Hard to believe, but December is nearly upon us, and that means we have a brand new batch of Digital and VOD releases to look forward to over the next few weeks. And for those of you looking to indulge in some non-holiday cinematic delights next month, there seems to be quite a variety of films hitting VOD and other digital platforms to keep you cozy inside your home, away from the brutality of winter and its harsh elements.
December’s releases kick off on the 1st with Somebody’s Darling, and December 5th is one of the busiest days of the month with six different titles making their digital bow: The Gatehouse, The Doll Master, Apocalypse Road, Flashburn, K-shop, and The White King. Then, just a few days later, IFC Midnight is releasing the psychological thriller Kaleidoscope, and on December 12th, both The Cutlass and Flatliners (2017) come home.
IFC Midnight...
December’s releases kick off on the 1st with Somebody’s Darling, and December 5th is one of the busiest days of the month with six different titles making their digital bow: The Gatehouse, The Doll Master, Apocalypse Road, Flashburn, K-shop, and The White King. Then, just a few days later, IFC Midnight is releasing the psychological thriller Kaleidoscope, and on December 12th, both The Cutlass and Flatliners (2017) come home.
IFC Midnight...
- 12/1/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
MaryAnn’s quick take… This sad mess of a vaguely sci-fi coming-of-age tale seemingly could not be more plugged into current fears, and yet it feels utterly irrelevant. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m a big science fiction fan
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I really wanted to like The White King, but oh, what a sad mess of a film! This tale — of a boy living in a dictatorship who sees his father dragged away to prison as a dissident and his mother crumbling under the strain of trying to pretend everything is okay — seemingly could not be more plugged into current fears, and yet it feels utterly irrelevant.
The first mistake first-time screenwriters and directors Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel make is in choosing to move the action of György Dragomán’s acclaimed novel,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I really wanted to like The White King, but oh, what a sad mess of a film! This tale — of a boy living in a dictatorship who sees his father dragged away to prison as a dissident and his mother crumbling under the strain of trying to pretend everything is okay — seemingly could not be more plugged into current fears, and yet it feels utterly irrelevant.
The first mistake first-time screenwriters and directors Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel make is in choosing to move the action of György Dragomán’s acclaimed novel,...
- 1/26/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Exclusive: Robbie Little has picked up worldwide sales rights to the dystopian drama by husband-and-wife team Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel ahead of its international premiere at Tallinn Black Nights next month.
Agyness Deyn stars alongside Jonathan Pryce, Fiona Shaw, Greta Scacchi, Ross Partridge, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and feature debutant Lorenzo Allchurch.
Philip Munger and Teun Hilte produced The White King, which relocates the Romanian setting of György Dragomán’s award-winning novel to a totalitarian regime in a nameless locale, where a young boy sets out to find his imprisoned father.
The film will play in the First Features Competition at Tallinn Black Nights in Estonia, which runs from November 11-27. It received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Robbie Little, co-president of The Little Film Company, said, “Alex and Jörg are tremendously impressive filmmakers who along with their producers, Philip Munger and Teun Hilte, have managed to put together an incredibly talented cast and...
Agyness Deyn stars alongside Jonathan Pryce, Fiona Shaw, Greta Scacchi, Ross Partridge, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and feature debutant Lorenzo Allchurch.
Philip Munger and Teun Hilte produced The White King, which relocates the Romanian setting of György Dragomán’s award-winning novel to a totalitarian regime in a nameless locale, where a young boy sets out to find his imprisoned father.
The film will play in the First Features Competition at Tallinn Black Nights in Estonia, which runs from November 11-27. It received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Robbie Little, co-president of The Little Film Company, said, “Alex and Jörg are tremendously impressive filmmakers who along with their producers, Philip Munger and Teun Hilte, have managed to put together an incredibly talented cast and...
- 10/14/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
We’ve got a nice exclusive for you this afternoon: the handsome Eiff launch poster for Jörg Tittel and Alex Helfrecht’s The White King which has its world premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival on Saturday. The film, based on the novel by György Dragomán, stars Jonathan Pryce, Agyness Deyn and the wonderfully named Lorenzo Allchurch. […]
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- 6/16/2016
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Fortissimo Films has acquired international rights to dystopian drama The White King, starring Jonathan Pryce, Greta Scacchi and Agyness Deyn.
Based on the award-winning novel by Hungarian novelist György Dragomán, the English-langue film is the debut feature of co-directors Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel.
Currently in the final stages of post-production, the film was shot in Hungary and produced by Oiffy – a production house founded by Tittel, Helfrecht and producer Philip Munger – and London and La-based producer Teun Hilte (Black Book).
Set in a small, unknown country in the near future, the story revolves around a 12-year-old boy and his mother fighting to reunite their family in a brutal dictatorship.
Newcomer Lorenzo Allchurch plays the boy, with Deyn as his mother. The cast also includes Fiona Shaw, Clare-Hope Ashitey and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson.
The deal for international rights was negotiated by Fortissimo Films’ executive vice president, Nicole Mackey, with the film’s producers.
Fortissimo will introduce...
Based on the award-winning novel by Hungarian novelist György Dragomán, the English-langue film is the debut feature of co-directors Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel.
Currently in the final stages of post-production, the film was shot in Hungary and produced by Oiffy – a production house founded by Tittel, Helfrecht and producer Philip Munger – and London and La-based producer Teun Hilte (Black Book).
Set in a small, unknown country in the near future, the story revolves around a 12-year-old boy and his mother fighting to reunite their family in a brutal dictatorship.
Newcomer Lorenzo Allchurch plays the boy, with Deyn as his mother. The cast also includes Fiona Shaw, Clare-Hope Ashitey and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson.
The deal for international rights was negotiated by Fortissimo Films’ executive vice president, Nicole Mackey, with the film’s producers.
Fortissimo will introduce...
- 4/28/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Fortissimo Films has acquired international rights to dystopian drama The White King, starring Jonathan Pryce, Greta Scacchi and Agyness Deyn.
Based on the award-winning novel by Hungarian novelist György Dragomán, the English-langue film is the debut feature of co-directors Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel.
Currently in the final stages of post-production, the film was shot in Hungary and produced by Oiffy – a production house founded by Tittel, Helfrecht and producer Philip Munger – and London and La-based producer Teun Hilte (Black Book).
Set in a small, unknown country in the near future, the story revolves around a 12-year-old boy and his mother fighting to reunite their family in a brutal dictatorship.
Newcomer Lorenzo Allchurch plays the boy, with Deyn as his mother. The cast also includes Fiona Shaw, Clare-Hope Ashitey and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson.
The deal for international rights was negotiated by Fortissimo Films’ executive vice president, Nicole Mackey, with the film’s producers.
Fortissimo will introduce...
Based on the award-winning novel by Hungarian novelist György Dragomán, the English-langue film is the debut feature of co-directors Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel.
Currently in the final stages of post-production, the film was shot in Hungary and produced by Oiffy – a production house founded by Tittel, Helfrecht and producer Philip Munger – and London and La-based producer Teun Hilte (Black Book).
Set in a small, unknown country in the near future, the story revolves around a 12-year-old boy and his mother fighting to reunite their family in a brutal dictatorship.
Newcomer Lorenzo Allchurch plays the boy, with Deyn as his mother. The cast also includes Fiona Shaw, Clare-Hope Ashitey and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson.
The deal for international rights was negotiated by Fortissimo Films’ executive vice president, Nicole Mackey, with the film’s producers.
Fortissimo will introduce...
- 4/28/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Cast of dystopian drama includes Jonathan Pryce, Greta Scacchi and Agyness Deyn.
Principal photography on The White King has begun in Hungary. The film will shoot for seven weeks entirely on location, including a former air force base and along the banks of the Danube.
Based on György Dragomán’s novel, published in 28 languages, the film will follow a precocious 12-year-old coming to grips with his father’s abduction and internment at the hands of the totalitarian state he calls home.
Deyn will play the boy’s mother who must navigate a world of propaganda, abuse and gangs in order to reunite her family.
The cast includes Jonathan Pryce (Brazil, Game of Thrones), Greta Scacchi (The Player) and Fiona Shaw (The Tree of Life). Also in the cast are Agyness Deyn (Electricity, Hail Caesar!), Ólafur Darri Ólaffson (True Detective) and Clare-Hope Ashitey (Children of Men) alongside newcomer Lorenzo Allchurch, who the young boy.
Adapted for screen...
Principal photography on The White King has begun in Hungary. The film will shoot for seven weeks entirely on location, including a former air force base and along the banks of the Danube.
Based on György Dragomán’s novel, published in 28 languages, the film will follow a precocious 12-year-old coming to grips with his father’s abduction and internment at the hands of the totalitarian state he calls home.
Deyn will play the boy’s mother who must navigate a world of propaganda, abuse and gangs in order to reunite her family.
The cast includes Jonathan Pryce (Brazil, Game of Thrones), Greta Scacchi (The Player) and Fiona Shaw (The Tree of Life). Also in the cast are Agyness Deyn (Electricity, Hail Caesar!), Ólafur Darri Ólaffson (True Detective) and Clare-Hope Ashitey (Children of Men) alongside newcomer Lorenzo Allchurch, who the young boy.
Adapted for screen...
- 6/17/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
He’s currently making a huge impression on Game Of Thrones, but Jonathan Pryce is headed back to the big screen for a genre the Brazil star knows all too well – dystopian drama. He’s joined a new film called The White King alongside Fiona Shaw. The pair is now part of a cast that already includes Agyness Deyn, Ross Partridge and Lorenzo Allchurch. Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel are making their joint directorial debut with the film, adapting György Dragomán’s novel. The White King follows what happens when a precocious 12-year-old discovers that his father has been abducted and imprisoned by the totalitarian state they live in.Deyn will be the boy’s mother, forced to investigate a world of propaganda suffering a gangs to reunite her family. The cameras should be rolling this summer in Budapest. Pryce, when he’s not causing problems for the residents of King’s Landing,...
- 5/31/2015
- EmpireOnline
Dystopian drama set to shoot this summer.
Jonathan Pryce (Brazil, Game of Thones) and Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter) have joined dystopian drama The White King, which is set to shoot in Budapest this summer.
They join previously announced Agyness Deyn (Sunset Song, Pusher), Ross Partridge (Lamb) and Lorenzo Allchurch (Atlantis).
Based on György Dragomán’s novel, published in 28 languages, the film will follow a precocious 12-year-old coming to grips with his father’s abduction and internment at the hands of the totalitarian state he calls home.
Deyn will play the boy’s mother who must navigate a world of propaganda, abuse and gangs in order to reunite her family.
British duo Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel will make their directorial debuts on the production from UK outfit Oiffy, in association with Yellow Knife and post-production partner chimney Group.
Oiffy’s Philip Munger is producing with Teun Hilte (Miss Julie).
Munger has financed through Oiffy and a combination...
Jonathan Pryce (Brazil, Game of Thones) and Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter) have joined dystopian drama The White King, which is set to shoot in Budapest this summer.
They join previously announced Agyness Deyn (Sunset Song, Pusher), Ross Partridge (Lamb) and Lorenzo Allchurch (Atlantis).
Based on György Dragomán’s novel, published in 28 languages, the film will follow a precocious 12-year-old coming to grips with his father’s abduction and internment at the hands of the totalitarian state he calls home.
Deyn will play the boy’s mother who must navigate a world of propaganda, abuse and gangs in order to reunite her family.
British duo Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel will make their directorial debuts on the production from UK outfit Oiffy, in association with Yellow Knife and post-production partner chimney Group.
Oiffy’s Philip Munger is producing with Teun Hilte (Miss Julie).
Munger has financed through Oiffy and a combination...
- 5/29/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Dystopian book adaptation readies for shoot.
Model-turned-actress Agyness Deyn (Sunset Song, Pusher), Ross Partridge (Lamb) and Lorenzo Allchurch (Atlantis) are to star in dystopian drama The White King, which is readying to shoot in Budapest over the summer.
Based on György Dragomán’s novel, published in 28 languages, the film will follow a precocious 12-year-old coming to grips with his father’s abduction and internment at the hands of the totalitarian state he calls home.
Deyn will play the boy’s mother who must navigate a world of propaganda, abuse and gangs in order to reunite her family.
British duo Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel will make their directorial debuts on the production from UK outfit Oiffy, in association with Yellow Knife and post-production partner chimney Group.
Oiffy’s Philip Munger is producing with Teun Hilte (Miss Julie).
“The film’s DNA has an intense and unusual blend of brutality and tenderness,” said Helfrecht...
Model-turned-actress Agyness Deyn (Sunset Song, Pusher), Ross Partridge (Lamb) and Lorenzo Allchurch (Atlantis) are to star in dystopian drama The White King, which is readying to shoot in Budapest over the summer.
Based on György Dragomán’s novel, published in 28 languages, the film will follow a precocious 12-year-old coming to grips with his father’s abduction and internment at the hands of the totalitarian state he calls home.
Deyn will play the boy’s mother who must navigate a world of propaganda, abuse and gangs in order to reunite her family.
British duo Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel will make their directorial debuts on the production from UK outfit Oiffy, in association with Yellow Knife and post-production partner chimney Group.
Oiffy’s Philip Munger is producing with Teun Hilte (Miss Julie).
“The film’s DNA has an intense and unusual blend of brutality and tenderness,” said Helfrecht...
- 5/16/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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