Nature lovers aren’t all hermits, hermits aren’t necessarily survivalists, and survivalists don’t have to be terrorists, and they certainly aren’t all intellectuals. But notorious mail-bomber Ted Kaczynski was all of these, even as his legacy became one of madness above everything. It’s why his Jeremiah Johnson-meets-Travis Bickle existence, which produced the longest manhunt in FBI […]
Category Archives: Hideout News
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Oct
Oct
The Western is a film genre that has exerted an irresistible pull over the decades to filmmakers interested in action and adventure. But it’s also uniquely suited to deliver an elegy or a lament for days gone by, which is something Westerns have done indelibly from the final image of John Ford’s “The Searchers” to […]
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Oct
Oct
The last time most of us saw Tim Blake Nelson in the saddle, he was the warblin’ deadeye from the title of the Coen brothers’ “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” a jovial caricature of the philosophizing cowboy (and the filmmakers’ own reputation for cruelly funny storytelling). But also, because of the actor’s reliability, a figure that still felt rooted […]
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Deadline: ‘Ted K’: HanWay & Cinetic Board Berlin Film Festival Drama About Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, First Look
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Feb
Feb
“HanWay Films and Cinetic have boarded Berlin Film Festival entry Ted K for international and North American sales, respectively. The companies have also released a first look image. Writer-director Tony Stone’s true crime drama, starring Sharlto Copley (District 9) as the ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski, will play in the Panorama section of this year’s largely digital Berlinale. The film tracks a period in […]
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Jan
Jan
“EXCLUSIVE: Tim Blake Nelson has signed on to star in Shout! Studios and Hideout Pictures’ action western Old Henry. The movie, which is written and directed by Potsy Ponciroli, follows a widowed farmer and his son who warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. Shannon Houchins and Mike Hagerty are producing. EPs […]
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Dec
Dec
“EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios and Hideout Pictures have entered a long-term, multifaceted production partnership for a slate of new Western films that includes the titles Old Henry, Hardin and 4 Dead in 5 Seconds. Under the partnership, Shout! Studios and Hideout Pictures will jointly develop, finance, and produce new feature-length movies for distribution. Hideout Pictures will leverage their extensive relationships with talent and […]
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Nov
Nov
“AXS TV has greenlit a new documentary series, “Music’s Greatest Mysteries,” which aims to shine a light on the unique and enigmatic stories that shaped the history of music. The series is in production and is slated to debut in the fourth quarter of this year. The logline: Spanning a wide variety of eras and […]
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Nov
Nov
AXS TV has greenlit a new documentary series, “Music’s Greatest Mysteries,” which aims to shine a light on the unique and enigmatic stories that shaped the history of music. The series is in production and is slated to debut in the fourth quarter of this year. The logline: Spanning a wide variety of eras and […]
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Nov
Nov
“EXCLUSIVE: Hideout Pictures has acquired the rights to Kevin Steverson’s sci-fi book series Salvage Title. The first book centers around Harmon Tomeral, an orphan turned space academy pilot, who faces an uphill battle in regards to going to space. Harmon and his friend compete in a Top Fleet Marine competition whereby the winner gets 100,000 credits, which would […]
Hideout News
Deadline: ‘Kill Whitey Donovan’ Comic Series In Works As Movie At Hideout Pictures; Sigrid Gilmer Set To Adapt
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Dec
Dec
“EXCLUSIVE: Hideout Pictures has acquired rights to Kill Whitey Donovan, the upcoming comic book series produced and developed by the 12-Gauge Comics label and published by Dark Horse. Sigrid Gilmer (TNT’s Claws, Netflix’s Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) has been attached to adapt the series into an action film. Hideout, the financing, developing and producing arm of Nashville-based Average Joes Entertainment, […]