Amazon Studios signs first-look deal with Kenneth Lonergan

March 14, 2018 | David Farnor

Amazon Studios has closed an exclusive first-look deal with Kenneth Lonergan. The two-year deal for directing and writing will cover both film and television projects by the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

Lonergan and Amazon Studios worked together last year on the critically … Read More

VOD film review: Manchester by the Sea

May 16, 2017 | David Farnor

This masterfully prickly study of pain and grief throbs with unspoken emotions.Read More

VOD film review: You Can Count on Me

March 5, 2017 | Josh Slater-Williams

Kenneth Lonergan’s directorial debut is a beautiful family drama of considerable staying power.Read More

Sundance streaming: Amazon buys Manchester by the Sea and Author: The JT LeRoy Story

January 25, 2016 | David Farnor

Amazon has bought the domestic rights to Manchester by the Sea, which is screening at Sundance, as well as Author: The JT LeRoy Story.

Kenneth Lonergan’s follow-up to Margaret stars Casey Affleck as a man who is forced to go … Read More

VOD film review: Margaret

April 1, 2014 | David Farnor

Anna Paquin delivers a superb, thoughtful lead performance in Kenneth Lonergan’s underseen third film. Read More