In what promises to be a gripping cinematic experience, the trailer for Boneyard, set for a 2024 release, has just been launched, stirring anticipation amongst thriller and action aficionados worldwide. Directed by Asif Akbar and featuring a cast including Mel Gibson, Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Nora Zehetner, Brian Van Holt, and Randall J. Bacon, Boneyard is already shaping up to be a must-watch.
Set against the stark backdrop of the New Mexico desert, the film is inspired by harrowing true crime stories. It plunges viewers into an intense narrative where the skeletal remains of 11 women & girls set off an extensive investigation. Police Chief Carter (portrayed by 50 Cent), alongside Detective Ortega (Brian Van Holt) and the unyielding Agent Petrovick (Mel Gibson), leads a multi-agency taskforce on a relentless quest to unearth the identity of the killer.
The plot thickens as the trio’s divergent agendas and methodologies clash, weaving a complex tapestry of intrigue and suspicion.
Set against the stark backdrop of the New Mexico desert, the film is inspired by harrowing true crime stories. It plunges viewers into an intense narrative where the skeletal remains of 11 women & girls set off an extensive investigation. Police Chief Carter (portrayed by 50 Cent), alongside Detective Ortega (Brian Van Holt) and the unyielding Agent Petrovick (Mel Gibson), leads a multi-agency taskforce on a relentless quest to unearth the identity of the killer.
The plot thickens as the trio’s divergent agendas and methodologies clash, weaving a complex tapestry of intrigue and suspicion.
- 5/7/2024
- by Martha Lucas
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Gianni Capaldi, Laura Haddock, Brian McCardie, Vincent Cassel | Written by Paul Aniello, Koji Steven Sakai, Gianni Capaldi | Directed by Terry McDonough
Five years ago, a serial killer terrorized Chicago. Detective Dan Lawson was assigned to the case but couldn’t bring the killer to justice. It left him a badly damaged man, drinking on the job and obsessed with revenge. Doubly so because one of the victims was his own girlfriend whom he discovered, her head and limbs in the shape of a cross, her torso missing.
In Edinburgh, Detective Glen Boyd finds himself investigating a murder that looks to be the work of the same person. He reaches out to the Chicago Pd, who are only too happy to put Lawson on the next flight to Scotland. Fortunately, there weren’t any motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane.
Things, of course, don’t go well.
Five years ago, a serial killer terrorized Chicago. Detective Dan Lawson was assigned to the case but couldn’t bring the killer to justice. It left him a badly damaged man, drinking on the job and obsessed with revenge. Doubly so because one of the victims was his own girlfriend whom he discovered, her head and limbs in the shape of a cross, her torso missing.
In Edinburgh, Detective Glen Boyd finds himself investigating a murder that looks to be the work of the same person. He reaches out to the Chicago Pd, who are only too happy to put Lawson on the next flight to Scotland. Fortunately, there weren’t any motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane.
Things, of course, don’t go well.
- 4/11/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Melissa Diaz, Mauricio Mendoza, Tonantzin Esparza, Rafael Cabrera, Jeff Fahey | Written by Art Camacho, James Dean Simington, Javier Reyna, Koji Steven Sakai | Directed by Art Camacho
With ten movies and five episodes of TV shows to his credit for 2023, Dermot Mulroney seems to be vying to fill the gap left by the retirement of Bruce Willis. Ruthless proves he’s already mastered sleepwalking through a film every bit as well as he could. Sadly, he won’t be the only one sleeping as this film manages to make human trafficking deadly, deadly dull, that is.
Harry just wanted to go watch a movie. But he ends up telling off some kid who isn’t listening when his date says no. That, of course, leads to the kid pulling a knife on him in the parking lot. That’s not a good idea because Harry is a man...
With ten movies and five episodes of TV shows to his credit for 2023, Dermot Mulroney seems to be vying to fill the gap left by the retirement of Bruce Willis. Ruthless proves he’s already mastered sleepwalking through a film every bit as well as he could. Sadly, he won’t be the only one sleeping as this film manages to make human trafficking deadly, deadly dull, that is.
Harry just wanted to go watch a movie. But he ends up telling off some kid who isn’t listening when his date says no. That, of course, leads to the kid pulling a knife on him in the parking lot. That’s not a good idea because Harry is a man...
- 1/3/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Partnership
Entertainment One (eOne) has solidified its collaboration with U.K. independent production company Hardcash Productions through an exclusive first-look agreement. Under the deal, brokered by Kate Cundall, eOne’s VP of acquisitions, and Robin Barty-King, Hardcash’s business affairs consultant, the partnership aims to develop and produce investigative factual content for the global market. eOne will handle international rights for all projects resulting from this collaboration.
Previously, eOne and Hardcash worked together on the distribution of award-winning documentaries such as “Inside China,” “Fearless: The Women Fighting Putin” and “Outbreak: The Virus that Shook the World,” which have been sold to over 160 territories worldwide.
Cundall said: “Through this collaboration, we’ve secured a unique access to one of the most prestigious documentary makers in the world of factual and documentary programming, and we look forward to continuing to provide award-winning unscripted storytelling to audiences worldwide.”
Esella Hawkey, creative director at Hardcash Productions,...
Entertainment One (eOne) has solidified its collaboration with U.K. independent production company Hardcash Productions through an exclusive first-look agreement. Under the deal, brokered by Kate Cundall, eOne’s VP of acquisitions, and Robin Barty-King, Hardcash’s business affairs consultant, the partnership aims to develop and produce investigative factual content for the global market. eOne will handle international rights for all projects resulting from this collaboration.
Previously, eOne and Hardcash worked together on the distribution of award-winning documentaries such as “Inside China,” “Fearless: The Women Fighting Putin” and “Outbreak: The Virus that Shook the World,” which have been sold to over 160 territories worldwide.
Cundall said: “Through this collaboration, we’ve secured a unique access to one of the most prestigious documentary makers in the world of factual and documentary programming, and we look forward to continuing to provide award-winning unscripted storytelling to audiences worldwide.”
Esella Hawkey, creative director at Hardcash Productions,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Mel Gibson and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson are ready to show the world they’re bad to the bone with Boneyard. Sorry, I couldn’t resist. The duo’s true crime thriller project is heading to the Cannes market, with Lionsgate leading the charge for another hot silver-screen serial killer story. Boneyard is currently in production with Asif Akbar (The Commando) directing from a script he co-wrote with Vincent E. McDaniel, Hank Byrd, and Koji Steven Sakai from a story by McDaniel. Colin Bates, Vincent E. McDaniel, Asif Akbar, and Roy Scott Macfarland produce.
According to Deadline, Boneyard revolves around FBI Special Agent Petrovick (Gibson), who “is recruited to profile the serial killer responsible for the infamous “boneyard” killings, after Police Chief Carter (Jackson) discovers the remains of eleven women. As the police force, narcotics agency, and FBI lock horns, a tangled web of intrigue turns everyone into a suspect.” If this story sounds familiar,...
According to Deadline, Boneyard revolves around FBI Special Agent Petrovick (Gibson), who “is recruited to profile the serial killer responsible for the infamous “boneyard” killings, after Police Chief Carter (Jackson) discovers the remains of eleven women. As the police force, narcotics agency, and FBI lock horns, a tangled web of intrigue turns everyone into a suspect.” If this story sounds familiar,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Lionsgate is launching sales in Cannes on thriller Boneyard, the true crime thriller starring Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Oscar winner Mel Gibson.
Currently in production, the film is based on the true crime events of the serial killer known as the Bone Collector.
In the movie, FBI Special Agent Petrovick (Gibson) is recruited to profile the serial killer responsible for the infamous “boneyard” killings, after Police Chief Carter (Jackson) discovers the remains of eleven women. As the police force, narcotics agency, and FBI lock horns, a tangled web of intrigue turns everyone into a suspect.
Pic is being directed by Asif Akbar (The Commando) who scripted with Vincent E. McDaniel, Hank Byrd, and Koji Steven Sakai, from a story by Vincent E. McDaniel.
Producers are Colin Bates, Vincent E. McDaniel, Asif Akbar and Roy Scott Macfarland.
Jackson is teaming with Lionsgate and Millennium Media for Expen4bles which is in theaters this September.
Currently in production, the film is based on the true crime events of the serial killer known as the Bone Collector.
In the movie, FBI Special Agent Petrovick (Gibson) is recruited to profile the serial killer responsible for the infamous “boneyard” killings, after Police Chief Carter (Jackson) discovers the remains of eleven women. As the police force, narcotics agency, and FBI lock horns, a tangled web of intrigue turns everyone into a suspect.
Pic is being directed by Asif Akbar (The Commando) who scripted with Vincent E. McDaniel, Hank Byrd, and Koji Steven Sakai, from a story by Vincent E. McDaniel.
Producers are Colin Bates, Vincent E. McDaniel, Asif Akbar and Roy Scott Macfarland.
Jackson is teaming with Lionsgate and Millennium Media for Expen4bles which is in theaters this September.
- 5/16/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon), Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Escape Plan), Brian Van Holt (Joe vs. Carole), and Nora Zehetner (The Right Stuff) star in the serial killer thriller Boneyard, which is currently filming in Las Vegas. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Asif Akbar (The Commando) is directing the film and crafted the screenplay with Hank Byrd, Vincent E. McDaniel, and Koji Steven Sakai.
Said to be inspired by true events, Boneyard sees Gibson taking on the role of an FBI special agent who, along with the Albuquerque police department, is hunting for a serial killer nicknamed The Bone Collector. The chief of police and one of his officers, however, have a contrary view of the manhunt, believing someone in their own department may be the killer.
It should be noted that, despite the serial killer being called The Bone Collector, this doesn’t have anything to do with the serial killer thriller novel of that title,...
Said to be inspired by true events, Boneyard sees Gibson taking on the role of an FBI special agent who, along with the Albuquerque police department, is hunting for a serial killer nicknamed The Bone Collector. The chief of police and one of his officers, however, have a contrary view of the manhunt, believing someone in their own department may be the killer.
It should be noted that, despite the serial killer being called The Bone Collector, this doesn’t have anything to do with the serial killer thriller novel of that title,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Mel Gibson and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson are toplining Boneyard, an indie crime-thriller that has begun shooting in Las Vegas.
Brian Van Holt, who starred opposite Kate McKinnon in limited series Jo vs. Carole, is also starring in the feature whose cast includes Nora Zehetner (The Right Stuff). Co-starring is Michael Sirow, most recently seen in SXSW movie The Wrath Of Becky.
Colin Bates, who produced the Halle Berry thriller Kidnap and the Arnold Schwarzenegger zombie drama Maggie, is producing the hot indie with Vincent McDaniel.
Inspired by true events, Boneyard tells of an FBI special agent, played by Gibson, who along with the Albuquerque police department, is hunting for a serial killer nicknamed The Bone Collector. The chief of police and one of his officers, however, have a contrary view of the manhunt, believing someone in their own department may be the killer.
Jackson is playing the chief while Van Holt plays the officer who is connected to the case through a missing niece.
Brian Van Holt, who starred opposite Kate McKinnon in limited series Jo vs. Carole, is also starring in the feature whose cast includes Nora Zehetner (The Right Stuff). Co-starring is Michael Sirow, most recently seen in SXSW movie The Wrath Of Becky.
Colin Bates, who produced the Halle Berry thriller Kidnap and the Arnold Schwarzenegger zombie drama Maggie, is producing the hot indie with Vincent McDaniel.
Inspired by true events, Boneyard tells of an FBI special agent, played by Gibson, who along with the Albuquerque police department, is hunting for a serial killer nicknamed The Bone Collector. The chief of police and one of his officers, however, have a contrary view of the manhunt, believing someone in their own department may be the killer.
Jackson is playing the chief while Van Holt plays the officer who is connected to the case through a missing niece.
- 4/17/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, actor and television host Luis Fonsi (Despacito) has signed on to star in the romantic comedy The Answer to My Prayer, in his feature film acting debut, with Oscar nominee Edward James Olmos (Stand and Deliver) coming aboard the project as an executive producer.
The film from director Patrick Perez Vidauri follows the romantic travails of three friends in San Antonio, Texas whose destinies are changed by an ancient prayer that guides them to true love. Cristina Nava and Vidauri will produce the pic written by Nancy De Los Santos via their companies Migrant Filmworks and Citizen Skull. Roberto Treviño and Eileen Kret (Selena) will serve as its co-producers.
Fonsi is represented by CAA; Olmos by CAA and Untitled Entertainment; and Vidauri and Nava by Citizen Skull Management.
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Exclusive: Acoryé White (The Seventh Day) and Augie Duke (Mayans M.C.) will star in Trinket Box—a new...
The film from director Patrick Perez Vidauri follows the romantic travails of three friends in San Antonio, Texas whose destinies are changed by an ancient prayer that guides them to true love. Cristina Nava and Vidauri will produce the pic written by Nancy De Los Santos via their companies Migrant Filmworks and Citizen Skull. Roberto Treviño and Eileen Kret (Selena) will serve as its co-producers.
Fonsi is represented by CAA; Olmos by CAA and Untitled Entertainment; and Vidauri and Nava by Citizen Skull Management.
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Exclusive: Acoryé White (The Seventh Day) and Augie Duke (Mayans M.C.) will star in Trinket Box—a new...
- 7/8/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“For All Mankind” will return for its third season on June 10, Apple TV Plus announced Monday.
Created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, the critically-acclaimed science fiction drama imagines an alternate history where Russia beat the United States in putting a man on the moon first. As a result of this historical divergence, the space race between the two countries never ends, leading to a world where both nations have advanced moon colonies staffed 24/7 and the Cold War has led to much quicker technological advances. The series focuses on the exploits of the astronauts and staff of NASA in this alternate universe, delving into both their professional and personal lives.
The first two seasons of “For All Mankind” covered a span of almost two decades, starting in 1969 and ending in the late ’80s. Season 3 again jumps ahead into the early ’90s, as the space race expands to the exploration of Mars.
Created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, the critically-acclaimed science fiction drama imagines an alternate history where Russia beat the United States in putting a man on the moon first. As a result of this historical divergence, the space race between the two countries never ends, leading to a world where both nations have advanced moon colonies staffed 24/7 and the Cold War has led to much quicker technological advances. The series focuses on the exploits of the astronauts and staff of NASA in this alternate universe, delving into both their professional and personal lives.
The first two seasons of “For All Mankind” covered a span of almost two decades, starting in 1969 and ending in the late ’80s. Season 3 again jumps ahead into the early ’90s, as the space race expands to the exploration of Mars.
- 4/11/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Udo Kier (Downsizing), Oscar nominee Sally Kirkland (Anna) and Louis Mandylor (The Mercenary) have joined Terrence Dashon Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr, Clifton Powell and Valery M. Ortiz in horror-thriller Skeletons In The Closet, which is currently in production in the U.S.
A few days after the movie began last month the project changed director from Lance Kawas to Asif Akbar. The production tells us this was down to creative differences. In Skeletons In The Closet, haunted by a malevolent spirit since childhood, a desperate mother allows herself to become possessed in order to save the life of her terminally ill daughter. Script is by Koji Steven Sakai and Joshua A. Cohen. The original story comes from Al Bravo. Producers are Bravo, Asif Akbar, Sakai, Colin Bates, Stan Erdreich and Monica R. Cooper. The project reunites Oscar nominee Howard and Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr after they starred in Lee Daniels’ The Butler.
A few days after the movie began last month the project changed director from Lance Kawas to Asif Akbar. The production tells us this was down to creative differences. In Skeletons In The Closet, haunted by a malevolent spirit since childhood, a desperate mother allows herself to become possessed in order to save the life of her terminally ill daughter. Script is by Koji Steven Sakai and Joshua A. Cohen. The original story comes from Al Bravo. Producers are Bravo, Asif Akbar, Sakai, Colin Bates, Stan Erdreich and Monica R. Cooper. The project reunites Oscar nominee Howard and Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr after they starred in Lee Daniels’ The Butler.
- 3/2/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Oscar nominee Terrence Howard and Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr (Jerry Maguire) are leading the cast in the horror pic Skeletons in the Closet, with shooting to get underway this week in Las Vegas.
Also starring are Clifton Powell (Ray) and Valery M. Ortiz (2 Minutes of Fame). The film is about the spirit of La Llorona granting a costly wish to the parents of a child by curing her of cancer. In saving the child, the mother of the child suffers the consequences by losing her beloved husband and becoming more evil until she pledges her allegiance to La Llorona. The father (Howard) spirals down the path of self-destruction after borrowing hard money from a ruthless mobster to pay the hospital bills for his daughter. Lance Kawas is directing from a script by Koji Steven Sakai and Joshua A. Cohen. The original story comes from Al Bravo.
Also starring are Clifton Powell (Ray) and Valery M. Ortiz (2 Minutes of Fame). The film is about the spirit of La Llorona granting a costly wish to the parents of a child by curing her of cancer. In saving the child, the mother of the child suffers the consequences by losing her beloved husband and becoming more evil until she pledges her allegiance to La Llorona. The father (Howard) spirals down the path of self-destruction after borrowing hard money from a ruthless mobster to pay the hospital bills for his daughter. Lance Kawas is directing from a script by Koji Steven Sakai and Joshua A. Cohen. The original story comes from Al Bravo.
- 2/14/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Deals close in Germany, Latin America, Australia, more.
Premiere Entertainment Group (Peg) has closed key sales on action thriller Commando, starring Mickey Rourke and Michael Jai White.
Deals have been done for Germany (Tiberius), Latin America (California Filmes), Australia (Rialto), Japan (New Select) and Scandinavia (Scanbox).
Asif Akbar directed the film, which Peg also produced, in which White plays a DEA agent who returns with Ptsd after a botched mission, He has to protect his family from a home invasion when a recenty released convict (Rourke) and his henchmen come after their stash of millions hidden inside the agent’s home.
Premiere Entertainment Group (Peg) has closed key sales on action thriller Commando, starring Mickey Rourke and Michael Jai White.
Deals have been done for Germany (Tiberius), Latin America (California Filmes), Australia (Rialto), Japan (New Select) and Scandinavia (Scanbox).
Asif Akbar directed the film, which Peg also produced, in which White plays a DEA agent who returns with Ptsd after a botched mission, He has to protect his family from a home invasion when a recenty released convict (Rourke) and his henchmen come after their stash of millions hidden inside the agent’s home.
- 2/12/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
A talky and lethargic home-invasion thriller, “The Commando” amounts to an inept crime drama stuffed with banal dialogue and irrelevant supporting characters to pad its feature-length running time. Even Mickey Rourke devotees will find the movie exhausting, since the actor disappears from the film after the first 20 minutes and doesn’t return until the anti-climactic finale, where everyone involved seems to be glad the thing is finally over with.
Shot over 11 days in New Mexico during the Covid pandemic, the film tries to make do with limited locations. This is why a third of the movie is comprised of people spouting nonsense while sitting inside cars.
Rourke plays Johnny, a freshly sprung convict who reunites with his old crew to retake the $3 million of stolen money he hid inside a house before he was arrested. Michael Jai White is James, a DEA agent suffering from Ptsd after inadvertently killing three...
Shot over 11 days in New Mexico during the Covid pandemic, the film tries to make do with limited locations. This is why a third of the movie is comprised of people spouting nonsense while sitting inside cars.
Rourke plays Johnny, a freshly sprung convict who reunites with his old crew to retake the $3 million of stolen money he hid inside a house before he was arrested. Michael Jai White is James, a DEA agent suffering from Ptsd after inadvertently killing three...
- 1/6/2022
- by Rene Rodriguez
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Spawn and Dark Knight actor has landed the lead role of James Baker, the DEA agent who faces off with Mickey Rourke’s villain in Asif Akbar’s The Commando.
Baker has Ptsd and returns home after a botched mission. He’s faced with protecting his family from a newly released prison criminal, played by Rourke, and his henchmen who’ve come after a stash of millions inside the agent’s house.
Koji Steven Sakai wrote the original screenplay from a story by Al Bravo, Akbar and Sakai as well. Elias Axume of Premiere Entertainment Group will be handling all world-wide sales and serving as producer. The Commando is a co-production with Al Bravo Films, Little Nalu Pictures and Avail Entertainment. Kimberly Hines will serve as EP. The movie shoots in New Mexico this month. Michael Jai White’s feature credits also include Black Dynamite, Why Did I Get Married Too?,...
Baker has Ptsd and returns home after a botched mission. He’s faced with protecting his family from a newly released prison criminal, played by Rourke, and his henchmen who’ve come after a stash of millions inside the agent’s house.
Koji Steven Sakai wrote the original screenplay from a story by Al Bravo, Akbar and Sakai as well. Elias Axume of Premiere Entertainment Group will be handling all world-wide sales and serving as producer. The Commando is a co-production with Al Bravo Films, Little Nalu Pictures and Avail Entertainment. Kimberly Hines will serve as EP. The movie shoots in New Mexico this month. Michael Jai White’s feature credits also include Black Dynamite, Why Did I Get Married Too?,...
- 10/12/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: We hear that The Wrestler Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke has boarded the independent feature The Commando which will shoot in New Mexico next month.
The pic, directed by Asif Akbar, follows a DEA agent with Ptsd who returns home after a botched mission and must now protect his family from a newly released prison criminal, played by Rourke, and his henchmen who’ve come after a stash of millions inside the agent’s house.
Koji Steven Sakai wrote the original screenplay from a story by Al Bravo, Akbar and Sakai as well. Elias Axume of Premiere Entertainment Group will be handling all world-wide sales and serving as producer. The Commando is a co-production with Al Bravo Films, Little Nalu Pictures and Avail Entertainment. Kimberly Hines will serve as EP. Recently, the Rourke crime movie Night Walk landed domestic theatrical distribution via Grindstone Entertainment. A 2021 release is planned. Grindstone has a multi-year agreement with Lionsgate.
The pic, directed by Asif Akbar, follows a DEA agent with Ptsd who returns home after a botched mission and must now protect his family from a newly released prison criminal, played by Rourke, and his henchmen who’ve come after a stash of millions inside the agent’s house.
Koji Steven Sakai wrote the original screenplay from a story by Al Bravo, Akbar and Sakai as well. Elias Axume of Premiere Entertainment Group will be handling all world-wide sales and serving as producer. The Commando is a co-production with Al Bravo Films, Little Nalu Pictures and Avail Entertainment. Kimberly Hines will serve as EP. Recently, the Rourke crime movie Night Walk landed domestic theatrical distribution via Grindstone Entertainment. A 2021 release is planned. Grindstone has a multi-year agreement with Lionsgate.
- 9/23/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
A new graphic novel from Koji Steven Sakai and John Mayer called Santa Vs Zombies launched on Kickstarter on April 9, 2019. This sixty-page graphic novel follows a burned-out Santa Claus who reluctantly embarks on his last chimney crawl only to find his world turned upside down by a zombie apocalypse. With the help of …
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- 5/7/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
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Chopso is the ultimate streaming destination for English-language Asian content worldwide which includes movies, documentaries, short films, TV and digital series…
All Asian, all English, 24/7! For $4.95/month or $49.95/year, customers can stream Chopso’s library anytime via the app (on iOS — App Store Link & Android devices — Play Store Link) or website worldwide (www.Chopso.com).
The service will kick off the launch with exclusive content including two 20th Anniversary re-issuings of Chris Tashima’s Oscar winning short Visas and Virtues and the HD restorations of Quentin Lee and Justin Lin’s Shopping for Fangs.
“Asian Americans and English speaking Asian cultures globally are underserved and underrepresented in entertainment” says Chopso’s CEO, Koji Sakai. In 2016, Asian Americans were the biggest U.S. moviegoers of any ethnic group, dethroning Hispanics by seeing 1.5 more movies on average that year; and according to exhibition lobbying from the National Association of...
Chopso is the ultimate streaming destination for English-language Asian content worldwide which includes movies, documentaries, short films, TV and digital series…
All Asian, all English, 24/7! For $4.95/month or $49.95/year, customers can stream Chopso’s library anytime via the app (on iOS — App Store Link & Android devices — Play Store Link) or website worldwide (www.Chopso.com).
The service will kick off the launch with exclusive content including two 20th Anniversary re-issuings of Chris Tashima’s Oscar winning short Visas and Virtues and the HD restorations of Quentin Lee and Justin Lin’s Shopping for Fangs.
“Asian Americans and English speaking Asian cultures globally are underserved and underrepresented in entertainment” says Chopso’s CEO, Koji Sakai. In 2016, Asian Americans were the biggest U.S. moviegoers of any ethnic group, dethroning Hispanics by seeing 1.5 more movies on average that year; and according to exhibition lobbying from the National Association of...
- 11/21/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Here’s your daily dose of an indie film, web series, TV pilot, what-have-you in progress, as presented by the creators themselves. At the end of the week, you’ll have the chance to vote for your favorite.
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
The Big Bachi
Logline: A noir set in 1960s Los Angeles finds a Japanese American gardener must come face-to-face with the past he thought he had buried at war’s end.
Elevator Pitch:
Based on the Edgar Award winning author Naomi Hirahara’s book series, Mas Arai is many things—a nuclear bomb survivor, gardener, expecting father, compulsive gambler and borderline alcoholic. “Amateur detective” will join the list when a mysterious man from Japan threatens to resurface long-buried secrets from Mas’ past. Call it what you will—bad karma, divine punishment, what goes around comes around,...
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
The Big Bachi
Logline: A noir set in 1960s Los Angeles finds a Japanese American gardener must come face-to-face with the past he thought he had buried at war’s end.
Elevator Pitch:
Based on the Edgar Award winning author Naomi Hirahara’s book series, Mas Arai is many things—a nuclear bomb survivor, gardener, expecting father, compulsive gambler and borderline alcoholic. “Amateur detective” will join the list when a mysterious man from Japan threatens to resurface long-buried secrets from Mas’ past. Call it what you will—bad karma, divine punishment, what goes around comes around,...
- 10/12/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
With the La Asian Pacific Film Festival kicking off tonight, Twitch is here to recommend five can't miss titles for your festival planning. Laapff (aka Vc Fest) runs May 2-12 at the DGA, Cgv, and Art Theatre of Long Beach. Check out the official site for more and let us know what you are going to see! Linsanity Evan Jackson Leong's Sundance 2013 docu has found just about as many fans throughout its festival run as the film's Chinese-American b-baller has in his meteoric rise to fame. The film opens the fest at the DGA tonight. Chink Director Stanley Yung's crime thriller certainly has an inflammatory name. A Vc alumni production through and through, the film is written by Koji Steven Sakai, produced by...
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- 5/3/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Crossfire
Stars: Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Forest Whittaker, Robert DeNiro | Written by L. Philippe Casseus | Directed by Jessy Terrero
Jonas “Malo” Moldanado is the son of a slain police officer who joins the NYPD (50 Cent) as a rookie cop and is taken in under the wing of a veteran vice officer, Sarcone, played by De Niro. But while Malo is tasked with cleaning up both the force and the streets, corrupt Sarcone and his crew have a very different way of tackling vice. The young rookie soon gets an education in the reality on the street as it becomes apparent that cops are the biggest hustlers out there.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Crossfire comes from 50 Cent’s own production company and features Mr. Wooden himself (aka Fiddy Cent) in the lead and Forest Whittaker and Robert DeNiro seemingly slumming it up in a low-budget, horrendously scripted crime “thriller” which...
Stars: Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Forest Whittaker, Robert DeNiro | Written by L. Philippe Casseus | Directed by Jessy Terrero
Jonas “Malo” Moldanado is the son of a slain police officer who joins the NYPD (50 Cent) as a rookie cop and is taken in under the wing of a veteran vice officer, Sarcone, played by De Niro. But while Malo is tasked with cleaning up both the force and the streets, corrupt Sarcone and his crew have a very different way of tackling vice. The young rookie soon gets an education in the reality on the street as it becomes apparent that cops are the biggest hustlers out there.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Crossfire comes from 50 Cent’s own production company and features Mr. Wooden himself (aka Fiddy Cent) in the lead and Forest Whittaker and Robert DeNiro seemingly slumming it up in a low-budget, horrendously scripted crime “thriller” which...
- 9/16/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite. In the meantime: Is this a movie you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments. "Chink” Tweetable Logline: Serial killers aren't new to the big screen, but Asian-American serial killers are. And Eddie wants to be the next Ted Bundy. Elevator Pitch: Chink is about an Asian-American man who has internalized the racism he felt as a child and turned it into a hatred of all Asians – including himself. His anger and his desire to be like his hero (Ted Bundy) leads him to violence and ultimately toward his dream of becoming the greatest serial killer in history. Production Team: Directed By: Stanley Yung Written By : Koji Steven Sakai Produced By: Quentin Lee, Stanley Yung, and Koji Steven Sakai The production team of Stanley Yung,...
- 1/23/2012
- Indiewire
Director Quentin Lee's raunchy romantic comedy "The People I've Slept With" will screen along with "Children of Invention" at the Wellesley Asian Alliance Film Festival, Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010 at 6:30 Pm to 9:00 Pm.The film stars Archie Kao and Karin Anna Cheung along with Randall Park, Lynn Chen, Wilson Cruz and James Shigeta. It was written by Koji Steven Sakai.Future Screening dates:10/17/2010 Image Out:The Rochester Lesbian & Gay Film & Video Festival10/22/2010 Hamburg International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (European Premiere) 10/22/2010 Seattle...
- 10/11/2010
- by Ed Moy, LA Asian American Movie Examiner
- Examiner Movies Channel
Indie Roundup is your weekly guide to what's new and upcoming in the world of independent cinema. Pictured above: The People I've Slept With.
Opening / Expanding. With distribution channels tightening and specialty distributors becoming ever more cautious, some filmmakers are assuming -- or resuming -- the role in order to find the widest audience possible.
At his site Film Hustler (an apt moniker), writer/director Quentin Lee details his "adventures in self distribution." (Full disclosure: I first met Quentin when his scrappy drama Ethan Mao debuted at AFI Fest, where I was employed at the time in the programming office. Last year I called it one of the top ten indie films of the decade.) His latest labor of love, a romantic comedy entitled The People I've Slept With, stars Karin Cheung, Archie Kao and Wilson Cruz, and is a lovely, very funny, and piercingly honest story about an...
Opening / Expanding. With distribution channels tightening and specialty distributors becoming ever more cautious, some filmmakers are assuming -- or resuming -- the role in order to find the widest audience possible.
At his site Film Hustler (an apt moniker), writer/director Quentin Lee details his "adventures in self distribution." (Full disclosure: I first met Quentin when his scrappy drama Ethan Mao debuted at AFI Fest, where I was employed at the time in the programming office. Last year I called it one of the top ten indie films of the decade.) His latest labor of love, a romantic comedy entitled The People I've Slept With, stars Karin Cheung, Archie Kao and Wilson Cruz, and is a lovely, very funny, and piercingly honest story about an...
- 8/13/2010
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
- Find Fellow Koji Sakai talks with Film Independent about his film The People I've Slept With -
Writer/producer Koji Steven Sakai left no stone unturned when it came to getting his film The People I've Slept With made. Opting for locations including his mother's house and his office, Sakai, alongside director Quentin Lee and co-producer Stanley Yung, set out to make a high quality low budget film. A sexy rom-com about a promiscuous woman on a hunt to find the man who got her pregnant, The People I've Slept With has made quite a mark on the festival circuit, premiering at the 2009 Hawaii International Film Festival and numerous other fests including Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Golden Horse Film Festival, San Francisco International Asian American Film, and Outfest Fusion. The film was also the Centerpiece screening at the 2010 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. The film opens theatrically in New York,...
- 8/5/2010
- Film Independent
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