Exclusive: Ron Perlman and Rupert Everett have signed to co-star in Thomas Michael’s upcoming romantic dramedy Out Late revolving around the unlikely romance between a macho, blue-collar Italian widower and a retired dancer.
Paris and L.A.-based WTFilms will launch sales on the film at Cannes.
Michael will direct from a screenplay co-written with Paolo Mancini. The feature reunites the writing team with Perlman, who starred in their 2022 action thriller The Baker alongside Harvey Keitel.
Perlman will play recent widower Angelo who is forced to confront a deeply hidden personal truth when he meets and strikes up an unlikely friendship with openly gay dancer Edmond. Though he’s never had the courage to admit it to himself, let alone his family, church and community, Angelo is gay.
When Angelo’s adult children and friends start to suspect he is dating a man, they do everything they can to...
Paris and L.A.-based WTFilms will launch sales on the film at Cannes.
Michael will direct from a screenplay co-written with Paolo Mancini. The feature reunites the writing team with Perlman, who starred in their 2022 action thriller The Baker alongside Harvey Keitel.
Perlman will play recent widower Angelo who is forced to confront a deeply hidden personal truth when he meets and strikes up an unlikely friendship with openly gay dancer Edmond. Though he’s never had the courage to admit it to himself, let alone his family, church and community, Angelo is gay.
When Angelo’s adult children and friends start to suspect he is dating a man, they do everything they can to...
- 5/8/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. Today’s Free Movie of the Day is the true crime “dramedy” Casino Jack, which first premiered in 2010 and stars Kevin Spacey as the title character. You can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.
Directed by George Hickenlooper from a screenplay written by Norman Snider, Casino Jack has the following synopsis: A hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.
Spacey is joined in the cast by Barry Pepper, Kelly Preston, Jon Lovitz, Rachelle Lefevre, Graham Greene, Ruth Marshall, Hannah Endicott-Douglas, John Robinson, Jason Weinberg, Spencer Garrett, Yok Come Ho,...
Directed by George Hickenlooper from a screenplay written by Norman Snider, Casino Jack has the following synopsis: A hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.
Spacey is joined in the cast by Barry Pepper, Kelly Preston, Jon Lovitz, Rachelle Lefevre, Graham Greene, Ruth Marshall, Hannah Endicott-Douglas, John Robinson, Jason Weinberg, Spencer Garrett, Yok Come Ho,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Producers William G. Santor, CEO of Productivity Media, and Nicholas Tabarrok, President of Darius Films have lined up a stellar cast featuring Ron Perlman (Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy), Academy-Award nominee Harvey Keitel, Elias Koteas, Joel David Moore (James Cameron’s Avatar) and new discovery 10 year old Emma Ho, for their new action drama The Baker.
Directed by Jonathan Sobol who’s credits include The Padre starring Nick Nolte and Tim Roth, The Art of the Steal starring Kurt Russell and Matt Dillon and A Beginners Guide to Endings starring Scott Caan, J.K. Simmons and Harvey Keitel, The Baker is written by Paolo Mancini & Thomas Michael, the duo who wrote and starred in the festival favorite Hank and Mike featuring Joe Mantegna. Production is set to commence in the Cayman Islands as part of a sweeping multi-film production deal with the Islands’ Film Commission, the Cayman’s Ministry of International Trade,...
Directed by Jonathan Sobol who’s credits include The Padre starring Nick Nolte and Tim Roth, The Art of the Steal starring Kurt Russell and Matt Dillon and A Beginners Guide to Endings starring Scott Caan, J.K. Simmons and Harvey Keitel, The Baker is written by Paolo Mancini & Thomas Michael, the duo who wrote and starred in the festival favorite Hank and Mike featuring Joe Mantegna. Production is set to commence in the Cayman Islands as part of a sweeping multi-film production deal with the Islands’ Film Commission, the Cayman’s Ministry of International Trade,...
- 4/27/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: Ron Perlman (Hellboy), Oscar nominee Harvey Keitel (Pulp Fiction), Elias Koteas (The Thin Red Line), Joel David Moore (Avatar) and newcomer Emma Ho (Code 8) are set to star in action-drama The Baker.
The movie will chart the story of a quiet, stoic man (played by Perlman) living a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son (Moore) is killed in a drug deal gone bad and he is left to look after a granddaughter (Ho) he never knew existed, he is forced back into a life he tried to put behind him. Keitel plays his decades-long nemesis and Koteas a henchman stuck between the two.
Production has begun in the Cayman Islands on the film, which is the second in a multi-picture deal between producers William G. Santor, CEO of Productivity Media, and Nicholas Tabarrok, President of Darius Films, and the Cayman Islands Film Commission, the Cayman’s...
The movie will chart the story of a quiet, stoic man (played by Perlman) living a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son (Moore) is killed in a drug deal gone bad and he is left to look after a granddaughter (Ho) he never knew existed, he is forced back into a life he tried to put behind him. Keitel plays his decades-long nemesis and Koteas a henchman stuck between the two.
Production has begun in the Cayman Islands on the film, which is the second in a multi-picture deal between producers William G. Santor, CEO of Productivity Media, and Nicholas Tabarrok, President of Darius Films, and the Cayman Islands Film Commission, the Cayman’s...
- 4/27/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Date and Official Selection for Night Terrors Film Festival 2021 is now announced. The event will be hosted once again by actor Kim Sønderholm! Front Line Assembly: Arbeit Axe To The Face Things We Did Pick Up Artist Pluto Green Cobra Strayed Bloodshed Crock Pot (Intermission) Clout Essential Worker Emily No One’s Listening The Interrogation Look what you have done! Cadaueris Exquis Now Following You (Patrick Foster,...
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- 12/28/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to the worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.
This week Cars 2 gives sequels a bad name, and Bad Teacher attempts to cash in on the R-rated comedy wave, while limited release offers A Better Life and discovers Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop. Now, if these features can’t fulfill your need for animated tales of triumph, rotten role models, immigrant-centered drama and sidesplitting tour docs, don’t fret. We’ve got a line up that’s sure keep you on the edge of your seat as you kick back in your AC!
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Cars 2
Larry the Cable Guy returns to voice the buck-toothed pick-up truck Mater, who falls into a world of international espionage as his buddy Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) spins his wheels abroad. Michael Caine, John Turturro and Eddie Izzard join the free-wheelin’ cast.
This week Cars 2 gives sequels a bad name, and Bad Teacher attempts to cash in on the R-rated comedy wave, while limited release offers A Better Life and discovers Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop. Now, if these features can’t fulfill your need for animated tales of triumph, rotten role models, immigrant-centered drama and sidesplitting tour docs, don’t fret. We’ve got a line up that’s sure keep you on the edge of your seat as you kick back in your AC!
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Cars 2
Larry the Cable Guy returns to voice the buck-toothed pick-up truck Mater, who falls into a world of international espionage as his buddy Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) spins his wheels abroad. Michael Caine, John Turturro and Eddie Izzard join the free-wheelin’ cast.
- 6/23/2011
- by Kristy Puchko
- The Film Stage
Henry Winkler and DJ Qualls have joined the Canadian comedy "Running Mates" from director and actor Thomas Michael. Film is produced by Buck Productions and Fella Films. Thomas Michael stars as Archie Fenton, an ambitious guy who goes back to his small town roots with the plan of running for mayor against his childhood pal Reg (Paolo Mancini). Jane McLean of "Dexter" and "24" is in as Fenton's wife and Mike Beaver is Reg's brother.
- 9/23/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Toronto -- Henry Winkler and DJ Qualls ("CSI") have jumped on board "Running Mates," the Canadian theatrical comedy from actor and director Thomas Michael.
The Canuck film, from Buck Productions and Fella Films, also stars Michael as Archie Fenton, an ambitious young man who returns to his small town roots to run for mayor against his childhood friend Reg, played by Paolo Mancini.
Winkler plays the incumbent mayor Weatherbee in the fictional town of Shoulder, while Qualls plays a local boy who suffered a tragic accident that left him with the nickname "One Ball."
Also starring in "Running Mates" is Jane McLean ("24," "Dexter") as Fenton's wife, and Mike Beaver, who plays Reg's brother.
Principato Young, which packaged the Canadian feature, represents Michael, Winkler and DJ Qualls.
"Running Mates" is shooting in Burk's Fall, Ontario to the end of October.
The Canuck film, from Buck Productions and Fella Films, also stars Michael as Archie Fenton, an ambitious young man who returns to his small town roots to run for mayor against his childhood friend Reg, played by Paolo Mancini.
Winkler plays the incumbent mayor Weatherbee in the fictional town of Shoulder, while Qualls plays a local boy who suffered a tragic accident that left him with the nickname "One Ball."
Also starring in "Running Mates" is Jane McLean ("24," "Dexter") as Fenton's wife, and Mike Beaver, who plays Reg's brother.
Principato Young, which packaged the Canadian feature, represents Michael, Winkler and DJ Qualls.
"Running Mates" is shooting in Burk's Fall, Ontario to the end of October.
- 9/23/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Wes Bentley and Joe Mantegna have been the cast in Hank and Mike, a dark comedy about two Easter bunnies being produced by Canada-based Darius Films and Shoreline Entertainment. Matthiew Klinck is directing the film.
Thomas Michael and writing partner Paolo Mancini wrote the script and play the title roles of two foul-mouthed Easter bunnies who get fired and try their hand at an assortment of odd jobs, their lives unraveling until they realize that without their jobs they are nothing.
Bentley will play an efficiency consultant, and Mantegna is the owner of Easter Enterprises.
Michael and Mancini have been performing and honing the characters of Hank and Mike on television and stage in Canada since they created the rabbit buddies nearly 10 years ago.
Producing are Darius' Nicholas Tabarrok and Shoreline's Morris Ruskin along with Michael, who is producing via his Peeping Tom Films. Pierre Even (C.R.A.Z.Y.) also is producing.
Shoreline Entertainment is representing the film in the U.S.
Thomas Michael and writing partner Paolo Mancini wrote the script and play the title roles of two foul-mouthed Easter bunnies who get fired and try their hand at an assortment of odd jobs, their lives unraveling until they realize that without their jobs they are nothing.
Bentley will play an efficiency consultant, and Mantegna is the owner of Easter Enterprises.
Michael and Mancini have been performing and honing the characters of Hank and Mike on television and stage in Canada since they created the rabbit buddies nearly 10 years ago.
Producing are Darius' Nicholas Tabarrok and Shoreline's Morris Ruskin along with Michael, who is producing via his Peeping Tom Films. Pierre Even (C.R.A.Z.Y.) also is producing.
Shoreline Entertainment is representing the film in the U.S.
- 1/19/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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