| Director | Roxine Helberg |
|---|---|
| Producer |
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| Writer | Roxine Helberg |
| Starring | |
| Music | Tóti Guðnason |
| Cinematography | Matteo Cocco |
| Editing | Arndt-Wulf Peemöller |
| Studio |
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| Distributor | Vertical |
| Released | June 11, 2023 (Tribeca); January 26, 2024 (United States) |
| Runtime | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cold Copy is a 2023 American thriller film written and directed by Roxine Helberg and starring Bel Powley, Tracee Ellis Ross, James Tupper, Ekaterina Baker, Nesta Cooper, and Jacob Tremblay. It is Helberg's feature directorial debut.
Cold Copy was released on 26 January 2024.
Plot
An ambitious journalism student falls under the yoke of a renowned but ruthless journalist whom she strives to impress, even if it means manipulating her latest article and the very idea of truth.
Cast
- Bel Powley as Mia Scott
- Tracee Ellis Ross as Diane Heger
- Jacob Tremblay as Igor Nowak
- Nesta Cooper as Kim
- Ekaterina Baker as Alix
- James Tupper as Alexsy
Production
In September 2022, it was announced that filming had wrapped.[2]
Release
Cold Copy premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 11, 2023.[3][4] In October 2023, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film.[5]
The film was released in select theaters and on VOD on January 26, 2024.[6]
Reception
Damon Wise of Deadline Hollywood gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Just lately, with the exception of Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler (2014), there hasn't been too much evidence of a renaissance, but Roxine Hellberg's satisfying feature debut taps back into the same dark wells of oral ambivalence corruption and power, casting the excellent Bel Powley as a journalism student who will do whatever it takes to make it in the cut-throat world of TV news broadcasting".[7]
Christian Zilko of IndieWire graded the film a C− and wrote, "With so many new journalism stories begging to be told, there's simply no reason to retread old ones this poorly".[8] Lex Briscuso of TheWrap gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Cold Copy is a tense journalism drama that ultimately can't be saved by a group of strong leads who are running lengths with the material they've been given".[9]
References
- ^ "Cold Copy (15)". BBFC. January 15, 2024. Archived September 12, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 28, 2022). "Bel Powley, Tracee Ellis Ross & Jacob Tremblay Lead Thriller Pic Cold Copy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived October 11, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ Frank, Jason P. (April 18, 2023). "Tribeca Film Festival Is What Baking Did for Waitress". Vulture. Archived June 10, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Cold Copy". Tribeca Film Festival. Archived January 11, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (24 October 2023). "Tribeca Thriller 'Cold Copy' Starring Tracee Ellis Ross & Bel Powley Acquired By Vertical". Deadline Hollywood. Archived October 24, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Smart, Jack (January 11, 2024). "Tracee Ellis Ross and Bel Powley Play Cutthroat Journalists in Cold Copy Trailer (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ Wise, Damon (June 12, 2023). "Cold Copy Review: A Satisfying Media Noir For The Fox News Age – Tribeca Film festival". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ Zilko, Christian (June 11, 2023). "Cold Copy Review: Heavy-Handed Journalism Thriller Is Staler Than Print Media". IndieWire. Archived June 11, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ Briscuso, Lex (June 11, 2023). "Cold Copy Review: A Journalism Drama That Can't Find Its Own Story". TheWrap. Retrieved June 12, 2023.