"YOU CANNOT KILL DAVID ARQUETTE" -- SUPER LTD Acquires North American Rights to David Darg and Price James’ Compelling and Buzzy SXSW Sensation

SUPER LTD Acquires North American Rights to David Darg and Price James’ Compelling and Buzzy SXSW Sensation

"YOU CANNOT KILL DAVID ARQUETTE"

 Marks the First Documentary Film Acquired Out of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival


NEW YORK, NY | May 1, 2020 – SUPER LTD, the boutique division and incubator from NEON, announced today that they have acquired North American rights to David Darg and Price James’ wildly entertaining and poignant documentary, You Cannot Kill David Arquette, an official selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival.

Filmed over three years chronicling the grueling journey through Arquette’s life and wrestling, the film was one of the most buzzed-about titles to have its Austin premiere disrupted.  The film instead had its debut in early March at the Arquette’s California home a mere 24 hours after hearing about the SXSW cancellation, surrounded by friends, family and a homemade wrestling ring.

Following his infamous championship run as part of a marketing stunt for the film Ready to Rumble, David Arquette is widely known as the most hated man in pro-wrestling worldwide. Nearly 20 years after he "won" the initial title, through ups and downs in his career, with his family, and with his struggles with addiction, Arquette seeks redemption by returning to the ring for real this time. You Cannot Kill David Arquette features intimate footage of his journey, alongside interviews with sisters Patricia and Rosanna Arquette, Courteney Cox, and iconic pro wrestler, Ric Flair.

Directors David Darg and Price James commented, "We couldn't be more excited to have SUPER LTD as a partner for our film. They understand how to bring films to passionate audiences and there's no more passionate audiences than wrestling."

Executive Producer and star David Arquette remarked, "I set out to make this film to stand up for myself, to rewrite the ending to my story, and find a place where I could be proud of my time in the ring. We couldn't wish for a better company to share this love letter to the wrestling world."

You Cannot Kill David Arquette is directed by David Darg and Price James and produced by Christina McLarty Arquette, Bryn Mooser, David Darg, Ross Levine, Stacey Souther. The XTR and One Last Run production is executive produced by Franklin and Gabby McLarty, David Arquette, Justin Lacob, Kathryn Everett. The film is edited by Paul Rogers with a score by Matt Glass. 

Jeff Deutchman negotiated the deal for SUPER LTD with Eric Sloss of Cinetic, on behalf of the filmmakers.  You Cannot Kill David Arquette will be released by SUPER LTD, with release plans to be announced at a later date. 


SUPER LTD

SUPER LTD is a boutique film distribution company and incubator focused on films and release strategies that seize upon the political and cultural moment.  SUPER LTD’s debut film was Anthony Bourdain’s Wasted: The Story of Food Waste.  The company also partnered with NEON on Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov’s award-winning and record- breaking Honeyland, which is the first non-fiction feature to land Academy Award® nominations for Best Documentary and Best International Feature Film in the same year.  Its slate also includes:  Jack Bryan’s Active Measures, and Gene Graham’s This One’s for the Ladies.

"YOU CANNOT KILL DAVID ARQUETTE" -- SUPER LTD Acquires North American Rights to David Darg and Price James’ Compelling and Buzzy SXSW Sensation

Saban Films to Release "THE SILENCING" Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Annabelle Wallis

SABAN FILMS to RELEASE “THE SILENCING” STARRING NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU AND ANNABELLE WALLIS

Saban Films Executive Produced the SXSW Crime-Thriller and Will Release Domestically


LOS ANGELES (April 14, 2020) – Saban Films announced today that they will release Robin Pront’s (The Ardennes) The Silencing, starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones, Shot Caller), Annabelle Wallis (The Mummy, Peaky Blinders) and Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), in the U.S.  An official selection of the SXSW Film Festival slated for the Midnighters program, the crime-thriller was penned by Micah Ranum as his debut feature film with Anova Pictures’ Cybill Lui Eppich (Pay the Ghost, After the Dark) producing.  Saban Films, which partnered with XYZ Films on the project since script stage, executive produced along with XYZ Films’ Aram Tertzakian and Maxime Cottray.

The Silencing follows a reformed hunter living in isolation on a wildlife sanctuary who becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local Sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.

Saban Films’ Bill Bromiley said, “Nikolaj and Annabelle are fantastic in this thrilling tale that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.  While we are deeply saddened that it could not premiere at this year’s SXSW, we are honored to be able to share Robin Pront’s film with our audiences.”

Bill Bromiley and Jonathan Saba negotiated the deal for Saban Films along with Endeavor Content and Nate Bolotin at XYZ Films on behalf of the filmmakers.

Saban Films continues to grow its presence in the industry, remaining active in the acquisition, production and distribution space. The company’s successes have run the gamut from critically acclaimed theatrical films such as The Homesman starring Hilary Swank, to two of the biggest Fathom events with horror icon and heavy metal mastermind Rob Zombie’s 3 From Hell last year and Kevin Smith’s Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, the sequel to the 2001 comedy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back which the company partnered on after coming onboard at script stage.

Its upcoming slate includes: Nicol Paone’s Friendsgiving with Malin Akerman, Christine Taylor, Jane Seymour, Kat Dennings and Chelsea Peretti; John Suits’ Breach starring Bruce Willis; and Twist starring Michael Caine, Lena Headey and Rita Ora.


About Saban Films
Saban Films, an affiliate of Saban Capital Group (“SCG”), is a film acquisition and distribution company which acquires high-quality, feature films to distribute in North America.  Focusing on commercial, talent driven films, the company looks at projects in all stages of production for release across multiple platforms, including a day and date theatrical/VOD release strategy. Based in Los Angeles, Saban Films was established by Haim Saban, SCG Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and is led by Bill Bromiley who serves as President, Shanan Becker, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Ness Saban, Vice President of Business Development.

About Anova Pictures
Anova Pictures, an independent production company focusing on elevated genre features, most recently produced The Silencing, a thriller starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Annabelle Wallis and Hero Fiennes Tiffin directed by Robin Pront which was slated to have its World Premiere at SXSW 2020 in the Midnighters program. The company also recently produced sci-fi feature Warning, starring an ensemble cast including Alex Pettyfer, Alice Eve, Annabelle Wallis, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rupert Everett, and Thomas Jane currently in post. Founded by Cybill Lui Eppich, Cybill’s produced Pay The Ghost starring Nicolas Cage by Uli Edel, After the Dark starring James D'Arcy receiving a Best Picture nomination at the Sitges Film Festival, and horror feature Old 37. As the partner of her former production company An Olive Branch Productions, she produced The Philosophers, Casino Jack, and The Girl Who Invented Kissing.

About XYZ Films
XYZ Films is an integrated content company whose mission is to empower visionary storytellers from every corner of the planet. As an independent production company and worldwide sales agency, the company is uniquely suited to identify talented filmmakers and bring their stories to life. XYZ was founded in 2008 by Nate Bolotin, Nick Spicer, and Aram Tertzakian. Notable XYZ titles include Gareth Evans’ THE RAID and THE RAID 2, Macon Blair’s Sundance winner I DON’T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE, Karyn Kusama’s THE INVITATION, Panos Cosmatos’ MANDY, and Joe Penna’s ARCTIC.

Saban Films to Release "THE SILENCING" Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Annabelle Wallis

NEON Acquires Worldwide Rights to Amy Seimetz’s SXSW Critical Sensation "SHE DIES TOMORROW"

NEON Acquires Worldwide Rights to Amy Seimetz’s SXSW Critical Sensation "SHE DIES TOMORROW"

NEW YORK, NY | March 25, 2020 – NEON announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to Amy Seimetz’s apocalyptic existential thriller SHE DIES TOMORROW, an official selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival. Inadvertently prescient and blazingly original, the film was one of the most buzzed-about titles coming out of this year’s festival-that-never-was.

SHE DIES TOMORROW stars Seimetz’s frequent collaborator Kate Lyn Sheil (SUN DON’T SHINE) as Amy, a woman ravaged by the notion that she is going to die tomorrow which sends her down a dizzying emotional spiral. When Amy’s skeptical friend Jane (Jane Adams, HAPPINESS) discovers Amy’s feeling of imminent death to be contagious, they both begin bizarre journeys through what might be the last day of their lives. In equal measures a genre film, a dark comedy, and surrealist mind trip, SHE DIES TOMORROW defies definition and is the unique vision of Seimetz (SUN DON’T SHINE, “The Girlfriend Experience”).

SHE DIES TOMORROW had critics under its spell following screenings of the film, with Indiewire’s Eric Kohn noting that the film “combines classic David Cronenberg body horror and with the scathing surrealism of Luis Buñuel,” Screen Daily’s Tim Grierson calling the film “an enigmatic drama that flirts with psychological horror and absurdist comedy,” and RogerEbert.com’s Brian Tallerico praising the film as “brilliant, riveting,” among many other laudatory remarks from press.

NEON stated, “Amy Seimetz is a bold new voice and with the groundbreaking SHE DIES TOMORROW has easily created one of the most prescient films of the decade.  We’re thrilled to be able to bring this unique and incredible SXSW premiere to audiences all around the world.”

"I'm very proud to be joining the illustrious NEON family. Tom Quinn has impeccable taste and has also been at the forefront of innovative theatrical and digital distribution for many years. I look forward to collaborating with him and the entire NEON team on sharing SHE DIES TOMORROW with the world."

SHE DIES TOMORROW is Amy Seimetz' second feature film as a writer-director. SUN DON'T SHINE, her directorial debut, premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in 2012, and was nominated for two Gotham Awards. In 2015, Seimetz co-created and executive produced the critically acclaimed Starz series "The Girlfriend Experience." Among her other television work, Seimetz directed two episodes of the acclaimed FX series "Atlanta" in 2018.

SHE DIES TOMORROW is produced by Seimetz and Rustic Films’ trio David Lawson Jr., Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.  The film co-stars Kentucker Audley (SUN DON’T SHINE) and features cameo appearances by Chris Messina (ARGO), Katie Aselton (THE GIFT), Tunde Adebimpe (RACHEL GETTING MARRIED), Jennifer Kim (BLACK BEAR), Josh Lucas (FORD V FERRARI), Olivia Taylor Dudley (“The Magicians”), and Michelle Rodriguez (THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS).

Jeff Deutchman negotiated the deal for NEON with XYZ Films’ Pip Ngo, on behalf of the filmmakers.  SHE DIES TOMORROW will be released by NEON, with release plans to be announced at a later date. 


About NEON

A little less than 3 years since inception, NEON has garnered 12 Oscar nominations and grossed over $150M at the Box Office. It continues to push boundaries and take creative risks on bold cinema such as Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, which made history winning four Academy Awards®, becoming the first non-English-language film to claim Best Picture. The film, which also unanimously won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, has amassed over $53M at the domestic box office and broke multiple records including highest per screen average of the year and highest per screen average for a foreign language film of all time. Other noteworthy NEON releases include: Double Oscar nominee Honeyland; Todd Douglas Miller’s Apollo 11, 2019's highest grossing documentary with a worldwide gross of $16M; Tim Wardle's Three Identical Strangers, winner of the Sundance Special Jury Award for Storytelling which surpassed $13M at the box office; and Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya, which garnered multiple Academy Award® nominations, one win for Allison Janney and amassed over $30M in domestic box office.

The company continues to be an impressive force at festivals, with recent acquisitions such as Max Barbakow’s sought after Palm Springs starring Andy Samberg, which NEON acquired with Hulu, Josephine Decker’s Shirley starring Elisabeth Moss, and the documentary Gunda directed by Viktor Kossakovsky and executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix.   Recent releases include: the critically acclaimed Cannes hit Portrait of a Lady on Fire, which was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Golden Globes® and Independent Spirit Awards; Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov’s award-winning and record-breaking Honeyland, which is the first non-fiction feature to land Academy Award® nominations for Best Documentary and Best International Feature Film in the same year; Alejandro Landes’ cinematic thriller Monos (the Colombian selection for the Academy Awards®); Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz‘s horror film The Lodge starring Riley Keough; Julius Onah’s Luce starring Naomi Watts and Octavia Spencer; Tom Harper’s Wild Rose starring Jessie Buckley; John Chester’s The Biggest Little Farm; Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency starring Academy Award® Nominee Alfre Woodard; and the electrifying documentary about Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace.

After their successful collaboration on I, Tonya in January 2018, 30WEST (Dan Friedkin's and Micah Green's strategic venture) partnered with NEON's Tom Quinn (Founder & CEO) and Tim League (Co-Founder) to become majority investors in the company.

NEON Acquires Worldwide Rights to Amy Seimetz’s SXSW Critical Sensation "SHE DIES TOMORROW"

SXSW/Cannes Drama "BULL", From Director Annie Silverstein, Opens in Theaters 3/20 -- Watch Trailer HERE!

ANNIE SILVERSTEIN'S ACCLAIMED CANNES DRAMA

"BULL"

TO SCREEN AT SXSW 2020 BEFORE HITTING THEATERS ON MARCH 20, 2020

Starring Rob Morgan (JUST MERCY), Yolonda Ross (The Chi), and introducing Amber Havard


** Official Selection - 2019 Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) **
** Official Selection - 2020 SXSW Film Festival **
** WINNER - Deauville Film Festival - Grand Special Prize **
** WINNER - Deauville Film Festival - Revelations Prize **
** WINNER - Deauville Film Festival - Critics Award **
 

Samuel Goldwyn Films is set to release Annie Silverstein's acclaimed Cannes drama BULL in select theaters on March 20, 2020 after in screens in the Festival Favorites section at SXSW 2020. The film was chosen to take part in the Un Certain Regard section of last year’s Cannes Film Festival, earning rave reviews. It stars Rob Morgan (JUST MERCY, MUDBOUND, Stranger Things), Yolonda Ross (WHITNEY, The Chi) and introduces Amber Havard.

BULL centers around 14-year-old Kris (Amber Havard), who, after trashing her neighbor's house in a fit of youthful defiance, seems destined to follow in her mother's footsteps to the state penitentiary. To make amends, she is forced to help Abe Turner (Rob Morgan), an ex-bull rider scraping by on the Texas rodeo circuit, with errands at home and at his work.

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While traveling with Abe, she discovers a passion for bull riding.  Yet, as Kris sets out to learn the dangerous sport, bad influences lure her back into delinquent ways. Meanwhile, Abe struggles with the aches and pains of growing older and aging out of the only life he has ever known. Together, Kris and Abe forge an unexpected connection, helping each other see new possibilities and hope for the future before it’s too late.

BULL was directed by Annie Silverstein and written by Annie Silverstein and Johnny McAllister. The film was produced by Monique Walton, Bert Marcus, Heather Rae, Ryan Zacarias, and Audrey Rosenberg; and Executive Produced by Cassandra Thornton, Johnny McAllister and Jess Jacobs. Bert Marcus Film produced and financed the film with Invisible Pictures.

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SXSW Screenings:
Sunday, March 15th - 11:00am - Paramount Theater
Tuesday, March 17th - 4:45pm - Rollins Theater
Saturday, March 21st - 5pm - AFS Cinema

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Release Date:                        In theaters March 20, 2020
                                                 New York - IFC Center
                                                 Los Angeles - Laemmle Monica
                                                 Additional cities TBC
Directed by:                            Annie Silverstein
Cast:                                        Rob Morgan, Yolonda Ross, Amber Havard
Genre:                                     Drama
Specs:                                      108 min
Distributor:                             Samuel Goldwyn Films

SXSW/Cannes Drama "BULL", From Director Annie Silverstein, Opens in Theaters 3/20 -- Watch Trailer HERE!

Saban Films Takes Richard Bates Jr.'s Horror-Thriller "TONE-DEAF"

SABAN FILMS TAKES RICHARD BATES JR.’S HORROR THRILLER “TONE-DEAF”

Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew Starrer to Make World Premiere at SXSW

LOS ANGELES (March 1, 2019) – Saban Films announced today that they have acquired North American rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s horror thriller Tone-Deaf.  The film stars Robert Patrick (“Scorpion,” Terminator 2: Judgement Day) and Amanda Crew (“Silicon Valley,” Table 19), and is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn and Matt Smith, and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen.  Tone-Deaf will make its World Premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival.

Tone-Deaf follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America.  She rents an eccentric, ornate country house from Harvey (Patrick), an old-fashioned widower who's struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies. Soon two generations collide with terrifying results in this home invasion horror film that is also a darkly comedic critique of the bizarre cultural and political climate that currently exists.      

Saban Films negotiated the deal along with Steve Break on behalf of the filmmakers.  Lightning Entertainment’s James C. Walker and Andrew Brown and Hindsight Media’s James Swarbrick executive produced along with James Scott, Tim Smith and Tracey McCarrick.

Out of Sundance, Saban Films most recently announced their partnership with Kevin Smith’s highly-anticipated Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, coming on board from script stage for the sequel to the 2001 comedy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.  The company remains active in the acquisition and distribution space, with upcoming titles including: The Haunting of Sharon Tate starring Hilary Duff; Derrick Borte’s American Dreamer starring Jim Gaffigan; The Professor, the Wayne Roberts-directed drama starring Johnny Depp; and Sarah Daggar-Nickson’s A Vigilante starring Olivia Wilde. 

Saban Films continues to grow its presence in the industry, with successes that have run the gamut from critically acclaimed theatrical films such as The Homesman starring Hilary Swank, to one of the biggest Fathom events in 2016 with Rob Zombie’s horror thriller 31.

Recent titles include James Marsh’s King of Thieves starring Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay and Michael Gambon; the anthology Berlin, I Love You with Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley and Jim Sturgess; the Gerard Butler starrer The Vanishing; Alexandre Moors’ The Yellow Birds starring Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, Toni Collette, Jason Patric, Jack Huston and Jennifer Aniston; Eshom and Ian Nelms’ lauded feature Small Town Crime starring John Hawkes and Octavia Spencer; and Ivan Kavanagh’s Never Grow Old starring John Cusack and Emile Hirsch.


About Saban Films
Saban Films, an affiliate of Saban Capital Group (“SCG”), is a film acquisition and distribution company which acquires high-quality, feature films to distribute in North America.  Focusing on commercial, talent driven films, the company looks at projects in all stages of production for release across multiple platforms, including a day and date theatrical/VOD release strategy. Based in Los Angeles, Saban Films was established by Haim Saban, SCG Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and is led by Bill Bromiley who serves as President, Shanan Becker, Chief Financial Officer and Ness Saban, Vice President of Business Development.

Saban Films Takes Richard Bates Jr.'s Horror-Thriller "TONE-DEAF"

Alex Grossman's SXSW Hit "HICKEY" Gets Jan. LA Theatrical Release, DVD/TVOD Follow Jan. 10

ALEX GROSSMAN’S SXSW HIT ‘HICKEY’ GETS JANUARY LOS ANGELES THEATRICAL RELEASE

DVD/TVOD FOLLOWS ON JANUARY 10 FROM GRAVITAS VENTURES

Los Angeles, CA, December 5, 2016— Maxine Street LLC will release Alex Grossman’s teen workplace comedy HICKEY for an LA theatrical run on January 6th followed by a North American DVD/TVOD release from Gravitas Ventures on January 10th.

HICKEY is Grossman’s first feature film and stars Troy Doherty, Flavia Watson, Raychel Diane Weiner (TV’s FLESH AND BONE, BOSCH), Zedrick Restauro, and Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister Jr. (THE FIFTH ELEMENT). Grossman wrote and directed and Lije Sarki produced.

“Making this film and premiering it at SXSW made 2016 a great year for us.” said Grossman, “I’m excited to bring my first feature film to audiences across North America.”


                Flavia Watson and Troy Doherty in HICKEY

HICKEY is a day in the life of math whiz and recent high school graduate Ryan Chess (Doherty) who has spent the entire summer dithering over his choice of colleges. On the one hand, he has a full ride to his dream school, MIT but he’s also hopelessly in love with co-worker Carly (Watson), whom he has never asked out. Staying home and attending UCLA would mean he gets to stay close to Carly, but if they’re not even a couple, is it worth it?

To add insult to injury, Cy’s regional manager (and all-around jerk) Brady Krane (Alex Ashbaugh) has ordered the branch to be closed immediately, giving the staff just one day to try and meet their monthly sales quota, setting off a barrage of last-ditch efforts by the colorful crew of Cy’s to save their jobs.

Will they make it? Will Ryan get the girl? “To get the girl he loves, he must save the store he hates.”


Zedrick Restauro, Raychel Diane Weiner, Troy Doherty and Flavia Watson in HICKEY

HICKEY
Cast: Troy Doherty, Flavia Watson, Raychel Diane Weiner
Zedrick Restauro and “Tiny” Lister

Director: Alex Grossman
Written by: Alex Grossman
Producer: Lije Sarki
Executive Producers: Michael Mackey, Chris Sacca and Josh Woods

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Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 82 MINS
Rating: Unrated
Language: English
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
DVD SRP: $16.99; BD SRP: $19.99 DVD
UPC: 191091195727; BD UPC: 191091229194
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Alex Grossman's SXSW Hit "HICKEY" Gets Jan. LA Theatrical Release, DVD/TVOD Follow Jan. 10