As Netflix moves into more live events, there has been plenty to be excited about; whether it is tuning in for a hot dog eating contest or a comedy roast, the approach seems to have paid off to get viewers to come together for a joint viewing experience. This format seems key to the future of Netflix, as they move forward to include sporting events in their line-up as well, the streaming landscape may be turning into a mix of live and cataloged content.
Yet, one recent addition to the library is gaining traction, Live From the Other Side With Tyler Henry, which goes to show that Netflix may be looking more at maximizing profit than offering quality content. Employing a controversial practice and glamorizing it with stars from other Netflix shows, the recent live event is the worst offering yet from the streaming giant.
What Is Live From the Other Side With Tyler Henry?...
Yet, one recent addition to the library is gaining traction, Live From the Other Side With Tyler Henry, which goes to show that Netflix may be looking more at maximizing profit than offering quality content. Employing a controversial practice and glamorizing it with stars from other Netflix shows, the recent live event is the worst offering yet from the streaming giant.
What Is Live From the Other Side With Tyler Henry?...
- 9/22/2024
- by Adam Symchuk
- MovieWeb
There are characters we hate, from Amon Gth in Schindlers List to Cal Hockley from Titanic. Then there are characters who are simply so annoying that our dislike for them ruins the movie, including, but hardly limited to, Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and Mutt Williams from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. To this list we can add at least one of the only four major characters in Crumb Catcher, a home invasion thriller and black comedy with too little storytelling credibility. It's the kind of film populated by those whose actions only occasionally strafe the realm of recognizable human behavior.
Such issues would be easier to ignore had writer/director Chris Skotchdopole, in his debut feature, paid more than lip service to the sociopolitical themes poking through his weighty screenplay. Theres an intriguing middle-class desperation in the way sweaty blabbermouth John...
Such issues would be easier to ignore had writer/director Chris Skotchdopole, in his debut feature, paid more than lip service to the sociopolitical themes poking through his weighty screenplay. Theres an intriguing middle-class desperation in the way sweaty blabbermouth John...
- 8/31/2024
- by Mark Keizer
- MovieWeb
"I guess I don't understand why the customer would want to sweep up their own crumbs?" Good question. Glass Eye Pictures has revealed a teaser trailer for an indie dark comedy called Crumb Catcher, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Chris Skotchdopole. This is premiering at Fantastic Fest down in Austin, Texas this week, with no official release date set yet - only more festivals. A newlywed couple is held captive in a remote lake house by a maniacally optimistic inventor and his sour wife who are desperate to finance his dream project with a half-baked blackmail plot. Fantastic Fest describe it as "a chamber piece that melds extreme anxiety with the worst salesmanship imaginable. Every single character is hilariously despicable in their own way, and each motivated by selfishness and ego." Starring Rigo Garay, Ella Rae Peck, John Speredakos, Lorraine Farris, and Rebecca Watson. Keep an eye out for this sneaky film.
- 9/22/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Photo Credit: Natalie Seery
Sales agent and executive producer Protagonist Pictures today unveiled the first look at Academy Award-nominee Saoirse Ronan in director Nora Fingscheidt’s highly anticipated adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir The Outrun. Fingscheidt wrote the adaptation in collaboration with Liptrot. Protagonist Pictures is handling worldwide sales and is co-repping North American sales with CAA Media Finance.
Ronan stars as Rona, who fresh out of rehab, returns to the wild Orkney Islands after more than a decade away. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her childhood merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.
The Outrun was optioned by Brock Media’s Sarah Brocklehurst, who is developing and producing alongside Ronan, Jack Lowden and Dominic Norris under their recently founded banner, Arcade Pictures. They are joined by co-producers Jonas Weydemann and...
Sales agent and executive producer Protagonist Pictures today unveiled the first look at Academy Award-nominee Saoirse Ronan in director Nora Fingscheidt’s highly anticipated adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir The Outrun. Fingscheidt wrote the adaptation in collaboration with Liptrot. Protagonist Pictures is handling worldwide sales and is co-repping North American sales with CAA Media Finance.
Ronan stars as Rona, who fresh out of rehab, returns to the wild Orkney Islands after more than a decade away. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her childhood merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.
The Outrun was optioned by Brock Media’s Sarah Brocklehurst, who is developing and producing alongside Ronan, Jack Lowden and Dominic Norris under their recently founded banner, Arcade Pictures. They are joined by co-producers Jonas Weydemann and...
- 11/1/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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Saoirse Ronan has gone green in this first look still from Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun, in which the Oscar-nominee plays a recovering alcoholic fresh out of rehab.
Based on the bestselling memoir by Amy Liptrot (which Fingscheidt adapted in collaboration with Liptrot), the film is being sold worldwide by Protagonist Pictures, with CAA Media Finance co-repping for North America.
The Outrun sees Ronan stars as Rona, returns to the wild Orkney Islands after coming out of rehab and more than a decade away. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her childhood merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.
Studiocanal will release the film in their territories of the U.K., France and Germany & Austria. Cineart will release the film in Benelux, and Filmcoopi and Cineworx will handle the film in Switzerland.
Saoirse Ronan has gone green in this first look still from Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun, in which the Oscar-nominee plays a recovering alcoholic fresh out of rehab.
Based on the bestselling memoir by Amy Liptrot (which Fingscheidt adapted in collaboration with Liptrot), the film is being sold worldwide by Protagonist Pictures, with CAA Media Finance co-repping for North America.
The Outrun sees Ronan stars as Rona, returns to the wild Orkney Islands after coming out of rehab and more than a decade away. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her childhood merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.
Studiocanal will release the film in their territories of the U.K., France and Germany & Austria. Cineart will release the film in Benelux, and Filmcoopi and Cineworx will handle the film in Switzerland.
- 11/1/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Emmy nominee Paapa Essiedu (“I May Destroy You”) and BAFTA winner Stephen Dillane (“Alex Rider”) have joined Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (“Little Women”) on the cast of “The Outrun.”
The film is the feature adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s bestselling memoir “The Outrun,” adapted by Nora Fingscheidt, the multiple award winning director of “System Crasher.” Fingscheidt has written the adaptation in collaboration with Liptrot.
Ronan stars as Rona, who fresh out of rehab, returns to the wild Orkney Islands after more than a decade away. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her childhood merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.
Protagonist Pictures has sold all international territories on the film, which is currently shooting on location in the Orkney Islands. Territories sold include Studiocanal for the U.K., France, Germany and Austria, Cineart for Benelux,...
The film is the feature adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s bestselling memoir “The Outrun,” adapted by Nora Fingscheidt, the multiple award winning director of “System Crasher.” Fingscheidt has written the adaptation in collaboration with Liptrot.
Ronan stars as Rona, who fresh out of rehab, returns to the wild Orkney Islands after more than a decade away. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her childhood merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.
Protagonist Pictures has sold all international territories on the film, which is currently shooting on location in the Orkney Islands. Territories sold include Studiocanal for the U.K., France, Germany and Austria, Cineart for Benelux,...
- 5/13/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Saoirse Ronan has been tapped as the lead in “The Outrun,” the memoir of alcoholism and nature from writer Amy Liptrot.
“The Unforgivable” helmer Nora Fingscheidt is set to direct.
In “The Outrun,” four-time Oscar nominee Ronan stars as recently-out-of-rehab Rona who heads for home in Scorland’s wild Orkney Islands after an absence of over a decade. There she “reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up.”
As Rona lingers in the Orkneys, she begins to piece together her childhood, memories of which “merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.”
Fingscheidt and Liptrot have co-written the adaptation.
Liptrot’s prize-winning book has been translated into more than a dozen languages, hit The Sunday Times’ top ten bestsellers list and sold over 110,000 copies in the U.K. It has been added to publisher Canongate’s “modern classics” list.
Ronan, who...
“The Unforgivable” helmer Nora Fingscheidt is set to direct.
In “The Outrun,” four-time Oscar nominee Ronan stars as recently-out-of-rehab Rona who heads for home in Scorland’s wild Orkney Islands after an absence of over a decade. There she “reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up.”
As Rona lingers in the Orkneys, she begins to piece together her childhood, memories of which “merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.”
Fingscheidt and Liptrot have co-written the adaptation.
Liptrot’s prize-winning book has been translated into more than a dozen languages, hit The Sunday Times’ top ten bestsellers list and sold over 110,000 copies in the U.K. It has been added to publisher Canongate’s “modern classics” list.
Ronan, who...
- 1/31/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Saoirse Ronan is set to star in the next film from “The Unforgivable” director Nora Fingscheidt, a drama based on a memoir called “The Outrun.”
“The Outrun” is based on Amy Liptrot’s 2016 award-winning memoir of the same name, and the film will be introduced to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market.
Ronan will star in the film as Rona, a woman fresh out of rehab who returns to the wild Orkney Islands after more than a decade away. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her childhood merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.
Fingscheidt wrote the adaptation in collaboration with Liptrot.
“The Outrun” was optioned and has been developed by Sarah Brocklehurst’s Brock Media, which will produce the feature alongside Ronan, Jack Lowden and Dominic Norris under their recently founded banner Arcade Pictures.
“The Outrun” is based on Amy Liptrot’s 2016 award-winning memoir of the same name, and the film will be introduced to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market.
Ronan will star in the film as Rona, a woman fresh out of rehab who returns to the wild Orkney Islands after more than a decade away. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her childhood merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.
Fingscheidt wrote the adaptation in collaboration with Liptrot.
“The Outrun” was optioned and has been developed by Sarah Brocklehurst’s Brock Media, which will produce the feature alongside Ronan, Jack Lowden and Dominic Norris under their recently founded banner Arcade Pictures.
- 1/31/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Chambers producer Andrew Nunnelly is adapting The Lost Voices From The Titanic: The Definitive Oral History, the non-fiction tome written by Dr. Nicholas Barratt, for Sreda Global.
The limited series titled Dead Reckoning is a thriller set amidst the aftermath of the sinking of the Titanic that combines horror and supernatural elements with a never before told true story revealing the truth of what really sunk down the ship — and the otherworldly, haunting details that defy explanation to this day.
Characters in Dead Reckoning will include historical figures, heads of state, titans of industry — from Churchill, Jp Morgan, and Hg Wells to the halls of Congress and the White House — as they play world chess with the Titanic… While survivors and victims, their stories untold until now, have their voices heard for the first time.
Nunnelly will write the script. Production is currently searching for a director. Alexander Tsekalo...
The limited series titled Dead Reckoning is a thriller set amidst the aftermath of the sinking of the Titanic that combines horror and supernatural elements with a never before told true story revealing the truth of what really sunk down the ship — and the otherworldly, haunting details that defy explanation to this day.
Characters in Dead Reckoning will include historical figures, heads of state, titans of industry — from Churchill, Jp Morgan, and Hg Wells to the halls of Congress and the White House — as they play world chess with the Titanic… While survivors and victims, their stories untold until now, have their voices heard for the first time.
Nunnelly will write the script. Production is currently searching for a director. Alexander Tsekalo...
- 12/15/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Studiocanal and The Picture Company have preemptively acquired the true story female-driven package Hellish Nell.
Blacklist writer Chris Basler adapted Malcom Gaskill novel, which tells the story of Helen Duncan, a famous Scottish medium whose ability was put to the test and eventually became the last woman ever tried legally for Witchcraft in 1933 in London.
Duncan, an enigmatic and polarizing figure in the world of mediums, was renowned for her ability to conjure spirits of the dead – specifically loved ones of grieving families. Her ability was scrutinized when an ambitious researcher tired to debunk Duncan’s ability, leading to a harrowing experience for the medium and her family. Basler’s script will center around Duncan’s family drama with her husband and young children as she explored her supernatural abilities throughout her life.
Gaskill did many years of research into Duncan’s life and is a leading expert in...
Blacklist writer Chris Basler adapted Malcom Gaskill novel, which tells the story of Helen Duncan, a famous Scottish medium whose ability was put to the test and eventually became the last woman ever tried legally for Witchcraft in 1933 in London.
Duncan, an enigmatic and polarizing figure in the world of mediums, was renowned for her ability to conjure spirits of the dead – specifically loved ones of grieving families. Her ability was scrutinized when an ambitious researcher tired to debunk Duncan’s ability, leading to a harrowing experience for the medium and her family. Basler’s script will center around Duncan’s family drama with her husband and young children as she explored her supernatural abilities throughout her life.
Gaskill did many years of research into Duncan’s life and is a leading expert in...
- 10/6/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Acquisition
Red Arrow Studios International has picked up international rights to “Controlling Britney Spears,” the follow-up documentary to “Framing Britney Spears,” produced by The New York Times and Red Arrow Studios’ Left/Right.
The documentary was inspired by a confidential report obtained by The New York Times in which Spears told a court investigator that her conservatorship had devolved into “an oppressive and controlling tool against her.” The new documentary reveals previously un-published details about the Times’ investigation which uncovered an extensive surveillance network created to monitor her every move. “Controlling Britney Spears” premiered last week on FX and Hulu in the U.S. It is directed by Samantha Stark, with Liz Day as supervising producer and reporter.
“We are delighted to be distributing this fascinating follow-up to one of the most talked about television events of the year, which sold widely across every continent,” said Red Arrow president and managing director Tim Gerhartz.
Red Arrow Studios International has picked up international rights to “Controlling Britney Spears,” the follow-up documentary to “Framing Britney Spears,” produced by The New York Times and Red Arrow Studios’ Left/Right.
The documentary was inspired by a confidential report obtained by The New York Times in which Spears told a court investigator that her conservatorship had devolved into “an oppressive and controlling tool against her.” The new documentary reveals previously un-published details about the Times’ investigation which uncovered an extensive surveillance network created to monitor her every move. “Controlling Britney Spears” premiered last week on FX and Hulu in the U.S. It is directed by Samantha Stark, with Liz Day as supervising producer and reporter.
“We are delighted to be distributing this fascinating follow-up to one of the most talked about television events of the year, which sold widely across every continent,” said Red Arrow president and managing director Tim Gerhartz.
- 9/27/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Annabel Abbs’ period cookery novel Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen is set for a television adaptation after CBS Studios and Stampede Ventures optioned the rights.
The two companies struck a deal for the screen rights to the book, which is being published by William Morrow and Simon & Schuster UK. It is the latest project to emerge out of Stampede Ventures’ first-look deal that the companies signed last September.
The book tells the story of an English poet, Eliza Acton, who dreams of seeing her words in print. However, when she takes her new manuscript to a publisher, she’s told that “poetry is not the business of a lady.” Instead, they want her to write a cookery book.
England in 1837 is awash with exciting new ingredients, from spices to exotic fruits, and that’s what publishers want from women. Despite never having cooked, Eliza is determined to learn. To assist her,...
The two companies struck a deal for the screen rights to the book, which is being published by William Morrow and Simon & Schuster UK. It is the latest project to emerge out of Stampede Ventures’ first-look deal that the companies signed last September.
The book tells the story of an English poet, Eliza Acton, who dreams of seeing her words in print. However, when she takes her new manuscript to a publisher, she’s told that “poetry is not the business of a lady.” Instead, they want her to write a cookery book.
England in 1837 is awash with exciting new ingredients, from spices to exotic fruits, and that’s what publishers want from women. Despite never having cooked, Eliza is determined to learn. To assist her,...
- 5/24/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Dr. Mehmet Oz begins his “Jeopardy!” guest host run on Monday, but his involvement comes with a significant amount of backlash. Writer Rebecca Watson tweeted a fun photo of LeVar Burton with the caption, “Me seeing Levar Burton trending because people are rightfully dragging @Jeopardy for having the dangerous quack Dr. Oz host instead of one of the smartest and most wholesome men to ever grace our televisions.”
That about sums it up.
me seeing Levar Burton trending bc people are rightfully dragging @Jeopardy for having the dangerous quack Dr. Oz host instead of one of the smartest and most wholesome men to ever grace our televisions pic.twitter.com/y1iAaP64sz
— Rebecca "Wear a Fucking Mask" Watson (@rebeccawatson) March 22, 2021
While the announcement of his hosting duties isn’t new, the initial news generated a lot of criticism from both longtime contestants and social media. And when the official...
That about sums it up.
me seeing Levar Burton trending bc people are rightfully dragging @Jeopardy for having the dangerous quack Dr. Oz host instead of one of the smartest and most wholesome men to ever grace our televisions pic.twitter.com/y1iAaP64sz
— Rebecca "Wear a Fucking Mask" Watson (@rebeccawatson) March 22, 2021
While the announcement of his hosting duties isn’t new, the initial news generated a lot of criticism from both longtime contestants and social media. And when the official...
- 3/22/2021
- by Andrea Towers
- The Wrap
Hey, "FBI" fans. We hope you guys enjoyed tonight's episode 3. Now that it's all done and over with, it's time to see what you guys can look forward to seeing in next week's brand new episode 4. Thanks to CBS, we do have a couple of spoiler teasers we can run by you guys via their official press release for episode 4. For starters, we've learned the producers named/titled episode 4, "An Imperfect Science." It sounds like episode 4 will feature some interesting, intense ,dramatic and possible action scenes as a vicious nightclub shooting goes down! Kristen gets torn between the Bureau and her community and more. We'll go ahead and start off this spoiler session with the nightclub shooting situation. It turns out that it will be revealed that the FBI crew may have made a serious blunder by ignoring previous threats from a white supremacist group. The result of that could...
- 10/9/2019
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
ITV-backed producer Silverprint Pictures is to adapt crime novel The Long Call, from Vera and Shetland author Ann Cleeves, for television.
The producer, which recently produced Tom Riley-fronted Dark Heart, has optioned the book, which is the first novel in Cleeves’ Two Rivers series, from Rebecca Watson at Valerie Hoskins Associates on behalf of literary agent Sara Menguc.
Silverprint has previously adapted Cleeves’ Shetland, which has run for five seasons on the BBC, and Brenda Blethyn-fronted Vera, which was recently renewed for a tenth season by ITV.
The book, which is published by Pan Macmillan on September 5, is set in North Devon, where the author spent her teenage years. It follows the reserved and complex Detective Inspector Matthew Venn, as well as an ensemble of characters, evoking the stark beauty of the North Devon coastline, and a community where murder and intrigue bubble just beneath the surface.
The producer, which recently produced Tom Riley-fronted Dark Heart, has optioned the book, which is the first novel in Cleeves’ Two Rivers series, from Rebecca Watson at Valerie Hoskins Associates on behalf of literary agent Sara Menguc.
Silverprint has previously adapted Cleeves’ Shetland, which has run for five seasons on the BBC, and Brenda Blethyn-fronted Vera, which was recently renewed for a tenth season by ITV.
The book, which is published by Pan Macmillan on September 5, is set in North Devon, where the author spent her teenage years. It follows the reserved and complex Detective Inspector Matthew Venn, as well as an ensemble of characters, evoking the stark beauty of the North Devon coastline, and a community where murder and intrigue bubble just beneath the surface.
- 8/27/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Big Talk Productions and Mr. Mudd have teamed to option My Husband’s Wife, the bestseller by Blood Sisters author Jane Corry. The partners plan to adapt the domestic thriller as a TV series.
Published by Penguin UK and Penguin USA, My Husband’s Wife is a female driven story about love, marriage and murder in an ever evolving East London. The plot unfolds over two decades and charts the lives of Lily, a 25-year-old rookie London lawyer, and Carla, her immigrant neighbor’s young daughter who lives in a flat across the hall. The two women form a close bond which will irrevocably change their lives forever.
The book has been a Sunday Times No. 5 paperback fiction bestseller and a Washington Post No. 8 hardback fiction bestseller.
Big Talk had a big hit with last year’s Edgar Wright-helmed Baby Driver and has TV credits including Mum, Cold Feet and Rev.
Published by Penguin UK and Penguin USA, My Husband’s Wife is a female driven story about love, marriage and murder in an ever evolving East London. The plot unfolds over two decades and charts the lives of Lily, a 25-year-old rookie London lawyer, and Carla, her immigrant neighbor’s young daughter who lives in a flat across the hall. The two women form a close bond which will irrevocably change their lives forever.
The book has been a Sunday Times No. 5 paperback fiction bestseller and a Washington Post No. 8 hardback fiction bestseller.
Big Talk had a big hit with last year’s Edgar Wright-helmed Baby Driver and has TV credits including Mum, Cold Feet and Rev.
- 8/9/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
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