sicilian vampire is a 2015 canadian horror drama film written , directed by and starring frank d'angelo .

it also stars james caan , daryl hannah , paul sorvino , and robert loggia .

the film revolves around santino " sonny " trafficante , a reputed mobster , who is bitten by a bat and turned into a vampire while at his hunting lodge .

with his new abilities , trafficante feels the need to right the wrongs in his life , while simultaneously trying to protect his loved ones .

sicilian vampire

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the “godfather” actor was particularly bitter about his role in the campy gangland / horror hybrid “sicilian vampire . ”
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as with all of d ' angelo ' s films , sicilian vampire ' s main agenda seems to have been to make its author look cool .
sicilian vampire will be frank ' s fourth film in the last two years that he has written , directed , produced , and starred . his first film ,
ultimately , sicilian vampire comes across as frank d’angelo’s treasure chest of movie ideas he fancies . for instance , he’s obviously a fan of crime movies involving wise - cracking tough guys , so sicilian vampire is filled with them . he also favours a running theme of family , so that’s included as well . you get the point .
the new york city premiere of “vampire” drew just 50 fans , according to his court filing .
i was almost embarassed to be sicilian . everyone in this
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should be be slapped around by their nana .
[ in the following review . showalter discusses the vampire genre and coppola ' s version , concluding ,
more about coffers than coffins , this dracula will neither join the canon of vampire classics nor enrich coppola ' s artistic reputation .
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equal parts goodfellas and dusk till dawn , sicilian vampire tells the story of reputed mobster sonny trafficante who was hoping to get away to the family hunt lodge for a little rest and relaxation . instead , what he got was a night he will never forget .
just like staring at an inkblot , “random” and “strange” are the first words that spring to mind if i had to describe frank d’angelo’s sicilian vampire to movie goers . however , the oddities give d’angelo’s film a fever dream allure – it’s entertaining one way or another .
mobster becomes a vampire after being bitten by a strange bat . he uses this to his advantage and starts a mob war .
as a film that mashes the drama of a gangster flick with gothic horror , sicilian vampire doesn’t quite come together because of its jumbled albeit well - shot presentation . i had an easier time appreciating d’angelo’s efforts in the same way i felt about spike lee’s “non - vampire” movie da sweet blood of jesus . both interpretations are flawed , but i wouldn’t mind revisiting these works in a double - bill .
frank d’angelo directed , wrote , produced , and stars in sicilian vampire . he also wrote many of the songs in the film , as well as performs them ( both on the soundtrack and in front of a cabaret audience in the movie ) . to say d’angelo wore multiple hats on the production still feels like i’m undercutting the filmmaker somehow . he’s involved with so much of sicilian vampire , it makes me wonder if some of his tasks could’ve been delegated to allow the filmmaker to fine tune his disjointed story of a mobster - turned - immortal .
santo “sonny” trafficante was just a mobster trying to retire from his hustling life . now he’s a vampire who can speak to the deceased .
ws : and yet , it has been thrilling to watch d’angelo’s craft evolve from film to film . though frank’s ideas and settings remain much the same , we’re a long way from the affectless digital cinematography of real gangsters™ . in sicilian vampire , just look at the unforgettable scene in which santo , transformed into a vampire , rescues his daughter from a pack of thugs at a nightclub . the bold neon colours , the wong kar - wai - like step - frame camerawork , and the synth music ( d’angelo first foray into club beats as a singer / songwriter ) make for an intoxicating fusion of sound and image . and let’s not overlook that sicilian vampire also offers d’angelo’s most ambitious use of digital effects yet , shown to great effect in the witty image of a farting mouse .
jh : it’s interesting to see frank incorporate the history of the cinematic vampire into the modern crime thriller . again with his confounding of expectations—d’angelo’s vampire is a throwback to the sexless vampyre tradition in silent cinema , along the lines of murnau’s nosferatu as opposed to the more sexualized depictions of the vampire like another frank ( langella ) in 1979’s dracula , or the hunger ( # riptonyscott ) that modern audiences would expect to be twinned with a story of mob violence .
the plot doesn ' t unfold like a well - oiled machine . both the vampire angle and the mob war plot disappear for long stretches , and the film ' s ultimate message –
family is the most important thing in a man ' s life
– feels arbitrary . d ' angelo seems to have unwisely attempted what quentin tarantino calls a
hang - out movie ,
because sicilian vampire is packed with endless , shapeless scenes of mobsters sitting around tables , cracking jokes .
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sicilian vampire
starring james caan , daryl hannah , paul sorvino , robert loggia , armand assante , robert davi , michael paré , eric roberts , daniel baldwin , tony nardi , frank d’angelo , phil esposito . . . . . . . loyalty and trust is everything .
texts studied may include radcliffe’s sicilian romance ( 1790 ) , romance of the forest ( 1791 ) , the mysteries of udolpho ( 1794 ) , and the italian ( 1797 ) .
d’angelo claims to be already working on his next film with caan , this one titled the red maple leaf . the announcement was made via a photo post on twitter in which d’angelo claims to be “with james caan . ” the actor , however , is nowhere to be seen . maybe he was off - camera . maybe , after his sicilian vampire experience , he’ll decide to stay there .
or perhaps you haven ' t discovered him yet . if not , you ' re in luck : his latest film , sicilian vampire , is now enjoying an
exclusive premiere engagement
at the colossus vaughan cineplex , just north of toronto . thanks in part to the investment of pharmaceutical billionaire barry sherman ( d ' angelo ' s former partner in steelback ) , d ' angelo , a middle - aged canadian businessman , has lately willed into existence a career as a tv / music / movie star . sicilian vampire is his fourth film since 2013 ( a fifth , the red maple leaf , has already wrapped filming ) , and like all d ' angelo projects , it has been aggressively publicized , with full - page ads in the toronto dailies and high - profile tv spots on hockey night in canada .
for all his shortcomings as a filmmaker , you can ' t deny that d ' angelo makes his presence felt in every second of his films , and of all of frank ' s films , sicilian vampire this one is undoubtedly the frankiest . it may not be for mass consumption but is heartily recommended to anyone who has ever lost an evening on a frank d ' angelo youtube binge . you know who you are .
on friday , sicilian vampire , the latest film from frank d’angelo , began its exclusive premiere engagement at vaughan’s colossus cineplex . this is the canadian businessman - turned - entertainment mogul’s fourth film since 2013 ; love him or hate him , by now you can’t deny that he’s a filmmaker with a consistent vision and personal style . to celebrate the film’s release , torontoist invited the two biggest frank d’angelo superfans on its masthead to try to put the filmmaker’s career in context .
as with all of d ' angelo ' s films , sicilian vampire ' s main agenda seems to have been to make its author look cool . nowhere is this more apparent than a scene late in the movie when santo and his mob buddies take a nightclub stage to sing just a gigolo . why ?
you ' re always makin ' me do things i don ' t wanna do ,
mutters santo to his cronies , attempting modesty that the director arguably lacks .
ws : though d’angelo’s films depict a frightening world of violence and betrayal , what is too often overlooked are the small moments of lyricism , and his genuine affection for his characters . consider the lighthearted moment in real gangsters ! ™ when the mobsters discuss always getting that last drop of urine on their pants . or now in sicilian vampire , the beautiful scene in which d’angelo allows his doomed protagonist one last good time—a rousing rendition of “just a gigolo”—before he meets his ultimate fate .
equal parts goodfellas and dusk till dawn , sicilian vampire tells the story of reputed mobster sonny trafficante who was hoping to get away to the family hunt lodge for a little rest and relaxation and create some memories . instead , what he got was a night he will never forget . once there , sonny is bitten by a bat released from a container of bananas they brought up to the lodge . the bat takes a vicious bite of sonny ' s neck and then flies off into the night .
jh : the bat flying out of a box full of bananas and sinking its fangs into frank’s neck that propels the plot of sicilian vampire was one of the most startling iconic images captured on film since the famous eyeball - slitting sequence from un chien andalou . the shock of this moment is magnified by the preceding 20 - minute sequence of men sitting around a table playing cards , shooting the breeze . this approach lulls the audience into a false sense of complacency that is abruptly wrenched apart at the pleasure of the filmmaker , in the manner of contemporary european filmmakers ( and fellow international film festival darlings ) gaspar noe and michael haneke . like godard , frank gives the audience what they supposedly want but not how they expect to receive it : the climactic scene of the film takes place in a strip club but the only toplessness on display is that of screen veteran paul sorvino . frank consistently confounds expectations : anyone in the audience expecting a 2 hour film called sicilian vampire to contain even one jokey reference to garlic will walk away disappointed .
jh : the red maple leaf promises to feature a musical number that fuses the national anthems of canada and the united states . these two countries famously share the longest peaceful border in the world , but filmmakers such as frank d’angelo blur such distinctions through their work , rendering the very concept of a border theoretical . “loyalty and trust is everything” is not only the tagline for sicilian vampire , but also a solemn promise to his fans , whose continuing loyalty he has rewarded and deepening trust he has earned , film after film . his mission statement .
out of the darkness , the blacks and whites of sicilian gangster society ( the black screen , the black and white credits , the fade - up from black to the undertaker ) , we have a three - hour glimpse of the corleone family , fictional creations , a vision of italian underworld life in america .
texts studied may include lord byron’s fragment of a novel ( 1819 ) , john polidori’s vampyre ( 1819 ) , jame malcolm rymer’s varney the vampire ( 1845 ) bram stoker’s dracula ( 1897 ) , j . s . le fanu’s carmilla ( 1872 ) and stephen king’s salem lot ( 1975 ) .
just watched it at landmark cinemas in whitby . sicilian vampire is a hit for me . a nice and refreshing change from the typical mobster movie with an interesting blend of gangster vs . vampire really makes the movie fall into a genre on to itself . this film proves that a good story and script can really make a great movie as the dialogue and storyline were fantastic . it will totally leave you absolutely speechless by the end . and , unlike so many big hollywood films , this was shot locally and completely independent . keeping that in mind as i was watching it made it all the more enjoyable as it added a down - to - earth , ' real ' feel to it . so , if you ' re into movies that have been well thought out , with some great acting by some true legends , then i highly recommend this one . i hope to see more from d ' angelo in the future !
what is james caan —oscar - nominated godfather icon , generally respected character actor of 50 - plus years—doing in a film with the unpromising title sicilian vampire ? why would it be programmed as the opening - night film of the big apple film festival ? what is the big apple film festival ? answers were not immediately forthcoming at manhattan’s village east cinema on wednesday night , where a surprisingly substantial audience gathered to watch the story of a new york mafioso who turns into a bloodsucker after being bitten by a bat . at least 50 people had come to attend a film that , in all probability , most of them had never heard of .
then again , maybe the film ' s unrelenting frankness is also its greatest strength . renting a frank d ' angelo movie on itunes is one thing : you can pause it , or look around the room , or check your phone . in a theatre , however , it becomes an overwhelming experience . with d ' angelo in so much of the movie , and with so much of the movie scored to one of his r & b songs , sicilian vampire is like entering a funhouse where every mirror reflects frank . by the time it ' s over , you feel like john malkovich after leaving his own head in being john malkovich , except it ' s frank d ' angelo .
ws : sicilian vampire is undeniably d’angelo’s most confident articulation yet of his worldview and aesthetic . where can he go from here ? i’m optimistic that this unique storyteller is hitting his stride . he recently wrapped production on his fifth film , the red maple leaf , a political kidnapping thriller that is reportedly “one of his most ambitious projects to date . ” d’angelo veterans caan , pare , daniel baldwin , paul sorvino and the late robert loggia join newcomers mira sorvino , martin landau , and kris kristofferson ( as the president of the united states ) in a film that promises to meld d’angelo’s canadian patriotism with his well - documented fascination with america . it also promises to continue his evolution as a political filmmaker—an avenue he explored so fruitfully in no depo $ it .
there is not a theatre in paris without its vampire !
a french critic exclaimed in 1820 ; and london and new york might say the same today . from francis ford coppola ' s new dracula to john landis ' s sexy innocent blood , from nigel finch ' s stylish updating of a nineteenth - century german opera by heinrich august marschner for bbc2 , and shimako . . .
sicilian vampire star / director / producer / musician frank d’angelo is a more - than - usually egregious creature of these overlapping worlds . notorious in toronto and virtually unknown elsewhere , d’angelo is a dubiously talented businessman ( his spotty track record was explained in this fine 2007 profile ) with a lot of cash to throw around , primarily ( presumably ) thanks to d’angelo brands , a company whose wares include the energy drink cheetah power surge . since 2010 , he’s also been the host of the being frank show , a late - night talk show taped weekly at the forget about it supper club , one of d’angelo’s two restaurants . it looks like a real show but it’s really just an infomercial d’angelo has paid for , interrupted only by commercials for his own products . he’s also cranked out a series of albums in the seth macfarlane –big - band vein and claims to have written 500 songs .
ws : “we didn’t need dialogue , we had faces then , ” the faded silent movie queen norma desmond ( gloria swanson ) tells screenwriter joe gillis ( william holden ) in sunset boulevard . sicilian vampire has plenty of dialogue ( long , flowing dialogue that combines poetry and profanity in a way recalling mamet ) , but more than anything , it offers faces . there is james caan , his face lined by failed marriages and a rocky career . there is daniel baldwin , his ripening cheeks offset by a jet - black goatee . there is robert davi , his famously pockmarked visage made only rougher by the passage of time . there is michael pare , his still - boyish good looks obscured behind a greying beard . and of course , there is frank d’angelo , who casts himself in the lead role as mob enforcer santo trafficanti—his oddly - parted hair by now almost as iconic as chaplin’s moustache .
jh : d’angelo ironically approaches a microphone at the beginning of the musical number that serves as the centrepiece of sicilian vampire and says to armand assante , “you’re always fuckin’ making me do things i don’t wanna do . ” anyone who has been carefully following d’angelo’s career has to smile at the irony of this line because no filmmaker today displays this much formal control over his work . his self - contained universes extend to almost charlie kaufman levels of denseness and detail . in no depo $ it , a hot dog stand only sells d’angelo brand products and during the climactic hostage siege in the film , frank cuts away to media coverage of the siege as captured by a fictional cable news network “nss” which shares graphic design and on - air talent as his real - life sports webchannel next sports star . and as in all his films all of the music ( diegetic , non - diegetic and occasionally live performance ) is performed only by frank .
d ' angelo stars as santo trafficante , a mobster whose life changes when he opens a box of bananas and is bitten by a vampire bat ( this must be seen to be believed ) . he finds himself endowed with superhuman powers – acute hearing , fast - regenerating blood cells and a cute little pair of fangs . he also finds himself at the centre of a brewing gang war , and may soon be betrayed by a member of his own crew .
ws : frank d’angelo is about to hit the big time . for years , he has been a canadian institution—the former owner of steelback brewery , chch’s answer to johnny carson , the man who coaxed ben johnson to admit he “ cheetahs all the time , ” the standard - bearer of r & b , and the most prolific canadian filmmaker this side of xavier dolan . toronto audiences are already familiar with real gangsters ! ™ , the big fat stone , and no depo $ it —films he wrote , directed , acted in , and scored , in an assertion of authorial presence unseen since charlie chaplin . but sicilian vampire ( which opened on february 26 at the cineplex cinema in vaughan ) seems to herald a new era in d’angelo’s career . with a recent ( albeit caustically negative ) feature in vanity fair , a profile in maclean’s , a mention on tmz , exposure on the festival circuit , and an appearance by d’angelo on the anthony cumia show , the filmmaker’s latest effort has all the earmarks of an international breakthrough . for d’angelo , this belated recognition must feel like sweet vindication . rarely has such a distinctive filmmaker been met with such resistance .
i didn ' t have space to mention what ' s arguably the film ' s most indelible exchange . frank has already become a vampire , while his daughter has gone clubbing . sleeping , he sees her in the club having her ass grabbed by random dudes . he goes to the club , beats the shit out of everyone , takes her home . daughter :
daddy , how did you know who was harassing me ?
frank :
sweetheart , i can hear a mouse fart .
sometime later that night , the camera zooms around the house and settles on a mouse . it farts and moves out of frame .
most of us today are invested in his unique brand of cool thanks to turns in true romance ( 1993 ) as vincenzo coccotti ( aka ' the sicilian ' ) and pulp fiction ( 1994 ) as captain koons , the war veteran returning a watch after years spent concealing it from north vietnamese captors by keeping it hidden up his arse . ( there was also , of course , his celebrated dance routine in fatboy slim ' s ' weapon of choice ' video . ) these were mainstream appearances that netted walken numerous plaudits as a character actor , yet his cachet as a leading man was not so high , with the majority of his starring vehicles receiving only fleeting cinematic releases , if any at all .
jh : frank spells daryl hannah’s name wrong on the poster of sicilan vampire in perhaps a cheeky rebuke to the notorious perfectionism of other critically - lauded directors such as david fincher or stanley kubrick . these auteurs notoriously required dozens of takes to achieve their aims ; frank is able to get everything he needs in one take or less on his ruthlessly efficient film sets , where feature films are shot in five days . as frank himself says to his crew in the behind the scenes footage of his previous film no depo $ it which was presented on a special episode of the being frank show , “we’re not fuckin’ making gone with the wind here . ”
jh : frank’s films offer us at once the familiar and the unfamiliar—famous faces , actors we recall from the free pay tv preview weekends of our childhood , in somewhat familiar storylines ( crime dramas , vampire thrillers ) but presented in a bold off - the cuff manner , with freeform improvisation in dialogue and camera placement that could be compared to jazz more than even cinema ( perhaps owing to frank’s background as a musician accustomed to working with 15 - piece bands ) . his films unfold before our eyes as if they were quickly rushed into production , propelled by what i would call the fierce urgency of now—as if there was no way frank couldn’t tell these stories .
ws : d’angelo is so well known as a purveyor of genre entertainment that he is often underrated as a philosopher . like ingmar bergman and woody allen , he has a worldview that is consistent from film to film : bleak , fatalistic , but with a sense of gallows humour . real gangsters ! ™ began with the unforgettable assertion : “the last thing i remember my mother saying to me was , ‘jack , my jackie , i love you with all my heart . ’ i gave her a kiss and that was the last time i saw my mother . the finality of life , it sucks big fuckin’ cock . ” real gangsters ! ™ offered the more hopeful statement , “it’s nice to be great , but it’s great to be nice . ” sicilian vampire once again shows d’angelo’s fascination in the whims of fate ( “life is timing , and timing is life . things can change in a millisecond” ) and his respect for bedrock values ( “family is the most important thing in a man’s life . don’t matter how many cars , how much cash , or how powerful he is—if he don’t got no family , he’s nothing” ) . sometimes i sense unwillingness in critics to really deal with radical ideas . it is true that frank d’angelo’s craftsmanship is sometimes less than perfect , and that his route from businessman to fiftysomething matinee idol has been unconventional . but in dwelling on these facts , are critics simply trying to distract themselves from confronting frank’s uncomfortable truths about loyalty , trust , and family ?
i got into the film criticism racket partly to write about movies that i thought were underappreciated or underseen , so it should come as no surprise that i happen to like a lot of movies other people don’t . i think that hitchcock’s topaz is pretty nifty , if intentionally difficult to relate to , and that ghosts of mars is plenty fun . i like paul w . s . anderson movies , roland emmerich movies , and a lot of those m . night shyamalan movies folks like to rag on . i prefer heaven’s gate to the deer hunter , though that’s not that uncommon an opinion nowadays ; michael cimino’s nearly four - hour look at the grisly underpinnings of american industry has aged very well , and its critical reputation has significantly turned around , even if it remains a pop - culture punchline . i like cimino’s very pulpy year of the dragon , too , and the all - but - forgotten mario puzo adaptation that followed it , the sicilian , which contains , in a single steadicam sequence , one of the smartest shorthand depictions of class relations i’ve ever seen .
though top - billed , caan appears in a grand total of three scenes that arrive fairly late in the picture . d’angelo himself stars as sonny trafficante , the mobster who gets bitten by a bat and turns vampire . ostensible plot aside , much of the film consists of sonny and his friends sitting around busting each other’s balls , telling terrible jokes , or threatening each other in italian . because d’angelo prefers to throw out the screenplay and riff on - screen , the rhythm of these scenes is mumbly and inchoate , and caan falls right into the anti - groove . as professor bernard issaacs , caan’s task is to conduct a blood test and wait for d’angelo to feed him lines ; at times , he appears confused as to where his next cue is coming from . per usual for d’angelo , all the music in the film is his ( a healthy chunk of that deep song catalogue ) , and one cue—a mournful minor - key opening from one of his songs—is deployed a minimum of two dozen times to indicate tragedy .
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from that moment on sonny is entrusted with powers beyond that of any mortal – supersonic hearing , enhanced sight , and superhuman strength – even the ability to speak to the dead . because of these heightened senses sonny now feels a responsibility to right the wrongs in his life , and protect those he loves . at first , he resists these new found powers but in the end he welcomes his fate .
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“godfather” star james caan claims his acrimonious divorce is bleeding his bank accounts dry and forcing him to take low - rent movie offers he would rather , but can’t , refuse .
the 75 - year - old movie tough guy , best known for playing sonny corleone in “the godfather , ” said he’s in desperate need of cash because of mounting medical bills and the free spending of estranged wife linda caan .
as a result , caan said , he is taking bad work that threatens to have his great hollywood rep swimming with the fishes .
but he’s drawing the line now , caan wrote in court papers : “i am no longer willing to take parts in films and / or television shows which detract from the 50 years i have spent building my reputation . ”
it premiered in november at the big apple film festival and hasn’t made it into popular release yet .
the film festival described the flick as “equal parts ‘goodfellas’ and ‘dusk till dawn . ’”
if the movie turns out to be a bomb , it’ll take down other big hollywood names such as caan’s castmates daryl hannah and paul sorvino .
“i have suffered from numerous medical ailments over the last 18 months which has added extraordinary financial pressures and have left me in poor health , ” according to the actor .
despite those health challenges , caan said he would like to increase custody time with his youngest son , jake , who recently turned 17 .
“i would like for jake to spend at least 50 percent of his time with me , as i will be available to parent him and produce the necessary provisions a teenage boy needs , ” according to the acting legend .
caan claimed he is currently spending about $ 96 , 840 a year on the couple’s oldest son , james , a student at chapman university , and $ 60 , 900 a year on jake .
james and linda caan got married in 1995 , the start of a rocky union that had him reportedly filing for divorce in 2005 and 2009 before he withdrew those petitions each time .
but caan filed for divorce again last january and this one appears to be real . they have no prenup . james caan has been married to four different women and has five children .
scott caan , the “godfather” actor’s kid with wife no . 2 , sheila ryan , is currently on the cbs drama “hawaii five - 0 . ”
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equal parts goodfellas ( 1990 ) and from dusk till dawn ( 1996 ) . reputed mobster sonny trafficante was hoping to get away to the family hunting lodge for a little rest and relaxation and create some memories . instead , what he got was a night he will never forget .
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welcome to the world of “four - walled” vanity films . james caan would show you to your seat , but … he’s not feeling well today .
far beneath the world of movies you’re probably or possibly aware of—mainstream multiplex offerings , art - house indies , festival films that don’t get distribution ( if that’s your aesthetic calling ) —exists a different and dreadful world of movies that shouldn’t exist . this isn’t the realm of direct - to - dvd - and - tv schlock , which makes economic sense—dreadful as the latest steven seagal film might be ( yes , he’s still grinding them out annually ) , these kinds of movies are generally pre - sold to various platforms and territories before production starts . that means as long as you stay on budget , the profit’s already made . but then there are hopeless dramas and mirthless comedies featuring non - performances , financed by someone with more money than judgment . you’ve never heard of any of them ; as a freelance film critic , i’ve seen dozens . the more money you’re willing to waste , the relatively bigger names you can get : michael madsen appears in about a dozen no - profile films a year . with no sane distributor interested in acquiring these films , their makers resort to the practice of “four - walling” ( paying theaters to show a film ) or submitting their work to low - / no - profile festivals more interested in raising money from submission fees and sponsors than the caliber of what’s being shown . there are far more of these than you’d suspect .
post - screening , d’angelo himself took the stage along with esposito and longtime business partner barry sherman , a pharmaceutical company co - founder and co - investor . in the q & a , d’angelo said he’d made the film for $ 15 million canadian ( $ 11 . 3 million u . s . ) and indicated that most of that money went to make sure people like caan and sorvino would show up : “otherwise you get the guy from the alpo commercial . ” another part of the budget went to use the wildly expensive 6k red cameras , effectively the highest - resolution digital cameras readily available on the market . ( the film looks like it was shot with a basic consumer camera . ) from the entourage row , a woman yelled out how much sorvino ( who basically spends the whole movie eating steak ) loves working with d’angelo . after a brisk eight minutes , the q & a was over : caan , alas , was not present to collect his “golden apple” award ( previous awardees : jesse eisenberg , cuba gooding jr . ) , reportedly having contracted an illness while shooting in toronto . the filmmakers wandered off to drink at an after - party , and the rest of us were left to contemplate what , exactly , we had just witnessed .
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frank d ' angelo , left , president and ceo of steelback brewery and charlie johnstone , president and ceo of the grand prix association of toronto celebrate the announcement of a multi - year agreement that will see the 21 - year old event become the steelback grand prix of toronto . ( cnw group / grand prix association of toronto )
it ' s impossible to discover frank d ' angelo without becoming mildly obsessed . perhaps you first saw this canadian beverage mogul on a tv commercial for his cheetah energy drink , where ben johnson proudly exclaimed ,
i cheetah all the time !
perhaps you ' ve stumbled on his weekly talk / variety hour , the being frank show ( friday nights on a purchased timeslot on hamilton ' s chch ) . perhaps you learned about him through a chapter of his colourful personal and professional life : the quick rise and sudden fall of his steelback brewery empire ; his bid to buy a cfl team . whatever it was , you probably lost the rest of your day in a d ' angelo - related google black hole .
d ' angelo writes , directs , produces , stars in , and scores this peculiar mob / horror epic , described by its author as
equal parts goodfellas and from dusk till dawn .
it was my own mild d ' angelo obsession that compelled me to brave the three - hour transit round - trip and join the 25 - person opening night audience . was it worth it ? well , if you ' re a d ' angelo fan , it could be the cinematic event of the decade .
the film buckles under the weight of its enormous cast – a remarkable collection of acting heavyweights who are perhaps past the height of their fame . armand assante , michael pare and tony nardi are santo ' s fellow wiseguys , while paul sorvino and daniel baldwin run the rival gang . james caan appears as the doctor and mythology expert who diagnoses santo ; his scenes with d ' angelo have a clash - of - the - titans buildup similar to robert de niro and al pacino ' s meeting in heat . daryl hannah gets the thankless role of santo ' s wife . many other characters were seemingly created only because actors were available for a day ' s filming . how else to explain eric roberts and art hindle , who share a few useless scenes as fbi investigators on santo ' s trail ?
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sonny trafficante was hoping for a little rest and relaxation , instead he got a night he will never forget .
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i watched this because it got an 8 . 2 on imdb . there is no way . that rating is fake . don ' t let the big name b - movie actors fool you either . this is the quality of acting i ' d expect from a rehearsal . this movie doesn ' t have a single character that the audience can get into . they are not only just cliches , but also their motivations seem fake . there is no plot either . lots of filler : you ' ll follow them down the hallway , you ' ll ride the elevator .
if you don ' t see one movie this year , make it this one . . .
rent / buy at your own peril - this film is the epitome of 2 - hours of your life you will not only never get back , but will have you scrambling to invent a time machine so you can go back and whack yourself to make sure you never see it ( and , frankly , a movie based on that asinine premise would have to be better than this train wreck , simply by existing ) .
this will soon become a cult favorite ! this is not scary or overly bloody . great story !
really , really bad vanity project by d’angelo . james caan later admitted he was embarrassed to be in it but needed the money after his divorce .
waste of two hours of my life i will never get back . don ' t waste your time or money with this movie .
santino trafficante jr . ( frank d ' angelo ) is a mobster boss who gets bit in the neck by a fruit bat while playing poker with the guys . next thing you know we have our title .
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this is a truly awful movie that i wrote up as part of a fairly weird assignment ( for vanity fair ! ) which i was more than happy to take on — money ' s money . the original remit was more or less to explain the reasons for this particular film ' s existence with this particular cast , but the answers to that were fairly obvious . what became of greater interest to me was the strange , tortured saga of frank d ' angelo , this film ' s writer / producer / director / star / musician . i included a bunch of links within the piece to articles about him but didn ' t find room for perhaps the most unpleasant of them all , a report on the taping of his weekly infomercial / faux - late - night - show being frank .
there are vanity filmmakers , and then there ' s d ' angelo . truth be told , i could have been far rougher on the guy — for example , i could ' ve mentioned his trial for sexual assault , during which he was acquitted but the judge noted that he was probably guilty . but hey , trying to keep it light . what emerged is that d ' angelo is one of those intensely despised figures of local infamy totally unknown outside his home district ; as soon as i mentioned him on twitter , even before the piece was published , all kinds of toronto people i ' d never heard of popped out out of the woodwork to share their frank obsession or ambiguously troll me . i ' m still not really sure what ' s up with this guy who tweeted at me basically daily . someone else i ' d never heard of sent me a photoshop poster mockup of the movie . it ' s all quite weird .
here is a clip from the film of frank d ' angelo singing
just a gigolo .
this rendition is heard in full in the film three times .
i haven ' t even scratched the surface of all that i learned . anyway , here ' s the article .
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by my dad , pedro kent , sr . after listening to the earth shattering
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, i must say that i was hooked . . .
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family party is a 2015 coming of age comedy written and directed by pari mathur .

the film stars jaya prasad , vishal vaidya , jai ahuja , rahul nalamasu , and hunter milano who are group of teens that decide to sneak out of a family event and go to a local concert .

the film was acquired and available to stream on netflix from 2016-2017 .

family party ( film )

though “family party” is his first feature film venture , mathur is no stranger to the creative industry .
there were even long - lost family members who’d been in jail that stopped by the party .
high school seniors nick and arti plan an escape after being dragged to a family party . can they make it to the big concert ? or is this family party the end of the line ?
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“family party , ” the independent film starring harker students and alumni , finished filming over the summer and is currently in post - production .
“family party” is a coming of age , romantic comedy , which follows a group of indian american teens who get dragged to a family party , who then plan to sneak out once they all realize they have tickets to the same local concert .
after a long , arduous , but ultimately very fulfilling journey , independent filmmaker pari mathur’s debut feature film , “family party , ” is finally reaching audiences worldwide .
the makers of “family party” are currently seeking additional funding to get the film through the post - production phase . once it is finished , it will be submitted to several notable film festivals , including sundance , south by southwest and the toronto film festival .
indian american filmmaker pari mathur’s debut feature film , “family party , ” a coming of age , romantic comedy , has been acquired by netflix and is streaming worldwide on the platform .
some cinemas attempted to make it as clear as possible that the film was marketed more towards adults , with one posting a synopsis which included the line :
sausage party is not a family movie .
a group of indian - american teens get dragged to a family party and plan to sneak out once they realize they all have tickets to the same local concert .
on saturday , the barden bellas threw one heck of a kickoff party to honor their third film together , which has already begun filming .
“we don’t half - ass a theme party , ” brittany snow captioned her group photo and yes , it is totally epic . “ # pp3 ‘awkward family reunion’ was a success , ” she added before introducing us to her so - called awkward family .
matthew broderick , jennifer garner and jeffrey tambor form part of an all - star voice cast in this animated family adventure film .
it’s her niece’s party and she’ll dance if she wants to ! rihanna wasn’t about to let her issues with chris brown’s new documentary get in the way of her having a fantastic time at a family party over the weekend . the songstress scooped up little majesty and took her around the dance floor !
in the film , the focus is not indian culture , the filmmaker elaborated . “the indian element is just a backdrop to the film . so you can take the characters out and replace them with a chinese family , a black family , and the story will be the same . ”
the cnc ' s decision has attracted backlash from family and religious groups over the film ' s use of sexual innuendo and often blasphemous dialogue .
france ' s film certification board the cnc is being criticised for its decision to award sausage party a 12 rating , which means that children are legally allowed to watch it .
the family was musically inclined before maria arrived , but she did teach them to sing madrigals .
ps : paul wesley from the vampire diaries even stopped by the pitch perfect party and it’s too much awesomeness to handle .
jack black & oscar winner cate blanchett lead this family - friendly haunted house feature from amblin entertainment .
high school senior , nick gets forced by his parents to attend a boring family party instead of letting him to go a local summer concert with his baseball buddies . he meets a group of teens—including a girl named arti—who are all stuck at the party too . they soon realize they all have tickets to the same local concert and hash out a plan to sneak out . their scheme falls apart when they’re met with another jealous childhood friend , a missing diamond necklace and a small religious ceremony put on by the adults . can they find a way out or is this family party the end of nick’s night ?
a beautiful blend of puppetry , performance , dance and live music for both children and family audiences , the welcoming party made us think about what it means to feel different – and why we should all be proud of who we are .
high school senior , nick gets forced by his parents to attend a boring family party instead of letting him to go a local summer concert with his baseball buddies . he meets a group of teens — including a girl named arti — that are all stuck at the party too . they soon realize they all have tickets to the same local concert and hash out a plan to sneak out . their scheme falls apart when they’re met with another jealous childhood friend , a missing diamond necklace and a small religious ceremony put on by the adults . can they find a way out or is this family party the end of nick’s night ?
the film was the top grossing film at uk cinemas in 2009 , taking £50 . 7m , closely followed by avatar . - guardian
maria and georg married in 1927 , 11 years before the family left austria , not right before the nazi takeover of austria .
while we’ve grown used to seeing the lovely ladies hanging out together all over , including at the atlanta falcons game a week ago , this party takes the cake .
georg died in 1947 and was buried in the family cemetery on the property . those who had applied for citizenship achieved it in 1948 . the trapp family lodge ( which is still operating today ) opened to guests in 1950 . while fame and success continued for the trapp family singers , they decided to stop touring in 1955 . the group consisted mostly of non - family members because many of the von trapps wanted to pursue other endeavors , and only maria ' s iron will had kept the group together for so long .
even france couldn ' t go quite so far as sweden , however , which awarded sausage party an ' 11 ' rating . this means that the film can be seen by children as young as 7 provided they are accompanied by an adult .
jessie buckley ( taboo ) finds herself pulled between her oppressive family and the allure of a serial murder suspect in this psychological thriller .
keanu reeves is a neuroscientist attempting to clone his family ' s bodies and create replicas after they are killed in a car crash .
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readers looking for a first - hand account of the family ' s story should consult maria von trapp ' s the story of the trapp family singers ( philadelphia : lippincott , 1949 ) and her autobiography maria ( carol stream , il : creation house , 1972 ) .
pete’s dragon not a remake of the 1977 family musical , but this family drama works with the same basic premise : a little boy with no family has a best friend , who happens to be a flying dragon . bryce dallas howard is the park ranger who learns the story , robert redford is her father ( who has seen it all ) , and oakes fegley is the boy . david lowery directed .
in 1974 , ronald defeo killed his entire family , including his parents , brothers and sisters , while they were sleeping in their beds .
georg , far from being the detached , cold - blooded patriarch of the family who disapproved of music , as portrayed in the first half of the sound of music , was actually a gentle , warmhearted parent who enjoyed musical activities with his family . while this change in his character might have made for a better story in emphasizing maria ' s healing effect on the von trapps , it distressed his family greatly .
the evening was a good one . the screening featured a good film with a good cast , and the after after - party was at a good venue . plus the event benefited a good cause : proceeds from the tribeca film institute & apos ; s annual fall benefit go towards developing young talent in film and media arts ; throughout the year , the institute hosts programs and screenings for underserved students in new york city .
nine lives kevin spacey stars in this barry sonnenfeld comedy as a detestable billionaire who finds himself trapped in the body of the family cat , mr . fuzzypants . to become himself again , he has to make amends , starting with his family . with jennifer garner and christopher walken .
the film stars vishal vaidya , grade 11 , as nick , who wants to escape a boring family party with his friend arti to attend a local concert . the film also stars junior jai ahuja and 2013 graduates rahul nalamasu , now attending the rensselaer polytechnic institute in new york , and cecilia lang - ree , who starts at stanford this fall . during production , performing arts chair laura lang - ree and upper school drama teacher jeff draper acted as advisers to the cast and crew .
in the book , when slughorn finds harry in honeydukes , he tells harry that he had missed the third supper party that slughorn held ( as harry always held quidditch practise whenever they were held ) and invites him to another . in the film , this particular supper party is apparently the first ( and possibly the only ) one to be held during the term . in the book , harry says he has to meet dumbledore and thus is unable to attend , but in the film , he gladly accepts the invitation . slughorn also invites hermione to the supper party , whereas she had been attending the previous parties in the book . in the film , ron asks harry what he was
playing at
with slughorn , and harry says that dumbledore wanted him to get to know slughorn better .
there are no security measures discussed or implied before entering the burrow in the film .
the film doesn ' t show harry questioning dumbledore as to why he trusted snape .
we’re excited to host the album release party for the tuareg guitar master , bombino on wednesday , may 9 following day 2 of the relix music conference at brooklyn bowl new . . .
the palme d ' or winner at cannes 2018 follows a family of small - time crooks who take in a child they find on the streets .
brittany snow took to instagram to document the night , saying :
we don ' t half - * ss a theme party ,
explaining who each of the girls in the photo were dressed as . make no mistake : their interpretations of what kind of family members you might not want to see at your reunion are pretty hilarious .
james corden leads an all - star cast in this animated family feature about a yeti who goes in search of the elusive creatures known as ' humans ' .
claire burger , marie amachoukeli and samuel theis first collaborated on their 35 - minute film - school short “forbach , ” which likewise utilized real members of theis’ family . burger and amachoukeli went on to make a few more short films before here reuniting with theis , and returning to the terrain of their earlier endeavor . set in eastern france near the german border , “party girl” is inspired by the unexpected wedding of theis’ mother , litzenburger , a few years ago .
the film , which was six years in the making , took only 14 days of shoot .
safety measures issued by the ministry and about the inferi were not discussed throughout the entire film .
in the book , the felix felicis is gold . in the film , it is clear .
concert film of muse ' s 2015 - 2016 world tour in support of their album drones .
the title may suggest a cute indie comedy about the angsty pitfalls of young womanhood , the sort that might feature greta gerwig or lena dunham , but the subject of “party girl” has many more years , and heartaches , under her not - so - chic belt . this accomplished if unexceptional debut feature from three former film - school friends is a fiction piece done in verite style , inspired by the real - life situation of the mother of one of the trio , with close family members all playing themselves . following its debut as this year’s cannes un certain regard opener , the party should continue at further festival fetes with a few encores of niche theatrical play to follow .
the ray stark family theatre , sca 108 , george lucas building , usc school of cinematic arts complex , 900 w . 34th street , los angeles , ca 90007
the aca - awesome ladies are at it again ! the pitch perfect women had an “awkward family reunion” and we’re hoping our invite just got lost in the mail .
the family lost most of its wealth through the worldwide depression when their bank failed in the early 1930s . maria tightened belts all around by dismissing most of the servants and taking in boarders . it was around this time that they began considering making the family hobby of singing into a profession . georg was reluctant for the family to perform in public ,
but accepted it as god ' s will that they sing for others ,
daughter eleonore said in a 1978 washington post interview .
it almost hurt him to have his family onstage , not from a snobbish view , but more from a protective one .
as depicted in the sound of music , the family won first place in the salzburg music festival in 1936 and became successful , singing renaissance and baroque music , madrigals , and folk songs all across europe .
for the first time reissued on vinyl in a strictly limited edition of 500 copies and coming with four exclusive bonus tracks ,
schizophrenia party ( director ' s cut )
represents the second chapter in the career of uk underground heroes family fodder after their legendary debut
monkey banana kitchen
. this full - length album features the complete 12
ep
schizophrenia party
( incl . the 9min monster tune
dinosaur sex
) from 1981 and the 7
singles
film music
( 1981 ) and
the big dig
( 1982 ) , all originally released on fresh records .
family fodder exude an exhilarating sense that everything was possible , that there weren ' t any limits to imagination and humour . the scope of their musical range remains as dizzying and exciting as it once was .
( time out new york )
the relationship between tonks and lupin is implied , as they leave the party together and tonks mentions that
the first night of the full moon cycle is always the worst .
she also calls remus sweetheart but later in the film . in the book , she was presumably discussing her feelings for and worries about lupin with mrs weasley before harry arrives . tonks does not appear on this chapter in the film .
while filming the third installment of their beloved series , the cast and crew of pitch perfect 3 got together to have a pretty epic
family
reunion . each of the cast members came dressed as a stereotypical family member : there were nose bandages , needlepoint sweaters , anthropology books and stuffed cats . . . all in one photo .
in the film , draco ' s reluctance to go with the death eaters is much more obvious .
aragog ' s size appears smaller than described and shown in both the books and the second film adaptation .
jean - frédéric poisson , president of france ' s christian democratic party , said :
an orgy scene for 12 - year - olds ! there is so much more to be done to combat early exposure to pornography .
in the book , harry invites luna to slughorn ' s party as friends . in the film , he makes the same offer to hermione , who likes the idea but has already arranged to go with mclaggen ( in order to annoy ron ) . harry says he ' ll find another date and the scene cuts to him meeting luna .
on january 2nd , 2009 , websites reported that the film had been rated
pg
by the mpaa , for scary images , some violence , language and mild sensuality . this is the first and only time since the third film that a harry potter film has been rated pg , although in britain it is a 12a .
maria came to the von trapp family in 1926 as a tutor for one of the children , maria , who was recovering from scarlet fever , not as governess to all the children .
more information about the film , including instructions on how to donate , is available at its website , urltoken .
for an explanation as to why there is no content description for this film , please see the review section .
bill weasley does not appear in the film , much less get bitten by fenrir greyback as he does in the book . however , in the next film , he is shown bearing scars from being attacked by greyback . this creates a plot hole in the next film since it is unknown where , how and when the scarring happened .
writer and longtime producer simon kinberg directs his own screenplay in the 13th film of the x - men franchise .
the third feature film in the spongebob squarepants franchise based on the popular tv series . plot details under wraps .
mcclain ' s castmate bryshere gray had a similar connection with mike bivins , who he portrays in the film .
the film , which premiered at the new york indian film festival in may 2015 , was released on transactional platforms such as itunes , google play , amazon and vudu in october 2015 . now , the film has been acquired by netflix , and became available to stream worldwide on its platform in all english - speaking territories on march 1 .
pansy parkinson sits beside blaise and across from draco in the film , rather than beside draco , stroking his hair . very little of her as well as her relationship with draco is seen in the film series as a whole .
harry potter and the half - blood prince is a 2009 film based on the sixth novel by j . k . rowling . it is the sixth film in the harry potter film series . david yates , the director of the fifth film , harry potter and the order of the phoenix , directed this film . david heyman and david barron produced , [ 3 ] and steve kloves , though he did not write the fifth film , has returned as screenwriter for this instalment . [ 4 ] filming began on september 24 , 2007 . the film was released in the uk , canada and us on july 15 , 2009 in regular theatres , and an imax 3 - d release on july 29 , 2009 . [ 5 ] [ 4 ] [ 6 ] unlike the previous film , the sixth film was released in regular theatres on july 15 and imax 3 - d on july 29 because of the imax release of transformers : revenge of the fallen . [ 7 ] the film was chosen to be screened at the royal film performance on november 17 , 2008 , but due to the date of release being pushed back , it was not shown . on january 2 , 2009 , the film received a pg rating in the usa . on july 7 , 2009 , at the world film premiere of harry potter and the half - blood prince in london , the cast and crew all wore white ribbons in memory and tribute of 18 - year - old british actor and co - star robert knox . knox , who played marcus belby in the film , was stabbed to death on may 24 , 2008 .
in the book horace slughorn was said to have a big silver moustache like a walrus and was supposed to be quite large , both are changed for the film . in the film , he does not have a moustache , and is only slightly chubby . additionally , slughorn is portrayed as a soft - spoken , senile man in the film .
we’re still in awe of the unrivaled energy that is sxsw . the brooklyn bowl family reunion in partnership with harley - davidson and sailor jerry , our first events ever in the great . . .
while the sound of music was generally based on the first section of maria ' s book the story of the trapp family singers ( published in 1949 ) , there were many alterations and omissions .
the title may suggest a cute indie comedy about the angsty pitfalls of young womanhood , the sort that might feature greta gerwig or lena dunham , but the subject of “party girl” has many more years , and heartaches , under her not - so - chic belt . this accomplished if unexceptional debut feature from three former film - school friends is a fiction [ … ]
reviewed at cannes film festival ( un certain regard ) , may 15 , 2014 . running time : 95 min .
since the slug club meets later in the film , harry goes right to spy on draco when leaving his compartment .
film actor , television actor , u . s . governor , actor , u . s . president ( 1911–2004 )
through the words of centrepoint survivor angie meiklejohn , this film details the legacy of abuse within the new zealand commune .
i spent 4th of july with him and his family and i got a chance to talk with him and his wife and the whole family is amazing ,
woody tells wenn .
i couldn ' t make it home , so he called me over there . he actually asked me if anybody else from the cast was in town and i said , ' nope ! everybody left ' .
with its depiction of a feisty , fun - loving woman in late middle age , “party girl” explores some of the same terrain as sebastian lelio’s 2013 berlinale hit “gloria , ” although paulina garcia’s titular santiago divorcee proved more consistently empathetic . the film’s working - class milieu recalls the likes of france’s robert guediguian and belgium’s dardenne brothers , although the sociopolitical context remains mostly in the background , and the filmmakers shy away from tugging heartstrings . angelique’s reunion with her 16 - year - old daughter cynthia , who has been living with a foster family , reps the most emotionally engaging story strand .
in the book , leanne is crying when she tells mcgonagall about what happened , but in the film she is calm .
passenger list of the ss bergensfjord , dated september 27 , 1939 ( page 1 ) . the von trapp family is listed at line 5 . ( records of the immigration and naturalization service , rg 85 )
what we become from denmark , a horror film about the flu . one summer , the infection rate goes so high that a family has to seal itself off in the house while the bodies pile up outside . bo mikkelsen makes his feature writing and directing debut in what ends up as ( oh , dear ) a zombie movie .
also , when ginny kissed harry , it was never revealed how or when she had broken up with dean thomas . indeed , very little of her relationship with dean is depicted in the film compared to the book . in the film , they are only seen together in the three broomsticks when they were snogging . after that , the only further mention of their relationship was when hermione noticed ginny ' s eyes at slughorn ' s dinner party , and she tells harry that they have been fighting . they were apparently still together , as harry was not able to ask her to slughorn ' s christmas party , but they apparently ether have broken up or were on the verge of a breakup closer to christmas , as evidenced by her time with harry while at the burrow for the holiday .
zacharias smith does a commentary during the quidditch match in the book , while there is no commentary during it in the film .
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‘s documentary . the singer had the toddler ( whose party theme was “majesty hills” ) in her arms practically the entire afternoon and they made the cutest pair while cutting a rug on the dance floor ! it looks like the party was full of fun goodies for the little girl and her friends , like balloons , a popcorn stand , and little toy cars for the tikes to ride around in . the “work” singer was even seen cutting the cake ( made to look like some louis vuitton luggage , tiffany’s boxes and a tokidoki unicorno ) for her niece !
as the scene with fudge and the muggle prime minister is not featured in the film , after the kidnapping is shown , the film cuts to harry reading a copy of the daily prophet in a muggle café located along surbiton station , then leaves it on the table when he sees professor dumbledore outside . also , the muggle waitress at the cafe flirts with harry and asks about the newspaper he reads in the film . this scene is entirely unique to the film , and harry does not appear until later in the book .
this record of aliens held for special inquiry , dated october 7 , 1939 , notes that the family was to clear up confusion about the von trapps status . ( records of the immigration and naturalization service , rg 85 )
house - elf kreacher and the hippogriff buckbeak are omitted from the film , and there is no mention of hagrid getting buckbeak back .
just in case you haven’t seen it , here’s the film’s trailer . it features an irish potato singing danny boy . enough said .
summer is quickly coming to an end , so enjoy this one . it’s a sincere film in an otherwise superhero dominated box office .
sony animation studios team up once again with cloudy with a chance of meatballs directors for this animated miles morales spider - man film .
producing / writing duo seth rogan and evan goldberg ( preacher , this is the end ) have given us a gift in this reboot / remake obsessed time of ours . say what you want , but sausage party is undeniably original . and do you want to know something really cool ? our very own colin giles , creative director of concept art & design and classical animation , worked as an animator on the film ! do you want to know another really cool thing ? colin worked with his super talented wife , crystal ( awwwww ! ) , and a bunch of vfs alumni , too ! * look out for a short interview we did with colin about sausage party on our social channels next week !
the 22 months between start of filming and release of the film was by far the longest interval in the series to date and was in fact several months longer than the equally protracted schedule for the 2009 star trek film , which began production several months after hbp but was released several months before hbp . at one point the film was scheduled for a late 2008 release , but this was pushed back .
oulsnam , alex ( 2007 - 11 - 22 ) .
potter film role for ashley
, kentish express , p . 22 .
after pursuing an mfa in film production from chapman university , pari mathur starting shooting for clients such as toyota , facebook , google , cisco and more . he is currently in development for his second film . learn more and check out his website for full bio : urltoken .
in the film , harry , hermione , and ron are not seen back at the burrow after spying on draco . instead , they are next seen on the train , and it is here that they discuss what draco may have been doing at borkin and burkes in the film .
outlaws and angels a western - thriller hybrid starring chad michael murray , teri polo , luke wilson and francesca eastwood . for the tilden family , a home invasion turns into an even more dangerous game . j t mollner wrote and directed .
the movie rehearses almost all of haneke’s classic themes and visual ideas : family dysfunction , inter - generational revenge , the poisonous suppression of guilt and the return of the repressed . there is the horror of death combined with a thanatos - like longing for its deliverance – one line in particular shows how happy end has been inspired by the climactic moment of his previous film , amour .
harry potter and the half - blood prince won the 2007 urltoken award for film you
can ' t wait for .
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jason momoa is aquaman in the dc entertainment character ' s first feature film . co - stars amber heard , nicole kidman and temuera morrison .
furthermore , the role of bellatrix lestrange has been greatly expanded in the film . in the book , she does not fight in the battle of the astronomy tower or witness dumbledore ' s death . upon witnessing it in the film , she reacts by destroying everything with sadistic glee and delight .
under the sun vitaly mansky goes to north korea to follow the making of a supposed documentary about a patriotic little girl , her family and her amazingly perfect life . the hollywood reporter called it “a real - life version of ‘the truman show . ’”
while the von trapps ' story is one of the better known immigrant experiences documented in the records of the national archives and records administration , the family experiences of many americans may also be found in census , naturalization , court , and other records .
anya taylor - joy , charlie heaton and maisie williams star in the first film adaptation of the x - men spin - off comic book series .
so what type of characters make up the a cappella family ? for starters , “martha the cat / crafty cousin , ” or as you know her , anna kendrick . next to her is snow , who was channeling her inner “drunk cougar aunt sharon . ”
the welcoming party took us on a thrilling journey through a historic hidden warehouse at the museum of science & industry , walking alongside people who had travelled here from towns and cities far beyond manchester , all looking for a place where they could feel safe and sound . we hoped we helped them find what they were looking for .
in the film , harry is never mentioned to have inherited grimmauld place or kreacher after sirius black ' s death , as he did in the book .
hellboy ( david harbour ) must defeat merlin ' s consort and nimue the blood queen ( milla jovovich ) in this reboot of the superhero film series .
though the inferi in the book climb out of the lake and attempt to drag harry back in with them , they actually pull him underwater in the film .
in the novel , it says that a bright green light hit dumbledore ( avada kedavra ) , while in the film , its more of a cyan colour .
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isabelle huppert plays anne laurent , effectively the chatelaine of a magnificent house and estate in calais , having taken over the lucrative family construction and transport business from her ageing father georges ( jean - louis trintignant ) . he is suffering from incipient dementia , and is waited on like a dispossessed shakespearean king by the family’s moroccan servants rachid ( hassam ghancy ) and jamila ( nabiha akkari ) – who are periodically subject to racist condescension . anne herself is getting engaged to the british lawyer handling a new uk deal : lawrence , played by toby jones .
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in the film , at breakfast before the first quidditch match , luna lovegood , not hermione , notices harry faking to slip felix felicis into ron ' s drink .
the film omits the details that fenrir greyback is a werewolf , and also the part of lupin mentioning that greyback was the one who turned him into a werewolf .
didn’t we already learn that it’s never good to keep secrets ? luckily , the secretive high jinks this episode didn’t have any risks of ruining marriages , but even so , keeping a party — and a pot - induced high — quiet weren’t exactly good ideas . still , the lesson isn’t about covering things up this time ; instead , it’s about how to…
the association of catholic families scrambled to warn parents of any potential confusion as to the themes in the film , saying that although the film
gives the appearance of being intended for young people and children
, its content is
not only coarse , but also clearly pornographic , under cover of being ' politically incorrect '
.
the discussion between harry and hermione inside the hogwarts library is included . romilda vane was introduced but she does not speak . madam pince is not present in the film .
harry , slughorn , and hagrid sing a song while drinking after mourning aragog . in the film , this scene is shortened , and only the final verse is heard .
in the book , dumbledore drinks about three cups of the potion before falling prey to its effects . in the film , he starts reacting after his first drink . in the book , the potion eventually causes him to faint , but in the film , while suffering badly from the potion , he manages to remain concious the entire time .
in the book , dumbledore is left in a considerably weakened state after drinking the potion , which continues up to his death . this is less evident in the film .
this fall 2018 semester , the school of cinematic arts will offer a very special course called ctcs - 466 : theatrical film symposium , a four - unit elective class open for enrollment to all usc students of any major that brings you face - to - face with leading film directors , writers , producers , and actors working today . each week , students watch sneak previews of upcoming hollywood movies , followed by an exclusive q & a with the creative team behind the film . the class is taught by film critic leonard maltin and meets every thursday night from 6 : 00 - 10 : 00 p . m . in the frank sinatra hall at the norris cinema theatre complex .
yet here there is an intriguing new tang of comedy or even grisly farce . the final images of the movie may intend an echo of samuel beckett’s happy days , and the unusual presence of a british actor , and the seaside location , made me wonder if haneke , like alain resnais , had conceived an interest in that often underestimated master of middle class horror : alan ayckbourn . there is comedy in happy end , of the most glacial sort . one scene shows the entire cast , at a grand family party , listening to a musical performance which – even without what we know about the musician – would be preposterous , reeking with imposture and deceit .
sundown two red - blooded high school senior boys travel to puerto vallarta , mexico , for spring vacation and end up involved with a crime ring . ( that beautiful young woman who spent the night stole a family - heirloom watch . ) fernando lebrija directed this action - comedy - romance .
in the film , the spell lumos maxima is shown again , this time as a glowing ball of light that could be thrown rather than a more powerful version of lumos .
russian superhero film following a squad of four : an invisible woman , a rock - powered soldier , a super - fast sword - wielder , and a man - bear .
before david yates was officially chosen to direct the film , many others had been offered the job , and previous directors had expressed an interest in returning . alfonso cuarón , the director of the third film , stated he
would love to have the opportunity
to return . [ 8 ] goblet of fire director mike newell declined a spot to direct the fifth film , and was not approached for this one either . [ 9 ] terry gilliam was rowling ' s personal choice to direct philosopher ' s stone . however , when asked whether he would consider directing a later film , gilliam said ,
warner bros . had their chance the first time around , and they blew it .
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sausage party , an r - rated cartoon about anthropomorphic hot dogs , buns , and everything else on your grocery store shelves , opens in theatres today . the early reviews have been pretty solid , praising the unexpected existential and religious threads in this otherwise raunchy affair . yes . there is an orgy scene . and yes . you may never look at relish the same way again .
yates has retained composer nicholas hooper , costume designer jany temime , visual effects supervisor tim burke , creature and make - up effects designer nick dudman , and special effects supervisor john richardson from the fifth film . [ 4 ] since february 2007 , stuart craig , the production designer of the first five films as well , has been designing sets , including the cave , and the astronomy tower , where the climax of the film takes place . [ 11 ] academy award nominated bruno delbonnel is the film ' s cinematographer . [ 4 ]
when ron is brought to slughorn ' s office , slughorn mistakenly refers to him as
wemby
in the film . in the book , slughorn calls him
ralph
. also in the book , slughorn later tells harry that he has had every bottle tested by a house elf since ron ' s incident , mistakenly referring to ron as
rupert ,
likely a reference to the actor who plays ron in the film series , rupert grint . there is no mention of any precautionary measures taken by slughorn in the film .
you better go home and call your mum and dad ,
beckinsale told me when i caught up with her . i can assure you her words were what everyone was thinking after the film & apos ; s moving tale of family life . but the best advice of the night came from davey - fitzpatrick , who played de niro & apos ; s son as a child . wearing ruddy white tennis shoes with his suit , the 11 - year - old recounted that his favorite part of being in this film was getting advice from the older actors :
they told me to get my face in front of the camera as much as possible !
in 1956 , maria , johannes , rosmarie , and daughter maria went to new guinea to do missionary work . later , maria ran the trapp family lodge for many years . of the children , rupert was a medical doctor ; agathe was kindergarten teacher in maryland ; maria was a missionary in new guinea for 30 years ; werner was a farmer ; hedwig taught music ; johanna married and eventually returned to live in austria ; martina married and died in childbirth ; rosmarie and eleonore both settled in vermont ; and johannes managed the trapp family lodge . maria died in 1987 and was buried alongside georg and martina .
neither harper nor malfoy are seen playing on slytherin ' s team in the film , though since only part of the match was shown , they could have simply been off camera .
the film doesn ' t show harry being admitted to the hospital wing , due to the absence of the quidditch match and mclaggen having knocked him off his broom with the bludger .
in the film , draco shows dumbledore that he has been branded with the dark mark , whereas in the book this is only an assumption by harry , with no solid proof .
this is the only film in the series ( except deathly hallows part 2 ) that shows us events from the previous book ( the first scene at the ministry of magic ) .
dumbledore only refers to merope gaunt as
voldemort ' s mother
when harry asked about the ring . he tells harry that the ring belonged to voldemort ' s mother , when in the book it was retrieved in the hands of his uncle morfin , and is actually an heirloom from the peverell family .
in the film , the memory of the wool ' s orphanage doesn’t include talks of tom riddle hurting kids at the cave , of which only a crude picture is shown taped up on riddle ' s bedroom wall . however , there is a deleted scene where dumbledore tells harry about tom doing so when they are at the cave ' s entrance later in the film .
in the film , ron mutters hermione ' s name while unconscious at the hospital wing with harry , hermione , lavender , ginny , dumbledore , mcgonagall , pomfrey , slughorn , and snape present , and lavender runs off in tears . this is how ron and lavender break up in the film , and is the first time lavender ' s name is mentioned in full .
in the book , snape reacts with livid emotion when harry calls him a coward . however in the film , although harry hurls this same insult at snape , he does not react .
helen mccrory who plays the role of narcissa malfoy in this film , was originally chosen to play bellatrix lestrange in the fifth film , harry potter and the order of the phoenix . but she had to back out of the role due to her sudden pregnancy , so she ended up getting this role instead , while helena bonham carter was cast as bellatrix in her place .
carroll , larry ( 2006 - 10 - 16 ) . terry gilliam on depp , ' potter ' and the film he panhandled to promote . mtv . retrieved on 2006 october 16 .
“this entire journey has been the hardest thing i’d do again in a heartbeat , which is why i’m currently developing film no . 2 , ” the indian american filmmaker told india - west .
vaidya said the way the film depicts indian - american culture is an important reason for it to receive the funding necessary to be completed . “it’s really the only film about indians i’ve ever seen that views them as normal people with normal problems , ” he said . “on top of that , it’s just a really sweet touching story that all sorts of people will connect with . ”
the way harry is found is different in the film . in the book , tonks finds harry , stating that she did not see him leave the train and , knowing harry has his cloak , decided to double check the train . in the film , it is luna lovegood who finds harry with her spectrespecs , stating that she can see wrackspurts all over him . [ 78 ]
when hagrid is visiting ron , he tells harry about an argument between snape and dumbledore that he had overheard . hagrid is not seen visiting in the film , and the argument occurs later .
family fodder was originally formed in 1979 by alig pearce - with a cast of thousands over three decades . they emerged from the melting - pot of 70s / 80s london alongside this heat , the flying lizards , the pop group , slits and many others . the original formula consisted of psychedelic and new wave influences , incisive song - writing , improvisation , experiment and far - out dub mixing . they always managed to evade major exposure , but influenced generations of bands on five continents . family fodder was often more at home in the studio than on - stage , but completed several european tours as well as cherished performances in their native london .
amer met ragda , when both were locked up in a syrian jail for speaking out against an oppressive regime . twenty years and four sons later , filmmaker sean mcallister comes into their lives , as amer is waiting for ragda , who has once again been imprisoned . when she is unexpectedly released , the family is overjoyed - they need her , particularly three year - old bob . mcallister and his subjects ' lives become irrevocably intertwined when mcallister himself is jailed , and footage of the family is confiscated . amer and ragda must flee overnight to lebanon , with nothing but their children . mcallister follows their story over five turbulent years , as they struggle to find their feet as refugees ; ragda in particular can ' t bear to be away from syria in its hour of greatest need . as they watch syria descend into chaos , they struggle to repair their troubled relationship . a powerful , moving story of family and exile from one of the uk ' s most talented independent filmmakers .
part of the story of the real von trapp family can be found in the records of the national archives . when they fled the nazi regime in austria , the von trapps traveled to america . their entry into the united states and their subsequent applications for citizenship are documented in the holdings of the national archives and records administration .
sausage party the good news is that this is an animated film . and that it’s about supermarket products , including an actual wiener ( the voice of seth rogen , who was one of the writers ) , searching for the meaning of their lives . the even better news , for protective parents , is that it’s rated r . the perishables ( gulp ) don’t like the answers they find ( being chopped up , boiled and eaten , among other things ) , which may explain their incessant use of four - letter words . the voice cast also includes jonah hill , kristen wiig , bill hader and michael cera .
igor karkaroff ' s murder is not mentioned in the film . however there is an image in harry potter limited edition of a daily prophet article talking about karkaroff ' s murder . [ 77 ]
in the film , hermione appears to act tipsy after the three leave the three broomsticks , possibly from drinking excessive amounts of butter - beer , though she sobers up immediately upon discovering katie bell .
slughorn tells dumbledore that the muggles who own the house are on holiday in the canary islands in both the book and film , however , in the book , he says this after the house is restored . in the film , he says this before the house is restored , to which dumbledore suggests putting the house back in order for its muggle owners . he then begins to restore the house .
captain fantastic not a superhero movie . viggo mortensen stars in this drama as a father of six living in an isolated natural paradise in the pacific northwest . but when tragedy strikes the family , the members have to join the real world , and he has to rethink what being a good parent is about . matt ross wrote and directed .