The uncanny Georges Franju strikes again, in an Agatha Christie-like thriller imbued with his special mood, the eerie music of Maurice Jarre and some great actors including Jean-Marie Trintignant, Pierre Brasseur, Dany Saval, Marianne Koch and Pascale Audret. If mood is the key, then Franju has found an ideal setting, a beautifully preserved castle in Brittany.
Spotlight on a Murderer
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow Academy USA
1961 / Color / 1:37 full frame (1:66 widescreen?) / 92 min. / Street Date May 30, 2017 / Available from Arrow Video.
Starring: Pierre Brasseur, Pascale Audret, Marianne Koch, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dany Saval, Jean Babilée,
Georges Rollin, Gérard Buhr, Maryse Martin, Serge Marquand, Philippe Leroy.
Cinematography: Marcel Fredetal
Film Editor: Gilbert Natot
Original Music: Maurice Jarre
Written by Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Georges Franju, Robert Thomas
Produced by Jules Borkon
Directed by Georges Franju
Until a few years ago most U.S. fans knew of Georges Franju solely through the great...
Spotlight on a Murderer
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow Academy USA
1961 / Color / 1:37 full frame (1:66 widescreen?) / 92 min. / Street Date May 30, 2017 / Available from Arrow Video.
Starring: Pierre Brasseur, Pascale Audret, Marianne Koch, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dany Saval, Jean Babilée,
Georges Rollin, Gérard Buhr, Maryse Martin, Serge Marquand, Philippe Leroy.
Cinematography: Marcel Fredetal
Film Editor: Gilbert Natot
Original Music: Maurice Jarre
Written by Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Georges Franju, Robert Thomas
Produced by Jules Borkon
Directed by Georges Franju
Until a few years ago most U.S. fans knew of Georges Franju solely through the great...
- 6/3/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
After three months, police in Pennsylvania say they've arrested the two armed men who allegedly ambushed a backyard barbecue, fatally shooting five people while injuring three others, People confirms. A press release from Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr.'s office contends Cheron Shelton, 29, and Robert Thomas, 27, are each facing six counts of criminal homicide for their alleged roles in the March 9 shooting, which occurred in the Wilkinsburg section of Pittsburgh. The shooting killed four adults, including a woman who was eight months pregnant. Investigators allege Thomas, armed with a pistol, fired 18 shots at the party's 15 attendees. Police claim...
- 6/23/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
After three months, police in Pennsylvania say they've arrested the two armed men who allegedly ambushed a backyard barbecue, fatally shooting five people while injuring three others, People confirms. A press release from Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr.'s office contends Cheron Shelton, 29, and Robert Thomas, 27, are each facing six counts of criminal homicide for their alleged roles in the March 9 shooting, which occurred in the Wilkinsburg section of Pittsburgh. The shooting killed four adults, including a woman who was eight months pregnant. Investigators allege Thomas, armed with a pistol, fired 18 shots at the party's 15 attendees. Police claim...
- 6/23/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
Announced earlier this evening, Sffs/Krf Filmmaking Grants have been awarded to potential 2015 Sundancers in the likes of Kris Swanberg, Chloé Zhao, Jonas Carpignano and the team of Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck (they all receive major post-production coin), while Elena Greenlee and Annie Silverstein will get to concentrate on crafting their individual screenplays having received some grin-worthy dollar contributions. Along with cool initiatives from Sundance and Cinereach folks, this twice yearly Sffs/Krf program has funded more than 50 projects since its inception, helping out the likes of Fruitvale Station back when it was now as Fruitvale. Here are the descriptions of the projects, with the size of each grant, supplied by the Sffs are below:
Dark Forest – Elena Greenlee, writer/director – $35,000 for screenwriting
A hipster millennial—equally versed in neuroscience and party drugs—steps out of her depth into the complex world of Amazonian shamanism. She finds herself in...
Dark Forest – Elena Greenlee, writer/director – $35,000 for screenwriting
A hipster millennial—equally versed in neuroscience and party drugs—steps out of her depth into the complex world of Amazonian shamanism. She finds herself in...
- 11/20/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The San Francisco Film Society (Sffs) in partnership with the Kenneth Rainin Foundation (Krf) has announced the latest round of $300,000 in funding.
The six team recipients of the Sffs / Krf Filmmaking Grants are:
Dark Forest – Elena Greenlee, writer-director.
$35,000 for screenwriting.
God Bless The Child – Robert Machoian, writer-co-director; Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, co-director; Robert Thomas, producer; Laura Heberton, producer.
$60,000 for post-production.
Mediterranea – Jonas Carpignano, writer-director – $60,000 for post-production.
Skunk – Annie Silverstein, writer/director – $35,000 for screenwriting
Songs My Brother Taught Me – Chloé Zhao, writer-director-producer.
$60,000 for post-production.
Unexpected – Kris Swanberg, writer-director.
$50,000 for post-production.
The six team recipients of the Sffs / Krf Filmmaking Grants are:
Dark Forest – Elena Greenlee, writer-director.
$35,000 for screenwriting.
God Bless The Child – Robert Machoian, writer-co-director; Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, co-director; Robert Thomas, producer; Laura Heberton, producer.
$60,000 for post-production.
Mediterranea – Jonas Carpignano, writer-director – $60,000 for post-production.
Skunk – Annie Silverstein, writer/director – $35,000 for screenwriting
Songs My Brother Taught Me – Chloé Zhao, writer-director-producer.
$60,000 for post-production.
Unexpected – Kris Swanberg, writer-director.
$50,000 for post-production.
- 11/19/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
While pursuing their unique artistic paths, they’ve also been a creative force churning out short film items since 2008′s Ella and the Astronaut and the Sundance-programmed Charlie and the Rabbit in 2010 — which would land Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck in Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 new faces in 2010. Their feature debut Forty Years from Yesterday (Locarno 2013) played the film fest circuit, and Machoian would be welcomed back to Park City in 2013 with shorts Movies Made from Home #15 and Movies Made from Home #6. Formerly titled “The Latchkey Kids,” the California based filmmakers’ sophomore feature film that has gotten some recent traction. God Bless the Child was invited at the Poland’s American Film Festival’s U.S. in Progress this past October, and is a finalist for some coin support via the Sffs / Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grant.
Gist: Five siblings spend a summer day on their own. Only the eldest—the one girl,...
Gist: Five siblings spend a summer day on their own. Only the eldest—the one girl,...
- 11/12/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The San Francisco Film Society (Sffs) and Kenneth Rainin Foundation (Krf) have selected 14 finallists for the latest round of Sffs / Krf Filmmaking Grants.
Organisers said at least $300,000 will be awarded to one or more narrative feature projects at various stages of production.
Winners of the fall 2014 Sffs / Krf Grants will be announced in late November.
Sffs / Krf Filmmaking Grants are awarded twice annually to narrative films that will have significant economic or professional impact on the Bay Area filmmaking community.
The finallists are:
Absence – Cherien Dabis (pictured);
Dark Forest – Elena Greenlee;
Everything Else (Todo Lo Demás) – Natalia Almada;
Fairyland – Andrew Durham;
Five Nights in Maine – Maris Curran, Carly Hugo;
The Future – Fabio Mollo;
God Bless the Child – Robert Machoian, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, Robert Thomas, Laura Heberton;
Mediterranea – Jonas Carpignano;
The Messenger – Marilia Hughes, Cláudio Marques;
Morris From America – Chad Hartigan, Sara Murphy;
Radio Dreams – Babak Jalali, Marjaneh Moghimi;
Skunk – Annie Silverstein;
Songs My Brother Taught Me – Chloe Zaho; and...
Organisers said at least $300,000 will be awarded to one or more narrative feature projects at various stages of production.
Winners of the fall 2014 Sffs / Krf Grants will be announced in late November.
Sffs / Krf Filmmaking Grants are awarded twice annually to narrative films that will have significant economic or professional impact on the Bay Area filmmaking community.
The finallists are:
Absence – Cherien Dabis (pictured);
Dark Forest – Elena Greenlee;
Everything Else (Todo Lo Demás) – Natalia Almada;
Fairyland – Andrew Durham;
Five Nights in Maine – Maris Curran, Carly Hugo;
The Future – Fabio Mollo;
God Bless the Child – Robert Machoian, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, Robert Thomas, Laura Heberton;
Mediterranea – Jonas Carpignano;
The Messenger – Marilia Hughes, Cláudio Marques;
Morris From America – Chad Hartigan, Sara Murphy;
Radio Dreams – Babak Jalali, Marjaneh Moghimi;
Skunk – Annie Silverstein;
Songs My Brother Taught Me – Chloe Zaho; and...
- 9/24/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
An interesting Us - Russia documentary co-production on one of our best and least known international filmmakers - Tarkovsky - is underway and raising funds. U.S. documentarian Pj Letovsky has teamed with, among others, Russian superstar Oleg Vidov to produce this long needed work via Kickstarter.
Kickstarter has been become a go to fundraising tool for indie filmmakers that has recently gained attention for their multi million dollar campaigns for Robert Thomas’ ‘Veronica Mars Movie Project’ $5.7 million, and Zach Braff’s ‘Wish I Was Here’ campaign that netted $3.1 million. 10% of the films at Sundance are Kickstarter funded, and 2 movies have been nominated for an Oscar; 63 Kickstarter funded films opened on in theaters and Kickstarter has 80 Million unique views each month.
Since it’s inception in 2009, Kickstarter has launched 26,759 Film and Video projects, with 10,354 being successful (40% rate) and collecting $120 million for their projects (they also have categories for Music, Games, Art, Photography, etc).
Pj Letofsky is directing/ producing a film on the Russian auteur director Andrei Tarkovsky called Time Within Time, that is based his diary. He has some pretty prestigious names associated with the project- Oleg Vidov (the Russian Robert Redford), Director Andrei Konchalovsky, Tonino Guerra (Fellini, Antonioni, and Tarkovsky’s screenwriter), Katinka Farago (Bergman’s Production mananger for 30 years). Letofsky tried the traditional methods of trying to find co-production partners in the Us, Italy, France, UK, and Russia, and after limited success (and having decided to go into production) he is now trying a Kickstarter campaign- going directly to Tarkovsky fans around the world- to raise the final 20% of the budget to finish his film.
‘Tarkovsky is relatively unknown in the West, but he is such an important, and influential filmmaker in world cinema, that I have to do everything I can to complete this film’ says Letofsky. ‘We are using Kickstarter, and its reach thru social media- Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, Blogs- to connect to our niche audience. I’m also looking at it as a ‘pre-marketing campaign’ to build relationships with people who can help when the film is finished. I’ve been getting pledges from Tarkovsky fans from all over the world- Paris, Stockholm, Budapest, Melbourne, London, Mumbai, NY, La, Portland, Austin- it is international financing on a modest scale, but I am looking to build on it for my career. It’s also one part of strategy for funding, and marketing- building awareness’.
Pj teamed up with his friend Patrick Calderon who knows the social network media strategies to target Tarkovsky fans thru Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, and Bloggers and get them to the Kickstarter site. ‘Tarkovsky- Time Within Time’ is in the middle of their campaign. Take a look, make a pledge, and tell everyone you helped Produce a movie!
Contact Pj Letofsky at pjletofsky[a]gmail.com...
Kickstarter has been become a go to fundraising tool for indie filmmakers that has recently gained attention for their multi million dollar campaigns for Robert Thomas’ ‘Veronica Mars Movie Project’ $5.7 million, and Zach Braff’s ‘Wish I Was Here’ campaign that netted $3.1 million. 10% of the films at Sundance are Kickstarter funded, and 2 movies have been nominated for an Oscar; 63 Kickstarter funded films opened on in theaters and Kickstarter has 80 Million unique views each month.
Since it’s inception in 2009, Kickstarter has launched 26,759 Film and Video projects, with 10,354 being successful (40% rate) and collecting $120 million for their projects (they also have categories for Music, Games, Art, Photography, etc).
Pj Letofsky is directing/ producing a film on the Russian auteur director Andrei Tarkovsky called Time Within Time, that is based his diary. He has some pretty prestigious names associated with the project- Oleg Vidov (the Russian Robert Redford), Director Andrei Konchalovsky, Tonino Guerra (Fellini, Antonioni, and Tarkovsky’s screenwriter), Katinka Farago (Bergman’s Production mananger for 30 years). Letofsky tried the traditional methods of trying to find co-production partners in the Us, Italy, France, UK, and Russia, and after limited success (and having decided to go into production) he is now trying a Kickstarter campaign- going directly to Tarkovsky fans around the world- to raise the final 20% of the budget to finish his film.
‘Tarkovsky is relatively unknown in the West, but he is such an important, and influential filmmaker in world cinema, that I have to do everything I can to complete this film’ says Letofsky. ‘We are using Kickstarter, and its reach thru social media- Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, Blogs- to connect to our niche audience. I’m also looking at it as a ‘pre-marketing campaign’ to build relationships with people who can help when the film is finished. I’ve been getting pledges from Tarkovsky fans from all over the world- Paris, Stockholm, Budapest, Melbourne, London, Mumbai, NY, La, Portland, Austin- it is international financing on a modest scale, but I am looking to build on it for my career. It’s also one part of strategy for funding, and marketing- building awareness’.
Pj teamed up with his friend Patrick Calderon who knows the social network media strategies to target Tarkovsky fans thru Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, and Bloggers and get them to the Kickstarter site. ‘Tarkovsky- Time Within Time’ is in the middle of their campaign. Take a look, make a pledge, and tell everyone you helped Produce a movie!
Contact Pj Letofsky at pjletofsky[a]gmail.com...
- 6/21/2013
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
When François Ozon's film was released in France 10 years ago it captivated audiences and critics alike, not least because it was all about the women
Ten years ago this month, a film came out in France that changed perceptions of women in cinema for good. Following a high-profile billboard campaign, by the time François Ozon's 8 Femmes was first screened in early 2002, excitement among French cinema-goers had reached fever-pitch.
Based on a play by Robert Thomas, at first glance the plot had a seemingly familiar ring to it: a wealthy patriarch is found in his bed with a dagger in his back. It is the middle of winter and his secluded country house is surrounded by deep snow. The telephone line has been cut and the car tampered with. There are eight characters with both motive and opportunity for murder. But then the difference hits you: all eight of the main characters are female.
Ten years ago this month, a film came out in France that changed perceptions of women in cinema for good. Following a high-profile billboard campaign, by the time François Ozon's 8 Femmes was first screened in early 2002, excitement among French cinema-goers had reached fever-pitch.
Based on a play by Robert Thomas, at first glance the plot had a seemingly familiar ring to it: a wealthy patriarch is found in his bed with a dagger in his back. It is the middle of winter and his secluded country house is surrounded by deep snow. The telephone line has been cut and the car tampered with. There are eight characters with both motive and opportunity for murder. But then the difference hits you: all eight of the main characters are female.
- 2/14/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
In 2003, high school dropout, Brian Douglas Wells, was working as a pizza delivery man at the Mama Mia Pizzeria in Erie, Pennsylvania when on August 28 he was sent on a delivery that ended at a TV transmission tower site. There he received instructions to rob a bank while wearing a bomb handcuffed to his neck.
He went to the bank and, instead of getting the $250,000 he asked for, walked out with only $8,702 and a Dum Dum lollipop he grabbed from the counter.
Upon completion of this task he began a scavenger hunt to gain the information necessary to remove the bomb from his neck before the kitchen timer expired and blew up. He made it to the first clue, but before he could go any further he was apprehended by the police. The bomb subsequently exploded on national television, killing him while he and the police waited for the bomb squad to show up.
He went to the bank and, instead of getting the $250,000 he asked for, walked out with only $8,702 and a Dum Dum lollipop he grabbed from the counter.
Upon completion of this task he began a scavenger hunt to gain the information necessary to remove the bomb from his neck before the kitchen timer expired and blew up. He made it to the first clue, but before he could go any further he was apprehended by the police. The bomb subsequently exploded on national television, killing him while he and the police waited for the bomb squad to show up.
- 8/8/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Subject: Robert Thomas Pattinson, 23-year-old English actor
Date of Assessment: March 12, 2010
Positive Buzzwords: Sparkles, Edward, fangirls
Negative Buzzwords: Sparkles, typecast, shampoo
The Case: Oh, Sparkles. I long to run my hands through your unruly, untamable, and thoroughly unwashed hair. Oh hell. Did I just really type that?
Obviously, I'm referring to Robert Pattinson (hereinafter referred to as "RPattz"), swooner dreamboat to millions (upon millions) of screaming teenage girls and many of their shameless mothers as well. Although RPattz broke his acting teeth upon a minor role, Cedric Diggory, in the rather respectable Harry Potter franchise, his rise to stratospheric fame only began when he accepted the role of vegetarian vampire Edward Cullen in the much maligned (by critics) adaptation of the first installment of Stephanie Meyer's Mormon lovechild, Twilight. Let me confirm what Dustin already throughly detailed in his review; indeed, this was some of the most throughly awful...
Date of Assessment: March 12, 2010
Positive Buzzwords: Sparkles, Edward, fangirls
Negative Buzzwords: Sparkles, typecast, shampoo
The Case: Oh, Sparkles. I long to run my hands through your unruly, untamable, and thoroughly unwashed hair. Oh hell. Did I just really type that?
Obviously, I'm referring to Robert Pattinson (hereinafter referred to as "RPattz"), swooner dreamboat to millions (upon millions) of screaming teenage girls and many of their shameless mothers as well. Although RPattz broke his acting teeth upon a minor role, Cedric Diggory, in the rather respectable Harry Potter franchise, his rise to stratospheric fame only began when he accepted the role of vegetarian vampire Edward Cullen in the much maligned (by critics) adaptation of the first installment of Stephanie Meyer's Mormon lovechild, Twilight. Let me confirm what Dustin already throughly detailed in his review; indeed, this was some of the most throughly awful...
- 3/13/2010
- by Agent Bedhead
The Heene family saga continues in Colorado. Colorado's Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said Monday tells the press it will take at least a week for all the charges to be ticked off and compiled, filed against the fraudulent failed actor/amateur scientist/attention seeking Richard Heene for his active role in concocting an elaborate hoax involving his son Falcon and a runaway balloon. Now, a former business associate of Heene's has appeared on TV to add his insight into the fabricated mess. Robert Thomas, who sold an interview to Gawker online, also appeared on MSNBC and the Today show, painting Richard Heene as "a very creative individual. Hyperactive . driven by fame and promoting himself." When he caught the runaway...
- 10/20/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy While Colorado's Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said Monday that it may take a week for charges to be filed against Richard Heene for his role in the alleged balloon hoax of last Thursday, a former business associate of Heene's is making the interview rounds to provide further background on the purported wannabe reality TV superstar. Robert Thomas appeared on Tuesday's Today, where he described Heene, 48, as "a very creative individual. Hyperactive … driven by fame and promoting himself." When he saw the news footage of the Mylar...
- 10/20/2009
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Looks like Richard Heene's credibility is floating away faster than a Mylar balloon in the Colorado breeze. Robert Thomas, a former business partner of Heene—who last week sent the nation into a panic by claiming that his six-year-old son, Falcon, was trapped in a balloon floating high above the ground—appeared on the Today show on Tuesday morning to give his take on the incident. Thomas' verdict? Yup, it was a hoax. Thomas, who worked with Heene on a reality-tv proposal, claims that his former partner had been planning a UFO-related publicity stunt for some months—and when the Balloon Boy story first broke, he...
- 10/20/2009
- by Celebuzz
- Celebuzz.com
Authorities now believe that the Balloon Boy incident was a conspiracy orchestrated by Richard Heene and his wife Mayumi -- and they may have had a co-conspirator.
Police in Fort Collins have confirmed that they want to talk to Robert Thomas, a Denver native who told Gawker.com that Richard Heene planned for this media stunt to land him his own science-based reality show. Gabriel Snyder, Editor-in-Chief at Gawker, told AP that Thomas planned to meet with authorities Sunday night.
Police in Fort Collins have confirmed that they want to talk to Robert Thomas, a Denver native who told Gawker.com that Richard Heene planned for this media stunt to land him his own science-based reality show. Gabriel Snyder, Editor-in-Chief at Gawker, told AP that Thomas planned to meet with authorities Sunday night.
- 10/19/2009
- Extra
A man who claims he once worked for Richard Heene says Heene was obsessed with becoming famous, wanted to get his own show, and had an idea for a massive media stunt that involved a "weather balloon" that "resembles a UFO." Sound familiar?Robert Thomas claims, in an interview with Gawker, that Heene believed such a stunt would "be the most significant UFO-related news event to take place since the Roswell Crash of 1947."Thomas said...
- 10/18/2009
- TMZ
Robert Thomas Pattinson, born in London, England on May 13, 1986, was always a sportsman. He played football, he skied, and anything that you can imagine. He was also a musician, reportedly loving to play the piano and guitar. Robert first started acting at age 15. He did amateur plays for quite some time. Soon, he started with the Barnes Theater Club and starred in plays such as Macbeth and Anything Goes. His first on-screen role was in a German made-for-tv movie called Ring of the Nibelungs. He then starred in Vanity Fair, taking on the role of Rawdy Crawley. His first movie role was in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2003. He took on the role of Cedric Diggory, an older wizard who competed with Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) for the Goblet of Fire and Cho Chang's heart. Robert was one of the first few people to be considered for the role.
- 3/4/2009
- PopStar
Robert Thomas Pattinson was born on May 13, 1986 in London, England. Rob's parents names are Clare and Richard. His mother worked for a model agency and his father with U.S. imported cars. Robert was sent to boarding school and kicked out of it when he was a pre-teen! He went to a number of boarding schools and had a knack for modeling. One of Rob's first jobs was being a hand model. He became a woman's hand model because people thought he had girly hands! He first came to the United States when he was a teen and met his first girlfriend in Texas and they kept in touch till later years. As many would think, Rob was a natural at acting, but he actually didn't begin acting until he was older. He lived in Barnes, a small suburb in London, England and picked up acting at a local theater.
- 2/28/2009
- PopStar
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