Hard Candy with Patrick Wilson- Page 3

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 12:14am

It's in NY and LA on 4/14 and then 2 weeks later will open in more cities.

So far I know Boston in the US
http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=giveawaycenter&sc=giveaway_enter&id=1435

And in Canada, Quebec will get it at that time.

"Hard Candy" will show at the Horror Film Festival in Montreal which runs in April 14-16.

" - HARD CANDY, an American suspense film directed by David Slade, which tells the story of a 32-year-old man who brings home a young girl of 14 he met on the Internet (coming to Quebec theatres Friday, 28 April -check it out at www.hardcandymovie.com).

Updated On: 4/4/06 at 12:14 AM

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 11:22pm

Here's a link to an excerpt from David Slade's filming diary for "Hard Candy"...amazing stuff!!!

http://www.movienet.com/hardcandy.html

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 11:33pm

More places getting "Hard Candy" at the end of April:

Texas is getting it: http://www.angelikafilmcenter.com/houston/comingsoon.asp

Opens @ Angelika Houston on 4/28
Opens @ Angelika Plano on 4/28

And, according to http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Films/films_frameset.asp?id=26624

Coming Soon To:
Dallas • The Magnolia
Detroit • Maple Art Theatre
Minneapolis • Lagoon Cinema

(Thanks to poster redredred on the LG Forum!)

And a poster at IMDB says they have heard it will be in the Bay Area then, too. (no link posted for confirmation)

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/13/06 at 6:28pm

Yes--southern cal fans, Patrick was there for Monday's premiere of "Hard Candy":

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117941471?categoryid=38&cs=1&nid=2585


And Getty has pictures!

Here are some samples:

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More Pictures at Getty

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/13/06 at 6:57pm

And pics from WireImage....AND if you scroll to the bottom and also go to the "next" page you'll see shots someone took at the stagedoor of Barefoot on 4/8!!! Some photographer was in the crowd!

[url]http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=SRH&logsrch=1&sfld=&nbc1=1[/url]


And some at NewsCom


LA Premiere of "Hard Candy" NewsCom photos

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/13/06 at 7:03pm

This weekend (4/15), Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper review:

* AKEELAH AND THE BEE (Early Review) with Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett
* THE WILD with the voices of Kiefer Sutherland, James Belushi and Janeane Garofalo
* THE SISTERS with Mario Bello, Erica Christensen and Mary Stuart Masterson
* KINKY BOOTS with Joel Edgerton and Chiwetel Ejiofor
* THE NOTORIOUS BETTIE PAGE with Gretchen Mol, Lili Taylor and David Strathairn
* HARD CANDY with Ellen Page and Patrick Wilson

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/13/06 at 7:52pm

Here's a link filmforce.ign to an interview with Patrick about his work on "Hard Candy".

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/701/701606p1.html

Updated On: 4/13/06 at 07:52 PM

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/13/06 at 10:17pm

Ifilm has updated their clips and added two interviews: one with Patrick and one with Ellen.

Amazing collection.

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

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/14/06 at 8:58am

At last!

"Hard Candy" is opening today (4/14) in NY and LA

Then on 4/28 select cities will get it.

http://hardcandymovie.com/listings/index.html

Updated On: 4/23/06 at 08:58 AM

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/14/06 at 10:24am

Here is the USA Today review of "Hard Candy". 3.5 out of 4 stars. Fabulous!

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2006-04-13-hard-candy_x.htm

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 4:12pm

Here's a review of Hard Candy that was written by a female critic. Nice insights.

http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2006/04/hard_candy_review.html

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/15/06 at 4:29pm

Ecccch, more male fantasies of the power of the adolescent female.

See the "James Barbour Arrested" thread, particularly posts by "surfgod" to see more of the same.

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 3:35pm

From Comingsoon.net:

Lionsgate also released their psychological thriller Hard Candy into a single theatre each in New York and L.A., and it earned [b]$60 thousand between them[/b] :)

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 3:39pm

Beacon, how old is Ellen Page?

Edit, or, rather, how old was she when they made the movie?

Updated On: 4/16/06 at 03:39 PM

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 3:45pm

She was 17 1/2 when they filmed it during the summer of 2004. She is petite and looks amazingly young. In fact, she's 19 now and still looks much younger.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 3:47pm

I was going to say; after I asked that, I looked her up on IMDB, and she's about my age; I was curious because I thought she was *a lot* younger when they filmed the movie, and sometimes those indie films don't show up until forever after they're made -- I couldn't remember what the time frame was.

How old is her character?

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 3:51pm

14 and Jeff (Patrick Wilson) is 33.

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/21/06 at 3:10pm

http://www.kids-in-mind.com/h/hardcandy.htm

This site pretty much outlines the more dicey parts of the movie.

[Allie]

Posted: 4/21/06 at 4:22pm

There was a little blurb about Ellen Page in my local paper yesterday. She's making quite a name for herself! It's very exciting that she's from my city. I can't wait to see Hard Candy. I have a free movie pass, and I'm waiting for this one.

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 4/21/06 at 4:26pm

It got mediocre review in the LA Times.


"The sophisticated, complex characters initially set up by screenwriter Brian Nelson and director David Slade grow tiresome as they are put through a series of reversals designed to test the audience's sympathies. The essentially two-handed drama feels increasingly like a one-act play stretched beyond its limits. The boyish Page is amazingly assured, but the implausible turns of the script weigh heavily as Hayley morphs into a pixie-faced, scalpel-wielding vigilante, and the punishment she has planned for Jeff drags the film into a neighborhood adjacent to, albeit less explicit, than that inhabited by films such as "Hostel" and "Saw" (also Lionsgate releases).

Though Jeff is clearly a creep from the get-go — he is meeting underage girls on the Web — Wilson adeptly shades him so that it's open to question how sleazy he actually is. The filmmakers, however, sabotage their own (rather weak) climax by stacking the deck in the film's second half, seemingly to rationalize "Hard Candy's" own sleaziness.

As a pure thriller, the film also goes soft in the last half hour. All the film's shiny surfaces and lacerating dialogue cannot make up for the fact that the machinations geared toward keeping the characters in or near the gnawingly claustrophobic house also serve to drain it of any real tension."


Hard Candy Review

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/21/06 at 6:25pm

I'm seeing it next Friday when it opens in Buffalo...Can't wait to judge it for myself.

Of course, I expect Mister Wilson to be absolutely fabulous!

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/22/06 at 4:06pm

Another good review for "Hard Candy". I got a kick out of how they describe Patrick's portrayal of his character.

http://www.futuremovies.co.uk/review.asp?ID=470

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/22/06 at 4:41pm

This was just posted over on LionsGate Forum's messagegboard for "Hard Candy" (Thanks to Juniemoon for the info!)

If you go to http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=8232
you can see three clips from Hard Candy that they do not have on Ifilm. They are particularly interesting (See 'Nor the monster' and 'Trying it on').

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 2:41pm

Here's a link to a great little interview where Patrick talks a bit about both "Hard Candy" and "Little Children."

[url]http://www.suntimes.com/output/pearlman/sho-sunday-fiveq23.html[/url]

[beacon1]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 2:58pm

Got this from a post by filmteknik (thanks!) over on the LGF messageboard for "Hard Candy".

Folks in the Chicago area take note:

"This would be the week where they would be doing "word of mouth" preview screenings just ahead of the film's opening so keep your eyes & ears open for radio stations giving away tickets and so forth in your area.

If you are in or near Chicago where the film opens Friday in north suburban Evanston (Century Theatres Cine Arts) and in the city at Landmark's Century Centre Cinemas they have a contest going:

Answer this question: "Hard Candy actor Patrick Wilson appeared in what television film based on the play by Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner?"

Send your answer in an email with subject line "Chicago Tribune" to "[e-mail]" Include your full name in the email. Do so by 5pm CST [sic] today (Sunday) and winners (with correct answer) will be drawn tomorrow (Monday). Prize is a pass for two to an advanced screening. Usual disclaimers apply.

The screening is in the Chicago area so no point in entering if you would be unable to attend. I don't know what is being done in other cities."

Updated On: 4/23/06 at 02:58 PM