"Here, a good luck charm." Gravitas Ventures has debuted the trailer for the indie film 1 Buck, from filmmaker Fabien Dufils, telling the story of one dollar bill as it travels 'round a forgotten town in Louisiana. Yes, crazy enough, the concept for this is to follow a dirty dollar as it travels from person to person, pocket to pocket, getting in trouble and paying for things. The cast includes John Freeman, Katie Lynne Ryan, Cassi Colvin, Will Green, River Faught, and Darren Kendrick. This looks a bit over-the-top in terms of the depravity and crime, but so be it. Not really sure this is worth a watch, despite the dollar bill concept. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Fabien Dufils' 1 Buck, direct from Gravitas' YouTube: If money could talk... Shifting from one pocket to another, from one man's drama to another, is a lowly dollar bill. 1 Buck takes us...
- 8/31/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Our inaugural Vulture Festival simply wouldn't have been complete without a chat about the written word. And we got a ton of insight into the world of literary writing during our Vulture Book Club panel with superstar authors Chang-Rae Lee (On Such a Full Sea), Téa Obreht (The Tiger’s Wife), and Akhil Sharma (Family Life). In a discussion guided by critic John Freeman, the authors read passages from their work, waxed philosophical about the writing process, talked about the state of the literature industry, and more. Watch the full conversation below!
- 5/23/2014
- by Abraham Riesman
- Vulture
You didn't think we were done with the Vulture Festival, did you? We're pleased to announce three more events: First, on Saturday, May 10, at 3 p.m., Parks and Recreation star Adam Scott and wife/producing partner Naomi Scott will screen and discuss The Greatest Event in Television History with Vulture senior editor Denise Martin. Buy your tickets here. On the other end of the -brow spectrum, How to Read a Novelist author and former Granta editor John Freeman will talk about global fiction with authors Chang-rae Lee (On Such a Full Sea), Téa Obreht (The Tiger’s Wife), and Akhil Sharma (Family Life). It's on Sunday, May 11, at 11:30 a.m. So get your New York Times reading out of the way early and head on over to Milk Studios. Buy your tickets here. Lastly, Jason Robert Brown, the Broadway composer just nominated for two Tony Awards for his work...
- 4/30/2014
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
Granta
For its latest issue, “Ten Years Later,” the literary magazine Granta examines how the world has changed since the Sept. 11 attacks.
“What makes this issue unique is that it references an event felt around the world,” Granta Editor John Freeman told Speakeasy. “9/11 was a spectacle created for global consumption, and it had global repercussions. From the war in Iraq to the drone strikes in Pakistan, to the greater transparency demanded upon U.S. relations in the Middle East. So...
For its latest issue, “Ten Years Later,” the literary magazine Granta examines how the world has changed since the Sept. 11 attacks.
“What makes this issue unique is that it references an event felt around the world,” Granta Editor John Freeman told Speakeasy. “9/11 was a spectacle created for global consumption, and it had global repercussions. From the war in Iraq to the drone strikes in Pakistan, to the greater transparency demanded upon U.S. relations in the Middle East. So...
- 8/24/2011
- by Barbara Chai
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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