money monster is a 2016 american thriller film directed by jodie foster and written by alan di fiore , jim kouf and jamie linden .

the film stars george clooney ( who also co-produced ) as lee gates , a tv personality who advises his audience on commerce and wall street , and who is forcefully interrogated by kyle budwell ( jack o'connell ) , a grief-stricken bankrupt viewer who lost his money after a previous tip ; the film also stars julia roberts , giancarlo esposito , dominic west and caitriona balfe .

principal photography began on february 27 , 2015 in new york city .

the film was released by sony pictures entertainment through tristar pictures on may 13 , 2016 , received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $ 93 million .

money monster

in the money . . . george clooney in money monster . photograph : atsushi nishijima / ap
money monster features george clooney , julia roberts , and jack o’connell . according to reports , money monster will be directed by jodi foster .
this week the jodie foster - directed movie money monster began filming in nyc .
money monster - official trailer ( ft . george clooney & julia roberts ) - youtube
tough . . . julia roberts in money monster . photograph : atsushi nishijima / ap
‘money monster’ , starring george clooney , is filming in nyc financial district . . .
recent filming locations for money monster , tmnt 2 , aka jessica jones , . . .
‘money monster’ starring george clooney and julia roberts casting call for several roles in new york city .
jodie foster had to bundle up carefully in order to begin directing her upcoming movie money monster .
there is no release date set for money monster , which is expected to premiere late in 2015 .
george clooney stars in “money monster” as the host of a show on a financial cable news network .
money monster isn ' t a great film but it will keep you on the edge of your seat .
george clooney stars as a the flamboyant host of a financial tv program in jodie foster’s “money monster . ”
i ' m sorry , would love to support u cenk , but we gotta boycott money monster and clooney .
george clooney as the flamboyant host of a financial tv show in “money monster , ” directed by jodie foster .
the money monster cast were also at the festival on wednesday , posing together before sitting down for a press conference .
foster’s “money monster” pumped $ 300 , 000 into the city’s economy during filming . ( bobby bank / gc images )
the trailer for money monster might have dropped last week , but that doesn’t mean director jodie foster is done tweaking it .
@ mrmrsnever @ cenkuygur @ moneymonster how fitting that neo - liberal george clooney is starring in a move called money monster .
jack o’connell and julia roberts are in negotiations to co - star with george clooney in tristar pictures’ “ money monster . ”
clooney stars as lee gates , a bombastic financial tv personality who offers up stock advice on his hit show “money monster . ”
jodie foster , julia roberts and george clooney at the money monster cannes premiere . photograph : alberto pizzoli / afp / getty images
signs for money monster have been spotted for filming around 41 - 43rd st and 5th / 6th ave in nyc for friday , feb . 27 . if you spot money monster filming in nyc , let us know about it at olv @ onlocationvacations . com !
the film , directed by jodi foster , centers on clooney’s character being taken hostage during his live “money monster” show by a disgruntled viewer who lost all his money after following clooney’s financial advice .
“money monster” is currently available for purchase on digital outlets . it will be available on blu - ray and dvd on september 6th .
roberts is nearing a deal to play nancy fenn , the director and executive producer of “money monster” who may serve as clooney’s love interest .
one of the little people . . . jack o’connell , left , and george clooney in money monster . photograph : atsushi nishijima / ap
george clooney stars as the host of a financial tv show in
money monster ,
directed by jodie foster . ( tristar pictures )
money monster is your typical hostage thriller with a predictable ending , but the surprising twists keep you guessing and at the edge of your seat .
george clooney ( l . ) and julia roberts ( c . ) star in the jodie foster - directed “money monster . ” ( atsushi nishijima )
clooney stars as lee gates , a bombastic television stock huckster , whose program ( titled “ money monster ” ) and life are taken hostage by an outraged gunman ( o’connell ) . as the world watches , gates must stay alive and uncover the truth behind a tangle of big money lies , with help from the show’s producer ( roberts ) . “money monster” unfolds in near real time .
‘captain america’ to cross $ 300m today as ‘money monster’ cashes $ 14 . 7m & ‘the darkness’ finds $ 4 . 9m – monday b . o . final
money monster
lived up to its name for manhattan businesses , pumping $ 300 , 000 into the city ' s economy while filming in new york .
christopher denham , one of the stars of wgn’s atom bomb drama manhattan , has joined the cast of money monster , tristar’s financial thriller being directed by jodie foster .
money monster is us thriller in which a tv celebrity , who offers stock market advice on his hit financial television show , is held hostage by a disgruntled investor .
drop jim cramer into “ network ” and you have “money monster”—and yet the result never ends up being quite as thrilling or thought - provoking as that premise sounds .
caitriona balfe , the star of the starz tv show outlander , is joining the high - profile cast of money monster , tristar’s financial thriller being directed by jodie foster .
summary money monster is a us thriller in which a tv celebrity , who offers stock market advice on his financial television show , is held hostage by a disgruntled investor .
united kingdom «money monster» in the uk released in movie theaters on may 27 , 2016 . the movie released on dvd and blu - ray on october 3 , 2016 .
money launderer caught with £250 , 000 cash in bin bags in . . .
money monster is a flaccid farce masquerading as an issue film . the tepid hostage drama turns out to be a manipulative whodunit that lets the real bad guys off the hook .
“money monster” is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . swearing on live television . is nothing sacred ? running time : 1 hour 38 minutes .
in the real - time , high stakes thriller money monster , george clooney and julia roberts star as financial tv host lee gates and his producer patty , who . . .
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3 ) . money monster ( sony ) , 3 , 104 theaters / 3 - day cume : $ 14 . 7m / per screen : $ 4 , 764 / wk 1
wall street malfeasance has indeed devastated many families’ finances , but money monster ’s implausible character development , unpersuasive acting , and heavy - handed symbolism make a farce out of a misfortune .
george clooney ’s latest movie , “money monster” — in which he plays a cnbc - like tv personality who spouts stock tips — will be shooting in the financial district starting april 8 .
jack o’connell and julia roberts are in negotiations to co - star with george clooney in tristar pictures’ “money monster . ” jodie foster is directing , with tom rothman’s tristar financing the pic . clooney stars as lee gates , a bombastic television stock huckster , whose program ( titled “money monster” ) and life are taken hostage by an outraged gunman ( o’connell ) . as [ … ]
sony’s “money monster” was able to provide viable counter - programming aimed at adults , finishing well above recent forecasts . directed by jodie foster , “monster” generated solid buzz from its world premiere on thursday night at the cannes film festival and saw a 22 % gain in business from friday to saturday .
money monster
is preposterous - - yet entertaining in an unsophisticated way . it ' s hard to view the film as much more than a sop to the occupy wall street crowd .
there are many comps for money monster , but one of the closest ones is bridge of spies which garnered $ 500k in previews and ended up with a three - day weekend of $ 15 . 8m . money monster is tracking now at around $ 12m + , up from earlier - in - the - week estimates of $ 10m to $ 12m . bridge of spies took in $ 5 . 3m on friday but opened in october of last year . with a budget of about $ 30m , money monster is a tristar pictures , lstar capital , smokehouse / allegiance theater production .
what we like to do here is opm : other people ' s money .
his next acting project money monster is sure to be a hit as julia roberts , jack o ' connell and dominic west are all co - starring in the upcoming jodie foster - directed drama .
“money monster” is an acceptable time - waster for a slow day in a movie theater or a slow night on cable . but it never makes you mad as hell , so what’s the point ?
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“unbroken” star jack o’connell and oscar winner julia roberts are in talks to join george clooney in director jodie foster ‘s financial thriller “money monster , ” multiple individuals familiar with the tristar project have told thewrap .
money monster is getting decent reviews , though it should rope in general audiences longing to see clooney and roberts in the type of good old fashioned throwback thriller we haven’t seen them do in a while .
george clooney was spotted in new york on saturday doing re - shoots for film money maker .
this lays the groundwork for the main theme of internet marketing :
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money monster ( drama ) is about lee gates , a tv personality whose insider trading tips have made him the money guru of wall street . when kyle , a viewer who lost all of his family’s money on a bad tip from lee , holds lee hostage on air , ratings soar as the entire country tunes in to this media frenzy to find out just how much a man’s life is worth .
los angeles , october 11 : jodie foster has attached to direct money monster for film financing and sales company im global and daniel dubiecki’s the allegiance theater , it was announced today by im global ceo stuart ford .
money monster marks the fourth time jodie has directed a feature film , with her previous efforts being little man tate ( 1991 ) , home for the holidays ( 1995 ) , and the beaver ( 2011 ) .
money monster ,
which is currently in theaters , centers on a financial tv show host who is taken hostage while on the air . it was one of 336 films shot in the city last year .
this weekend will see two other notable openers : money monster and the darkness . ten years ago , money monster would probably have had moviegoers lining up . it stars george clooney and julia roberts in what is a suspenseful drama from director jodie foster . but , this one — which also stars jack o’connell as a gunman who takes over a tv news studio — may end up around $ 10m - $ 12m this weekend stateside .
“money monster” is only jodie foster’s fourth film as a director , although she’s been in the entertainment business for 50 years . she’s very selective about the projects she takes on and with this film she masters the craft .
after losing all of his money , one investor ( played by jack o ' connell ) storms the tv studio and threatens to kill clooney ' s character if he does not make his money back .
3 ) . money monster ( sony ) , 3 , 104 theaters / $ 4 . 9m fri . ( includes $ 600k previews ) / 3 - day cume : $ 14m to $ 14 . 4m / wk 1
“money monster” is set up at tom rothman’s tristar productions , which expects to start production early next year . daniel dubiecki and lara alameddine will produce for the allegiance theater along with clooney and his smokehouse pictures partner grant heslov .
exclusive : dominic west , between seasons of showtime’s first - year hit drama the affair , has signed on to star opposite george clooney , julia roberts and jack o’connell in the jodie foster - directed money monster at tristar pictures .
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disney ' s
captain america : civil war
is ruling the box office in its second full weekend of release , but the jodie foster - directed
money monster
looks to put up solid numbers in its debut .
“money monster” is already being shopped to high - end financiers , none of whom would discuss the potentially potent package on the record with thewrap . should clooney prove unavailable , the project is expected to attract other a - list actors .
around the world «money monster» scheduled worldwide dvd release dates : october 3 , 2016 ( uk ) , october 3 , 2016 ( south africa ) , september 14 , 2016 ( nz ) , september 1 , 2016 ( australia ) .
money monster centers around lee gates , a tv personality whose insider tips have made him the money guru of wall street . when kyle loses all of his family’s money on a bad tip , he holds lee and his entire show hostage on air threatening to kill lee if he does not get the stock up 24 and a half points before the bell . ratings soar as the entire country tunes in to this media frenzy to find out just how much a man’s life is worth . meanwhile , the hostage situation sheds light on a possible scandal involving the company in question . with elements of dog day afternoon and network , money monster is a very timely piece in these economic times .
money monster wants to be a film straight out of the ’70s , a snarling satire of media mores and capitalist villains , shot through with the profane fury of a paddy chayefsky script . at best , it’s a star vehicle from the late ’90s , a creakier , simpler tale of a hostage crisis at a facsimile of cnbc’s mad money , tied to the backs of two marquee idols—george clooney and julia roberts . as its tense studio antics unfold , though , the sad truth becomes apparent : money monster is a movie - star vehicle that isn’t giving its movie stars anything to do .
the film’s rage is unmistakable . and yet , despite its present - day setting , it feels rather retro—as if “money monster” just narrowly missed the window for maximum relevance where movies like “ the big short ” and “ 99 homes ” thrived .
nine out of ten millionaires are self - made . so if it takes money to make money , where do they get their money from , where do they start their business ? they have to borrow . there ' s four ways you can obtain money . you can earn it , inherit it , steal it , or borrow it . we basically want to borrow from the bank , we want to beat the bank at their own game…
i ' m trying to get a gauge . how long have you been trying to make money online ?
“even though it doesn’t have ‘avengers’ in the title , ‘captain america’ has become a juggernaut simply because it’s so well liked , ” he added . “and it puts ‘ money monster ’ and ‘ the darkness ’ in the category of counter - programming . ”
international marketing influenced sony’s “money monster” date , which parallels the film’s world premiere as a special screening at the cannes film festival . with some key european markets opening thursday ( including france ) and others shortly thereafter , it’s an unparallelled moment for media attention .
clooney is playing lee gates , a bombastic television stock huckster , whose program — money monster — and life are taken hostage by an outraged gunman ( o’connell ) . as much of the world watches live , gates must keep himself alive and , with help from the woman who produces the show ( roberts ) , uncover the truth behind a tangle of big - money lies .
george clooney may be off - limits now that he’s engaged but he’s still being sought after by women , as director jodie foster is courting the oscar winner to star in her financial drama “money monster , ” multiple individuals familiar with the project have told thewrap .
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the superhero epic captain america : civil war retained the top spot at the us box office this weekend with a soaring $ 72 . 5m second - week haul , but cannes debutant money monster also boosted its coffers following a strong $ 15m bow in third place .
disney ' s
the jungle book
collected $ 4 . 2 million on friday , but many expect it to finish in second place ahead of
money monster .
wherever it falls , the film is on track to top $ 300 million this weekend .
pwc’s innovation team tasked sea monster to review its psychometric recruitment testing process utilising the principles of gamification to create a unique web - based game .
clooney is set to star as lee gates , a bombastic television stock huckster , whose program — money monster — and life are taken hostage by an outraged gunman ( o’connell ) . as much of the world watches live , gates must keep himself alive and , with help from the woman who produces the show ( roberts ) , uncover the truth behind a tangle of big - money lies .
money monster will be the fourth collaboration between clooney and roberts . they previously co - starred in ocean ' s eleven , ocean ' s twelve and confessions of a dangerous mind . he produced august : osage county in which she starred and received an academy award nomination .
george clooney was joined by his wife amal clooney ( who had a minor wardrobe malfunction ) , as well as his money monster costar julia roberts and director jodie foster , at the film’s cannes premiere in the french resort town , posing ahead of the anticipated thriller’s screening .
clooney , who recently starred in “the monuments men” and “gravity , ” just wrapped brad bird’s “tomorrowland , ” which disney will release in may 2015 . that was a big studio movie with a long shoot , and an indie film like “money monster” would represent a shorter commitment for clooney , who is extremely busy on the producing side . with his smokehouse partner grant heslov , clooney has been developing “our brand is crisis , ” “the yankee comandante , ” “coronado high” and another “monster” movie , “the monster of florence . ” he’s repped by caa and attorney michael adler .
, the ego - crazed , silver - fox presenter of a tv show called money monster , giving stock picks and spurious shock - jock - type commentary on the market , celebrating unfettered capitalism by breaking into embarrassingly geriatric hip - hop moves with backing dancers . ( he reportedly bears a certain resemblance to a real - life pundit : jim cramer , presenter of a programme called mad money , on cnbc . )
sea monster’s super animals augmented reality app , developed for supermarket chain pick n pay , has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2016 urltoken innovation awards .
the target audience for “money monster” likes to read revies , so the mixed critical response has dampened domestic expectations . budgeted at $ 27 million , it’s unlikely to earn more than $ 10 million this weekend , which could see it swiftly forgotten among the recent mass - appeal recent releases .
money monster doubles as the name of the obnoxious stock - tip show hosted by lee gates ( clooney ) , a smiling can of hairspray who repeats wall street talking points under the guise of financial expertise . despite foster’s claims to the contrary , lee comes off as an obvious parody of mad money host jim cramer , whose costume - and - sound - effect - heavy show suffered criticism after the 2008 financial crisis . to be sure , money monster ’s script ( credited to three writers ) isn’t looking for subtlety : the financial industry is the villain , and lee is a mass - media enabler , as well as an oblivious pawn in some larger fraudulent shell game orchestrated by a callous ceo ( dominic west ) .
united states distributed by columbia pictures «money monster» in the united states theaters released on may 13 , 2016 and has grossed over $ 93 million worldwide ; dvd and blu - ray release date was set for september 6 , 2016 . available for rent from netflix and redbox from september 6 , 2016 .
starring george clooney and julia roberts ,
money monster
is eyeing an opening between $ 14 million and $ 15 million after bringing in $ 5 million on friday , according to studio estimates . the tristar pictures film launched in 3 , 104 theaters and had a budget of $ 27 million .
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what makes the world go ' round ( money ! )
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in order to really dominate a market and make lots of money fast , i ' m advising you to form a syndicate .
the pieces would seem to be in place , but . . .
money monster
is a stodgy , moribund plodder loaded with stock characters that wouldn ' t have felt edgy in 1983 and has about the same contemporary urgency as your average late - night rerun of
csi : ny .
sony is releasing “money monster” through its tristar pictures label on friday , a day after its world premiere at the cannes film festival . the movie , which carries a $ 27 million production budget , marks julia roberts’ first time with a film at cannes and jodie foster’s second film there as a director .
short of bequeathing them so much money ( $ 150 million each should do it ) that they never have to worry about their finances , there are few gifts you can give your kids that could be more valuable than the skills and attitudes they need to be great money managers .
george is set to play lee gates , a bombastic television personality whose show money monster and life are taken hostage by a spiteful hostage kyle budwell ( o ' connell ) . gates must keep himself with the help of one of the show ' s producers nancy fenn ( roberts ) while the world watches live .
jodie foster’s wall street thriller , “money monster” ( sony ) , will seek older viewers intrigued by stars george clooney and julia roberts , while “the darkness” ( focus ) , jason blum’s first horror film of 2016 , will fill the spooky - movie void ; the last one was “10 cloverfield lane” two months ago .
wall street , money in politics , wealth going to the top one - tenth of the 1 % – these are all pressing concerns for a lot of people right now , especially in the sweaty , week - old jockstrap that is our 2016 campaign season . with her finger on the pulse of many americans’ frustrations , director jodie foster comes to us with her fourth feature money monster , a hostage thriller long on big , preachy messages and short on plausibility .
both neighbors 2 ( under the overseas title bad neighbours 2 ) and angry birds opened ahead of its u . s . bow , grossing a total internationally of $ 20m and $ 43m , respectively . the nice guys is in previews overseas and money monster was in previews in france , but no grosses were reported .
money monster , which debuted at cannes this past week with hollywood royalty in attendance when director jodie foster and stars george clooney and julia roberts graced the red carpet , ended its three - day run with $ 14 . 6m . distributor sony is banking that the film will have some staying power as it is the only real adult - demo drama in the marketplace for the coming weeks . with around $ 55m to $ 60m all in , the film needs to play and also needs a strong showing overseas . the projected end run of money monster domestically is around $ 55m , of which 50 % will go back to the studio .
george clooney - julia roberts thriller “ money monster ” opened respectably with $ 15 million . bh tilt’s low - budget horror - thriller “ the darkness , ” starring kevin bacon and radha mitchell , scared up $ 5 . 2 million at 1 , 754 sites in a friday the 13th launch aimed at horror fans .
“money monster” is “network” and “dog day afternoon” and cnbc’s “mad money” all wrapped up into a tight little ball of preposterousness . it’s well made , juicily acted , a fun watch , but for all its financial - vigilante noise , the movie’s a slick hollywood response to the depredations of wall street . it claims to be on the side of the little guy , but you can tell that no one here has struggled to make the rent for a very long time .
written by alan difiore ( “grimm” ) and jim kouf ( “national treasure” ) as well as jamie linden ( “we are marshall” ) , the story follows a tv personality whose insider trading tips have made him the money guru of wall street . when a viewer who lost all of his family’s money on a bad tip from the money expert decides to hold him hostage on air , ratings soar as the entire country tunes in to this media frenzy .
3 ) . money monster ( sony ) , 3 , 104 theaters / $ 4 . 9m fri . ( includes $ 600k previews ) / $ 6m sat . ( + 22 % ) / $ 3 . 6m sun . ( - 40 % ) / 3 - day cume : $ 14 . 6m / wk 1
moviegoers have rated the film positively , as it ' s currently tracking a b - plus grade from the audience polling firm cinemascore . critics have been lukewarm .
money monster
has a tepid 57 % rating on the review aggregate site rotten tomatoes , and the times ' kenneth turan was particularly harsh in his critique .
this may , follow the money with george clooney & julia roberts . urltoken urltoken urltoken subscribe for exclusives : urltoken synopsis : in the taut and tense thriller money monster , lee gates ( george clooney ) is a bombastic tv personality whose popular financial network show has made him the money wiz of wall street . but after he hawks a high tech stock that mysteriously crashes , an irate investor ( jack o’connell ) takes gates , his crew , and his ace producer patty fenn ( julia roberts ) hostage live on air . unfolding in real time , gates and fenn must find a way to keep themselves alive while simultaneously uncovering the truth behind a tangle of big money lies . cast : george clooney julia roberts jack o ' connell dominic west giancarlo esposito caitronia balfe directed by jodie foster
money monster is the first project . it’s financed by im global and will be produced by dubiecki and stuart ford , the script’s by national treasure scribe jim kouf and alan difiore , kouf’s partner on grimm . in the drama , lee gates is a tv personality whose insider trading tips have made him the money guru of wall street . when kyle , a viewer who lost all of his family’s money on a bad tip from lee , holds lee hostage on air , ratings soar as the entire country tunes in to this media frenzy to find out just how much a man’s life is worth . the film will shoot this summer .
the issue isn ' t the moral one :
money is the root of all evil .
it ' s actually a very practical one : there ' s much more to your career choice than money , and what seems like a high - paying career path now may not turn out that way .
good - bye , money . and hello to lots of wasted time and effort spent on your too - short career or too - long job search .
well , to tell you the honest truth , i cannot do $ 5 , 000 . i don ' t have any money laying around .
gwci is seeking nonunion background for exterior work in manhattan on feature film money monster on saturday 4 . 18 . 15 . if weather is not good , we will be switching this work to sunday 4 . 19 . 15 . seeking bg who have not worked on this film at all & currently have availability for both days . please email
there’s plenty of hand - wringing about the death of the movie star in hollywood , as comic - book franchises and cgi spectacles that any young actor can be plugged into become the norm for big studios . it’s an overblown concern , but money monster is exactly the kind of film to inspire that worry : if a sub - par script like this can attract names like clooney , roberts , and foster , maybe audiences really are doomed . just a few more script drafts , some visual verve , and a tighter focus on the film’s satirical elements could have turned money monster into the 1970s throwback it wants to be . as it is , it’s destined for the drugstore bargain bin .
money monster has received mixed reviews from critics . on rotten tomatoes , the film has a rating of 55 % based on 135 reviews , with an average rating of 5 . 8 / 10 . the site ' s critical consensus reads ,
money monster ' s strong cast and solidly written story ride a timely wave of socioeconomic anger that ' s powerful enough to overcome an occasionally muddled approach to its worthy themes .
on metacritic , the film has a score of 54 out of 100 , based on 39 critics , indicating
mixed or average reviews
. audiences polled by cinemascore gave the film an average grade of
b +
on an a + to f scale .
there are two newcomers for moviegoers this weekend — the jodie foster - directed money monster starring george clooney and julia roberts and the horror film the darkness . money monster started off with $ 600k in previews last night and had a strong showing friday morning but started to wane throughout the day ( as did its rotten tomatoes score which was 64 % fresh in the am and fell to 57 % last night ) . this was a project that tom rothman brought into the studio two years ago when he made the deal to finance and release the $ 30m picture as one of his big purchases for tristar . the film was packaged independently and then sold ; smokehouse’s clooney and grant heslov also produced .
because money monster ’s stars are decidedly non - social , it poses a challenge to the marketing of the film in this day and age . while the movie secured a nice promotion with social media conscious pub ew , george clooney , julia roberts and director jodie foster don’t really dabble on social media . even young newcomer jack o’connell , who plays the disgruntled kidnapper in the film , is non - social . other co - stars , like dominic west , have very small followings or are not activated . as a result , giancarlo esposito , who is well known for playing gus on breaking bad , is the only social ‘star’ of money monster , albeit with a small , 236k fans and followers .
whether or not he meant to , keuilian hit upon a basic truth about how scamworld operates . it ' s by accessing the inner circle , and by working with them on your product launches , that you make money . the unconnected masses making up most of the im community , those outsiders who create the social proof enabling the big players to rake in the profits — they don ' t make a ton of money . and they definitely don ' t make money through buying internet marketing materials .
the money monster trailer gives away far too much of the plot . this is a film about surprise and discovery , and people planning on seeing it shouldn’t watch the ads beforehand . but the trailer doesn’t reveal one thing audiences really might want to know going in : jodie foster’s latest directorial project isn’t a conventional thriller . it’s a pitch - black comedy . that isn’t remotely obvious from the tv spot , which limits the footage almost exclusively to grave life - on - the - line drama , and sets the action to the mournful strumming of bruce springsteen’s “devils & dust . ” like foster’s previous directorial project , 2011’s ultra - weird little dramedy the beaver , money monster is more complicated and appealing than it looks . but where the beaver ’s basic hook — mel gibson as a character who talks through a beaver puppet — was offbeat and absurdist to a distracting extreme , money monster announces itself with a deceptively conventional exterior that may keep away the audiences who would enjoy it most . what unfolds , beyond the hectoring about american greed , is a bleakly intelligent satire looking for bleakly intelligent viewers .
an attempt at combining a real - time thriller with a shot across the bow to a deceptive financial system , ' money monster ' never achieves plausibility , settling instead for cliched situations and uninteresting characters masquerading as contemporary relevance ,
turan wrote of the film , which stars clooney as an entertainer - financial tv host who is taken hostage by an irate investor .
it’s an understatement to say it’s been well worth the wait ; foster’s fourth film as director , “ money monster , ” hits theaters may 13 after a premiere at the cannes film festival and is poised to be her biggest success behind the camera yet . the film stars george clooney as lee gates , the host of the financial program “ money monster , ” who is held hostage on the air by a disgruntled viewer named kyle budwell ( jack o’connell ) . julia roberts plays the show’s director and producer , who tries to help secure her star’s freedom , while also making sure she gets the best tv possible . it’s a fast - paced , clever film that will also surprise audiences with the amount of humor that comes from the situation .
“money monster” zips by while it stays in the studio . when it ventures out into the streets of lower manhattan in the third act , though , it loses its way . ironically , the film gets loose and meanders just as it should be reaching a tight , tense climax . a hostage situation turns into a circus ; what was once dramatic is now just plain silly .
besides “money monster , ” rothman’s tristar continues to line up a healthy slate that includes “the walk , ” directed by robert zemeckis and starring joseph gordon levitt ; “ricki and the flash , ” which stars meryl streep with jonathan demme directing ; an untitled comedy by kristen wiig and annie mumolo ; and an adaptation of alan bennett’s “the lady in the van ” with maggie smith .
for the second consecutive weekend , there’s no real contest at the u . s . box office as disney - marvel’s “captain america : civil war” will take at least $ 70 million in its sophomore session . sony’s george clooney thriller “money monster , ” directed by jodie foster , targets a more adult demo with its story of tv financial guru taken hostage . testing [ … ]
that ' s great but no way am i giving that asshole clooney any of my money . i ' ll give my $ 14 . 50 to # bernie instead # feelthebern
in terms of social media reach , money monster’s big stars are not that social . the film , according to relishmix , has a moderate reach of 37 . 6m , which consists of 23 . 5m facebook fans , only 7 . 3m twitter followers , only 200k instagram followers and more than 6 . 6m youtube views . it doesn’t help that clooney is notoriously non - social .
1 . recognize that poor money management isn ' t a sign of moral weakness or a lack of intelligence . instead , help your kids to train their mahouts through positive reinforcement .
money monster , from director jodie foster , benefited from a high - profile bow on the croisette last week . the thriller stars george clooney as a television personality dealing with financial conspiracies who finds himself at the centre of the story when a desperate bankrupt viewer ( britain’s jack o’connell ) turns up at the studio with a gun . julia roberts , dominic west and catriona balfe play supporting roles .
there were only two new offerings for moviegoers this weekend . the first was the jodie foster - directed money monster , starring george clooney , jack o’connell and julia roberts , which enjoyed a 25 % increase tonight to cash in with $ 6 . 1m . that puts raises the three - day estimate for this adult - demo drama to $ 14 . 6m - $ 14 . 9m for sony .
here’s how civil war ‘s weekend - to - weekend path will go down prior to memorial day . in its second frame , it is set to hold no . 1 with an industry - projected $ 72m , - 60 % , which is close to ultron’s sophomore decline . the only studio wide entry is sony’s adult - skewing money monster , which is currently tracking at $ 12 . 5m .
last year , the big short was a progressive’s dream , offering a concise , intricate , and realistic portrayal of the ways america’s uncaring , narcissistic financial system contributes greatly to the country’s staggering wealth inequality with little to no accountability . it’s clear money monster is after the same plaudits ; the film wears its liberal bonafides proudly enough that the young turks patriarch cenk uygur makes not one , but two cameos throughout the film .
though they ruled the box office throughout the 1990s through the early 2000s , george clooney and julia roberts have seen their bankability with worldwide audiences slip slightly in recent years , but sony’s robust marketing campaign ( including a high profile cannes debut thursday ) for their new film , money monster , has drummed up enough interest to warrant a likely no . 3 debut at the weekend box office from around 3 , 000 screens .
money monster also bows overseas this weekend in select markets ( italy , india , hong kong to name a few and is in previews in france ) and debuts after a warm welcome at cannes where the movie screened to a standing ovation for foster , clooney and roberts . foster had not been at cannes since she was 12 years old and it was roberts first time there . the picture needs that overseas box office gross .
and roberts ( who ' s become polarizing , like every successful actress ) has come into her own in roles that require a grave , frustrated intensity . patty is laser - focused and effortlessly competent at her job , and she comes across like a character foster might have played herself — the solemn adult voice in the middle of a reckless circus of misbehaving kids . balfe plays diane as more vulnerable and fearful , but equally determined . without making an overt point about the dynamic , foster turns money monster into a showcase for clear - headed , professional female characters defined by their work and their morals , rather than their gender . these aren ' t just satisfying roles , they ' re enviable and aspirational . the men of money monster play the emotional , irrational roles that incite the action . the women get to shape how the story unfolds .
sony’s george clooney thriller “ money monster , ” directed by jodie foster , targets a more adult demo with its story of tv financial guru taken hostage . testing whether george clooney still has the goods to open a movie wide , it’s heading for about $ 10 million at more than 3 , 000 locations . meanwhile bh tilt’s horror - thriller “ the darkness ” should gross about $ 4 million at 1 , 754 sites .
the hostage situation quickly turns into a race against time to investigate the shady dealings of those involved in the deal that caused kyle to lose all his money and could cost lee everything as well .
before we know what’s happening , we’re hearing about “algos” ( trading algorithms ) and dropping in on coke - snorting coders in seoul and bong - huffing hackers in iceland . by the time lee and kyle take a forced march down the crowded avenues of manhattan for a televised wall street finale , “money monster” has fully jumped the tracks and you’re still watching only to see how they wind it up . ( absurdly , in short . )
money monster is a 2016 american crime thriller drama film directed by jodie foster and written by alan di fiore , jim kouf and jamie linden . the film stars george clooney , julia roberts , jack o ' connell , dominic west , caitriona balfe and giancarlo esposito . in august 2015 , sony pictures entertainment set the film for an april 8 , 2016 release . the film was later released on may 13 , 2016 by tristar pictures .
efforts to humanize the blue - collar attacker feel like too little , too late ( and the inconsistent new york accent from o’connell , the british star of “ unbroken , ” doesn’t help his cause ) . ultimately , the film registers less as an indictment of widespread financial corruption than as a shallow exploration of one man’s greed . but briefly , when it’s at its peak value somewhere in the middle , “money monster” is a solid bet .
the name stuck , and then jason jones , the salty droid , got a hold of it , and thought it was this massive conspiracy of price fixing and illegal offshore money laundering ,
jenkins laughs .
then , that was sort of ' beware of the boogie man , the syndicate . they ' re out there going to strip clubs and taking your money’ and that kind of thing .
instead of being a conduit for help , the internet was just one more part of a complicated trap — a trap which perverts intimacy and turns it into money . the disembodied voice that identified itself as ron martino was able to single out joseph , fabricate a bond , and then exploit that trust for financial gain . and after he had joseph’s money , martino simply vanished . almost like he never really existed .
george clooney wears a smirk , an expensive suit and a complete lack of sincerity as the showboating host of a financial tv show titled money monster . lee gates is a one - man bull market , dispensing profligate financial advice to an audience conditioned to think that their slice of the pie is there for the taking . when one of his tips turns bad , losing $ 800m in a single day , lee chuckles that some of his viewers got their “asses smacked” .
and who are those
new money masters ?
you guessed it . the syndicate , essentially — guys like frank kern , eben pagan , and jeff walker , the man who first devised the im launch process .
and something else needs to be said in this film’s defence . despite its obvious conservatism , and its outrageous silliness , it is actually more clear - sighted and certainly less pompous than the hugely overrated oscar - winner and liberal dinner - party favourite , the big short . money monster does insist that , for all the money guys’ smoke - and - mirror waffle about how trading algorithms go well beyond the control and understanding of the nay - sayers , wrongdoing is a simple matter of flesh - and - blood people committing fraud , lying and breaking the law in a way that everyone can understand and do something about . this is no masterpiece , but it’s amiable slice of popcorn entertainment .
lee gates is a bombastic tv personality whose popular financial network show has made him the money wiz of wall street . but after he hawks a high tech stock that mysteriously crashes , an irate investor takes gates , his crew , and his ace producer patty fenn hostage live on air . unfolding in real time , gates and fenn must find a way to keep themselves alive while simultaneously uncovering the truth behind a tangle of big money lies .
disney - marvel’s “captain america : civil war” remains dominant at u . s . theaters with $ 72 . 6 million at 4 , 426 u . s . locations — the eighth - largest second weekend of all time . george clooney - julia roberts thriller “money monster” opened respectably with $ 15 million . bh tilt’s low - budget horror - thriller “the darkness , ” starring kevin bacon and radha mitchell , scared up $ 5 . 2 million at 1 , 754 sites [ … ]
“the darkness” is blum in his wheelhouse – low - budget , cut - above horror movies released through his overall deal with universal . focus , universal’s specialized division , handled this one under its high top genre label . ( eli roth’s “the green monster” went this route last year , to a tepid $ 3 . 5 million . ) universal provided the marketing money and blum’s people oversaw the overall campaign , which heavily relied on social media to reduce costs and hit the target market .
consider the long - term implications of your career choices . selecting a career based solely on the promise of big money now may be a short - term decision that can lead to a lengthy and costly career change later .
after this , all brent austin needs is for leigh to print out a form , sign it , and fax it to him . then she will be well on her way to earning big money as an internet guru .
money monster plays out as a hostage drama , with an agenda familiar from the big short . in the early going , foster ' s film has a similarly jazzy , playful directorial vibe , and a similarly exasperated attitude toward financial malfeasance and lack of wall street oversight or regulation . but it has less real - world detail , and more broad , speedy narrative development . patty and her crew — especially hapless comic - relief producer ron ( christopher denham ) and pa bree ( condola rashad ) — look for a journalistic solution to the problem . while trying to track canby down , they grill his company ' s chief communications officer , diane lester ( caitriona balfe ) . diane , meanwhile , is capable and principled , but has conflicting agendas . the investigation , both with diane and without her , is where money monster most cuts corners , reaching for brief comedic touches and quick plot developments over veracity . ( once again , cinema treats hackers as essentially magic . )
that leaves money monster fairly toothless as an indictment of wall street , america , or capitalism as a whole . but foster isn ' t trying to send people away angry and ready for action . the characters ' most obvious agendas aren ' t necessarily hers , and she doesn ' t take every manifesto to heart . she and the screenwriters only reveal their hand in the funny , bitterly cynical ending , which touches on the way the public reacts to big media events and ugly human drama .
austin asks leigh to grab a pen and paper so he can give her a little lesson about affiliate marketing , which he calls
the best , first way , and actually the best way , to make money online .
premiering tonight at the grand palais in cannes , money monster follows lee gates , a wealthy financial talk show host ( george clooney ) , who is held hostage on his live tv show by a man ( jack o’connell ) who lost his entire life’s savings after falling victim to a corporate financial scheme that clooney promoted on his show . 36 year - old caitriona balfe plays diane , the financial company’s communications director who has a moral awakening halfway through the film , when she realizes the extent of her boss’s deceit and her role as a cog in the american money wheel . here , the leggy starlet talks about being dressed by louis vuitton , and what it’s like to work with the stars in the jodie foster - directed film .


julietta is a french comedy romance film from 1953 , directed by marc allégret , written by françoise giroud , starring dany robin and jean marais .

in united kingdom the film was known under the title " julieta " ( mexico ) , " biljett till paris " ( sweden ) , " il peccato di giulietta " ( italy ) , " strengarita " ( romania ) .

julietta ( 1953 film )

julietta is a french comedy comedy romance film from 1953 , directed by marc allégret , written by françoise giroud , starring dany robin and jean marais . film was based on a novel of louise de vilmorin .
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hilst holidaying in limoges , madame valender tries to marry her daughter julietta to hector d ' alpon , a wealthy prince , to make an impression on everyone . however , julietta has no interest in money and fame so she is reluctant to participate in her mother ' s game . when they are travelling back to paris by train , julietta finds a cigarette holder belonging to a man who has just left the train . as she runs after him to return the cigarette holder , the train leaves the station without her . the man , a lawyer named maître landrecourt , asks her to stay at his house until the morning , after which she must leave . the next day , landrecourt has an appointment with his fiancée , the snobbish rosie . what landrecourt doesn ' t know is that julietta has decided to run away from everything and is there to stay . unfortunately for julietta , landrecourt intends returning to the house with rosie , who just happens to be a good friend of hector d ' alpon . rosie has even taken the liberty of inviting the prince to landrecourt ' s house for the weekend . . .
julietta valendor is a romantic and dreamy girl who accepts with difficulty the fifth - year - old fiancé chosen by her mother : the very worldly prince of alpen . one day she is given the . . . see full summary »
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julietta valendor is a romantic and dreamy girl who accepts with difficulty the fifth - year - old fiancé chosen by her mother : the very worldly prince of alpen . one day she is given the opportunity to meet the man of her dreams in the person of lawyer andré landrecourt .
ne of marc allegrét ' s slickest and most inspired comedies is this hectic ménage à trois farce , a film which effectively combines the elements of social satire , rom - com and vaudeville into one heady gag - packed concoction . those who believe that jean marais is suited only for straight dramatic roles will be in for a surprise when they watch this film . as the increasingly desperate lover who tries to keep his prudish fiancée away from another woman ( a young slip of a thing that has somehow inveigled her way into his attic , presumably making him a kind of inverted mr rochester ) marais is hilarious , far funnier that he would be in the subsequent
almost a decade later ) , but she is a delight in this film , perfectly suited to play the part of the fastidious snob rosie . assisted by allegrét ' s light - as - gossamer directorial touch and a script that abounds in amusing comic situations , moreau , marais and robin form an unbeatable combination , transforming what might have been a humdrum and rather silly comedy into an entertaining minor classic of french cinema .
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hélène has an affair with alain for ten years , but does not want to divorce her husband . alain receives one letter from a girl michelle one day . hélène , who is very jealous , receives that letter by chance and interprets it incorrectly .
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a wealthy industrialist discovers his wife is having an affair and decides to exact revenge by blackmailing her under an assumed identity .
a wealthy and bored woman is witness of a murder in affection and meets another witness . she asks him about the history of the victim and falls in love with him .
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the eye - catching dany robin is given star billing alongside marais , although it is the young jeanne moreau who makes the bigger impression , deftly snatching the rug from underneath robin ' s feet at every opportunity . early in her career , moreau had yet to gravitate to the kind of roles that suited her persona and acting style ( that would not come until she played catherine in françois truffaut ' s
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heartless is a 2009 british horror film written and directed by philip ridley and starring jim sturgess , noel clarke , clémence poésy and eddie marsan .

this was ridley 's first film in fourteen years since 1995 's the passion of darkly noon .

the film garnered positive reception from critics who praised the performances and dark atmospheric tone that complimented the faustian plot .

heartless ( 2009 film )

public domain - film reviews . slant magazine . retrieved may 31 , 2009 .
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for those without comedic tastes , the so - called experts at wikipedia have an article about halloween ii ( 2009 film ) .
sxsw 2009 : the heartless bastards the powerhouse singer erika wennerstrom recently moved to austin , secluded herself in her apartment for six months , wrote a new album ' s worth of songs and re - formed her band the heartless bastards .
lesser incidents continued on until the film left theaters after three weeks , then resumed when the film was re - released in october 2009 , and yet again when the film was released on dvd an blu - ray .
philip ridley’s supernatural thriller , heartless ( 2009 ) , turned into a melodrama of otherworldly proportions . we watch horror films to be horrified . heartless ( 2009 ) could have been a great horror film if the proper director had a hold of it . so many of the more interesting concepts of the film were wasted . the opposite effect was achieved . at the end , i was left with a tear in my eye , wondering why i ever decided to watch heartless in the first place .
the film had its premiere on 31 august 2009 at film 4 ' s fright fest . it was noted for being one of the first british films to almost have a simultaneous multi - platform release , being released in cinemas 21 may and distributed on dvd , blu - ray and digital download just four days later on 25 may 2010 . the film was shown as part of the 2009 cork film festival . heartless was part of the fantasia festival 2010 .
heartless - 2009 the darker it gets the more you see plot : jamie morgan , a young man with a large heart - shaped birthmark on his face , discovers that t . . .
this article is about the 2003 canadian film about reality tv . for the 2015 film set in minnesota , see the public domain ( film ) .
[ zack ] snyder ' s watchmen is mechanical , heartless and , tragically , hollow .
heartless ( 2009 ) turned into an extremely , slow - paced horror that failed to maintain the same excitement as it does in the promotional efforts for the film . it turned into an ever - twisting drama–that had absolutely nothing to do with connecting the film’s plot–his brother being a thief or junkie on the run from some anonymous person , who enters the film just as confusingly as he exits . there is a little romance thrown in there—and jamie finally lands his first big kiss—at 25 .
public domain is a 2003 canadian film about reality tv . it was directed by kris lefcoe and stars nicole de boer , mike beaver , lindy booth and dov tiefenbach . the film is openly critical of reality tv and portrays the hosts and producers as cruel and heartless people . while it was considered a
feature
film , it has toured film festivals more than it has been screened in cinemas .
this is the shocking moment heartless fraudsters celebrate after conning an elderly man out of £82 , 500 in a boiler room scam .
retired nelzine was a victim of investment fraud in 2009 when she was cold - called by a supposed investment broker who offered her the opportunity to buy shares in a company .
heartless .
unrated . running time : 1 hour , 53 minutes . at laemmle ' s sunset 5 , west hollywood .
when critics were finally able to review halloween ii on opening day , the film was met with unamimously negative reviews from every film critic who matters a fuck .
there are other bits in the film mildly worthy of mentioning ; stellar performances by sturgess and mawle , the cinematography and brief cgi in the film fantastically created a dank and hellish atmosphere . the overall concept for the film was extremely creative . nevertheless , no thorough execution is this film’s downfall . it wound up only succeeding as a great concept for a horror genre film . i feel a hollywood remake underway .
the devious ploy sees heartless salespeople harass the victims via email and phone , persuading them to invest small sums of around £250 in shares and currency .
on march 3 , 2009 , while zombie was contemplating ways to make the film suck , his wife sherri moon pointed out daeg faerch ' s height and suggested he be promoted to adult michael myers while concurrently playing young michael . then it hit zombie like a pile of bricks ,
this is a great way to make the film suck - - i ' ll fire daeg !
he co - presents kermode & mayo ' s film review on radio 5 live , appears on the news channel ' s film 24 and is a presenter on the culture show .
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peter landesman’s film is a kind of hagiography , and it leans toward whitewashing its subject’s legacy .
‘s first new film in 14 years , it actually arrives as a very slight disappointment . whenever
zombie and the weinsteins refused to let the film undergo massive reshoots when the test screenings failed , and it was released in theaters august 28 , 2009 . it was a fan - repelling bomb - - critics hated it , audiences hated it , fans hated it , and the film made no money at the box office . it was savaged by the final destination in 3 - d . halloween ii bankrupted the weinsteins .
outspoken , opinionated and never lost for words , mark is the uk ' s leading film critic .
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sloppily written , amateurishly directed and littered with unconvincing performances . there are many ideas and themes in the film which could have worked if handled better , but unfortunately the film goes for the cliched option every time , and what should be an emotionally interesting ride descends into cloying sentimentality . a very disappointing film .
this film has a dark side to it which i just think is amazing . i got to say when i started to watch it i thought it looked boring but i was so wrong . heartless is scary , upseting , wierd and definaly strange but it is very good . i dont like horror or thriller films that much but i got to say this is a good film .
i have not seen passion of darkly noon , bu it hear it is a fine film as well .
zack snyder ' s film version of watchmen is a grim and grisly excursion into comic - book mythology .
“ [ chase wright vanek is ] a pallid replacement for the previous film ' s daeg faerch . ”
the opinion of the public and the opinion of film critics are not always in line . critics look analytically at the elements that construct a film , while audiences view through the lens of entertainment , primarily judging a film on whether or not they enjoyed it . sometimes , a film that does all the wrong things in terms of composition manages to become an audience favorite . the boondock saints ( 1999 ) is one such picture .
the boondock saints also has appeal simply because of its status in cinema culture . people are interested in seeing what the fuss is all about . clearly , the film is surviving the test of time as troy duffy wrote and directed its sequel in 2009 ( to largely the same critical response ) , indicating an ongoing market for the macmanus brothers a decade later .
an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,
sorry to bother you .
in an attempt to make some money , the film was re - released in time for halloween . unfortunately , it only made $ 0 . 00 , bringing the film ' s total gross to $ 0 . 00 worldwide .
‘ odd tone too often results from the uneasy attempt to mix an arthouse character study with standard horror film tropes .
halloween iii may or may not resume production until the duo is finished with the nicolas cage film , drive angry .
on june 22 , 2009 , a brand new trailer was released showing different scenes . this trailer was highly massacred by film critics as varied as roger ebert , richard roeper , gene shalit , longtime halloween fan howard stern , ben lyons , ben mankiewicz , peter travers , hugh hefner , stan lee , gene simmons , and bobcat goldthwait . to add fuel to the ever - growing fire , critics and fans alike were quick to point out their disappointment in the heartless absense of daeg faerch , but rather , his scenes were replaced with those of chase wright vanek , causing an enormous downgrade from the previous teaser trailer .
on the mountain , the third album under the heartless bastards moniker , wennerstrom ' s throaty vocals are as dominant as ever , backed by powerful rock riffs and quieter acoustic flourishes . it ' s a subtle departure from the band ' s brighter , bluesy sophomore album , all this time ; in fact , it also chronicles wennerstrom ' s breakup with her boyfriend of 11 years , a former bassist in the heartless bastards .
i cant make it to the frightfest this year but i am deadly excited about that film , especially as your sources seem to shed great light upon this forthcoming film too , so now your great anticipation has spread . . . thanks ( ? )
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
i ' ve never heard of philip ridely before so i looked him up on imdb ( as i usually do when mark mentions a film or filmmaker i ' ve not heard of ) and i ' m pleased to see his two films ( other than heartless ) star viggo mortensen . is that another reason mark likes the director so much ?
i really enjoyed this film , very sad and great acting throughout . did not get some of it but enjoyed most of it .
the film debuted at no . 3 , with an estimated $ 0 . 00 at the box office . it was behind final destination 4 3 - d ( no . 1 ) and second - week champ inglorious basterds ( no . 2 ) . the film continued to make no money until it left theaters early , after only three weeks . everybody was disappointed by every aspect of the film .
heartless follows sofie and sebastian - two siblings with a deep dark and fatal secret . in order to survive they must suck energy out of other people . we follow their quest for answers as . . . see full summary »
heartless is a movie starring jim sturgess , luke treadaway , and clémence poésy . jamie morgan , a young man with a large heart - shaped birthmark on his face , discovers that there are demons on the streets of east london .
saw heartless at ff last night - alan jones described it as his very favourite film of the year , and though i wouldn ' t go as far as he does , i did find it a very absorbing watch , and it was great to see such a distinctive , imaginative and unapologetically british horror film get financed and produced . it ' s by no means flawless , but has some great ideas , visual flourish , a dash ( not too much ) of social commentary , and a real sense of film - making craft . look out for a truly fantastic cameo from eddie marsan , too . more of this , and less of lesbian vampire killers please ! ps descent 2 was thoroughly enjoyable too , imo the 2nd best film of the festival after the superb trick r treat
filming officially began february 20 , 2009 in georgia . zombie suddenly became dissatisfied with his vision .
i was tired of making good movies like house of 1000 corpses , the devil ' s rejects , and halloween . so i decided i would make a movie that sucks the sweat off a dead man ' s balls .
zombie wasn ' t satisfied with the clean look of super 35mm film and the 2 . 35 : 1 aspect ratio , so he used an ultra - grainy 16mm film that he dubbed
sub 16
rather than super 16 , and filmed in the 1 . 85 : 1 ratio .
the a . v . club agrees , writing , “less a proper action - thriller than a series of gratuitously violent setpieces strung together with only the sketchiest semblance of a plot , the boondock saints is clearly designed to appeal to heartless armchair sadists . ”
the film is also filled with many visually provocative moments as well as an impressive soundtrack of original songs by ridley and longtime musical collaborator nick bicat .
don ' t believe the idiot who wrote this review . the film is great . . . the locations and the cinematography alone makes it worth watching
on the subject of horror i would like to know your opinion on the recently banned film grotesque that payed homage to the guinea pig film series ( or the first couple in particular ) , and the also recent downgrading of friday the 13th to a 15 certificate ( the 1980 version obviously ) .
just watched darkly noon after seeing this , wow that was great , normally not a fan of brendan fraser but he really worked in this i didnt find him distracting like i would . well how was heartless then , we need a review now after this .
until its sequel a decade later , the boondock saints existed as the only film from director and screenwriter troy duffy . a bartender in los angeles , duffy wrote the film’s screenplay during his break periods . he said he saw a drug dealer steal money from a dead woman ' s body and grew increasingly upset by the constant stream of violence and terror in the world . he wrote the film as a way of acting out a form of vigilante justice on the people who make life uglier . after successfully selling the film to miramax , the inexperienced 28 year - old duffy was also given the director’s chair . additionally , his band was to provide the film’s soundtrack , and miramax even offered to buy the bar where duffy worked and make him co - owner .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
nathan rabin of the a . v . club gave the film a
b–
, crediting its second - half moral tale and the brief appearances by marsan and spall but felt it was hampered by the first half with its
plodding pace , portentous tone , and underdeveloped characters
, concluding that ,
ridley is a master of atmosphere and mood , but his fantastical conceits require a strong protagonist who isn’t defined first by his birthmark , then by its absence .
ben rawson - jones of digital spy felt the film wasted its main cast with a promising plot that was half - heartedly executed with failed horror elements and dialogue that telegraphs the story , saying that ,
the form and content are a perfect match in heartless . both are desperately terrible .
he gave the film 1 star out of 5 . nick schager of slant magazine criticized ridley for crafting a faustian film with an empty - headed protagonist , telegraphed plot elements , mixed moral themes and a muddled third act , giving the film 1 star out of 4 .
as well as being the lead actor , jim sturges also sang two of the songs in the film’s soundtrack . when talking about the film’s music ridley explained that “ [ jim sturgess ] heard some of the songs and loved them . he wondered if , perhaps , it would be right for him to sing a couple . to be honest , jim and i had discussed this possibility much earlier ( jim’s talents are boundless . as well as being one of the greatest actors around , he is also a great singer…not to mention song writer , poet – the list goes on ! ) . initially , we had both agreed it probably wouldn’t be right . but as the film progressed , and the exploration of jamie’s mind in the film become ever more obsessive…well , it just seemed to make total sense for jim to perform the two songs most pertinent to jamie’s state of mind : the theme music , heartless , and another me . ”
“in a word , ugly . it just pips halloween : the curse of michael myers ( aka halloween 6 ) to the title of worst halloween film ever . ”
on march 3 , 2009 , daeg sadly was fired from reprising the role of young michael myers . the
reason
given as
increased height
and
puberty concerns ,
which could easily have been cheated in post - production .
it hurt him more than it hurt me ,
zombie has said .
i did everything i could to make the film suck . and since i’m too opinionated and incompetent to use special effects and / or clever cinematography to make daeg seem younger and shorter , and since i want the film to suck so badly , i thought the easiest way to make it suck is to replace daeg with a cunt who can ' t act to save his fucking life .
ah , bummer that this new philip ridley film isn \ ' t very good . i had high hopes for it , now i will hesitate to check it out .
“it amazes me how this film was snubbed not only by the oscars - - which is fully understandable , but also by the razzies ! i was expecting a few . ”
heartless is like a sprawling , literary fantasy novel condensed into two hours . the amount of creativity and ideas on display is astonishing . plot points , motifs and dialogue foreshadow and repeat themselves . character development is critical . and there are some perfectly constructed subplots and moments which seem like digressions , but when viewed retrospectively manage to fit in perfectly with the journey of the film ' s central character . it is written and directed by a highly acclaimed novelist and playwright , after all .
bill moseley , who was to portray new character uncle seymour coffins cited
scheduling conflicts
as the reason he dropped out of the film . however , zombie suspects something else .
sixty - eight percent of the film had to be reshot in order to crush fans’ wants , needs , and demands . ironically , zombie remains unimpressed by the theatrical cut .
i hate the final cut ,
he says .
when you went to see this film , you should have been prepared for disappointment , especially if you’re a daeg fan .
halloween ii ( formerly known as h2 , halloween : the devil walks among us , halloween ii : where the fuck is daeg ? , and halloween : crucifixtion ( of rob zombie ) ) is rob zombie ’s 2009 abortion of the halloween franchise . it is not a remake of the halloween ii that came out in 1981 . unlike the previous film , h2 was intended to suck . this change in direction popped in the writer - director ’s head when he unfortunately , incorrectly , and egotistically decided that daeg faerch was
waaay too old
for the role of young michael myers and that his scenes wouldn’t work .
when aidy isn ' t writing poetry , she likes to write film reviews . if she is curious about something she seen or heard , she ' d maybe write about that , too .
although steve miner ( friday the 13th part 3d , halloween h20 : twenty years later ) was the rumored director , it was announced that todd farmer would write , with patrick lussier directing . conflicting news reports followed , including one stating that the weinsteins were looking for pitches for the film . farmer gave a long and detailed account of the events leading to the cancellation of the film .
wennerstrom now leads a new live band , which includes bassist jesse ebaugh and drummer dave colvin , who played on the group ' s original demo tapes . it will be the first time the heartless bastards ' members have played sxsw as something of a local act — wennerstrom has since relocated permanently from dayton , ohio , to austin .
i ' d hardly call the frightfest forum ' s reaction to the film typical of the response to the film - the audience was pretty much evenly split into love - it - or - hate - it camps , which is pretty common with all of ridley ' s stuff . i think you ' ll like it mark , but it is very different from reflecting skin and darkly noon .
if only they knew she had the power : de van’s somber telekinetic exercise lacks verve previously a scribe and actress for francois ozon in some of his early works , marina de van has become a notable director in her own right , mostly due to a phenomenal debut with 2002’s in my skin , in which she stars as a woman obsessed with cutting off parts of herself…and eating it . while she consistently delves into matters of the grotesque , she hasn’t quite matched the intensity of her first feature , though odd and offbeat often describe her works , such as the schizoid 2009 bellucci / marceau headliner don’t look back . her latest film , dark touch , set in ireland and filmed in english , has her signature ambiguous menace in an otherwise straightforward genre effort focused on an abused preadolescent female with telekinetic powers . unfortunately , the film will have you recall carrie more
“best appreciated for its sustained creepy vibe and sporadically arresting images , ‘heartless’ moves from one outré moment to another , from one self - conscious allusion to the next ( ‘donnie darko’ and ‘taxi driver’ ) . it doesn’t go anywhere special or much of anywhere , though it goes there in appreciably icky style . ”–manhola dargis , the new york times ( contemporaneous )
hey , dr k , thanks for the recommendation of darkly noon , just watched it and enjoyed it . i ' ll try to track down philip ridley ' s other films . now i ' m excited about heartless - anyone got any information on when i might get to be able to see it ( being as i ' ve missed ff ) ?
on april 24 , 2009 , yahoo ! movies premiered the official teaser trailer for h2 . despite all of the plot elements and new characters that were introduced in this trailer , nothing from it received any more recognition than that of the appearance of daeg faerch as young michael , despite the fact that he had been recast due to the clash his height and puberty had on rob zombie’s inflated ego . as usual , daeg received unanimously rave reviews while chase wright vanek was largely ignored .
after a 15 - year sabbatical from feature filmmaking , brit helmer philip ridley ( “the reflecting skin” ) returns with “heartless , ” a stylish low - key scarer about a facially deformed young londoner’s fateful interaction with supernatural beings in his east end neighborhood . there’s more mood than matter here , but suspenseful atmospherics effectively distract from minor plot holes . backed by a [ … ]
philip ridley , probably most famous for writing the krays starring spandau ballet brothers martin and gary kemp , is also the writer / director of one of my favourite cinematic experiences of recent years , the passion of darkly noon , and now he has made a horror movie , heartless . and i haven ' t seen it . and , frankly , i ' m terrified .
on december 25 , 2009 , the penniless weinsteins enlisted the help of sony to help them release halloween ii on dvd and blu - ray . they said ,
are you fucking kidding me , harv ? release this steaming pile of cow manure to blockbuster and netflix and expect a profit ? and put us out or work , too ? and how the hell did you afford that fancy suit ? goodwill ?
the negotiations continued until sony agreed to release it - - on january 12 , 2010 .
the horror genre is rife with awful and evil parents permanently scarring their children , from norma bates and margaret white to pamela voorhees , and several more . an intriguing new film from ifc , dark touch , touches on many of these themes , including a horrifying portrait of child abuse , as a girl is haunted by her past , and untold demons . the film , from marina de van , is now available on vod and available on sundancenow . we’re thrilled to offer you the chance to see this film for free by entering this week’s contest on fm . one lucky horror fan will get the chance to see this film for free . all you have to do to enter this unique giveaway , is tweet @ fmwolfmandy your favorite ( or least favorite ) mother and / or father from a horror movie . a random winner will be selected by wednesday 12 pm pt , and an online code for
after test screening halloween ii in new york city and los angeles , the film scored worse than the test screenings for halloween : the curse of michael myers . despite this , rob zombie felt that the film didn ' t suck enough . so he and the weinteins went out of their way to make some dramatic changes , none of which involved bringing daeg back and attempting to make a half - decent film . zombie decided to further explore the angle of michael myers being a trashy hobo sith with a deteriorating mask . after too many puffs of a mexican joint , he decided to add some psycho - babble about a white horse in order to give deborah and young michael an unneeded purpose . he also decided to let the adult michael myers talk . . . something long forbidden in the franchise . none of these elements impressed fans , who begged for zombie to put some effort into the film .
i kept on watching this for clémence poésy . . . turned out that it was so unnecessary , just a bad - written , superficial , empty / idiotic role . what a meaningless film with such good actors . big dislike .
i always try to set my expectations at neutral before i see any film , but there are some film - makers that ( annoyingly ) make me anticipate more . paul t . anderson , david lynch , martin scorsese , gaspar noe , and , of course , jim cameron . avatar trailer looks good to me , but i ' m sure the hype and anticipation felt by many who have had blue balls for near 11 years now may end up being * crushed * .
the film featured a number of original songs for which ridley himself had written the lyrics . the music for these songs were composed by ridley’s long - time collaborator nick bicât who had previously written music for productions of ridley’s stage plays and films . on nick bicât’s website it states that the songs had been written to act “like a greek chorus , commenting on the action . every song in the film - whether heard on the radio , in a club , or used as part of the score” .
in heartless ' s hellish version of east london , you have to be afraid of everything . the man in the corner shop can sell you a gun , if you ask nicely , the hoodies down the road morph into mutated lizards with a penchant for arson and the city looks like something for blade runner - where there are shades of sinister , beautiful decay . this is equal parts a paranoid mood piece and fantasy horror .
needed to be more trim and lean to work effectively as a thriller , but then again , the digressions and ( indulgent ? ) flourishes are what have stayed with me . although ridley ' s ostensibly an urban writer , he seemed far more confident with the open rural spaces of ' the reflecting skin ' than the tenement buildings and concrete underpasses of ' heartless ' . for me his strongest recent works have been his monologues .
the second test screening got even more out of control . the number of daeg fans rose to a total of 6 trillion . they managed to bound and gag security , break into the projection room , and replace the reel with halloween iii : season of the witch . rob zombie was none too impressed , and he stormed into the projection room like a pretentious prima donna , beat up the daeg fans within inches of their lives , and replaced the reel with the much - maligned h2 . once the film finally started , everybody in the audience booed and pelted trash at the screen and everybody responsible for the film . the only halloween ii cast or crew member not booed , pelted , or insulted was weird al yankovic , who actually participated in the sabotage . after the film ended , a q & a was held . comments ranged from
the ending sucked ,
the whole film sucked ,
and
where ' s deag ?
one person was brave enough to tell the cast and crew :
way back in the 1930s , a us church group released a film called tell your children , depicting the corrosive , devastating effects of marijuana on the nation ' s young . tell your children was a cry from the heart , a clarion call . how tragic , then , that this movie was later recut and retitled for the exploitation circuit . in its new guise , the film now known as reefer madness would become a favourite of the very bong - smoking , trash - talking delinquents it meant to condemn .
the film starts well enough but heavily dissolves as it progresses . den of greek writes , “it ' s interesting to see smecker pick apart what connor and murphy have been up to . but as the violence intensifies in the last 50 minutes , the story disintegrates into a narrative sludge , with even the precise , calculating smecker devolving into a perspiring , desperate maniac . ” the film spends more time trying to come up with clever ways for the boys to kill people instead of justifying why its victims deserve death .
never quite lives up to the standards set by it ' s lofty faustian ambition despite it ' s relatively unique blend of horror + fantasy set amongst a neon - lit london similarly seen in cornish ' s attack the block . but it ' s ridley ' s invention and determination to not simply conform to type that proves his downfall ; heartless delivers neither a philosophical message of any weight , a meaningful father / son sub - plot nor the . .
some people call it a cruel , heartless and essentially exploitative opus . something to gibber at , in fact . but alien is not in the business of old - style family entertainment ( which was , after all , often as warm and gooey as hot treacle , and about as nourishing ) . it bases its appeal on a different set of values . not very enlightening ones , no doubt . but exactly in tune with much more cynical times . it deserves its success for gauging , and gorging , its audience so thoroughly . technically a british film , it certainly shows how much talent we have in this country if only we had the courage to develop it ourselves . but that ' s another story , and a much less exciting one .
what makes it so watchable to audiences ? for the most part , those very same qualities , as evidenced by stereogum ' s quote above where they refer to the film as
widely recognized as a ridiculous parody of itself .
the film’s commitment to its own obnoxiousness has given it definitive “so bad it’s good” classification among audiences . it is an irreverent fast food movie - - nobody watches boondock saints to experience a master class on cinematic perfection , and you won ' t find any aspect of duffy ' s direction taught in academic film study . it is hilariously over - the - top in every single element of its construction : plot , characters , action , dialogue , cinematography - - you name it , boondock has it in spades of silliness . it is style over substance , and sometimes that ' s what people want .
i went and saw the final destination , i normally go to cineworld and have a unlimited card which in theory grants free access to any film in general release but i had to pay £1 . 50 for the cinema to afford the screen , which i was just offended by .
we see them meeting , and it feels absolutely real : you wonder which of these two diffident and soft - spoken people summoned the energy to speak first . but wait . in real life , before shooting on this film began , charlyne yi and michael cera were already girlfriend and boyfriend , and were celebrated by such gossip sites as gawker as
america ' s twee - hearts .
therefore their courtship in the film is scripted , although it feels uncannily real , perhaps because cera and yi have such enveloping personas that little they do is quite acting .
the new incarnation of the heartless bastards kicks off npr music ' s nighttime south by southwest showcase , as the band performs material from its new record , the mountain . listeners can hear the whole evening concert broadcast live from stubb ' s bar - b - q in austin , texas , and archived online afterward , starting at 11 p . m . et on wed . , march 18 . ( also on the bill will be the avett brothers and headliner the decemberists . )
other assaults soon followed leading up to the release , and the weinsteins felt pressured to bring faerch back . they tried forcing rob to bring the young actor back , but he was adamant .
i want this film to suck ! can ' t you get that through your thick head ?
the weinsteins off and on threatened to fire rob , and dammit , they should have , if only because of this daeg recast . meanwhile , harvey weinstein kept telling fans ,
we ' re looking into it . whatever rob had that made halloween such a great film , he ain ' t got it no more . [ sic ] he seriously needs to get his ass back on track and bring back what made the first film such a success - - daeg faerch . we , the weinstein company , will not support this film until this error is corrected ; either way , we ' re still contractually obligated to release this horseshit , so we can ' t just burn the reel . i wish we would have canceled the movie after daeg was recast ; maybe that would have taught that pretentious bastard zombie a fucking lesson . asshole . . .
the heartless bastards ' success rests largely on the talents of lead vocalist , guitarist and songwriter erika wennerstrom , who ' s long been a standout purveyor of raw garage rock . her husky , powerhouse delivery defines the sound of the group , though lately , her ambition has also made for a poignant storyline . wennerstrom recently secluded herself in a small austin , texas , apartment for six months in order to write new songs , reemerging with a new band lineup and , eventually , a new album .
these matters give
paper heart
an intriguing quality on top of its intrinsic appeal . and the onscreen presence of
nick ,
as the director , is uncannily well - acted by johnson , embodying a hungry young l . a . filmmaker who thinks all human considerations are secondary to his film . there are moments when he insists on violating the privacy of charlyne and michael with his camera , and these scenes are so well - acted and handled that , in retrospect , you realize this is a very well - made film indeed . there ' s more than meets the eye .
after premiering in the directors’ fortnight sidebar at the 2014 cannes film festival , belgian auteur fabrice du welz ’s excellent fourth feature alleluia went on to play in the esteemed vanguard lineup in the toronto international film festival before nabbing best actor and actress awards at fantastic fest for superb performances from laurent lucas and lola duenas . although this didn’t translate into notable box office profit for us distributor music box films ( released in mid - july for a limited theatrical run , the title didn’t crack ten grand in its paltry five week run ) , du welz’s beautiful cult - classic in the making will eventually secure a greater following . a recent blu - ray re - release of criterion collection’s presentation of the 1969 leonard kastle film , the honeymoon killers , based on the same romantic killing spree , should funnel some attention to it , as well as du welz’s break into english language in 2016 with his next title .
johnny kevorkian , the 33 - year - old director of last year ' s the disappeared , an atmospheric supernatural thriller about a young boy who vanishes on an estate populated by prowling hoodies , agrees .
although it ' s a ghost story , much of the fear in the disappeared is real ,
says kevorkian .
these threatening nasty gangs run these estates . the film is exploiting the fact that things like gangs killing little kids really happens . so of course , in the film , you wonder if these guys are the cause of the boy going missing , and that is really scary .
we live in a golden age for cinematic beasties . vampires and zombies have been so ubiquitous in pop culture lately that they threaten to outnumber the living . demons haven’t fared as well , though a handful of souls are willing to give the devil his due . first , guillermo del toro brought hellboy to the big screen . now , after a long hiatus , novelist and filmmaker philip ridley ( the reflecting skin ) returns to directing with heartless , a moody , portentous tale of demons running amok on the streets of london .
get ready for 10 truly terrifying nights when washington , d . c . ’s spooky movie international horror film festival haunts the afi silver theatre on oct 10 - 19 for the fest’s 8th annual edition . things really jolt alive on the 10th with the opening night film willow creek , a surprising genre entry by comedian - turned - director bobcat goldthwait , who tells the tale about a couple of amateur bigfoot hunters who get in way over their heads in the woods . goldthwait will be on hand for a post - screening q & a moderated by film comment‘s laura kern . also playing on this opening night are a program of scary short films and the feature an american terror , a post - columbine fright flick by haylar garcia . as for the other nine nights , sticking true to the “international” in the fest’s name are movies such as the ireland / france / sweden co - production dark touch by marina de van about
xavier dolan , sophie marceau and sienna miller also among those on the cannes film festival’s competition jury the cannes film festival has named the jury for its 68th edition , comprising nine world cinema names from canada , spain , the us , uk , france , mali and mexico . us filmmakers joel and ethan coen , who won the palme d’or in 1991 for barton fink and the grand prize of the jury in 2013 with inside llewyn davis , were previously announced as co - presidents of the jury , which will include four women and five men . the jury will select from the films in competition , with prize winners to be announced on stage at a ceremony on may 24 . the winner of the palme d’or will be screened during the festival’s closing evening on may 25 , in the presence of the jury and the entire team of the winning film . the jury joel & ethan coen ( presidents ) directors , writers , producers
although it ' s called
heartless
( for several key reasons including an especially gruesome one ) , this compelling psychological horror - thriller contains a tremendous amount of heart . that would be largely thanks to a moving and deeply sensitive lead performance by jim sturgess (
across the universe ,
21
) as jamie , a shy east londoner disfigured by wine - colored birthmarks and haunted by the decade - old death of his beloved father ( timothy spall ) , who lands on a nightmarish collision course with demonic forces .
xavier dolan , sophie marceau and sienna miller also among those on the cannes film festival’s competition jury the cannes film festival has named the jury for its 68th edition , comprising nine world cinema names from canada , spain , the us , uk , france , mali and mexico . us filmmakers joel and ethan coen , who won the palme d’or in 1991 for barton fink and the grand prize of the jury in 2013 with inside llewyn davis , were previously announced as co - presidents of the jury , which will include four women and five men . the jury will select from the films in competition , with prize winners to be announced on stage at a ceremony on may 24 . the winner of the palme d’or will be screened during the festival’s closing evening on may 25 , in the presence of the jury and the entire team of the winning film . click here for full line - up of filmsthe jury joel & ethan coen ( presidents ) directors , writers
these days , perhaps , there is no director who represents the genre so well as larry clark , a sixtysomething film - maker gone native in a perilous world of renegade skaters and oversexed adolescents . clark , if nothing else , seems passionately , intensely interested in his subject matter – and maybe that ' s the problem .
this is strange consider it is a movie whose directorial style is very much inspired by people such as david lynch and terry gilliam . these are directors famous for their long , digression - fuelled films . an extra 20 minutes onto the film , in order to flesh out some of the strands , would not have gone amiss .
since the film now begins at the end then jumps to the middle before it actually starts , a detailed voiceover narration from sam loomis is now included , in the hopes of eliminating audience confusion . unfortunately , due to an oversight , most of the vo has nothing to do with what ' s actually occurring on - screen .
another incident occured at the premiere of the film at grauman ' s chinese theater in los angeles . a very clever daeg fan snuck into the projection room and replaced the reel with the original halloween ii from 1981 , directed by rick rosenthal . at this point , zombie was very pissed off about the backlash . when introducing the film , he said ,
i made this film so that it could suck . i know you all hate it , and i want you to , but please stop rubbing it in my fucking face . thank you .
the boos turned into cheers the minute jamie lee curtis , brian andrews , and kyle richards appeared on screen . the appearance of donald pleasence received a standing ovation , causing current dr . loomis malcolm mcdowell to put a paper bag over his head for the rest of the day . critics were unable to officially review zombie ' s h2 at the premiere due to the fact that the reel could never be found after it was replaced .
the flesh - eating movie that had them requiring ambulance intervention in toronto never lets up . it’s also a complex drama of adulthood , sex , conformity , hazing , body image and lust julia ducournau is a 33 - year - old first - time feature director who makes her worryingly brilliant debut with this saturnalia of arthouse horror . at the toronto film festival , it had audiences dry - heaving and indeed wet - heaving in the aisles and the cinema lavatories . this is the sort of film which pundits are often keen to label “black comedy” as a way of re - establishing their own sang - froid . in the same tongue - in - cheek spirit , it has been called coming - of - age drama . there is a grain of truth in both of these labels . it is a film about cannibalism , and has clearly been influenced by jorge michel grau ’s we are what we are , john fawcett ’s ginger snaps , and perhaps especially marina de van ’s body shocker in my
i thought the same about district 9 mark . i was sure this could never live up to the hype of the trailers and the trail of glowing reviews it left behind . it was . . . better than i could have hoped . it ' s the best thing i ' ve seen all year , or maybe any year . i need to see it again . as you ' re a fellow man of your word i hope heartless is as good as you hope . i ' ll have to check ridley out now . thanks man . keep it up . re
the director philip ridley scares up a sinister - spooky atmosphere straightaway in “heartless , ” a horror movie that’s art - house aspirational and involves violence , madness , faith and the evil that men , demons or just filmmakers do . set in a contemporary east london churning with dark shadows and inexplicable savagery , this digitally shot , visually murky movie is a muddle of tones ranging from the grotesque to the queasily comic to the absurd . among the horrors paraded across the screen is a gang of toughs in hoodies who set innocents afire for no real reason other than that it suits the director’s overwrought imagination .
sheridan sweats , pants , and emotes with abandon , but heartless is as witless as its protagonist , whose willingness to make a pact with satan is so knuckleheaded that his subsequent torment feels deserved . somewhere in this supernatural morass of loud noises and faux - scary sights seems to lurk a message about accepting yourself . any coherent thoughts , however , are eventually drowned out by the cast’s overdoing - it , narrative somersaults involving jamie’s neighbor ( noel clarke ) and model girlfriend ( clémence poésy ) , and seriously subpar cg , be it for bursts of hellfire or unholy monsters with third - rate dinosaur faces .
i knew that philip ridley had written the krays , but not that he directed a film . as a huge fan of his dark children books when i read them in primary school and still reading now , i will definately 100 % try and see the passion of darkly noon , hoping its like the books i read but just turned up to 11 .
but wait . although nicholas jasenovec appears in the film , that ' s not the real nicholas jasenovec . it ' s an actor , jake m . johnson , who is taller and darker , and in my opinion , more handsome than the real jasenovec . photographs reveal the real jasenovec is shorter , cute , likes sweat clothes , wears horn - rimmed glasses .
written and directed by philip ridley ; director of photography , matt gray ; edited by chris gill and paul knight ; music by david julyan , songs by nick bicat ; production design by ricky eyres ; costumes by jo thompson ; produced by richard raymond and pippa cross ; released by ifc films . running time : 1 hour 49 minutes . this film is not rated .