SUNDAY MOVIE NEWS: REPRISAL, THE NIGHT IS SHORT, THE PRODIGY, BAJA, DEAD NIGHT, IRON TERRY MALONE & THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN

REPRISAL Starring Frank Grillo, Bruce Willis, and Olivia Culpo | Official Trailer & Poster

Jacob (Frank Grillo), a bank manager haunted by a violent heist that took the life of a coworker, teams up with his ex-cop neighbor, James (Bruce Willis), to bring down the assailant. While the two men work together to figure out the thief’s next move, Gabriel (Johnathon Schaech), the highly-trained criminal, is one step ahead. When Gabriel kidnaps Jacob’s wife (Olivia Culpo) and daughter, Jacob barrels down a path of bloodshed that initiates an explosive counterattack and brings all three men to the breaking point.

Action legend Bruce Willis (the Die Hard series), Frank Grillo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, TV’s Kingdom) and Johnathon Schaech (TV’s Legends of Tomorrow) team up in the tense dramatic thriller REPRISAL. The film will be released in theaters and on demand by Lionsgate Premiere on August 31^st, 2018.

Cast: Frank Grillo, Bruce Willis, Olivia Culpo, Johnathon Schaech

Directed by: Brian A. Miller

Produced by: Randall Emmett, p.g.a., George Furla, p.g.a., Mark Stewart, p.g.a.

Written by: Bryce Hammons

Genre: Action Thriller

Rating: R

Distributor: Lionsgate Premiere

First Look: Masaaki Yuasa’s THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL | In Theaters This Summer!

Following “Your Name” producer Genki Kawamura’s “Fireworks,” coming to cinemas nationwide on July 3, 5 and 7, GKIDS, the acclaimed distributor of multiple Academy Award®-nominated animated features, and Fathom Events will continue their extended partnership with two summer showings of director Masaaki Yuasa‘s “The Night is Short, Walk On Girl.” The second of several new titles selected for U.S. cinema audiences in 2018, “The Night is Short, Walk On Girl” event will also feature an exclusive interview with Masaaki Yuasa (“Mind Game,” “Lu Over the Wall”).

Tickets for “The Night is Short, Walk On Girl” are available at www.FathomEvents.com or www.NightIsShort.com and participating box offices.

Presented by Fathom Events and GKIDS, “The Night is Short, Walk On Girl,” debuts in U.S. cinemas on Tuesday, August 21 with an encore showing on Wednesday, August 22 at 7:00 p.m. local time (both dates). The film will also receive a limited theatrical release by GKIDS starting Wednesday, August 22. A complete list of theater locations is available on the Fathom Events website and www.NightIsShort.com (theaters and participants are subject to change). All showings feature the film in its original Japanese language, subtitled in English.

“The Night is Short, Walk On Girl” is a comedy about one epic night in Kyoto. As a group of teens go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as “The Girl with Black Hair” experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife. Simultaneously, she is unaware of the romantic longings of Senpai, a fellow student who has been creating increasingly fantastic and contrived reasons to run into her, in an effort to win her heart.

“We are proud to introduce the next animated feature in our ongoing partnership with GKIDS,” Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt said. “‘The Night is Short, Walk On Girl,’ is a great opportunity for anime fans to experience new content in this space in addition to STUDIO GHIBLI FEST and several of our other anime events.”

THE PRODIGY Starring Taylor Schilling & Jackson Robert Scott | Title Treatment & Release Date

THE PRODIGY

In theaters February 8, 2019

A mother concerned about her young son’s disturbing behavior thinks something  supernatural may be affecting him.

Cast: Taylor Schilling (“Orange Is the New Black”), Jackson Robert Scott (It, AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead”), Peter Mooney (“Burden of Truth,” “Rookie Blue”), Colm Feore (Thor, Pearl Harbor)

Directed by: Nicholas McCarthy (The Pact, At Devil’s Door)

Written by: Jeff Buhler (The Midnight Meat Train, Jacob’s Ladder)

Produced by: Tripp Vinson (The Rite, The Exorcism of Emily Rose)

Genre: Horror

Distributor: Orion Pictures

New Trailer and ITunes Pre-order | BAJA available on VOD on July 17th!

Baja Trailer from Prankster Entertainment on Vimeo.

DEAD NIGHT w/ Barbara Crampton in Theaters July 27th! Check out the poster and trailer!

McCallany and Pastore set to star in “Iron Terry Malone”

Creative Alley Productions, in association with All Things Creative and Brazen Giant Productions, have announced that actors Holt McCallany (“MindHunter”) and Vincent Pastore (“The Sopranos”) will headline the upcoming dark comedy “Iron Terry Malone”. The screenplay, based on true events, hails from award-winning actors/writers Christian Keiber and Robert John Keiber. The film will be directed by award-winning filmmaker Johnny Greenlaw (Mommy’s Box).

Utilizing many of the same locations used by Elia Kazan’s On The Waterfront (1954), the film is set largely in Hoboken, N.J., with the owner and five regulars teaming up to kill off one of their own to save their favorite bar from closing. McCallany, the acclaimed star of Netflix’s ‘’Mindhunter’’, plays a local mobster named Mean Mike, who with the bar’s owner Harry Moffet, played by John Doman (The Wire), hatch the plan to off the town beggar and drunk “Iron” Terry Malone, played by Pastore.

Befriending Malone by getting him so drunk he can’t think or remember where he is, the six would-be assassins first try poisoning him. Then, they try freezing him. Then, they run him over with a car, but Malone will just not die! And as summer turns to winter, things go from bad to worse, as this unlikely group of killers begins to turn on each other and find out just why their marked man is called “Iron” Terry Malone.
“What excites me about this film, besides the stellar cast, is the story and screenplay”, says Greenlaw. “The fact that it is based on actual events, that took place many years ago, we get to look inside the depths of humanity and what you’re willing to sacrifice just to get by in life. I look forward to bringing this dark comedy to the big screen.”

Adds writer Christian Keiber : “Iron Terry Malone”, is a true passion project of mine. To be able to bring this film to life alongside my friends and family, both in the cast and crew, is the sole reason I became a filmmaker.”

In addition to McCallany, Pastore and Doman, the film’s superlative ensemble also includes, Christian Keiber (“Gotham’’), Bill Sorvino (“Who’s Jenna..?”), Kerry McGann (“Bloodrunners’’), Johnny Greenlaw (“Mommy’s Box”), Robert John Keiber (“Trust Me, I’m a Lifeguard”), Maureen Van Zandt (“The Sopranos’’), and Gary Pastore (“The Deuce’’). Sam Calagione, owner of Dogfish Head Brewery, the official beer sponsor of the film, will also appear in the movie.

Kerry McGann, Bill Sorvino, Johnny Greenlaw, Jason L. Koerner and Bryce C. Campbell serve as producers, with Christian Keiber as executive producer.

“Iron” Terry Malone begins production in Hoboken, NJ in November.

NEW TRAILER & POSTER RELEASED FOR JOHN LYDON MUSIC DOC ‘THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN’

In celebration of Public Image Ltd.’s (PiL) 40^th Anniversary, Abramorama and Verisimilitude have released the first official trailer and poster of the new music documentary The Public Image Is Rotten.  The career-spanning documentary, tells the story of music icon John Lydon and his pioneering group PiL with a level of depth and intimacy never before seen.  Following a sold-out screening at Camden London’s Odeon Cinema, the film will be released in multiple theaters across the United Kingdom and select European cities throughout the summer, followed by a North American theatrical tour in the fall kicking off at New York City’s downtown Metrograph.

Directed by Tabbert Fiiller, The Public Image Is Rotten features in-depth interviews with John Lydon, former and current bandmates as well as Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Ad-Rock (Beastie Boys) and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) among others, and the film is loaded with electrifying archival performance and interview footage.

U.K. SCREENING DATES

 3^rd.    June          Camden                       Odeon Camden
17^th  June          Edinburgh                     Cameo Picturehouse
27^th  June           Exeter                          Exeter Picturehouse
4^th    July            Hackney, London          Hackney Picturehouse
4^th    July            Southampton               Harbour Lights Picturehouse
4^th    July            Stratford                      Stratford Picturehouse
6^th    July            Liverpool                      Picturehouse @ Fact
9^th    July            Liverpool                      Picturehouse @ Fact
27^th  June          Norwich                        Picturehouse Cinema City
19^th  July            Camden                       Odeon Camden
19^th  July            Manchester                  Odeon Manchester Great Northern
19^th  July            Blackpool                      Odeon Blackpool
19^th  July            Kingston                       Odeon Kingston
19^th  July            Southend                     Odeon Southend
19^th  July            Glasgow                       Odeon Glasgow Quay
19^th  July            Oxford                         Odeon Oxford
9^th   Aug.           Birmingham                  Electric Cinema

NORTH AMERICAN THEATRICAL PREMIERE
14^th Sept.           New York City               The Metrograph