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Foxhole (film)
''Foxhole'' is a 2021 American war drama film written and directed by Jack Fessenden and starring James LeGros and Andi Matichak. Cast *Motell Gyn Foster as Jackson *Cody Kostro as Clark *Angus O'Brien as Conrad *Alex Hurt as Morton *Alex Breaux as the German *Asa Spurlock as Confederate Soldier *James LeGros as Wilson *Andi Matichak as Gale Production Principal photography lasted sixteen days. Filming wrapped in New York in August 2019. Release In November 2021, it was announced that Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired North American distribution rights to the film, which premiered at the 2021 Oldenburg International Film Festival. Reception The film has a 67% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on twelve reviews. John DeFore of ''The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Felix McKenney
James Felix McKenney (born May 27, 1968) is an American writer, director, producer and actor, raised in Saco, Maine. Career He is known for creating non-traditional films in the horror and science fiction genres, produced by his company called MonsterPants. McKenney filmed for Dark Sky Films the supernatural thriller ''Hypothermia'', the film stars Michael Rooker, Greg Finley and is shot in Mayfield, New York at Great Sacandaga Lake. Filmography Director * ''Villain'' (2013) * ''The Girl from Mars'' (2013) * ''Hypothermia'' (2012) * ''Satan Hates You'' (2009) * '' Automatons'' (2006) * ''The Off Season ''The Off Season'' is a 2004 independent horror film directed by James Felix McKenney and produced by Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix. It was filmed in Old Orchard Beach, Maine and distributed through Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Plot In th ...'' (2004) * ''CanniBallistic!'' (2002) References External links * MonsterPants 1968 births American male film actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Fessenden
Laurence T. Fessenden (born March 23, 1963) is an American actor, producer, writer, director, film editor, and cinematographer. He is the founder of the New York based independent production outfit Glass Eye Pix. His writer/director credits include No Telling' (written with Beck Underwood, 1991), ''Habit'' (1997), ''Wendigo'' (2001), and '' The Last Winter'' (written with Robert Leaver, 2006), which is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. He has also directed the television feature '' Beneath'' (2013), an episode of the NBC TV series '' Fear Itself'' (2008) entitled " Skin and Bones", and a segment of the anthology horror-comedy film '' The ABCs of Death 2'' (2014). He is the writer, with Graham Reznick, of the BAFTA Award-winning Sony PlayStation video game ''Until Dawn''. He has acted in numerous films including ''Like Me'' (2017), ''In a Valley of Violence'' (2016), '' We Are Still Here'' (2015), '' Jug Face'' (2012), '' Broken Flowers'' (2005), '' The Dead D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andi Matichak
Andi Matichak is an American actress. She first appeared in television series such as '' 666 Park Avenue'', '' Orange Is the New Black'' and '' Blue Bloods,'' before making her film debut as Allyson Nelson in the horror film series '' Halloween'' and its sequels. Early life Matichak was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, but raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. She attended St. Francis High School in Wheaton, Illinois. During a summer while still in high school, Matichak worked as a model in Greece, where she met a talent agent who encouraged her to act. After returning to Chicago, she began taking acting classes. Matichak graduated from St. Francis High School one year early and forwent a full-ride soccer scholarship to attend the University of South Florida, instead moving to New York City to pursue modeling and acting. Career Matichak has made guest appearances in numerous television series, such as '' 666 Park Avenue'', '' Orange Is the New Black'', ''Underground'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James LeGros
James Le Gros () (born April 27, 1962) is an American actor. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in ''Living in Oblivion''. Career James Le Gros appeared as Rick in Gus Van Sant's 1989 ''Drugstore Cowboy''. One of his best-known roles was in ''Living in Oblivion'' (directed by Tom DiCillo, also starring Steve Buscemi and Catherine Keener). Le Gros played Chad Palomino, an acting divo with endless "a-list" star demands for a "b-movie" director and crew. Le Gros appeared on Showtime's ''Sleeper Cell'' (as Special Agent Ray Fuller) and on ''Law & Order''. He was also a cast member on the television series '' Ally McBeal'' and guest-starred on ''Roseanne'', ''Punky Brewster'', '' The Outer Limits'', and ''Friends''. He portrayed Dr. Dan Harris on the NBC series ''Mercy''. Le Gros portrayed Peter Gray in the Dark Sky thriller '' Bitter Feast''. He is the first actor to appear on TV as Deputy United States Marshal Raylan Give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glass Eye Pix
Glass Eye Pix is an American independent film studio based in New York City, New York known primarily for producing horror films. History Film director Larry Fessenden founded Glass Eye Pix on November 2, 1986 in order to copyright his own films, including ''Habit, Wendigo'' and ''The Last Winter''. The name came from a glass eye one of his friends gave to him as a gift, combined with the old lingo from the trade magazine Variety which called movies "pix". The company eventually grew to encompass others' works as Fessenden began to mentor younger filmmakers. Glass Eye Pix's low-budget horror banner, Scareflix, was designed to create lean budgeted, auteur-driven films from new directors. Scareflix productions include Glenn McQuaid’s '' I Sell the Dead'', Ti West's '' The Roost'' and '' Trigger Man'', James Felix McKenney's '' Automatons'' and '' The Off Season'', and '' I Can See You'' and ''The Viewer'' by Graham Reznick. Other Scareflix include Joe Maggio's '' Bitter Feast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Samuel Goldwyn Films is an American film company that licenses, releases and distributes art-house, independent and foreign films. It was founded by Samuel Goldwyn Jr., the son of the Hollywood business magnate/mogul, Samuel Goldwyn. The current incarnation is a successor to The Samuel Goldwyn Company. Background After The Samuel Goldwyn Company was acquired by Orion Pictures Corporation in 1996 and by MGM in 1997, Samuel Goldwyn Jr. founded Samuel Goldwyn Films as an independent production/distribution studio. Until his passing, the younger Goldwyn owned sole rights to the use of the name and signature logo as part of the settlement of his 1999 lawsuit against MGM, which changed its Goldwyn subsidiary's name to G2 Films. Goldwyn previously operated IDP Distribution, which distributed films for Fireworks Films, Stratosphere Entertainment, and Roadside Attractions. Films This is a list of films distributed and/or produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films. 1990s 2000s 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldenburg International Film Festival
The Oldenburg International Film Festival has covered the international movie scene in all aspects since 1994. It is situated in Oldenburg, Germany. Its open-minded approach leads to a mixture of movie premieres and original independent productions. Innovation and contrarian ideas are some features of the festival. Among the guests of honor were Alex Cox, Frank Oz, James B. Harris, Tim Hunter, Belgian cult director Harry Kümel, Jim McBride, Philippe de Broca, Andrzej Żuławski, Ken Russell, Jerry Schatzberg and Ovidio G. Assonitis who have all attended the festival for the retrospectives of their work. Icíar Bollaín, Seymour Cassel, Asia Argento, Stacy Cochran, Richard Stanley, Ben Gazzara, Larry Clark, Tim Blake Nelson as well as Luke and Andrew Wilson have attended the festival for tributes in their honor. Internationally acclaimed films, such as Park Chan-wook’s ''The Handmaiden'', Takeshi Kitano’s ''Kids Return'', David Cronenberg’s ''Spider'', Kevin Spacey’s ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor stage performance, the original inspiration comes from a scene featuring tomatoes in the Canadian film ''Léolo'' (1992). Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. History Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His objective in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RogerEbert
''RogerEbert.com'' is an American film review website that archives reviews written by film critic Roger Ebert for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' and also shares other critics' reviews and essays. The website, underwritten by the ''Chicago Sun-Times'', was launched in 2002. Ebert handpicked writers from around the world to contribute to the website. After Ebert died in 2013, the website was relaunched under Ebert Digital, a partnership founded between Ebert, his wife Chaz, and friend Josh Golden. Background Two months after Ebert's death, Chaz Ebert hired film and television critic Matt Zoller Seitz as editor-in-chief for the website because his IndieWire blog PressPlay shared multiple contributors with RogerEbert.com, and because both websites promoted each other's content. ''The Dissolve''s Noel Murray described the website's collection of Ebert reviews as "an invaluable resource, both for getting some front-line perspective on older movies, and for getting a better sense of who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
