Hard Candy with Patrick Wilson

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 10:44am

Has anyone seen the trailer for this? Looks pretty disturbing. Patrick Wilson plays a 32 year old man who picks up a 14 year old girl in an internet chat room. Was a favorite at Sundance. Click below for the trailer.
Hard Candy

[beacon1]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 10:50am

Yes.

This is quite a psychological thriller rather than a slasher/horror flick. It's a cat and mouse game which switches back and forth between who is the predator and who is the prey.

It opens on 4/14 and I can't wait to see it. It got major buzz at Sundance, got a distributor right away and recently won top awards at SITGES. This weekend it's been shown as part of the Palm Springs Film Festival. It's got a page on IMDB and a Movie Tome page and the official site is under construction.

Here's the poster. It is PERFECT. Is Hayley the unsuspecting Prey...or is she the bait to lure Jeff into the trap? (Just FYI, Ellen Page was 17 1/2 when she filmed this--those she plays 14 quite convincingly..)

[KelRel]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 11:02am

I knew Beacon would be all over this one.

[beacon1]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 11:05am

Mister Wilson would expect nothing less, would he not?

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 11:05am

Looks interesting. But the coda "acclaimed at Sundance" usually means "terribly bland" these days.

[KelRel]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 11:08am

I think at this point Mr. Wilson would be scared if you didn't know something about this. Talk about a sign of the end of his career!

[beacon1]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 11:13am

borstalboy...google some of the movie sites about this. The review were very strong for this.

[beacon1]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 11:17am

KelRel:

LOL. Yes, if Mister Wilson stops seeing "beacon1" on this board it would probably make him nervous.

[KelRel]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 11:18am

Right, because if you're not here then you are probably in the bushes by his window or something. LOL

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 12:04pm

Anyone have a link to the trailer?

Does Patrick get naked again in this one? (crosses fingers)

Updated On: 1/12/06 at 12:04 PM

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 12:21pm

Yeah...there's a link to the trailer in my original post.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 12:21pm

Found it!

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2456381?htv=12

Still, anyone know about Patrick nudity possibilities? Please advise. :)

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 12:23pm

You didn't have to look that hard. The link is in the first post on the thread. Dear me. And I am taken aback there's a thread about Patrick Wilson that's NOT started by beacon1.

[beacon1]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 12:31pm

pcb...it's all a ploy to lull him into a false sense of security... (btw...did you know he dated Scarlett Johansson?)

And as for nudity, here's a comment from someone who saw "Hard Candy" at Sundance (posted at The Lair website)

"there aren't any love scenes in Hard Candy...and the most you'll see of Patrick is the top of his very muscular thigh... "

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 12:33pm

Yes I did know he'd dated Scarlett. I decided he broke up with her because her voice was deeper than his .

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 12:46pm

His voice is soooo sexy! I love that boy. Maybe even moreso than *gasp* beacon1!

hehe, just joking, beac. Patrick's all yours, but I'd love to be on standby... after we get rid of that wife of his. :)

[beacon1]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 1:15pm

Well...It looks like (pics from POTO event on Monday) that Dag's quite pregnant so I think she's pretty well dug-in for the long haul.

And, his speaking voice is so sexy and his singing voice is liquid gold...

*fans self&

[Marquise]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 2:43pm

down, beacon, doooooooooown... lol
i saw the trailer for this when i went to see hostel.
it looks really good and i will definitely be checking this one out because i love a good psychological thriller.

[beacon1]

Posted: 1/15/06 at 10:38pm

This movie was screened twice this weekend at the Palm Springs Film Festival. It'll be great to see what the press says.

[beacon1]

Posted: 1/15/06 at 10:49pm

This is from the desertsun article about must-see films at the festival:

Hard Candy
6:30 p.m. @ Camelot
A 32-year-old fashion photographer invites Ellen back to his Hollywood lair with unexpected results in this psychological thriller unlike anything you have seen yet. The spine-chilling exploration of sexual politics, vengeance and justice in “Hard Candy” is bound to inspire controversy and Ellen Page masterfully shows off her acting chops as 14-year-old Hayley Stark in a mesmerizing performance.
-- Programming Director Carl Spence

Its controversial subject-matter is earning it a lot of low scores, but if you can get past the fact that literally the whole film is disturbing, the performances are outstanding. You won't see anything sexually inappropriate, this one is psychological thriller all the way.
-- Julie Varnau
desertsun article

[beacon1]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 8:47am

Sandra Oh, who one a Golden Globe last night for "Grey's Anatomy" has a cameo role in Hard Candy.

Updated On: 1/17/06 at 08:47 AM

[beacon1]

Posted: 2/16/06 at 11:02am

From aintitcoolnews, here's a review of "Hard Candy". (Scroll down past the review for "The Hills Have Eyes.")

There is a Spoilers Section which is clearly marked. Read that section at your own risk or just stay with the first part:

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=22480/

[beacon1]

Posted: 2/24/06 at 11:36pm

Here's a list of the 2006 release dates for "Hard Candy"(according to IMDB)

Spain 24 February 2006
USA April 2006
Netherlands 25 May 2006
Belgium 30 August 2006
Argentina 31 August 2006

It opened in Spain TODAY???????!!!!! Can anyone confirm this?

Will the "Select Cities" date of April 14 the be New York and Los Angeles only?

[beacon1]

Posted: 2/25/06 at 12:05am

okay...it sounds like the April 14th date may only be for NY and LA, according to a poster on the IMDB site and
FilmJerk.com's listing of theater counts (as of early January). Then, if it is well-received it will be expanded.

Friday, April 14, 2006
American Dreamz (Universal Studios): 2250 plus locations
Ask the Dust (Paramount Pictures): Select markets
Confetti (Fox Searchlight): Select markets
Hard Candy (Lionsgate): Opens at the Angelika Film Center in New York City and in Los Angeles (the ArcLight)
The Hidden Blade (Tartan Films): Select markets
Kinky Boots (Miramax Films): Los Angeles and New York City
The Notorious Bettie Page (Picturehouse): Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco
Scary Movie 4 (The Weinstein Company): 3000 plus locations
Somersault (Magnolia Films): Los Angeles and New York City
The Sisters (Arclight Films): Los Angeles, New York City and other major markets
The Wild (Buena Vista Pictures): 3000 plus locations

[beacon1]

Posted: 3/11/06 at 7:28pm

Some updates to the Official Site for "Hard Candy". Check out the "Experiences" section (very eerie) and the Image Gallery.

This had better do fabulous business in L.A. and NYC so the rest of the world can see it ASAP.

http://www.hardcandymovie.com/