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In one of the best scenes in I’ll Be Right There, a character reveals a family story involving an improbable getaway driver. Taking in this tale is her middle-aged daughter, who knows a thing or two about driving — although her role behind the wheel is more along the lines of schlepping to and fro than making a break for it. These two strong women are played, respectively, by Jeannie Berlin and Edie Falco, actors of ineffable down-to-earth zing. When, later in the movie, the screen fills with a slo-mo shot of them running side by side down a hospital corridor, it feels like a winking, loving gift, one of the giddy dividends from this wry take on family and midlife anxieties.

Set and shot in a Northeastern hamlet (Pearl River, in New York’s Rockland County), director Brendan Walsh’s second feature (after Centigrade) is a modestly scaled affair that...

When actors are asked about their career motivations, they often default to “just wanting to do something different.” Judging by her resume, however, Mackenzie Davis really means it. Over the course of only seven years and just over two dozen roles, the actress has already done a little bit of everything, sliding from indies to mainstreams films and back again, and that’s not about to change, even with Davis stepping into her most high-profile role yet.

Best known for her work in indies like “Breathe In” and “Almost Shine,” the actress is currently filming her biggest film to date: a “Terminator” reboot in which she’s rumored to be playing a “soldier-assassin from the future.” It’s the kind of movie that seems poised to catapult the 31-year-old performer into a different stratosphere, but before that, she’s still diligently stumping for her latest indie.

That role — likely the...

With production set to begin next month, the cast of Ridley Scott's Blade Runner 2 keeps growing. Today we have word that the filmmaker will reunite with The Martian star Mackenzie Davis, who has signed on for a role in this long-awaited sequel. No details were given regarding what character she's playing, but the actress does join an impressive cast.

The Hollywood Reporter has the news, revealing she will star alongside Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard, Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista and Ana de Armas. Very little is known about the story, but it has been confirmed to be set several decades after the 1982 original. Warner Bros. recently pushed back the release date from January 12, 2018 to October 6, 2017, where it will go up against an untitled 20th Century Fox/Marvel movie.

Denis Villeneuve is directing from a script written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. This script succeeds the initial...

Title: A Country Called Home Arc Entertainment Director: Anna Axster Writer: Anna Axster and Jim Beggarly Cast: Imogen Poots, Mary McCormack, Mackenzie Davis, June Squibb, Shea Whigham, Josh Helman and Ryan Bingham Running Time: 90 min Rated: Unrated (Language, Mild Violence) In Theaters: February 26 VOD & DVD: March 1 Ellie (Imogen Poots, That Awkward Moment) is a a young woman struggling to live in Los Angeles. She gets a call from her stepmother Amanda (Mary McCormack, In Plain Sight) whom tells Ellie that her estranged alcoholic father has passed away. Ellie’s brother wants nothing to do with their dad that abandoned them at a young age, but Ellie feeling [ Read More ]

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Ellie (Imogen Poots) finds herself in Texas to deal with the death of her estranged father in “A Country Called Home.” Expecting to stay for a day, she finds herself wrapped up in the remnants of her father’s life that she finds there, and parts of her own life she didn’t even know existed. What began as a short trip becomes a life-changing experience for Ellie, as she reconnects with a long-gone father. Co-written and directed by Anna Axster, “A Country Called Home” is a sweet and soulful debut feature that explores the many different facets of a parent’s death, whether you knew that parent or not. Long separated from her hard-drinking dad, Ellie is compelled for some reason to try and make it back to say goodbye while he’s in the hospital. Her brother (an excellent Shea Whigham, who appears in only one scene) has...

Read More: Alchemy and Arc Entertainment Pick Up Coming-Of-Age Drama 'A Country Called Home' Marking Anna Axster's directorial debut, the upcoming coming-of-age drama "A Country Called Home" tackles some heavy emotions and stars a strong ensemble cast, including Imogen Poots, Mary McCormack, Mackenzie Davis, June Squibb and Ryan Bingham.  Axster's film follows a young woman living in L.A. named Ellie, who learns that her estranged alcoholic father has died. She goes back to her small hometown in Texas for the funeral and meets the rest of her estranged family and its new members, including a distraught stepmother, her apprehensive son, a gutsy young musician and doting grandparents. Through these relationships, she learns more about the father she didn't know, and discovers a new perspective towards friendship, loyalty and family. "A Country Called Home" will be released in theaters on February 26 and on VOD and iTunes on March 1. Watch an.

Plus: The Exhange introduces Efm buyers to romance A Moment To Remember; Alchemy, Arc acquire world rights to A Country Called Home; and more…

Top brass at Cannes’ Marché du Film and the Ford Foundation have moved to boost the profile of documentaries. The partners will relocate the Marché’s Doc Corner initiative to a new venue at Marina Club and are adding a market screening room solely for documentaries. The Ford Foundation backs Just Films, a programme that focuses on social injustice stories.

Alex Roe and Nicola Peltz have joined the cast of A Moment To Remember, which Brian O’Shea’s The Exchange is selling at the Efm. The story centres on a young man who tries to give his wife one final memory before he loses her to a degenerative brain disease. Ben Lewin directed from a screenplay by Susannah Grant and the producers are Mark Amin, Cami Winikoff, and Scott Lambert...

Plus: The Exhange introduces Efm buyers to romance A Moment To Remember; Alchemy, Arc acquire world rights to A Country Called Home; and more…

Top brass at Cannes’ Marché du Film and the Ford Foundation have moved to boost the profile of documentaries. The partners will relocate the Marché’s Doc Corner initiative to a new venue at Marina Club and are adding a market screening room solely for documentaries. The Ford Foundation’s Just Films focuses on social injustice stories.

Alex Roe and Nicola Peltz have joined the cast of A Moment To Remember, which Brian O’Shea’s The Exchange is selling at the Efm. The story centres on a young man who tries to give his wife one final memory before he loses her to a degenerative brain disease. Ben Lewin directed from a screenplay by Susannah Grant and the producers are Mark Amin, Cami Winikoff, and Scott Lambert.Daniel Radcliffe will star...

Read More: Laff Review: 'A Country Called Home' Starring Imogen Poots And Ryan Bingham Alchemy and Arc Entertainment have acquired the international rights to Anna Axster's "A Country Called Home." The film marks Axster's directorial debut, which was co-written with Jim Beggarly and stars Imogen Poots, Mary McCormack, Mackenzie Davis, June Squibb and Ryan Bingham.  The drama tells the story of Ellie, a young woman living in L.A. who learns that her estranged alcoholic father has died. She goes home to her small town in Texas for the funeral and soon meets her would-be family, including a distraught stepmother, her apprehensive son, a gutsy young musician and doting grandparents. Through these relationships, she catches a glimpse of the father she once knew, and discovers a new attitude towards friendship, loyalty and family. "A Country Called Home" will be released in theaters on February 26 and on VOD...

Alchemy and Arc Entertainment just acquired the worldwide rights to A Country Called Home, a coming-of-age drama that marks the directorial debut of Anna Axster. The film will drop into theaters on February 26 and VOD on March 1. Co-written with Jim Beggarly, the film tells the story of Ellie (Imogen Poots), a young woman living in Los Angeles who learns that her estranged alcoholic father has died. Having had no contact with him since childhood, she's reluctant to make…...

Alchemy and Arc Entertainment have acquired worldwide rights to the coming-of-age drama “A Country Called Home,” which stars Imogen Poots (“Green Room”) and Mackenzie Davis (“The Martian”), the companies announced on Wednesday. The film serves as the directorial debut of Anna Axster, who co-wrote the script with Jim Beggarly. Arc Entertainment and Alchemy will be releasing “A Country Called Home” in theaters on Feb. 26 and VOD on March 1. The movie first premiered at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival. Also Read: Mackenzie Davis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Star in 'Black Mirror' Episode for Netflix (Exclusive) Mary McCormack (“The West Wing...

Exclusive: Los Angeles-based American Cinema International (Aci) heads to Cannes with a slate led by Love Finds You in Valentine starring Michaela McManus and Diogo Morgado.

The final episode in the Love Finds You In trilogy also stars Lindsay Wagner and Ed Asner.

Co-founder and CEO George Shamieh and co-founder and president Chevonne O’Shaughnessy will also tout The Ultimate Legacy starring Brian Dennehy and Raquel Welch, A Royal Feast and A Royal Family Christmas starring Vivica A Fox.

Rounding out the roster are A Country Called Home starring Imogen Poots and Mackenzie Davis and Finding Love In Bridal Veil, the first in a new series of romantic films in the vein of the Love Finds You In franchise under the family-friendly Aci Inspires label.

“Our roster of films at Mipcom includes exciting acquisitions, and original Aci and Aci Inspires productions,” said O’Shaughnessy. “After the great success George and I had producing on the Love Finds...

Ellie (Imogen Poots) finds herself in Texas to deal with the death of her estranged father in “A Country Called Home.” Expecting to stay for a day, Ellie finds herself wrapped up in the remnants of her father’s life that she finds there, and parts of her own life she didn’t even know existed. What appears to be a short trip becomes a life-changing experience for Ellie, as she reconnects with a long-gone father. Co-written and directed by Anna Axster, “A Country Called Home” is a sweet and soulful debut feature that explores the many different facets of a parent’s death, whether you knew that parent or not. Long separated from her hard-drinking dad, Ellie is compelled for some reason to try and make it back to say goodbye while he’s in the hospital. Her brother (an excellent Shea Whigham in only one scene), has been...

Top brass at the 21st Los Angeles Film Festival have announced the Us Fiction, Documentary and World Competition sections.

Seventy-four films in total will screen at the event, scheduled to run from June 10-18, while 54 play in competition including 39 world premieres.

Organisers pointed out that nearly 40% of the directors in the six competitive categories are female and nearly 30% of the films are directed by people of colour.

New sections this year are the Us Fiction and World Fiction Competitions and Launch, as well as the previously announced Buzz, Nightfall and Zeitgeist programmes.

The Launch section is designed to showcase innovative storytelling crafted in digital media including music videos, web series, podcasts, interactive games and digital activism shorts.

Selections include Making Cool Sh*t: The Music Videos Of Ok Go followed by a talk with frontman and director Damian Kulash and Funny Or Die’s Make ‘Em Laff Showcase.

Among the Us Fiction Competition entries are world premieres...

Rising actress Mackenzie Davis has joined the cast of Ridley Scott’s “The Martian” as well as indies “A Country Called Home” and “Always Shine,” according to The Wrap. “The Martian” will star Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars who has to survive long enough to return to Earth. Jessica Chastain will star opposite Damon. There are no details on the characters Chastain and Davis are playing, Davis’ role is described as “small, but crucial.” The film is adapted from a popular e-book written by Andy Weir. Davis is currently filming “A Country Called Home” with Imogen Poots. The [...]

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Matt Damon is getting some company in the sci-fi survival film The Martian. The Wrap reports that Halt and Catch Fire star Mackenzie Davis is in talks to join director Ridley Scott’s next film in a “small but crucial role”. Scripted by Drew Goddard based on an e-book by Andy Weir, Damon stars as an astronaut who gets stranded on Mars and must figure out how to return home. Jessica Chastain is set to co-star in the pic in another unspecified role, but one imagines Damon will hold most of the screentime by himself. Davis has proven to be a formidable talent to watch in films like Breathe In and most recently the romantic comedy What If, and The Martian is certainly her highest profile role to date. In addition to The Martian, The Wrap notes that Davis is currently filming Anna Axster’s indie A Country Called Home...

“Halt and Catch Fire” star Mackenzie Davis is in final negotiations to join Matt Damon in Ridley Scott‘s sci-fi movie “The Martian,” TheWrap has learned. Davis is also set to star in Sophia Takal's psychological thriller “Always Shine,” and she's currently filming Anna Axster's indie movie “A Country Called Home” with Imogen Poots. Also read: ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Renewed for Season 2 “The Martian” is a 20th Century Fox project that Drew Goddard adapted from Andy Weir's popular e-book. Damon will star as an astronaut who becomes stranded on Mars and must figure out how to...