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In “Mandy,” Nicolas Cage goes on a wild-eyed quest for revenge, but the movie’s plot comes secondary to the experience of watching it. Director Panos Cosmatos’ follow-up to his similarly atmospheric “Beyond the Black Rainbow” is a heavy metal tone poem, replete with leather jackets, shadowy landscapes, and unfiltered bursts of rage. Much of its expressionistic power comes from an undercurrent of music that envelops nearly every moment, evoking dread and wonder in equal doses.

The “Mandy” score is one of the best of the year, a fierce emotional arrangement of mournful synth and somber guitars, interspersed with jarring eruptions of percussion — all of which demonstrate the complex vision of Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, who died in February at the age of 48, shortly after “Mandy” premiered at Sundance.

Now, as “Mandy” has catapulted beyond its initial day-and-date release to become a genuine cult phenomenon, its creators have been campaigning...

Varèse Sarabande will release the Sicario – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally and on CD September 18, 2015, the same day that the Lionsgate film premieres in limited release, before opening wide on September 25.

The album features original music by Academy Award nominated composer Jóhann Jóhannsson (The Theory Of Everything, Prisoners).

Sicario debuted at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, earning rave reviews for both the film and the score. Vanity Fair Magazine called the score “rumbling, evocative” and “he (Jóhannsson) has a wonderful knack for balancing eye-popping technical flourishes with more organic texture and mood.”

Sicario is Jóhannsson’s second collaboration with director Denis Villeneuve, for whom he scored the 2013 film Prisoners.

“Denis didn’t use temp music while editing, so I began writing the music with a completely blank slate. This was both daunting and exhilarating,” said Jóhannsson. “Like Prisoners, it’s quite tense and has a certain sense of dread,...

From Vvs Films, Sneak Peek footage from director Josh C. Waller's action crime feature "McCanick", available on a Blu-ray + DVD Combo, starring David Morse, Mike Vogel, Trevor Morgan, Ciarán Hinds and the late Cory Monteith in his last screen role as a drug addict:

"...'Eugene 'Mack' McCanick (David Morse) is a foul-mouthed detective who, along with partner 'Floyd Intrator' (Mike Vogel), hunts down a young criminal named 'Simon Weeks' (Cory Monteith) who was just released from prison..."

Also starring is Rachel Nichols as 'Amy Intrator', Trevor Morgan as 'Louis', Aaron Yoo as 'Carl', Tracie Thoms as 'Sister Alice' and Ciarán Hinds as 'Quinn'.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "McCanick"...

From Focus Features comes the inspirational drama The Theory Of Everything. Starring Eddie Redmayne & Felicity Jones, the opens in select cities this Friday, November 7th.

Starring Eddie Redmayne (“Les Misérables”) and Felicity Jones (“The Amazing Spider-Man 2″), this is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.

Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science, and achieving more than they could ever have dreamed.

Based on the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen, director James Marsh went with Icelandic composer and musician Jóhann Jóhannsson...

Midnight movies have always been a staple at the Sundance Film Festival, from "Blair Witch Project" to "Buried." Two of the higher-buzz horror titles at this year's fest were Ana Lily Amirpour's Iran vampire love story "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night" (review here, trailer below) which opens on November 14 via Kino Lorber, while rookie directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion's horror-comedy "Cooties," starring Wood, Rainn Wilson and "Newsroom" star Alison Pill, was picked up by Lionsgate for January 2015 release. Founded by actor-producer Elijah Wood ("Wilfred"), writer-director Daniel Noah ("Max Rose") and director Josh C. Waller ("McCanick"), SpectreVision is the rebranded genre-focused production company originally named The Woodshed in 2010. So far SpectreVision’s slate also includes "Toad Road," which Artsploitation released on theatrical and VOD last...

Nick wades into another stack of DVD releases, including 80s action epic Remo: Unarmed And Dangerous, and lots more besides...

"Whatever happened to Fred Ward?" is a line surely on the tip of most people’s tongues. Apparently, the star of Tremors and The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult has mostly been doing TV work over the last few years, though you’ll almost certainly remember him as the charismatic star of 1985’s Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. No? Well, shame on you, because Remo, making a welcome Blu-Ray debut, leads this month’s action-packed, erm, action special.

If you weren’t one of the lucky few that grew up with the preposterous movie otherwise known as Remo: Unarmed And Dangerous punctuating their childhood, we’ll fill you in. Riding on the success of the Rambo films (essentially, the only tenuous link being the vaguely similar name), Bond director...

Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson scores Focus Features’ The Theory Of Everything, directed by James Marsh.

World-premiering next month at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival in advance of its November release in the U.S and Canada, The Theory Of Everything stars Eddie Redmayne (“Les Misérables”) and Felicity Jones (“The Amazing Spider-Man 2″) in the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.

Jóhann Jóhannsson’s previous film credits include last year’s thriller Prisoners, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, as well as the crime drama McCanick starring David Morse and Cory Monteith’s final appearance in a feature film.

In The Theory Of Everything, once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work,...

To mark the release of McCanick on 28th July, we’ve been given 5 copies to give away on DVD.

Set over the course of one day, a narcotics detective hunts for a seemingly harmless young criminal who knows the truth about the cop’s past.

McCanick is a 2013 American crime-drama mystery film directed by Josh C. Waller and was first premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. It stars David Morse, Mike Vogel, Trevor Morgan, Ciarán Hinds, and Cory Monteith. This was Cory Monteith’s last role before his sudden death in July 2013.

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Gruff veteran Philadelphia cop Eugene “Mack" McCanick (David Morse) arrives on patrol with his partner - go-getting narcissist Mike Vogel - when he learns that the teenage criminal (the late Cory Monteith) he nabbed years before is out of jail. Warned to stay away, Mack nevertheless seeks him out and we learn that the two men have a grim history.

There's no doubt, while the fists were flying in Raze (review), available now on DVD courtesy of IFC Films, some funny hijinx had to ensue. Don't believe us? We've got the exclusive video proof!

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At the unforgiving intersection of Chained Heat, TV's "Spartacus," and "Orange Is the New Black," stands Raze, a viscerally thrilling new action-horror film where it's every woman for herself.

The brutal shocker, director Josh C. Waller's "self-assured debut" (Los Angeles Times), comes to DVD from IFC Films and Mpi Media Group on May 20, 2014, with an Srp of $24.98.

After she is drugged and abducted, Jamie (Rachel Nichols; Star Trek, "Continuum") awakens to find herself in a concrete bunker, where she meets fellow abductee Sabrina (stuntwoman-turned-action star Zoe Bell; Death Proof, Kill Bill, Oblivion). Before long the two women discover that they are in a modern-day coliseum, where they and 48 other women have...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes details on zombie-themed charities working to fight Cancer, DVD release details for Raze, first details on Autumn Moon and The Infected, and much more:

The Walking Hope Charity Details: “Do you Relay like I do? Are you a supporter of Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society? Are you a fan of the AMC Show “The Walking Dead?” Yes…Yes…and Yes!! This shirt is for you! All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society via Rfl!

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Did The Raid 2 leave you hungry for more badass hand-to-hand combat? Well then, Raze (review) is precisely what the doctor ordered, serving up brutality and sexy ladies in equal amounts. Read on for home video release details, courtesy of IFC Films!

From the Press Release

At the unforgiving intersection of Chained Heat, TV's "Spartacus," and "Orange Is the New Black," stands Raze, a viscerally thrilling new action-horror film where it's every woman for herself.

The brutal shocker, director Josh C. Waller's "self-assured debut" (Los Angeles Times), comes to DVD from IFC Films and Mpi Media Group on May 20, 2014, with an Srp of $24.98.

After she is drugged and abducted, Jamie (Rachel Nichols; Star Trek, "Continuum") awakens to find herself in a concrete bunker, where she meets fellow abductee Sabrina (stuntwoman-turned-action star Zoe Bell; Death Proof, Kill Bill, Oblivion). Before long the two women discover that they are in a modern-day coliseum,...

Certain ingredients are essential to gritty cop dramas. Especially for the ones that blur the lines between protagonist and antagonist by having an anti-hero be the central character. In recent films and TV shows, the anti-hero has been on the steady rise, from Walter White in “Breaking Bad” to Jordan Belfort in “The Wolf Of Wall Street,” so now seems the right time for a film like Josh C. Waller's “McCanick.” But when placing this film into its particular genre—unavoidable thanks to the film's overuse of every single ingredient—the mind immediately recalls narcotic detective dramas like “Training Day” and “Narc.” Unfortunately for Waller and David Morse, who plays the titular detective and has clearly invested enough in the film to get an executive producer cred, comparisons to any film of its kind are not too friendly. They only serve to prove how much better other films are...

Cory Monteith in one of his last screen roles may be the best thing going for McCanick, a tired cop drama that recycles predictable narrative elements almost to the point of meaninglessness and then substitutes wildly improbable developments in place of actual originality. A brief theatrical lifespan may set the stage for more productive ancillary activity on smaller screens, if word of mouth doesn't prove too dissuasive. David Morse stars as Eugene "Mack" McCanick, a weary, middle-aged Philadelphia police detective slogging toward retirement, who works the narcotics beat with his much younger partner Floyd (Mike Vogel). Floyd's planning to move

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Not a single mechanic appears in the police thriller McCanick, which borrows from its dirty-nailed, homonymous hero an ethos of brusque masculinity.

The word "mechanic" does flicker briefly in director Josh C. Waller's film, though. It's the one instance of humor in an otherwise numbingly inert series of dirty-cop clichés that abruptly builds to an ephemerally poignant climax.

Among Glee fans, though, McCanick is more noteworthy for being the last production Cory Monteith worked on before his sudden death in 2013. Monteith plays a gay hustler named Simon who's seen mostly in flashbacks.

Against his boss's orders, grizzly McCanick (David Morse) searches for the young man, now newly released from prison, by busting into the dens of dr...

Millions of fans were troubled when Cory Monteith died of a drug overdose last year and now the late actor is featured in his final role in the feature film “McCanick.”

The crime mystery is slated to hit theaters on Friday (March 21) and the late “Glee” actor gives quite a performance as a gritty drug addict.

In the newly-released trailer, Monteith finds himself in a conversation with veteran actor David Morse, who asks him, “Take it easy, doesn’t your mother feed you?” Cory replies, “I don’t have a mother. I’m by myself.”

Last summer, director Josh C. Waller told the La Times that given his past with substance abuse, Monteith was a perfect fit for the gig. "You could sense it. In my mind, I was envisioning a teeny little drug guy, but Cory Monteith is this tall, strapping man. But when I met with him, he...

Eight months after his death , late "Glee" star Cory Monteith's final film role will hit theaters this Friday. Though mostly known for playing the football star-turned-glee-club-singer on the Fox series, Monteith, 31, was branching out into feature films around the time of his death from last summer. In the crime mystery, "McCanick," which is due out on Friday, Monteith plays drug addict and prisoner Simon Weeks alongside veteran actor David Morse. In a clip obtained ...

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Eight months after his death , late "Glee" star Cory Monteith's final film role will hit theaters this Friday. Though mostly known for playing the football star-turned-glee-club-singer on the Fox series, Monteith, 31, was branching out into feature films around the time of his death from last summer. In the crime mystery, "McCanick," which is due out on Friday, Monteith plays drug addict and prisoner Simon Weeks alongside veteran actor David Morse. In a clip obtained ...

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Cory Monteith may have left our world eight months ago, but fans will still be able to see the late actor's talent on the big screen one more time. This Friday, the 31-year-old star will be in theaters everywhere alongside David Morse in the crime mystery McCanick, but you can get a look at Monteith taking on the role of drug addict Simon Weeks through this sneak peek obtained by E! News. In the clip, the former Glee star is nearly unrecognizable thanks to his long brunette locks and unfamiliar voice. The scene shows Cory's character inhaling a meal at a diner alongside Morse's character, Eugene "Mack" McCanick, who is trying to become better acquainted with Weeks (who has a criminal...

In the new thriller Grand Piano, a stage-fright-stricken classical pianist (Elijah Wood) is informed he must perform his comeback recital perfectly or get shot to death. Don’t you just hate it when that happens?

Directed by Eugenio Mira (Agnosia) and costarring John Cusack and Alex Winter, the film opens theatrically in New York and Austin, Tx., today. To mark the film’s release, we spoke to Wood about tickling the ivories — and why it pays to hang out in Austin bars.

Entertainment Weekly: Grand Piano looks like it was a very difficult film to make from a technical standpoint.

If you've been a reader of this site, you'll know that one composer who has caught our ear in a big way is Jóhann Jóhannsson. Over the past few years, his profile has risen with work on several films including So Yong Kim's "For Ellen" and Lou Ye's "Mystery," before landing last year in multiplexes across the country with his haunting, gorgeous work on Denis Villeneuve's "Prisoners." And with 2014 upon us, Jóhannsson is back with more music to capture our attention. The Icelandic composer has tuned up the forthcoming drama "McCanick" from director John C. Waller, editor Brett Bachman and cinematographer Martin Ahlgren. Featuring "Glee" star Cory Monteith in his last role along with David Morse, Ciarin Hinds and Mike Vogel, the film tells the story of a narcotics detective and a seemingly harmless ex-prisoner who clash over the course of one long, hot summer day. You...

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The Oscars have failed to pay tribute to Cory Monteith, the young Canadian actor whose death at the age of 31 last year shocked both the film and TV industries. The actor was not afforded any airtime in its traditional In Memoriam section.

The Calgary-born actor had a troubled adolescence, but began to find success as an actor after winning small roles in films such as Final Destination 3 and TV shows such as Smallville. His career, however, was transformed after he was cast as Finn in Glee, and the show became a massive hit. Monteith then began to make further headway in feature films, with his final role, alongside David Morse in the crime drama McCanick, premiered at the Toronto film festival in 2013.

Monteith was...

Since The Office closed its doors in 2013, Rainn Wilson has been steadily turning in supporting performances in independent productions. That run looks set to continue, with news that the actor has joined the cast of The Boy, which began filming in Columbia in February.

The Boy is envisioned as the first part of a film trilogy that will chart the development of a mass murderer named Ted Henley – visiting him at the ages of 9, 14 and 18. In this initial instalment, Ted will be played by Jared Breeze, with David Morse and Mike Vogel – both about to be seen in the mystery thriller, McCanick – also in the cast. Craig Macneill (The Afterlight) is directing from a script he co-wrote with Clay McLeod Chapman.

The origins of this planned trilogy lie in Chapman’s own novel – ‘Miss Corpus’ – published in 2003. That story follows two unconnected strangers on their respective, but particularly disturbing, roadtrips.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu slams Uganda anti-gay law, Kerry Rhodes doesn’t think gay rumors hurt his career, the strangest places gays have sex

George Takei and his husband Brad have strong ties to Arizona. Brad was born there. They take part in festivals there, vacation there, do charity work there. But he’s warning the state that if they make the right to discriminate the law of the land, he’s done, and will make sure everyone knows he’s done. “So let me make mine just as clear. If your Governor Jan Brewer signs this repugnant bill into law, make no mistake. We will not come. We will not spend. And we will urge everyone we know–from large corporations to small families on vacation–to boycott. Because you don’t deserve our dollars. Not one red cent.”

Just how dangerous is the Arizona law?

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is...

Check out what's new to rent and own this week on the various streaming services such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods Baggage Claim (comedy; Paula Patton, Taye Diggs; rated PG-13) McCanick (crime thriller; David Morse, Cory Monteith; pretheatrical release; rated R) Romeo & Juliet (romance; Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth; rated PG-13) Cheap Thrills (horror comedy; Pat Healy, Ethan Embry; pretheatrical release premieres 2/21; not rated)   Streaming/Digital Download: Rent from $4-$7 or own from $13-$20 (HD may cost more than Sd)   iTunes Offers the...

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Exclusive: Bleiberg Entertainment has brought on Tristan Weisgal as vp of international sales and development heading into the Efm next month.

Weisgal (pictured) previously served at Cargo Entertainment and helped the founders to acquire films and license international territories.

He most recently served as a consultant during the Afm and in his new post will spearhead sales, assist the acquisitions team and play a role in developing the slate.

Ehud Bleiberg also announced that he has promoted longtime executives Nicholas Donnermeyer and Melanie Kollar to evp of acquisitions and production and evp of operations, respectively.

Bleiberg Entertainment’s slate includes Hunting Elephants starring Patrick Stewart and police thriller McCanick starring David Morse and the late Cory Monteith that premiered in Toronto and is due to open theatrically in the Us in March through Well Go USA Entertainment.

In Josh Waller’s movie Raze, 50 women — including Death Proof co-stars Zoë Bell and Tracie Thoms – are abducted and made to fight each other to the death in a subterranean complex overseen by Doug Jones and Sherilyn Fenn. While the film has all the ingredients of an exploitation movie, Waller gifts the result with a serious flavor that sets it apart from your average women-in-prison slice of shlock.

“That was my goal,” says the filmmaker. “I personally am not a fan of exploitation films. I thought, Well, if I’m going to do a film which functions within this largely exploitative subgenre of women-in-prison,...

Well Go USA has licensed all North American rights to “Cavemen,” a romantic comedy that marks the feature debut of writer-director Herschel Faber, the company announced Tuesday. “Pitch Perfect” stars Skylar Astin and Alexis Knapp lead the cast, which also includes Camilla Belle, Chad Michael Murray (“Fruitvale Station”), Kenny Wormald (“Footloose”) and Dayo Okeniyi (“The Hunger Games”). Also Read: Toronto: Cory Monteith Drama ‘McCanick’ Acquired by Well Go USA Astin stars as a Los Angeles playboy who is fed up with one-night-stands and empty relationships and realizes that he wants something more out of life than just a party. With a little.

SpectreVision, founded by actor Elijah Wood ("Wilfred"), writer-director Daniel Noah ("Max Rose") and director Josh C. Waller ("McCanick"), has announced their first annual SpectreFest in partnership with Cinefamily. It will be held in Hollywood, running October 19-31.The opening night event is classic horror-comedy "An American Werewolf in London," to be held at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery with special guest DJs Wooden Wisdom.The new fest will also host the La premiere of E.L. Katz’s award-winning "Cheap Thrills" (Israeli thriller "Big Bad Wolves" has been pulled). Other premieres scheduled include "Grand Piano," starring Elijah Wood and John Cusack, and Waller's own "Raze" IFC's horror/action film starring Zoe Bell and Rachel Nichols, due in 2014.Avant-garde rocker Ariel Pink will provide musical accompaniment to experimental shorts curated by the Cinefamily, while Chrome Canyon will add their electronic/synth music to Fritz Lang’s "Metropolis."Wood,...

The 2013 Toronto International Film Festival ended on Sunday with "12 Years a Slave" winning the Blackberry People's Choice Award. Indiewire was on the scene for the 37th edition to report on the latest acquisitions, review the anticipated titles, and interview many of the artists. Below find all of Indiewire's coverage. The Films Tiff List 2013: A Complete Guide To All The Films At The Toronto International Film Festival News '12 Years a Slave' Tops Toronto Film Festival Winners Watch: The Tiff Film about Our Digital Life That's Already Gone Viral Tribeca Film Acquiring Fanny Ardant Vehicle 'Bright Days Ahead' Out of Toronto IFC Midnight Picks Up North American Rights to Zack Parker's Support Group Thriller 'Proxy' Focus Features Loves Jason Bateman's 'Bad Words' Well Go USA Acquires 'McCanick,' Starring Cory Monteith in One of His Final Film Roles CBS Films Acquires 'The F Word' Starring Daniel Radcliffe...

Toronto International Film Festival 2013 Review: Cory Monteith goes toe-to-toe with David Morse in gritty cop drama McCanick Some things about McCanick, director Josh C. Waller’s gritty cop drama are familiar. Veteran actor David Morse for example, who delivers the type of grounded and utterly compelling performance we’ve come to expect from the former St. Elsewhere star (do you even remember that long ago series?). What’s surprising is the edgy performance from Cory Monteith, the former star of the Fox musical comedy series Glee who tragically passed away in mid July at age 31.

Just when I think I.m out, Toronto Film Festival coverage pulls me back in. Two films I managed to fit into my schedule down the stretch are getting all sorts of attention, for different reasons. Luckily, they both picked up distribution deals in Canada, so they.ll be coming to theaters near you soon. But while you wait, I wanted to hash over McCanick and Under the Skin, and find out why they.re tapping a nerve with this year.s festival crowd. Josh C. Waller.s McCanick came to Tiff with a built-in curiosity factor. It represents one of the final onscreen performances for the late Glee star Cory Monteith. And in my opinion, the movie proves just how big a talent we lost when Monteith died from an overdose earlier this year. Waller.s film is a gritty, Philadelphia-based cop thriller that.s actually a vehicle for...

Well Go USA has acquired all Us rights from Bleiberg Entertainment to the crime drama McCanick starring David Morse and the late Cory Monteith.

The distributor plans a theatrical release in early 2014 on McCanick, which takes place over the course of a single day.

Morse plays a veteran narcotics detective whose life is turned upside-down when a mysterious youngster is released from jail

Josh C Waller directed from a screenplay by Daniel Noah and the film premiered on Monday. Ciaran Hinds and Mike Vogel also star.

Ehud Bleiberg produced alongside Morse and Waller, while Nicholas Donnermeyer, Donald Kugelman and Noah are the executive producers

Nate Bolotin of Xyz Films negotiated the deal with Well Go USA president Doris Pfardrescher.

McCanick, Cory Monteith’s final film before his death in July, has found a distributor after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday. Well Go USA acquired all U.S. distribution rights and plans to release the film theatrically in early 2014.

Monteith stars as Simon Weeks, a drug-addicted young criminal whose release from prison leads to violence and paranoia as narcotics detective Eugene “Mack” McCanick (David Morse) races to piece together Weeks’ story.

The police drama also stars Ciaran Hinds and Mike Vogel. Check out the trailer below:...

Toronto -- Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate have set their sights on Daniel Schechter's Life of Crime, headlining Jennifer Aniston and based on the late Elmore Leonard's novel The Switch. Life of Crime, which will close out the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday night, is among several films playing in Toronto that feature recently deceased principals. Also Wednesday morning, U.S. distributor Well Go inked a deal for U.S. rights to McCanick, starring the late Cory Monteith. Photos: THR Honors 'Mandela' Stars Idris Elba, Naomie Harris at Swanky Toronto Fete Schechter's dark comedy, starring Aniston opposite Mos Def and John Hawkes,

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Toronto -- Well Go USA has acquired all U.S. rights to the Cory Monteith starrer McCanick. The film, which marks one of the late actor's final performances, was handled by Bleiberg Entertainment. Monteith plays a drug-addicted criminal in the police drama.  McCanick made its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 9, less than two months after the star died from an accidental overdose on July 13. Directed by Josh C. Waller from a screenplay by Daniel Noah, the film also stars David Morse, Ciaran Hinds and Mike Vogel. Ehud Bleiberg, Morse and Waller produced, while Nicholas Donnermeyer, Donald Kugelman and Noah served as

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Exclusive: Apa has signed Josh Waller, whose Toronto film McCanick just sold to Well Go USA. Waller is partners in SpectreVision with Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah. McCanick, produced by Bleiberg Entertainment, is the last pic Cory Montieth starred in before his death from a drug overdose. Pic is dark, gritty noir drama that takes place in a day, as a corrupt narcotics detective (David Morse) hunts down a seemingly harmless young criminal (Montieth) who knows a truth about his past. In addition to writing, producing and directing numerous short films, as well as a number of feature and documentaries in various stages of production with his SpectreVision partners, Waller previously directed Raze and is working on a sequel. Waller is also repped by Jairo Alvarado at 3 Arts Entertainment and attorney Rob Symanski.

The Toronto International Film Festival keeps rolling on and the acquisitions news keeps rolling in. Well Go USA has acquired all U.S. rights to the police drama "McCannick" starring Davis Morse and the late Cory Monteith in one of his final film roles.  Written by Daniel Noah and directed by Josh C. Walter, "McCanick" follows narcotics detective Eugene "Mack" McCanick (Morse) over the course of one day as he hunts for a recently released criminal, Simon Weeks (Monteith). Ciaran Hinds and Mike Vogel co-star.  Well Go USA will handle all U.S. rights including theatrical, non-theatrical, home video, television and digital with a theatrical release slated for early 2014. The acquisition was announced by Well Go USA president Doris Pfardrescher and Ehud Bleiberg from Bleiberg Entertainment.

Well Go USA has acquired all U.S. rights to the police drama “McCanick,” which features one of “Glee” star Cory Monteith’s final onscreen roles. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “McCanick” follows narcotics detective who relentlessly pursues a teenage criminal (Monteith) who has been released from prison. Monteith died from a drug and alcohol overdoes last July, so interest in the film has been high. Also read: ‘Glee’s’ Jane Lynch Says Shooting Cory Monteith Tribute Episode ‘Is Gonna Be Awful’ “McCanick” had its world premiere on Monday at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the actor...

Your daily movie bulletin bringing you the lowdown on 11 September

Like Old Man River, the Toronto film festival just keeps rolling along. Here's what we'll have today.

Coming up from Toronto

Reviews of cycling doc The Armstrong Lie, Aussie cop thriller Felony, Saoirse Ronan-starring dystopian thriller How I Live Now, Elmore Leonard adaptation Life of Crime, Mike Myer's documentary about music biz legend Shep Gordon, Supermensch, duelling-teacher drama Words and Pictures and Jimi Henrix biopic All Is By My Side.

Plus news from August: Osage County and Belle if we're really lucky.

Coming up from London

In the headlines today:

• The Mortal Instruments franchise has taken a big hit, so will be "delayed".

• Derek Jacobi reveals Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs was between him, Daniel Day Lewis and Anthony Hopkins

• James Bond submarine car sells for nearly $1m

• Hugh Jackman hints next X-Men film could be his...

Cory Monteith's final onscreen performance has grabbed all the attention, but this solid cop thriller has its own impressive lead in David Morse

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Set over the course of one day in Philadelphia, McCanick tells the story of the eponymous cop who just can't give up on an old case. He's obsessive and old school. It may surprise you to hear that he doesn't play by the rules. But just when you think you've got this movie down, in fact when you're a a fair distance beyond that point and are trying not to look too often at your watch, it leaps in a different direction.

Any and all publicity for McCanick up to this point has centred on the fact it features the final performance of Cory Monteith. A former star of the TV show Glee, he died of a...

Your daily movie bulletin bringing you the lowdown on 10 September

If dark has fallen in Toronto, that means it's about to pick itself off the floor in London, which means it's publication time.

Coming up from Toronto

Reviews of Paul Potts biopic One Chance, Devil's Knot about the West Memphis Three, Oscar big shot August: Osage County, Jason Bateman's Bad Words, the other big slavery flick, Belle, Cory Monteith's last film, McCanick, Hateship Loveship, with Kirstin Wiig and Guy Pearce, and stay up late enough and you might just get the verdict on Daniel Radcliffe and Adam Driver in The F Word, Paul Haggis' Third Person, Elizabeth Olsen in Therese and rufty tufty Felony.

Plus news featuring Daniel Radcliffe, Lance Armstrong and Meryl Streep.

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In the headlines today:

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Once upon a time, our screens were littered with one-name cops - Serpico, Canon, Columbo, Kojak, all with hard C-sounding consonant names that bespoke of a grittiness or hard hardheadedness. It's no surprise that McCanick borrows both the power of the single named title and many of the same consonants, as it plays as a kind of a throwback, the weary cop trying to make a go within a system that he's bristling against.McCanick is far more than a police procedural, however, it's a taut if at times overwrought day-in-the-life tale of an officer coming apart at the seems. It also may serve for some as a reminder of just how excellent David Morse continues to be.Morse is one of those faces that has quietly...

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Cory Monteith's memory will live on through his intense final performance in McCanick. The 31-year-old late Glee actor, who died from a heroin and alcohol overdose on July 13, stars in the Josh C. Waller-directed film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, Sept. 9. Monteith has a meaty role in the small, dark, dreary and slow-moving drama. Monteith plays small-time drug dealer and hustler Simon Weeks, who had a tough-luck childhood and turned to working the streets. Monteith is first seen in a [...]...

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Greetings from Canada, where it's just turned midnight and the clock has struck on the first weekend of the Toronto film festival.

Coming up today from Toronto

News on The F Word, Daniel Radcliffe's third breakout film festival hit of the year (after Kill Your Darlings and Horns), as well as on Belle and The Armstrong Lie. Plus for those who need it, an instructional video will bring you right up to speed on the weekend at Tiff.

Chris Michael reports from the sneak preview of Spike Jonze's new film, Her, and the Q&A afterwards.We'll have review of Jason Bateman's directorial debut, Bad Words, of Matthew (Mad Men) Weiner's first film, You Are Here, of Amma Assante's Belle, John Turturro in Fading Gigolo, Alex Gibney's The Armstrong Lie, Colin Firth in Devil's Knot, Keanu Reeves's directorial debut,...

Three films premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival pose a unique problem: how does a studio sell a movie whose star has passed away? It's a delicate balance, notes The Hollywood Reporter.

Fox Searchlight is bringing "Enough Said," one of James Gandolfini's last films, to the festival, while the late Cory Monteith appears in two movies: "McCanick" and "All the Wrong Reasons." Gandolfini died of a heart attack in June, and Monteith passed away in July after an accidental drug overdose.

"There's a tremendous amount of grief and emotion associated with distributing and releasing an artist's final work," said Lisa Gutberlet, the senior vice president of worldwide distribution at Myriad, which is selling international rights to "All the Wrong Reasons." "That being said, everyone, including Cory, was proud of this film, and we believe it stands on its own merits independent of the additional press. But there are...

After playing teenager Finn Hudson on Glee for four years, Cory Monteith finally seemed ready to move on to roles more suited to his actual 31 years. until, of course, his life and career were cut short by his death in July. In addition to planning to return for another season of Glee Monteith had filmed two movies in his native Canada, and though the conclusion of Finn's story on Glee will happen without him, Monteith's final film roles are both preparing to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival this week. The first of them, McCanick, has him as a felon on the run, but the other one, All The Wrong Reasons, puts him in a role much more realistic-- and more similar to the grown-up life he never got to have. In the trailer for All The Wrong Reasons above, which premiered at Entertainment Weekly, Monteith is instantly, believably adult...

Myriad Pictures just released the trailer for its upcoming film All The Wrong Reasons, starring Cory Monteith, who died at 31 due to accidental drug overdose last month. All The Wrong Reasons is one of two Monteith films that will debut at the Toronto International Film Festival, along with McCanick. Watch the actor shine in one of his last roles below...

If you miss Cory Monteith now, your heart will break just a little bit more when you watch the trailer for his upcoming movie, “All the Wrong Reasons.” The movie premieres at the Toronto Film Festival on September 8.

It’s the late actor’s second-to-last movie. He plays a store manager named James who struggles with troubles in his marriage while balancing life at work. The film also stars Kevin Zegers as a firefighter, Emily Hampshire as a store clerk, and Karine Vanasse as James' wife.

"He really bonded with everybody and he was always grinning and smiling and he made for a very fun set," the film's producer Tony Whelan says. "Cory totally delivered. There is this one particular scene that was a bit of a heated discussion with his wife and it was just unbelievable how powerful it was. He really embraced that role and he completely knocked...

When Cory Monteith tragically passed away in July, the 31-year-old actor had completed work on two films, both of which are premiering at the Toronto Film Festival next week. In McCanick, Monteith plays a felon on the run from David Morse’s cop, and in All the Wrong Reasons, he plays the square regional manager of a department store whose marriage is going through some turmoil. His wife (Karine Vanasse), who works the surveillance cameras at the store, is still traumatized by her sister’s suicide and is struggling with intimacy issues… causing Monteith’s character to take a greater...