Felicity Jones has to be one of the most talented young actresses in British cinema at the moment.
During the last few years she’s impressed in the likes of Cemetery Junction, Hysteria and Albatross, while scoring mainstream success with Chalet Girl and being met with great critical recognition for her part in the Sundance breakout Like Crazy.
This month she can be seen in the lead role in Cheerful Weather For The Wedding (Out Now) which she stars in alongside an impressive British cast which includes Elizabeth McGovern, Luke Treadaway, Ellie Kendrick and MacKenzie Crook. We spoke to Felicity about her new film and some of the other projects she’s been working on.
You play Dolly in Cheerful Weather For The Wedding. Could you tell us a little bit about her and the situation she finds herself in?
Dolly is a young woman and we find her on...
During the last few years she’s impressed in the likes of Cemetery Junction, Hysteria and Albatross, while scoring mainstream success with Chalet Girl and being met with great critical recognition for her part in the Sundance breakout Like Crazy.
This month she can be seen in the lead role in Cheerful Weather For The Wedding (Out Now) which she stars in alongside an impressive British cast which includes Elizabeth McGovern, Luke Treadaway, Ellie Kendrick and MacKenzie Crook. We spoke to Felicity about her new film and some of the other projects she’s been working on.
You play Dolly in Cheerful Weather For The Wedding. Could you tell us a little bit about her and the situation she finds herself in?
Dolly is a young woman and we find her on...
- 1/17/2013
- by Joe Cunningham
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Title: Cheerful Weather for the Wedding Director: Donald Rice Starring: Felicity Jones, Luke Treadaway, Elizabeth McGovern, Mackenzie Crook, Fenella Woolgar, Zoë Tapper, Julian Wadham, Sophie Stanton, Ellie Kendrick, Olly Alexander, James Norton A very mannered but deadly dull period piece drama of partially upended, stuffy social customs in which things like, “Dolly, dearest Dolly!” are earnestly exclaimed, “Cheerful Weather for the Wedding” is a ruinous vehicle for the incandescence of Felicity Jones. What could on the surface be something lively and spry, a la Oliver Wilde, is instead neither a spirited tale of romantic competition nor a hand-wringing story of fated love. It just lays there, at once familiar and [ Read More ]
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- 12/14/2012
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
Cloudy With a Chance of Strain: Rice’s Debut a Sweet Coated Flimsy
For his directorial debut, Donald Rice adapts a 1932 novella written by Julia Strachney, Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, a drolly executed period endeavor concerning the mercurial affections of one very wishy washy debutante in pre-wwii England. Featuring a curiously amassed cast that may inspire high expectations, Rice can’t quite fatten up the thin source material enough to warrant a feature length treatise on a love triangle that’s hardly worth our attention. In its defense, it never regresses to cheap laughs or false humor to pander exclusively to a mainstream pedigree, but neither does it ever become a high class affair.
It’s a very subdued and drowned out day in the countryside of 1932 England, where Dolly Thatcham (Felicity Jones) is about to publicly share her nuptial bliss with hubby to be, Owen (James Norton), and...
For his directorial debut, Donald Rice adapts a 1932 novella written by Julia Strachney, Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, a drolly executed period endeavor concerning the mercurial affections of one very wishy washy debutante in pre-wwii England. Featuring a curiously amassed cast that may inspire high expectations, Rice can’t quite fatten up the thin source material enough to warrant a feature length treatise on a love triangle that’s hardly worth our attention. In its defense, it never regresses to cheap laughs or false humor to pander exclusively to a mainstream pedigree, but neither does it ever become a high class affair.
It’s a very subdued and drowned out day in the countryside of 1932 England, where Dolly Thatcham (Felicity Jones) is about to publicly share her nuptial bliss with hubby to be, Owen (James Norton), and...
- 12/7/2012
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Note: This piece originally ran as part of our coverage of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. Currently available on demand, Cheerful Weather for the Wedding opens this Friday, December 7, at IFC Center, and in La on December 14. Tribeca: Tell us a little about Cheerful Weather for the Wedding. How do you describe the movie in your own words? Donald Rice: It is a film about a girl getting married who begins to have second thoughts when her ex turns up on the wedding morning. It's a comedy/drama set in England in 1932, part Gosford Park, part Nöel Coward and a little hint of Festen. Tribeca: The film has an interesting pedigree, in that it's based on a novel by Julia Strachey of the famed Bloomsbury Group. What inspired you to tell this story? How did the novel come to your attention Donald Rice: I was first shown the book...
- 12/3/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
Vendetta Films have released the debut trailer for Cheerful Weather for the Wedding.
Written and directed by Donald Rice, Cheerful Weather for the Wedding is an adaptation of Julia Strachey’s acclaimed novella of the same name, and stars Felicity Jones (Like Crazy), Luke Treadaway (Attack the Block) and Elizabeth McGovern (Once Upon a Time in America).
The film centers on Dolly (Jones), whose nuptials are thrown into chaos when a previous lover, Joseph (Treadaway), makes a reappearance.
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding premiered at the 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year to mostly positive reviews, and was recently released by Vendetta in New Zealand.
A UK release date is currently unknown. But, based on the subject material, talent involved and typically English style, it wouldn’t be a surprise if this one crops up at the 56th BFI London Film Festival next month before opening nationwide early next year.
Written and directed by Donald Rice, Cheerful Weather for the Wedding is an adaptation of Julia Strachey’s acclaimed novella of the same name, and stars Felicity Jones (Like Crazy), Luke Treadaway (Attack the Block) and Elizabeth McGovern (Once Upon a Time in America).
The film centers on Dolly (Jones), whose nuptials are thrown into chaos when a previous lover, Joseph (Treadaway), makes a reappearance.
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding premiered at the 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year to mostly positive reviews, and was recently released by Vendetta in New Zealand.
A UK release date is currently unknown. But, based on the subject material, talent involved and typically English style, it wouldn’t be a surprise if this one crops up at the 56th BFI London Film Festival next month before opening nationwide early next year.
- 9/5/2012
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
One of the more pleasant, breezy times I had at a theater this year was during the Tribeca Film Festival for Cheerful Weather For The Wedding, a new UK drama from Donald Rice. Featuring Like Crazy‘s Felicity Jones and Attack the Block‘s Luke Treadaway, the film follows the couple during a lush summer of love, flashing between the present day, where the former is getting married.
In my review, I called it “a tightly wound look at hopeless love that makes for a perfectly pleasant Sunday afternoon watch in any kind of forecast.” While IFC Films has picked it up with no date set, Australia gets it this month so we’ve got the first trailer and poster. Check them out below, as well as a few stills and the rest at FilmoFilia.
Synopsis:
On a crisp March morning in 1932, bride-to-be Dolly (Felicity Jones) is hiding in her...
In my review, I called it “a tightly wound look at hopeless love that makes for a perfectly pleasant Sunday afternoon watch in any kind of forecast.” While IFC Films has picked it up with no date set, Australia gets it this month so we’ve got the first trailer and poster. Check them out below, as well as a few stills and the rest at FilmoFilia.
Synopsis:
On a crisp March morning in 1932, bride-to-be Dolly (Felicity Jones) is hiding in her...
- 8/29/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Today we have for your second trailer, poster and several new photos from the upcoming drama movie Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, starring Felicity Jones, and Elizabeth McGovern.
In the film, bride-to-be Dolly (Felicity Jones) is hiding in her bedroom on her bitterly cold wedding morning, swigging a bottle of rum, and dreaming of the romantic summer she spent with Joseph (Luke Treadaway). Long-lost cousins and eccentric aunts are arriving at the house every hour, and the downstairs living rooms are buzzing with speculation as to the bride’s whereabouts.
Exasperated by her daughter’s absence, Dolly’s scatterbrained mother Hetty (Elizabeth McGovern) is at her wit’s end, scurrying around the house trying to quell the relatives’ suspicions. Hetty has perfected all of the day’s arrangements, but her plans can’t prepare everyone for the one arrival she was not expecting: Joseph himself.
The film is directed by...
In the film, bride-to-be Dolly (Felicity Jones) is hiding in her bedroom on her bitterly cold wedding morning, swigging a bottle of rum, and dreaming of the romantic summer she spent with Joseph (Luke Treadaway). Long-lost cousins and eccentric aunts are arriving at the house every hour, and the downstairs living rooms are buzzing with speculation as to the bride’s whereabouts.
Exasperated by her daughter’s absence, Dolly’s scatterbrained mother Hetty (Elizabeth McGovern) is at her wit’s end, scurrying around the house trying to quell the relatives’ suspicions. Hetty has perfected all of the day’s arrangements, but her plans can’t prepare everyone for the one arrival she was not expecting: Joseph himself.
The film is directed by...
- 8/29/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
IFC Films has taken U.S. rights to Donald Rice's romantic comedy "Cheerful Weather for the Wedding." The film is an adaptation of the British author Julia Strachey's novella of the same name, which was published in 1932 by the Hogarth Press. The book was recently re-released by Persephone Books. Also read: Tribeca 2012: Stars, Power Players Hit the Red Carpet (Slideshow) Elizabeth McGovern, Felicity Jones, Luke Treadaway, Mackenzie Crook and Zoe Tapper star in the rom-com set in England, which had its world premiere at Tribeca earlier this year. Donald Rice directed the film from a...
- 8/27/2012
- by Liza Foreman
- The Wrap
If you love Downton Abbey but loathe the hiatus, IFC might have you covered. According to Variety, the independent distributor have snatched up Donald Rice‘s Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, a film about rich people acting British and romantic in a period setting.
It’s good, though. I saw the film at Tribeca this past April, finding it to be a well-tuned mixture of comedy and aching longing that you don’t get quite enough of in theaters nowadays. (Our review reflects my own thoughts pretty well.) The cast is pretty impressive one, by the way, with Felicity Jones and Luke Treadaway (Attack the Block) proving capable as two former lovers who, perhaps, against all reason, want to get back together. (The likes of Elizabeth McGovern and Mackenzie Crook add to the background.) It’s very mannered and detailed, the sort of thing you’d expect from this kind of story.
It’s good, though. I saw the film at Tribeca this past April, finding it to be a well-tuned mixture of comedy and aching longing that you don’t get quite enough of in theaters nowadays. (Our review reflects my own thoughts pretty well.) The cast is pretty impressive one, by the way, with Felicity Jones and Luke Treadaway (Attack the Block) proving capable as two former lovers who, perhaps, against all reason, want to get back together. (The likes of Elizabeth McGovern and Mackenzie Crook add to the background.) It’s very mannered and detailed, the sort of thing you’d expect from this kind of story.
- 8/21/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
IFC Films acquired all U.S. rights to Donald Rice's "Cheerful Weather For The Wedding" today, a romantic comedy that had its world premiere this year at the Tribeca Film Festival. Read More: Tribeca: 'Cheerful Weather' Star Elizabeth McGovern Talks 'Downton Abbey' and Why She Left America Based off Julia Strachey's 1932 novel, Rice and Mary Henley-Magill wrote the screenplay for the film, which stars Elizabeth McGovern, Felicity Jones, Luke Treadaway, Mackenzie Crook, Zoe Tapper and Ellie Kendrick. Sundance Selects/IFC Films President Jonathan Sehring noted: "Donald Rice has made a beautiful crafted film featuring wonderful performances from Felicity Jones, Elizabeth McGovern and Luke Treadaway. The film's romanticism will appeal to even the stoniest heart. We look forward to bringing this film to American audiences later this year." An official synopsis of the film follows: In the film,...
- 8/20/2012
- by Srimathi Sridhar
- Indiewire
IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to Cheerful Weather for the Wedding starring Elizabeth McGovern, Felicity Jones and Luke Treadaway, reports Variety. The Donald Rice-directed romantic comedy made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in in Apri this year.Rice also scripts alongside Mary Henely-Magill based on Julia Strachey's novel of 1932. Elizabeth McGovern, Felicity Jones, Luke Treadaway, Mackenzie Crook, Zoe Tapper and Ellie Kendrick star. Cheerful Weather for the Wedding is set in England, 1932. This is the wedding day of Dolly Thatcham (Felicity Jones), and her family is arriving at the manor house with all the cheerfulness, chaos and grievances that bubble to the surface at such gatherings. Trouble soon appears in the shape of Joseph (Luke Treadaway), Dolly's lover from the previous summer, who throws her feelings...
- 8/20/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to Cheerful Weather for the Wedding starring Elizabeth McGovern, Felicity Jones and Luke Treadaway, reports Variety. The Donald Rice-directed romantic comedy made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in in Apri this year.Rice also scripts alongside Mary Henely-Magill based on Julia Strachey's novel of 1932. Elizabeth McGovern, Felicity Jones, Luke Treadaway, Mackenzie Crook, Zoe Tapper and Ellie Kendrick star. Cheerful Weather for the Wedding is set in England, 1932. This is the wedding day of Dolly Thatcham (Felicity Jones), and her family is arriving at the manor house with all the cheerfulness, chaos and grievances that bubble to the surface at such gatherings. Trouble soon appears in the shape of Joseph (Luke Treadaway), Dolly's lover from the previous summer, who throws her feelings...
- 8/20/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Felicity Jones is one of the finest young actresses from the UK to rise in recent years, and it’s always good news to hear about her upcoming projects.
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding marks Donald Rice’s feature directorial debut, co-writing the script with Mary Henely-Magill (also making her debut), and sees Jones starring as the young lead in 1930s England:
“England, 1932. Today is the wedding day of Dolly Thatcham, and her family is arriving at the manor house with all the cheerfulness, chaos and grievances that bubble to the surface at such gatherings. Trouble soon appears in the shape of Joseph, Dolly’s lover from the previous summer, who throws her feelings into turmoil. Dolly’s mother will not allow her carefully laid plans for her daughter’s future to be threatened, and as the clock ticks, the bride can’t decide whether to run away with Joseph...
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding marks Donald Rice’s feature directorial debut, co-writing the script with Mary Henely-Magill (also making her debut), and sees Jones starring as the young lead in 1930s England:
“England, 1932. Today is the wedding day of Dolly Thatcham, and her family is arriving at the manor house with all the cheerfulness, chaos and grievances that bubble to the surface at such gatherings. Trouble soon appears in the shape of Joseph, Dolly’s lover from the previous summer, who throws her feelings into turmoil. Dolly’s mother will not allow her carefully laid plans for her daughter’s future to be threatened, and as the clock ticks, the bride can’t decide whether to run away with Joseph...
- 4/30/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Many films focus on the proposal, the engagement, the planning or the actual wedding, but few take a look at the anxious hours in anticipation of the holy matrimony. In the UK production Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, this anxiety is weighty, as an unrequited romance is lamented between the bride Dolly (Felicity Jones) and fleeting companion Joseph (Luke Treadaway). Making his feature debut, director Donald Rice has created a pleasant portrait of attachment and its effects, with a main relationship that is a breeze to become invested in.
“A short engagement makes for a long marriage,” remarks Dolly’s mother (Elizabeth McGovern), one of the many family members scurrying about this mansion. Despite a passionate previous summer with Joseph, told in smartly structured warm-colored flashbacks, Dolly is set to marry another man whom she only recently committed to on this March day, captured with a cold palette. With both...
“A short engagement makes for a long marriage,” remarks Dolly’s mother (Elizabeth McGovern), one of the many family members scurrying about this mansion. Despite a passionate previous summer with Joseph, told in smartly structured warm-colored flashbacks, Dolly is set to marry another man whom she only recently committed to on this March day, captured with a cold palette. With both...
- 4/24/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Looks like there might not be any "sun" in Sunday - but that's okay, Saturday was beautiful, wasn't it? And now that the Drive-In is behind us, let's hunker down in some movie theaters and get serious about the films and filmmaking at Tff 2012. Tribeca Talks: Pen to Paper - Based on the Book 1:00 pm: Barnes and Noble Union Square Price: Free Tff filmmakers Pen-ek Ratanaruang (Headshot), Charles Matthau (Freaky Deaky), Donald Rice (Cheerful Weather for the Wedding), and more discuss their experiences adapting fiction to film. Moderated by Mark Adams, Chief Film Critic and Reviews Editor for Screen International. Tribeca Talks Industry: Imagine More 2:30 pm: Sva Theater Price: Free Join us for a screening of When You Find Me, the Ron Howard-produced short film shot using Canon cameras, and a behind-the-scenes tour of the production, followed by a discussion with Canon representatives and filmmakers...
- 4/22/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
Bigger things are just around the corner for "Like Crazy" star Felicty Jones. With the period-based vibrator comedy "Hysteria" on the way to theaters, and her untitled movie with Drake Doremus sure to arrive at the festival circuit later this year, her star is only going to continue to rise. And later on in 2012, she'll team up with Ralph Fiennes for "The Invisible Woman." But coming first is another festival apperance by the actress, this time at Tribeca with her latest effort, "Cheerful Weather For A Wedding."
Two clips from the film have landed online in advance of the world premiere tonight, and they offer a nice glimpse at the light romantic comedy. Co-written and directed by Donald Rice (who is making his feature debut with the film) and co-starring Luke Treadaway, the film is set in 1932 England on the wedding day of Dolly Thatcham (Jones). Trouble soon appears in...
Two clips from the film have landed online in advance of the world premiere tonight, and they offer a nice glimpse at the light romantic comedy. Co-written and directed by Donald Rice (who is making his feature debut with the film) and co-starring Luke Treadaway, the film is set in 1932 England on the wedding day of Dolly Thatcham (Jones). Trouble soon appears in...
- 4/20/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Elizabeth McGovern featured in this new clip from Tribeca player Cheerful Weather for the Wedding. After adding the first clip from the film on April 17th, we have a new video featuring Elizabeth McGovern in the Donald Rice-directed film at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Also starring in the comedy drama are Felicity Jones and Luke Treadaway. Mackenzie Cook, Fenella Woolgar, Zoe Tapper and Olly Alexander. Rice, who makes his feature-length directorial debut on Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, also scripts alongside Mary Henely-Magill. England, 1932. Today is the wedding day of Dolly Thatcham (Felicity Jones), and her family is arriving at the manor house with all the cheerfulness, chaos and grievances that bubble to the surface at such gatherings. Trouble soon appears in the shape of Joseph (Luke Treadaway), Dolly's lover from the previous summer, who throws her feelings into turmoil. Dolly's mother (Elizabeth McGovern) will not allow her carefully.
- 4/20/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Elizabeth McGovern featured in this new clip from Tribeca player Cheerful Weather for the Wedding. After adding the first clip from the film on April 17th, we have a new video featuring Elizabeth McGovern in the Donald Rice-directed film at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Also starring in the comedy drama are Felicity Jones and Luke Treadaway. Mackenzie Cook, Fenella Woolgar, Zoe Tapper and Olly Alexander. Rice, who makes his feature-length directorial debut on Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, also scripts alongside Mary Henely-Magill. England, 1932. Today is the wedding day of Dolly Thatcham (Felicity Jones), and her family is arriving at the manor house with all the cheerfulness, chaos and grievances that bubble to the surface at such gatherings. Trouble soon appears in the shape of Joseph (Luke Treadaway), Dolly's lover from the previous summer, who throws her feelings into turmoil. Dolly's mother (Elizabeth McGovern) will not allow her carefully.
- 4/20/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Who says a blushing bride is the only person faced with pre-wedding jitters? In this new clip from Donald Rice’s Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, hosted exclusively by The Hollywood Reporter, Downton Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern is seen defending her daughter’s honor as family members begin to question her whereabouts. Played by Felicity Jones, protagonist Dolly Thatcham faces inner turmoil when a former flame (Luke Treadaway) turns up on her wedding day in the 1932-set British film. Photos: 10 of Tribeca 2012's Films to Watch The Tribeca acquisition title is represented by UTA and will make its world
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- 4/19/2012
- by Sophie A. Schillaci
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Check out a new clip for Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, with Felicity Jones in the Donald Rice film. Also starring Elizabeth McGovern and Luke Treadaway, the film is set to make its wpremiere at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival this week. Donald Rice makes his feature-length debut at the helm, directing from a script he wrote with newcomer Mary Henely-Magill. England, 1932. Today is the wedding day of Dolly Thatcham (Felicity Jones), and her family is arriving at the manor house with all the cheerfulness, chaos and grievances that bubble to the surface at such gatherings. Trouble soon appears in the shape of Joseph (Luke Treadaway), Dolly's lover from the previous summer, who throws her feelings into turmoil...
- 4/17/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out a new clip for Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, with Felicity Jones in the Donald Rice film. Also starring Elizabeth McGovern and Luke Treadaway, the film is set to make its wpremiere at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival this week. Donald Rice makes his feature-length debut at the helm, directing from a script he wrote with newcomer Mary Henely-Magill. England, 1932. Today is the wedding day of Dolly Thatcham (Felicity Jones), and her family is arriving at the manor house with all the cheerfulness, chaos and grievances that bubble to the surface at such gatherings. Trouble soon appears in the shape of Joseph (Luke Treadaway), Dolly's lover from the previous summer, who throws her feelings into turmoil...
- 4/17/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
"Cheerful Weather for the Wedding" finds Felicity Jones (a.k.a. your favorite British It-Girl crush du jour) faced with a tough decision: marry the man she loves, or runaway with the man she had a fling with the summer before. Who just so happens to be at her wedding. Problems!
Judging by this new clip from "Cheerful Weather," Jones' onscreen summer fling (played by Luke Treadaway) could pose quite the obstacle to marital bliss. Just look at the way he saves her from that cricket ball after all; dude's got moves!
Directed by Donald Rice and based on the 1932 novel by Julia Strachey, "Cheerful Weather for the Wedding" has its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20. Check back to HuffPost during the festival for updates on all the big screenings and events.
Judging by this new clip from "Cheerful Weather," Jones' onscreen summer fling (played by Luke Treadaway) could pose quite the obstacle to marital bliss. Just look at the way he saves her from that cricket ball after all; dude's got moves!
Directed by Donald Rice and based on the 1932 novel by Julia Strachey, "Cheerful Weather for the Wedding" has its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20. Check back to HuffPost during the festival for updates on all the big screenings and events.
- 4/16/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
This year's Tribeca Film Festival carries one of its strongest line-ups in years. In addition to films from Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Sundance and Berlin circuit, there's also a wealth of U.S. premieres or lesser-known festival movies in the line-up that look just as promising this time around; after a relatively weak SXSW, it looks like the East Coast is getting some of the good stuff.
Below, you'll find 15 films that seem among the most intriguing Tribeca has to offer this year. Of course, we can't speak for their quality as yet, but they certainly look promising at this point at time. And for the record, we haven't included the high-profile opening and closing films -- "The Five-Year Engagement" and "The Avengers" -- partly because they're getting more than enough attention elsewhere, and partly because we've already seen both (although can't review them just yet -- keep your eyes peeled...
Below, you'll find 15 films that seem among the most intriguing Tribeca has to offer this year. Of course, we can't speak for their quality as yet, but they certainly look promising at this point at time. And for the record, we haven't included the high-profile opening and closing films -- "The Five-Year Engagement" and "The Avengers" -- partly because they're getting more than enough attention elsewhere, and partly because we've already seen both (although can't review them just yet -- keep your eyes peeled...
- 4/16/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Donald Rice credits his parents' theater background for his interest in the film world: "Both my parents worked in the theatre, but I always wanted to make films because I reckoned it was the closest you could get to being in them. I couldn't act too well, and anyway, actors just have to say what they are given. Writers and directors can craft it." Despite his interest in film, Rice says he never went to film school ("mostly out of laziness") and as a result feels he has a chip on his shoulder about being untrained. But he believes there are certain advantages to being self-taught. "More often than not, a director's influence on a film is exaggerated; most of the skill is in just not screwing up a great script. If you have a great script, that is..." What it's about: A girl is getting married, but with just...
- 4/8/2012
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
2012 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Film Selections
For Spotlight And Cinemania Sections And Special Screenings
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Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival Lineup Also Revealed
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival lineup. The 11th edition of the Festival will take place from April 18 to April 29 in New York City.
The Spotlight section screens 34 films, 22 narratives and 12 documentaries that demonstrate the breadth of films at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nineteen films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival. The Cinemania section offers a largely international assortment of seven thrilling narrative films.
.The Spotlight program is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight. We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that...
For Spotlight And Cinemania Sections And Special Screenings
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Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival Lineup Also Revealed
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival lineup. The 11th edition of the Festival will take place from April 18 to April 29 in New York City.
The Spotlight section screens 34 films, 22 narratives and 12 documentaries that demonstrate the breadth of films at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nineteen films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival. The Cinemania section offers a largely international assortment of seven thrilling narrative films.
.The Spotlight program is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight. We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that...
- 3/8/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A new big batch of films have been added to the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival line-up, and while there aren't a lot of big premieres in the bunch, there's a lot to catch up with for those of you (and us) who didn't attend Tiff 2011, Sundance 2012, etc. etc.
Highlights for us include Sarah Polley's sophomore directorial effort "Take This Waltz," starring Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams, Julie Delpy's "2 Days In New York," starring herself and Chris Rock in a sequel to "2 Days in Paris," Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's "Chicken With Plums," their directorial follow-up to the very excellent 2007 animated film "Persepolis," Lynn Shelton's "Your Sister's Sister" starring Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt and Mark Duplass, and "Lola Versus," Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister Jones' follow-up to the celebrated 2009 micro-budgeted indie "Breaking Upwards" starring Lister Jones herself alongside Greta Gerwig, Joel Kinnaman (AMC's "The Killing," the new "RoboCop"), Bill Pullman,...
Highlights for us include Sarah Polley's sophomore directorial effort "Take This Waltz," starring Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams, Julie Delpy's "2 Days In New York," starring herself and Chris Rock in a sequel to "2 Days in Paris," Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's "Chicken With Plums," their directorial follow-up to the very excellent 2007 animated film "Persepolis," Lynn Shelton's "Your Sister's Sister" starring Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt and Mark Duplass, and "Lola Versus," Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister Jones' follow-up to the celebrated 2009 micro-budgeted indie "Breaking Upwards" starring Lister Jones herself alongside Greta Gerwig, Joel Kinnaman (AMC's "The Killing," the new "RoboCop"), Bill Pullman,...
- 3/8/2012
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Tribeca 2012 Announces Final Line-Up Including ’2 Days,’ ‘Take This Waltz,’ ‘Sleepless Night’ & More
After an initial unveiling earlier this week, Tribeca Film Festival 2012 have announced the rest of their feature film line-up and it is a surprisingly strong one. We’ve got lots of great films that have premiered at previous fests.
There is July Delpy‘s 2 Days In New York (our Sundance review here), Sarah Polley‘s Take This Waltz (our Vancouver review here), the awesome action thriller Sleepless Night (our Tiff review here), as well as one of my favorites from Toronto, Chicken with Plums (our Tiff review here), from the Persepolis directors. We’ve also got premieres of Jenna Fischer‘s Mechanical Man and Chris Colfer‘s Struck by Lightning, as well as docs by Billy Corben, Morgan Spurlock and Keanu Reeves‘ filmmaking doc Side by Side. Check them all out below.
Spotlight Section
2 Days in New York, directed and written by Julie Delpy. (France) – New York Premiere, Narrative. This...
There is July Delpy‘s 2 Days In New York (our Sundance review here), Sarah Polley‘s Take This Waltz (our Vancouver review here), the awesome action thriller Sleepless Night (our Tiff review here), as well as one of my favorites from Toronto, Chicken with Plums (our Tiff review here), from the Persepolis directors. We’ve also got premieres of Jenna Fischer‘s Mechanical Man and Chris Colfer‘s Struck by Lightning, as well as docs by Billy Corben, Morgan Spurlock and Keanu Reeves‘ filmmaking doc Side by Side. Check them all out below.
Spotlight Section
2 Days in New York, directed and written by Julie Delpy. (France) – New York Premiere, Narrative. This...
- 3/8/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
HollywoodNews.com: The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival lineup. The 11th edition of the Festival will take place from April 18 to April 29 in New York City.
The Spotlight section screens 34 films, 22 narratives and 12 documentaries that demonstrate the breadth of films at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nineteen films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival. The Cinemania section offers a largely international assortment of seven thrilling narrative films.
‘The Spotlight program is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight. We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that showcase stellar performances and insightful writing, and documentaries that challenge and inform their audiences,’ said Frédéric Boyer, newly appointed Artistic...
The Spotlight section screens 34 films, 22 narratives and 12 documentaries that demonstrate the breadth of films at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nineteen films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival. The Cinemania section offers a largely international assortment of seven thrilling narrative films.
‘The Spotlight program is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight. We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that showcase stellar performances and insightful writing, and documentaries that challenge and inform their audiences,’ said Frédéric Boyer, newly appointed Artistic...
- 3/8/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Tribeca Film Festival announced its Spotlight and Cinemania programs today, including Morgan Spurlock’s latest documentary, Mansome, period drama Cheerful Weather for the Wedding with Like Crazy’s Felicity Jones (right), and Struck By Lightning, written by Glee’s Chris Colfer. “It was important that we head into Tribeca’s second decade highlighting projects that were attuned to the pulse of our cultural climate,” said director of programming Genna Terranova, in a release. “That said, both consciousness and levity play a prominent role in this year’s selection. We are also eager to introduce audiences to a group of...
- 3/8/2012
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
“Like Crazy’S” Felicity Jones To Be Honored
At The Hollywood Film Awards
Jones to receive the “New Hollywood Award”
The 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards announced that Felicity Jones will be recognized with the .New Hollywood Award. at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony taking place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 24, 2011. The same award was previously given to Academy Award® nominees Jennifer Lawrence (Winter.S Bone) and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious).
Jones next stars in .Like Crazy. from Paramount Pictures and Indian Paintbrush, opening October 28. Jones, who won the Special Jury Prize for Best Actress at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival for her role as Anna, plays a British college student who falls for her American classmate, played by Anton Yelchin. Directed by Drake Doremus and written by Doremus and Ben York Jones, .Like Crazy. explores how a couple faces the real challenges of being together and...
At The Hollywood Film Awards
Jones to receive the “New Hollywood Award”
The 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards announced that Felicity Jones will be recognized with the .New Hollywood Award. at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony taking place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 24, 2011. The same award was previously given to Academy Award® nominees Jennifer Lawrence (Winter.S Bone) and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious).
Jones next stars in .Like Crazy. from Paramount Pictures and Indian Paintbrush, opening October 28. Jones, who won the Special Jury Prize for Best Actress at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival for her role as Anna, plays a British college student who falls for her American classmate, played by Anton Yelchin. Directed by Drake Doremus and written by Doremus and Ben York Jones, .Like Crazy. explores how a couple faces the real challenges of being together and...
- 9/28/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: The word on “Like Crazy” out of Sundance this year was that it’s the film that broke the most hearts. Felicity Jones emerged from last winter’s festival as a talent to pay attention to. That’s why she’ll be honored with the “New Hollywood Award” at this year’s 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards.
This year’s ceremony, presented by Starz Entertainment, is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 24, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Jones will accept the award for her work in “Crazy,” a long-distance love affair co-starring Anton Yelchin that was co-written and directed by Drake Doremus.
Paramount Vantage plans to open “Like Crazy” in theaters on Oct. 28.
In the meantime, here’s Jones’s full bio:
Felicity Jones earned a Special Jury Award for acting when “Like Crazy” debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
Hollywoodnews.com: The word on “Like Crazy” out of Sundance this year was that it’s the film that broke the most hearts. Felicity Jones emerged from last winter’s festival as a talent to pay attention to. That’s why she’ll be honored with the “New Hollywood Award” at this year’s 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards.
This year’s ceremony, presented by Starz Entertainment, is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 24, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Jones will accept the award for her work in “Crazy,” a long-distance love affair co-starring Anton Yelchin that was co-written and directed by Drake Doremus.
Paramount Vantage plans to open “Like Crazy” in theaters on Oct. 28.
In the meantime, here’s Jones’s full bio:
Felicity Jones earned a Special Jury Award for acting when “Like Crazy” debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
- 9/26/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Michael Price is scoring the upcoming British 3D kids pic Horrid Henry: The Movie. The film is based on the successful children’s property by Francesca Simon and stars Anjelica Huston, Richard E. Grant, Rebecca Front, Parminder Nagra, Kimberly Walsh, Noel Fielding, Mathew Horne, Prunella Scales and Jo Brand. The movie about Horrid Henry’s ongoing battle against the tyranny of adults is directed by Nick Moore who previously collaborated with Price on the 2008 comedy Wild Child starring Emma Roberts. Horrid Henry: The Movie is produced by Vertigo Films, the company behind last year’s indie hit Monsters and Street Dance 3D. The film will be released on July 29, 2011 in the UK. No domestic release date has been set yet. For updates on the film, visit the official movie website.
Price is probably best known for co-scoring the Benedict Cumberbatch-starring BBC series Sherlock Holmes with David Arnold. The first...
Price is probably best known for co-scoring the Benedict Cumberbatch-starring BBC series Sherlock Holmes with David Arnold. The first...
- 6/5/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
The first photo of Kirsten Dunst in The Second Bakery Attack, several shots from James Gunn's Super, D.J. Caruso's I Am Number Four and Joel Schumacher's Trespass.
There's also posters for I Am Number Four and The Adjustment Bureau.
A new and longer trailer for HBO's upcoming fantasy series "Game of Thrones" is up at Youtube.
"Ed Helms-led comedy "Cedar Rapids" is set to get a limited theatrical release on February 11th…" (full details)
"First rumoured earlier this month, Tom Hanks has now been officially confirmed as the first actor to sign onto Kathryn Bigelow's "Triple Frontier" which begins filming in March..." (full details)
"Sony has pulled Gus Van Sant‘s teenage romance drama “Restless", starring Mia Wasikowska, from a planned January 28th release. No new date has been specified..." (full details)
"Kevin Williamson is developing a 'companion series' to "The Vampire Diaries". The story...
There's also posters for I Am Number Four and The Adjustment Bureau.
A new and longer trailer for HBO's upcoming fantasy series "Game of Thrones" is up at Youtube.
"Ed Helms-led comedy "Cedar Rapids" is set to get a limited theatrical release on February 11th…" (full details)
"First rumoured earlier this month, Tom Hanks has now been officially confirmed as the first actor to sign onto Kathryn Bigelow's "Triple Frontier" which begins filming in March..." (full details)
"Sony has pulled Gus Van Sant‘s teenage romance drama “Restless", starring Mia Wasikowska, from a planned January 28th release. No new date has been specified..." (full details)
"Kevin Williamson is developing a 'companion series' to "The Vampire Diaries". The story...
- 11/30/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Screen Daily reports that young thesps Luke Treadaway (broke out with Brothers of the Head and we'll see him in Attack the Block next year) and Felicity Jones (Chéri and The Tempest and will next be seen in Drake Doremus's Like Crazy and Hysteria) will topline Donald Rice's directorial debut film, Cheerful Weather For The Wedding. Produced by Yellow Knife's Teun Hilte (Paul Verhoeven's Black Book), filming is currently underway and the cast also includes actors Mackenzie Crook and Elizabeth McGovern. Gist: Mary Henely Magill and Rice co-wrote the project which is based on a 1932 novella by Julia Strachey and tells the story of a brisk March day in England, during which Dolly (Jones) is due to marry the Honourable Owen Bigham. Waylaid by the disheartened admirer who failed to win her over while he still could, a distant and detached mother, and her own sense of foreboding,...
- 11/29/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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