“It’s been the great mystery in political history of the past 50 years,” said Slamdance Film Festival founder, writer and director Dan Mirvish of the eighteen-and-a-half minutes famously missing from the Nixon Tapes. His campy political thriller out this weekend takes a stab at what might have happened.
Adventure Entertainment opens 18 1/2 today on four screens in NY, LA, and Fort Lauderdale, expanding next week to about 60 including a special screening Wednesday at the Landmark Theatres E Street Cinema in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Watergate. The National Archives is screening CNN documentary series Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal the same night at a dueling event with John Dean, who was President Richard Nixon’s counsel from July, 1970 to April, 1973. The mother of U.S. political scandals exploded in June of 1972 when five men broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate hotel and office complex.
Adventure Entertainment opens 18 1/2 today on four screens in NY, LA, and Fort Lauderdale, expanding next week to about 60 including a special screening Wednesday at the Landmark Theatres E Street Cinema in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Watergate. The National Archives is screening CNN documentary series Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal the same night at a dueling event with John Dean, who was President Richard Nixon’s counsel from July, 1970 to April, 1973. The mother of U.S. political scandals exploded in June of 1972 when five men broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate hotel and office complex.
- 5/27/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
“Bernard and Huey” helmer and co-founder of Slamdance Film Festival Dan Mirvish, now behind “18 ½,” knew that making a movie about Watergate would still be “resonant and relevant,” he says. Not just in the U.S., but all over the world.
Focusing on the infamous “18½-minute gap” from a taped conversation between Nixon and his chief of staff H.R. Haldeman after the Watergate break-in, allegedly erased by Nixon’s secretary by mistake, a Bugeater Films and Kyyba Films production – starring Willa Fitzgerald and John Magaro – will open theatrically on May 24 in Los Angeles, New York and Omaha, later expanding to other cities.
“[On ‘Bernard and Huey’] our last day of shooting was on the day of the 2016 presidential election. I had a feeling that the word ‘impeachment’ or the echoes of Watergate and Nixon would come back to haunt us,” Mirvish tells Variety.
“When we showed the film at the São Paulo International Film Festival,...
Focusing on the infamous “18½-minute gap” from a taped conversation between Nixon and his chief of staff H.R. Haldeman after the Watergate break-in, allegedly erased by Nixon’s secretary by mistake, a Bugeater Films and Kyyba Films production – starring Willa Fitzgerald and John Magaro – will open theatrically on May 24 in Los Angeles, New York and Omaha, later expanding to other cities.
“[On ‘Bernard and Huey’] our last day of shooting was on the day of the 2016 presidential election. I had a feeling that the word ‘impeachment’ or the echoes of Watergate and Nixon would come back to haunt us,” Mirvish tells Variety.
“When we showed the film at the São Paulo International Film Festival,...
- 5/19/2022
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Dan Mirvish’s film centres a transcriber caught up in the infamous scandal.
UK-based sales outfiit 101 Films International has acquired worldwide rights to Dan Mirvish’s Watergate drama 18½.
The completed film is inspired by the Watergate scandal, in which the administration of US president Richard Nixon attempted to cover up its involvement in the 1972 break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Office Building in Washington D.C.
The film centres on a transcriber who is thrust to the forefront of events when she obtains the only copy of the 18 ½-minute gap in the president’s tapes.
UK-based sales outfiit 101 Films International has acquired worldwide rights to Dan Mirvish’s Watergate drama 18½.
The completed film is inspired by the Watergate scandal, in which the administration of US president Richard Nixon attempted to cover up its involvement in the 1972 break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Office Building in Washington D.C.
The film centres on a transcriber who is thrust to the forefront of events when she obtains the only copy of the 18 ½-minute gap in the president’s tapes.
- 2/21/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Dan Mirvish’s film centres a transcriber caught up in the infamous scandal.
UK-based sales outfiit 101 Films International has acquired worldwide rights to Dan Mirvish’s Watergate drama 18 ½.
The completed film is inspired by the Watergate scandal, in which the administration of US president Richard Nixon attempted to cover up its involvement in the 1972 break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Office Building in Washington D.C.
The film centres on a transcriber who is thrust to the forefront of events when she obtains the only copy of the 18 ½-minute gap in the president’s tapes.
UK-based sales outfiit 101 Films International has acquired worldwide rights to Dan Mirvish’s Watergate drama 18 ½.
The completed film is inspired by the Watergate scandal, in which the administration of US president Richard Nixon attempted to cover up its involvement in the 1972 break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Office Building in Washington D.C.
The film centres on a transcriber who is thrust to the forefront of events when she obtains the only copy of the 18 ½-minute gap in the president’s tapes.
- 2/21/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Dan Mirvish’s latest indie venture, 18 ½ is a rare find in the current landscape of filmmaking, an original story that draws you in from the opening frame. Set amidst the Watergate Scandal during Richard Nixon’s presidency, it is Not a political statement production. Thematically, it has more in common with Alan J. Pakula’s All the President’s Men but that is where the similarity ends. However, it is important to know a little history behind Daniel Moya’s smart script. In 1972, President Nixon was up for re-election. During the summer, the Democratic National Committee headquarters (which was located in the Watergate Office Building) was burglarized. It came to light that the persons involved with the incident were members of Nixon’s re-election campaign. Of course, when...
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- 10/3/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Big-budget studio features like “The Batman” or enormous Netflix series are able to self-insure against Covid and manage to shoot during the pandemic, even when cast or crew do test positive. But how are indies managing to cope with all the new union and various local safety protocols? Without liability protection, Covid insurance coverage or confident investors, it’s difficult to get a bond or secure bank financing. For any film in the $1 million-$10 million range, this can be an intractable situation right now. Ironically, movies made for well-under $1 million — the true microbudget indies — are having a little easier time of it. I know, because I just shot one.
Last spring, I started shooting my new film, “18½,” a ’70s-era Watergate thriller/dark comedy in Greenport, N.Y., which is on the far northeastern tip of Long Island. Our cast and crew were all staying at a remote 30-acre motel and cottage complex on the beach.
Last spring, I started shooting my new film, “18½,” a ’70s-era Watergate thriller/dark comedy in Greenport, N.Y., which is on the far northeastern tip of Long Island. Our cast and crew were all staying at a remote 30-acre motel and cottage complex on the beach.
- 11/6/2020
- by Dan Mirvish
- Variety Film + TV
Bruce Campbell will be the voice of President Richard M. Nixon in an indie thriller and dark comedy set in the Watergate era called “18 1/2” as directed by Slamdance Film Festival co-founder Dan Mirvish, Bugeater Films announced Friday.
The film’s live-action cast was also unveiled and stars Willa Fitzgerald, John Magaro, Vondie Curtis Hall, Catherine Curtin and Sullivan Jones. And alongside Campbell in the voice cast are Ted Raimi as Gen. Al Haig and Jon Cryer as H. R. Haldeman.
“18 1/2” is a historical fiction film about the 18 1/2 minutes of audio erased from President Nixon’s Oval Office voice recording system that led to the unraveling of the Watergate scandal. It made the audio’s erasure one of the worst incidents of evidence destruction by a presidential administration and something that’s been ripe for conspiracy theories. Campbell has previously played another President, playing Ronald Reagan on “Fargo,” and his voice...
The film’s live-action cast was also unveiled and stars Willa Fitzgerald, John Magaro, Vondie Curtis Hall, Catherine Curtin and Sullivan Jones. And alongside Campbell in the voice cast are Ted Raimi as Gen. Al Haig and Jon Cryer as H. R. Haldeman.
“18 1/2” is a historical fiction film about the 18 1/2 minutes of audio erased from President Nixon’s Oval Office voice recording system that led to the unraveling of the Watergate scandal. It made the audio’s erasure one of the worst incidents of evidence destruction by a presidential administration and something that’s been ripe for conspiracy theories. Campbell has previously played another President, playing Ronald Reagan on “Fargo,” and his voice...
- 7/31/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Devilworks scores deals on genre title.
LevelFILM has secured Canadian rights to Elliot Feld’s horror title Killer Kate! after striking a deal with sales agent Devilworks.
The film stars Tiffany Shepis, Larry Cedar, Danielle Burgess, and introduces Alexandra Feld. It tells the story of two estranged sisters who reconnect during a seemingly innocent bachelorette party that turns into a night of murder and bloody mayhem.
Devilworks also closed multiple international deals for the film including Taiwan (MovieCloud), Benelux (Premier TV), Spain (Tema Distribucio-nes), Korea (Dlive), India (Star TV), Germany, Austria and Switzer-land (Lighthouse Home Entertainment), and Australia and...
LevelFILM has secured Canadian rights to Elliot Feld’s horror title Killer Kate! after striking a deal with sales agent Devilworks.
The film stars Tiffany Shepis, Larry Cedar, Danielle Burgess, and introduces Alexandra Feld. It tells the story of two estranged sisters who reconnect during a seemingly innocent bachelorette party that turns into a night of murder and bloody mayhem.
Devilworks also closed multiple international deals for the film including Taiwan (MovieCloud), Benelux (Premier TV), Spain (Tema Distribucio-nes), Korea (Dlive), India (Star TV), Germany, Austria and Switzer-land (Lighthouse Home Entertainment), and Australia and...
- 2/11/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
What at first seems like a relaxing and relatively calm bachelorette party turns into a bloody fight for survival for two sisters and their friends in the new movie Killer Kate! With the horror comedy in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD beginning October 26th from Freestyle Digital Media, Daily Dead had the pleasure of catching up with director/co-writer Elliot Feld to discuss collaborating with his family and friends for his new movie, the film's cinematic influences, coming up with the story for Killer Kate! after initially preparing to direct a vampire movie, and much more!
Congratulations on Killer Kate! When did you and co-writer Daniel Moya come up with the idea for this film?
Elliot Feld: Thank you! We couldn’t be more excited for the release. The whole thing started last summer. At the time, we had been developing a fun vampire script called The Woods.
Congratulations on Killer Kate! When did you and co-writer Daniel Moya come up with the idea for this film?
Elliot Feld: Thank you! We couldn’t be more excited for the release. The whole thing started last summer. At the time, we had been developing a fun vampire script called The Woods.
- 10/25/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Starring Danielle Burgess, Tiffany Shepis, Alexandra Feld Directed By Elliot Feld Written By Elliot Feld & Daniel Moya Estranged sisters – Kate and Angie – haven’t spoken since Angie went to college and left Kate to care for their ailing father. In a show of reconciliation, several years after moving out, Angie invites Kate to …
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- 8/23/2018
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
"I've got the weekend all planned. We'll go hiking, we'll have a patio picnic—I brought six board games." What at first seems like a relaxing and relatively calm bachelorette party turns into a bloody fight for survival for two sisters and their friends when some unexpected guests crash their celebration in the red band trailer for the horror comedy Killer Kate!
Directed by Elliot Feld from a screenplay he wrote with Daniel Moya, Killer Kate! stars Danielle Burgess, Tiffany Shepis, and Alexandra Feld. Freestyle Digital Media will release Killer Kate! in select theaters and on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube Movies, cable, and Satellite On Demand beginning October 26th!
Synopsis: "Estranged sisters - Kate and Angie - haven’t spoken since Angie went to college and left Kate to care for their ailing father. In a show of reconciliation, several years after moving out, Angie invites Kate to her...
Directed by Elliot Feld from a screenplay he wrote with Daniel Moya, Killer Kate! stars Danielle Burgess, Tiffany Shepis, and Alexandra Feld. Freestyle Digital Media will release Killer Kate! in select theaters and on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube Movies, cable, and Satellite On Demand beginning October 26th!
Synopsis: "Estranged sisters - Kate and Angie - haven’t spoken since Angie went to college and left Kate to care for their ailing father. In a show of reconciliation, several years after moving out, Angie invites Kate to her...
- 8/22/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In today’s film news roundup, “Killer Kate!” gets a Halloween season opening, “Mile 22” will be shown to U.S. troops in the Middle East and the documentary “Inventing Tomorrow” is set for release.
Acquisition
Freestyle Digital Media has acquired the North American rights to the horror film “Killer Kate!” for a pre-Halloween release.
The movie will open in select theaters, and will also be available to rent and own through Freestyle Digital Media on Oct. 26.
“Killer Kate!” is the debut film from writer-director Elliot Feld, and stars Danielle Burgess (“The Sinner”) and Tiffany Shepis (“Victor Crowley” and “Tales of Halloween”). The film also introduces Alexandra Feld.
“‘Killer Kate!’ is a gripping thriller with strong female leads,” said Miguel Johnson, acquisitions manager for Freestyle Digital Media. “We at Freestyle Digital Media are excited to have this teriffic addition to our slate.”
“‘Killer Kate!’ is our love letter to the early films of John Carpenter,...
Acquisition
Freestyle Digital Media has acquired the North American rights to the horror film “Killer Kate!” for a pre-Halloween release.
The movie will open in select theaters, and will also be available to rent and own through Freestyle Digital Media on Oct. 26.
“Killer Kate!” is the debut film from writer-director Elliot Feld, and stars Danielle Burgess (“The Sinner”) and Tiffany Shepis (“Victor Crowley” and “Tales of Halloween”). The film also introduces Alexandra Feld.
“‘Killer Kate!’ is a gripping thriller with strong female leads,” said Miguel Johnson, acquisitions manager for Freestyle Digital Media. “We at Freestyle Digital Media are excited to have this teriffic addition to our slate.”
“‘Killer Kate!’ is our love letter to the early films of John Carpenter,...
- 8/2/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Feld Films Reveals Cast For “Killer Kate!” – Principal Production to Begin Next Week – Feld Films proudly announces that principal photography for the horror comedy Killer Kate! will begin Nov. 6, 2017. Set to shoot in Los Angeles, Killer Kate! was written by Daniel Moya (Rental) along with Elliot Feld (General Education), who will also direct the film. …
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- 11/6/2017
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
Sideshow Collectibles has added another imposing (and beautifully crafted) character to the ranks of their Court of the Dead with the new Mortighull Premium Format Figure that's featured in today's Horror Highlights, which also includes an update on Space Goat Productions' Evil Dead 2 Kickstarter campaign, a teaser trailer for Lilith (starring Jessica Cameron), a new clip from the anthology series By Night: Origins, details on the world premiere of The Redeeming, the first short film from the new anthology series Ao-Terror-Oa, The Gatehouse release info, the cast for Killer Kate!, and UK and Ireland release details for Whispers.
Sideshow Reveals New Reaper Premium Format Figure: From Sideshow: "Sideshow is proud to present Mortighull: The Risen Reaper General Premium Format™Figure, a terrifying new addition to our original Court of the Dead collection…
The Reaper General Mortighull is far from a mirror image of his mentor, the resolute Demithyle. Mortighull...
Sideshow Reveals New Reaper Premium Format Figure: From Sideshow: "Sideshow is proud to present Mortighull: The Risen Reaper General Premium Format™Figure, a terrifying new addition to our original Court of the Dead collection…
The Reaper General Mortighull is far from a mirror image of his mentor, the resolute Demithyle. Mortighull...
- 11/3/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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