Killer Films

Killer Films
Industry
Founded 1995
Founder
Headquarters New York City, New York, United States
Key people
 David Hinojosa
Website Killer Films

Killer Films is a New York City-based independent film production company founded by movie producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler in 1995. The company has produced a number of the most acclaimed American independent films over the past two decades including Far From Heaven (nominated for four Academy Awards), Boys Don't Cry (Academy Award winner), One Hour Photo, Kids, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Happiness, Velvet Goldmine, Safe, I Shot Andy Warhol, Swoon, I'm Not There (Academy Award nominated), Kill Your Darlings, Still Alice (Academy Award winner) and Carol (nominated for six Academy Awards). Killer Films executive produced Todd Haynes' five episode HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce featuring Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce, which went on to win five Emmys, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

In 2014, Killer Films merged with Glass Elevator Media to form Killer Content, Inc.[1]

Awards and recognition

Killer Films productions have received multiple awards and nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Emmy Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Independent Spirit Awards. On the occasion of Killer's 10th anniversary in 2005, the company was feted with a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art.[2]

Christine Vachon's first feature production, Poison, directed by Todd Haynes, won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival. Poison was one of the defining films of the emerging New Queer Cinema.[3][4][5] For her work on Far From Heaven, another Todd Haynes collaboration, Vachon was honored by the New York Film Critics Circle, and received the Producer of the Year Award from the National Board of Review.[6]

Vachon produced the Showtime television show of NPR's This American Life, for which she won an Emmy. In 2011, Christine was invited to give the State of Cinema Address at the San Francisco Film Society's 54th San Francisco International Film Festival.

Vachon has also written two books on her life and career, Shooting to Kill (1998),[7] and A Killer Life (2006).[8]

One of Killer's most recent films, Kill Your Darlings, directed by John Krokidas, and starred Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan, was selected for the Sundance Film Festival and went on to be nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.[9] After producing Magic Magic, which debuted at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to wide acclaim, Killer re-teamed with writer-director Sebastián Silva on his new feature, Nasty Baby.[10]

In 2015, Julianne Moore won the Best Performance by an Actress Oscar for her part in the 2014 Killer film Still Alice, directed by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer, based on the novel of the same name, written by Lisa Genova.[11] That same year, Killer re-teamed with director Todd Haynes on Carol, based on the 1952 romance novel, The Price of Salt, written by Patricia Highsmith. The film stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.[12]

Upcoming projects

Killer Films is currently in pre-production of the Douglas McGrath film Brooklyn Bridge, starring Daniel Radcliffe as Washington Roebling;[13] Andrew Neel's follow-up to King Kelly;[14] and Colette, directed by Wash Westmoreland starring Keira Knightley.[15]

Upcoming projects also include Janciza Bravo's Lemon starring Brett Gelman and Judy Greer;[16] Mercy starring Ellen Page and Kate Mara;[17] Beatriz at Dinner starring Salma Hayek and Chloë Sevigny;[18] the Todd Haynes-directed Wonderstruck starring Julianne Moore;[19] and Vox Lux, directed by Brady Corbet starring Rooney Mara.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Worldwide box office Notes
1991 Poison $787,280[21]
1992 Swoon
1994 Go Fish $2.4 million[22]
1994 Postcards from America
1995 Safe $512,245[23]
1995 Kids $7.4 million[24]
1995 Stonewall $692,400[25]
1996 Plain Pleasures
1996 I Shot Andy Warhol $1.9 million[26]
1997 Bad Bosses Go to Hell Short film
1997 Office Killer $76,054[27]
1998 Happiness $2.8 million[28]
1998 Velvet Goldmine $1.1 million [29]
1998 I'm Losing You $13,996[30]
1998 Dark Harbor
1999 Boys Don't Cry $11.5 million[31] Won one Academy Award
2000 Crime + Punishment in Suburbia $26,394[32]
2001 Series 7: The Contenders $195,065[33]
2001 Women in Film
2001 The Safety of Objects $319,299[34]
2001 Storytelling $2 million[35]
2001 Hedwig and the Angry Inch $3.6 million[36]
2001 The Grey Zone $517,872[37]
2001 Chelsea Walls $60,902[38]
2002 One Hour Photo $52 million[39]
2002 Far From Heaven $29 million[40] Nominated for four Academy Awards
2003 Party Monster $742,898[41]
2003 Camp $2.6 million[42]
2003 The Company $6.4 million[43]
2004 A Home at the End of the World $1.5 million[44]
2004 A Dirty Shame $1.9 million[45]
2005 The Notorious Bettie Page $1.8 million[46]
2006 Infamous $2.6 million[47]
2007 An American Crime $1.3 million[48]
2007 Savage Grace $1.4 million[49]
2007 I'm Not There $11.7 million[50] Nominated for one Academy Award
2007 Then She Found Me $8.4 million[51]
2008 Gigantic $165,888[52]
2009 Motherhood $726,354[53]
2009 Cracks $29,683[54]
2009 Cairo Time $2 million[55]
2010 Lulu at the Ace Hotel Short film
2010 Virginia $12,728[56]
2010 Dirty Girl $55,125[57]
2011 Dragonslayer
2012 Shut Up and Play the Hits $629,107[58]
2012 At Any Price $380,594[59]
2013 Magic Magic
2013 Kill Your Darlings $2.1 million[60]
2013 Dealin' with Idiots $17,909[61]
2013 Deep Powder
2013 The Last of Robin Hood $288,545[62]
2013 WildLike
2013 Bluebird
2014 Young Bodies Heal Quickly
2014 Electric Slide
2014 Still Alice $44 million[63] Won one Academy Award
2014 Mala Mala $10,761[64]
2015 Nasty Baby $80,828[65]
2015 Carol $40.3 million[66] Nominated for nine British Academy Film Awards
Nominated for six Academy Awards
Nominated for five Golden Globe Awards
2016 Woman in Deep Short film
2016 Goat $23,020[67]
2016 Wiener-Dog $716,633[68][69]
2016 White Girl $200,242[70]
2016 Frank & Lola
2016 A Kind of Murder
2016 London Town
2017 Lemon Completed
2017 Where Is Kyra? In post-production
2017 Wonderstruck In post-production
2017 Beatriz at Dinner In post-production
2017 Mercy In post-production

Television

Year Title Notes
2005 Mrs. Harris TV movie
Nominated for twelve Emmy Awards[71]
2007–2009 This American Life TV series
Won three Emmy Awards[72]
2011 Mildred Pierce TV miniseries
Won five Emmy Awards[73]
2015– Z: The Beginning of Everything TV series

See also

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ "Killer Films Merges With Glass Elevator Media to Form Killer Content". The Hollywood Reporter. May 27, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ MoMA | Swoon: Ten Years of Killer Films
  3. ↑ "Killer Films' Co-Founders Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler on Lesbian Romance 'Carol' and Indie Resilience". The Hollywood Reporter. September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ Levy, Emanuel (June 27, 2015). "Gay Pride 2015: Celebrating Todd Haynes' Poison". EmmanuelLevy. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ Dillard, Clayton (April 3, 2013). "Hearth of Darkness: Rob White's Todd Haynes". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Christine Vachon Bio". HBO. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Shooting to Kill". Harper Collins. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Christine Vachon's 'A Killer Life'". NPR. December 21, 2006. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "'Kill Your Darlings' slays Venice". Cornell Chronicle. September 9, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  10. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (August 14, 2013). "Kristen Wiig in Talks for Indie 'Nasty Baby' With TV on the Radio Singer Tunde Adebimpe (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  11. ↑ Dove, Steve (February 26, 2015). "Julianne Moore Wins Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role". The Oscars. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  12. ↑ McGovern, Joe (July 30, 2015). "Todd Haynes' Carol changes its release date". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Daniel Radcliffe to Star in 'Brooklyn Bridge'". Variety. January 22, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  14. ↑ "King Kelly: Interview With Director Andrew Neel". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  15. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (February 1, 2016). "Keira Knightley in Talks to Star in 'Carol' Producers' 'Colette'". Variety. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  16. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (August 17, 2016). "Brett Gelman-Starring Indie 'Lemon' Wraps; Janicza Bravo's Feature Directorial Debut". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  17. ↑ McNary, Dave (August 18, 2016). "Tali Shalom Ezer Directing Ellen Page and Kate Mara in Romantic Drama 'Mercy'". Variety. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  18. ↑ Jafaar, Ali (August 1, 2016). "Chloe Sevigny, Salma Hayek & Jay Duplass Join 'Beatriz At Dinner'". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  19. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (November 16, 2015). "Julianne Moore To Reteam With Todd Haynes On 'Wonderstruck'". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  20. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (September 21, 2016). "Rooney Mara Rising To Pop Superstardom In Brady Corbet's 'Vox Lux'". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  21. ↑ Poison at Box Office Mojo
  22. ↑ Go Fish at Box Office Mojo
  23. ↑ Safe at Box Office Mojo
  24. ↑ Kids at Box Office Mojo
  25. ↑ Stonewall at Box Office Mojo
  26. ↑ I Shot Andy Warhol at Box Office Mojo
  27. ↑ Office Killer at Box Office Mojo
  28. ↑ Happiness at Box Office Mojo
  29. ↑ Velvet Goldmine at Box Office Mojo
  30. ↑ I'm Losing You at Box Office Mojo
  31. ↑ Boys Don't Cry at Box Office Mojo
  32. ↑ "Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000)". The Numbers.
  33. ↑ Series 7: The Contenders at Box Office Mojo
  34. ↑ The Safety of Objects at Box Office Mojo
  35. ↑ "Storytelling (2002)". The Numbers.
  36. ↑ Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Box Office Mojo
  37. ↑ The Grey Zone at Box Office Mojo
  38. ↑ Chelsea Walls at Box Office Mojo
  39. ↑ One Hour Photo at Box Office Mojo
  40. ↑ Far From Heaven at Box Office Mojo
  41. ↑ Party Monster at Box Office Mojo
  42. ↑ Camp at Box Office Mojo
  43. ↑ The Company at Box Office Mojo
  44. ↑ A Home at the End of the World at Box Office Mojo
  45. ↑ A Dirty Shame at Box Office Mojo
  46. ↑ The Notorious Bettie Page at Box Office Mojo
  47. ↑ Infamous at Box Office Mojo
  48. ↑ An American Crime at Box Office Mojo
  49. ↑ Savage Grace at Box Office Mojo
  50. ↑ I'm Not There at Box Office Mojo
  51. ↑ Then She Found Me at Box Office Mojo
  52. ↑ Gigantic at Box Office Mojo
  53. ↑ Motherhood at Box Office Mojo
  54. ↑ Cracks at Box Office Mojo
  55. ↑ Cairo Time at Box Office Mojo
  56. ↑ Virginia at Box Office Mojo
  57. ↑ Dirty Girl at Box Office Mojo
  58. ↑ "Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012)". The Numbers.
  59. ↑ At Any Price at Box Office Mojo
  60. ↑ "Kill Your Darlings (2013)". The Numbers.
  61. ↑ Dealin' With Idiots at Box Office Mojo
  62. ↑ The Last of Robin Hood at Box Office Mojo
  63. ↑ Still Alice at Box Office Mojo
  64. ↑ Mala Mala at Box Office Mojo
  65. ↑ "Nasty Baby (2015)". The Numbers.
  66. ↑ Carol at Box Office Mojo
  67. ↑ Goat at Box Office Mojo
  68. ↑ "Wiener-Dog (2016)". The Numbers.
  69. ↑ "Wiener-Dog". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  70. ↑ White Girl at Box Office Mojo
  71. ↑ "Mrs. Harris". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  72. ↑ "This American Life". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  73. ↑ "Mildred Pierce". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

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