Johnny Jewel’s latest project is the soundtrack to the Dutch drama film Holly. Before the full Ost is out October 13th via his label Italians Do It Better, he’s shared a preview of it with the lead single “The Witch.” He’s also announced a run of European tour dates, during which he’ll play sets comprising music from his prolific film score discography.
Directed and written by Fien Troch, Holly centers around a 15-year-old girl whose school is largely destroyed by a fire one day after she calls out of class. As her community grieves, they begin to see some unspoken quality in Holly that makes her an unlikely source of support, though perhaps at the sacrifice of her own wellbeing.
“I used music to usher in the unseen elements of Holly’s story,” Jewel says in a press release, citing spine-chilling scores by John Carpenter, Goblin,...
Directed and written by Fien Troch, Holly centers around a 15-year-old girl whose school is largely destroyed by a fire one day after she calls out of class. As her community grieves, they begin to see some unspoken quality in Holly that makes her an unlikely source of support, though perhaps at the sacrifice of her own wellbeing.
“I used music to usher in the unseen elements of Holly’s story,” Jewel says in a press release, citing spine-chilling scores by John Carpenter, Goblin,...
- 9/15/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Film News
Johnny Jewel’s latest project is the soundtrack to the Dutch drama film Holly. Before the full Ost is out October 13th via his label Italians Do It Better, he’s shared a preview of it with the lead single “The Witch.” He’s also announced a run of European tour dates, during which he’ll play sets comprising music from his prolific film score discography.
Directed and written by Fien Troch, Holly centers around a 15-year-old girl whose school is largely destroyed by a fire one day after she calls out of class. As her community grieves, they begin to see some unspoken quality in Holly that makes her an unlikely source of support, though perhaps at the sacrifice of her own wellbeing.
“I used music to usher in the unseen elements of Holly’s story,” Jewel says in a press release, citing spine-chilling scores by John Carpenter, Goblin,...
Directed and written by Fien Troch, Holly centers around a 15-year-old girl whose school is largely destroyed by a fire one day after she calls out of class. As her community grieves, they begin to see some unspoken quality in Holly that makes her an unlikely source of support, though perhaps at the sacrifice of her own wellbeing.
“I used music to usher in the unseen elements of Holly’s story,” Jewel says in a press release, citing spine-chilling scores by John Carpenter, Goblin,...
- 9/15/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Holly, a 15-year-old girl, appears to develop clairvoyance and magical healing powers — or does she? — in Belgian director Fien Troch’s intriguing, ambiguous fifth feature, Holly. Anchored by a charismatic yet impressively subtle lead performance by Cathalina Geeraerts, the film flirts with different genres, and at various stages looks poised to emerge as a teen-themed horror show like Carrie or a didactic dramatization of the evils of bullying. Ultimately it ends up being neither of those things and evolves into a sly black comedy about the impossibility of truly unselfish altruism.
That tonal complexity may make it a little harder to love for audiences who crave easy answers, rootable-for characters and cut-and-dry moral dilemmas, but this should find its own niche on the festival circuit and beyond.
In a suburban Belgian town where Flemish is the more dominant language, Holly lives with her alcoholic mother (Els Deceukilier) and sister Dawn...
That tonal complexity may make it a little harder to love for audiences who crave easy answers, rootable-for characters and cut-and-dry moral dilemmas, but this should find its own niche on the festival circuit and beyond.
In a suburban Belgian town where Flemish is the more dominant language, Holly lives with her alcoholic mother (Els Deceukilier) and sister Dawn...
- 9/9/2023
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the 10 years since the release of Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive,” the lives of two key figures behind its pivotal soundtrack, Johnny Jewel and Cliff Martinez, have changed for the better, thanks to the film.
“Before ‘Drive’ coming out, I was standing by the freeway with a cardboard sign that said, ‘Will score for food,’” jokes “Drive’s” composer, Martinez, a sometimes drummer in Red Hot Chili Peppers, and one of Steven Soderbergh’s go-to composers. “I wasn’t exactly struggling, but I would go for months without work. My popularity ebbs and flows, but for the most part, I’m much more popular than I was before 2011.”
“For those of us in the underground, ‘Drive’ was huge,” says Jewel, who has two key songs on the soundtrack — “Tick of the Clock,” with his former band, the Chromatics, and “Under Your Spell” with his other band, Desire.
“’Drive’ is a niche film,...
“Before ‘Drive’ coming out, I was standing by the freeway with a cardboard sign that said, ‘Will score for food,’” jokes “Drive’s” composer, Martinez, a sometimes drummer in Red Hot Chili Peppers, and one of Steven Soderbergh’s go-to composers. “I wasn’t exactly struggling, but I would go for months without work. My popularity ebbs and flows, but for the most part, I’m much more popular than I was before 2011.”
“For those of us in the underground, ‘Drive’ was huge,” says Jewel, who has two key songs on the soundtrack — “Tick of the Clock,” with his former band, the Chromatics, and “Under Your Spell” with his other band, Desire.
“’Drive’ is a niche film,...
- 9/16/2021
- by Lily Moayeri
- Variety Film + TV
Belgium’s Fien Troch, who won best director in Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section in 2016 with “Home,” returned to the Lido last week to pitch her fifth feature, “Holly,” in the Venice Gap-Financing Market.
The project, which is budgeted at €2.5 million, is produced by Antonino Lombardo’s Belgian outfit Prime Time. The Dardenne Brothers’ company, Les Films du Fleuve, is among the co-producers.
“[The Dardenne Brothers] have been following Fien’s work for a long time, so it’s great to be able to finally work with them,” says Elisa Heene, who produces alongside Lombardo.
The film tells the story of a 15-year-old girl who unwittingly becomes a savior figure in the aftermath of a school fire. A traumatized community looks to her for consolation, but very soon the line between support and abuse blurs.
“It’s about the power of a community, what connects people, how they interact with each other...
The project, which is budgeted at €2.5 million, is produced by Antonino Lombardo’s Belgian outfit Prime Time. The Dardenne Brothers’ company, Les Films du Fleuve, is among the co-producers.
“[The Dardenne Brothers] have been following Fien’s work for a long time, so it’s great to be able to finally work with them,” says Elisa Heene, who produces alongside Lombardo.
The film tells the story of a 15-year-old girl who unwittingly becomes a savior figure in the aftermath of a school fire. A traumatized community looks to her for consolation, but very soon the line between support and abuse blurs.
“It’s about the power of a community, what connects people, how they interact with each other...
- 9/12/2021
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
Influencer culture should be fertile ground for horror. There’s a delicious potential in stoking our schadenfreude as we watch the vapid and the beautiful get bumped off in inventive ways; alternatively, there’s plenty of scope for a deep-dive on the psychology and sociology of Instagram celebs: what makes them tick, what role do we, the viewer, play in their lives, why do we watch, and why do they want us to? All of that stuff. The problem with Shook is that it attempts both approaches and consequently manages neither.
Mia (Daisye Tutor) is a moderately-successful influencer, sharing the glamorous ticks of her life via make-up tips on an unnamed Instagram-style platform. She has slightly less glamorous, less popular influencer friends, and a decidely unglamorous sister, Nicole (Emily Goss) living with the same degenerative genetic disease that recently killed their mother. Mia is back in the family home, passing...
Mia (Daisye Tutor) is a moderately-successful influencer, sharing the glamorous ticks of her life via make-up tips on an unnamed Instagram-style platform. She has slightly less glamorous, less popular influencer friends, and a decidely unglamorous sister, Nicole (Emily Goss) living with the same degenerative genetic disease that recently killed their mother. Mia is back in the family home, passing...
- 2/15/2021
- by Marc Burrows
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Written and directed by Jennifer Harrington and starring Daisye Tutor (Guest House), Emily Goss (Snapshots), Nicola Posener (The Bold and the Beautiful), Octavius J. Johnson (Sleepless), Stephanie Simbari (Here and Now), Grant Rosenmeyer (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) and real-life make-up and social media influencer Genelle Seldon, Shook will premiere and debut exclusively on Shudder in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
When Mia, a social media star, becomes the target of an online terror campaign, she has to solve a series of tests to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered. But is it real? Or is it just a game at her expense?
Produced by Tara L. Craig with music by celebrated electronic artist and Italians Do It Better label owner Johnny Jewel and tracks from his cult hit bands Chromatics, Symmetry, and Glass Candy, Shook premieres on Shudder on February 18th. Check out the trailer and...
When Mia, a social media star, becomes the target of an online terror campaign, she has to solve a series of tests to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered. But is it real? Or is it just a game at her expense?
Produced by Tara L. Craig with music by celebrated electronic artist and Italians Do It Better label owner Johnny Jewel and tracks from his cult hit bands Chromatics, Symmetry, and Glass Candy, Shook premieres on Shudder on February 18th. Check out the trailer and...
- 2/8/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
"What do you want?" "I need you to make a choice." Shudder has unveiled the official trailer for a horror thriller titled Shook, yet another new social media horror story. When Mia, a social media star, becomes the target of an online terror campaign, she has to solve a series of games to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered. But is it real. Or is it just a game at her expense. Who knows?! Who even cares?! Yet another derivative, cliche version of this horror. Written and directed by Jennifer Harrington, the film stars Daisye Tutor as Mia, with Emily Goss, Nicola Posener, Octavius J. Johnson, Stephanie Simbari, Grant Rosenmeyer, and real-life make-up and social media influencer Genelle Seldon. Featuring some new music by electronic artist and Italians Do It Better label owner Johnny Jewel. This doesn't look so good. Here's the official red band trailer (+ poster) for Jennifer Harrington's Shook,...
- 2/7/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Shook will premiere and debut exclusively to Shudder on February 18th in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as via the Shudder offering within the AMC+ bundle where available.
In Shook, Mia, a social media star, becomes the target of an online terror campaign. She has to solve a series of tests to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered. But is it real? Or is it just a game at her expense?
Check out the spooky new trailer:
Written and directed by Jennifer Harrington and starring Daisye Tutor (Guest House), Emily Goss (Snapshots), Nicola Posener (The Bold and the Beautiful), Octavius J. Johnson (Sleepless), Stephanie Simbari (Here and Now), Grant Rosenmeyer (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) and real-life make-up and social media influencer Genelle Seldon.
Produced by Tara L. Craig with music by celebrated electronic artist and Italians Do It Better label owner Johnny Jewel and...
In Shook, Mia, a social media star, becomes the target of an online terror campaign. She has to solve a series of tests to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered. But is it real? Or is it just a game at her expense?
Check out the spooky new trailer:
Written and directed by Jennifer Harrington and starring Daisye Tutor (Guest House), Emily Goss (Snapshots), Nicola Posener (The Bold and the Beautiful), Octavius J. Johnson (Sleepless), Stephanie Simbari (Here and Now), Grant Rosenmeyer (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) and real-life make-up and social media influencer Genelle Seldon.
Produced by Tara L. Craig with music by celebrated electronic artist and Italians Do It Better label owner Johnny Jewel and...
- 2/4/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ahead of its world premiere on February 18th on Shudder, here's a look at the new trailer for Shook:
"When Mia, a social media star, becomes the target of an online terror campaign, she has to solve a series of tests to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered. But is it real? Or is it just a game at her expense?
Written and directed by Jennifer Harrington and starring Daisye Tutor (Guest House), Emily Goss (Snapshots), Nicola Posener (The Bold and the Beautiful), Octavius J. Johnson (Sleepless), Stephanie Simbari (Here and Now), Grant Rosenmeyer (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) and real-life make-up and social media influencer Genelle Seldon.
Produced by Tara L. Craig with music by celebrated electronic artist and Italians Do It Better label owner Johnny Jewel and tracks from his cult hit bands Chromatics, Symmetry, and Glass Candy.
Shook is a Squid Farm production."
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"When Mia, a social media star, becomes the target of an online terror campaign, she has to solve a series of tests to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered. But is it real? Or is it just a game at her expense?
Written and directed by Jennifer Harrington and starring Daisye Tutor (Guest House), Emily Goss (Snapshots), Nicola Posener (The Bold and the Beautiful), Octavius J. Johnson (Sleepless), Stephanie Simbari (Here and Now), Grant Rosenmeyer (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) and real-life make-up and social media influencer Genelle Seldon.
Produced by Tara L. Craig with music by celebrated electronic artist and Italians Do It Better label owner Johnny Jewel and tracks from his cult hit bands Chromatics, Symmetry, and Glass Candy.
Shook is a Squid Farm production."
The post Watch the...
- 2/4/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
This article contains Major spoilers for the Killing Eve Season 3 finale.
The Killing Eve Season 3 finale has aired and it left us with plenty of delicious, lingering to turn over and discuss as we wait for the fourth season, which has already been confirmed.
What Does That Last Scene Mean?
One of the cool things about Killing Eve is that, every scene, it promotes a new female writer to head writer of the show. This not only means that the show acts an incubator of sort to give women the chance to run their own show, but it also creates a system in which the previous head writer challenges the next head writer to fulfill their season finale cliffhanger.
Last season, Season 2 head writer Emerald Fennell ended the season with Villanelle shooting Eve in Rome and leaving her to die and Season 3 head writer Suzanne Heathcote was responsible for playing...
The Killing Eve Season 3 finale has aired and it left us with plenty of delicious, lingering to turn over and discuss as we wait for the fourth season, which has already been confirmed.
What Does That Last Scene Mean?
One of the cool things about Killing Eve is that, every scene, it promotes a new female writer to head writer of the show. This not only means that the show acts an incubator of sort to give women the chance to run their own show, but it also creates a system in which the previous head writer challenges the next head writer to fulfill their season finale cliffhanger.
Last season, Season 2 head writer Emerald Fennell ended the season with Villanelle shooting Eve in Rome and leaving her to die and Season 3 head writer Suzanne Heathcote was responsible for playing...
- 6/1/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
Chromatics have followed up last year’s Closer to Grey album with a new single, “Toy.”
The pulsating, cinematic song, produced by Johnny Jewel, was released in three versions: the original, a stripped down version called “Toy (On Film)” and an instrumental edition called “Toy (Instrumental).” All three versions can be heard on Spotify here.
“It’s a song about trying to forget someone you’re still in love with even though they treat you like an object,” singer Ruth Radelet said in a statement. That sentiment is reflected in the lyrics as she croons,...
The pulsating, cinematic song, produced by Johnny Jewel, was released in three versions: the original, a stripped down version called “Toy (On Film)” and an instrumental edition called “Toy (Instrumental).” All three versions can be heard on Spotify here.
“It’s a song about trying to forget someone you’re still in love with even though they treat you like an object,” singer Ruth Radelet said in a statement. That sentiment is reflected in the lyrics as she croons,...
- 1/24/2020
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
According to producer Johnny Jewel, “Music is medicine.” Or at least that’s what the sparse statement that came with the band’s surprise release says. On Tuesday at midnight, Chromatics unveiled Closer to Grey, the follow-up to 2012’s much-anticipated Kill for Love.
Closer to Grey comes after seven years of delayed releases and fraught circumstances for the band. Chromatics initially announced in December 2014 that their Kill for Love follow-up would be titled Dear Tommy and would be released around Valentine’s Day. The band subsequently shared the singles “Shadow,...
Closer to Grey comes after seven years of delayed releases and fraught circumstances for the band. Chromatics initially announced in December 2014 that their Kill for Love follow-up would be titled Dear Tommy and would be released around Valentine’s Day. The band subsequently shared the singles “Shadow,...
- 10/2/2019
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
As fans of David Lynch and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks know, the show's music is as vital a character as the eccentric and enigmatic residents of the titular small town, and that was especially true when the show returned for its third season on Showtime in the fateful summer of 2017. On May 9th, Mondo Music’s Death Waltz Recording Company will take viewers back to the "place both wonderful and strange" with a vinyl release of the original soundtrack from Twin Peaks: Limited Event Series.
Press Release: Austin, TX – May 6, 2019 – Mondo Music’s Death Waltz Recording Company is thrilled to return to the town of Twin Peaks with their very own version of Season 3’s Limited Event Series Score featuring tracks by Angelo Badalamenti, Johnny Jewel, David Lynch and Dean Hurley. The Twin Peaks: Limited Event Series original soundtrack will be available for sale on Thursday, May 9 at MondoTees.
Press Release: Austin, TX – May 6, 2019 – Mondo Music’s Death Waltz Recording Company is thrilled to return to the town of Twin Peaks with their very own version of Season 3’s Limited Event Series Score featuring tracks by Angelo Badalamenti, Johnny Jewel, David Lynch and Dean Hurley. The Twin Peaks: Limited Event Series original soundtrack will be available for sale on Thursday, May 9 at MondoTees.
- 5/7/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
What's worse: Crushing a person's skull or crushing their spirit? The back-from-the-dead Twin Peaks has seen its fair share of the former violation, courtesy of the supernaturally strong denizens of the Black Lodge. When those demonic entities are around – whether they're Woodsmen assaulting radio-station employees or Dale Cooper's evil doppelganger shattering a rival criminal's face with a single punch after an arm-wrestling bout – no cranium is safe. And then there's the long, wordless scene starring Big Ed Hurley (Everett McGill, making his revival debut), which features no monsters and no...
- 8/7/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Twin Peaks Recap is a weekly column by Keith Uhlich covering David Lynch and Mark Frost's limited, 18-episode continuation of the Twin Peaks television series.It's great to be in the know. To have a moment (hopefully more than one) when the veil drops and, per that old song, the mysteries of love (of life) come clear. Part 12 of Mark Frost and David Lynch's revived Twin Peaks opens with just such a scene, as FBI Agent Tammy Preston (Chrysta Bell) is initiated into the Blue Rose Task Force by her superiors Albert Rosenfield (Miguel Ferrer) and Gordon Cole (Lynch). The references Albert drops—to things like "Project Blue Book" and to people like "Chet Desmond"—will be familiar to any Peaks obsessive who has pored over the original series, the Fire Walk with Me movie, or Frost's 2016 tie-in novel The Secret History of Twin Peaks. But remember that...
- 8/1/2017
- MUBI
Twin Peaks Recap is a weekly column by Keith Uhlich covering David Lynch and Mark Frost's limited, 18-episode continuation of the Twin Peaks television series.The key image in Part 5 of the revived Twin Peaks is of a woman in ecstasy. Recall, however, the subtitle that series co-creator/director David Lynch appended to his thorny 2006 masterpiece Inland Empire: "A Woman in Trouble." The line separating rapture and anguish is a blurry one, especially for Lynch's ladies, who are as likely to end up exquisitely chiseled corpses (the ubiquitous Laura Palmer; Part 2's doomed henchwoman Darya) as they are world-weary survivors. For the moment, let's focus on Rebecca "Becky" Burnett (Amanda Seyfried), daughter of Rr Diner waitress Shelly Johnson (Mädchen Amick), though Becky's last name—taken from ne'er-do-well husband Steven Burnett (Caleb Landry Jones)—obscures the identity of her father. (Dana Ashbrook's now-law-abiding Bobby Briggs is the most likely candidate,...
- 6/6/2017
- MUBI
As we prepare for Sunday’s two-hour premiere of the “Twin Peaks” revival, it’s important to remember how it all began. While we’ve got our own ideas about how best to do that, Showtime has released three videos featuring creators, critics, and cast members talking about the immense impact of “Twin Peaks” and how to best prepare for the new episodes.
“Keep your eye on the donut, not on the hole,” Lynch says in the third video.
Yeah, that’s pretty good advice, too.
In the first video, co-creator David Lynch and his cast join Damon Lindelof (“The Leftovers”), Lesli Linka Glatter (“Homeland”), and more to remember how the “Twin Peaks” phenomenon began.
“‘Twin Peaks’ basically proved that there wasn’t just one way to make television,” Damon Lindelof says.
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’: Why You Need to Watch the Pilot Again Before the Revival Premieres
Lynch,...
“Keep your eye on the donut, not on the hole,” Lynch says in the third video.
Yeah, that’s pretty good advice, too.
In the first video, co-creator David Lynch and his cast join Damon Lindelof (“The Leftovers”), Lesli Linka Glatter (“Homeland”), and more to remember how the “Twin Peaks” phenomenon began.
“‘Twin Peaks’ basically proved that there wasn’t just one way to make television,” Damon Lindelof says.
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’: Why You Need to Watch the Pilot Again Before the Revival Premieres
Lynch,...
- 5/15/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Twenty-seven years, one month, and seven days ago, David Lynch and Mark Frost unleashed “Twin Peaks” on the world. And it’s about to happen again.
We don’t know much about the new “Twin Peaks,” but we know this: It will be weird. Lynch’s cult classic always felt weird, toeing the line between ‘80s kitsch and ‘90s grunge in the year that bridged the two decades. Plus, you know, it was weird. The series’ dreamy sensibilities — and actual dreams, set in red rooms with dancing, mumbling, dead people — made for a uniquely provocative effect, often blending the hilarious and horrific.
Read More: Stream Johnny Jewel’s ‘Windswept’ and Try to Figure Out Which Songs Are on the ‘Twin Peaks’ Soundtrack
Despite the onslaught of recent TV revivals, we’re still not used to the strange effect of seeing old faces become new with the click of a button.
We don’t know much about the new “Twin Peaks,” but we know this: It will be weird. Lynch’s cult classic always felt weird, toeing the line between ‘80s kitsch and ‘90s grunge in the year that bridged the two decades. Plus, you know, it was weird. The series’ dreamy sensibilities — and actual dreams, set in red rooms with dancing, mumbling, dead people — made for a uniquely provocative effect, often blending the hilarious and horrific.
Read More: Stream Johnny Jewel’s ‘Windswept’ and Try to Figure Out Which Songs Are on the ‘Twin Peaks’ Soundtrack
Despite the onslaught of recent TV revivals, we’re still not used to the strange effect of seeing old faces become new with the click of a button.
- 5/15/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Not to be outdone by Keith Richards, Paul McCartney has confirmed his role in the upcoming “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” by unveiling a poster featuring his character on Twitter. Perhaps this will finally settle the age-old debate: Beatles or Stones?
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Sporting a braided beard, fingers full of rings and a handful of playing cards, McCartney’s character looks as though he could be an older relative of one Captain Jack Sparrow. Richards had a cameo in the franchise’s third installment, 2003’s “At World’s End,” and it’s likely that McCartney’s role will be similarly limited; Deadline described his sequence as “an extra big set-piece scene” a few months back.
Read More: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Plays Well at...
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Sporting a braided beard, fingers full of rings and a handful of playing cards, McCartney’s character looks as though he could be an older relative of one Captain Jack Sparrow. Richards had a cameo in the franchise’s third installment, 2003’s “At World’s End,” and it’s likely that McCartney’s role will be similarly limited; Deadline described his sequence as “an extra big set-piece scene” a few months back.
Read More: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Plays Well at...
- 5/14/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Johnny Jewel’s new album “Windswept” is now available to stream on Spotify, and among its 14 tracks are selections from the new season of “Twin Peaks.” We don’t actually know which songs actually feature in the long-awaited revival, of course — that would go against David Lynch’s well-earned philosophy of not telling anyone anything about it — but searching for meaning among hidden clues is nothing if not apropos of Lynch in general and “Twin Peaks” in particular.
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’: Dale Cooper Returns to The Red Room in New Look at David Lynch’s Upcoming Revival
Jewel previously contributed to the soundtracks to “Bronson,” “Drive” and “Lost River,” among others. Listen below and see if you can suss out any hints, whether from the music itself or even the titles: “Television Show” might be a little on the nose, but “Slow Dreams,” “Between Worlds” and “Missing Pages” all sound about right.
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’: Dale Cooper Returns to The Red Room in New Look at David Lynch’s Upcoming Revival
Jewel previously contributed to the soundtracks to “Bronson,” “Drive” and “Lost River,” among others. Listen below and see if you can suss out any hints, whether from the music itself or even the titles: “Television Show” might be a little on the nose, but “Slow Dreams,” “Between Worlds” and “Missing Pages” all sound about right.
- 5/13/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
In just over a week, David Lynch will raise the curtain on “Twin Peaks,” and audiences around the world will return to the weird world of the Pacific Northwest. Despite a couple of peeks here and there, things remain firmly under wraps, but another bit of material from the forthcoming series has been unveiled.
Read More: It Is Happening Again In Latest Trailer For New Season Of ‘Twin Peaks’
Johnny Jewel, perhaps best known for his contributions to the soundtrack of Nicolas Winding Refn‘s “Drive,” is also providing music for the upcoming show.
Continue reading Stream Johnny Jewel’s ‘Windswept’ Featuring Music From The New Season Of ‘Twin Peaks’ at The Playlist.
Read More: It Is Happening Again In Latest Trailer For New Season Of ‘Twin Peaks’
Johnny Jewel, perhaps best known for his contributions to the soundtrack of Nicolas Winding Refn‘s “Drive,” is also providing music for the upcoming show.
Continue reading Stream Johnny Jewel’s ‘Windswept’ Featuring Music From The New Season Of ‘Twin Peaks’ at The Playlist.
- 5/12/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Considering the sheer amount of Twin Peaks episodes we’ll be getting this summer — 22% of which will arrive in exactly 10 days — there will be no shortage of new music accompanying them and today brings a preview of the score. Chromatics‘ Johnny Jewel has released his new solo album Windswept, and across the 14 tracks are some contributions to David Lynch‘s new season. While it’s not specified which will actually show up — we’d be the one featuring “Television” in the title is a good bet — it’s as ideal excuse as any to listen to his latest album.
Along with the full album, streaming directly below, Showtime has released another teaser, this time showing off more footage than we expected, including new characters (one played by Ben Rosenfield) and familiar faces, notably the late Miguel Ferrer who is seen alongside Lynch’s Gordon Cole. Along with mysterious shots of...
Along with the full album, streaming directly below, Showtime has released another teaser, this time showing off more footage than we expected, including new characters (one played by Ben Rosenfield) and familiar faces, notably the late Miguel Ferrer who is seen alongside Lynch’s Gordon Cole. Along with mysterious shots of...
- 5/12/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Keep up with the always-hopping film festival world with our weekly Film Festival Roundup column. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.
Openers, Closers and Other Additions
– The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the films that will play in the Special Screenings section of AFI Fest 2016 presented by Audi, which includes three World Premieres and four additional highly anticipated films.
The World Premiere of the CG-animated film “Moana” will play in the Special Screenings section, along with “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds” and “Toni Erdmann.” Also bowing as Special Screenings will be the World Premieres of “Miss Sloane” and, as previously announced, “The Comedian.”
AFI Fest has also added Pablo Larrain’s lauded “Jackie,” starring Natalie Portman, as a Centerpiece Gala.
– The Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced that “American Pastoral,” the directorial debut of Perthshire-born Ewan McGregor will have a special Edinburgh International Film Festival Gala at the Filmhouse,...
Openers, Closers and Other Additions
– The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the films that will play in the Special Screenings section of AFI Fest 2016 presented by Audi, which includes three World Premieres and four additional highly anticipated films.
The World Premiere of the CG-animated film “Moana” will play in the Special Screenings section, along with “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds” and “Toni Erdmann.” Also bowing as Special Screenings will be the World Premieres of “Miss Sloane” and, as previously announced, “The Comedian.”
AFI Fest has also added Pablo Larrain’s lauded “Jackie,” starring Natalie Portman, as a Centerpiece Gala.
– The Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced that “American Pastoral,” the directorial debut of Perthshire-born Ewan McGregor will have a special Edinburgh International Film Festival Gala at the Filmhouse,...
- 10/27/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Jury led by Jeremy Thomas awards Terence Davies title with top award.
The 43rd annual Film Festival Ghent (Oct 11-21) awarded Terence Davies’ A Quiet Passion with the Grand Prix for Best Film.
Shot largely at Aed Studios in Antwerp, the Emily Dickinson biopic is a UK-Belgium co-production.
The international jury was led by Jeremy Thomas. The veteran UK producer was also recognised by the festival for his contribution to cinema, receiving the lifetime achievement award.
Ahead of the closing-night screening of Belgian film-maker Bavo Defurne’s romantic drama Souvenir, Thomas and his jury – including Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung, author Jonathan Coe and actresses Maaike Neuville, Lina El Arabi and India Hair – handed out the prizes.
Davies’ A Quiet Passion win came with $47.500 (€43,500) in prize money; special mention went to Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov’s Glory.
The Georges Delerue Award for best score went to Us producer/composer Johnny Jewel for Fien Troch’s Home...
The 43rd annual Film Festival Ghent (Oct 11-21) awarded Terence Davies’ A Quiet Passion with the Grand Prix for Best Film.
Shot largely at Aed Studios in Antwerp, the Emily Dickinson biopic is a UK-Belgium co-production.
The international jury was led by Jeremy Thomas. The veteran UK producer was also recognised by the festival for his contribution to cinema, receiving the lifetime achievement award.
Ahead of the closing-night screening of Belgian film-maker Bavo Defurne’s romantic drama Souvenir, Thomas and his jury – including Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung, author Jonathan Coe and actresses Maaike Neuville, Lina El Arabi and India Hair – handed out the prizes.
Davies’ A Quiet Passion win came with $47.500 (€43,500) in prize money; special mention went to Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov’s Glory.
The Georges Delerue Award for best score went to Us producer/composer Johnny Jewel for Fien Troch’s Home...
- 10/24/2016
- ScreenDaily
As Martin Scorsese once said, “Music and cinema fit together naturally. Because there’s a kind of intrinsic musicality to the way moving images work when they’re put together. It’s been said that cinema and music are very close as art forms, and I think that’s true.” Indeed, the right piece of music — whether it’s an original score or a carefully selected song — can do wonders for a sequence, and today we’re looking at the 35 films that best expressed this notion this year.
From seasoned composers (e.g. Ennio Morricone, John Williams, Carter Burwell, and Michael Giacchino) to accomplished musicians (e.g. Jonny Greenwood and Johnny Jewel), as well as a smattering of soundtracks (e.g. Mistress America, Magic Mike Xxl, and Tangerine), each musical example perfectly transported us to the world of the film. (It’s worth noting that we would include Paul Grimstad...
From seasoned composers (e.g. Ennio Morricone, John Williams, Carter Burwell, and Michael Giacchino) to accomplished musicians (e.g. Jonny Greenwood and Johnny Jewel), as well as a smattering of soundtracks (e.g. Mistress America, Magic Mike Xxl, and Tangerine), each musical example perfectly transported us to the world of the film. (It’s worth noting that we would include Paul Grimstad...
- 12/28/2015
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Every week, members of the Vulture staff highlight the best new music of 2015. If the song is worthy of your ears and attention, you will find it here. Read our picks below, share yours in the comments, and subscribe to the Vulture 2015 Playlist for a comprehensive guide to the year's best music.Amy Bezunartea, “Something to Show You”This is the perfect song for sad naps: those times when you don’t want to be in a better mood or pep up — you just want to let yourself be present in your sadness. Over sparse guitar and piano, Bezunartea's voice nails the balance between longing and comfort, singing, “I just want to call you and tell you something good / just for once, just for once in my life.” —Jesse David Fox (@JesseDavidFox) Chromatics, “Shadow”Chromatics’s Johnny Jewel introduced this Adult Swim Singles track by pointing out a beautiful certainty:...
- 9/15/2015
- by Vulture Editors
- Vulture
"Logan's Run" has had a long, long history of trying to be remade in Hollywood. The script has been gone over by a number of talented hands (Alex Garland, Will Beall and Christopher McQuarrie) and more recently, landed in the promising hands of Nicolas Winding Refn. At one point his version would've starred Ryan Gosling and featured a score by Johnny Jewel, but it fell apart, partly because Refn wasn't sure he would be able to put his imprint on the material. "When I pulled out of ‘Logan’s Run,’ it was the decision that if I was gonna make one of these mega-blockbusters, I would control the material,” he said in 2013. However, the dormant project has new life. THR reports that Simon Kinberg, the producer behind the "X-Men" franchise and the various "Star Wars" properties (including one of the upcoming spinoffs), is taking a shot at "Logan's Run." He'll...
- 7/22/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
A certain type of vintage genre score has rightfully earned its place in film music pantheon —think the haunting pulsations of John Carpenter, the woozy dreamscapes of Tangerine Dream, the throbbing disco-synth anxieties of Giorgio Moroder —and that atmospheric spirit as such is currently being channeled by filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn. The director recontextualized the Pet Shop Boys for a new generation with his bruising psycho prison film “Bronson”; he's turned throwback synth artist Johnny Jewel into a kind of modern rock star in the field thanks to his “Drive” score (the film's star Ryan Gosling has turned into a devotee too); and he's also helped transform Steven Soderbergh-collaborator Cliff Martinez (“Only God Forgives,” “Solaris”) into one of the most sought after modern film composers. While Refn is creatively indebted to the mondo-exotica genre films of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s and their soundtracks, the filmmaker has used his recent cache to shine a.
- 5/21/2015
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Johnny Jewel — née John Padgett — is the staggeringly productive force behind that glistening, nocturnal, electro-noir synth pop you heard in Nicolas Winding Refn's "Drive." Almost four years later, he brings his signature genre-bending style back to the screen for his pal Ryan Gosling's dark fairytale "Lost River." But in between, he juggled running his own label, Italians Do It Better, while playing in several of its bands including Glass Candy and Chromatics, doing for-hire TV work and squirreling money away for his own super-secret side projects. His "Lost River" journey began around 2008 when he supplied tracks for "Bronson" director Refn, who brought Jewel on for the acclaimed "Drive," starring and produced by Gosling. By now, Jewel and Gosling have learned to talk each other in a kind of creative frenzy, a simpatico mind meld that makes for a unique director/composer pairing. "When you're creating a world, there's a.
- 4/20/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Lost River
Written and directed by Ryan Gosling
USA, 2014
When his film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year, many critics reacted as if Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut had manifested itself into an abusive figure that vomited on their shoes, then repeatedly kicked their dog. Such a reaction was completely unearned by Lost River. There are flaws in the film, understandably, but it shines for them.
The film doesn’t follow a plot so much as it gravitates towards a heightened state of dream-like existence. Bones (Ian De Caestecker) is a teenager who strips houses for copper to support his mother, Billy (Christina Hendricks), and his little brother in an economically desperate and abandoned outskirts of a city (the film as shot in Detroit). Doing so gets him in trouble with a local self-proclaimed crime lord, Bully (Matt Smith). Billy, meanwhile, goes to work in a seedy, macabre...
Written and directed by Ryan Gosling
USA, 2014
When his film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year, many critics reacted as if Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut had manifested itself into an abusive figure that vomited on their shoes, then repeatedly kicked their dog. Such a reaction was completely unearned by Lost River. There are flaws in the film, understandably, but it shines for them.
The film doesn’t follow a plot so much as it gravitates towards a heightened state of dream-like existence. Bones (Ian De Caestecker) is a teenager who strips houses for copper to support his mother, Billy (Christina Hendricks), and his little brother in an economically desperate and abandoned outskirts of a city (the film as shot in Detroit). Doing so gets him in trouble with a local self-proclaimed crime lord, Bully (Matt Smith). Billy, meanwhile, goes to work in a seedy, macabre...
- 4/12/2015
- by Dylan Griffin
- SoundOnSight
Director: Ryan Gosling; Screenwriter: Ryan Gosling; Starring: Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker, Saoirse Ronan, Matt Smith, Eva Mendes, Ben Mendelsohn; Running time: 93 mins; Certificate: 15
Sometimes it's no fun being Ryan Gosling. No, not the actor who's the beloved star of The Notebook and Blue Valentine, but the filmmaker who saw his deeply-personal directorial debut Lost River savaged by critics at Cannes last year. Debuting three years after Drive blew the roof off the festival's Palais, Lost River received the kind of drubbing that'd have you believe it was a crime against cinema.
Fast forward to now and it's arriving to the masses with around 15 minutes shorn from the Cannes cut - diminished expectations end up doing it lot of favours. Gosling shoots for the stars with Lost River and doesn't quite make it, but why vilify him for showing ambition? Had this been made by a first-timer who wasn't an A-list actor,...
Sometimes it's no fun being Ryan Gosling. No, not the actor who's the beloved star of The Notebook and Blue Valentine, but the filmmaker who saw his deeply-personal directorial debut Lost River savaged by critics at Cannes last year. Debuting three years after Drive blew the roof off the festival's Palais, Lost River received the kind of drubbing that'd have you believe it was a crime against cinema.
Fast forward to now and it's arriving to the masses with around 15 minutes shorn from the Cannes cut - diminished expectations end up doing it lot of favours. Gosling shoots for the stars with Lost River and doesn't quite make it, but why vilify him for showing ambition? Had this been made by a first-timer who wasn't an A-list actor,...
- 4/9/2015
- Digital Spy
I’m a huge fan of Ryan Gosling as an actor, frankly considering him to be among the very best of this generation. As such, I was very interesting in his first foray behind the camera, which happens to be the dark fairy tale of sorts Lost River. He’s worked with some top notch directors in the past, so some interesting things had to have rubbed off on him. Well, he wears a number of influences on his sleeve in Lost River, oddly enough including David Lynch in a huge way. His debut film is a divisive one, but it’s a debut that I think suggests a bright future as a filmmaker. Gosling has a who’s who list of directors that he’s worked with in his career so far, including Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Half Nelson), Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook), Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine and...
- 4/8/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Edited by Adam CookThe first issue of Cinema Scope of 2015 has arrived and with it their annual top ten list, always an endearing straggler. Much of the content is online including an interview with Filipino director Kidlat Tahimik by yours truly and Daniel Kasman, Shelly Kraicer on the cinema of Luo Li, and more. Don Hertzfeldt's latest film, World of Tomorrow, is available on demand via Vimeo. In his latest entry, David Bordwell writes on the "unexpected virtues of long-winded blogging", and shines a spotlight on some of his blog pieces that have found their way into print—as well as some insight into Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Penance:"Penance would be something for young filmmakers to study. It shows how locations can be used elegantly and economically, and how the inability to get extreme long shots in cramped quarters can actually be an advantage. Classrooms, offices, and gymnasiums are used with a sober restraint,...
- 4/1/2015
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Ryan Gosling's directorial debut Lost River hits limited theaters and Digital HD on April 10 and it has already been announced it will be arriving on DVD and Blu-ray on May 5, but today we're going to talk about the film's score, which is now available to be listened to in its entirety directly below. amz asin="B00TJ8VOY0" size="small"Johnny Jewel provides the score while his electronic, synth group the Chromatics have a couple tracks, as does Glass Candy, with stars Saoirse Ronan, Eva Mendes, Ben Mendelsohn and Matt Smith providing some vocals. And if you were getting a Nicolas Winding Refn vibe from the trailers, you're going to get even more from the music as the first two tracks alone -- "Tell Me" and "Yes" -- could have probably found their way easily into either Drive or Only God Forgives. It's available for purchase right now on iTunes.
- 3/31/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Brimming with evocative visuals and a bold storytelling style, there is no doubt that Ryan Gosling's "Lost River" is distinctly his own vision. And as flawed as the movie may be, there's no doubt his taste is impeccable, working with a great roster of talent in front of camera — Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Eva Mendes, Ben Mendelsohn, Matt Smith — and behind it (Dp Benoit Debie, who has lensed films like "Spring Breakers" and "Enter The Void"). Perhaps the smartest choice was in the soundtrack, enlisting Johnny Jewel to score the film. And today you can hear the full soundtrack. Jewel's label, Italians Do It Better, has dropped the monstrous 37-track opus on YouTube, and the shimmering score is one you'll want to hear. Featuring some vocals by Saoirse Ronan, Eva Mendes, Ben Mendelsohn, and Matt Smith, Jewel delivers the synth fueled romanticism he's known for, alongside the pulsating thrum...
- 3/31/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
If you haven’t watched the trailer to Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut called Lost River, correct that now. While early buzz has been mixed, I’m excited to see the film. I think it is also cool that Johnny Jewel scored the film, considering he was going to be the original composer for Refn’s Drive (See Symmetry: Themes for an Imaginary Film where some of Jewel’s ideas and possibly leftout compositions lay). Lost River looks dreamy, hypnotic and a nightmare of Americana.
From the Press Release
Performer/producer/visual artist and composer Johnny Jewel scores Warner Bros.’ thriller Lost River, opening in theaters April 10, 2015.
Directed and written by Ryan Gosling, Lost River is a dark fairy tale about love, family and the fight for survival in the face of danger starring Christina Hendricks, Eva Mendes, and Ben Mendelsohn. The multi-talented Jewel provides a grainy analog synth score...
From the Press Release
Performer/producer/visual artist and composer Johnny Jewel scores Warner Bros.’ thriller Lost River, opening in theaters April 10, 2015.
Directed and written by Ryan Gosling, Lost River is a dark fairy tale about love, family and the fight for survival in the face of danger starring Christina Hendricks, Eva Mendes, and Ben Mendelsohn. The multi-talented Jewel provides a grainy analog synth score...
- 3/31/2015
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Performer/producer/visual artist and composer Johnny Jewel scores Warner Bros.’ thriller Lost River, opening in theaters April 10, 2015.
Directed and written by Ryan Gosling, Lost River is a dark fairy tale about love, family and the fight for survival in the face of danger starring Christina Hendricks, Eva Mendes, and Ben Mendelsohn. The multi-talented Jewel provides a grainy analog synth score that is both emotive and haunting, setting the tone for film’s dreamlike setting.
The Lost River soundtrack is available March 30th, 2015 on Jewel’s Italians Do It Better record label and will feature original tracks from the Chromatics, Desire, and Glass Candy.
In the virtually abandoned city of Lost River, a single mother of two (Hendricks) is led into a macabre underworld in her quest to save her childhood home and hold her family together.
Gosling had approached Johnny Jewel to score his directorial debut “Lost River” while...
Directed and written by Ryan Gosling, Lost River is a dark fairy tale about love, family and the fight for survival in the face of danger starring Christina Hendricks, Eva Mendes, and Ben Mendelsohn. The multi-talented Jewel provides a grainy analog synth score that is both emotive and haunting, setting the tone for film’s dreamlike setting.
The Lost River soundtrack is available March 30th, 2015 on Jewel’s Italians Do It Better record label and will feature original tracks from the Chromatics, Desire, and Glass Candy.
In the virtually abandoned city of Lost River, a single mother of two (Hendricks) is led into a macabre underworld in her quest to save her childhood home and hold her family together.
Gosling had approached Johnny Jewel to score his directorial debut “Lost River” while...
- 3/31/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“I’m nervous, but I’m more excited. We’ve been working on it for years now, and it’s only ever screened once,” Ryan Gosling told E! earlier this month, when his directorial debut "Lost River" screened at SXSW following its World Premiere at Cannes last spring. “So it’s nice to finally have our second screening and to just help the movie find its audience.” And indeed, while word was less than kind from the Croisette, interest has never wavered in Gosling's film, and this new teaser will certainly keep that curiosity going. Running three minutes long, and slightly Nsfw due to one bloody face-peeling sequence, the preview introduces the main cast members (Christina Hendricks, Ben Mendelsohn, Saoirse Ronan, Eva Mendes, Matt Smith, and more) and provides no shortage of arresting imagery from the fantasy film. And that pulsating music? That's courtesy of Johnny Jewel. You can hear a new track,...
- 3/30/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
“A Dark ‘Goonies.’ Cool, I’m in.” That was the reaction given in text message by Chromatics member/composer Johnny Jewel to Ryan Gosling, when the actor gave him the script for his first directorial project, “Lost River” (previously titled “How To Catch A Monster”). An apt summation for Gosling to hear, it proved a worthy touchpoint for the “Blue Valentine” actor to focus the swarm of ideas in his writing and directing debut, a self-described “neon-colored fairy tale” that stars Ian De Caestecker, Saoirse Ronan, Christina Hendricks, and Matt Smith as citizens of a bizarro urban wasteland. Held under strict secrecy during its production, the film finally premiered at Cannes last year to a particularly scathing reaction — it fell prey to the most exaggerated dismissals available, while others like us saw it as a greatly flawed but ambitious venture worth a look. It’s been mostly silence from Gosling in the year that followed,...
- 3/14/2015
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
It’s safe to say as Nicolas Winding Refn’s current muse, actor-turned-director Ryan Gosling, is also heavily influenced by his filmmaker friend. Take Gosling’s directorial debut “Lost River,” which is scored by dreamy analogue synth artist Johnny Jewel (who’s also in the bands Glass Candy, Chromatics Desire and Symmetry). Before scoring Gosling’s entire film, Jewel was probably best known for his musical contributions to Refn’s “Bronson” and “Drive.” So perhaps taking cues from his main bro (who has defended the actor’s film vigorously), Gosling tapped Jewel to write the entire score to his polarizing debut “Lost Rive,r” which some have compared to David Lynch, and yes, a little bit of Refn, too (here’s our review). In a press release from a few months back, Jewel said, "When Ryan e-mailed me the script my immediate feeling was that the whole film should be...
- 2/19/2015
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Prior to its April VOD and Theatrical release, Ryan Gosling’s Lost River will bow at SXSW, where the actor-filmmaker will also be seen in conversation with beloved director Guillermo del Toro. Ahead of that, a new French trailer and a slate of clips from the film have debuted, highlighting its surreal, dreamy tone and Johnny Jewel’s…
The post International Trailer, Clips: Ryan Gosling’s Lost River appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
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- 2/19/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Earlier this week brought the first trailer for Ryan Gosling’s much derided directorial debut “Lost River.” The striking dreamlike imagery of the trailer —photographed by “Enter The Void” and “Spring Breakers” Dp Benoit Debie— was cut to the equally gorgeous score from Johnny Jewel, and an excerpt from that soundtrack has arrived online. The Jewel and Gosling relationship stretches back to 2011’s “Drive," when Jewel scored the Nicolas Winding Refn film before the studio replaced it with a Cliff Martinez score. A pair of songs from Jewels’ bands did end up on the soundtrack to great effect —Chromatics’ ”Tick of the Clock“ and Desire’s ”Under Your Spell"— but it’s clear that he still had that itch to score a film and he’s scratched it pretty well with Gosling’s film. Our review from last year’s Cannes may have been ultimately disappointed by “the emptiness at [the] center” of Gosling’s film,...
- 2/5/2015
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut film, Lost River, will open April 10 for a theatrical run in New York and Los Angeles and will also be available same day via national digital release in the U.S.
This news comes the same day as the announcement of the film’s North American premiere being part of the SXSW Film Festival, running March 13 – 21 in Austin Texas.
The film, from Sierra Affinity, Phantasma Films and Bold Films, stars Christina Hendricks (TV’s “Mad Men”), Saoirse Ronan (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”), Iain De Caestecker (TV’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), Matt Smith (TV’s “Doctor Who”), Reda Kateb (“Zero Dark Thirty”), Barbara Steele (TV’s “Dark Shadows”), with Eva Mendes (“The Place Beyond the Pines”), and Ben Mendelsohn (“The Dark Knight Rises”).
In addition to directing the film, Gosling also wrote the screenplay. The producers are Marc Platt (“Into the Woods”), Gosling,...
This news comes the same day as the announcement of the film’s North American premiere being part of the SXSW Film Festival, running March 13 – 21 in Austin Texas.
The film, from Sierra Affinity, Phantasma Films and Bold Films, stars Christina Hendricks (TV’s “Mad Men”), Saoirse Ronan (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”), Iain De Caestecker (TV’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), Matt Smith (TV’s “Doctor Who”), Reda Kateb (“Zero Dark Thirty”), Barbara Steele (TV’s “Dark Shadows”), with Eva Mendes (“The Place Beyond the Pines”), and Ben Mendelsohn (“The Dark Knight Rises”).
In addition to directing the film, Gosling also wrote the screenplay. The producers are Marc Platt (“Into the Woods”), Gosling,...
- 2/4/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Previously titled How to Catch A Monster, Lost River is Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut. The film stars Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Eva Mendes, Matt Smith, Ben Mendelsohn and genre classic Barbara Steele (who replaced Karen Black after her passing). The film will be showing at SXSW in Austin after some shaky reviews from its Cannes premiere.
Watching the trailer above shows me that Gosling has a unique visual style, even if it borrows from Refn in its simplicity at times. It is also photographed by Gaspar Noé‘s Dp, Benoît Debie. Given what I’ve seen from this trailer alone, I’m willing to take a chance. The film is scored by Johnny Jewel, who was originally supposed to do the score for Drive. Warner Bros. doesn’t seem to have high hopes for it as they are releasing the film Day & Date on April 10th. Hopefully the SXSW screening will help their hype.
Watching the trailer above shows me that Gosling has a unique visual style, even if it borrows from Refn in its simplicity at times. It is also photographed by Gaspar Noé‘s Dp, Benoît Debie. Given what I’ve seen from this trailer alone, I’m willing to take a chance. The film is scored by Johnny Jewel, who was originally supposed to do the score for Drive. Warner Bros. doesn’t seem to have high hopes for it as they are releasing the film Day & Date on April 10th. Hopefully the SXSW screening will help their hype.
- 2/3/2015
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
sb id="1423335" height="360" width="640" On the heels of the first official trailer (see above) released earlier today, Warner Bros. just sent over the first poster for Ryan Gosling's Lost River, which will be hitting limited theaters and digital HD on April 10. The film is described as a dark fairy tale about love, family and the fight for survival in the face of danger, centering on Billy (Christina Hendricks), a single mother of two, living in the virtually abandoned city of Lost River. She is led into a macabre underworld in her quest to save her childhood home and hold her family together. Her teenage son Bones (Iain De Casestecker) discovers a mystery about the origins of Lost River that triggers his curiosity and sets into motion an unexpected journey that will test his limits and the limits of those he loves. Ben Mendelsohn, Eva Mendes, Saoirse Ronan and Matt Smith...
- 2/3/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, Lost River, was savaged by critics at the Cannes Film Festival. Now, after spending $3 million for domestic distribution rights, Warner Bros. is looking to shuffle it off to an indie distributor. Among the commentary from critics, comparisons to David Lynch were the most frequently written, along with Beasts of the Southern Wild, Nicolas Winding Refn, Dario Argento and the list goes on and on. By the sound of it, Gosling was stretching his legs, exploring and seemingly attempting to mimic those he most admires. Personally it makes it sound like something work seeing, just to get a taste for his visual eye and word is the score from Johnny Jewel is worth hearing. The film stars Christina Hendricks as Billy, a single mother swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son discovers a road that leads him to a secret underwater town. Ben Mendelsohn,...
- 5/21/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Director: Ryan Gosling; Screenwriter Ryan Gosling; Starring: Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker, Matt Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Ben Mendelsohn; Running time: 105 mins; Certificate: Tbc
To say that Ryan Gosling's directorial debut feels more like a practice run than a true first feature sounds like condemnation, but the result of his experimentation is a striking and often mesmerising muddle. While it undeniably plays more like a scrapbook collection of flourishes and beats borrowed from other filmmakers (Lynch, Refn, Noé, Kaufman) than a coherent whole, there's ample evidence in Lost River's bold, lurid visuals and compellingly nightmarish tone that Gosling is a director with promise.
Recalling the blend of hardscrabble reality and hypnagogic fantasy in Beasts of the Southern Wild, Lost River takes place in the ruins of a city that has been literally and metaphorically drowned. The construction of a reservoir has forced residents from their homes, leaving behind a barely-populated wasteland.
To say that Ryan Gosling's directorial debut feels more like a practice run than a true first feature sounds like condemnation, but the result of his experimentation is a striking and often mesmerising muddle. While it undeniably plays more like a scrapbook collection of flourishes and beats borrowed from other filmmakers (Lynch, Refn, Noé, Kaufman) than a coherent whole, there's ample evidence in Lost River's bold, lurid visuals and compellingly nightmarish tone that Gosling is a director with promise.
Recalling the blend of hardscrabble reality and hypnagogic fantasy in Beasts of the Southern Wild, Lost River takes place in the ruins of a city that has been literally and metaphorically drowned. The construction of a reservoir has forced residents from their homes, leaving behind a barely-populated wasteland.
- 5/21/2014
- Digital Spy
Originally titled How to Catch a Monster, Ryan Gosling's directorial debut was just accepted into the Un Certain Regard selection at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival (see the lineup here) under the title Lost River and now we have our first look at two pictures from the upcoming fantasy, which Warner Bros. will release later this year. On top of directing, Gosling also wrote the screenplay, as for the actors, he's cast his Drive co-star Christina Hendricks in the lead role alongside his The Place Beyond the Pines co-stars Ben Mendelsohn and Eva Mendes and Saoirse Ronan, whom he would have starred with if he'd remained in Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones. Described as a fantasy/thriller, the film centers on a single mother (Hendricks) who's swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son discovers a road that leads him to a secret underwater town. These images alone...
- 4/19/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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