For the third consecutive year, the Art House Convergence is presenting Art House Theater Day — this time on Sunday, September 23. The festivities will take place at more than 150 theaters across the country and include advance screenings of SXSW Grand Jury Prize winner “Thunder Road” and Sundance favorite “The Guilty,” among others.
“Art House Theater Day gives film lovers the chance to celebrate the physical spaces where cinema truly comes alive,” Art House Theater Day co-director Gabriel Chicoine says in a statement. “Now, more than ever, the world needs thought-provoking, meaningful and life-changing art, and the venues in which to experience it. Art House Theater Day acknowledges the vibrant and multifaceted independent film culture that can only exist with the support of intrepid filmmakers, exhibitors and most importantly — audiences.”
Also playing is “Shlock,” the first film from “Animal House” and “An American Werewolf in London” director John Landis, which follows a...
“Art House Theater Day gives film lovers the chance to celebrate the physical spaces where cinema truly comes alive,” Art House Theater Day co-director Gabriel Chicoine says in a statement. “Now, more than ever, the world needs thought-provoking, meaningful and life-changing art, and the venues in which to experience it. Art House Theater Day acknowledges the vibrant and multifaceted independent film culture that can only exist with the support of intrepid filmmakers, exhibitors and most importantly — audiences.”
Also playing is “Shlock,” the first film from “Animal House” and “An American Werewolf in London” director John Landis, which follows a...
- 9/21/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
In today’s film news roundup, Patrick Wilson has been cast in “Midway,” Art House Convergence announces its programming and fitness drama “Bigger” gets distribution.
Casting
Patrick Wilson has joined Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans and Mandy Moore in the World War II action movie “Midway,” directed by Roland Emmerich.
Wilson will play Edwin Layton, the rear admiral in the U.S. Navy who was part of the intelligence team that correctly pinpointed the location of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s attacking fleet near Midway Atoll in 1942. The damage to the Japanese fleet was so extensive that it never recovered and military historians regard the battle as a turning point in the war.
Harrelson is playing Admiral Chester Nimitz, the commander of the Pacific Fleet during the war. Emmerich is producing the movie with longtime partner Harald Kloser. Starlight Entertainment Group and Providence Entertainment are financing the film. Lionsgate is on board to distribute domestically,...
Casting
Patrick Wilson has joined Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans and Mandy Moore in the World War II action movie “Midway,” directed by Roland Emmerich.
Wilson will play Edwin Layton, the rear admiral in the U.S. Navy who was part of the intelligence team that correctly pinpointed the location of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s attacking fleet near Midway Atoll in 1942. The damage to the Japanese fleet was so extensive that it never recovered and military historians regard the battle as a turning point in the war.
Harrelson is playing Admiral Chester Nimitz, the commander of the Pacific Fleet during the war. Emmerich is producing the movie with longtime partner Harald Kloser. Starlight Entertainment Group and Providence Entertainment are financing the film. Lionsgate is on board to distribute domestically,...
- 8/9/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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