New Fansite Reminds Us that ‘Red Dawn’ is Coming
Movie News By Bethany Perryman on September 25, 2009 | Comments (4)
‘Red Dawn’ Casts Two More to Yell “Wolverines!” On Mountain
Casting Couch By Cole Abaius on June 17, 2009 | Comments (6)Oh, the rage we could be feeling about remakes right now. And oh, the clever move by the studio to satiate them by casting a hot actress (Adrianne Palicki) and a talented actor (Josh Peck). Well played, MGM.
Exclusive: Josh Peck Talks ‘The Wackness’ With Us
Interviews By Cole Abaius on January 8, 2009 | Comments (2)The star of The Wackness revisits the film on DVD, discusess his possible Nike endorsements, and requests a free Playstation.
Exclusive: Josh Peck Tied to ‘Hearts of Men’
In Development By Cole Abaius on January 7, 2009 | Comments (2)The star of The Wackness might be celebrating the music of Tupac and mourning the tragedy of gang life if Hearts of Men gets off the ground.
Want to See The Wackness? Find Out When it is Coming to Your Town
Features By Neil Miller on July 5, 2008 | Be the First To CommentWe finally have the release schedule for one of our favorite indie flicks of the year, The Wackness. If you are sick of hearing us blabber on about it and just want to see it already, you may be in luck.
The Wackness Red Band Movie Trailer is Not Wack at All
Movie Marketing By Neil Miller on June 19, 2008 | Comments (12)Oh the relief that it brings to finally see a well-cut, red band trailer for the upcoming release The Wackness.
The Wackness: Luke Shapiro’s Dope Show
Movie News By Neil Miller on May 29, 2008 | Be the First To CommentLuke Shapiro, the lead character, must have me in his 5 or something, because we are definitely homeboys. In fact, he sent me over this wicked dope video just this morning.
I’ve got a feeling that you don’t know much about The Wackness. But I also have a feeling that if you did, you might just want to see it.
As you may already know, if you read my review, I absolutely fell in love with director Jonathan Levine’s mid-90s comedy The Wackness. Starting with this trailer, I hope to bring that love to all of you…
The Wackness to Hit Theaters on July 3
Movie News By Neil Miller on February 28, 2008 | Comments (6)
Sundance: Sony Pictures Classics Wants Some ‘Wackness’; Fans Should Be Scared
Features By Neil Miller on January 26, 2008 | Comments (2)Allow me to preface this: I could not be happier to hear that director Jonathan Levine’s dark teen drug comedy The Wackness is about to be purchased by a studio for distribution. After waiting all week and talking to Levine on Thursday about the tedious waiting game, it was becoming very frustrating to see that this film had not been picked up by a visionary studio like Fox Searchlight or Focus Features — two companies that could very easily find a way to market this film and put people in the seats. With great marketing, this could just as well have ended up being this year’s Juno. So I am sad to hear from our friends at indieWIRE that Sony Pictures Classics is in the process of closing a deal for The Wackness. This is probably one of the worst things that could have happened for the film, especially considering the way SPC has handled their films over the last 12 months. Take this into consideration: Academy Award nominated animated film Persepolis has made a total of $913k since its release on December 21. So far, it has played on no more that 30 screens. We are not talking about a crappy animated hack-job either — the movie got nominated for a fucking Oscar. But wait, that’s not all. Sony Pictures Classics also buried the return of Francis Ford Coppola, Youth Without Youth. I know the film got critically panned, but you mean to tell me that you can’t make [Due to Content Scraping and Theft, we have been forced to try abbreviated feeds. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and woud very much appreciate you clicking through to view the full article on FilmSchoolRejects.com]
Sundance Interview: ‘The Wackness’ Writer/Director Jonathan Levine
Features By Neil Miller on January 25, 2008 | Comments (4)The passionate writer/director behind The Wackness talks about bringing his film to Sundance, his other film All The Boys Love Mandy Lane and the thought of making a sexy werewolf western starring Ben Kingsley.
Sundance Exclusive: Video Clip from ‘The Wackness’
Features By Neil Miller on January 22, 2008 | Comments (10)
Sundance Buzz: ‘The Wackness’ Brings Down the House on Day 2
Features By Neil Miller on January 19, 2008 | Comments (2)
Sundance Review: ‘The Wackness’ is Nothing Short of Brilliant
Features By Neil Miller on January 19, 2008 | Comments (8)Writer/Director Jonathan Levine has brought his incredibly intelligent, amazingly cast film to Sundance to delight audiences — especially those who were children of the 90s.
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