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Now streaming on Screambox is the classic documentary Best Worst Movie, which explores the untold story behind the infamously terrible Troll 2.

Hailed by Variety as “strangely moving, insightful and entertaining,” the documentary is directed by the cult classic’s star, Michael Paul Stephenson.

“In 1989, unwitting Utah actors starred in the undisputed worst movie in history: Troll 2. Two decades later, the legendarily inept film’s child star unravels the improbable, heartfelt story of an Alabama dentist-turned-cult movie icon and an Italian filmmaker who come to terms with this genuine, internationally revered cinematic failure.

“Is Troll 2 really the worst movie ever made as claimed by IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes? Or is Troll 2, as some would claim, a misunderstood masterpiece that never fails to entertain… a work of genius. Twenty years after Troll 2 was made, the feature length documentary Best Worst Movie explores the phenomenon that is Troll 2...

Screambox has revealed the new films that are joining the horror streaming service in September, including Creeping Death, #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, and Best Worst Movie!

Terror is trending with #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead now streaming on Screambox. International sensation JoJo Siwa stars in the modern slasher from The Collector director Marcus Dunstan.

All who trick are treats in Screambox Exclusive Creeping Death. Premiering September 10, the supernatural slasher is a callback to terrors birthed in the Celtic mythology of Halloween!

Hitting Screambox on September 20, Best Worst Movie explores the untold story behind Troll 2. Hailed by Variety as “strangely moving, insightful and entertaining,” the documentary is directed by the infamous cult classic’s star, Michael Paul Stephenson.

Scream queen Linnea Quigley investigates the supernatural with Linnea Quigley’s Paranormal Truth. The 10-episode docuseries drops on Screambox on September 27.

Other September highlights include British supernatural horror series The...

As the spooky season approaches, Screambox is turning up the terror with an all-new lineup of horror films and series set to stream in September. The popular horror streaming service is bringing a mix of slasher flicks, cult classics, and supernatural scares to your screen, ensuring that horror fans have plenty to scream about as Halloween draws near.

Kicking off the month on September 3rd is #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, a modern slasher film that promises to thrill a new generation of horror enthusiasts. Directed by Marcus Dunstan, known for The Collector, the film features social media sensation JoJo Siwa in a surprising turn as she navigates the deadly twists and turns of this chilling tale. With its fresh take on the slasher genre and a dash of internet-age relevance, #Amfad is set to be a trending topic on social media platforms.

The horror continues on September 10th...

Screambox has revealed the new films that are joining the horror streaming service in September, including Creeping Death, #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, and Best Worst Movie.

Terror is trending with #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead on Screambox on September 3. International sensation JoJo Siwa appears in the modern slasher from The Collector director Marcus Dunstan.

Creeping Death

All who trick are treats in Screambox exclusive Creeping Death. Premiering on September 10, the supernatural slasher is a callback to terrors birthed in the Celtic mythology of Halloween.

Hitting Screambox on September 20, Best Worst Movie explores the untold story behind Troll 2. Hailed by Variety as “strangely moving, insightful and entertaining,” the documentary is directed by the infamous cult classic’s star, Michael Paul Stephenson.

#Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead

Scream queen Linnea Quigley investigates the supernatural with Linnea Quigley’s Paranormal Truth. The 10-episode docuseries drops on Screambox on September...

Banijay Germany’s Good Times Founder Steps Down, Replaced By Shona Fraser

Sylvia Fahrenkrog-Peterson, the founder of Banijay Germany label Good Times, is stepping down after 25 years, replaced by Joint MD Shona Fraser. Fahrenkrog-Peterson opened the label in 1998, going on to oversee the likes of Mein Lokal, dein Lokal, Der Trödeltrupp and Armes Deutschland before Banijay acquired in 2019. Fraser, who joined recently and has been responsible for establishing Battle of the Reality Stars, Love Island and Naked Attraction in the German market, will take sole leadership, working closely with Chief Operating Officer Knut Kremling. “Together with the strong Good Times team, I am looking forward to creatively shaping the future of this production house, working closely with colleagues at Banijay,” said Fraser. “I’m a true fan of the existing portfolio and want to fully develop its potential, as well as exploring new exciting ways to captivate audiences with a fresh slate of programmes.

Hello, dear readers! To paraphrase a popular movie, “We’re in the Endgame now,” as Halloween is now merely only a few days away. If you’re looking for some last-minute viewing ideas to get you to the spooky season finish line, we definitely have a great array of choices heading home on Tuesday. The biggest recommendation that I can personally make in regard to perfect Halloween movie experiences is the Wnuf Halloween Special, which is getting a killer Blu-ray release tomorrow. Arrow Films is giving Dario Argento’s Deep Red a 4K upgrade this week, too, and Severin Films is showing love to both An Angel for Satan and Beyond Darkness.

Other releases for October 26th include Don’t Breathe 2, The Amazing Mr. X, Boardinghouse, Eye of the Devil, Skull: The Mask, Frankenstein’s Daughter, and Underworld: Limited Edition 5-Movie Collection.

The Amazing Mr. X: Special Edition

An atmospheric masterpiece,...

It has been a long and crazy year since the pandemic first started. Our memories are all a little dusty, but remember back in the summer of 2020 when news about the Murder Hornets hit? These big monster wasps that had invaded North America from Asia and were decimating the honeybee population? Also, grabbing small children out of their yards and flying away with them to devour their souls? But we were all like, “Hey Nature? How about you ease up a bit?” And then more nightmares happened and Murder Hornets kind of faded into the background.

Well, they’re back! Kind of. Over the past few months, Michael Paul Stephenson has been working on a new documentary focusing on the invasion of the formidable Murder Hornet and everything that means for North America.

The aptly titled Attack of the Murder Hornets follows a group of agricultural professionals, beekeepers, and naturalists...

Dastardly murder hornets are buzzing toward Discovery+.

At its Winter Press Tour presentation Thursday, the streaming platform announced a February 20 premiere date for Attack of the Murder Hornets, a documentary that examines the vicious, invasive species–formally known as Asian giant hornets–that have secured a beachhead in North America. The insects first showed up on this continent in 2019, displaying a nasty penchant for decapitating native honeybees by the thousands.

“I do see [them] as something totally evil and something that should not be here,” declared Ted McFall, a commercial beekeeper in Washington State who appears in the documentary. He was the subject of a New York Times article last May after murder hornets beheaded 60,000 of his bees.

“Hopefully we’re going to eradicate this thing so other bees are not going to have to suffer the same fate as that one particular colony,” McFall commented. “We depend on our bees…...

Discovery+ will take on the infamous murder hornets in a new documentary feature, titled “Attack of the Murder Hornets,” by filmmaker Michael Paul Stephenson.

“Attack of the Murder Hornets,” launching on Discovery+ on Feb. 20, centers on a concerned crew of beekeepers and scientists who must work together to protect the Washington community from the threat of the Asian giant hornet, infamously known as the “murder hornet.”

Last year, scientists discovered the detrimental impacts of these murder hornets to other species, such as the more common honeybee. They use their big mandibles to behead honeybees — a single hornet can behead 20 bees a minute, while a small group can destroy a hive of 30,000 bees.

The hornets are threatening the United States’ food supply as the hornets target bees, the most important pollinator of food crops. The hornet, which is native to East Asia, was first found in the United States in September 2019.

During the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Hey everyone! The 15th annual Fantastic Fest kicks off this week, and this year, it’ll be myself, Heather Wixson, as well as Emily von Seele and Adrian Torres, who will be bringing you all kinds of coverage out of Austin for the duration of the festival. To celebrate Fantastic Fest’s momentous birthday this year, we have picked a few of our favorite films that have debuted over the years, and will be celebrating them as we lead up to the kickoff of Fantastic Fest on Thursday. If you missed out on our first set of films from yesterday, you can catch up with them Here.

Enjoy!

The American Scream (Emily von Seele): Michael Paul Stephenson's Halloween-themed documentary The American Scream was an audience favorite when it premiered at Fantastic Fest in 2012. The film centers on three families in a small Massachusetts town as they create elaborate...

It's all fun and games until someone is left a whimpering mess. Five years ago, The American Scream debuted at Fantastic Fest. Under the direction of Michael Paul Stephenson (Best Worst Movie), it lovingly documented the growing phenomena of handcrafted haunted houses. As I wrote in my review: "The reaction of the community to the haunted houses, professional-looking and handmade and customized and, yes, more often goofy and silly than actually scary, says more about the homeowners, their families, and their neighborhood than a volume of scholarly sociological observations." My, how times have changed. Directed by Jon Schnitzer, Haunters: The Art of the Scare examines and updates the same phenomena, revolving around three different aspects: a family-run haunted house, similar to the one in The...

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It’s a film about the making of arguably the worst movie ever made. That is how the team behind “The Disaster Artist” will hope to sell it to a public that may have yet to experience the wonder of Tommy Wiseau‘s self-financed passion project, “The Room.” Just as “Plan 9 from Outer Space” had Tim Burton‘s “Ed Wood“ and “Troll 2” had Michael Paul Stephenson‘s documentary, “Best Worst Movie,” so now does “The Room” have James Franco‘s “The Disaster Artist.” How it will play to the uninitiated remains a legitimate question, but one thing is for certain: its base are going to be in Valhalla.

Continue reading ‘The Disaster Artist’ Is A Masterpiece For Fans Of ‘The Room,’ But What About Everyone Else? [SXSW Review] at The Playlist.

In the Netflix original film Girlfriend’s Day, Bob Odenkirk stars as a Ray Wentworth, a washed-up greeting card writer who gets caught up in a web of eccentric intrigue and murder when he enters the race to create the perfect card for a new holiday: Girlfriend’s Day. Directed by documentarian Michael Paul Stephenson (Best Worst Movie, The American Scream), the film not only creates the entirely new genre of “greeting card comedy noir,” it’s also got the sort of dark, deadpan vibe that appeals to our sensibilities here at The A.V. Club.

And, in a roundabout way, The A.V. Club helped make the film happen. You see, after reading an interview with Bob Odenkirk published on this very site, Stephenson reached out to him to invite him to the L.A. premiere of The American Scream. After the screening, Odenkirk asked Stephenson if he had...

Netflix has a new film on the way starring Bob Odenkirk, and it looks pretty damn funny! Here's the official synopsis...

In the Netflix original film, Girlfriend's Day, director Michael Paul Stephenson (The American Scream) invites you to experience a clever and quirky story about love, loss and the worst place to get a paper cut. Meet Ray Wentworth (Bob Odenkirk), once a king of the wordsmith world, and now a down-on-his-luck romance card writer. In an effort to recapture the feelings that once made him the greatest, he gets entangled in a web of murder and deceit as writers vie to create the perfect card for a newly crowned holiday: Girlfriend’s Day.

You'll see a lot of familiar faces in this trailer like Andy Richter and Breaking Bad's Stephen Michael Quezada! The whole trailer is just so dark and goofy, I love it! The paper cut scene alone had me cracking up.

"I hate optimistic people. They bum me out with their upbeat attitude." Netflix has unveiled a trailer for a dark comedy called Girlfriend's Day, co-written by and starring Bob Odenkirk as a greeting card writer. The wacky plot involves Odenkirk getting entangled in a web of murder and deceit as writers vie to create the perfect card for a new holiday: Girlfriend's Day. It's described as a "clever and quirky story about love, loss and the worst place to get a paper cut." The full cast includes Amber Tamblyn, Natasha Lyonne, Ed Begley Jr, Stacy Keach, Rich Sommer, June Diane Raphael, Andy Richter, Stephanie Courtney and Echo Kellum. This looks much darker and weirder than expected, but I'm not so sure about this one. Here's the trailer (+ poster) for Michael Paul Stephenson's Girlfriend's Day, from Netflix's YouTube: Ever wonder who penned the perfect words to the Mother's Day card you sent last year?...

Greeting card writers don’t get a whole lot of movies made about them, but maybe they should. Between (500) Days of Summer and now Girlfriend’s Day, I’m starting to suspect their lives are actually super exciting. Directed by Michael Paul Stephenson, Girlfriend’s Day stars Bob Odenkirk as Ray, the former “Bill Shakespeare of romance cards,” who finds himself stuck in […]

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Ray Wentworth (Bob Odenkirk) is divorced, down on his luck and likes to watch bum fights, he was also once the greatest romance card writer ever.

In Netflix’s original film, “Girlfriend’s Day,” viewers will meet Ray and join him as he tries to recapture the feelings that once made him “the king of the wordsmith world” after California establishes a new holiday: Girlfriend’s Day. To commemorate the new special day, the state holds a contest to see who can write the most romantic card. As he searches for inspiration to pen the perfect poem, he unexpectedly gets entangled in a web of murder and deceit.

The comedy is written by Odenkirk, Philip Zlotorynski and Eric Hoffman and directed by Michael Paul Stephenson. The cast is rounded out by Amber Tamblyn, Natasha Lyonne, Ed Begley Jr., Stacy Keach, Rich Sommer, June Diane Raphael and Andy Richter, among others.

In the wake of the success of Joe Dante’s classic Gremlins in the mid-’80s, movie theaters were flooded with low-budget horror movies about pint-sized creatures wreaking havoc on unsuspecting humans. No one took better advantage of this phenomenon than Charles Band, who would build a dynasty of films about little monsters first with his Empire Pictures and later with Full Moon Features—everything from Ghoulies to Puppet Master, Demonic Toys to Dolls. One of Empire’s first fantasy horror films about little monsters, 1986’s Troll makes its HD debut on Scream Factory’s Blu-ray alongside its notorious sequel, Troll 2, often considered one of the worst movies ever made.

The original Troll, directed by makeup effects legend John Carl Buechler in his feature debut, tells the story of the Potter family, recent transplants to a San Francisco apartment complex who begin to notice strange goings-on in their building,...

Netflix is expanding its roster of original movie titles. The streaming video-on-demand platform has picked up two different indie films, Girlfriend’s Day and Mercy, for both digital and theatrical releases.

The first indie feature Netflix picked up is the comedy Girlfriend’s Day, starring Bob Odenkirk as a struggling greeting card writer who must clear his name after he’s framed for murder. Odenkirk, who just released a sketch series W/ Bob & David on Netflix with David Cross, co-wrote and is producing the indie flick. Girlfriend’s Day is directed by Michael Stephenson (of Best Worst Movie) co-stars Amber Tamblyn. Netflix is planning a limited theatrical release for Girlfriend’s Day alongside its streaming debut.

Additionally, Netflix has picked up the home invasion thriller Mercy from writer-director Chris Sparling (Buried, The Sea of Trees). Starring James Wolk and Caitlin FitzGerald, Mercy tells the story of four estranged brothers who...

Scream Factory’s new Blu-ray release of two Italian films from 1990, the mad scientist creature feature Metamorphosis and the haunted house movie Beyond Darkness, may very well be the first time many horror fans have ever heard of either movie. The major common factor between the two is the presence of actor Gene Lebrock as the lead in both. In fact, these movies represent two of his seven credited acting roles, which means that by picking up Scream Factory’s double feature Blu-ray disc, you will effectively own more than 20% of Gene Lebrock’s filmography. It’s important to set goals.

In 1990’s Metamorphosis, he plays Dr. Peter Houseman, a brilliant scientist trying to perfect a serum that will stop the aging process. In order to test his experiment, Houseman administers the serum to himself and before you can say “Brundlefly,” begins undergoing a… what’s the word?… not “change”… not “transformation”… at any rate,...

In the Dungeons and Dragons-themed Zero Charisma (which comes out tomorrow, and is also available on VOD) a socially awkward D&D obsessive called Scott (Sam Eidson) loses both his role-playing game and his friends to a suave hipster-type, Miles (Garrett Graham), with darkly comedic consequences. The film’s writer and co-director Andrew Matthews was inspired to make the film by his own history as a gamer and ‘Dungeon Master.’

“I’ve been playing Dungeons & Dragons since 5th grade,” he explains. “It’s a nerdy obsession but it’s a very creative one too and it’s a social hobby...

Welcome to QueueItUp, a new weekly column where we'll look at the hidden gems and new releases currently available in your digital stream. We won't exclusively be looking at Netflix, and I promise you, this is going to lead to bigger and better things, not only here at the site, but also as we branch into other avenues of media.

Today, we're going to get a jumpstart on Halloween. Whether you're throwing a party and need something playing on a screen in the backyard, or you're more of a 'stay at home and sip on whiskey by yourself' kind of gal, we've paid our $7.99 in full for the month, so that we have unlimited access to tons of Trick or Treat thrillers that will keep you scared into the wee hours of November.

Some are classic, some are cult, and some you've never seen. Here are the 10 Terrifying Halloween Movies...

• Amber Tamblyn (127 Hours, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) is set to star opposite Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad) in Girlfriend’s Day, a comedy Odenkrik wrote about things spiraling out of control at a competitive greeting card company as the writers attempt to create the perfect card for the new holiday. Odenkirk will play the part of Ray, a past-his-prime writer. Tamblyn, who is married to Odenkirk’s Mr. Show co-creator David Cross, will portray a greeting card writer fan (a “Cardie”) who helps him. Michael Stephenson (Best Worst Movie) is set to direct. [Deadline]

• Lucas Black (42) will be reprising his role...

Amber Tamblyn has joined the cast of Michael Stephenson's Girlfriend's Day. Bob Odenkirk penned the script and stars as Ray, a has-been greeting card writer. In trying to recapture the feelings that once made him the greatest, Ray gets entangled in a web of murder and deceit as writers vie to create the perfect card for a new holiday: Girlfriend's Day.

Tamblyn will play opposite of Odenkirk as an offbeat "Cardie" (fan of greeting card writers) whose involvement with Ray revives his seemingly lost talent.

Tamblyn was recently seen in Django Unchained and 127 Hours. She will be seen next in CBS' Two and a Half Men. She is repped by UTA, Hyler Management and Sloane, Offer, Weber, Dern, Llp.

Bob Odenkirk can currently be seen on the big screen in The Spectacular Now. He will next be seen in Alexander Payne's Nebraska. The final season of AMC's Breaking Bad,...

Nightcrawler

Riz Ahmed will join Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo in "Nightcrawler." Dan Gilroy helms the film which begins filming next month.

Gyllenhaal plays a driven young man who discovers the nocturnal world of freelance crime journalism in Los Angeles. Ahmed will play Gyllenhaal's "driver and protege. [Source: The Wrap]

Girlfriend's Day

Amber Tamblyn has joined the cast of Michael Stephenson's "Girlfriend's Day" which begins filming in Los Angeles early next year. Tamblyn will play an offbeat "Cardie" (fan of greeting card writers) who becomes a muse to the lead character.

Bob Odenkirk penned the script and stars as Ray, a has-been greeting card writer. In trying to recapture the feelings that once made him the greatest, Ray gets entangled in a web of murder and deceit as writers vie to create the perfect card for a new holiday: Girlfriend's Day. [Source: FonsPR]

See No Evil 2

Danielle Harris ("Hatchet II," "Halloween 5") and Katharine Isabelle ("Ginger Snaps,...

Amber Tamblyn has joined the cast of Michael Stephenson's Girlfriend's Day . Bob Odenkirk ("Breaking Bad") penned the script and stars as Ray, a has-been greeting card writer. In trying to recapture the feelings that once made him the greatest, Ray gets entangled in a web of murder and deceit as writers vie to create the perfect card for a new holiday: Girlfriend's Day. Tamblyn will play opposite of Odenkirk as an offbeat "Cardie" (fan of greeting card writers) whose involvement with Ray revives his seemingly lost talent. Magic Stone, helmed by husband and wife team Michael and Lindsay Stephenson; will produce alongside producing partners Marc Provissiero and Bob Odenkirk. Girlfriend's Day is scheduled to being principal photography in early 2014 in...

A fresh crop of new images from several of the flicks playing at this year's Film4 FrightFest have come our way and we're dishing 'em right here to ya! Check out new eye candy for Cheap Thrills, Odd Thomas, The Conspiracy, and Wither.

From the Press Release:

Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?

Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, is delighted to unveil its biggest lineup in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also in Screen 2, will allow fans to catch up...

From the press release:

Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?

Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, has unveiled its biggest line-up in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also in Screen 2, will allow fans to catch up with sold-out performances of the most popular attractions.

This year there are eleven countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-three UK or European premieres and ten world premieres.

The world premieres include our opening night attraction The Dead 2: India from the Ford Brothers,...

If you've been jealous of our UK brothers and sisters in years past because of the incredible lineup offered by the Film4 FrightFest, well, you ain't seen nothing yet! Check out what they have on the menu for 2013 along with a ridiculous amount of new images from several of the films.

From the Press Release:

Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?

Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, is delighted to unveil its biggest lineup in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also...

It is no slur on the good name of funnyman Jeff Garlin (well, not too much of one, anyway) to suggest he isn’t the first person one would think of to make a sports movie. So, how did he come to both co-write and direct the forthcoming comedy Dealin’ With Idiots about the apparently very competitive world of youth league baseball?

“The inspiration was my son playing baseball,” the Curb Your Enthusiasm star and director of 2006′s I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With recently told EW. “I was like, I have to write a movie about this. So I did.

HBO.s Mr. Show With Bob And David was so amazing, it makes Bob Odenkirk.s few career missteps completely forgettable, and after years of behind-the-scenes work, his recurring role as Saul Goodman on AMC.s Breaking Bad is the series. most oft-utilized respite from tension, and we.re hoping that spinoff comes through. But before all that, Odenkirk is coming back to the big screen in Girlfriend.s Day, which will be produced by Magic Stone Productions and Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment, according to Coming Soon. Odenkirk wrote the film.s screenplay, and he.ll play the lead character. This will be the first narrative film directed by Michael Paul Stephenson, who directed the highly enjoyable niche documentaries Best Worst Movie and The American Scream. Already it sounds like a match made in some kind of strange heaven, and the off-kilter concept cements my interest in the project. In a...

Bob Odenkirk ("Breaking Bad," "The Spectacular Now") has penned the script and will star in the comedy "Girlfriend's Day" at Magic Stone Productions and Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment.

Odenkirk will play a greeting card writer who becomes entangled in a web of murder and deceit as he and rival writers vie to create the perfect card for a new holiday called Girlfriend’s Day.

Michael Paul Stephenson ("Best Worst Movie") helms and produces with Odenkirk, Lindsay Stephenson and Marc Provissiero. Shooting aims to kick off this Fall in Los Angeles.

Source: Deadline...

• Kristen Stewart is lining up more projects for life after Twilight. She has signed onto two indie films that will shoot this summer, political drama Camp X-Ray and the Olivier Assayas-directed film Sils Maria. In Camp X-Ray, Stewart will play a young soldier who escapes her small town by joining the military, and, instead of getting a tour of duty in Iraq as she hoped, she ends up being sent to Guantanamo, where she encounters abuse and hatred from her superiors. For Sils Maria, Stewart joins Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass) and star Juliette Binoche (Chocolat) in the film about...

Magic Stone Productions and Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment have announced they will produce Bob Odenkirk's feature, Girlfriend's Day. Odenkirk (Breaking Bad,Mr. Show with Bob and David, Nebraska) penned the script and will star in the film. Michael Stephenson (Best Worst Movie, The American Scream) will direct. Girlfriend's Day will serve as Stephenson's narrative directorial debut.

Here's what Bob Odenkirk had to say about his comedy project.

"Girlfriend's Day is an offbeat comedy, but the characters are full of heart, searching for love and connection. Michael's documentaries feature the same kind of likable offbeat characters, and I can't wait to make this film."

Director Michael Stephenson also released a statement about what attracted him to the project.

"After reading Girlfriend's Day, it felt like a discovery. Long before Girlfriend's Day even came into the picture, I had Bob's name down on a list of actors I'd hope to work with one day.

What is Casting Couch? It’s the casting news roundup you’re going to want to be following if you want news about which cult movie icon has just been cast in Guardians of the Galaxy. If your eyeballs and brain have been anywhere near an episode of Mr. Show or Breaking Bad, then chances are you’re a pretty big fan of the comic stylings of the respected though curmudgeonly Bob Odenkirk. Well, good news for you, because Odenkirk just wrote a movie called Girlfriend’s Day that he’s also going to star in. According to a release from Magic Stone Productions and Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment, Best Worst Movie and The American Scream helmer Michael Paul Stephenson will direct the film, which sees Odenkirk playing a famous author in a world where greeting card writers are celebrated as heroes. The film will apparently see Odenkirk’s character and his rivals engaging each other in a...

After being warmly welcomed back into filmdom’s good graces—and always remembering that you can’t piss on hospitality—Troll 2 star Michael Stephenson hopes to build on the goodwill accorded his Best Worst Movie documentary by directing an intentional comedy, this one written by and starring Bob Odenkirk. Titled Girlfriend’s Day, it finds Odenkirk playing the most famous greeting card writer in a world that regards them as celebrities. With his career in a tailspin, he fights to reclaim his throne by vying to create the perfect card for the newly invented holiday Girlfriend’s Day, getting ...

He’s best known right now as smarmy, sly lawyer Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad, but Bob Odenkirk is planning to both write and star in a new dark comedy called Girlfriend’s Day.With Best Worst Movie director Michael Paul Stephenson shifting to narrative filmmaking to call the shots, Odenkirk will be greeting-card writer Ray, who spots a real opportunity when his company launches the titular holiday.He and his colleagues are soon caught up in a messy world of murder and deceit as they compete to craft the perfect card for the new occasion. Yes, if only you knew the backstabbing and bitterness that seethes behind the cute bunny rabbits and bland aphorisms on those cards.Odenkirk has usually been a supporting man in movies and on TV, so it’ll be nice to see him getting the starring role for once in a while. Stephenson plans to...

Magic Stone Productions and Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment are teaming to produce Bob Odenkirk's feature "Girlfriend's Day." Odenkirk, who plays shady lawyer Saul Goodman on AMC's "Breaking Bad," wrote the script and will star in the film, which will serve as the narrative directorial debut of Michael Paul Stephenson ("Best Worst Movie"). In a city where greeting card writers are celebrated like stars, romance writer Ray (Odenkirk) used to be the king. In trying to recapture the feelings that once made him the greatest, he gets entangled in a web of murder and deceit...

Saul Goodman has a new gig! Bob Odenkirk, who plays Walter White’s morally dubious lawyer on AMC’s Breaking Bad, is set to write and star in a comedy called Girlfriend’s Day. Odenkirk will play a greeting card writer who gets entangled in a web of murder and deceit as he and his fellow scribes try to create the perfect card for the new, titular, holiday.

Girlfriend’s Day will be the narrative feature debut of filmmaker Michael Paul Stephenson who previously directed the documentaries Best Worst Movie, which detailed the cult surrounding the Stephenson-starring Troll 2, and last year’s American Scream,...

Magic Stone Productions and Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment announced on Tuesday [Jun 4] they will produce the feature Girlfriend’s Day.

Michael Paul Stephenson will make his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Bob Odenkirk [pictured], who produces alongside Marc Provissiero and Magic Stone principals Stephenson and his wife Lindsay Stephenson.

Girlfriend’s Day centres on a star greeting card write who becomes embroiled in murder. Odenkirk will star and the producers have earmarked an autumn start in Los Angeles.

Odenkirk’s acting credits include Breaking Bad, Alexander Payne’s recent Cannes premiere Nebraska and Sundance entries The Spectacular Now and Ass Backwards.

Magic Stone Productions and Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment have announced they will produce Bob Odenkirk's feature, Girlfriend's Day . Odenkirk ("Breaking Bad,""Mr. Show," Nebraska ) penned the script and will star in the film. Michael Paul Stephenson ( Best Worst Movie , The American Scream ) will direct. Girlfriend's Day will serve as Stephenson's narrative directorial debut. "'Girlfriend's Day' is an offbeat comedy, but the characters are full of heart, searching for love and connection," said Bob Odenkirk. "Michael's documentaries feature the same kind of likable offbeat characters, and I can't wait to make this film." "After reading 'Girlfriend's Day,' it felt like a discovery," said director Michael Paul...

With Cannes now in full swing, the latest edition of Indiewire's curation of Hulu's Documentaries page indulges in some long-distance cinephilia. If you didn't make it out on the Croisette this year, let these selections - about film and filmmaking - remind you of your love for the cinema. Watch them now for free! A good place to start is by exploring the devotion certain films engender. Tariq Jalil's "A Galaxy Far Far Away" focuses on the anticipation for "The Phantom Menace" among hardcore "Star Wars" fans, while Scott Colthorp's "Trek Nation" shows the "Star Trek" franchise's lasting impact. The love of film crosses all genres and tastes - and even for a film deemed the best of the worst, as shown in Michael Stephenson's enjoyable "Best Worst Movie," detailing the making of the much-maligned "Troll 2" and its later success as a cult film. Underground films...

By Kevin Kelly

Movies about geeks have never been particularly flattering. Even in films like Revenge of the Nerds where the nerds win the day, there is plenty of dramatic license taken to make them badass so they can win the girl. But stories that cut to the heart of geekdom and reveal what true nerdery is all about? Those are extremely rare. It's even rarer when you find yourself pulling for the geek at the heart of those stories, despite everything else.

Luckily this year at SXSW we stumbled across Zero Charisma, a film about a gamemaster struggling to keep his RPG campaign alive after losing one of the main players. But problems arise when he has to battle with the replacement for popularity, and his world begins to unravel. The entire movie hinges on the fantastic performance of Sam Eidson as Scott Weidemeyer, and while he might seem a bit over the top,...

Anyone who's ever attended SXSW immediately appreciates the sense of fun in the air. In that spirit, Indiewire's latest curation of Hulu's Documentaries page includes a series of lighter, and often funny, docs that can help you approximate the Austin experience, even from afar. Watch these films now for free! A great place to start is with a SXSW alum, Michael Stephenson's "Best Worst Movie," still one of the most enjoyable documentaries ever made about bad films and fan culture. Stephenson, the child star of the so-bad-it's-amazing "Troll 2," revisits his fellow castmates and filmmakers to find out the impact of being involved with one of the worst movies ever made. Of course, SXSW's Interactive conference has proven to rival music and film as the event's most popular gathering, bringing together emerging technology and innovative gaming. Flashing back more than thirty years, Lincoln Ruchti's "Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade...

Having spent over a decade together, Katie Graham and Andrew Matthews have been romantically and creatively involved since high school. Their latest work is the entertaining indie comedy, "Zero Charisma." The pair have collaborated previously with director Michael Paul Stephenson as Dp (Graham) and editor (Matthews) on two of his docs, "Best Worst Movie," and "The American Scream." What it's about: An obsessive fantasy nerd gradually becomes unhinged when a charismatic hipster joins his role-playing game. What you should know: "We want people to know that this film is not exclusively for gamers. There are a lot of movies out there for gamers by gamers that can be fun, but this film is an indie comedy/drama first and foremost." On the challenges: "Despite many good examples, it can still be hard to convince people that a untraditional main character will resonate with audiences. Just because someone is nether heroic...

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Here's the trailer for a fun looking comedy called Zero Charisma from directors Andrew Matthews and Katie Graham and produced by Michael Paul Stephenson (Best Worst Movie, The American Scream), Thomas Fernandes, Ezra Venetos, Matthews and Graham. The story follows a tabletop Role Playing Game dungeon master who just can't seem to adjust to real life, and his life is turned upside down after he brings in a new guy to play with his RPG group. Here's a more detailed synopsis...

Metal-loving gamer geek Scott Weidemeyer lives with his ornery grandmother and works a lousy job at a donut shop. But every Tuesday night, he is the omnipotent Game Master, guiding his role-players through a tabletop journey of fantasy and adventure. However, when neo-nerd hipster Miles joins his game, Scott begins to resent the admiration Miles receives from the other players. To make matters worse, the health of his grandmother begins to falter,...

Michael Paul Stephenson is on a roll. Once a trivia answer amongst cult film buffs thanks to his childhood acting role in Troll 2 - considered by many to be the worst movie ever made - Stephenson turned that notoriety into an asset when he made his directorial debut in 2009 with Best Worst Movie, a documentary about Troll 2's enduring cult. And then last year he proved it was no fluke, returning to screens as director of acclaimed documentary The American Scream. And now Stephenson is diversifying, serving as producer on SXSW selected comedy Zero Charisma, a picture co-directed by Best Worst Movie and The American Scream cinematographer Katie Graham and editor Andrew Matthews.Metal-loving gamer geek Scott Weidemeyer lives with his ornery grandmother and...

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One of the more intriguing films listed in this year’s just-announced South By Southwest Film Festival lineup is Zero Charisma. Why? Well, partly because it’s an indie-comedy about role-playing games (and it’s not every day you get to see one of those). And partly because it’s directed by Andrew Matthews and Katie Graham, who worked as, respectively, the director of photography and the editor on the excellent 2009 Troll 2 documentary Best Worst Movie. (Zero Charisma is also exec produced by Best Worst director and producer, Michael and Lindsay Stephenson.)

Below, you can read the official synopsis...

Even though we're nearly three months removed from Halloween, I want to use this week's opening paragraph to throw some support behind director Michael Stephenson's touching documentary, The American Scream. I recently caught the film via Netflix where it's available to "Watch Instantly" and I was impressed to say the least. Stephenson's previous entry, the indelible Best Worst Movie, quickly became one of my all-time favorite docs for the unexpected emotional punch it packed in following the lives of those impacted by Troll 2. Scream delivered on a similar level with its themes of family, community, and the pursuit of one's passion (in this case, home haunting). If you haven't seen it already, I recommend either checking it out on Netflix or picking up a copy for yourself from the film's website. All recommendations aside, much to the surprise of no one, this week's Top 5 is headlined by the...