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Faults to Play at the Philadelphia Film Festival

on September 26, 2014 by Jessica Comments Off

The 23rd Philadelphia Film Festival has revealed its lineup for this year. The event will kick off with Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Birdman” and close with Jean-Marc Vallée’s “Wild,” starring Reese Witherspoon.

Starting on October 16 and running until October 26, Mary’s new film Faults, directed by her husband Riley Stearns and also starring Leland Orser, lands in the spotlight category meaning that it is among some of the most highly-anticipated movies from some of the biggest names in the industry.

For free tickets, register here at the festival’s site. You can check out the rest of the Philadelphia Film Festival line-up here.

Congrats to Mary and Riley! And in case you missed the news, FAULTS already has a distribution deal for VOD and also be released nationwide in theaters on March 6, 2015.

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Latest Update on The Cellar

on September 22, 2014September 26, 2014 by Jessica Comments Off

Variety is reporting that The Newsroom‘s John Gallagher Jr has joined Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman in Paramount Insurge and Bad Robot’s “The Cellar”, now retitled Valencia.

The majority of the movie takes place in an underground cellar and revolves around a young woman who wakes up after a severe car accident and fears she has been abducted. Her captor, a doomsday prepper, tells her he saved her life and that there has been a terrible chemical attack that has left the outside uninhabitable. As tensions rise, she decides she must escape regardless of the terrors that await outside.

Dan Trachtenberg will direct, with J.J. Abrams producing for Bad Robot.

No word yet on who Gallagher will be playing.

Gallery Updates

New Hollywood Reporter Outtakes

on September 22, 2014 by Jessica Comments Off

Thanks to Paige, I’ve uploaded some new photos of Mary’s photo shoot outtakes she did earlier this year with The Hollywood Reporter. In case you missed the interview the first time around (along with the great photos), you can view them here. Head to the gallery to check out the full set!

Alex of Venice Movies

Alex of Venice to Be Released Early 2015

on September 3, 2014September 4, 2014 by Jessica Comments Off

Screen Media Films, who recently picked up the distribution rights for Mary’s new film Faults, has also acquired worldwide rights to Mary’s other film Alex of Venice. Winstead stars alongside Don Johnson, Derek Luke and Katie Nehra.

“Alex of Venice” is a drama that follows a workaholic environmental attorney named Alex Vedder (Winstead) who’s forced to reinvent herself after her husband (Messina) suddenly leaves the family. Dealing with an aging father (Johnson) who still aspires to succeed as an actor, an eccentric sister (Nehra) and an extremely shy son (Sklar Gaertner), Alex is bombarded with everything from the mundane to hilariously catastrophic events without a shoulder to lean on. Realizing she will thrive with or without her husband, Alex discovers her hidden vulnerability as well as her inner strength as she fights to keep her family intact in the midst of the most demanding and important case of her career.

The indie movie previously played at the Tribeca, Seattle, and San Francisco Film Festivals, and is scheduled to continue on the festival circuit with stops at the Deauville, Napa Valley and Hollywood Film Festivals, before hitting theaters and VOD day-and-date in the first half of 2015.

Gallery Updates Kill the Messenger

New Kill the Messenger Stills

on August 29, 2014 by Jessica Comments Off

Focus Features has released new stills from the upcoming film Kill the Messenger and among them, two of them feature Mary as editor Anna Simmons. Head to the gallery to check out the new pics.

Kill the Messenger will hit theaters October 10 in limited release before expanding later in the month.

Faults Movies

Faults Gets U.S. Distribution; Release Date Announced

on August 26, 2014 by Jessica Comments Off

After much wait, it’s been announced that Faults, the cult thriller starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead will be released early next year.

Screen Media Films has acquired U.S. rights to writer-director Riley Stearns’ indie thriller “Faults,” which also stars Leland Orser, Beth Grant, Chris Ellis, Jon Gries and Lance Reddick, the company announced Tuesday.

“Faults,” which serves as Stearns’s directorial debut, made its world premiere earlier this year at SXSW. Screen Media will give the film a nationwide theatrical release on March 6, 2015 that will be accompanied by a day-and-date VOD platform release.

Faults follows Claire (Winstead), who is under the grip of a mysterious cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with their daughter, Claire’s parents set out to recruit Ansel Roth (Orser), one of the world’s foremost authorities on cults and mind control. But Ansel’s specialty, deprogramming cult members and returning them to their families, is not an exact science, and a series of financial setbacks has left him in debt to his manager. Ansel warns Claire’s parents that his deprogramming methods are risky and expensive, but they agree to hire him to kidnap and deprogram their daughter. Claire quickly reveals herself to be a formidable challenge. Her belief is unshakeable and her logic is undeniable. A battle of wits develops between the two as they delve deeper and deeper into each other’s mind.

This news comes after it was announced that Mary has the lead in the new film The Cellar.

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Mary Makes Her Way Into The Cellar

on August 25, 2014August 27, 2014 by Jessica Comments Off

Chalk up a new film for our girl! Variety is reporting that Mary is set to star in Paramount and Bad Robot’s “The Cellar.”

The majority of the movie takes place in an underground cellar, and revolves around a young woman who wakes up in the cellar after a severe car accident and fears she has been abducted. Her captor, a doomsday prepper (Goodman), tells her he saved her life and that there has been a terrible chemical attack that has left the outside uninhabitable. She does not know what to believe and as tensions rise, she decides she must escape, regardless of the terrors that await outside.

The film will also star John Goodman and filming is scheduled to begin in the fall.

Congrats, Mary! 🙂

Alex of Venice Faults Gallery Updates Movies

New Alex of Venice Still and Faults Review

on August 20, 2014August 25, 2014 by Jessica Comments Off

The Deauville Film Festival begins on September 5th and among the films having their premieres, Alex of Venice has landed among the list. That said, a new still has been released via the official festival page. Head to the gallery to check out the full-sized photo.

Also, the Film List has published a new review regarding Faults which you can read here.

Gallery Updates Kill the Messenger

New Kill the Messenger Still

on August 17, 2014 by Jessica Comments Off

Flicks and Bits posted new Kill the Messenger stills and one of them features Mary. You can view the still with Mary in the gallery. The film stars Jeremy Renner and hit theaters this October.

Got A Girl Music/News Interviews

Mary Discusses Got A Girl in New NPR Interview

on August 3, 2014 by Jessica Comments Off

NPR interviewed Mary and Dan the Automator to discuss how the album I Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now and how their band Got A Girl came to be. You can listen to it below: