One of the hits of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival has been Robot and Frank, Jake Schreier’s tale of a retired jewel thief and the caretaker robot his kids purchase to assist him in his final days. In addition to Frank Langella, the film costars James Marsden, Susan Sarandon and Liv Tyler, and it was jointly acquired at the festival by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and Samuel Goldwyn in a deal reported at over $2 million. In addition to being a great actor, Langella is a great sport. Here he is being interviewed by the National Film Society.
by Scott Macaulay on Jan 26, 2012A futuristic buddy film focused on the relationship between an elderly ex-jewel thief and his caretaker robot, Robot & Frank’s premise might sound high-concept, silly even. But director Jake Schreier ‘s focus is on keeping the action emotionally grounded. Anchored by the dexterous, empathetic, and ever-dependable Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon, Superman Returns) as well as a strong ensemble that includes Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, and Liv Tyler, director Schreir’s feature debut is a small-scale character piece with some very large ambitions. Filmmaker: Robot & Frank started out as a short film in 2003, so the feature version has obviously been gestating […]
by Jane Schoenbrun on Jan 23, 2012Announced today, Andrew Jarecki‘s long awaited narrative All Good Things, starring Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst and Frank Langella, will be released through Magnolia Pictures in December. In the press release from Magnolia the story is described as a murder mystery set against the backdrop of a New York real estate dynasty in the 1980s. It’s inspired by true events of Robert Durst who was suspected of killing his wife who disappeared in 1982 but never tried. It’s considered the most notorious missing persons case in New York history. This will be Jarecki’s first foray into narrative features, his previous film […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Aug 24, 2010