Exclusive: Asante Blackk (When They See Us) and Luis Guzmán (Traffic) have been tapped as the leads for Aristotle Torres’ feature directorial debut Story Ave, for FirstGen Content and Jamie Foxx’s Foxxhole Productions. The film, which has wrapped production in New York, will also star Alex Hibbert (Moonlight), Melvin Gregg (Nine Perfect Strangers), Cassandra Freeman (Monsters and Men) and Coral Peña (For All Mankind).
Based on Torres’ 2018 short of the same name — which was, in turn, based on his life — Story Ave follows a teenage graffiti artist (Blackk) who, after running away from home, holds up an unsuspecting Mta worker (Guzmán) in a robbery gone right that changes their lives forever.
Story Ave is a FirstGen Content and Foxxhole Entertainment Production, in association with Mero Mero Production, The Space Program, and Dark Rabbit Productions. Torres developed the feature through the Sundance Director and Screenwriter Labs,...
Based on Torres’ 2018 short of the same name — which was, in turn, based on his life — Story Ave follows a teenage graffiti artist (Blackk) who, after running away from home, holds up an unsuspecting Mta worker (Guzmán) in a robbery gone right that changes their lives forever.
Story Ave is a FirstGen Content and Foxxhole Entertainment Production, in association with Mero Mero Production, The Space Program, and Dark Rabbit Productions. Torres developed the feature through the Sundance Director and Screenwriter Labs,...
- 8/24/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Amber Heard claims that her role in the upcoming “Aquaman 2” was cut down due to the allegations of mutual abuse in her marriage to ex-husband Johnny Depp.
Heard alleged Depp led a PR “smear campaign” against her after she obtained a domestic violence restraining order in 2016. The couple divorced in 2017. Depp is currently suing Heard for 50 million over defamation claims due to a 2018 Washington Post op-ed she wrote alleging she was a domestic violence survivor. Heard later filed a 100 million countersuit against Depp, saying his legal team defamed her by calling her allegations false.
During Heard’s testimony on May 16, the DC actress alleged that Depp’s “sophisticated PR machine” labeled her a liar in the press, resulting in a minimized role in “Aquaman 2” as well as being removed from brand sponsorships.
“I had to fight really hard to keep my career after I got my [restraining order against Depp],” Heard said in court.
Heard alleged Depp led a PR “smear campaign” against her after she obtained a domestic violence restraining order in 2016. The couple divorced in 2017. Depp is currently suing Heard for 50 million over defamation claims due to a 2018 Washington Post op-ed she wrote alleging she was a domestic violence survivor. Heard later filed a 100 million countersuit against Depp, saying his legal team defamed her by calling her allegations false.
During Heard’s testimony on May 16, the DC actress alleged that Depp’s “sophisticated PR machine” labeled her a liar in the press, resulting in a minimized role in “Aquaman 2” as well as being removed from brand sponsorships.
“I had to fight really hard to keep my career after I got my [restraining order against Depp],” Heard said in court.
- 5/17/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Amber Heard told jurors on Monday that she decided to divorce Johnny Depp because she was afraid she “wouldn’t survive” if she stayed in the relationship.
Heard resumed her testimony after a 10-day break in the defamation trial in Fairfax, Va. Heard recounted the final months of her marriage to Depp, including a series of violent incidents in which she alleges that Depp would choke her, hit her and throw objects at her during drug-fueled rages.
Heard filed for divorce in May 2016, after Depp allegedly threw a phone at her, hitting her in the face, during an argument at the couple’s downtown L.A. apartment.
“I knew I had to leave him. I knew I wouldn’t survive it if I didn’t,” she testified. “I was so scared that it was going to end really badly for me… The violence was now normal and not the exception…...
Heard resumed her testimony after a 10-day break in the defamation trial in Fairfax, Va. Heard recounted the final months of her marriage to Depp, including a series of violent incidents in which she alleges that Depp would choke her, hit her and throw objects at her during drug-fueled rages.
Heard filed for divorce in May 2016, after Depp allegedly threw a phone at her, hitting her in the face, during an argument at the couple’s downtown L.A. apartment.
“I knew I had to leave him. I knew I wouldn’t survive it if I didn’t,” she testified. “I was so scared that it was going to end really badly for me… The violence was now normal and not the exception…...
- 5/16/2022
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Welcome to this week’s Nwa: Powerrr review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Power is back! I’m not spelling it with the dumb triple r thing. I hate the way Pumpkin Boy books the Nwa. I have a feeling we’ll get more of the same with the return of Powerrr, but at least the Nwa was not sold to Vince McMahon (that we know of). Dokken’s “Into the Fire” is back as the theme. Don’t f—k with Dokken! With that, I say it’s time to get right to it. Nwa: Power starts…go fish!
[Author’s Note: The following review contains wrestlers (Tyrus and possibly Thom Lattimer) accused of sexual misconduct, crimes of which have neither been proven or disproven. If this offends you, then viewer discretion should be advised]
Match #1: Kamille def. Alex Gracia The Score: 5 out of 10 The Good: There was no nonsense here. This...
[Author’s Note: The following review contains wrestlers (Tyrus and possibly Thom Lattimer) accused of sexual misconduct, crimes of which have neither been proven or disproven. If this offends you, then viewer discretion should be advised]
Match #1: Kamille def. Alex Gracia The Score: 5 out of 10 The Good: There was no nonsense here. This...
- 3/25/2021
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Film and TV exec and producer Mark Bauch has been named SVP of Imagine Entertainment’s Feature Film Group. Bauch will be responsible for bringing in new projects, helping to oversee the development and packaging of Imagine’s current feature slate, as well as targeting IP and books.
Bauch is pivoting to features after spending the last year as SVP of Imagine Television, where he worked on projects across drama and comedy. The appointment was made by Imagine Entertainment President of Features Karen Lunder.
“Mark has incredible taste, great relationships with writers and filmmakers, and a keen eye for material across all kinds of genres. He has proved to be a highly valuable executive at Imagine and given his prior experience in film and the support he’s already provided inside the company, the move is a natural fit. I know that he is going to be instrumental to our growth,...
Bauch is pivoting to features after spending the last year as SVP of Imagine Television, where he worked on projects across drama and comedy. The appointment was made by Imagine Entertainment President of Features Karen Lunder.
“Mark has incredible taste, great relationships with writers and filmmakers, and a keen eye for material across all kinds of genres. He has proved to be a highly valuable executive at Imagine and given his prior experience in film and the support he’s already provided inside the company, the move is a natural fit. I know that he is going to be instrumental to our growth,...
- 2/4/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Orlando von Einsiedel, whose short doc The White Helmets picked up the 2017 Academy Award, is teaming with National Geographic to launch a series of short films celebrating Nobel Peace Prize Laureates from around the world.
The five docs will launch on Nat Geo’s YouTube channel on May 20. Three are making world premieres, while two screened at Telluride in 2019.
The films were all directed by von Einsiedel and produced by Grain Media and Rideback. They are:
Into The Fire (Telluride 2019) – In an area of Iraq destroyed by Isis, Hana Khider leads an all-female team of Yazidi de-miners in their attempts to clear the land of mines. Their job involves painstakingly searching for booby traps in bombed out buildings and fields, where one wrong move means certain death. Hana works for the Mines Advisory Group, an organisation who are part of the ‘International Campaign to Ban Landmines’, a coalition awarded...
The five docs will launch on Nat Geo’s YouTube channel on May 20. Three are making world premieres, while two screened at Telluride in 2019.
The films were all directed by von Einsiedel and produced by Grain Media and Rideback. They are:
Into The Fire (Telluride 2019) – In an area of Iraq destroyed by Isis, Hana Khider leads an all-female team of Yazidi de-miners in their attempts to clear the land of mines. Their job involves painstakingly searching for booby traps in bombed out buildings and fields, where one wrong move means certain death. Hana works for the Mines Advisory Group, an organisation who are part of the ‘International Campaign to Ban Landmines’, a coalition awarded...
- 5/14/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for the ending of The Letter For the King. Read our spoiler-free review here.
The Letter For King takes its time getting to its climactic face off between the powers of darkness (Prince Viridian) and our hero (Lavinia), but, once it gets there, things move quickly. If you had trouble keeping track of everything that went down in the final episode of Netflix‘s six-part family fantasy series, then we’ve got your back. Here’s a breakdown of everything that went down in the ending of The Letter For the King…
Does Lavinia Have Powers?
The Letter For the King races into its sixth and final episode, picking up moments after the Episode 5 reveal that it isn’t Tiuri who has magical powers, but Lavinia. It’s been Lavinia this whole time. She was the one who caused a windstorm at the Monastery at the End of the World.
The Letter For King takes its time getting to its climactic face off between the powers of darkness (Prince Viridian) and our hero (Lavinia), but, once it gets there, things move quickly. If you had trouble keeping track of everything that went down in the final episode of Netflix‘s six-part family fantasy series, then we’ve got your back. Here’s a breakdown of everything that went down in the ending of The Letter For the King…
Does Lavinia Have Powers?
The Letter For the King races into its sixth and final episode, picking up moments after the Episode 5 reveal that it isn’t Tiuri who has magical powers, but Lavinia. It’s been Lavinia this whole time. She was the one who caused a windstorm at the Monastery at the End of the World.
- 3/21/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
At the Golden Globes, “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho challenged audiences by saying, “Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.” That obstacle may exist in most of the feature categories (where only “Parasite” and Pedro Almódovar’s “Pain & Glory” managed to clear the hurdle), but when it comes to shorts, the Academy doesn’t have quite the same hang-ups about whom to nominate. Sadly, that open-mindedness doesn’t seem to translate to voting. Just three foreign-language entries have earned the prize in the last decade, which should make voting in your Oscar pool relatively easy: It’s not the best, but “The Neighbors’ Window” is the only 2020 contender filmed in English. Now, , and easy to access via ShortsTV, which topped its own box office record with this latest batch.
Director Delphine Girard’s “A Sister” is driven largely by dialogue,...
Director Delphine Girard’s “A Sister” is driven largely by dialogue,...
- 2/7/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
The Academy Awards shortlist for Best Original Song contains 70 different tunes, which a pedant might say isn’t very short at all. Frontrunners have emerged, like “Remember Me” from the “Coco” soundtrack and Sufjan Stevens’ two contributions to “Call Me by Your Name,” but there’s a variety that may not be reflected when the five nominees are announced January 23. Until then, avail yourself of this playlist.
Read More:Oscars 2018: Listen to Selections from 141 Scores Eligible for This Year’s Academy Award
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And here’s the not-that-shortlist:
“U.N.I (You And I)” from “And the Winner Isn’t”
“Love And Lies” from “Band Aid”
“If I Dare” from “Battle of the Sexes”
“Evermore” from “Beauty and the Beast”
“How Does A Moment Last Forever” from “Beauty and the Beast”
“Now Or Never” from “Bloodline: Now or Never...
Read More:Oscars 2018: Listen to Selections from 141 Scores Eligible for This Year’s Academy Award
Read More:Oscars 2018: How the ‘Dunkirk’ and ‘Phantom Thread’ Original Scores Dodged Disqualification
And here’s the not-that-shortlist:
“U.N.I (You And I)” from “And the Winner Isn’t”
“Love And Lies” from “Band Aid”
“If I Dare” from “Battle of the Sexes”
“Evermore” from “Beauty and the Beast”
“How Does A Moment Last Forever” from “Beauty and the Beast”
“Now Or Never” from “Bloodline: Now or Never...
- 12/24/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed 70 songs that qualify for the Best Original Song Oscar this afternoon. Films with more than one submission include “Beauty and the Beast,” “Call Me By Your Name,” “Cars 3,” “Elizabeth Blue” and “Pulimurugan.” It’s worth noting that “The Greatest Showman,” a musical featuring original songs from last year’s winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, only submitted one song, “This Is Me.”
Dierks Bentley enters the Best Song fire with ‘Only The Brave’
The full list of qualifying songs is as follows:
“U.N.I (You And I)” from “And the Winner Isn’t”
“Love And Lies” from “Band Aid”
“If I Dare” from “Battle of the Sexes”
“Evermore” from “Beauty and the Beast”
“How Does A Moment Last Forever” from “Beauty and the Beast”
“Now Or Never” from “Bloodline: Now or Never”
“She” from “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story...
Dierks Bentley enters the Best Song fire with ‘Only The Brave’
The full list of qualifying songs is as follows:
“U.N.I (You And I)” from “And the Winner Isn’t”
“Love And Lies” from “Band Aid”
“If I Dare” from “Battle of the Sexes”
“Evermore” from “Beauty and the Beast”
“How Does A Moment Last Forever” from “Beauty and the Beast”
“Now Or Never” from “Bloodline: Now or Never”
“She” from “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story...
- 12/18/2017
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 70 original songs still in contention for the Oscar this year. Five of the shortlisted songs will earn nominations, which are set to be revealed on January 23. Original songs from “Call Me By Your Name,” “Battle of the Sexes,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and more all made the shortlist this year. “City of Stars” from “La La Land” took home the prize last year.
The following tracks have been included on the Oscars shortlist for Best Original Song:
“U.N.I (You And I)” from “And the Winner Isn’t”
“Love And Lies” from “Band Aid”
“If I Dare” from “Battle of the Sexes”
“Evermore” from “Beauty and the Beast”
“How Does A Moment Last Forever” from “Beauty and the Beast”
“Now Or Never” from “Bloodline: Now or Never”
“She” from “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story”
“Your Hand I Will...
The following tracks have been included on the Oscars shortlist for Best Original Song:
“U.N.I (You And I)” from “And the Winner Isn’t”
“Love And Lies” from “Band Aid”
“If I Dare” from “Battle of the Sexes”
“Evermore” from “Beauty and the Beast”
“How Does A Moment Last Forever” from “Beauty and the Beast”
“Now Or Never” from “Bloodline: Now or Never”
“She” from “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story”
“Your Hand I Will...
- 12/18/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The Pirates Of Somalia Sp Releasing Director: Bryan Buckley Screenwriter: Bryan Buckley, adapting Jay Badahur’s book “The Pirates of Somalia” Cast: Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi, Sabrina Hassan Abdulle, Mohamed Barre, Mohamed Abdikadir, Al Pacino, Melanie Griffith Screened at: Critics’ DVD, NYC, 12/15/17 Opens: December 8, 2017 Never give up, the theme of so many optimistic […]
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The post The Pirates of Somalia Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 12/18/2017
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Warning: Spoilers ahead! Do not proceed if you haven't watched the season finale of American Horror Story: Cult.
Evan Peters is opening up about his "most difficult" season of American Horror Story yet.
During an exclusive interview with Et on Tuesday, the 30-year-old actor revealed what it was like taking on the lead role of Kai Anderson in Ahs: Cult and how he felt about that shocking season finale.
Over the course of seven seasons, Peters has been cast in a number of villainous roles, like Tate Langdon in Murder House, Jimmy Darling in Freak Show and James March in Hotel. But none have come close to Kai, whom Peters says was probably his favorite character he's portrayed in FX's anthology series thus far.
More: 'Ahs: Cult' Premiere: Evan Peters' Pro-Trump Character Revealed!
Photo: Frank Ockenfels/FX
"Kai has been a really challenging role, the hardest role that I had to do, so in that respect...
Evan Peters is opening up about his "most difficult" season of American Horror Story yet.
During an exclusive interview with Et on Tuesday, the 30-year-old actor revealed what it was like taking on the lead role of Kai Anderson in Ahs: Cult and how he felt about that shocking season finale.
Over the course of seven seasons, Peters has been cast in a number of villainous roles, like Tate Langdon in Murder House, Jimmy Darling in Freak Show and James March in Hotel. But none have come close to Kai, whom Peters says was probably his favorite character he's portrayed in FX's anthology series thus far.
More: 'Ahs: Cult' Premiere: Evan Peters' Pro-Trump Character Revealed!
Photo: Frank Ockenfels/FX
"Kai has been a really challenging role, the hardest role that I had to do, so in that respect...
- 11/15/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Evan Peters and his fake beard might be in trouble in The Pirates of Somalia trailer. In the drama inspired by a true story, Peters plays a journalist who hopes to investigate Somali pirates, only to get more than he bargained for. The new film from The Bronze director Bryan Buckley also stars a very sleepy looking Al Pacino […]
The post ‘The Pirates Of Somalia’ Trailer: Evan Peters Gets In Over His Head appeared first on /Film.
The post ‘The Pirates Of Somalia’ Trailer: Evan Peters Gets In Over His Head appeared first on /Film.
- 11/14/2017
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
"You want to make it as some big journalist, you gotta go somewhere crazy." Crystal Sky Entertainment has debuted the first official trailer for an indie dramatic thriller titled The Pirates of Somalia, from writer/director Bryan Buckley (The Bronze). The film tells the "incredible true story" of rookie journalist Jay Bahadur, who in 2008 decided to go to Somalia to embed himself among the pirates there. He ultimately succeeds in providing the first close-up look into who these men are, how they live, and the forces that drive them. Evan Peters stars as journalist Jay Bahadur, and of course they got Somalian native Barkhad Abdi to star as his local fixer. The cast also includes Coral Peña, Philip Ettinger, Russell Posner, Melanie Griffith, and Al Pacino. This actually looks better than expected, so far so good, I am honestly intrigued. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Bryan Buckley's The Pirates of Somalia,...
- 11/12/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The past week has seen some truly wacky trailers arrive. Michael Shannon becomes Bigfoot in “Pottersville,” Brie Larson travels to India for wacky adventures in “Basmati Blues,” and now Al Pacino becomes the inspiration for Evan Peters to put his life in danger in “The Pirates Of Somalia.”
One of those random Pacino movies we didn’t know existed until the arrival of a trailer, this one is based on the non-fiction book “The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World” by Jay Bahadur, which tells the story of a young journalist who is so inspired by his hero, he moves to Somalia to try and get the story of a lifetime.
Continue reading ‘The Pirates Of Somalia’ Trailer: Al Pacino Inspires Journalist Evan Peters at The Playlist.
One of those random Pacino movies we didn’t know existed until the arrival of a trailer, this one is based on the non-fiction book “The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World” by Jay Bahadur, which tells the story of a young journalist who is so inspired by his hero, he moves to Somalia to try and get the story of a lifetime.
Continue reading ‘The Pirates Of Somalia’ Trailer: Al Pacino Inspires Journalist Evan Peters at The Playlist.
- 11/10/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Echo Bridge has acquired U.S. rights to director Bryan Buckley’s The Pirates of Somalia (formerly known as Dabka). The film, which bowed this spring at the Tribeca Film Festival, examines what led up to the hostage saga depicted in Captain Phillips. The film stars American Horror Story's Evan Peters along with Oscar nominees Barkhad Abdi, Melanie Griffith and Al Pacino. The plan is release it in 10 markets nationwide day-and-date December 8. Rights include…...
- 10/23/2017
- Deadline
The following article contains minor spoilers for “Blade Runner 2049.”
In addition to a pair of memorable performances from Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, cinematographer Roger Deakins’ stunning visual work, and director Denis Villeneuve’s dystopian vision, “Blade Runner 2049” has one more element worthy of excitement: a supporting cast of new and rising stars. Many of them have already made their mark on indie cinema, like the perpetually working David Dastmalchian or the irreverent Carla Juri, while others will likely use Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic as a springboard for even bigger careers (like Ana de Armas, the film’s biggest find).
Read More:‘Blade Runner 2049’ Review: Denis Villeneuve’s Neo-Noir Sequel Is Mind-Blowing Sci-Fi Storytelling
It’s only appropriate that a future-oriented world like the one on display in the “Blade Runner” franchise would spawn new stars, but they’ve shined quite brightly before. Here’s where you...
In addition to a pair of memorable performances from Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, cinematographer Roger Deakins’ stunning visual work, and director Denis Villeneuve’s dystopian vision, “Blade Runner 2049” has one more element worthy of excitement: a supporting cast of new and rising stars. Many of them have already made their mark on indie cinema, like the perpetually working David Dastmalchian or the irreverent Carla Juri, while others will likely use Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic as a springboard for even bigger careers (like Ana de Armas, the film’s biggest find).
Read More:‘Blade Runner 2049’ Review: Denis Villeneuve’s Neo-Noir Sequel Is Mind-Blowing Sci-Fi Storytelling
It’s only appropriate that a future-oriented world like the one on display in the “Blade Runner” franchise would spawn new stars, but they’ve shined quite brightly before. Here’s where you...
- 10/9/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Evan Peters, who stars in the new film Dabka, recently gave his on-screen mom, Melanie Griffith, what he considers to be, quite the complement. While speaking exclusively with uInterview recently, Peters had this to say about Griffith. “Melanie Griffith was amazing, too. She played my mom, which is kind of … she’s a total Milf.” Sitting next […]
Source: uInterview
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- 6/13/2017
- by Jacob Kaye
- Uinterview
Evan Peters on ‘Dabka’ by Uinterview Dabka, directed by Bryan Buckley, is based on the true story of Jay Bahadur (Evan Peters), a rookie journalist who goes to Somalia to live among, and write about, the pirates getting international infamy in 2008. The film also stars Al Pacino as Seymour Tolbin, a fictitious Vietnam War corespondent, and Barkhad Abdi (Captain Philips) as […]
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The post Evan Peters On ‘Dabka,’ Filming In Somalia & Working With Al Pacino [Video Exclusive] appeared first on uInterview.
- 5/26/2017
- by Jacob Kaye
- Uinterview
Dabka Review Dabka (2017) Film Review from the 16th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, a movie directed by Bryan Buckley and starring Evan Peters, Al Pacino, Melanie Griffith, Kiana Madani, Sabrina Hassan, Maria Vos and Barkhad Abdi. In Bryan Buckley’s second directorial effort Dabka, he tries to tell the story of [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Dabka (2017): A Human Story About A Misunderstood Nation [Tribeca 2017]...
Continue reading: Film Review: Dabka (2017): A Human Story About A Misunderstood Nation [Tribeca 2017]...
- 5/1/2017
- by Mufsin Mahbub
- Film-Book
Opening with a voice-over explaining how a recent University of Toronto graduate went from surveying supermarket clerks about display placements to a becoming a freelance journalist running around Somalia, Bryan Buckley’s Dabka attempts to playfully tell the story of Jay Bahadur, author of The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World. Dabka takes an aggressive, masculine tone (one that’s almost, but not quite, frat boy-esque) that at times reminded me of Todd Phillips’ War Dogs, and it may be fitting. Here is the real-life story of a guy that finds himself miraculously with too much access and, at the same time, in over his head, and that charm (as well as naivety and lack of context), certainly helps in difficult situations.
Beginning somewhere in Ontario, Bahadur (played by Evan Peters) finds himself at the doctor after throwing his back out, leading to a chance encounter with veteran battlefield...
Beginning somewhere in Ontario, Bahadur (played by Evan Peters) finds himself at the doctor after throwing his back out, leading to a chance encounter with veteran battlefield...
- 4/30/2017
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
The pleasingly self-aware and fast-paced “Dabka” begins with narration by journalist Jay Bahadur (Evan Peters) telling us that he hates movies where the main character narrates because that means that the screenwriters haven’t done their job to make the story work on a visual basis. While that may be true in some cases, “Dabka” itself is a movie where the brash but insecure voice of Bahadur grounds the story we are watching, and this voice also gives it some tension because we are never sure if his over-confidence might lead to disaster. Based on a true story, “Dabka” begins in.
- 4/28/2017
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
Dabka opens with a voiceover from its protagonist, Jay Bahadur (Evan Peters), explaining that he hates voiceover in films because it’s lazy filmmaking. This self-aware smugness unfortunately sets the tone for the entire movie, which wavers between comedy and serious drama without much clear direction or purpose. And it’s a shame, because the true story of Dabka, about an aspiring journalist who embedded himself with Somali pirates for six months, is about as exciting as you can get.
When we first meet Jay, he’s an obnoxious and entitled man-child, living in his parents’ basement in Toronto (not his fault), working marketing for a napkin manufacturer (also not his fault), and waxing eloquent about what a brilliant and misunderstood writer he is (very much his fault). He is, in other words, the worst that has ever been said about the Millennial generation, a fact which renders him unsympathetic to most viewers and,...
When we first meet Jay, he’s an obnoxious and entitled man-child, living in his parents’ basement in Toronto (not his fault), working marketing for a napkin manufacturer (also not his fault), and waxing eloquent about what a brilliant and misunderstood writer he is (very much his fault). He is, in other words, the worst that has ever been said about the Millennial generation, a fact which renders him unsympathetic to most viewers and,...
- 4/28/2017
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
“You know those out-of-body experiences where you look around and say, ‘This shit isn’t happening to me?”
That’s said by Evan Peters in Dabka, the absurd adventure tale in which an incredibly inexperienced Canadian reporter spontaneously embeds himself in Somalia with the lofty goal of writing a book. It’s a line that could probably be applied to the entire movie, as a heavily bearded Peters is shown laughing with government leaders, chewing khat leaves with pirates and never getting shot while abroad.
But Dabka, which makes its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, is quite closely based...
That’s said by Evan Peters in Dabka, the absurd adventure tale in which an incredibly inexperienced Canadian reporter spontaneously embeds himself in Somalia with the lofty goal of writing a book. It’s a line that could probably be applied to the entire movie, as a heavily bearded Peters is shown laughing with government leaders, chewing khat leaves with pirates and never getting shot while abroad.
But Dabka, which makes its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, is quite closely based...
- 4/27/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
by Murtada
You know who might be having a big 2017 in film? Barkhad Abdi. He has three interesting projects coming out, starting with Dabka which will play this month at the Tribeca Film Festival. Written and directed by Bryan Buckley (The Bronze) it’s the true story of a reporter’s risk-taking adventure that gave him an unprecedented first-person account of the pirates of Somalia. Evan Peters plays the reporter Jay Bahadur on whose best selling book, The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World, the film is based. Abdi plays a local fixer who helped Bahadur embed himself with the Somali pirates. So he hasn’t gone very far from the world of his Oscar nominated performance in Captain Phillips (2013).
with Evan Peters in Dabka
However Blade Runner 2049 could not be further away from his most famous role...
You know who might be having a big 2017 in film? Barkhad Abdi. He has three interesting projects coming out, starting with Dabka which will play this month at the Tribeca Film Festival. Written and directed by Bryan Buckley (The Bronze) it’s the true story of a reporter’s risk-taking adventure that gave him an unprecedented first-person account of the pirates of Somalia. Evan Peters plays the reporter Jay Bahadur on whose best selling book, The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World, the film is based. Abdi plays a local fixer who helped Bahadur embed himself with the Somali pirates. So he hasn’t gone very far from the world of his Oscar nominated performance in Captain Phillips (2013).
with Evan Peters in Dabka
However Blade Runner 2049 could not be further away from his most famous role...
- 4/14/2017
- by Murtada Elfadl
- FilmExperience
Author: James Kleinmann
The Tribeca Film Festival hits New York next week and runs from April 19 – 30 th. Now in its sixteenth year, the annual event was co-founded by screen legend Robert De Niro in the wake of the September 11th attacks in an effort to revitalise Lower Manhattan. Retaining an element of its original commitment to Us indie cinema, it has evolved to encompass TV, Vr, online work, music and gaming. As ever, the festival will welcome a dizzying array of big name guests including Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, Jon Favreau, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Quentin Tarantino, Scarlett Johansson and Ron Howard. Here are just some of the highlights, for the full line up and to buy tickets check out the official festival website here.
Opening and Closing night Galas at Radio City Music Hall
Kicking off the festival is the world premiere of music doc Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives.
The Tribeca Film Festival hits New York next week and runs from April 19 – 30 th. Now in its sixteenth year, the annual event was co-founded by screen legend Robert De Niro in the wake of the September 11th attacks in an effort to revitalise Lower Manhattan. Retaining an element of its original commitment to Us indie cinema, it has evolved to encompass TV, Vr, online work, music and gaming. As ever, the festival will welcome a dizzying array of big name guests including Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, Jon Favreau, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Quentin Tarantino, Scarlett Johansson and Ron Howard. Here are just some of the highlights, for the full line up and to buy tickets check out the official festival website here.
Opening and Closing night Galas at Radio City Music Hall
Kicking off the festival is the world premiere of music doc Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives.
- 4/13/2017
- by James Kleinmann
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: Written and directed by Bryan Buckley (Asad) comes Dabka, the true story of one reporter’s risk-taking adventure that ultimately brought the world an unprecedented first-person account of the pirates of Somalia. Ahead of its world premiere in the Narrative Spotlight section at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, Deadline has an exclusive clip from the film starring Evan Peters and Barkhad Abdi. Based on Jay Bahadur’s New York Times bestselling book The Pirate…...
- 4/11/2017
- Deadline
The 16th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, set for April 19-30, released its slate today, a roster that includes films from 28 countries and includes 78 world premieres, six international premieres, six North American premieres, two U.S. premieres, and six New York premieres. Among the world premieres: Brian Shoaf’s Aardvark, starring Jenny Slate, Zachary Quinto and Jon Hamm; Bryan Buckley’s Dabka, starring Al Pacino and Evan Peters; and The Death And Life of Marsha P. Johnson…...
- 3/2/2017
- Deadline
Dubai/Exclusive: Dubai-based pan-Arab distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment picked up 31 titles at the recent American Film Market, including critically-acclaimed drama Lady Macbeth.
Front Row’s other high-profile acquisitions include Neil Jordan’s The Trainer, starring Liam Neeson as an Irish horse trainer beset by tragedy; and The Old Man And The Gun, starring Robert Redford and Casey Affleck.
The Afm additions also feature Dominic Cooke’s adaptation of Ian McEwan’s romantic drama On Chesil Beach, starring Saoirse Ronan, Emily Watson and Anne Marie Duff.
It is among a number of romantic dramas on Front Row’s slate along with Isabel Coixet’s 1950s The Bookshop, starring Emily Mortimer as a widow who shakes the sensibilities of her stuffy home town when she opens a bookshop selling scandalous books.
The company has also acquired a number of highly-anticipated thrillers led by Bryan Buckley’s Dabka, starring Evan Peters as a rookie journalist embedded with Somali pirates...
Front Row’s other high-profile acquisitions include Neil Jordan’s The Trainer, starring Liam Neeson as an Irish horse trainer beset by tragedy; and The Old Man And The Gun, starring Robert Redford and Casey Affleck.
The Afm additions also feature Dominic Cooke’s adaptation of Ian McEwan’s romantic drama On Chesil Beach, starring Saoirse Ronan, Emily Watson and Anne Marie Duff.
It is among a number of romantic dramas on Front Row’s slate along with Isabel Coixet’s 1950s The Bookshop, starring Emily Mortimer as a widow who shakes the sensibilities of her stuffy home town when she opens a bookshop selling scandalous books.
The company has also acquired a number of highly-anticipated thrillers led by Bryan Buckley’s Dabka, starring Evan Peters as a rookie journalist embedded with Somali pirates...
- 12/10/2016
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The Hobbit star to topline zombie thriller from The Babadook producer; Bankside launches sales.
The Hobbit star Martin Freeman is attached to star in zombie pandemic thriller Cargo from producer Kristina Ceyton (The Babadook).
Bankside is launching international sales on the project in Cannes and has pre-sold UK rights to Icon Film Distribution, which had success at the local box office with The Babadook. Umbrella Entertainment will release in Australia/New Zealand.
The feature is based on Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling’s short of the same name, which clocked more than 10 million views on YouTube. Howling will direct with fellow first-time feature director Ramke, who has also written the script.
Freeman, who stars alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in hit BBC series Sherlock, will play a father who, stranded in rural Australia in the aftermath of a violent pandemic and, infected himself, desperately seeks a new home for his infant child and a means to protect her from...
The Hobbit star Martin Freeman is attached to star in zombie pandemic thriller Cargo from producer Kristina Ceyton (The Babadook).
Bankside is launching international sales on the project in Cannes and has pre-sold UK rights to Icon Film Distribution, which had success at the local box office with The Babadook. Umbrella Entertainment will release in Australia/New Zealand.
The feature is based on Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling’s short of the same name, which clocked more than 10 million views on YouTube. Howling will direct with fellow first-time feature director Ramke, who has also written the script.
Freeman, who stars alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in hit BBC series Sherlock, will play a father who, stranded in rural Australia in the aftermath of a violent pandemic and, infected himself, desperately seeks a new home for his infant child and a means to protect her from...
- 5/13/2016
- by [email protected] (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Al Pacino has signed on to join the cast of writer-director Bryan Buckley’s Where the White Man Runs Away. Captain Phillips star Barkhad Abdi and Melanie Griffith also are joining the drama, which marks Buckley’s follow-up to the 2015 Sundance hit The Bronze. Evan Peters (X-Men, Kick-Ass) already is onboard to star as real-life rookie journalist Jay Bahadur, who wrote the best-selling book The Pirates of Somalia. Pacino will play the role of Seymour Tobin, a fictitious Vietnam War correspondent whose passion for telling the uncensored truth far exceeds the battlefield. Abdi, who nabbed a
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- 2/11/2016
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Commercial director Bryan Buckley, whose feature film debut The Bronze was the opening film at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was bought by Relativity for $3M, will next direct a biographical comedy-drama based on a story in the New York Times‘ bestseller The Pirates Of Somalia from Jay Bahadur. The feature, titled Where The White Man Runs Away, will star American Horror Story‘s and X-Men‘s Evan Peters. The Bronze was supposed to be released this month…...
- 10/20/2015
- Deadline
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