Deals announced for Middle East, South Korea, China.
Adrian Grenier and Thora Birch political thriller Affairs Of State has been drawing more buyers as 13 Films screens the film at Afm.
The School Pictures and Cubb Films production has gone to Eagle for Middle East, Jaye Entertainment for South Korea, and Enjoy Pictures for China.
As previously announced, Grindstone holds Us rights to the film about a young campaign aide (David Corenswet) who gets in way over his head by sleeping with the wife (Mimi Rogers) and daughter of a presidential candidate. Grenier and Birch play manipulative political operatives.
Eric Bross...
Adrian Grenier and Thora Birch political thriller Affairs Of State has been drawing more buyers as 13 Films screens the film at Afm.
The School Pictures and Cubb Films production has gone to Eagle for Middle East, Jaye Entertainment for South Korea, and Enjoy Pictures for China.
As previously announced, Grindstone holds Us rights to the film about a young campaign aide (David Corenswet) who gets in way over his head by sleeping with the wife (Mimi Rogers) and daughter of a presidential candidate. Grenier and Birch play manipulative political operatives.
Eric Bross...
- 11/1/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
13 films to represent international rights in Cannes.
Grindstone Entertainment Group has acquired North American rights to Eric Bross’ Cannes market title Affairs Of State starring Adrian Grenier and David Corenswet.
13 films will commence international sales in Cannes next month. The cast includes Thora Birch, David James Elliott, Grace Victoria Cox, and Mimi Rogers. The film will receive a limited theatrical debut as part of a multi-platform on-demand release on June 15.
Affairs Of State follows a Washington D.C. aide on a quest to power who will stop at nothing to get involved in a senator’s White House campaign. Tom Cudworth...
Grindstone Entertainment Group has acquired North American rights to Eric Bross’ Cannes market title Affairs Of State starring Adrian Grenier and David Corenswet.
13 films will commence international sales in Cannes next month. The cast includes Thora Birch, David James Elliott, Grace Victoria Cox, and Mimi Rogers. The film will receive a limited theatrical debut as part of a multi-platform on-demand release on June 15.
Affairs Of State follows a Washington D.C. aide on a quest to power who will stop at nothing to get involved in a senator’s White House campaign. Tom Cudworth...
- 4/30/2018
- by Jenn Sherman
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – He is a familiar character actor, having a long career with roles in TV and film as diverse as “Fargo,” “The Drew Carey Show,” “Gran Torino,” “The Americans.” and the recent “Jackie” and “The Founder.” He is actor John Carroll Lynch, and he has made his directorial debut in the wonderfully essential “Lucky,” whose title character is portrayed by Harry Dean Stanton. The film is a perfect elegy for the actor, who passed away last month at the age of 91.
“Lucky” was voted in as the Audience Choice favorite at the 5th annual Chicago Critics Film Festival in May of this year, and has a nationwide release on October 6th, 2017. It features Harry Dean as Lucky, a 90-year-old self described atheist who is seeking spiritual enlightenment through the fellow travelers in his small and dusty Arizona town. He’s outlived his contemporaries, and seeks to outdo and out smoke...
“Lucky” was voted in as the Audience Choice favorite at the 5th annual Chicago Critics Film Festival in May of this year, and has a nationwide release on October 6th, 2017. It features Harry Dean as Lucky, a 90-year-old self described atheist who is seeking spiritual enlightenment through the fellow travelers in his small and dusty Arizona town. He’s outlived his contemporaries, and seeks to outdo and out smoke...
- 10/6/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The latest casting piece has slotted into the political thriller from School Pictures and American Film Productions set to start production this month in Norfolk, Virginia.
13 Films handles international sales on Public Affairs and introduced the project to buyers in Cannes last month.
Birch will join previously announced Adrian Grenier and Mimi Rogers
Eric Bross directs Public Affairs from a screenplay by Tom Cudworth about a campaign aide who must fight for his life after he sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate.
School Pictures’ Stephen Israel and George Voskericyan of American Film Productions serve as producers.
Birch took a break from acting after she broke out in American Beauty and earned a Golden Globe nomination for Ghost World.
She is shooting Above Suspicion and recently wrapped The Etruscan Smile.
13 Films handles international sales on Public Affairs and introduced the project to buyers in Cannes last month.
Birch will join previously announced Adrian Grenier and Mimi Rogers
Eric Bross directs Public Affairs from a screenplay by Tom Cudworth about a campaign aide who must fight for his life after he sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate.
School Pictures’ Stephen Israel and George Voskericyan of American Film Productions serve as producers.
Birch took a break from acting after she broke out in American Beauty and earned a Golden Globe nomination for Ghost World.
She is shooting Above Suspicion and recently wrapped The Etruscan Smile.
- 6/1/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Thora Birch has joined Adrian Grenier and Mimi Rogers in the political thriller Public Affairs, about a young campaign aide who gets in over his head after he sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate. The film is being directed by Sundance alum and DGA-Award winner Eric Bross (USA Network’s Traffic) and was scripted by Tom Cudworth. Produced by School Pictures' Stephen Israel (Swimming with Sharks) and George Voskericyan (Echoes of War) of American Film…...
- 6/1/2016
- Deadline
"Entourage" star Adrian Grenier and "Hope Springs" actress Mimi Rogers have joined the cast of Eric Bross' political thriller "Public Affairs".
The story centers on a young campaign aide who sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate - a mistake that threatens his career and endangers his life, and exposes him to blackmail.
Tom Cudworth penned the film. Stephen Israel and George Voskericyan will produce with shooting to begin in June.
Source: Screen...
The story centers on a young campaign aide who sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate - a mistake that threatens his career and endangers his life, and exposes him to blackmail.
Tom Cudworth penned the film. Stephen Israel and George Voskericyan will produce with shooting to begin in June.
Source: Screen...
- 5/12/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Adrian Grenier and Mimi Rogers have joined the cast of the political thriller, which 13 Films has introduced to Cannes buyers.
Public Affairs follows a young campaign aide in over his head when he sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate and is left fighting for his life.
Principal photography is earmarked for June when Eric Bross will direct from a screenplay by Tom Cudworth.
School Pictures’ Stephen Israel is producing with George Voskericyan of American Film Productions.
13 Films’ Cannes slate includes UK dark comedy Croak written by David Thewlis, and Worlds Apart starring J.K. Simmons.
In pre-production are sci-fi Spectrum, thriller Every Good Boy Does Fine, and action thriller Entry Level.
Public Affairs follows a young campaign aide in over his head when he sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate and is left fighting for his life.
Principal photography is earmarked for June when Eric Bross will direct from a screenplay by Tom Cudworth.
School Pictures’ Stephen Israel is producing with George Voskericyan of American Film Productions.
13 Films’ Cannes slate includes UK dark comedy Croak written by David Thewlis, and Worlds Apart starring J.K. Simmons.
In pre-production are sci-fi Spectrum, thriller Every Good Boy Does Fine, and action thriller Entry Level.
- 5/12/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Adrian Grenier and Mimi Rogers have joined the cast of the political thriller, which 13 Films has introduced to Cannes buyers.
Public Affairs follows a young campaign aide in over his head when he sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate and is left fighting for his life.
Principal photography is earmarked for June when Eric Bross will direct from a screenplay by Tom Cudworth.
School Pictures’ Stephen Israel is producing with George Voskericyan of American Film Productions.
13 Films’ Cannes slate includes UK dark comedy Croak written by David Thewlis, and Worlds Apart starring J.K. Simmons.
In pre-production are sci-fi Spectrum, thriller Every Good Boy Does Fine, and action thriller Entry Level.
Public Affairs follows a young campaign aide in over his head when he sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate and is left fighting for his life.
Principal photography is earmarked for June when Eric Bross will direct from a screenplay by Tom Cudworth.
School Pictures’ Stephen Israel is producing with George Voskericyan of American Film Productions.
13 Films’ Cannes slate includes UK dark comedy Croak written by David Thewlis, and Worlds Apart starring J.K. Simmons.
In pre-production are sci-fi Spectrum, thriller Every Good Boy Does Fine, and action thriller Entry Level.
- 5/12/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Film review: 'Restaurant' A 'Restaurant' With Few Reservations / Brody, Neal are the main course, with theme of prejudice on the side
"Restaurant" is a spirited tale about a group of show-business aspirants who, naturally, hold jobs at an upscale bar and grill.
While romance and comedy dominate its sleek surfaces, director Eric Bross and writer Tom Cudworth let dramatic undercurrents involving race and prejudice slowly work their way to the surface. What results is a satisfying entertainment featuring a lively hip-hop soundtrack and a bunch of talented young actors led by Adrien Brody and Elise Neal.
Still, playability doesn't always translate into marketability. Producer-distributor Palisades Pictures will have to put marketing muscle behind "Restaurant" if it hopes to plug into the "Swingers" audience. The film, which has been sitting on a shelf for the better part of two years, can at least take advantage of the presence of Lauryn Hill (albeit in a small role), who has won five Grammys since making the film, and Brody, now a recognizable name since "Liberty Heights" and "Son of Sam" last year.
The central figure is Brody's Chris Calloway, a sometime playwright and full-time bartender at J.T. McClure's in Hoboken, N.J. Chris has sworn off alcohol after his latest binge caused him to miss auditions for his own play. What drove him to drink in the first place was his breakup with girlfriend Leslie (Hill) -- and especially his discovery that she cheated on him with a fellow worker and sometime actor Kenny (Simon Baker-Denny).
Chris is therefore surprised to find himself flirting with new waitress Jeannine (Neal), who in a replay of his former relationship is not only black but winds up moving in with Leslie's former roommate, Nancy (Catherine Kellner). Unlike Leslie, Jeannine rushes into intimacy with Chris, to whom she is greatly attracted.
But Chris still carries a torch for Leslie, which leads to major problems in his new relationship. And against his better judgment, he lets line cook Reggae (David Moscow) lead him and another cook (Jesse L. Martin) astray in the raunchier areas in Newark.
Another plot line has Chris sponsoring Stephen (Malcolm Jamal-Warner) to move from waiter to bartender, a job change the white manager is determined to resist.
Thus, Bross and Cudworth establish a milieu wherein a group of interracial employees can seemingly work and pal around together -- and even fall in love -- irrespective of any color line. But when tensions rise and a shocking turn of events precipitates heated passions, bigotry can resurface.
Cudworth's script is not free from head-scratchers. He gives no idea how Leslie could turn out to be so pregnant after having broken up with Chris a relatively short time before or why Chris abruptly quits his job without any visible means of support.
Bross' direction is astute, and Horacio Marquinez's camera work maintains an easy fluidity that transports the viewer about the restaurant and food preparation areas.
Mostly though, the film is designed for its actors to shine -- and they do, especially Brody, Baker-Denny and Neal.
RESTAURANT
Palisades Pictures
Palisades Pictures in association with Giv'en Films presents a Chaiken Films production
Credits: Producers: H.M. Coakley, Shana Stein, Eric Bross; Director: Eric Bross;
Writer: Tom Cudworth; Executive producers: Mark D. Severini, Gary J. Palermo, Galt Niederhoffer, Michael Brysch; Director of photography: Horacio Marquinez;
Production designer: Steven McCabe; Music: Theodore Shapiro; Co-producer: Jennifer Chaiken; Costume designer: Elizabeth Shelton; Editor: Keith Reamer. Cast: Chris Calloway: Adrien Brody; Jeannine: Elise Neal; Kenny: Simon Baker-Denny; Reggae: David Moscow; Leslie: Lauryn Hill; Quincy: Jesse L. Martin; Stephen: Malcolm Jamal-Warner. MPAA rating: R. Color/stereo. Running time -- 107 minutes.
While romance and comedy dominate its sleek surfaces, director Eric Bross and writer Tom Cudworth let dramatic undercurrents involving race and prejudice slowly work their way to the surface. What results is a satisfying entertainment featuring a lively hip-hop soundtrack and a bunch of talented young actors led by Adrien Brody and Elise Neal.
Still, playability doesn't always translate into marketability. Producer-distributor Palisades Pictures will have to put marketing muscle behind "Restaurant" if it hopes to plug into the "Swingers" audience. The film, which has been sitting on a shelf for the better part of two years, can at least take advantage of the presence of Lauryn Hill (albeit in a small role), who has won five Grammys since making the film, and Brody, now a recognizable name since "Liberty Heights" and "Son of Sam" last year.
The central figure is Brody's Chris Calloway, a sometime playwright and full-time bartender at J.T. McClure's in Hoboken, N.J. Chris has sworn off alcohol after his latest binge caused him to miss auditions for his own play. What drove him to drink in the first place was his breakup with girlfriend Leslie (Hill) -- and especially his discovery that she cheated on him with a fellow worker and sometime actor Kenny (Simon Baker-Denny).
Chris is therefore surprised to find himself flirting with new waitress Jeannine (Neal), who in a replay of his former relationship is not only black but winds up moving in with Leslie's former roommate, Nancy (Catherine Kellner). Unlike Leslie, Jeannine rushes into intimacy with Chris, to whom she is greatly attracted.
But Chris still carries a torch for Leslie, which leads to major problems in his new relationship. And against his better judgment, he lets line cook Reggae (David Moscow) lead him and another cook (Jesse L. Martin) astray in the raunchier areas in Newark.
Another plot line has Chris sponsoring Stephen (Malcolm Jamal-Warner) to move from waiter to bartender, a job change the white manager is determined to resist.
Thus, Bross and Cudworth establish a milieu wherein a group of interracial employees can seemingly work and pal around together -- and even fall in love -- irrespective of any color line. But when tensions rise and a shocking turn of events precipitates heated passions, bigotry can resurface.
Cudworth's script is not free from head-scratchers. He gives no idea how Leslie could turn out to be so pregnant after having broken up with Chris a relatively short time before or why Chris abruptly quits his job without any visible means of support.
Bross' direction is astute, and Horacio Marquinez's camera work maintains an easy fluidity that transports the viewer about the restaurant and food preparation areas.
Mostly though, the film is designed for its actors to shine -- and they do, especially Brody, Baker-Denny and Neal.
RESTAURANT
Palisades Pictures
Palisades Pictures in association with Giv'en Films presents a Chaiken Films production
Credits: Producers: H.M. Coakley, Shana Stein, Eric Bross; Director: Eric Bross;
Writer: Tom Cudworth; Executive producers: Mark D. Severini, Gary J. Palermo, Galt Niederhoffer, Michael Brysch; Director of photography: Horacio Marquinez;
Production designer: Steven McCabe; Music: Theodore Shapiro; Co-producer: Jennifer Chaiken; Costume designer: Elizabeth Shelton; Editor: Keith Reamer. Cast: Chris Calloway: Adrien Brody; Jeannine: Elise Neal; Kenny: Simon Baker-Denny; Reggae: David Moscow; Leslie: Lauryn Hill; Quincy: Jesse L. Martin; Stephen: Malcolm Jamal-Warner. MPAA rating: R. Color/stereo. Running time -- 107 minutes.
- 2/1/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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