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Michael Shannon’s directorial arrival, “Eric Larue,” unfurls not as a story easily told, but as a shard of existence held to the light. Adapted by Brett Neveu from his own stark stage play, the film presents Janice and Ron Larue, parents suspended in the temporal void that follows catastrophe. A year has passed since their son, Eric, tore through his high school, extinguishing three lives and his own former self, now a name on a prison roster.

We are invited not to observe a plot, but to witness the atomization of two souls, their grief a chasm between them, their methods of survival divergent paths into an unmapped wilderness. The film breathes the chilling air of questions that haunt the periphery of parental being: what monstrous seeds might lie dormant in the soil of our love, what solace, if any, can be found when the unthinkable erupts from within one’s own blood?...

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The Accident (Giuseppe Garau)

It’s nice when a film chooses not to overstay its welcome, as writer-director Giuseppe Garau understands in The Accident. For 65 minutes, Garau drops viewers in on Marcella (Giulia Mazzarino), a single mother whose life is falling apart. Over the course of one day where she’s late picking her daughter up from school, she gets fired by her boss (who also happens to be the father of her ex and grandfather to her child), gets into a minor car crash with her daughter, and ends up losing custody. By using a clever formal gimmick that limits events to a single perspective, The Accident makes for a kinetic, creative, surprisingly funny experience as we watch Marcella not so...

After making an acting career from it, it should come as no surprise that Michael Shannon’s directorial debut deals with challenging material. Based on the play 2002 play of the same name, Eric Larue looks at two parents in the aftermath of their son murdering his classmates. It examines the effect that the killings have, not just on the victims, but on their families and how they’re forever changed. It’s very difficult subject matter and is going to be a tough watch for many, but it features some absolutely breathtaking performances from its cast. You can check out my review Here.

It was kind of surreal to be in a Zoom call with the likes of Judy Greer, Michael Shannon, and Alexander Skarsgård. These three actors have made up so many of my favorite TV shows and Movies over the years that it can be a bit overwhelming...

The pace is picking up with studio wide release A Minecraft Movie booming and plenty of indie fare to fill out behind from Neon’s Hell of a Summer and IFC Films’ The Luckiest Man in America to Fathom’s next installment of The Chosen and expansions of The Friend from Bleecker Street and Gkids’ re-release of Princess Mononoke.

CinemaCon, the biggest annual gathering of theater owners and studios, wrapped last night in Las Vegas. Exhibitors’ tempers were strained by a sour first quarter at the box office and there was an explosion of talk around longer theatrical windows which will for sure remain an ongoing conversation. That said, Q1 is behind us so here’s to hoping for a sustained period of more movies — many highlighted in Vegas — and higher-grossing movies to lift all boats.

Neon opens Hell Of A Summer on 1,255 screens after Thursday previews and early shows took in $215k.

Michael Shannon and Judy Greer first collaborated when they were cast in the sweet homage to small town living “Pottersville” in 2017. They would meet up in an episode of the Duplass brothers’ anthology series “Room 104” again as actors. But in Shannon’s feature film directorial debut, “Eric Larue,” Shannon is stepping behind the camera to guide Greer.

Brett Neveu adapted his 2002 stage play for the film, which centers on Janice (Greer), the mother of a school shooter, in the aftermath of the act. Struggling to visit her son and managing the fallout in the community, Greer delivers a powerful tour-de-force for the actor best known for her work in comedies. It’s also a departure for Shannon, who once swore he would never direct for film.

“Eric Larue” also features impressive ensemble including Alexander Skarsgård and Tracy Letts, and opens in limited release April 4. The duo spoke with Variety about the movie,...

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the 2023 Tribeca Festival. Magnolia Pictures releases “Eric Larue” in select theaters Friday, April 4, 2025.

Who has ownership of grief or blame in the midst of a tragedy?

Michael Shannon’s directorial debut “Eric Larue” beautifully unpacks how the sins of the son impact both the father and mother in his adaptation of Brett Neveu’s 2002 play of the same name. Judy Greer and Alexander Skarsgård portray two parents whose teenage son — unseen until the final moments of the film — murdered three classmates in a school shooting, and the duo are left in the wake of the violence to rebuild in their small community.

Greer’s Janice aimlessly wonders how culpable she is in her serial killer son’s actions, while her husband finds solace in joining a new church and becoming very close friends with his fellow congregation member and human resources executive,...

Michael Shannon set himself up with quite a daunting challenge for his directorial debut: how can one capture oppressively bleak, soul-consuming feelings of guilt while not having the viewer feel trapped in a flat register of misery porn? Thanks to his patient, quiet approach, assiduous performances from Judy Greer and Alexander Skarsgård, and accentuating aberrations of uneasy humor amidst stomach-churning situations, Eric Larue––scripted by Brett Neveu from his own 2002 play––nearly escapes these oft-recurring pitfalls and clichés.

Judy Greer plays Janice, a mother sleepwalking through life in a pained daze after her son murdered three of his high school classmates. She’s disillusioned from the Christian community she seemingly used to call home while her husband Ron has only further embraced religion as a means of ignoring reality and having blind, misguided faith that everything happens for a reason. With his wife shut off from both him and the outside world,...

Mass school shootings feel as inherent to the mid-American landscape as SUVs and fundamentalist Christianity. Michael Shannon’s feature-length directorial debut, Eric Larue, adapted by Brett Neveu from his 2002 play of the same name, attempts to capture just how little the social infrastructure of a small town in the United States can do for those affected by such spectacles of violence. But while Eric Larue features a strong performance from Judy Greer, its portrait of this swath of the U.S. is essentially a patchwork of broad strokes that rarely feel like they’re bringing that world to credible life.

Disaffected and listless in the indeterminate period since her son, Eric (Nation Sage Henrikson), shot and killed three of his classmates, Janice (Greer) begins venturing back into the world in small ways. She returns to her job at a hardware store and opens up a dialogue with her pastor, Steve...

After working with such directors as Werner Herzog, Sidney Lumet, William Friedkin, Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson, Jeff Nichols, and many more, Michael Shannon embarked on his directorial debut a few years ago. Eric Larue, scripted by Brett Neveu based on his play that debuted in 2022, will now finally arrive in theaters on April 4 and digitally on April 11. Ahead of the release, Magnolia Pictures has now released the first trailer for the film starring Judy Greer, Alexander Skarsgård, Alison Pill, Paul Sparks, and Tracy Letts.

Here’s the synopsis: “In Eric Larue, Janice (Greer) is coping with the fallout after her son murders three of his high school classmates. Struggling and moving through life as if in a haze, she is unable to let go of her anger and frustration. While her husband (Skarsgård) has found refuge at a new church, Janice finds it hard to seek solace in her...

"I think I'm really starting to understand more about the Lord's path for me..." Magnolia Pics has unveiled an official trailer for an indie drama titled Eric Larue, the directorial debut of actor Michael Shannon. This originally premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival a few years back, and has never been released in the two years since. It also played at the Denver & Chicago Film Festivals that year. In Shannon's directorial debut adapted from Brett Neveu's 2002 renowned stage play, Janice (Greer) is struggling... In the aftermath of a shocking crime at the hands of her son, she moves through life in a haze, unable to let go of her anger and frustration. While her husband Ron has found refuge at a new church, Janice finds it hard to seek solace in her faith despite her pastor's pleas to heal her wounds within the congregation. As she ponders her role in the community,...

Judy Greer and Alexander Skarsgård play the unthinkable: Parents whose teenage son is a school shooter. And leave it to fellow masterful actor Michael Shannon to usher onscreen the adaptation of the acclaimed 2002 play, simply titled “Eric Larue” to reference the unseen killer, as his directorial debut.

“Eric Larue” follows two parents who, in the aftermath of their son murdering his three classmates, seek solace in rival religious congregations.

The official synopsis reads: “Janice (Greer) is coping with the fallout after her son murders three of his high school classmates. Struggling and moving through life as if in a haze, she is unable to let go of her anger and frustration. While her husband (Skarsgård) has found refuge at a new church, Janice finds it hard to seek solace in her faith despite her pastor’s pleas to heal her wounds by meeting with the mothers of her son’s victims.

Nearly two years after its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, Michael Shannon's 2023 directorial debut is finally nearing a release in theaters. Magnolia Pictures just unveiled the first trailer and official poster for Eric Larue, the two-time Oscar nominee's adaptation of the 2002 play of the same name starring Judy Greer as a mother shattered by her son's horrific crimes. The film is written for the screen by the play's creator, Brett Neveu, and follows a couple seeking solace in religion in the wake of their shared tragedy. While the father, played by Alexander Skarsgård, finds the comfort he needs in a new parish, the mother's faith wavers despite the urgings of those around her.

Grief comes in many forms; sometimes, it can drive survivors apart instead of bringing them together. In Michael Shannon‘s directorial debut, Eric Larue, Judy Greer, and Alexander Skarsgård experience firsthand the damage loss can inflict on two people struggling to survive an overwhelming tragedy. Today, Magnolia Pictures debuted a trailer and poster for Eric Larue, highlighting the cast’s sturring performances and Shannon’s talent behind the camera.

It was written by Brett Neveu and based on his 2002 play, which used the same name. Eric Larue follows two parents who, in the aftermath of a shocking crime at the hands of their son, seek solace in rival religious congregations. The film world premiered at the Tribeca Festival and also stars Alexander Skarsgård, Alison Pill, Tracy Letts, Paul Sparks, and Annie Parisse. Magnolia has North American rights and will release the film in theaters on April 4. Eric Larue also comes...

Chicago – Michael Shannon is also a film director. The distinctive actor, who has wowed cinema fans with his performances over the years, showcased his directorial debut at the 59th Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff) with “Eric Larue.” Shannon did a master class on directing, walked the Red Carpet and appeared at the film screening.

Janice Larue is (Judy Greer) a middle-aged mother coming to terms with a shooting spree perpetrated by her son. Adapted from Brett Neveu’s 2002 play — which debuted at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago — the film follows the shell-shocked Janice as she attempts to navigate the tragedy in her small town. While a local pastor tries to reconcile Janice with the victims’ mothers, Janice’s feeble husband (Alexander Skarsgård) finds refuge in an upstart church led by a motivational preacher (Tracy Letts). But Janice must find her own way. The film was a Special Presentation of the 59th Ciff.

Fans of the beloved actor Michael Shannon, who most recently reprised his role as Zod in The Flash movie, understand him as a performer with a strong onscreen presence and even better emotional conviction. After a career of over 30 years, Shannon turns his talents towards directing. A long-time lover of stage plays, it’s not entirely shocking that his debut would be an adaptation of one. In his first feature film, he explores grief, guilt, and blame after a school shooting plagues a small town with turbulent sorrow. Eric Larue is a devastating and emotionally gripping story enhanced by Shannon’s longtime experience with stage plays and Judy Greer’s perfect performance.

Adapted from a stage play written by Brett Neveu (who also wrote the screenplay), Eric Larue examines the lives affected by a school shooting. Greer stars as Janice Larue, the mother of a high schooler who takes the life of three classmates.

A month away from potentially receiving his first Emmy nomination, Michael Shannon is branching out into directing with “Eric Larue,” Brett Neveu’s adaptation of his own 2002 play. Following a mother seeking some semblance of normalcy in a town rocked by the horrific act of violence perpetrated by her son against three classmates, the movie just premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival to significant acclaim for its leading lady, veteran character actor Judy Greer. Considering the subject, comparisons to “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and “Mass” are unsurprising.

Alexander Skarsgård co-stars as Greer’s born-again husband, and Paul Sparks (with whom Shannon has worked on “Boardwalk Empire” and “Waco”), Alison Pill (“The Newsroom”), Tracy Letts (“Lady Bird”), Annie Parisse (“The Following”), Kate Arrington (“George & Tammy”) and Nation Sage Henrikson (“Shameless”) comprise the rest of the main cast. David Rooney (The Hollywood Reporter) calls the acting “uncommonly strong across...

Senseless death is something we as humans will never understand. That’s a fact of life, and it takes a delicate and sensitive hand to tell the story of those affected by that kind of unknowable pain. In Michael Shannon’s directorial debut “Eric Larue,” we get a glimpse into the aftermath of a tragic event that leaves the same such unknowable pain in its wake — but some major tonal snafus throw off what could have been a poignant and subtle mediation on grief and turn it into an uneven film full of missteps amid admirable performances.

“Eric Larue” follows Greer’s Janice, the mother of a high school boy who shot and killed three of his peers during school one day. Sometime after the tragedy, she attempts to move on with her life, returning to a retail job that doesn’t want her and navigating her crumbling marriage with...

Premiering Saturday night in the Tribeca Film Festival’s Spotlight Narrative category, Eric Larue is an intense and devastating account of the after effects of a school shooting, but the focus is almost entirely on the parents of that boy who shot and killed three male classmates and is now in prison. Adapted by Brett Neveu from his own 2002 stage play, it has taken on new weight in the two decades since it was first presented at Chicago’s Red Orchid Theatre in light of the seemingly endless numbers of school shootings and the fact that the number one cause for deaths of young people is now by gun. But for his feature film directorial debut actor Michael Shannon was most interested in looking at the effects of this traumatic life-changing incident from the point of view of the parents, those of the kids killed, and particularly the pair of...

An ensemble of gifted actors effectively play against type in Michael Shannon’s quietly powerful directing debut, none more so than Judy Greer, outwardly numbed by sorrow but raw inside as a mother whose son shot and killed three high school classmates. While the subject matter inevitably invites comparison with Mass, that well-received 2021 chamber piece — also a first feature by an actor, Fran Kranz — kept its focus tight on two sets of parents on either side of a similar tragedy. Eric Larue casts a wider gaze, taking in the broader community and the religious leaders fumbling or manipulating the conversation about healing.

Shannon’s deep roots in Chicago theater are evident in his choice of material and his success at assembling a first-rate cast — uncommonly strong across the board for a modestly scaled indie like this.

The script was adapted by Brett Neveu from his play of the same name,...

Michael Shannon has turned the tables on me.

I’m supposed to be the one conducting the interview, but he’s more interested in what I saw at Cannes. “What did I like?” he wonders. “What was worth watching?” And to hear his probing questions, delivered in the low rumble and unvarnished intensity with which Shannon threatens Superman in “Man of Steel,” momentarily makes my mind go completely blank. What the hell did I watch over there? I manage to conjure up a few films — “Zone of Interest” and “May December,” the title of which I can’t quite grab onto and rechristen as “the Todd Haynes one.” And with that out of the way we’re off, pausing for a few minutes halfway through so Shannon can tell his kid to get ready for a sleepover while he makes him something to eat.

The subject of our talk is “Eric Larue,...

For more than 20 years, the Tribeca Festival has given up-and-coming directors a star-studded New York City showcase. This year, though, the fest is offering well-known actors a chance to show up as directors. Michael Shannon, David Duchovny, Chelsea Peretti, Jennifer Esposito, John Slattery, and partners Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater all directed movies that will world premiere there, with Rabe and Linklater, Shannon, Peretti and Esposito making their feature directorial debuts.

In addition to those selections, Tribeca will feature the North American and New York premieres, respectively, of Steve Buscemi’s The Listener, which had its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, and Randall Park’s Shortcomings, which debuted at Sundance. And the festival will close with a 30th anniversary screening of A Bronx Tale, the directorial debut of Tribeca co-founder Robert De Niro.

While Tribeca didn’t set out to showcase all these actor-directed films, festival director and...

Moses Ingram and Michael Shannon have joined Tilda Swinton and George MacKay in Joshua Oppenheimer’s musical The End for Neon.

The latest additions to the ensemble cast include Bronagh Gallagher, Tim McInnerny, and Lennie James. Ingram has credits that includes Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, playing Inquisitor Reva on Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi and she starred in Apple’s Lady in the Lake with Natalie Portman.

Shannon recently starred opposite Jessica Chastain in Paramount Network’s limited series George and Tammy, and he recently wrapped his directorial debut Eric Larue, a film based on the Brett Neveu play of the same name.

Oppenheimer’s golden-age musical about the last human family is currently in production in Ireland, with Neon co-financing the international co-production. Additional production is set for Italy and Germany later this year.

Swinton and MacKay were previously announced to star in the musical.

“I am thrilled to...

Michael Shannon, Kiersey Clemons and Barbie Ferreira are set to star in drag king comedy drama “The Young King.”

Set in ‘90s Las Vegas, the film marks the feature directorial debut of Larin Sullivan (“Anatomy: Soul”), who also wrote the script, and is being produced by Corporate Witchcraft’s Kim Bailey and Isabel Marden, in addition to Clemons.

Grammy- and Golden Globe-nominated songwriter Justin Tranter (“Happiest Season”) will serve as executive music producer and create original music for the film.

The pic will begin production in early 2023 in Las Vegas. Mister Smith Entertainment is launching international sales and will present the project to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market, with WME Independent handling North American rights.

Kiersey Clemons stars as Jules, an aspiring drag king who comes to Las Vegas to reconnect with her estranged dad Mick (Shannon), and to make her debut performance in America’s big-gest drag king revue.

“Dope” star Kiersey Clemons, “Euphoria” actress Barbie Ferreira and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon will star in a comedy-drama set among the drag king scene of 1990s Las Vegas for a film called, “The Young King.”

Larin Sullivan wrote the script for the film and will make her directorial debut on “The Young King,” which Mister Smith Entertainment is presenting to international buyers at the upcoming American Film Market. WME Independent is handling North American rights.

Clemons in “The Young King” will star as Jules, an aspiring drag king who comes to Las Vegas to reconnect with her estranged dad Mick (Michael Shannon) and to make her debut performance in America’s biggest drag king revue. Mick, a legendary gambler and part-time children’s party clown, is less than excited to see his daughter “Julia” presenting as masculine, wearing suits and chasing after Ronnie (Barbie Ferreira), the no-nonsense dancer who he regularly frequents.

Judy Greer, Paul Sparks, Alison Pill, Tracy Letts, Annie Parisse, Kate Arrington and Alexander Skarsgard are set to star in the adaptation of Eric Larue, with Michael Shannon making his directorial debut on the film that is currently in production.

Written by Brett Neveu, the film is based on Neveu’s play of the same name and follows the mother of a 17-year-old boy, who shot and killed three of his classmates. As she faces a meeting of the mothers of the other boys, and a long-delayed visit to her son in prison, the story becomes not about the violence but about what we choose to think and do in order to survive trauma.

The film is produced by Sarah Green from Brace Cove Productions, Karl Hartman from Big Indie Pictures, and Jina Panebianco from CaliWood Pictures. Jeff Nichols, R. Wesley Sierk III, Byron Wetzel, Meghan Schumacher, Declan Baldwin and John D.

After amassing quite a memorable career in front of the camera, Michael Shannon is now preparing his directorial debut. Deadline reports he will helm Eric Larue, scripted by Brett Neveu based on his play that debuted in 2022. The story follows Janice, the mother of 17-year-old Eric, who shot and killed three of his classmates. As Janice faces a meeting of the mothers of the other boys, and a long-delayed visit to her son in prison, the story becomes not about the violence but about what we choose to think and do in order to survive trauma.

“Eric Larue has so much to say about our country, about the way we try (sometimes quite ineptly) to deal with the trauma of living here, which is so insidious because it does not present itself overtly in concrete terms most of the time,” Shannon said. “Like most great stories, Eric Larue plays at...

Exclusive: Michael Shannon is set to make his directorial debut with Eric Larue, a movie based on the Brett Neveu play that debuted in 2002 at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago, where Shannon is a founding member. Neveu is also adapting the script.

The film had been scheduled to shoot in Arkansas. But since the Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v Wade triggered that state’s Act 180 of 2019 which bans nearly all abortions, including cases of rape and incest, the filmmakers have withdrawn from Arkansas and will now be shooting in and around Wilmington, Nc.

For Neveu, Eric Larue‘s origin as a play was in response to the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado. The play premiered in 2002 at the Red Orchid. Almost 15 years after its debut, Shannon was directing the play Traitor (which is a new retelling of Neveu’s An Enemy of the People...

Night’s End – Photo Credit: Shudder

What happens when a person tries to get rid of evil spirits, and their own personal demons, without inviting new ones in? The result is the new film on Shudder, Night’S End.

Starring Geno Walker, Kate Arington, Michael Shannon, Isaac Dees, Felonious Munk, Daniel Kyri, Theo Germaine, director Jennifer Reeder provides fans a true mix of fun and horror in the story of an anxious shut-in who unwittingly moves into a haunted apartment and hires a mysterious stranger to perform an exorcism that in the end takes an unfortunate horrific turn.

Meant to be a character study of a man choosing to live a claustrophobic life in isolation, his new occupation as a YouTube wanna-be sensation goes south and quickly. Trying to emulate paranormal channel “Dark Corners”, Ken Barber (Walker) transforms his fledgling channel from “Ken’s Lawn Life Tips” to one filled with spooky videos,...

Do you ever just want the night to end, but the night’s end seems to never come? This is the epitome of Jennifer Reeder’s apt Night’s End. The Knives and Skin director, with writer Brett Neveu, craft a film about one man’s horrific night. But what is, at first, a frightening, introspective, and isolated ghost story, takes an unfortunate nose dive. The audience is suddenly content and relieved at the night’s end, more so than even the protagonist.

A horror film needs to nail the atmosphere, and Reeder nails that spookiness immediately as she directs Christopher Rejano’s camera to move slowly towards a door. Like a spirit floating just above the ground and lingering outside in the hopes of being let in. It creaks as it opens into a dimly lit, newly occupied apartment. The unemployed divorced father who lives there, Ken (Geno Walker), is found counting down from 10. Then,...

About halfway through director Jennifer Reeder and writer Brett Neveu’s Night’s End, a character explains to Ken Barber (Geno Walker) that the ghost haunting his apartment may in fact be haunted herself. Colin Albertson (Lawrence Grimm), the occult author whose book inspired Ken to create a “spirit jar” in hopes of exorcising his unwanted guest, details research into the ghost’s identity which would point to her own mother becoming a demonic presence desperate to torture her child’s trapped soul in a “ghost loop.” While that’s a whole lot of over-the-top nonsense on its surface, the act itself proves a metaphorical interpretation of Ken’s own destructive cycle. His divorced father moved cities for a fresh start only to find himself suffering from a reclusive lifestyle of fear and regret.

It’s the first time I felt something being said beyond simple light tricks. And I creeped...

Stars: Geno Walker, Kate Arrington, Felonius Munk, Michael Shannon, Daniel Kyri, Theo Germaine, Morgan S. Reesh, Lawrence Grimm | Written by Brett Neveu | Directed by Jennifer Reeder

Jennifer Reeder, director of the highly-regarded Knives + Skin, is back behind the camera for Night’s End, a film that feels very apt given the past few years – featuring a character who spends his time online, working from home (aren’t we all?). With the film’s plot playing out in a series of Zoom-like calls, given the lead characters apparent agoraphobia.

The film tells the story of Ken Barber, an anxious shut-in, who moves into a new apartment. He spends his time making self-help YouTube videos and experimenting in amateur taxidermy. However, Ken’s life is turned upside down by the apparent haunting of his new home. Eventually he contacts Colin Albertson, a paranormal author, to perform an exorcism which quickly takes a horrific turn…...

Jennifer Reeder’s bonafides as a horror director — particularly one attuned to the terrifying travails of the female teenage experience, a la her breakout “Knives and Skin” — are unimpeachable, but she’s never been eager to do the same thing twice. When it came time to tackle her next feature film, Reeder was searching for something new, and a little scary: putting her own stamp on a story about not just a man, but the kind of man too often unable to express his own fears.

In the Shudder-produced “Night’s End,” written by Brett Neveu, Reeder found exactly what she was looking for, a fresh injection of perspective and theme that the genre needs now.

“I had been looking for a script with an adult male as a lead, partially because I had an idea of what I could do through a kind of feminist lens with a particular kind of male lead,...

Directed by Jennifer Reeder Written by Brett Neveu Starring Geno Walker, Kate Arrington, Felonius Munk, and Michael Shannon Night’S End Will Premiere On Shudder On March 31St An anxious shut-in moves into a haunted apartment, hiring a stranger to perform an exorcism which quickly takes a horrific turn. Runtime: 82 minutes Language: English …

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An anxious shut-in unwittingly moves into a haunted apartment and hires a mysterious stranger to perform an exorcism which takes a horrific turn. Yesterday Shudder announced the release date for Jennifer Reeder's new horror film, Night's End. Reeder executive produced her new film with Shudder, directing a script written by Brett Neveu whose work has been primarily in theatre. Geno Walker takes the lead in her new film along with Kate Arrington, Felonious Munk and Michael Shannon. Shudder will release Night's End in North America, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland on Thursday, March 31st. The complete announcement follows. Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural announced today the release for Jennifer Reeder’s upcoming film...

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Most of the cast and crew of “The Shape of Water” were on hand for the film’s Best Picture Oscar win, but one person was noticeably absent: Michael Shannon. Where was he? In a dive bar in Chicago watching the show on mute.

Shannon closed a production of Brett Neveu’s “Traitor” at A Red Orchid’s Theatre in the Windy City on Oscar Sunday and unwound at Chicago’s famed Old Town Ale House. Bruce Elliott, the bar’s owner and artist behind the bar’s quirky celebrity paintings, tweeted a photo of the actor — clad in a winter jacket with a beer in hand and sporting a ‘stache — watching the credits roll on the screen after “The Shape of Water”’s win.

Michael Shannon watching the film he starred in, "Shape of Water", win best picture while sitting in the Old Town Ale House. No sound on the TV,...

The Oscars is Hollywood’s most glamorous event, but Michael Shannon, whose film The Shape of Water was nominated for 13 awards, decided to keep things low-key this year.

The actor, 43, who plays the villainous Richard Strickland in the film, ditched the tux and red carpet in favor of a Chicago dive bar Sunday night, where he watched his movie win four Oscars — including Best Picture.

“Michael Shannon watching the film he starred in, Shape of Water, win best picture while sitting in the Old Town Ale House,” Bruce Elliott tweeted. “No sound on the TV, just sub-titles. Of course the juke box was rocking,...

When “The Shape of Water” was named Best Picture at Sunday’s Academy Awards, Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, and Michael Stuhlbarg followed their director, Guillermo del Toro, onstage (watch below). Absent was their co-star Michael Shannon, who many thought deserved his third chance at Best Supporting Actor for playing the villain in this year’s most-nominated film. But Shannon wasn’t home sulking over his lack of a nod — his art kept him more than a thousand miles from Hollywood.

Oscar night coincided with the final performance of Brett Neveu’s “Traitor” at Chicago’s A Red Orchid Theatre, where the play ran for seven weeks. Shannon directed the production, for the theater company he co-founded in his late teens. Afterward, he went around the corner to The Old Town Ale House, a bar bedecked in portraits of nude politicians and favored by the ensembles of...

Seven artists will get the chance of a lifetime: to relax, recharge, create new material, and have it critiqued in its early stages—at a cattle ranch on the outskirts of Sheridan, Wyo. Yes, a cattle ranch. The Sundance Institute Theatre Program announced today the seven artists selected for its 2012 Playwrights Retreat at Ucross Foundation. Five writers and two composers were chosen for this year's program, which takes place in February. They are Bruce Norris, Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, Nathan Louis Jackson, Brett Neveu, Joshua Schmidt, Heidi Schreck, and Georgia Stitt."Ucross provides a spectacular environment and support, which is critically important in allowing artists inspiration and community," Philip Himberg, producing artistic director of the theater program, said in a written statement.Added Ucross Foundation president Sharon Dynak, "We trust that this year's selection of exceptional writers and composers will find as much creative inspiration in our surroundings as the artists that precede.