Jimmy Fallon and Sam Rockwell talk about his upcoming film, Conviction, which is based on a true story and also stars Hilary Swank, directed by Tony Goldwyn.  Jimmy speaks sooth when he says Rockwell is knocking his performances out of the park. They are award winners.

I am very excited about Conviction coming to the big screen.  I like  Tony Goldwyn’s work as a director and the original writer Pamela Grey tells amazing stories so well.  The trailer is worth a look.

The movie is an inspirational true story of a sister’s unwavering devotion to her brother. When Betty Anne Waters’ (two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank) older brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. 

Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny.  With the help of best friend Abra Rice (Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver), Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor (Academy Award nominee Melissa Leo), meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny’s arrest. Belief in her brother – and her quest for the truth – pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.

Tony Goldwyn knows how to tell a story, and he directs actors who are either an award winner or a nominee. 

Conviction is the inspirational true story (I am a sucker for inspirational stories.) of a sister’s unwavering devotion to her brother. When Betty Anne Waters’ (two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank) older brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny.

Juliet Lewis and Minnie Driver also star.

I am sold on this movie, hook, line, and sinker! First of all, it’s a great script.  Pamela Grey wrote it and she deserves accolades for her ability to tell a story.  The cast alone takes my breath away with Tony Goldwyn directing.  Conviction isn’t Goldwyn and Grey’s first collaboration together. Goldwyn directed A Walk on the Moon and Grey wrote the screenplay.

Conviction is the inspirational true story (I am a sucker for inspirational stories.) of a sister’s unwavering devotion to her brother. When Betty Anne Waters’ (two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank) older brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny.

With the help of best friend Abra Rice (Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver), Betty Anne pours through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor (Academy Award nominee Melissa Leo), meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny’s arrest. Belief in her brother – and her quest for the truth – pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.

When Fewdio announces that it’s doing a “tribute to H.P. Lovecraft”, “based on (his) personal religious philosophy”, I don’t know whether to run screaming for my mommy or die laughing.  See, I know H.P. Lovecraft.  And I know most of the time, movies made about his stuff are complete wastes of time and effort with only a handful of exceptions, most of which involve Jeffrey Combs.  But I also know Fewdio.  These guys have given me more scares than the Wall Street Journal this year.  If ANYONE can handle a Lovecraft title…it’s GOT to be Fewdio.

This one, called Conviction, asks one simple question:  what happens when the lights go out?

And congratulate them, folks–they made a good Lovecraft short.  This isn’t one of Fewdio’s best, but it does use their classic modality of a seriously huge twist at the end–don’t shut off the video when you see the credits start–to put together a pretty scary package that’ll actually make you think.

It may not be the best of the bunch, but it’ll do for a quick scare, AND for a philosophy lesson, all in the space of just five short minutes.

Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures have acquired Jonathan Herman’s prison thriller spec script Conviction.

The story follows a bank robber who is serving five years in prison for a heist gone bad. He is approached by an FBI agent to set up his criminal protégé who is in the midst of another high-stakes heist.

It will follow in the footsteps of such legends as Heat and Donnie Brasco. Andrew Rona and Joel Silver will produce.