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In the landscape of American independent cinema, certain archetypes persist with a potent gravity. Among them is the flawed man of violence whose life is bisected by a deep-seated love he can barely articulate. “Barron’s Cove” introduces Caleb Faulkner as a modern incarnation of this figure, an enforcer for his uncle’s local enterprise whose knuckles are as bruised as his spirit.

His singular point of light is his young son, Barron. The film wastes no time in extinguishing that light. The boy’s sudden death, a direct result of Caleb being delayed on a job, serves as the story’s inciting trauma. This personal catastrophe quickly spirals into a narrative of systemic failure.

When the official investigation into the death is effectively buried, shielded by the influence of a local politician whose own son was a witness, the film establishes its core conflict. It is a story rooted in...

Exclusive: Creditors of indie outfit Yale Entertainment are out more than $50 million following a failed attempt at restructuring the company in the lead-up to its collapse, according to multiple sources.

The company’s co-founders, Jordan Beckerman and Jordan Yale Levine, copped to the losses over the course of a nearly three-hour private Zoom meeting for investors held January 14, the footage of which has been reviewed by Deadline. The total number of creditors defaulted on is between 100 and 199, per Yale Entertainment’s May 14 bankruptcy filing in the Southern District of New York. Many loans to Yale were put forth under the understanding that they were backed by corporate guarantees from the company, according to multiple sources familiar with Yale’s operations.

Clay Pecorin, an investor and self-described friend of the duo colloquially referred to “the Jordans,” served as a liaison of sorts to investors on the Zoom, given his experience in financial restructuring.

Exclusive: Yale Entertainment, the independent production company of Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman, has filed for bankruptcy, Deadline has learned.

“Unfortunately, that is true – Yale Entertainment has filed for bankruptcy,” the founders said in a statement to Deadline. “The climate for making independent films has become increasingly difficult – with the pandemic, the industry-wide strikes, and a major shift in the independent film marketplace. We’ve been very fortunate to have collaborated with some extremely talented creatives, and we’re grateful to everyone that has been a part of Yale’s journey.”

No word yet on what Levine and Beckerman will do next.

Levine founded Yale Entertainment in 2010, with an eye toward producing high-quality, filmmaker-driven features at conservative budgets, maximizing the possibility for creative and commercial success. Beckerman joined as a full-time partner and producer in 2017. The company is best known for its work on the cult hit action thriller Becky,...

Thriller | Drama | Mystery | Independent | En | 86 Min | Nr TV-14 Directed by Hala Matar Written by Hala Matar, Daryl Wein, Paul Sado Produced by Daryl Wein, Hala Matar, Jordan Beckerman, Jordan Yale Levine, Tommaso Bertani, Luca Cottafavi Starring Maria Bakalova, Abigail Cowen, Jack Farthing, Daryl Wein Synopsis: An American couple …

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The new World War II thriller movieFog of War is hitting theaters this weekend with its premiere set for Friday, April 4. Ahead of the movie's launch in theaters, Cbr can unveil an exclusive sneak peek clip.

The movie stars Jake Abel (Malignant), Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool & Wolverine), Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino, and John Cusack. Sorvino and Cusack are featured in the new clip, with the latter explaining the artwork he has on display while working on a new painting of his own. The video can be seen below.

The synopsis for Fog of War reads, "With World War II raging around them, Gene, an injured American pilot, and his fiancée Penny, an Oss agent, find themselves stranded on a remote estate. As the Allies plan the D-Day Invasion, the couple become aware of a Nazi spy hiding amongst them with stolen documents bound for Germany. Unsure of who to trust,...

A lush Italian villa becomes the backdrop for sex, deception, and betrayal in the new thriller Electra. The Apprentice's Maria Bakalova stars in the film, which is the debut feature from Hala Matar. An intriguing premise deserves an equally intriguing poster, and Electra certainly has that. Collider can exclusively reveal the first poster for the film, which will hit theaters on May 2, 2025.

The film centers around two journalists who travel to an isolated Italian villa to interview a famous musician and his partner. However, everything is not as it seems, and all four of them soon become ensnared in a web of deceit. Matar is the first Bahraini woman to make a feature film in history, and her film is an exploration of "the dangers of leaving wounds unhealed and the masks we wear to belong—how avoiding the hard work of self-confrontation only deepens the fracture."

She collaborated...

A dramatic thriller starring “The Apprentice” and “Bodies Bodies Bodies” breakout Maria Bakalova has sold to Level 33 Entertainment for domestic theatrical release.

The sales and distribution entity will take “Elecrtra” out day and date on May 2. The film marks the directorial debut of Hala Matar, an influential filmmaker in the worlds of high fashion and music videos. Matar is also credited as the first Bahraini woman in history to complete a feature film.

“Electra” is described as a potboiler in the vein of “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and “Saltburn.” Bakalova stars with Abigail Cowen (Netflix’s “Fate: the Winx Saga”) and Jack Farthing (“Spencer,” “Rain Dogs”). Daryl Wein, a producer and script co-writer on the project, also co-stars.

Packaged and shot in Italy, “Electra” follows two journalists who travel to the lush Italian villa of a famous musician and his partner for an interview, but all is not as...

A year and a half ago, it was announced that production had wrapped on an erotic thriller called The Bird and the Bee, which reunited star Alicia Silverstone with both her Reptile co-star Karl Glusman and her King Cobra director Justin Kelly. Now, Deadline reports that Shout! Studios has secured exclusive distribution rights to the film, which is now going by the title Pretty Thing, in the United States and Canada. This deal includes “theatrical, home entertainment rights, and ancillary rights for cross-platform releases.” Shout! is planning to bring Pretty Thing to theatres and “all major entertainment platforms” later this year.

Scripted by Atlantis actor Jack Donnelly, the film was shot under a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement during the 2023 strikes. The story centers on a successful executive (Silverstone) as she fights back a scorned younger lover (Glusman) who takes his obsession too far.

Pretty Thing is coming our way from Yale Productions.

Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to “Barron’s Cove,” a kidnapping crime drama with Garrett Hedlund, Stephen Lang, Brittany Snow and Hamish Linklater. The film was written and directed by Evan Ari Kelman and had its world premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival. It will debut this summer.

“Barron’s Cove” follows a father with a violent past (Hedlund) who is grieving the death of his only child. Convinced of a cover-up, he kidnaps the troubled boy he holds responsible – the son of a prominent local politician. The move ignites a massive manhunt. But as Hedlund’s character grows closer to uncovering the truth, he starts to wonder if his pursuers are trying to protect the boy or the secrets he keeps. Christian Convery, Raúl Castillo, Tramell Tillman, Marc Menchaca and John D. Hickman round out the cast.

Hedlund’s credits include “Mudbound” and “Tulsa King”; Lang...

Bryan Cranston and Lily Gladstone are to star in the conspiracy thriller ‘Lone Wolf’.The 68-year-old actor and the ’Killers of the Flower Moon’ star, 38, are due to lead the upcoming flick, which will follow a troubled forces veteran struggling with addiction who is recruited by a contractor for a top-secret government plot to assassinate a high-level politician.After discovering the operation will be pinned solely on her, the vet is forced to rely on her skills to outplay the shadow agents to protect herself and her son.The movie will be directed by ‘Arlington Road’ filmmaker Mark Pellington, who will be working from a script written by Tom Chilcoat. ‘Lone Wolf’ is due to be produced by Ted Hope under his Double Hope banner alongside Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Productions, and Christine Vachon from Killer Films.In a statement, Yale Productions revealed the studio was...

Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston will team up with Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone for Lone Wolf, a new action thriller. Cranston remains best known for his role as anti-hero Walter White in the acclaimed AMC drama Breaking Bad, which concluded in 2013. Gladstone, meanwhile, had her breakout last year with Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, which earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the Academy Awards.

Deadline now reports that Cranston and Gladstone will star together in Lone Wolf, an action-thriller to be directed by Mark Pellington (Arlington Road). Tom Chilcoat wrote the script for the film, which will feature Gladstone as a troubled combat veteran recruited by Cranston's contractor character for a covert plot to assassinate a politician. After realizing that it was a set-up, Gladstone's character must take on shadow agents in order to protect her son. Pellington describes the film as a "character-based thriller.

Exclusive: Oscar nominees Lily Gladstone (Killers Of The Flower Moon) and Bryan Cranston (Trumbo) have been set to star in action-thriller Lone Wolf.

Mark Pellington (Arlington Road) is set to direct from an original screenplay by Tom Chilcoat. Ted Hope and his Double Hope banner is producing alongside Christine Vachon and her Killer Films, in association with Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Productions. Backing comes from Rabbits Black.

The conspiracy thriller will follow a troubled vet (Gladstone) struggling with addiction who is recruited by a contractor (Cranston) for a covert government plot to assassinate a high-level politician. After learning she’s set to take the fall, she must utilize all of her skills to outwit the shadow agents to protect the future of her son.

Great Escape is handling sales with the UTA Independent Film Group jointly handling domestic at the upcoming American Film Market.

Executive producers include Sean Krajewski,...

Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round, the latest entry into the growing roster of dark and daring horror films, is heading to the American Film Market (AFM) thanks to Great Escape. Produced by renowned filmmaker Joe Swanberg and Yale Productions, this twisted sci-fi horror marks the feature debut of Aidan Leary and promises to deliver a mind-bending ride for audiences.

In what can only be described as an unsettling combination of Late Night with the Devil and Blue’s Clues, the film revolves around James Jensen, the host of a children’s show called Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round. However, beneath the playful songs and cheerful puppets, James begins to experience horrifying flashbacks to his repressed childhood memories. As the façade of his seemingly innocent TV show crumbles, James must confront his trauma while questioning whether his puppet co-stars are hiding far more sinister secrets. What’s more, there’s...

The first project from producer Joe Swanberg’s slate of horror films with Yale Entertainment is titled Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round, and Deadline shares the first image this week.

The outlet details, “Ahead of the AFM, LA-based Great Escape is launching sales on horror film Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round, the first project on the Terror Town genre slate from producer Joe Swanberg and Yale Productions.”

In the film from director Aidan Leary…

“Something really bad happened to James Jensen when he was a kid. While hosting the latest episode of his children’s series ‘Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round,’ his repressed memories begin to emerge, threatening his sanity, and possibly his life. Will Monkey and the Playground Pals help James recover his lost memories, or have they been withholding something from him all along? Where is the Post Lady hiding? And who is The Freak?...

Exclusive: Ahead of the AFM, LA-based Great Escape is launching sales on horror film Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round, the first project on the Terror Town genre slate from producer Joe Swanberg and Yale Productions.

Michael Gilio, whose screenwriting credits include MGM’s Dark Harvest and Paramount’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, stars in the movie.

From first-time feature director Aidan Leary, the film will get its world premiere next month at the Leeds International Film Festival in the UK.

The synopsis reads: “Something really bad happened to James Jensen when he was a kid. While hosting the latest episode of his children’s series ‘Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round,’ his repressed memories begin to emerge, threatening his sanity, and possibly his life. Will Monkey and the Playground Pals help James recover his lost memories, or have they been withholding something from him all along? Where is the Post Lady hiding?...

After having its world premiere at the 2023 Sitges Film Festival, the new zombie horror-comedy flick All You Need Is Blood has been acquired by Level 33 Entertainment. The distribution company has set the movie's streaming release for October 2024.

According to Variety, the zombie movie will be released on the Kino Studio app on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. If you weren't aware, Kino is an interactive streaming service that consists of an extensive list of feature films, documentaries, etc. Then, following its Kino debut, the film will be available across all Video on Demand outlets.

Yale Entertainment is the production company behind All You Need Is Blood. Grammy-nominated music video director Cooper Roberts wrote and directed the zombie movie, marking it as his feature directorial debut.

In addition, Yale Entertainment's Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, and Jesse Korman signed on as producers, along with Russell Posternak. Michael J. Rothstein, Jason Kringstein, Scott Levenson,...

North American distribution rights to Mena Suvari-starring zombie horror-comedy film “All You Need Is Blood,” have been picked up by Level 33 Entertainment.

The company is planning to launch the film on the Kino Studio app on Oct. 12. Following the Kino premiere, the film will be available across all customary VOD outlets.

The film had its world premiere at last year’s Sitges Film Festival and has been a hit on the genre festival circuit ever since, including winning the Fangoria Award at Make Believe Seattle.

“All You Need Is Blood” is the debut feature of writer/director Bucky Le Boeuf. The story involves Bucky, a 16-year-old aspiring director who dreams of becoming the next arthouse auteur sensation. After a strange meteor crash lands in his backyard and turns his deadbeat father into a brain-eating zombie, Bucky and his friends seize the opportunity to create the ultimate horror flick,...

Los Angeles-based Great Escape has kicked off sales talks in Toronto on heist thriller Stranglehold starring Ashley Benson from Spring Breakers and Jake Lacy from The White Lotus alongside Justin Long, and Ron Perlman.

Clark Duke directs the feature, which shot this summer and is in the vein of Dog Day Afternoon, Die Hard and the Coen Brothers oeuvre.

Benson stars as a stripper with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer who ekes out a living with her husband (Lacy). They decide to pull off a Christmas party heist at the strip club where she works, unaware that a group...

Exclusive: Ryan Guzman (9-1-1) has joined the new action thriller Midnight from Yale Productions and Night Fox Entertainment. Guzman’s “pivotal” role is being kept under wraps.

He joins the previously announced cast of Rosario Dawson, Alexandra Shipp and Milla Jovovich. In addition to starring, Dawson also produced the film with Shipp and Jovovich as executive producers. The Joshua Otis Miller-directed production recently wrapped in Connecticut

Written by Lamont Magee and Jeff Byrd, Midnight follows a young, blind woman (Shipp) as she is hunted by a group of international criminals (Jovovich) searching for a package they believe was given to the woman by her federal agent sister (Dawson). However, the assailants quickly realize that the woman, though unable to see, may be far more dangerous than expected.

Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman produce the film for Yale Productions in collaboration with Dawson and Leah Elizabeth Rucinski, as...

Hollywood is assembling a force to be reckoned with as Rosario Dawson joins Alexandra Shipp and Milla Jovovich for the upcoming action thriller Midnight. Dawson joins the project as a producer and actor, with first-time filmmaker Joshua Otis Miller directing for Yale Productions. The plan is to shop the project for potential buyers at the Toronto Film Festival in September.

According to Deadline, Midnight revolves around a young, blind woman (Shipp) who is hunted by a collective of international criminals led by Jovovich’s character. The deadly group wants a package they believe was given to Shipp’s character by her federal agent sister (Dawson). The group assumes stealing from the visually impaired will be easy, but that assumption is about to go terribly wrong. Lamont Magee and Jeff Byrd wrote the script.

“Without giving away too much, ‘Midnight’ is an awesome action movie, revolving around duty and sacrifice,” Rosario...

Exclusive: Alexandra Shipp (Anyone But You), Rosario Dawson (Ahsoka) and Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil) will topline Midnight, a new action thriller from first-time feature filmmaker Joshua Otis Miller and Yale Productions.

Dawson is also a producer on the pic, which has wrapped production in Connecticut.

Written by Lamont Magee and Jeff Byrd, Midnight follows a young, blind woman (Shipp) as she is hunted by a group of international criminals (led by Jovovich) searching for a package they believe was given to the woman by her federal agent sister (Dawson). However, the assailants quickly realize that the woman, though unable to see, may be far more dangerous than expected.

The film is produced by Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Productions in collaboration with Dawson, Leah Elizabeth Rucinski, and Timothy Christian and Rab Butler of Night Fox Entertainment. Other producers include David Gere, Chelsea Vale, and Beth Bryant. Michael Day co-produced.

Cult Killer is a hit on Hulu, taking the no. 1 spot among films, despite receiving mixed reviews. Featuring Antonio Banderas, the action film follows him and and young investigator as they uncover a serial killer's trail. While critics disliked the movie, its recent success on Hulu gives it a second chance.

Cult Killer becomes a no. 1 streaming hit on Hulu. Cult Killer is a new action film on Hulu that stars Antonio Banderas playing a seasoned investigator named Mikael Tallini. Cult Killer is directed by Jon Keeyes and stars Banderas alongside a supporting cast that includes Alice Eve, Shelley Hennig, Olwen Fouere, Paul Reid, Kim DeLonghi, Nick Dunning, and Matthew Tompkins. The script was penned by screenwriter Charles Burnley, and it has numerous producers, including Conor Barry, Shanan Becker, Jordan Beckerman, Stephen Braun, and Richard Bolger. It hit Hulu earlier this month after a limited theatrical release in January.

Several...

Actor Clark Duke made his feature directorial debut with the 2020 crime film Arkansas (you can read our 8/10 review at This Link), and now Deadline reports that he has just wrapped production on his second feature, a comedic thriller called Stranglehold, which also happens to be set in Arkansas. The cast includes Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars), Justin Long (Barbarian), Jake Lacy (Apples Never Fall), and Ron Perlman (Hellboy).

Described as “a Southern-fried siege, with shades of Dog Day Afternoon and Die Hard,” while also being “in the vein of the Coen Brothers’s oeuvre,” Stranglehold follows Bailey (Benson), an exotic dancer with big dreams. She and her Army vet husband Tim (Lacy) are fed up with their lives of barely getting by in small-town Arkansas, so they decide to rob the strip club that employs her. Clark Duke wrote the screenplay with Chandler Duke and Billington Garrett.

Coming our way from Yale Productions,...

Exclusive: Actor-turned filmmaker Clark Duke (Arkansas) has wrapped production on Stranglehold, a new comedic thriller in the vein of the Coen Brothers’s oeuvre for Yale Productions. Cast for the pic includes Ashley Benson (Wilderness), Emmy nominee Jake Lacy (Apples Never Fall), Justin Long (Barbarian) and Golden Globe winner Ron Perlman (The Instigators).

Written by Chandler Duke, Billington Garrett and Clark Duke, the film is billed as a Southern-fried siege, with shades of Dog Day Afternoon and Die Hard, which centers on Bailey (Benson), an exotic dancer with big dreams. She and her Army vet husband Tim (Lacy) are fed up with their lives of barely getting by in small-town Arkansas, so they decide to rob the strip club that employs her.

Producers include Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman and Michael Day of Yale Productions, along with Clark Duke. Exec producers are Rabbits Black’s Lawrence Minicone, Ronnie Exley, Jeremy Ross,...

Filmmaker Joe Swanberg was a major figure in the mumblecore film movement, and as the years have gone by he has also earned several credits in the horror genre, whether by taking acting roles in films like A Horrible Way to Die, You’re Next, The Sacrament, and Blackout, or by directing the werewolf movie Silver Bullets and contributing a segment to the anthology film V/H/S. Now Swanberg has increased his number of horror credits by five, as Deadline reports that he has teamed with Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Entertainment to produce a slate of five horror films – all of which have already wrapped filming! Four of the titles are Helldorado, Kenneled, Yellow Eyes, and Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round. The fifth movie is currently simply known as the Untitled Jae Matthews Project.

Written and directed by Kansas Bowling (Cuddly Toys and the Troma release B.

Exclusive: Producer Joe Swanberg has partnered with Yale Entertainment’s Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman to produce a slate of five new horror films, each of which has now wrapped production.

Titles produced under the pact included Helldorado, Kenneled, Yellow Eyes, Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round, and Untitled Jae Matthews Project.

Jesse Korman’s Yellow Eyes

Written and directed by Kansas Bowling (Cuddly Toys), Helldorado watches as Queho, a Native American serial killer with a checkered past, takes out the people of a struggling mining town in the stark deserts of Nevada one by one, with the town Deputy right on his tail.

Written by H.K. Moore and directed by Jay Burleson (The Nobodies), Kenneled follows a destitute dog walker who finds a wealthy client who saves him from financial ruin. But this is no ordinary dog…

Written by Mickey Solis and directed by Jesse Korman, Yellow Eyes...

The children of two Hollywood icons are set to collide in the darkly comic psycho thriller Clawfoot, which is coming to us from director Michael Day, screenwriter April Wolfe, and Yale Entertainment, the company behind the awesome Becky. Francesca Eastwood (Awake), a daughter of Clint Eastwood, and Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge), a son of Mel Gibson, star in the film, which we first heard about at the end of September in 2022. If you’ve been wondering what happened with Clawfoot, we have a positive update to share today: Deadline reports that Vertical has acquired the U.S. distribution rights and are planning to release the film on July 19th!

Clawfoot sees Francesca Eastwood taking on the role of an upper-class suburban housewife who is psychologically terrorized by a manipulative contractor (Milo Gibson) remodeling her bathroom… until she partners with her Bff to turn the tables and a twisted battle of...

Francesca Eastwood (Old, Awake) and Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge, The Outpost) lead the cast of the upcoming Clawfoot, which has been acquired for U.S. release by Vertical.

Clawfoot will be released July 19, 2024.

Olivia Culpo also stars in the upcoming Clawfoot. The film is directed and produced by Michael Day (As They Made Us) and written by April Wolfe (Black Christmas).

From the producers of the smash hit Becky and written by April Wolfe, Clawfoot is said to be “a clever thrill ride brimming with darkly vicious humor and pulse-racing tension.”

In this wild thriller, an upper-class suburban housewife, Francesca Eastwood (M. Night Shyamalan’s Old), is psychologically terrorized by a manipulative contractor, Milo Gibson (The Outpost) remodeling her bathroom… until she partners with her Bff to turn the tables and a twisted battle of wits ensues with deliciously unexpected results.

Also starring Oliver Cooper and Nestor Carbonell, Clawfoot is...

Exclusive: Vertical has acquired U.S. rights to Clawfoot, a darkly comic psycho thriller from Yale Entertainment starring Francesca Eastwood (Outlaws & Angels), Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge) and Olivia Culpo (I Feel Pretty).

In the film, which will be released July 19, an upper-class suburban housewife (Eastwood) is psychologically terrorized by a manipulative contractor (Gibson) remodeling her bathroom… until she partners with her Bff (Culpo) to turn the tables and a twisted battle of wits ensues with deliciously unexpected results.

Marking the directorial debut of Michael Day, whose producing credits include last year’s Uma Thurman-Samuel L. Jackson reteam The Kill Room and Lionsgate’s Rogue Warfare trilogy, the film is written by April Wolfe (Blumhouse’s Black Christmas). Oliver Cooper (Project X) and Nestor Carbonell (The Morning Show) also star.

Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Entertainment produced alongside Day. Exec producers include Lee Broda, Colby Cote,...

US-based Great Escape, the sales arm of Yale Entertainment, has close early sales here on psychological thriller Clawfoot produced by one of the companies behind Competition selection The Apprentice.

The Movie Partnership has picked up the completed film for UK & Ireland, while Defiant will distribute in Australia and New Zealand, Tiberius in German-speaking Europe and Front Row for the Middle East.

Further sales have closed in Poland (9th Plan), former Yugoslavia (McF), Portugal (Cinemundo), and Ukraine (Top Film). Great Escape president Nick Donnermeyer said negotiations on a US deal are in advanced stages.

Michael Day’s feature directorial debut stars...

Vertical has acquired U.S. rights to “Bucky F*cking Dent,” a father-son story set against the 1978 Red Sox vs. Yankees pennant race.

The movie was written, directed by and stars David Duchovny. It also happens to be based on Duchovny’s 2016 best-selling novel of the same name. The cast of “Bucky F*cking Dent” includes Logan Marshall-Green (“Spider-Man: Homecoming”), Stephanie Beatriz (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Jason Beghe (“Chicago P.D.”), Evan Handler (“Californication”) with Daphne Rubin-Vega (“In the Heights”) and Pamela Adlon (“King of Staten Island”). The film is produced by Yale Productions’ Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman, as well as Duchovny.

“Bucky F*cking Dent” had its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. The release date is slated for later this year.

The film follows Ted (Marshall-Green), a failed writer-turned-Yankees Stadium peanut seller who moves back home after learning of the failing health of his Red Sox-obsessed father, Marty (David Duchovny). While...

Exclusive: Vertical has acquired North American rights to Parachute, the romantic drama marking the directorial debut of actress Brittany Snow (X), which won multiple awards in its debut at SXSW 2023, recognizing Snow and star Courtney Eaton (Yellowjackets). The film from Yale Productions, also starring Thomas Mann (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), is set to open in select theaters on April 5.

Written by Snow and Becca Gleason (Summer ’03), Parachute boasts a starry cast that also includes Gina Rodriguez (Not Dead Yet), Dave Bautista (Dune: Part Two), Joel McHale (Community), Francesca Reale, and Scott Mescudi aka Kid Cudi (Silent Night).

The film tells the story of Riley (Eaton), a fun and energetic young woman who struggles with an eating disorder and body image issues, and Ethan (Mann), a once-promising musician approaching the end of his 20s, watching as the two meet and just “click.” To Ethan, all...

Production and sales group Yale Entertainment is to collaborate with New York theatre company Djdl Productions on a slate of feature films.

The companies said the features, to be made under a Yale Entertainment Select Projects, or Yes Projects banner, will be “character driven films that empower unique and diverse cinematic voices.” International sales on the projects will be handled by Yale’s sales operation Great Escape.

The first two projects to be revealed under the arrangement are neo-noir suspense thriller Just Over Broken and sci-fi/political thriller Mars.

Written by Mickey Solis, who also wrote Yale’s 2021 action thriller Rogue Hostage,...

Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) and Antonio Banderas (Once Upon a Time in Mexico) lead the cast of the upcoming serial killer thriller Cult Killer, which Saban Films and Sony Pictures are teaming up to give a theatrical release this Friday, January 19th. With that release just hours away, we’ve gotten our hands on a violent Exclusive clip from the film that shows Banderas teaching Eve’s character some self-defense moves – which she also has to try to put to use in the clip. You can check it out in the embed above.

Directed by Jon Keeyes from a screenplay by first-time feature writer Charles Burnley, the film has the following synopsis: A Pi (Antonio Banderas) and his partner (Alice Eve) are drawn into a web of intrigue when they start tracking a serial killer targeting a wealthy family with a dark secret.

Eve and Banderas are joined...

Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) and Antonio Banderas (Once Upon a Time in Mexico) lead the cast of the upcoming serial killer thriller Cult Killer, which Saban Films and Sony Pictures are teaming up to give a theatrical release on January 19th. With that release date right around the corner, a trailer for Cult Killer has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.

Directed by Jon Keeyes from a screenplay by first-time feature writer Charles Burnley, the film has the following synopsis: A Pi (Antonio Banderas) and his partner (Alice Eve) are drawn into a web of intrigue when they start tracking a serial killer targeting a wealthy family with a dark secret.

Eve and Banderas are joined in the cast by Shelley Hennig (Obliterated), Paul Reid (Boy Eats Girl), and Olwen Fouéré (Texas Chainsaw Massacre).

When we first heard about this project, it was going...

Joshua Yunis directed completed film starring Joey King, Nolan Gould, Annalise Basso.

Yale Entertainment’s sales division Great Escape has acquired worldwide sales on coming-of-age comedy Camp and is engaging with AFM buyers.

Joshua Yunis directed the completed film starring Joey King, Nolan Gould and Annalise Basso about a group of teens during their last year of sleepover camp.

Jason Romaine, David Kirkeby and Sarah Jean Kruchowski co-wrote the screenplay and Manaal Khan and Yunis produced.

“This is such a fun, honest film about the messiness of young love and changing friendships,” said Yale Entertainment heads Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman.

Exclusive: Yale Productions appoints Michael Day its new Head of Production—as announced today by Yale Entertainment’s Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman.

Previously, Day collaborated with Yale Productions as a producer on a string of successful projects, including Rare Objects, As They Made Us, and The Kill Room. Continuing this partnership, he notably produced and directed the dark comedy/thriller Clawfoot, which stars Francesca Eastwood, Milo Gibson, and Olivia Culpo. It notably made its premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival this year.

He has hit the ground running as Head of Production. Under Day’s purview, Yale just finished production on its much-anticipated sexual thriller The Bird And The Bee, co-starring Alicia Silverstone and Karl Glusman and directed by Justin Kelly. Right now, he’s overseeing post-production on his second feature, Fog Of War. The latter notably stars John Cusack, Brianna Hildebrand and Jake Abel.

Day commented,...

Francesca Eastwood (Old, Awake) and Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge, The Outpost) lead the cast of the upcoming Clawfoot, directed and produced by Michael Day (As They Made Us) and written by April Wolfe (Black Christmas). Clawfoot will be having its World Premiere at Newport Beach Film Fest this weekend. Director Michael Day will be in-person along with cast-members Francesca Eastwood, Milo Gibson and Olivia Culpo.

While you wait, check out the exclusive poster reveal (along with imagery) below.

From the producers of the smash hit Becky and written by April Wolfe, Clawfoot is said to be “a clever thrill ride brimming with darkly vicious humor and pulse-racing tension.”

In this wild thriller, an upper-class suburban housewife, Francesca Eastwood (M. Night Shyamalan’s Old), is psychologically terrorized by a manipulative contractor, Milo Gibson (The Outpost) remodeling her bathroom… until she partners with her Bff to turn the tables and a twisted...

Exclusive: Reptile co-stars Alicia Silverstone and Karl Glusman have been set to lead The Bird and the Bee, a sexually charged thriller that marks Justin Kelly’s third film for Yale Productions, on the heels of Welcome the Stranger and gay porn world-set crime drama King Cobra.

Written by Atlantis actor Jack Donnelly, the film was shot under a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement and wrapped production this week. Pic follows a successful executive (Silverstone) as she fights back a scorned younger lover (Glusman) who takes his obsession too far.

Producers included Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, and Jesse Korman of Yale Productions, as well as Scott Levenson and Lexi Tannenholtz. Exec producers included Jason Kringstein, John Wollman, Michael J. Rothstein, Jeffrey Tussi, Jeremy Rothstein, and Jodie Lazar, as well as Brian Unger, Gigi Lacks,...

The art world is a cutthroat and judgemental arena. You’re the cat’s pajamas one day, but you’re old news if you take too long to deliver your next masterpiece. Surrounded by snobbery, bitter wine, and diamond-encrusted vultures waiting to pick your talented bones clean, artists endure a lot to remain relevant, and some would even kill for the chance to keep their spot in the public eye. In today’s The Kill Room trailer, a hitman, his boss, and an art dealer concoct a money laundering scheme that accidentally turns an assassin into an overnight avant-garde sensation.

Nicol Paone directs from a script by Jonathan Jacobson, with Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Joe Manganiello leading the cast, with Maya Hawke, Mike Doyle, Debi Mazar, Matthew Maher, Marianne Rendón, Gionna Daddio, Jennifer Kim, Amy Keum, Brandon Curry, and more.

The Kill Room has the following synopsis: Patrice...

Shout! Studios have released a trailer for the Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson-led comedy crime thriller ‘The Kill Room.’

The thriller follows an art dealer (Uma Thurman) who teams with a hitman (Joe Manganiello) and his boss (Samuel L. Jackson) for a money laundering scheme that accidentally turns the hitman into an overnight Avant-Garde sensation, forcing the dealer to play the art world against the underworld.

Nicol Paone directs the movie from a script by Jonathan Jacobson. Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, Anne Clements, William Rosenfeld, Bill Kenwright, Nicol Paone, Dannielle Thomas, Jason Weinberg, and Uma Thurman produce.

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‘The Kill Room’ is set to release in U.S. cinemas on September 29th.

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The Kill Room, a dark comedy crime thriller from director Nicol Paone, is set to reach theatres on September 29th, courtesy of Shout! Studios – and with that date less than two months away, a trailer for the film has arrived online! You can check it out in the embed above.

Scripted by Jonathan Jacobson, The Kill Room has the following synopsis: Patrice Capullo has a big problem: her art gallery isn’t making money. Gordon has an even bigger problem, while arranging hits for the mob is lucrative, he & his ”colleague” Reggie need a better way to launder their money. A chance introduction from Patrice’s drug dealer has the art world meet the underworld, and a plan is hatched. The one hitch: Patrice needs something to sell. With that, Reggie taps into his inner artist and makes a painting which immediately “sells” for an incredibly high price. When the...

Hollywood icons Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson reunite in upcoming comedy thriller "The Kill Room." The film follows an art dealer played by Thurman, who teams up with a hitman and his boss for a money laundering scheme that turns the hitman into an overnight sensation. "The Kill Room" marks the first time Thurman and Jackson have truly shared the screen together.

A Pulp Fiction reunion is underway as Hollywood icons Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson reunite in the newly released trailer for the upcoming comedy thriller, The Kill Room. Coming courtesy of Shout! Studios, The Kill Room also sees Thurman team up with her real-life daughter, Stranger Things star Maya Hawke, in this tale of money laundering, hitmen, and art. You can check out the trailer for The Kill Room below.

The Kill Room has been called “a dark comedic thriller” and follows an art dealer (Uma...

Shout! Studios announced on Thursday they are releasing Yale Entertainment’s darkly comedic thriller The Kill Room, in theaters nationwide September 29, 2023. Oscar®-nominee Uma Thurman and Academy Award® recipient actor Samuel L. Jackson have teamed up for the first time since Pulp Fiction for The Kill Room, directed by Nicol Paone and written by Jonathan Jacobson.

The dark comedic thriller follows an art dealer (Thurman) who teams with a hitman (Manganiello) and his boss (Jackson) for a money laundering scheme that accidentally turns the hitman into an overnight Avant-Garde sensation, forcing the dealer to play the art world against the underworld.

Thurman (Kill Bill: Vol.1 and Kill Bill: Vol.2), Joe Manganiello, and Samuel L. Jackson lead a stellar cast of Debi Mazar, Dree Hemingway, Amy Keum, Candy Buckley, Larry Pine, Jennifer Kim, Matthew Maher, Tom Pecinka (The Survivalist), and Alexander Sokovikov.

Director Nicol Paone said, “Working with Uma, Sam, Joe,...

The Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman starrer comedy-thriller film ‘The Kill Room’ has now gotten its confirmed release date, with the film dropping in theatres worldwide on September 28.

The movie will see the two actors reuniting for the first time in decades since their work in Quentin Tarantino’s classic film ‘Pulp Fiction’.

Directed by Nicol Paone with a script penned by Johnathan Jacobson, ‘The Kill Room’ focuses on an art dealer who joins forces with a deadly hitman and his boss for a massive money laundering heist which doesn’t really go as planned and now has its own twist which was unexpected.

In the midst of pulling off the crime, the hitman gets spotted and becomes prey. Finding herself caught in the crosshairs, this shady art dealer needs to make some quick and tough decisions as she faces off another world of criminal underbelly for which she...

Exclusive: Shout! Studios has set a September 28th nationwide theatrical release date for The Kill Room, the darkly comedic thriller from Yale Entertainment that marks the first reteam for Pulp Fiction stars Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson in decades.

Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike) also stars in the pic directed by Nicol Paone from Jonathan Jacobson’s script. Pic tells the story of an art dealer (Thurman) who teams with a hitman (Manganiello) and his boss (Jackson) for a money laundering scheme that accidentally turns the hitman into an overnight Avant-Garde sensation, forcing the dealer to play the art world against the underworld. Among those rounding out the cast are Debi Mazar (Younger), Dree Hemingway (The Unicorn), Amy Keum (Honor Society), Candy Buckley (Bachelorette), Larry Pine (Succession), Jennifer Kim (Mozart in the Jungle), Matthew Maher (Air), Tom Pecinka (The Survivalist) and Alexander Sokovikov (For All...

Shout Studios acquired North American rights to “The Kill Room,” a thriller starring Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson and Joe Manganiello.

The distribution and production division of indie Shout Factory has emerged victorious in a bidding war at Cannes Film Festival. Shout Studios plans to release the film in theaters this fall.

“The Kill Room” was directed by Nicol Paone and written by Jonathan Jacobson. The dark comedic-thriller follows an art dealer (Thurman) who teams with a hitman (Manganiello) and his boss (Jackson) for a money laundering scheme. The plan accidentally turns the hired killer into an overnight avant-garde sensation, forcing the dealer to play the art world against the underworld.

“’The Kill Room’ is a sharp, darkly comic evisceration of the art collecting scene, delivered with wily relish by Uma Thurman and director Nicol Paone. We’re confident this will play very well with audiences who like their entertainment both witty and visceral,...

The MacGyver reboot that starred Lucas Till came to an end in 2021 after a five season, 94 episode run – and now Till is moving on from his MacGyver with the action thriller The Collective, which will be receiving a theatrical, digital, and VOD release (courtesy of Quiver Distribution) on August 4th. With that release date just over a month away, a trailer for The Collective has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.

Tom DeNucci (Johnny & Clyde) directed The Collective from a screenplay by Jason James and Matthew Rogers. This film marks the first writing credit for James, but Rogers has previously written the action thrillers The Survivalist and Code Name Banshee. The Collective has the following synopsis: A group of righteous assassins called The Collective take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. With their backs against the wall,...

The Wrath of Becky, a sequel to the very cool “ultra violent Home Alone” thriller Becky, which was released in 2020, was given a theatrical release (courtesy of Quiver Distribution) last month. Now our friends at Bloody Disgusting have been able to confirm that the digital release of The Wrath of Becky is scheduled for this Friday, June 16th.

If you’re more interested in the physical media release, that is scheduled for August 8th, and copies of the DVD can already be pre-ordered on Amazon.

While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye, The Wrath of Becky has been written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Angel and Coote previously directed the Netflix thrillers The Open House and Hypnotic. The sequel has the following synopsis: After living off the grid for two years,...

Exclusive: Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino and Geza Rohrig (Son of Saul) have joined the spy thriller Fog of War from Yale Entertainment.

We understand filming has just wrapped on the project. Also starring are Jake Abel, Briana Hildebrand (Deadpool Lucifer), and John Cusack.

Michael Day (Clawfoot) is directing from a screenplay by Luke Langsdale. Producers are Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, Michael Day, and Scott Levenson. Jodie Lazar is Executive Producer. Great Escape is handling world sales. The project was presented to buyers at the recent Cannes Market.

Set during WWII, the pic follows an injured American pilot Gene (Abel), and his Oss agent fiancée Penny (Hildebrand), who retreat to a remote estate in Massachusetts to visit her extended family (Cusack and Sorvino). Unbeknownst to Penny, the Oss has recruited Gene to spy on the family and the surrounding community,...