforming the local wildlife into horrific hybrids. With the Minister of the Environment hiking to the station for an official visit,...
- 1/22/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
Stars: Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Hille Beseler, Brigitte Kren, Peter Knaac | Written by Benjamin Hessler | Directed by Marvin Kren
[Nb: I originally saw this movie under its original title The Station at the Frightfest 2013 All-Nighter. Worried that my original review was clouded by my somnambulic state I thought I'd give the film another go in the comfort of my own living room. Turns out my thoughts hadn't changed one iota. So with that in mind her's a reposting of my review of what has now been retitled Blood Glacier]
Rammbock director Marvin Kren turns his hand to an ecological themed monster-movie that sees a group of technicians and scientists at an alpine research station discover a glacier of blood high in the mountains. Testing the red liquid oozing from the ice, they discover a new alien organism with the astonishing capability of transforming the local wildlife into horrific hybrids and monster mutations. With the Minister of the Environment hiking to the station for an official visit, many frightening questions must be answered if the bickering team are to survive and cope with the giant wood lice, the beetle-foxes, crossbred flying predators and much, much worse.
It’s hard to believe that Blood Glacier is actually Kren’s feature-film debut. 2010′s Rammbock was such a cause-celebre that it can be easy...
[Nb: I originally saw this movie under its original title The Station at the Frightfest 2013 All-Nighter. Worried that my original review was clouded by my somnambulic state I thought I'd give the film another go in the comfort of my own living room. Turns out my thoughts hadn't changed one iota. So with that in mind her's a reposting of my review of what has now been retitled Blood Glacier]
Rammbock director Marvin Kren turns his hand to an ecological themed monster-movie that sees a group of technicians and scientists at an alpine research station discover a glacier of blood high in the mountains. Testing the red liquid oozing from the ice, they discover a new alien organism with the astonishing capability of transforming the local wildlife into horrific hybrids and monster mutations. With the Minister of the Environment hiking to the station for an official visit, many frightening questions must be answered if the bickering team are to survive and cope with the giant wood lice, the beetle-foxes, crossbred flying predators and much, much worse.
It’s hard to believe that Blood Glacier is actually Kren’s feature-film debut. 2010′s Rammbock was such a cause-celebre that it can be easy...
- 1/13/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Blood Glacier aka The Station will arrive on DVD to the UK on January 29 2014. The film comes from director Marvin Kren who is best known for Rammbock Berlin Undead which we gave a 4.5 out of 5. Synopsis Janek (Gerhard Liebmann) is part of a team working at a weather research station in the Alps where they are investigating climate change. They discover a glacier that has been dyed red by a mysterious substance which turns out to be organic and has the ability to transform both animals and humans into terrifying mutations. With their lives under threat the situation gets only gets worse for the crew before government official Bodicek (Brigitte Kren) and her team which includes Janeks former girlfriend Tanja (Edita Malovcic)...
- 12/9/2013
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Stars: Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Hille Beseler, Brigitte Kren, Peter Knaac | Written by Benjamin Hessler | Directed by Marvin Kren
Rammbock director Marvin Kren turns his hand to an ecological themed monster-movie that sees a group of technicians and scientists at an alpine research station discover a glacier of blood high in the mountains. Testing the red liquid oozing from the ice, they discover a new alien organism with the astonishing capability of transforming the local wildlife into horrific hybrids and monster mutations. With the Minister of the Environment hiking to the station for an official visit, many frightening questions must be answered if the bickering team are to survive and cope with the giant wood lice, the beetle-foxes, crossbred flying predators and much, much worse.
It’s hard to believe that The Station is actually Kren’s feature-film debut. 2010′s Rammbock was such a cause-celebre that it can be easy...
Rammbock director Marvin Kren turns his hand to an ecological themed monster-movie that sees a group of technicians and scientists at an alpine research station discover a glacier of blood high in the mountains. Testing the red liquid oozing from the ice, they discover a new alien organism with the astonishing capability of transforming the local wildlife into horrific hybrids and monster mutations. With the Minister of the Environment hiking to the station for an official visit, many frightening questions must be answered if the bickering team are to survive and cope with the giant wood lice, the beetle-foxes, crossbred flying predators and much, much worse.
It’s hard to believe that The Station is actually Kren’s feature-film debut. 2010′s Rammbock was such a cause-celebre that it can be easy...
- 10/29/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The full lineup for the FrightFest All-Nighter in London has been announced and includes Nothing Left to Fear and The Station:
“The FrightFest All-Nighter 13 returns to the Vue in London’s Leicester Square on Saturday October 26 for the third year, with six killer titles including UK premieres of The Station, Patrick, Nothing Left To Fear and Soulmate. So climb aboard FrightFest’s Halloween Express, with guests including Neil Marshal, Anna Walton, Renaud Gautheir and Michael Armstrong, for the night-ride of your lives.
Tickets for the London event go on sale Tues 1 Oct.
Horror fans around the country can join in the fearsome fun on Saturday 2 November, when the event travels to the Gft Glasgow and the Empires in Sunderland, Newcastle and Poole. On Sat November 16 the event hits the Watershed Bristol
London line-up:
18:30 Soulmate (UK Premiere)
Axelle Carolyn makes her impressive feature debut with a sophisticated ghost story. After...
“The FrightFest All-Nighter 13 returns to the Vue in London’s Leicester Square on Saturday October 26 for the third year, with six killer titles including UK premieres of The Station, Patrick, Nothing Left To Fear and Soulmate. So climb aboard FrightFest’s Halloween Express, with guests including Neil Marshal, Anna Walton, Renaud Gautheir and Michael Armstrong, for the night-ride of your lives.
Tickets for the London event go on sale Tues 1 Oct.
Horror fans around the country can join in the fearsome fun on Saturday 2 November, when the event travels to the Gft Glasgow and the Empires in Sunderland, Newcastle and Poole. On Sat November 16 the event hits the Watershed Bristol
London line-up:
18:30 Soulmate (UK Premiere)
Axelle Carolyn makes her impressive feature debut with a sophisticated ghost story. After...
- 9/30/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The FrightFest All-Nighter 13 returns to the Vue in London’s Leicester Square on Saturday October 26 for the third year, with six killer titles including UK premieres of The Station, Patrick, Nothing Left to Fear and Soulmate. So climb aboard FrightFest’s Halloween Express, with guests including Neil Marshal, Anna Walton, Renaud Gautheir and Michael Armstrong, for the night-ride of your lives
Horror fans around the country can join in the fearsome fun on Saturday 2 November, when the event travels to the Gft Glasgow and the Empires in Sunderland, Newcastle and Poole. On Sat November 16 the event hits the Watershed Bristol
London line-up:
18:30 Soulmate (UK Premiere)
Axelle Carolyn makes her impressive feature debut with a sophisticated ghost story. After attempting to commit suicide due to the sudden death of her husband, Audrey (Anna Walton) decides to retreat to a remote country cottage. But she soon discovers her safe haven is haunted by its previous owner.
Horror fans around the country can join in the fearsome fun on Saturday 2 November, when the event travels to the Gft Glasgow and the Empires in Sunderland, Newcastle and Poole. On Sat November 16 the event hits the Watershed Bristol
London line-up:
18:30 Soulmate (UK Premiere)
Axelle Carolyn makes her impressive feature debut with a sophisticated ghost story. After attempting to commit suicide due to the sudden death of her husband, Audrey (Anna Walton) decides to retreat to a remote country cottage. But she soon discovers her safe haven is haunted by its previous owner.
- 9/30/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Raven Banner has picked up Canadian rights to Toronto Midnight Madness entry The Station.
Marvin Kren directed from a screenplay by Benjamin Hessler and the film stars Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Hille Beseler and Peter Knaack.
The Station centres on a group of research scientists in the German Alps who encounter a horrific force. IFC Midnight acquired Us rights earlier in the festival. Helmut Grasser produced.
Annick Mahnert, Michael Paszt and James Fler of Raven Banner brokered the deal with Sebastien Chesneau of Rezo on behalf of the filmmakers.
Marvin Kren directed from a screenplay by Benjamin Hessler and the film stars Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Hille Beseler and Peter Knaack.
The Station centres on a group of research scientists in the German Alps who encounter a horrific force. IFC Midnight acquired Us rights earlier in the festival. Helmut Grasser produced.
Annick Mahnert, Michael Paszt and James Fler of Raven Banner brokered the deal with Sebastien Chesneau of Rezo on behalf of the filmmakers.
- 9/13/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Copy Creature: Kren’s Sophomore Feature a Hybrid Derivative
Following his Berlin set zombie debut Rammbock, Austrian director Marvin Kren returns with The Station, an eco-horror-ish creature feature which was originally titled Glazius, now saddled with a downgraded vagary of a title that neither exudes originality or menace. Likewise, the film immediately establishes itself as a curious amalgamation of classic genre titles, with several of its select scenes blatant copies of memorable sequences from other films, most notably, John Carpenter’s The Thing (and no, Kren doesn’t seem to be making a meta statement by giving us a copy of a copy of a copy). While the film isn’t a complete misfire, its ever so light creature twist isn’t enough to make this memorable, and unless you’ve had the misfortune of never seeing anything else in the same vein, the film won’t really feel satisfactory...
Following his Berlin set zombie debut Rammbock, Austrian director Marvin Kren returns with The Station, an eco-horror-ish creature feature which was originally titled Glazius, now saddled with a downgraded vagary of a title that neither exudes originality or menace. Likewise, the film immediately establishes itself as a curious amalgamation of classic genre titles, with several of its select scenes blatant copies of memorable sequences from other films, most notably, John Carpenter’s The Thing (and no, Kren doesn’t seem to be making a meta statement by giving us a copy of a copy of a copy). While the film isn’t a complete misfire, its ever so light creature twist isn’t enough to make this memorable, and unless you’ve had the misfortune of never seeing anything else in the same vein, the film won’t really feel satisfactory...
- 9/11/2013
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
The distributor has acquired Us rights to Marvin Kren’s Midnight Madness entry about a group of scientists at a German Alpine research lab who encounter a horrifying biological force.
Benjamin Hessler wrote the screenplay and The Station stars Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Hille Beseler and Peter Knaack. Helmut Grasser produced.
IFC negotiated the deal with Rezo on behalf of the filmmakers.
Benjamin Hessler wrote the screenplay and The Station stars Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Hille Beseler and Peter Knaack. Helmut Grasser produced.
IFC negotiated the deal with Rezo on behalf of the filmmakers.
- 9/9/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Following The Station‘s screening at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend, it has been announced that the film has been picked up by IFC. This deal was for Us distribution only and the movie will be released under the IFC Midnight label. Based on recent IFC releases, we expect a limited theatrical engagement, followed by availability on VOD, digital services, and Blu-ray/DVD.
“At a remote weather research station in the German Alps, three scientists and a technician monitor and study the climate and the ramifications of rapid weather changes on our world. On the eve of a visit by an important government minister, they discover that a rapidly retreating glacier has begun to leak a strange red liquid. The mysterious compound seems to be affecting local wildlife at a genetic level, and soon it will be up to reclusive technician Janek (Gerhard Liebmann) to defend the group...
“At a remote weather research station in the German Alps, three scientists and a technician monitor and study the climate and the ramifications of rapid weather changes on our world. On the eve of a visit by an important government minister, they discover that a rapidly retreating glacier has begun to leak a strange red liquid. The mysterious compound seems to be affecting local wildlife at a genetic level, and soon it will be up to reclusive technician Janek (Gerhard Liebmann) to defend the group...
- 9/9/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
IFC Midnight has picked up U.S. rights to The Station, the Austrian creature feature that made its debut Friday at Toronto’s Midnight Madness program. Directed by Marvin Kren, Station centers on scientists at climate outpost in the Alps who discover that a retreating glacier is leaking a red liquid that is mutating the local wildlife. As IFC describes the story, "it will be up to reclusive technician Janek (Gerhard Liebmann) to defend the group from the biological monstrosities." The movie stars Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Hille Beseler and Peter Knaack and was produced by Helmut Grasser. The deal for
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- 9/9/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
IFC Midnight has nabbed U.S. rights to “The Station,” the company said Monday from the Toronto International Film Festival. The horror film boasts a plot about a global warming gone horribly, horribly wrong. It centers on a group of scientists stationed in the German Alps who discover a rapidly diminishing glacier is leaking strange red liquid that leads to all sorts of biological monstrosities. The film stars Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Hille Beseler and Peter Knaack. Marvin Kren (“Rammbock”) directs. Also read: Toronto: 5 Lessons We’ve Learned From the Festival So Far It made its world premiere in the Midnight Madness section of.
- 9/9/2013
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
IFC Midnight acquired Us rights to the Marvin Kren-directed The Station. Scripted by Bennjamin Hessler, the film stars Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Hille Beseler and Peter Knaack. Deal comes after the pic premiered in the Midnight Madness section of Toronto. Helmut Grasser produced. Pic follows three scientists and a technician in the German Alps as they monitor and study the climate and the ramifications of rapid weather changes on our world. They discover that a rapidly retreating glacier has begun to leak a strange red liquid that seems to be affecting local wildlife at a genetic level. Soon it will be up to a reclusive technician to defend the group from the biological monstrosities growing just beyond the walls of their tiny outpost.
- 9/9/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
The 2013 Toronto International Film Festival has announced several horror titles to show this year. This will be the 25th year for the festival and Marvin Kren's (Rammbock) The Station will be in attendance. This festival will host the World Premiere for The Station and film fans can preview the title here. The film's story has only been teased so far. However, in the Alps, several scientists have discovered a strange red liquid, underneath a melting glacier. The red ether alters the DNA of several species nearby and the scientists are effected too. Horror fans can preview The Station below, with the film's latest trailer. The clip shows some of the scientists exploring the glacier and the deadly results. Director: Marvin Kren. Writer: Benjamin Hessler. Cast: Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Brigitte Kren, Hille Beseler, and Peter Knaack. The Tiff trailer for the film is here: *the original title for the film is Blutgletscher.
- 7/31/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
This is the Pure Movies review of Lourdes. Directed by Jessica Hausner, starring Sylvie Testud, Léa Seydoux, Gilette Barbier, Gerhard Liebmann, Bruno Todeschini, Elina Löwensohn and Katharina Flicker. Reviewed exclusively by Garth Twa. It’s a movie that utilizes and plays with the possibilities and conventions of cinema, that challenges your preconceived notions, that actually changes you, changes your brain, like a great piece of literature. You look differently at the world. This isn’t spectacular—there are no explosions or chases through the glowing trees of Pandora—but rather it is small and disconcertingly intimate, which is the size something needs to be to get properly under your skin. It’s the kind of movie that makes me love cinema.
- 7/11/2010
- by Garth Twa
- Pure Movies
This is an exclusive interview with Sylvie Testud following her performance in Lourdes, by Garth Twa. The film is directed by Jessica Hausner, and also stars Léa Seydoux, Gilette Barbier, Gerhard Liebmann, Bruno Todeschini, Elina Löwensohn and Katharina Flicker. The interview was with acclaimed director and screenwriter Garth Twa. In Lourdes, the new film by director Jessica Hausner, Sylvie Testud stars as Christine, a woman crippled by multiple sclerosis. It is a complex, subtle, slightly wicked film that explores religion, the business of religion, human nature, and faith.
- 7/10/2010
- by Garth Twa
- Pure Movies
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Chicago – Most films about faith seem artistically limited by their spiritual subject matter. Some religiously devout filmmakers are so fixed in their beliefs that they lack the ability to perceive life with the complexity necessary to create resonant art. A perennial classic like Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” may have magnificent scope and spectacle, but it has all the dramatic depth and nuance of a Bible card.
What makes a film like “Lourdes” so mesmerizing, apart from its exquisite acting, cinematography and direction, is the fact that it’s the work of a filmmaker who doesn’t claim to have all the answers. Writer/director Jessica Hausner is uninterested in spoonfeeding superficial enlightenment to her audience. Yet she also has no intention of mocking Catholicism, or any other religion, with self-congratulatory satire or blasphemous put-downs. Though her film has been described as a “dark comedy,” it is...
Chicago – Most films about faith seem artistically limited by their spiritual subject matter. Some religiously devout filmmakers are so fixed in their beliefs that they lack the ability to perceive life with the complexity necessary to create resonant art. A perennial classic like Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” may have magnificent scope and spectacle, but it has all the dramatic depth and nuance of a Bible card.
What makes a film like “Lourdes” so mesmerizing, apart from its exquisite acting, cinematography and direction, is the fact that it’s the work of a filmmaker who doesn’t claim to have all the answers. Writer/director Jessica Hausner is uninterested in spoonfeeding superficial enlightenment to her audience. Yet she also has no intention of mocking Catholicism, or any other religion, with self-congratulatory satire or blasphemous put-downs. Though her film has been described as a “dark comedy,” it is...
- 5/13/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Fans of Ewan McGregor, Kristen Stewart and James Van Der Beek (!) will be seeing double this spring, as arthouses and multiplexes host an array of indie films ranging from the travails of septuagenarian New Yorkers looking for love ("The Last New Yorker") to 13-year-old assassins on the hunt for their first kill ("Kick-Ass"). If real life is more your speed, there are new documentaries about reviving animation strips (the Disney doc "Waking Sleeping Beauty") and stripping down (the burlesque history "Behind the Burly Q"), while foreign wonders like the French crime epics "A Prophet" and "Mesrine" mix with Korean treasures "Mother" and "The Good, The Bad and The Weird."
But of course, why limit yourself to just what's playing in the first-run theater near you? We've also included a look at the films that will be playing Anywhere But a Movie Theater (online, on demand, and on DVD) in the next few months,...
But of course, why limit yourself to just what's playing in the first-run theater near you? We've also included a look at the films that will be playing Anywhere But a Movie Theater (online, on demand, and on DVD) in the next few months,...
- 2/16/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
The 2010 Sundance Film Festival will screen the animated short horror film The Zo, written and directed by Glenda Wharton.
Also in the Sundance lineup are several sci-fi and fantasy movies directed by women, including Sara Elliassen's bleak and futuristic short Still Birds; Austrian filmmaker Pippilotti Rist's LSD-inspired riff on Pippi Longstocking called Pepperminta; Floria Sigismundi's rockumentary about the all-female rockers The Runaways; and Hotel director Jessica Hausner's fantastic drama Lourdes. Read on for details and trailers...
The Zo: USA (Director and Screenwriter: Glenda Wharton)-A hand-drawn animated film about abuse and escape, where a child becomes trapped in a nightmare house by a monster.
Still Birds / Norway (Director and Screenwriter: Sara Eliassen)-A dystopic fable that takes place in an enclosed world in which the last girl on earth who can speak is about to have her voice stolen by other jealous children.
Pepperminta / Austria, Switzerland (Director: Pipilotti Rist; Screenwriters: Pipilotti Rist,...
Also in the Sundance lineup are several sci-fi and fantasy movies directed by women, including Sara Elliassen's bleak and futuristic short Still Birds; Austrian filmmaker Pippilotti Rist's LSD-inspired riff on Pippi Longstocking called Pepperminta; Floria Sigismundi's rockumentary about the all-female rockers The Runaways; and Hotel director Jessica Hausner's fantastic drama Lourdes. Read on for details and trailers...
The Zo: USA (Director and Screenwriter: Glenda Wharton)-A hand-drawn animated film about abuse and escape, where a child becomes trapped in a nightmare house by a monster.
Still Birds / Norway (Director and Screenwriter: Sara Eliassen)-A dystopic fable that takes place in an enclosed world in which the last girl on earth who can speak is about to have her voice stolen by other jealous children.
Pepperminta / Austria, Switzerland (Director: Pipilotti Rist; Screenwriters: Pipilotti Rist,...
- 12/13/2009
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
The Spotlight section (replacing the awkward Spectrum sidebar) is a place where the festival will showcase some great finds on the festival circuit. And let me tell you, there is some great stuff here especially with Tiff/Venice titles such as I am Love, Lourdes, Mother & Child, A Prophet and Women Without Men. - The Spotlight section (replacing the awkward Spectrum sidebar) is a place where the festival will showcase some great finds on the festival circuit. And let me tell you, there is some great stuff here especially with Tiff/Venice titles such as I am Love, Lourdes, Mother & Child, A Prophet and Women Without Men. The list includes some Cannes fair in Safdie Bros.' Daddy Longlegs (formerly known as Go Get Some Rosemary) and Noe's Enter the Void. Having already seen a good number of these pics, also means, less films for me to worry about.
- 12/13/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
On Wednesday the Sundance Film Festival unveiled the films competing in late January 2010. Yesterday they announced the rest of the line-up of independent films vying for attention for industry types and the curious public.
The entire list of 53 films is below, but here are a few that stood out to me from the premieres alone:
Mumblecore directors the Duplass Brothers, have a new, untitled movie starring an unusually high-profile cast compared to their usual improvisational crew. John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill, and Catherine Keener. Reilly and Keener are actually in two films at the 2010 festival.
The Company Men, starring Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt about corporate downsizing.
Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds as a man buried alive in a coffin. I’ve read the script and its great. More on that as soon as I can.
The Runaways, the...
The entire list of 53 films is below, but here are a few that stood out to me from the premieres alone:
Mumblecore directors the Duplass Brothers, have a new, untitled movie starring an unusually high-profile cast compared to their usual improvisational crew. John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill, and Catherine Keener. Reilly and Keener are actually in two films at the 2010 festival.
The Company Men, starring Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt about corporate downsizing.
Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds as a man buried alive in a coffin. I’ve read the script and its great. More on that as soon as I can.
The Runaways, the...
- 12/5/2009
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
We are 49 days out and counting down to Sundance 2010. Yesterday, we unveiled the list of competition films for the upcoming festival. Today, we have your list of out-of-competition films which include Premieres, Spotlight, New Frontier, and, my personal favorite, Park City at Midnight, which has featured past entries like Black Dynamite, The Descent, and Saw.
Check out next year’s lineup for the out-of-competition films:
Premieres
To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. Presented by Entertainment Weekly.
Abel / Mexico, USA (Director: Diego Luna; Screenwriters: Diego Luna and Agusto Mendoza)–A peculiar young boy, blurring reality and fantasy, assumes the responsibilities of a family man in his father’s absence. Cast: Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi, Carlos Aragon, Christopher Ruiz-Esparza, Gerardo Ruiz-Esparza. World Premiere
Cane Toads:...
Check out next year’s lineup for the out-of-competition films:
Premieres
To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. Presented by Entertainment Weekly.
Abel / Mexico, USA (Director: Diego Luna; Screenwriters: Diego Luna and Agusto Mendoza)–A peculiar young boy, blurring reality and fantasy, assumes the responsibilities of a family man in his father’s absence. Cast: Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi, Carlos Aragon, Christopher Ruiz-Esparza, Gerardo Ruiz-Esparza. World Premiere
Cane Toads:...
- 12/4/2009
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Yesterday we got the list for the films playing in competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and today we get the rest of the films that will be featured and there are quite a few that make 2010 look much stronger based on pedigree alone than I have seen in quite some time. Variety has a big write-up detailing the categories and more on the festival right here, but I am just going to offer up the titles and let you sort it all out.
The titles already in the RopeofSilicon database are linked.
Premieres
All films are from the United States unless otherwise noted Abel (Mexico-u.S.), the directorial debut of actor Diego Luna, written by Luna and Agusto Mendoza, about a peculiar young boy who, as he blurs reality and fantasy, takes over the responsibilities of a family man in his father's absence. With Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi,...
The titles already in the RopeofSilicon database are linked.
Premieres
All films are from the United States unless otherwise noted Abel (Mexico-u.S.), the directorial debut of actor Diego Luna, written by Luna and Agusto Mendoza, about a peculiar young boy who, as he blurs reality and fantasy, takes over the responsibilities of a family man in his father's absence. With Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi,...
- 12/3/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
In addition to the competition titles which were announced yesterday, Sundance has announced the remainder of their line-up and it includes some titles we’re already familiar with along with a huge number of premieres.
Also on the docket are two new series: Next which showcases low/no budget films and Spotlight which highlights films which festival programmers deem worthy of extra love including Enter the Void (review) and Lourdes (the trailer for which I really liked).
I’m particularly excited to see some of the titles in the New Frontier program but overall, the line-up is an impressive one but the Kristen Stewart fan in me is excited to see her turn as Joan Jett in The Runaways and I think it’s fair to say we’re all dying to see Vincenzo Natali’s hotly anticipated Splice (trailer).
In the Midnight section, Adam Green's Frozen is sounding mighty find,...
Also on the docket are two new series: Next which showcases low/no budget films and Spotlight which highlights films which festival programmers deem worthy of extra love including Enter the Void (review) and Lourdes (the trailer for which I really liked).
I’m particularly excited to see some of the titles in the New Frontier program but overall, the line-up is an impressive one but the Kristen Stewart fan in me is excited to see her turn as Joan Jett in The Runaways and I think it’s fair to say we’re all dying to see Vincenzo Natali’s hotly anticipated Splice (trailer).
In the Midnight section, Adam Green's Frozen is sounding mighty find,...
- 12/3/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Sundance released their slate for 2010. It includes:43 documentaries on the Middle East12 films about friends who 'discover' something33 movies about people you've never heard about1 comedyHopefully the lineup this year is strong but it doesn't look that way compared to last year. Last year we had Push (Precious), that Lil Wayne documentary that never went anywhere, Mystery Team which might make my top ten, Moon, Mike Tyson documentary, Cold Souls. Just so much last January that was excellent. I hope I don't go out therer and freeze my tail off just to see...I don't know, a documentary about a former Pakistani prime minister or something silly like that.Here's the lineup so far: Premieres To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. Presented by Entertainment Weekly.
- 12/3/2009
- LRMonline.com
The Sundance Film Festival's competition lineup for 2010, announced Wednesday, might demand that audiences wear their serious caps. But the out-of-competition selections allow programmers and viewers to cut loose a little.
The 53 films that populate this year's Premieres, Next, Spotlight, Park City at Midnight and New Frontier sections run the gamut from the cosmically experimental to the star-studded and silly. There is indeed something for everyone at this year's event, which runs Jan. 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
As usual, Premieres collects work involving the industry's higher-profile talent, none more so than John Wells' feature directorial debut, "The Company Men," which stars Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Cooper. Mexican actor Diego Luna's directorial debut, "Abel," will screen, as will Philip Seymour Hoffman's "Jack Goes Boating."
Michael Winterbottom has the rare distinction of having two films in...
The 53 films that populate this year's Premieres, Next, Spotlight, Park City at Midnight and New Frontier sections run the gamut from the cosmically experimental to the star-studded and silly. There is indeed something for everyone at this year's event, which runs Jan. 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
As usual, Premieres collects work involving the industry's higher-profile talent, none more so than John Wells' feature directorial debut, "The Company Men," which stars Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Cooper. Mexican actor Diego Luna's directorial debut, "Abel," will screen, as will Philip Seymour Hoffman's "Jack Goes Boating."
Michael Winterbottom has the rare distinction of having two films in...
- 12/3/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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