Samuel Goldwyn Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide has released the first official trailer for “Robot and Frank” – Park Pictures‘ debut feature film – from new banner, Park Pictures Features. The touching comedy was a critical success, audience darling and award winner at Sundance 2012. “Robot and Frank,” is directed by Park Pictures‘ Jake Schreier and produced by Park principals Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, Sam Bisbee and Galt Niederhoffer. Oscar-nominated Frank Langella leads the film with an “impeccable” performance along side James Marsden, Liv Tyler and Susan Sarandon. “Robot and Frank” will open theatrically August 24.nn
nn”Robot & Frank” is a buddy caper. Set in the near future, aging curmudgeon and retired jewel thief Frank (Frank Langella) lives a solitary life until his son (James Marsden) installs a caretaker robot; against he and his daughter’s (Liv Tyler) wishes. The robot upends Frank’s lonely life—filled only with books and a visit to his favorite librarian (Susan Sarandon)—with a strict regimen of exercise, diet and gardening. Stubborn at first, Frank soon realizes Robot has the ability to pull off the most calculated of heists. An unlikely friendship, and crime duo, is born.nnAbout Park Pictures nFounded in 1998 by Executive Producer Jacqueline Kelman Bisbee and renowned filmmaker/cinematographer Lance Acord, Park Pictures has an auspicious track record of discovering and mentoring new filmmaking talent and infusing all projects with big screen production values. Park Pictures has forged strong partnerships with agencies and clients by engaging all members of its team in creative problem solving.nnIn March 2010, Park Pictures and director Joachim Back won an Academy Award® for their short film, The New Tenants. nnPark Pictures Features debut feature project, “Robot & Frank,” directed by Park director Jake Schreier and starring Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Jeremy Strong and Peter Sarsgaard, received the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Film Prize at Sundance and was picked up for U.S. distribution by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) and Samuel Goldwyn Films.Virginia Scripps Press Kitchen 310-392-6682
Goldcrest Post Speeds Delivery of “Severance” Season Two
The New York Times recently wrote that the just-released Season Two of Severance will “blow your mind”—and we couldn’t agree more. Created by Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller, the Apple TV+ drama is smart, spellbinding, distinctly original and packed with surprises. For those who aren’t already devoted fans, the show centers on Mark Scout (Adam Scott), leader of a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a “severance” procedure that surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. Goldcrest Post provided post services for both seasons of the show, including picture editorial support, sound editorial, ADR and sound mixing. Editorial for Season One began in 2020. Due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, Goldcrest supplied both onsite production offices and edit suites, and remote editing systems for individual editors, with everything linked to a central server. "Mixing at Goldcrest with our team has been a great experience,” says Stiller. “Bob and Jacob are in sync with our creative process and so good at what they do that the experience is always one where it's about how we can enhance the creative vision, with a baseline of knowing everyone is totally committed to making something as good as it can be." Diana Dekajlo, the show’s co-producer, says that the arrangement worked so well, they chose to continue the hybrid approach for Season Two. “We’re a remote friendly show,” she explains. “Whether we’re at Goldcrest, our studio in the Bronx or at home, our workflow is seamless. I conduct remote daily meetings with my immediate staff, and weekly meetings with editorial and VFX, and we talk to each other as if we were just down the hall. It makes for great staff... Read More