Killer Joe

Poster Round-Up: PROMETHEUS, THE EXPENDABLES 2, KILLER JOE, RUBY SPARKS and PEOPLE LIKE US

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: May 11th, 2012 at 9:08 pm

Poster round-up!  Here’s what we got:

• A new international poster from Prometheus, which opens June 8th.
• The Expendables 2 poster, featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis.  The Expendables sequel opens August 17th.
• Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection opens June 29th.
• Killer Joe, starring Matthew McConaughey, opens May 25th.
• Ruby Sparks, featuring Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan, opens September 20th.
• People Like Us, starring Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks, opens June 29th.

Hit the jump to check out the posters and synopses.

Trailer for KILLER JOE Starring Matthew McConaughey

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 8th, 2012 at 10:15 am

The trailer for William Friedkin‘s Killer Joe has gone online.  The NC-17-rated film centers on a son (Emile Hirsch) and his father (Thomas Haden Church) who hire a cop moonlighting as a hitman (Matthew McConaughey) to murder their mother in order to get her insurance policy.  I caught Killer Joe last year at TIFF, and with the exception of McConaughey’s performance, the flick is pretty terrible.  However, the absolutely bonkers ending almost makes the film worth your time.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  The film also stars Juno Temple and Gina Gershon.  Killer Joe opens July 27th.

Poster Roundup: ON THE ROAD Featuring Viggo Mortensen, KILLER JOE with Matthew McConaughey, and THE PERFECT FAMILY

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 16th, 2012 at 12:02 pm

We’ve got a few new posters to share with you today. Briefly:

• On the Road—Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund and Viggo Mortensen star in the first feature film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s classic novel. The film premieres at the Cannes Film Festival, and you can watch the trailer here.
• Killer Joe—Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch and Juno Temple star in this NC-17-rated story of a brother and sister who hire a contract killer to murder their mother in order to get her insurance policy. The film is currently awaiting a release date. Read Matt’s review here.
• The Perfect Family—Kathleen Turner stars as a suburban mother and devout Catholic running for the Catholic Woman of the Year title. Jason Ritter and Emily Deschanel also star. The film opens on May 4th.

Hit the jump to check out the posters.

South By Southwest 2012 Lineup Includes 21 JUMP STREET, CASA DE MI PADRE, THE RAID, and More

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: February 1st, 2012 at 12:28 pm

The full lineup for South By Southwest 2012 has been announced and for those of you not attending the festival, prepare to seethe with jealousy. The Austin, Texas festival will host screenings of the Will Ferrell Spanish-language comedy Casa de mi Padre, festival favorite The Raid, Bobcat Goldthwait’s God Bless America, and the world premiere of 21 Jump Street, which recently screened to press to overwhelmingly positive praise. Add these films to the previously announced festival opener Cabin in the Woods (from Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard), and I’m sufficiently envious of those making the trek to Austin.

Other highlights from the full lineup include the documentary The Imposter, Killer Joe, The Hunter, Lena Dunham’s Girls, and Kevin Macdonald’s doc Marley. Hit the jump to see the full list, but keep in mind that the midnight selections have yet to be announced. Collider’s own Matt Goldberg will be covering all the shenanigans from the festival, so keep an eye out for our coverage on the site. South by Southwest 2012 takes place March 9 – 17.

TIFF 2011 Award Winners and Film Sales Announced

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 18th, 2011 at 9:29 pm

The 2011 Toronto International Film Festival has come to a close.  We covered the hell out of it and we’ve got loads of interviews still to post.  Today, TIFF announced the winners in three award categories for Canadian films and the winners of the Cadillac People’s Choice Awards.  Nathan Morlando’s crime drama Edwin Boyd (pictured above) won Best Canadian First Feature Film, Philippe Falardeau’s Monsieur Lazhar picked up the award for Best Canadian Feature Film, and Ian Harnarine’ Doubles With Slight Pepper was awarded Best Canadian Short Film.  As for the Cadillac People’s Choice Awards, Nadine Labaki’s Where Do We Go Now? won the top prize, Jon Shenk’s The Island President won in the documentary category, and Gareth Evans’ The Raid picked up the award for The Cadillac People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award.

Hit the jump for the full press release along with a list of all the films that were sold to distributors.  Keep in mind that just because a film didn’t sell during the festival, that doesn’t mean it won’t be picked up for distribution in the near future.

Exclusive: Director William Friedkin Talks KILLER JOE, Alternate Version of THE EXORCIST, His Career and More

by Phil Brown    Posted: September 13th, 2011 at 1:26 pm

If William Friedkin had retired in 1973, he’d still be remembered today for creating two of the most successful and influential films of that revered film decade with The French Connection and The Exorcist. Yet, while he may never have reached those incredible heights of success again (and really, most filmmakers are lucky to even do it once), the man can be counted on for expertly crafted thrillers like Sorcerer or To Live And Die In LA. In recent years, Friedkin has dedicated his talents to an unexpected late career shift as an opera director. Though his filmmaking focus is always entertainment, it’s very much for an adult audience and not necessarily Hollywood’s current demographic of choice. Fortunately, that hasn’t mean that the director is entirely absent from filmmaking these days.

Friedkin has made two films in the last five years that are intense and insane colorations with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Tracy Letts. Together they adapted Letts’ gripping insect infestation/paranoid delusion play Bug in 2006 and this year they have returned with Killer Joe. The film premiered at The Toronto Film Festival and is a Southern Gothic comic thriller about blackmail, murder, and fried chicken forced entry starring Emile Hirsch, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon, Juno Temple, and a psychotic Matthew McConaughey. Though not for the squeamish, this tale of insurance fraud and infidelity is one of the most batshit insane and pleasant surprises of the festival. Collider got the chance to chat with the legendary director about his latest film and dig out a few thoughts on his long career. Hit the jump for all the details.

TIFF 2011: KILLER JOE Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 12th, 2011 at 10:15 pm

You have to respect a film that goes completely bonkers.  It doesn’t mean the movie becomes good, or every shortcoming is instantly forgiven.  But if a movie’s going to fail, then you hope that it fails in a spectacular fashion.  The true fiascos aren’t just train wrecks.  They’re train wrecks that were hit by an atomic bomb.  Up until the last twenty minutes, William Freidkin’s Killer Joe looks like it will just be a disappointing movie.  It’s not tightly twisted enough to be an effective crime film, and it’s not funny enough to be a dark comedy, and the only saving grace is Matthew McConaughey’s performance.  But then the train goes off the tracks, the warhead comes crashing down, and you have to tip your glass to the madness.

New Posters for KILLER JOE Starring Matthew McConaughey and TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: September 2nd, 2011 at 12:44 pm

We’ve got a couple new posters to share with you today. First up, the one-sheet for William Friedkin’s (The Exorcist) black comedy Killer Joe has been unveiled. The film centers on a brother and sister (Emile Hirsch and Juno Temple) who hire a contract killer (Matthew McConaughey) to kill their mother in order to get the pay out from her life insurance policy. The cast for Killer Joe also includes Thomas Haden Church and Gina Gershon. The film will be featured at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.

Also, we’ve got a new poster for Tucker & Dale vs. Evil. The horror comedy centers on a couple of rednecks who are mistaken for murderous hillbillies by a group of college kids. Things quickly go awry when they try to lend a hand to a girl who becomes separated from the group. Tucker & Dale vs. Evil stars Alan Tudyk, Tyler Labine, and Katrina Bowden, and is currently available VOD with a theatrical release September 30^th. Hit the jump to check out the posters.

Exclusive: Emile Hirsch Talks THE DARKEST HOUR, SPEED RACER, SAVAGES, KILLER JOE, TWICE BORN and More

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 3rd, 2011 at 10:11 pm

At this year’s Comic-Con, I had the chance to sit down with Emile Hirsch for an exclusive interview about Summit’s upcoming sci-fi thriller, The Darkest Hour.  While I could’ve posted the interview a lot sooner, I decided to wait until the studio released the cool looking trailer.  Hopefully you’ve all had a chance to check it out.  What’s important to know is that the movie was filmed on location in Moscow and it was filmed in 3D.  While many movies might film a few days in Russia, the entire production was based there and it was produced by Timur Bekmambetov.  Trust me, The Darkest Hour should be a cool movie and it gets released this December.

During the interview, Hirsch talked about shooting in Moscow, filming in Red Square with thousands of people watching, being at Comic-Con, the Wachowski’s underappreciated Speed Racer (which is one of my favorite films of 2008), Oliver Stone’s Savages, William Friedkin’s Killer Joe, Twice Born with Penelope Cruz (he’s filming this in the fall), and a lot more.  Hit the jump to watch.

First Images From Derick Martini HICK, the Duplass Brothers JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME, Coppola’s TWIXT and First Clip/Images From Friedkin’s KILLER JOE

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 26th, 2011 at 11:48 am

If you’re a movie fan, today is a great day.  That’s because thanks to the Toronto International Film festival announcing some of their 2011 schedule, we’ve been inundated with a tremendous amount of new movie images for some of the biggest films arriving later this year.  And continuing our coverage, after the jump you can check out the first images from Derick Martini’s Hick (which stars Blake Lively, Chloe Moretz, Alec Baldwin, Juliette Lewis, Eddie Redmayne and Rory Culkin), Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass Jeff, Who Lives at Home (which stars Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Judy Greer and Susan Sarandon) Francis Ford Coppola’s Twixt (starring Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning and Ben Chaplin) and the first clip and images from Killer Joe (which stars Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church and Gina Gershon).

Galas and Special Presentations for 2011 Toronto Film Festival Announced; BUTTER, MONEYBALL, RAMPART, THE DESCENDANTS, and More to Debut

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 26th, 2011 at 9:10 am

In my article yesterday about the Venice Film Festival, I made some predictions on which films would make their world premiere at this year’s Toronto Film Festival and not Venice.  It turns out a few of my guesses were only the tip of the iceberg.  Moneyball, 50/50, and The Descendants are all going to premiere at TIFF.  But my lord, does Toronto have an incredible line-up this year.  I’m praying my application gets approved because when you hit the jump and check out this line-up, you’ll understand my agony if I’m stuck in Atlanta while these films are premiering.

Hit the jump for the line-up of Galas and Premieres for this year’s festival.  The 2011 Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 8th – 18th.

CONTAGION, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, A DANGEROUS METHOD, and More to Debut at the 2011 Venice Film Festival

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 25th, 2011 at 4:05 pm

At this point in my life, the possibility I could go to the Venice Film Festival is about the same as me going to Mars.  However, this fall I would much prefer to go to Venice because Mars doesn’t have an amazing selection of films lined up for their film festival (at least not that I know of).  We already knew that George Clooney’s The Ides of March would be opening the festival but Variety has now confirmed some must-see films will be premiering in Venice as well.  Among the high-profile movies playing in competition are Roman Polanski’s Carnage, Tomas Alfredson’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion, and David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method.

Hit the jump for the complete list of movies announced thus far for Venice and my speculation on what will be left to debut at Toronto.  The 2011 Venice Film Festival runs from August 31st through September 10th.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, CONTRABAND, PIRANHA 3DD, and More Prepare to Shoot in New Orleans

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 17th, 2010 at 1:42 pm

New Orleans is one of the major U.S. cities that offers enticing tax incentives to Hollywood productions.  Some of the biggest movies make their home, or at least part of their home, in the Louisiana city and 2011 is going to be no exception.  NOLA.com reports that production on Timur Bekmambetov’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is slated to begin on January 24th, although the length of the shoot and where exactly they’ll be filming is currently unknown.

Hit the jump for a list of films that are currently shooting in New Orleans and which movies are headed to the Big Easy.

Thomas Haden Church Joins Matthew McConaughey and Emile Hirsch in William Friedkin’s KILLER JOE

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 4th, 2010 at 8:50 am

Thomas Haden Church has joined Matthew McConaughey and Emile Hirsch in William Friedkin’s dark comedy Killer Joe.  As we previously reported, the film “centers on a brother (Hirsch) and sister combo who plot the death of their mother for the insurance money and hire “Killer Joe” Cooper, a cop and contract killer (McConaughey) to do the deed.”  Variety doesn’t mention what role Church will play in the film.

Church was most recently seen in the comedy Easy A.  After he shoots Killer Joe, Church will move on to the Cameron Crowe flick We Bought a Zoo starring Matt Damon (and possibly Amy Adams).

Matthew McConaughey and Emile Hirsch to Star in William Friedkin’s KILLER JOE

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 12th, 2010 at 8:24 pm

Matthew McConaughey and Emile Hirsch have signed on to star in William Friedkin’s black comedy Killer Joe.  According to THR, the story “centers on a brother (Hirsch) and sister combo who plot the death of their mother for the insurance money and hire “Killer Joe” Cooper, a cop and contract killer (McConaughey) to do the deed.”  I will only like this movie if, after accepting the contract, Killer Joe says, “Alright, alright…”

Filming is set to begin in November in New Orleans.  It will be Friekin’s first feature film since 2006′s Bug.  McConaughey will next be seen in the legal thriller The Lincoln Lawyer and he recently signed on to the drama The Headhunter’s Calling.  Hirsch recently wrapped filming on the 3D sci-fi thriller The Darkest Hour.

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