Tag: Matthew Modine

  • Nimrod Antal calls Matthew Modine and Liam Neeson ‘two kings of the craft’

    Nimrod Antal calls Matthew Modine and Liam Neeson ‘two kings of the craft’

    Mumbai: It’s do or die! Lionsgate’s action packed Retribution starring the iconic Liam Neeson released in Indian theaters on 25 August. Directed by Nimrod Antal, this high-octane thriller follows Matt Turner in a cat and mouse chase when an anonymous caller threatens to blow up his family. With his back against a wall, Matt must battle his way out and protect his loved ones in order to clear his name. But the question remains – with a countdown underway, will he make it out alive? Retribution also sees Matthew Modine, Jack Champion and Embeth Davidtz in pivotal roles.

    Talking about working with Liam Neeson and Matthew Modine, director Antal said, “We are talking about two men that I have been a fan of before I ever had an opportunity to be a colleague. They say you don’t want to meet your heroes, but, you know, sometimes you do. With Matthew and Liam, there’s an incredible warmth between them, but you’re also dealing with two kings of the craft. It’s pretty magical for me. When I have people of this caliber, it elevates my game and makes me very conscientious when it comes to my role. These guys really do hear what directors are saying. So I’m always very cautious as to what I’m saying.”

    Helmed by Nimrod Antal, Lionsgate and PVRINOX Pictures released Retribution in India on 25 August 2023.

  • Big rush for Oldenburg fest

    Big rush for Oldenburg fest

    NEW DELHI: Happy New Year by K Lorrel Manning with Michael Cuomo as lead actor received the German Independence Award – Audience Award – presented by Peter Göttelmann, CEO Marketing of EWE AG – at the Oldenburg International Film Festival which concluded over the weekend.


    Both the director and lead actor were present.


    Director Markus Engel received the award for the best short film for his work The Last Guest with a special recommendation going to 15 Summers Later by Pedro Collantes.


    The five-day festival was filled with 8 world premieres, 9 international premieres, 3 European premieres, 17 German premieres and a total of 55 films.


    The festival opening gala was highlighted by the comedy No Sex Is No Option by Torsten Wacker in front of 1300 people at Oldenburg‘s EWE Arena with stars Stephan Luca, Anna Thalbach, Armin Rohde and Janin Reinhardt in attendance.


    The Festival ended with the award ceremony and the premiere of Anduni – Where is Home with guest Florian Lukas.


    Dr. Ketel by Linus de Paoli won the jury award of German Independence Award – Best German Film.


    The international jury of Matthew Modine, Radley Metzger, Ildi Toth Davy, Soopum Sohn, and Matteo Lovadina said, “The film adventurously explores the techniques of film making. Pushing the boundaries of storytelling to an area that is unique in contemporary cinema.”


    Another highlight of the festival was the German premiere of US-Spanish co-production The Way by Emilio Estevez in attendance of Deborah Kara Unger and Yorick van Wageningen at the packed St. Lamberti Church, where the festival showed a film for the first time.


    Among the many programming highlights were Brawler an energising tale about two brothers who fight for the same woman in a series of illegal bouts.


    Among the guests of this year‘s festival were: Matthew Modine, Deborah Kara Unger, Inger Nilsson, Ted Kotcheff, Roger Fritz, Mark Polish, Arthur Brauss, Radley Metzger, Bela B. Felsenheimer, Stephan Luca, Anna Thalbach, Armin Rohde, Janin Reinhardt, Kostja Ullmann, Ken Duken, Florian Lukas, Marc Senter, Nathan Grubbs, Chris Sivertson, Noémie Merlant, and Burak Yigit.