The Burned Over District: "After a fatal car accident causes him to lose his wife. Will is left to pick up the pieces in his new small-town home. The grieving man soon becomes overwhelmed by a dark presence that surrounds him, and he soon discovers that the seemingly quiet town he and his wife fell in love with is hiding a very terrifying dark secret. Now he must find a way to overcome his grief and fight back against the darkness that has consumed the town and its people before it consumes his soul.
The Burned-Over District refers to a large area in Western and Central New York. During the 19th century religious revivals and the formation of new religious movements took place during the Second Great Awakening. During this time evangelical religious fervor swept the country, and found its way to the Burned-Over District via the Erie Canal. From...
The Burned-Over District refers to a large area in Western and Central New York. During the 19th century religious revivals and the formation of new religious movements took place during the Second Great Awakening. During this time evangelical religious fervor swept the country, and found its way to the Burned-Over District via the Erie Canal. From...
- 9/1/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Ashley Clements’ “Sona” space-drama series — a labor of love that was shot mostly in her L.A. apartment — premieres today on Legendary Digital Networks’ Alpha subscription streaming service.
“Sona” was created by and starring Clements (“Lizzie Bennet Diaries”), directed by Brendan Bradley and produced by Bradley’s Jigsaw Ensemble production company. Legendary’s Alpha, which has exclusive rights to “Sona” for six months, will release new episodes of the eight-part series on a weekly basis each Wednesday. The show is available at watch.sonaseries.com.
Set in a future where aliens are no longer welcome on Earth, the show stars Clements as Lt. Belyn Sona, a United Earth Space Corps officer who’s separated from her alien husband (Bradley) and jettisoned into space in a malfunctioning escape pod. Sona slowly unravels mentally and emotionally through a series of flashbacks as she drifts through space in isolation.
Wil Wheaton (“Star Trek: The Next Generation...
“Sona” was created by and starring Clements (“Lizzie Bennet Diaries”), directed by Brendan Bradley and produced by Bradley’s Jigsaw Ensemble production company. Legendary’s Alpha, which has exclusive rights to “Sona” for six months, will release new episodes of the eight-part series on a weekly basis each Wednesday. The show is available at watch.sonaseries.com.
Set in a future where aliens are no longer welcome on Earth, the show stars Clements as Lt. Belyn Sona, a United Earth Space Corps officer who’s separated from her alien husband (Bradley) and jettisoned into space in a malfunctioning escape pod. Sona slowly unravels mentally and emotionally through a series of flashbacks as she drifts through space in isolation.
Wil Wheaton (“Star Trek: The Next Generation...
- 8/22/2018
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Julia Albain and Corey Lubowich of Team StarKid fame have announced a Kickstarter campaign for Judas Redux, a project that will include extensive behind-the-scenes content and a new production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by Julia Albain, and featuring Lauren Lopez, Joey Richter and Brian Rosenthal. If the goal of 36,000 is met, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot will be presented at Stage 773, 1225 West Belmont in Chicago, for 18 performances, August 23 - September 8, 2013. Watch Julia, Corey, Lauren, Joey and Brian talk about the new project below...
- 3/29/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
"Twilight: The Musical" is in the works, and it's pretty freaking great. How do I know? My girlfriend and I were two of the lucky people who got to see the one-night-only "concert reading" of the show.
"Concert reading"? Yeah, I was worried going in, and to fortify myself I chugged a couple $4 sangrias at the New World Stages bar. For any of you with theater-geek friends, you understand my hesitation. The only thing worse than getting roped into attending a horrible play is sitting through a horrible reading of a horrible play. You can't even be proud of the performers for memorizing their lines, yet.
More on "The Twilight Saga"
On top of that, I wouldn't classify myself as a musicals fan. I've definitely seen some that I loved: "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," "Avenue Q" and "Rent," and I expect to enjoy "The Book of Mormon" when I can finally afford it.
"Concert reading"? Yeah, I was worried going in, and to fortify myself I chugged a couple $4 sangrias at the New World Stages bar. For any of you with theater-geek friends, you understand my hesitation. The only thing worse than getting roped into attending a horrible play is sitting through a horrible reading of a horrible play. You can't even be proud of the performers for memorizing their lines, yet.
More on "The Twilight Saga"
On top of that, I wouldn't classify myself as a musicals fan. I've definitely seen some that I loved: "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," "Avenue Q" and "Rent," and I expect to enjoy "The Book of Mormon" when I can finally afford it.
- 1/17/2012
- by Ryan McKee
- NextMovie
Harry, Ron and Hermione make 'Twilight' debut in the off-Broadway parody.
By Amy Wilkinson
The cast of "Twilight: The Musical"
Photo: Dreamcatcher Entertainment
New York — When "Dreamgirls" helmer Bill Condon took over direction of "The Twilight Saga," more than a few cheeky journalists wondered if he'd treat fans to a bloodsucking song-and-dance extravaganza. Alas, vogueing Volturi weren't meant to be — at least on the big screen. They have, however, found a temporary home on the New York City stage in the form of "Twilight: The Musical." The off-Broadway parody production premiered Monday night at the New World Stages, raising money for the charity Blessings in a Backpack.
Written by Ashley Griffin and directed by Gabriel Barre, "Twilight: The Musical" is, for now, staged as a concert reading, meaning that the actors hold scripts throughout the show. But the cheat sheets did little to diminish the enthusiasm of the oft-hilarious production.
By Amy Wilkinson
The cast of "Twilight: The Musical"
Photo: Dreamcatcher Entertainment
New York — When "Dreamgirls" helmer Bill Condon took over direction of "The Twilight Saga," more than a few cheeky journalists wondered if he'd treat fans to a bloodsucking song-and-dance extravaganza. Alas, vogueing Volturi weren't meant to be — at least on the big screen. They have, however, found a temporary home on the New York City stage in the form of "Twilight: The Musical." The off-Broadway parody production premiered Monday night at the New World Stages, raising money for the charity Blessings in a Backpack.
Written by Ashley Griffin and directed by Gabriel Barre, "Twilight: The Musical" is, for now, staged as a concert reading, meaning that the actors hold scripts throughout the show. But the cheat sheets did little to diminish the enthusiasm of the oft-hilarious production.
- 1/17/2012
- MTV Movie News
Harry, Ron and Hermione make 'Twilight' debut in the off-Broadway parody.
By Amy Wilkinson
The cast of "Twilight: The Musical"
Photo: Dreamcatcher Entertainment
New York — When "Dreamgirls" helmer Bill Condon took over direction of "The Twilight Saga," more than a few cheeky journalists wondered if he'd treat fans to a bloodsucking song-and-dance extravaganza. Alas, vogueing Volturi weren't meant to be — at least on the big screen. They have, however, found a temporary home on the New York City stage in the form of "Twilight: The Musical." The off-Broadway parody production premiered Monday night at the New World Stages, raising money for the charity Blessings in a Backpack.
Written by Ashley Griffin and directed by Gabriel Barre, "Twilight: The Musical" is, for now, staged as a concert reading, meaning that the actors hold scripts throughout the show. But the cheat sheets did little to diminish the enthusiasm of the oft-hilarious production.
By Amy Wilkinson
The cast of "Twilight: The Musical"
Photo: Dreamcatcher Entertainment
New York — When "Dreamgirls" helmer Bill Condon took over direction of "The Twilight Saga," more than a few cheeky journalists wondered if he'd treat fans to a bloodsucking song-and-dance extravaganza. Alas, vogueing Volturi weren't meant to be — at least on the big screen. They have, however, found a temporary home on the New York City stage in the form of "Twilight: The Musical." The off-Broadway parody production premiered Monday night at the New World Stages, raising money for the charity Blessings in a Backpack.
Written by Ashley Griffin and directed by Gabriel Barre, "Twilight: The Musical" is, for now, staged as a concert reading, meaning that the actors hold scripts throughout the show. But the cheat sheets did little to diminish the enthusiasm of the oft-hilarious production.
- 1/17/2012
- MTV Music News
MTV News' Amy Wilkinson tells 'Twilight' Tuesday that catchy songs, inside jokes make the off-Broadway parody work.
By Kara Warner
The cast of "Twilight: The Musical"
Photo: Dreamcatcher Entertainment
For the most dedicated "Twilight" fans, the yearlong wait between the theatrical releases of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" and "Breaking Dawn - Part 2" is painful, to say the least. Luckily, due to the popularity of the franchise and vampires in general, there are a variety of ways to bridge the gap, a few of which we touched on previously via fan suggestions. These include re-reading the books and re-watching the already-released movies, as well as getting your vampire fix via TV shows like "The Vampire Diaries" and "True Blood."
The latest addition to the fangtastic fray is the off-Broadway musical parody "Twilight: The Musical." MTV News' own Amy Wilkinson was lucky enough to attend the first preview in New York Monday.
By Kara Warner
The cast of "Twilight: The Musical"
Photo: Dreamcatcher Entertainment
For the most dedicated "Twilight" fans, the yearlong wait between the theatrical releases of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" and "Breaking Dawn - Part 2" is painful, to say the least. Luckily, due to the popularity of the franchise and vampires in general, there are a variety of ways to bridge the gap, a few of which we touched on previously via fan suggestions. These include re-reading the books and re-watching the already-released movies, as well as getting your vampire fix via TV shows like "The Vampire Diaries" and "True Blood."
The latest addition to the fangtastic fray is the off-Broadway musical parody "Twilight: The Musical." MTV News' own Amy Wilkinson was lucky enough to attend the first preview in New York Monday.
- 1/17/2012
- MTV Movie News
MTV News' Amy Wilkinson tells 'Twilight' Tuesday that catchy songs, inside jokes make the off-Broadway parody work.
By Kara Warner
The cast of "Twilight: The Musical"
Photo: Dreamcatcher Entertainment
For the most dedicated "Twilight" fans, the yearlong wait between the theatrical releases of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" and "Breaking Dawn - Part 2" is painful, to say the least. Luckily, due to the popularity of the franchise and vampires in general, there are a variety of ways to bridge the gap, a few of which we touched on previously via fan suggestions. These include re-reading the books and re-watching the already-released movies, as well as getting your vampire fix via TV shows like "The Vampire Diaries" and "True Blood."
The latest addition to the fangtastic fray is the off-Broadway musical parody "Twilight: The Musical." MTV News' own Amy Wilkinson was lucky enough to attend the first preview in New York Monday.
By Kara Warner
The cast of "Twilight: The Musical"
Photo: Dreamcatcher Entertainment
For the most dedicated "Twilight" fans, the yearlong wait between the theatrical releases of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" and "Breaking Dawn - Part 2" is painful, to say the least. Luckily, due to the popularity of the franchise and vampires in general, there are a variety of ways to bridge the gap, a few of which we touched on previously via fan suggestions. These include re-reading the books and re-watching the already-released movies, as well as getting your vampire fix via TV shows like "The Vampire Diaries" and "True Blood."
The latest addition to the fangtastic fray is the off-Broadway musical parody "Twilight: The Musical." MTV News' own Amy Wilkinson was lucky enough to attend the first preview in New York Monday.
- 1/17/2012
- MTV Music News
Robert Pattinson Role in Twilight: The Musical Filled!
If you have heard rumors about a Twilight musical and thought maybe it was a cruel joke, then you are totally mistaken. It’s real and casting has officially begun. Before you turn red in the face, let me explain just what this musical is. This isn’t just another incarnation of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga, like, say, the graphic novels, which are just that. No, my friends, this musical project is a parody. Does that make it more exciting?
Laughter is the best medicine, right? Well, Twilight: The Musical will make its off-Broadway debut on January 16th. Getting a ticket might be murder. The event is a one-night-only staged reading and the proceeds go to the charity “Blessings in a Backpack”. I hear you can already see clips of the performance on youtube. Lauren Lopez will play Alice. You may...
If you have heard rumors about a Twilight musical and thought maybe it was a cruel joke, then you are totally mistaken. It’s real and casting has officially begun. Before you turn red in the face, let me explain just what this musical is. This isn’t just another incarnation of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga, like, say, the graphic novels, which are just that. No, my friends, this musical project is a parody. Does that make it more exciting?
Laughter is the best medicine, right? Well, Twilight: The Musical will make its off-Broadway debut on January 16th. Getting a ticket might be murder. The event is a one-night-only staged reading and the proceeds go to the charity “Blessings in a Backpack”. I hear you can already see clips of the performance on youtube. Lauren Lopez will play Alice. You may...
- 1/10/2012
- by Sasha Nova
- Boomtron
Edward and Bella Breaking Dawn Withdrawal? A Twilight Musical.
Just when you thought you wouldn’t make it to November for your next Twilight fix, Edward, Bella, and the rest of the Forks gang are headed to the stage, and you only have to wait until January 16.
First, let’s get the bad news out of the way. Twilight: The Musical is a one-shot show that will be presented at New World Stages on January 16 at 8Pm, according to Playbill, but it sounds like it will be an interesting evening if you happen to be in the neighborhood because you get two blockbuster franchises rolled into one.
In addition to the cast performing characters such as Bella, Rosalie, Alice, and Jasper, a couple of magical appearances will occur when Harry Potter and Hermione also show up. Yes, it’s the crossover we’ve all been waiting for as vampires and wizards finally meet.
Just when you thought you wouldn’t make it to November for your next Twilight fix, Edward, Bella, and the rest of the Forks gang are headed to the stage, and you only have to wait until January 16.
First, let’s get the bad news out of the way. Twilight: The Musical is a one-shot show that will be presented at New World Stages on January 16 at 8Pm, according to Playbill, but it sounds like it will be an interesting evening if you happen to be in the neighborhood because you get two blockbuster franchises rolled into one.
In addition to the cast performing characters such as Bella, Rosalie, Alice, and Jasper, a couple of magical appearances will occur when Harry Potter and Hermione also show up. Yes, it’s the crossover we’ve all been waiting for as vampires and wizards finally meet.
- 1/9/2012
- by Marty Shaw
- Boomtron
Broadway is about to get a little extra sparkle in those famous neon lights.
It was recently announced the Twilight musical is officially happening. Before you book your tickets to NYC (or, conversely, get the heck out of Times Square) you should know it’s not expected to have a very long run. Twilight: The Musical will make its off-Broadway debut as a one-night-only staged reading on January 16th, and the proceeds will benefit the charity Blessings in a Backpack.
The most exciting thing about this announcement may be the cast, and the plot teases their characters’ names give us.
It was recently announced the Twilight musical is officially happening. Before you book your tickets to NYC (or, conversely, get the heck out of Times Square) you should know it’s not expected to have a very long run. Twilight: The Musical will make its off-Broadway debut as a one-night-only staged reading on January 16th, and the proceeds will benefit the charity Blessings in a Backpack.
The most exciting thing about this announcement may be the cast, and the plot teases their characters’ names give us.
- 1/4/2012
- by Erin Strecker
- EW.com - PopWatch
Bordertown
BERLIN -- Gregory Nava's "Bordertown" is several sprockets short of a real film. It wants to be a thriller, a piece of investigative journalism, a political soapbox and a vehicle for Jennifer Lopez. It serves none of these masters well. There also is something disingenuous about a movie that claims that the media on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are too afraid or corrupt to expose the hundreds of rapes and murders of Latina factory workers in Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico, in recent years when the filmmaker no doubt learned about this tragic situation from countless media stories.
Such wacky thinking pervades a movie that exaggerates and overplays the elements that ripen the melodrama while ignoring a far worse reason for police and institutional failures on the border -- indifference. You can't make a thriller about indifference, of course, so everyone from cops to millionaires are black with evil, while Lopez strides through this hellhole of the western world as the only journalist brave enough to write the truth.
Just as "Trade", which debuted last month at the Sundance Film Festival, turned the global sex slave trade into an excuse for a thriller with Kevin Kline coming to the rescue of a single girl, "Bordertown" trivializes a very real issue in a hokey, unconvincing and ludicrous suspenser with Lopez as the rescuer.
Theatrical prospects are limited to a quick payoff that capitalizes on Lopez and Antonio Banderas' names.
When a Chicago newspaper editor (Martin Sheen) assigns his most ambitious reporter, Lauren Lopez), to report on the dead and missing women in Juarez, Lauren complains, "Who gives a shit about Mexico?" At that moment, you just know the story will capture her heart and get her back to her roots. But who knew that getting back to her roots meant dying her blonde hair black?
Supposedly speaking little Spanish, Lauren tries to hook up with ex-lover and colleague Diaz (Banderas), now the editor of a Juarez rag. He tells her to get lost but, wouldn't you know it, Lauren walks out his door and immediately spots the one girl every cop, criminal and reporter is looking for -- Eva Maya Zapata), a factory worker, who survived a rape and murder attempt. Lauren's got a source! But before she and Diaz can interview Eva, the police cart Diaz off, leaving Lauren to hide Eva.
There's virtually nowhere to hide because screenwriter-director Nava has decided these killings go all the way up to the heads of multinational corporations and scions of the richest families in Juarez. So everyone is out to get Eva. Even the head of a women's rights group, Teresa (Sonia Braga), who does shelter Eva, isn't too sympathetic to her plight.
Nava then confuses journalists with movie private eyes. In the course of her "reporting," Lauren makes herself the target for the next attack, seduces a CEO and gets into two fights to the death. At one point, her lover-boy CEO brags that he buys politicians on both sides of the border. Wouldn't you think an experienced reporter would love to use that quote? Not our girl Lauren.
When she finally does file a story, it contains not one quote, fact or piece of evidence; it's simply an editorial. When her editor kills the story -- not for sloppy journalism, as he should, but because of cowardice -- she flies back to Mexico a born-again crusading reporter.
The story is replete with plot holes, but the most egregious is the central issue of whether little Eva can and will testify against her attacker. If she doesn't, he walks free. No one in the movie seems to have noticed the guy attacked Lauren, too. What prevents her from testifying?
Cinematographer Reynaldo Villalobos does get the grit of the bordertown scene in his jumpy camera lens. Nighttime shots blare a riot of vibrant colors as the dusty town turns into a giant sex emporium. Good thing a Latino made this movie, though: A white director would stand accused of the worst sort of stereotypes about Mexican males, rich or poor.
BORDERTOWN
Capitol Films
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Gregory Nava
Producers: Gregory Nava, Simon Fields, David Bergstein
Executive producers: Cary Epstein, Tracee Stanley Newell, Barbara Martinez Jitner, Fred Ulrich
Director of photography: Reynaldo Villalobos
Production designer: Miguel Angel Alvarez
Music: Graeme Revell
Costume designer: Elizabeth Beraldo
Editor: Padraic McKinley
Cast:
Lauren Adrian: Jennifer Lopez
Diaz: Antonio Banderas
Eva: Maya Zapata
Teresa: Sonia Braga
George Morgan: Martin Sheen
Aris: Rene Rivera
Juan Diego Boto: Marco Antonio Salamanca
Elena: Kate del Castillo
Running time -- 112 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Such wacky thinking pervades a movie that exaggerates and overplays the elements that ripen the melodrama while ignoring a far worse reason for police and institutional failures on the border -- indifference. You can't make a thriller about indifference, of course, so everyone from cops to millionaires are black with evil, while Lopez strides through this hellhole of the western world as the only journalist brave enough to write the truth.
Just as "Trade", which debuted last month at the Sundance Film Festival, turned the global sex slave trade into an excuse for a thriller with Kevin Kline coming to the rescue of a single girl, "Bordertown" trivializes a very real issue in a hokey, unconvincing and ludicrous suspenser with Lopez as the rescuer.
Theatrical prospects are limited to a quick payoff that capitalizes on Lopez and Antonio Banderas' names.
When a Chicago newspaper editor (Martin Sheen) assigns his most ambitious reporter, Lauren Lopez), to report on the dead and missing women in Juarez, Lauren complains, "Who gives a shit about Mexico?" At that moment, you just know the story will capture her heart and get her back to her roots. But who knew that getting back to her roots meant dying her blonde hair black?
Supposedly speaking little Spanish, Lauren tries to hook up with ex-lover and colleague Diaz (Banderas), now the editor of a Juarez rag. He tells her to get lost but, wouldn't you know it, Lauren walks out his door and immediately spots the one girl every cop, criminal and reporter is looking for -- Eva Maya Zapata), a factory worker, who survived a rape and murder attempt. Lauren's got a source! But before she and Diaz can interview Eva, the police cart Diaz off, leaving Lauren to hide Eva.
There's virtually nowhere to hide because screenwriter-director Nava has decided these killings go all the way up to the heads of multinational corporations and scions of the richest families in Juarez. So everyone is out to get Eva. Even the head of a women's rights group, Teresa (Sonia Braga), who does shelter Eva, isn't too sympathetic to her plight.
Nava then confuses journalists with movie private eyes. In the course of her "reporting," Lauren makes herself the target for the next attack, seduces a CEO and gets into two fights to the death. At one point, her lover-boy CEO brags that he buys politicians on both sides of the border. Wouldn't you think an experienced reporter would love to use that quote? Not our girl Lauren.
When she finally does file a story, it contains not one quote, fact or piece of evidence; it's simply an editorial. When her editor kills the story -- not for sloppy journalism, as he should, but because of cowardice -- she flies back to Mexico a born-again crusading reporter.
The story is replete with plot holes, but the most egregious is the central issue of whether little Eva can and will testify against her attacker. If she doesn't, he walks free. No one in the movie seems to have noticed the guy attacked Lauren, too. What prevents her from testifying?
Cinematographer Reynaldo Villalobos does get the grit of the bordertown scene in his jumpy camera lens. Nighttime shots blare a riot of vibrant colors as the dusty town turns into a giant sex emporium. Good thing a Latino made this movie, though: A white director would stand accused of the worst sort of stereotypes about Mexican males, rich or poor.
BORDERTOWN
Capitol Films
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Gregory Nava
Producers: Gregory Nava, Simon Fields, David Bergstein
Executive producers: Cary Epstein, Tracee Stanley Newell, Barbara Martinez Jitner, Fred Ulrich
Director of photography: Reynaldo Villalobos
Production designer: Miguel Angel Alvarez
Music: Graeme Revell
Costume designer: Elizabeth Beraldo
Editor: Padraic McKinley
Cast:
Lauren Adrian: Jennifer Lopez
Diaz: Antonio Banderas
Eva: Maya Zapata
Teresa: Sonia Braga
George Morgan: Martin Sheen
Aris: Rene Rivera
Juan Diego Boto: Marco Antonio Salamanca
Elena: Kate del Castillo
Running time -- 112 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 2/16/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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