While John Avildsen is being memorialized for his Best Picture winning film Rocky as well as The Karate Kid, Lean on Me and others, it isn’t all about film credits. Here, John Gray, who directed the film White Irish Drinkers and Glimmer, and helmed episodes of series including Grimm and The Family, recounts an act of generosity shown him by the filmmaker that made for an indelible memory in a young filmmaker’s life Another sad loss for our business. Here’s my John…...
- 6/19/2017
- Deadline
Year By The Sea screens Saturday, Nov. 12 at 8:00pm at The Tivoli Theater as part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. Writer/director/composer Alexander Janko, producer Laura Goodenow, and star Karen Allen, a 2016 Women in Film Award honoree, will be in attendance. Ticket information can be found Here
After 30 years as a wife and mother, empty-nester Joan Anderson (Karen Allen) retreats to Cape Cod rather than follow her relocated husband (Michael Cristofer) to Kansas. Intent on rediscovering herself, but plagued with guilt, she questions her decision until stumbling on a spirited mentor, Joan Erikson (Celia Imrie), wife of the famed psychologist Erik Erikson. Supported by her literary agent (S. Epatha Merkerson) and a host of locals, including a sexy fisherman (Yannick Bisson), Joan learns to embrace the ebb and flow of life — ultimately discovering the balance between self and sacrifice, obligation and desire. Based on...
After 30 years as a wife and mother, empty-nester Joan Anderson (Karen Allen) retreats to Cape Cod rather than follow her relocated husband (Michael Cristofer) to Kansas. Intent on rediscovering herself, but plagued with guilt, she questions her decision until stumbling on a spirited mentor, Joan Erikson (Celia Imrie), wife of the famed psychologist Erik Erikson. Supported by her literary agent (S. Epatha Merkerson) and a host of locals, including a sexy fisherman (Yannick Bisson), Joan learns to embrace the ebb and flow of life — ultimately discovering the balance between self and sacrifice, obligation and desire. Based on...
- 11/8/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: Even though Stephen Lang‘s Col. Miles Quaritch character seemed to have run his course in 20th Century Fox’s Avatar, director James Cameron has revealed that Lang is not only returning for the sequel, he’s going to be part of the next three films. It sounds like he’s the closest thing to a mix between Star Wars‘ Darth Vader and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator character. “Steven was so memorable in the first film, we’re privileged to have him back,” Cameron said. “I’m not going to say exactly how we’re bringing him back, but it’s a science fiction story, after all. His character will evolve into really unexpected places across the arc of our new three-film saga. I really look forward to working with such a gifted actor, who’s also become a good friend.” Cameron has been working out brainy plot details...
- 10/22/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Blu-ray Release Date: Sept. 18, 2012
Price: Blu-ray $99.99
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Our favorite archaeologist got a full restoration for his Blu-ray debut. As announced in February, the Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures set includes all four of the movies in the franchise, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).
The fourth film was released on Blu-ray in 2008, but for all the others, the Complete Adventures collection is their high-definition debut.
Raiders of the Lost Ark was meticulously restored for the set, supervised by director Steven Spielberg (War Horse) and sound designers Ben Burtt. They reportedly paid attention to preserving the original look and sound of the iconic film from the original negative.
The sound was preserved using Burtt’s original master mix. New stereo...
Price: Blu-ray $99.99
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Our favorite archaeologist got a full restoration for his Blu-ray debut. As announced in February, the Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures set includes all four of the movies in the franchise, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).
The fourth film was released on Blu-ray in 2008, but for all the others, the Complete Adventures collection is their high-definition debut.
Raiders of the Lost Ark was meticulously restored for the set, supervised by director Steven Spielberg (War Horse) and sound designers Ben Burtt. They reportedly paid attention to preserving the original look and sound of the iconic film from the original negative.
The sound was preserved using Burtt’s original master mix. New stereo...
- 6/26/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Another week, another Monday. So it’s time for the rundown of DVDs and Blu-ray’s hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s another packed week, with plenty of movies waiting to take you money, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, April 23rd 2012.
Pick Of The Week
Hirokin: The Last Samurai (DVD/Blu-ray)
Hirokin, a reluctant hero marked by a dark past, must fulfill his destiny when forced to choose between avenging the murder of his family or fighting for the freedom of a people long abused. Hirokin Review
And the rest…
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (DVD/Blu-ray)
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) accepts an invitation to surreptitiously investigate a forty year old unsolved murder on behalf of the victim’s uncle, Swedish industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer). Meanwhile, tattooed hacker Lisbeth...
Pick Of The Week
Hirokin: The Last Samurai (DVD/Blu-ray)
Hirokin, a reluctant hero marked by a dark past, must fulfill his destiny when forced to choose between avenging the murder of his family or fighting for the freedom of a people long abused. Hirokin Review
And the rest…
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (DVD/Blu-ray)
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) accepts an invitation to surreptitiously investigate a forty year old unsolved murder on behalf of the victim’s uncle, Swedish industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer). Meanwhile, tattooed hacker Lisbeth...
- 4/23/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Indy is finally coming to high-definition.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
All four Indiana Jones movies will be on Blu-ray in the fall, although an actual street date hasn’t been set yet. The Complete Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection also will include a “best of” collection of the documentaries, interviews and featurettes that have been on earlier DVD editions, according to Paramount Home Entertainment. But the studio does also promise “a few new surprises.”
One of the most anticipated franchises still not on high-definition, the Indiana Jones series was created by two of the greatest adventure filmmakers (arguably): Steven Spielberg (War of the Worlds) and George Lucas (Star Wars).
The series kicked off in 1981 with Raiders of the Lost Ark. Harrison Ford (Cowboys & Aliens) immortalized the great archeologist and adventurer, who tried to keep the Ark of the Covenant out of the hands of the Nazis.
Spielberg went on to direct three more films,...
Raiders of the Lost Ark
All four Indiana Jones movies will be on Blu-ray in the fall, although an actual street date hasn’t been set yet. The Complete Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection also will include a “best of” collection of the documentaries, interviews and featurettes that have been on earlier DVD editions, according to Paramount Home Entertainment. But the studio does also promise “a few new surprises.”
One of the most anticipated franchises still not on high-definition, the Indiana Jones series was created by two of the greatest adventure filmmakers (arguably): Steven Spielberg (War of the Worlds) and George Lucas (Star Wars).
The series kicked off in 1981 with Raiders of the Lost Ark. Harrison Ford (Cowboys & Aliens) immortalized the great archeologist and adventurer, who tried to keep the Ark of the Covenant out of the hands of the Nazis.
Spielberg went on to direct three more films,...
- 2/29/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Oscar nominations are just about a month away and Academy voters are, hopefully, working on seeing as many films as possible in the categories they're responsible for. Final word has come down that 265 films total are eligible for awards this season, everyone from Abduction to Zookeeper. It was also announced that 39 songs are eligible for the always controversial and entertaining Best Original Song Oscar, including three songs from The Muppets, one from Captain America: The First Avenger, one from Pom Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold and many more. Read the full list and rules of eligibility for each category after the break. Deadline posted the press releases for these piece of news here [1] and here [2]. The 265 films that are eligible for Oscar nominations adhere to these guidelines: To be eligible for 84th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight,...
- 12/20/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences just announced the 39 nominees eligible for
Best Original Song this year. The Academy doesn’t have the best track record when narrowing down the list to five. In recent years they’ve overlooked some of the best songs including Bruce Springsteen’s track written for Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. As usual some of the nominees seem worthy of appearing on the list while others will have you scratching your head wondering why they are even being considered. There has been a new rule added to the voting process this time around. It states that songs must be judged in the capacity that they appear in each film. According to The Collider, in early January the voting body will get together and watch clips from each eligible movie in which the 39 songs are featured, after which they will determine the nominees. Let...
Best Original Song this year. The Academy doesn’t have the best track record when narrowing down the list to five. In recent years they’ve overlooked some of the best songs including Bruce Springsteen’s track written for Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. As usual some of the nominees seem worthy of appearing on the list while others will have you scratching your head wondering why they are even being considered. There has been a new rule added to the voting process this time around. It states that songs must be judged in the capacity that they appear in each film. According to The Collider, in early January the voting body will get together and watch clips from each eligible movie in which the 39 songs are featured, after which they will determine the nominees. Let...
- 12/20/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Oscar has just gotta sing!
39 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures have been chosen as potential nominees for Best Original Song for the 84th Annual Academy Awards, according to Deadline.
The list of possible Best Song nominees certainly contains some no-brainers, including no less than three tunes from "The Muppets" and two from "Happy Feet Two," though there are some surprises in there as well, such as "Taking You With Me" from "Our Idiot Brother" and "Star Spangled Man" from "Captain America: The First Avenger."
To be eligible for an Oscar nomination, a song must "consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits," according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
39 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures have been chosen as potential nominees for Best Original Song for the 84th Annual Academy Awards, according to Deadline.
The list of possible Best Song nominees certainly contains some no-brainers, including no less than three tunes from "The Muppets" and two from "Happy Feet Two," though there are some surprises in there as well, such as "Taking You With Me" from "Our Idiot Brother" and "Star Spangled Man" from "Captain America: The First Avenger."
To be eligible for an Oscar nomination, a song must "consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits," according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- 12/20/2011
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 39 selections that are in the running for the Best Original Song award at the 84th Academy Awards. The official announcements will be made in January. Among the most notable titles on the list include three tracks from The Muppets, Alan Menken’s “Star Spangled Man” from Captain America: The First Avenger, and Sigur Ros frontman Jonsi’s song “Gathering Stories” (which director Cameron Crowe co-wrote) from We Bought a Zoo. All are great selections, but I find myself singing Life’s a Happy Song everytime it pops up on my iPod.
Here’s the full press release.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed 39 selections that are in the running for the “Best Original Song” award at the 84th Academy Awards celebration.
The final nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 5:30 a.m.
Here’s the full press release.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed 39 selections that are in the running for the “Best Original Song” award at the 84th Academy Awards celebration.
The final nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 5:30 a.m.
- 12/19/2011
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
Thirty-nine songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 84th Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title:
“The World I Knew” from “African Cats”
“Lay Your Head Down” from “Albert Nobbs”
“Star Spangled Man” from “Captain America: The First Avenger”
“Collision of Worlds” from “Cars 2″
“Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu” from “DAM999″
“DAM999 Theme Song” from “DAM999″
“Mujhe Chod Ke” from “DAM999″
“Rainbird” from “Dirty Girl”
“Keep On Walking” from “The First Grader”
“Where the River Goes” from “Footloose”
“Hello Hello” from “Gnomeo & Juliet”
“Love Builds a Garden” from “Gnomeo & Juliet”
“Bridge of Light” from “Happy Feet Two”
“The Mighty Sven” from “Happy Feet Two”
“Never Be Daunted” from “happythankyoumoreplease”
“Hell...
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title:
“The World I Knew” from “African Cats”
“Lay Your Head Down” from “Albert Nobbs”
“Star Spangled Man” from “Captain America: The First Avenger”
“Collision of Worlds” from “Cars 2″
“Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu” from “DAM999″
“DAM999 Theme Song” from “DAM999″
“Mujhe Chod Ke” from “DAM999″
“Rainbird” from “Dirty Girl”
“Keep On Walking” from “The First Grader”
“Where the River Goes” from “Footloose”
“Hello Hello” from “Gnomeo & Juliet”
“Love Builds a Garden” from “Gnomeo & Juliet”
“Bridge of Light” from “Happy Feet Two”
“The Mighty Sven” from “Happy Feet Two”
“Never Be Daunted” from “happythankyoumoreplease”
“Hell...
- 12/19/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the thirty-nine songs eligible for nominations in the Original Song category.
How do the songs qualify? In order to be eligible, "a song must consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits." Hence, we hear most of the original songs during the first part of the closing credits.
So here's what's coming up next: On Thursday, January 5, the voting members of the Music Branch will see clips featuring each song, in random order. Right after the screenings, members will vote using a point system of voting. The average score is 8.25 and if there's no song that achieved that score, then there will...
How do the songs qualify? In order to be eligible, "a song must consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits." Hence, we hear most of the original songs during the first part of the closing credits.
So here's what's coming up next: On Thursday, January 5, the voting members of the Music Branch will see clips featuring each song, in random order. Right after the screenings, members will vote using a point system of voting. The average score is 8.25 and if there's no song that achieved that score, then there will...
- 12/19/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez provide voices for tropical birds in Carlos Saldanha's Rio
Thirty-nine songs from eligible movies are in the running for nominations in the Academy Awards' Best Original Song category for the 2012 Oscars. Madonna's Golden Globe-nominated "Masterpiece" from W.E. isn't to be found on the longlist, but Elton John is on there for Gnomeo and Juliet's "Hello Hello." As usual, kiddie flicks dominate the list, with Rio, Happy Feet Two, Winnie the Pooh, Gnomeo & Juliet, and The Muppets featuring multiple contenders.
The original songs and their respective movies are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title. Note that several of the songs are not in English, e.g., Sohan Roy's thriller DAM999 is in Hindi and Malayalam, the biographical documentary José and Pilar's "Já Não Estar" is in Portuguese, and "Coeur Volant," from Martin Scorsese's Hugo, is in French.
Thirty-nine songs from eligible movies are in the running for nominations in the Academy Awards' Best Original Song category for the 2012 Oscars. Madonna's Golden Globe-nominated "Masterpiece" from W.E. isn't to be found on the longlist, but Elton John is on there for Gnomeo and Juliet's "Hello Hello." As usual, kiddie flicks dominate the list, with Rio, Happy Feet Two, Winnie the Pooh, Gnomeo & Juliet, and The Muppets featuring multiple contenders.
The original songs and their respective movies are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title. Note that several of the songs are not in English, e.g., Sohan Roy's thriller DAM999 is in Hindi and Malayalam, the biographical documentary José and Pilar's "Já Não Estar" is in Portuguese, and "Coeur Volant," from Martin Scorsese's Hugo, is in French.
- 12/19/2011
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
HollywoodNews.com: Thirty-nine songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 84th Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title:
“The World I Knew” from “African Cats”
“Lay Your Head Down” from “Albert Nobbs”
“Star Spangled Man” from “Captain America: The First Avenger”
“Collision of Worlds” from “Cars 2″
“Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu” from “DAM999″
“DAM999 Theme Song” from “DAM999″
“Mujhe Chod Ke” from “DAM999″
“Rainbird” from “Dirty Girl”
“Keep On Walking” from “The First Grader”
“Where the River Goes” from “Footloose”
“Hello Hello” from “Gnomeo & Juliet”
“Love Builds a Garden” from “Gnomeo & Juliet”
“Bridge of Light” from “Happy Feet Two”
“The Mighty Sven” from “Happy Feet Two”
“Never Be Daunted” from...
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title:
“The World I Knew” from “African Cats”
“Lay Your Head Down” from “Albert Nobbs”
“Star Spangled Man” from “Captain America: The First Avenger”
“Collision of Worlds” from “Cars 2″
“Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu” from “DAM999″
“DAM999 Theme Song” from “DAM999″
“Mujhe Chod Ke” from “DAM999″
“Rainbird” from “Dirty Girl”
“Keep On Walking” from “The First Grader”
“Where the River Goes” from “Footloose”
“Hello Hello” from “Gnomeo & Juliet”
“Love Builds a Garden” from “Gnomeo & Juliet”
“Bridge of Light” from “Happy Feet Two”
“The Mighty Sven” from “Happy Feet Two”
“Never Be Daunted” from...
- 12/19/2011
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Your guess is as good as mine in this category as I have no idea what to expect from this category. If I were to go by nominees listed for the Critics Choice and Golden Globe Awards I would say Elton John's "Hello Hello" from Gnomeo and Juliet and Mary J. Blige's "The Living Proof" from The Help are two that look to be front-runners as both were recognized by both orgs, but even then, who knows? You will notice Madonna's song "Masterpiece" from W.E. is not included as it doesn't conform to the Academy's rules for the category, which state a song must consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits.
- 12/19/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Manhattan Film Festival, which ran July 23 - 31 and showcased 132 films, announced their winners, with John Gray's "White Irish Drinkers" taking Best Feature Drama, Julian Renner's "The Three Way" winning Best Feature Comedy, and Amanda Jane's "The Wedding Party" receiving the Best International Feature prize (Australia). Rashid Ghazi's "Fordson: Faith Fasting Football" won both the Best Feature Documentary and Film Heals awards. The rest of the winners ...
- 8/3/2011
- Indiewire
John Gray announced today that he has acquired the film rights to Bryan Gruley’s mystery thriller The Hanging Tree. Through his production shingle, Ovington Avenue Productions, Gray will write and direct the film, as well as produce it with his producing partner Melissa Jo Peltier. The pair just came off the festival circuit with audience favorite, “White Irish Drinkers,” which was released in 25 cities this past spring by Screen Media.
The Hanging Tree is the second novel in the best-selling Starvation Lake mystery series. The book is nominated for 2011’s The Barry Award and The Anthony Award, awards of the mystery/crime genre. The first book of the series, Starvation Lake, won The Barry Award, The Anthony Award and the Strand Critics Award the year it was released. The third novel, The Skeleton Box, will be released in Summer 2012.
New York based Gray said “Bryan Gruley has written a brilliant series of novels,...
The Hanging Tree is the second novel in the best-selling Starvation Lake mystery series. The book is nominated for 2011’s The Barry Award and The Anthony Award, awards of the mystery/crime genre. The first book of the series, Starvation Lake, won The Barry Award, The Anthony Award and the Strand Critics Award the year it was released. The third novel, The Skeleton Box, will be released in Summer 2012.
New York based Gray said “Bryan Gruley has written a brilliant series of novels,...
- 8/3/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
White Irish Drinkers writer-director John Gray has acquired the Bryan Gruley mystery thriller The Hanging Tree, and he'll write the script to direct. Gray will also produce it under his Ovington Avenue Productions along with partner Melissa Jo Peltier. They worked together on White Irish Drinkers, the coming-of-age drama that was released by Screen Media. The Hanging Tree is the second novel in Gruley's Starvation Lake mystery series. Gus Carpenter, a former Detroit Times reporter-turned-detective, tries to solve the mystery of how a former resident of the Michigan resort town winds up hanging from a tree after she returns home. Gray, who created the CBS series The Ghost Whisperer and wrote and directed Martin and Lewis and Helter Skelter for CBS, also directed the features Born to Be Wild and The Glimmer Man. The book deal was made by Wme. "Bryan Gruley has written a brilliant series of novels, with...
- 8/2/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
The Hanging Tree to be directed by John Gray of White Irish Drinkers. Gray has acquired the Bryan Gruley mystery thriller which he'll also script and produce with his Ovington Avenue Productions, alongside his partner Melissa Jo Peltier, reports Deadline. The Hanging Tree, the second in the Starvation Lake mystery series from Gruley, follows Gus Carpenter, a former Detroit Times reporter-turned-detective on the case of solving a mystery of a former resident who returns to her home and is found hanging from a tree Gray directed Born to Be Wild and The Glimmer Man and said "Bryan Gruley has written a brilliant series of novels, with rich characters in an incredibly visual and fascinating world...
- 8/2/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Hanging Tree to be directed by John Gray of White Irish Drinkers. Gray has acquired the Bryan Gruley mystery thriller which he'll also script and produce with his Ovington Avenue Productions, alongside his partner Melissa Jo Peltier, reports Deadline. The Hanging Tree, the second in the Starvation Lake mystery series from Gruley, follows Gus Carpenter, a former Detroit Times reporter-turned-detective on the case of solving a mystery of a former resident who returns to her home and is found hanging from a tree Gray directed Born to Be Wild and The Glimmer Man and said "Bryan Gruley has written a brilliant series of novels, with rich characters in an incredibly visual and fascinating world...
- 8/2/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Hanging Tree to be directed by John Gray of White Irish Drinkers. Gray has acquired the Bryan Gruley mystery thriller which he'll also script and produce with his Ovington Avenue Productions, alongside his partner Melissa Jo Peltier, reports Deadline. The Hanging Tree, the second in the Starvation Lake mystery series from Gruley, follows Gus Carpenter, a former Detroit Times reporter-turned-detective on the case of solving a mystery of a former resident who returns to her home and is found hanging from a tree Gray directed Born to Be Wild and The Glimmer Man and said "Bryan Gruley has written a brilliant series of novels, with rich characters in an incredibly visual and fascinating world...
- 8/2/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Your Weekly Source for the Newest Releases to Blu-Ray
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Battle Beyond The Stars: 30th Anniversary Special Edition (1980)
Synopsis: Shad must scour the cosmos to recruit mercenaries from different planets and cultures, in order to save his peaceful home planet from the threat of the evil tyrant Sador, bent on dominating and enslaving the entire universe. Joining this “magnificent seven” of mercenaries are the deadly Gelt, carefree Cowboy, and the sexy Valkyrie Saint-Exmin. (courtesy of Blu-Ray.com)
Special Features: Audio commentary with producer Roger Corman and writer John Sayles; Audio commentary from production manager Gale Anne Hurd; The Man Who Would Be Shad featurette; Space Opera on a Shoestring featurette; Still gallery; Poster gallery; Theatrical trailer; Radio spot.
Brazil (1985)
Synopsis: In the future, a clerk at the all-powerful Ministry of Information sticks to his ideals and ends up crushed by the system in this half comedy, half...
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Battle Beyond The Stars: 30th Anniversary Special Edition (1980)
Synopsis: Shad must scour the cosmos to recruit mercenaries from different planets and cultures, in order to save his peaceful home planet from the threat of the evil tyrant Sador, bent on dominating and enslaving the entire universe. Joining this “magnificent seven” of mercenaries are the deadly Gelt, carefree Cowboy, and the sexy Valkyrie Saint-Exmin. (courtesy of Blu-Ray.com)
Special Features: Audio commentary with producer Roger Corman and writer John Sayles; Audio commentary from production manager Gale Anne Hurd; The Man Who Would Be Shad featurette; Space Opera on a Shoestring featurette; Still gallery; Poster gallery; Theatrical trailer; Radio spot.
Brazil (1985)
Synopsis: In the future, a clerk at the all-powerful Ministry of Information sticks to his ideals and ends up crushed by the system in this half comedy, half...
- 7/11/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Check out the links below — and check back often — for our preview, reviews, blogs and more from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival.
Preview
Siff Kicks Off 37th Edition
Audience-centric 25-day Seattle International Film Festival screens festival-circuit favorites, premieres and local projects as well as fetes Ewan McGregor and Warren Miller
Features
Editors’ Choice: 12 Best Films Filmed in Seattle
With the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival in full swing, Moving Pictures counts down the dozen greatest movies shot in the Emerald City
Siff Fetes Ewan McGregor
The Seattle International Film Festival gives an audience its fill of the star of “Beginners” during an all-evening tribute to the beloved actor
Long “Weekend”
British writer-director Andrew Haigh writes for Moving Pictures about the making of “Weekend,” which starts with a one-night stand that becomes something else.
Finding My Way in the “Steam of Life”
Writers-directors Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen write for Moving Pictures...
Preview
Siff Kicks Off 37th Edition
Audience-centric 25-day Seattle International Film Festival screens festival-circuit favorites, premieres and local projects as well as fetes Ewan McGregor and Warren Miller
Features
Editors’ Choice: 12 Best Films Filmed in Seattle
With the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival in full swing, Moving Pictures counts down the dozen greatest movies shot in the Emerald City
Siff Fetes Ewan McGregor
The Seattle International Film Festival gives an audience its fill of the star of “Beginners” during an all-evening tribute to the beloved actor
Long “Weekend”
British writer-director Andrew Haigh writes for Moving Pictures about the making of “Weekend,” which starts with a one-night stand that becomes something else.
Finding My Way in the “Steam of Life”
Writers-directors Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen write for Moving Pictures...
- 5/26/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Check out the links below — and check back often — for our preview, reviews, blogs and more from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival.
Preview
Siff Kicks Off 37th Edition
Audience-centric 25-day Seattle International Film Festival screens festival-circuit favorites, premieres and local projects as well as fetes Ewan McGregor and Warren Miller
Features
Editors’ Choice: 12 Best Films Filmed in Seattle
With the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival in full swing, Moving Pictures counts down the dozen greatest movies shot in the Emerald City
Siff Fetes Ewan McGregor
The Seattle International Film Festival gives an audience its fill of the star of “Beginners” during an all-evening tribute to the beloved actor
Long “Weekend”
British writer-director Andrew Haigh writes for Moving Pictures about the making of “Weekend,” which starts with a one-night stand that becomes something else.
Finding My Way in the “Steam of Life”
Writers-directors Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen write for Moving Pictures...
Preview
Siff Kicks Off 37th Edition
Audience-centric 25-day Seattle International Film Festival screens festival-circuit favorites, premieres and local projects as well as fetes Ewan McGregor and Warren Miller
Features
Editors’ Choice: 12 Best Films Filmed in Seattle
With the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival in full swing, Moving Pictures counts down the dozen greatest movies shot in the Emerald City
Siff Fetes Ewan McGregor
The Seattle International Film Festival gives an audience its fill of the star of “Beginners” during an all-evening tribute to the beloved actor
Long “Weekend”
British writer-director Andrew Haigh writes for Moving Pictures about the making of “Weekend,” which starts with a one-night stand that becomes something else.
Finding My Way in the “Steam of Life”
Writers-directors Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen write for Moving Pictures...
- 5/26/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
White Irish Drinkers opens at the Tivoli Theatre in Saint Louis, or at a Landmark Theatre near you, on Friday, May 6th, 2011.
Synopsis: In the autumn of 1975 in Brooklyn, 18-year-old Brian (Nick Thurston) is killing time, pulling off petty crimes with his street tough older brother Danny (Geoff Wigdor), whom he both idolizes and fears. They both live with their parents, Paddy (Stephen Lang), a longshoreman, and his long-suffering wife, Margaret (Karen Allen), who puts up with Paddy’s drinking and abusive behavior, especially to her and Danny. Though Paddy has never been physically abusive to Brian, every time he sees his brother’s suffering, his heart breaks a little more. Brian works for Whitey (Peter Riegert) at the failing Lafayette movie theater. Owing money to local mobsters, Whitey calls in a favor to an old friend who works with The Rolling Stones. They come up with a deal to...
Synopsis: In the autumn of 1975 in Brooklyn, 18-year-old Brian (Nick Thurston) is killing time, pulling off petty crimes with his street tough older brother Danny (Geoff Wigdor), whom he both idolizes and fears. They both live with their parents, Paddy (Stephen Lang), a longshoreman, and his long-suffering wife, Margaret (Karen Allen), who puts up with Paddy’s drinking and abusive behavior, especially to her and Danny. Though Paddy has never been physically abusive to Brian, every time he sees his brother’s suffering, his heart breaks a little more. Brian works for Whitey (Peter Riegert) at the failing Lafayette movie theater. Owing money to local mobsters, Whitey calls in a favor to an old friend who works with The Rolling Stones. They come up with a deal to...
- 5/6/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Screen Media will release the Mean Streets-flavored independent drama White Irish Drinkers on Blu-ray and DVD on July 12.
Nick Thurston (l.) and Geoff Wigdor are brothers...and White Irish Drinkers.
In Brooklyn, 1975, 18-year-old Brian Leary (Nick Thurston, TV’s Reviving Ophelia) is killing time, pulling off petty crimes with his street tough older brother Danny (Geoff Wigdor, Levity), whom he both idolizes and fears. He doesn’t really want to be a criminal, but he doesn’t share the dreams of his old friends from their working class neighborhood either. So, looking for a way out of their situation, the siblings come up with a seemingly nutty plan: book the Rolling Stones for a concert in a local theater, sell tickets for $50 apiece in cash, and steal the money on the night of show.
Written and directed by John Gray and also starring Karen Allen (Scrooged), Stephen Lang (Avatar...
Nick Thurston (l.) and Geoff Wigdor are brothers...and White Irish Drinkers.
In Brooklyn, 1975, 18-year-old Brian Leary (Nick Thurston, TV’s Reviving Ophelia) is killing time, pulling off petty crimes with his street tough older brother Danny (Geoff Wigdor, Levity), whom he both idolizes and fears. He doesn’t really want to be a criminal, but he doesn’t share the dreams of his old friends from their working class neighborhood either. So, looking for a way out of their situation, the siblings come up with a seemingly nutty plan: book the Rolling Stones for a concert in a local theater, sell tickets for $50 apiece in cash, and steal the money on the night of show.
Written and directed by John Gray and also starring Karen Allen (Scrooged), Stephen Lang (Avatar...
- 4/16/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
TV director John Gray shoots from the heart with “White Irish Drinkers,” a coming-of-age drama set in the filmmaker’s native Brooklyn during the 1970’s. The milieu is a working-class neighborhood where high school grads chase sanitation jobs that pay a whopping $9,000 a year, plus benefits. The cast is the Lear family of four: Paddy, a brutal dockworker given to drunken bouts of rage; Margaret, his put-upon wife; Danny, a street punk; and black sheep Brian, a sensitive artist. A recent high school graduate with no direction, Brian is at a crossroads. To...
- 3/29/2011
- The Wrap
"White Irish Drinkers" director John Gray shared his thoughts on making his Brooklyn-set drama with indieWIRE. The film hits select cinemas today, March 25. In 1975 in the Bay Ridge area in Brooklyn, an enclave of working-class, hardscrabble families live with a societal code that discourages any aspirations to leave the neighborhood. In the thick of it are two brothers, Danny (Geoff Wigdor) and Brian (Nick Thurston), who dare to ...
- 3/25/2011
- indieWIRE - People
"White Irish Drinkers" director John Gray shared his thoughts on making his Brooklyn-set drama with indieWIRE. The film hits select cinemas today, March 25. In 1975 in the Bay Ridge area in Brooklyn, an enclave of working-class, hardscrabble families live with a societal code that discourages any aspirations to leave the neighborhood. In the thick of it are two brothers, Danny (Geoff Wigdor) and Brian (Nick Thurston), who dare to ...
- 3/25/2011
- Indiewire
There's not much debate over what the biggest new release of the weekend is, as Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch is expected to put a serious dent in the box office. However, early reviews have been overwhelmingly negative... will it keep people away from his latest fantasy / sci-fi epic? There aren't many alternatives out there with Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules being the only other wide release in the U.S. Fortunately, for those of us north of the border, Jason Eisener's Hobo with a Shotgun is debuting in a pretty decent number of theatres as well. In select theatres we also have Julian Schnabel's controversial drama Miral, Peep World starring Michael C. Hall and Sarah Silverman, and White Irish Drinkers, from the director of Helter Skelter and Brian's Song. What will you be checking out this weekend? Sucker Punch [1] Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules...
- 3/25/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Movie Review of 'White Irish Drinkers' - Veterans Karen Allen, Stephen Lang and Peter Riegert dazzle
White Irish Drinkers Review - Vets Karen Allen, Peter Riegert and Stephen Lang shine in ‘70s-set Brooklyn tale White Irish Drinkers (Four out of Five Stars) review of White Irish Drinkers Writer/director John Gray blends young leads with an impressive cast of veterans including Karen Allen (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Peter Riegert (Animal House) and Stephen Lang (Avatar) for White Irish Drinkers, a '70s-set, coming-of-age drama set around the working class Irish of Brooklyn's Bay Ridge neighborhood. Gray is best known as the writer, director and producer of the long-running TV series Ghost Whisperer, but he draws from his Brooklyn childhood and the people and places from his neighborhood for this tale of a working-class father and his two sons. White Irish Drinkers is a truly independent production with modest production values but Gray wisely emphasizes the performances. White Irish Drinkers is melodramatic in spots and frequently...
- 3/25/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Movie Review of 'White Irish Drinkers' - Veterans Karen Allen, Stephen Lang and Peter Riegert dazzle
White Irish Drinkers Review - Vets Karen Allen, Peter Riegert and Stephen Lang shine in ‘70s-set Brooklyn tale White Irish Drinkers (Four out of Five Stars) review of White Irish Drinkers Writer/director John Gray blends young leads with an impressive cast of veterans including Karen Allen (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Peter Riegert (Animal House) and Stephen Lang (Avatar) for White Irish Drinkers, a '70s-set, coming-of-age drama set around the working class Irish of Brooklyn's Bay Ridge neighborhood. Gray is best known as the writer, director and producer of the long-running TV series Ghost Whisperer, but he draws from his Brooklyn childhood and the people and places from his neighborhood for this tale of a working-class father and his two sons. White Irish Drinkers is a truly independent production with modest production values but Gray wisely emphasizes the performances. White Irish Drinkers is melodramatic in spots and frequently...
- 3/25/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Review of White Irish Drinkers - Stephen Lang’s portrayal of a raging alcoholic father brings to mind an intensity we all witnessed in spades in his portrayal of Colonel Miles Quaritch in Avatar. (2 out of 5 stars) White Irish Drinkers movie review - Stephen LangThe oddly titled White Irish Drinkers offers a convincing recreation of working-class Brooklyn in the 70s. It boasts compelling portrayals by newbie Nick Thurston and film veteran Stephen Lang and some memorable (and even unforeseen) moments. But the film unfortunately suffers from a detrimental mix of slow pacing, lack of well-rounded characters, a back load of plot turns saved until the very end and a subpar performance from Karen Allen. Brian (Thurston) and Danny (Geoffrey Wigdor) are teenage brothers living with their abusive father (Lang) and weak-willed but loving mother (Allen). Danny attempts to enlist his younger bro’s help in carrying out petty crimes, finally...
- 3/25/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Review of White Irish Drinkers - Stephen Lang’s portrayal of a raging alcoholic father brings to mind an intensity we all witnessed in spades in his portrayal of Colonel Miles Quaritch in Avatar. (2 out of 5 stars) White Irish Drinkers movie review - Stephen LangThe oddly titled White Irish Drinkers offers a convincing recreation of working-class Brooklyn in the 70s. It boasts compelling portrayals by newbie Nick Thurston and film veteran Stephen Lang and some memorable (and even unforeseen) moments. But the film unfortunately suffers from a detrimental mix of slow pacing, lack of well-rounded characters, a back load of plot turns saved until the very end and a subpar performance from Karen Allen. Brian (Thurston) and Danny (Geoffrey Wigdor) are teenage brothers living with their abusive father (Lang) and weak-willed but loving mother (Allen). Danny attempts to enlist his younger bro’s help in carrying out petty crimes, finally...
- 3/25/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Summary: A broad cast of characters and a strong narrative trump tropes, stagy melodrama and a too-wide variety of Brooklyn accents.
White Irish Drinkers is a film with a lot going for it, a surprising feature debut from the creator of (of all things) the Jennifer Love Hewitt show Ghost Whisperer. John Gray, the writer and director of over ten TV movies since 1986, has crafted a gritty, loving portrait of his hometown of Brooklyn, NY and those who populate it. It ain't pretty, it ain't perfect, but it shows major promise.
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White Irish Drinkers is a film with a lot going for it, a surprising feature debut from the creator of (of all things) the Jennifer Love Hewitt show Ghost Whisperer. John Gray, the writer and director of over ten TV movies since 1986, has crafted a gritty, loving portrait of his hometown of Brooklyn, NY and those who populate it. It ain't pretty, it ain't perfect, but it shows major promise.
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- 3/24/2011
- by Benny Gammerman
- Filmology
Unlike the rap group Young Black Teenagers, which had no black members, the film White Irish Drinkers is not titled ironically; writer/director John Gray's Brooklyn-based, 1975-set film teems with characters who are in fact white, Irish and drinkers. And, as you might have guessed from its title, Drinkers is as full of cheap sentimentality and predictable behavior as a Hell's Kitchen bar would have been in the 1970s.
- 3/24/2011
- Movieline
Read more: New film 'White Irish Drinkers' inspired by childhood amidst Irish community White Irish Drinkers, which opens this Friday nationwide, is the name of the best-written, most tightly directed new Irish American coming of age film in over two decades. Set in 1975, the film follows 18-year-old Brian Leary (Nick Thurston in a terrific performance) a young man seemingly trapped for life in his working class Irish American ghetto in Brooklyn, where he survives by pulling off petty crimes with help from his streetwise older brother Danny, whom he both fears and loves. Brian doesn’t want to be a hood, but he doesn’t want any of the obvious career tracks on offer to him in his hardworking, hard drinking neighborhood either. Even his best buddy Todd (who has seemingly betrayed his own roots by accepting a scholarship to college) is on a life path that just doesn’t appeal to him.
- 3/23/2011
- IrishCentral
Reviewed by Chris Allsop
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: John Gray
Starring: Stephen Lang, Peter Riegert, Karen Allen, Nick Thurston, Geoffrey Wigdor and Leslie Murphy
In keeping with the hard-drinking, working-class community at the heart of “White Irish Drinkers,” this low-budget indie might not be the most polished production you’ll ever see, but it’s gotta lot o’ heart, dammit.
The story, set in ’70s Brooklyn, focuses on a working-class Irish Catholic family existing in perpetually smoke-filled rooms. The father (Stephen Lang) stays drunk in his down time and confuses domestic violence with affection. Mom (Karen Allen) is walled up behind religion and tradition, while the older brother (Geoffrey Wigdor) is a small-time hoodlum whose idea of family time is to have his younger brother Brian (Nick Thurston) tag along for robberies.
In among all this chaos, Brian — dreamer, painter and lovechild of Frodo and Mel Gibson — tries to keep...
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: John Gray
Starring: Stephen Lang, Peter Riegert, Karen Allen, Nick Thurston, Geoffrey Wigdor and Leslie Murphy
In keeping with the hard-drinking, working-class community at the heart of “White Irish Drinkers,” this low-budget indie might not be the most polished production you’ll ever see, but it’s gotta lot o’ heart, dammit.
The story, set in ’70s Brooklyn, focuses on a working-class Irish Catholic family existing in perpetually smoke-filled rooms. The father (Stephen Lang) stays drunk in his down time and confuses domestic violence with affection. Mom (Karen Allen) is walled up behind religion and tradition, while the older brother (Geoffrey Wigdor) is a small-time hoodlum whose idea of family time is to have his younger brother Brian (Nick Thurston) tag along for robberies.
In among all this chaos, Brian — dreamer, painter and lovechild of Frodo and Mel Gibson — tries to keep...
- 3/22/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Chris Allsop
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: John Gray
Starring: Stephen Lang, Peter Riegert, Karen Allen, Nick Thurston, Geoffrey Wigdor and Leslie Murphy
In keeping with the hard-drinking, working-class community at the heart of “White Irish Drinkers,” this low-budget indie might not be the most polished production you’ll ever see, but it’s gotta lot o’ heart, dammit.
The story, set in ’70s Brooklyn, focuses on a working-class Irish Catholic family existing in perpetually smoke-filled rooms. The father (Stephen Lang) stays drunk in his down time and confuses domestic violence with affection. Mom (Karen Allen) is walled up behind religion and tradition, while the older brother (Geoffrey Wigdor) is a small-time hoodlum whose idea of family time is to have his younger brother Brian (Nick Thurston) tag along for robberies.
In among all this chaos, Brian — dreamer, painter and lovechild of Frodo and Mel Gibson — tries to keep...
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: John Gray
Starring: Stephen Lang, Peter Riegert, Karen Allen, Nick Thurston, Geoffrey Wigdor and Leslie Murphy
In keeping with the hard-drinking, working-class community at the heart of “White Irish Drinkers,” this low-budget indie might not be the most polished production you’ll ever see, but it’s gotta lot o’ heart, dammit.
The story, set in ’70s Brooklyn, focuses on a working-class Irish Catholic family existing in perpetually smoke-filled rooms. The father (Stephen Lang) stays drunk in his down time and confuses domestic violence with affection. Mom (Karen Allen) is walled up behind religion and tradition, while the older brother (Geoffrey Wigdor) is a small-time hoodlum whose idea of family time is to have his younger brother Brian (Nick Thurston) tag along for robberies.
In among all this chaos, Brian — dreamer, painter and lovechild of Frodo and Mel Gibson — tries to keep...
- 3/22/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Stage veteran and character actor Stephen Lang has a unique and unforgettable presence; his depth and understanding of bringing a character to life is truly remarkable. You.ve seen him in Avatar, Public Enemies and over seventy other films and TV shows; his theatre career is equally impressive. Lang stars in John Gray.s White Irish Drinkers, as the abusive patriarch of a family of Boston criminals plotting yet another get rich quick scheme. Filled with rage, despair and booze, he.s positively larger than the screen. Lang sat with Monsters and Critics and gave us an amazing description of an actor working from the inside to bring out a fully dimensional character. M&C: You have such a...
- 3/22/2011
- by Anne Brodie
- Monsters and Critics
White Irish Drinkers
Directed By: John Gray
Written By: John Gray
Starring: Nick Thurston, Geoffrey Wigdor, Stephen Lang, Karen Allen, Leslie Murphy, Peter Riegert
Screen Media Films
Release Date: March 25, 2011 (limited)
Set in 1975 Brooklyn, White Irish Drinkers is a coming-of-age tale not unlike many we've seen in the past. Though not exactly the most original of stories, however, director John Gray has delivered a decent drama that's worth a watch.
The movie follows Brian Leary (Nick Thurston), a talented 18-year-old artist facing the always difficult decision of what to do in life. He loves to draw and paint and would like to do it as a career, but he's unsure if that's even possible and doesn't even feel comfortable telling his friends and family about it because he comes from a strict blue-collar upbringing. The only one who he does feel comfortable sharing it with is a girl he meets...
Directed By: John Gray
Written By: John Gray
Starring: Nick Thurston, Geoffrey Wigdor, Stephen Lang, Karen Allen, Leslie Murphy, Peter Riegert
Screen Media Films
Release Date: March 25, 2011 (limited)
Set in 1975 Brooklyn, White Irish Drinkers is a coming-of-age tale not unlike many we've seen in the past. Though not exactly the most original of stories, however, director John Gray has delivered a decent drama that's worth a watch.
The movie follows Brian Leary (Nick Thurston), a talented 18-year-old artist facing the always difficult decision of what to do in life. He loves to draw and paint and would like to do it as a career, but he's unsure if that's even possible and doesn't even feel comfortable telling his friends and family about it because he comes from a strict blue-collar upbringing. The only one who he does feel comfortable sharing it with is a girl he meets...
- 3/19/2011
- by The Movie God
- Geeks of Doom
Following tomorrow's parade comes the film "White Irish Drink ers." No musical. It's a shoot-'em-up with street toughs, petty crimes, local mobsters, good drinking and bad behavior. Says co-star Karen Allen: "It's about a dysfunctional family with brothers coming of age. Set in Bay Ridge in the '70s, one kid breaks out into the world and lights up a joint. Fearful of going wrong, they take it away, saying that's not for him 'because we're white Irish drinkers.' " "What's 'White Irish Drinkers' mean?" "This is basically a biographical piece...
- 3/16/2011
- by By CINDY ADAMS
- NYPost.com
From Screen Media Films. The jewel of this year’s Craic Irish Film Festival, which opened last night at New York’s TriBeCa Cinemas, is director John Gray’s White Irish Drinkers, a raucous, touching, vital hard-knocks family drama that offers an exquisitely written script, a series of plot twists and a medley of spot-on performances from young talents Nick Thurston (right out of U.S.C.) and Geoffrey Wigdor, along with seasoned screen eminences Karen Allen, Stephen Lang, and Peter Riegert. The film ostensibly revolves around a local Brooklyn theater in the mid-1970s whose owner has inexplicably convinced the Rolling Stones to play for “one night only.” But the movie builds from that delightful premise into a love story, a caper-gone-wrong film, and an examination of family dysfunction with hints of The Fighter. It is, more centrally, a coming-of-age, how-do-i-break-out-of-the-boroughs saga that has the unabashed verité, fresh insight,...
- 3/11/2011
- Vanity Fair
"We are White Irish Drinkers!" The official trailer for John Gray's White Irish Drinkers has debuted on Apple. This is another one of those back-to-the-filmmaker's-roots gritty crime flicks about street life in the 70's. The film is basically about a few "White Irish Drinkers" - two brothers, played by Nick Thurston and Geoff Wigdor, who get caught up in the world of crime, but apparently also like to drink... and fight. The cast also includes Karen Allen and Stephen Lang as their mother and father. Early festival reviews have praised this, calling it a "sparkling piece of entertainment." Check it out, then let us know what you think? Watch the official trailer for John Gray's White Irish Drinkers: [flv:http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/WhiteIrishDrinkers-officialtrailer.mp4 http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/WhiteIrishDrinkers-officialtrailer.jpg 598 254] You can also watch the White Irish Drinkers trailer in High Definition on Apple A coming of age story set in 1975 working-class Brooklyn, where two teenage brothers who are...
- 3/3/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Get ready for a movie that looks like a mix between The Black Donnellys and Juice. White Irish Drinkers is directed by John Gray and stars Stephen Lang, Peter Riegert, Karen Allen, Nick Thurston, Geoffrey Wigdor, and Leslie Murphy.
About White Irish Drinkers:
A coming of age story set in 1975 working-class Brooklyn, in which two teenage brothers living with their abusive father and their well-meaning but ineffective mother are caught up in a life of petty crime. Older brother Danny concocts a daring scheme to steal enough money for the two to escape, timed around the chaos of an upcoming Rolling Stones concert. The sensitive younger brother, Brian, ultimately has a choice: remain loyal to the brother with whom he shares a powerful love-hate bond, or use his hidden talent as an artist as his own ticket out of their dead-end existence.
About White Irish Drinkers:
A coming of age story set in 1975 working-class Brooklyn, in which two teenage brothers living with their abusive father and their well-meaning but ineffective mother are caught up in a life of petty crime. Older brother Danny concocts a daring scheme to steal enough money for the two to escape, timed around the chaos of an upcoming Rolling Stones concert. The sensitive younger brother, Brian, ultimately has a choice: remain loyal to the brother with whom he shares a powerful love-hate bond, or use his hidden talent as an artist as his own ticket out of their dead-end existence.
- 3/1/2011
- by Terry Boyden
- BuzzFocus.com
Finally, a movie about hardscrabble, blue collar Irish-Americans that doesn't disguise what it is with a fancy title. White Irish Drinkers eschews the clever names and simply tells you what it's about, straight up. Starring Nick Thurston and Geoff Widgor as brothers in 1975 Brooklyn, each working at different angles to try to escape their life and their hard-drinking, abusive father (Stephen Lang). It's one more entry into the roughshod Irishman genre that folks seem to love so much, and in a refreshing change of pace, it isn't set in Boston.
It actually looks pretty good, too. Given that for part of my youth, I grew up in one of those blue collar Irish neighborhoods (that ironically was part of a larger, very affluent suburb), I have a certain affection for these tales, and White Irish Drinkers, drably titled though it may be, looks like a solid entry. It's already made...
It actually looks pretty good, too. Given that for part of my youth, I grew up in one of those blue collar Irish neighborhoods (that ironically was part of a larger, very affluent suburb), I have a certain affection for these tales, and White Irish Drinkers, drably titled though it may be, looks like a solid entry. It's already made...
- 3/1/2011
- by TK
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
Cinematical is happy to premiere the following poster for writer/director John Gray's (creator of 'The Ghost Whisperer') new indie film, 'White Irish Drinkers.' Boasting Karen Allen (our beloved Marion Ravenwood), Anthony Amorim, Zachary Booth and Stephen Lang, and free of other-worldly whispering, the film focuses on two Brooklyn-based brothers during the '70s.
From the film's synopsis: "A coming of age story set in 1975 working-class Brooklyn, in which two teenage brothers living with their abusive father and their well-meaning but ineffective mother are caught up in a life of petty crime. Older brother Danny concocts a daring scheme to steal enough money for the two to escape, timed around the chaos of an upcoming Rolling Stones concert. The sensitive younger brother, Brian, ultimately has a choice: remain loyal to the brother with whom he shares a powerful love-hate bond, or use...
Cinematical is happy to premiere the following poster for writer/director John Gray's (creator of 'The Ghost Whisperer') new indie film, 'White Irish Drinkers.' Boasting Karen Allen (our beloved Marion Ravenwood), Anthony Amorim, Zachary Booth and Stephen Lang, and free of other-worldly whispering, the film focuses on two Brooklyn-based brothers during the '70s.
From the film's synopsis: "A coming of age story set in 1975 working-class Brooklyn, in which two teenage brothers living with their abusive father and their well-meaning but ineffective mother are caught up in a life of petty crime. Older brother Danny concocts a daring scheme to steal enough money for the two to escape, timed around the chaos of an upcoming Rolling Stones concert. The sensitive younger brother, Brian, ultimately has a choice: remain loyal to the brother with whom he shares a powerful love-hate bond, or use...
- 2/7/2011
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
Cinematical is happy to premiere the following poster for writer/director John Gray's (creator of 'The Ghost Whisperer') new indie film, 'White Irish Drinkers.' Boasting Karen Allen (our beloved Marion Ravenwood), Anthony Amorim, Zachary Booth and Stephen Lang, and free of other-worldly whispering, the film focuses on two Brooklyn-based brothers during the '70s.
From the film's synopsis: "A coming of age story set in 1975 working-class Brooklyn, in which two teenage brothers living with their abusive father and their well-meaning but ineffective mother are caught up in a life of petty crime. Older brother Danny concocts a daring scheme to steal enough money for the two to escape, timed around the chaos of an upcoming Rolling Stones concert. The sensitive younger brother, Brian, ultimately has a choice: remain loyal to the brother with whom he shares a powerful love-hate bond, or use...
Cinematical is happy to premiere the following poster for writer/director John Gray's (creator of 'The Ghost Whisperer') new indie film, 'White Irish Drinkers.' Boasting Karen Allen (our beloved Marion Ravenwood), Anthony Amorim, Zachary Booth and Stephen Lang, and free of other-worldly whispering, the film focuses on two Brooklyn-based brothers during the '70s.
From the film's synopsis: "A coming of age story set in 1975 working-class Brooklyn, in which two teenage brothers living with their abusive father and their well-meaning but ineffective mother are caught up in a life of petty crime. Older brother Danny concocts a daring scheme to steal enough money for the two to escape, timed around the chaos of an upcoming Rolling Stones concert. The sensitive younger brother, Brian, ultimately has a choice: remain loyal to the brother with whom he shares a powerful love-hate bond, or use...
- 2/7/2011
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Moviefone
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? White Irish Drinkers Trailer It’s not often that I get a slam dunk delivered into my inbox but it happens from time to time...
- 1/8/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
[Assorted]: David O. Russell’s highly-anticipated boxing/brotherhood drama “The Fighter” was unveiled on Tuesday night at Grauman’s Chinese Theater as part of the AFI Fest, and shortly after it ended numerous west coast Oscar bloggers began posting reactions. Pete Hammond writes that all four of the film’s principal cast members — best actor hopeful Mark Wahlberg, best supporting actor hopeful Christian Bale, and best supporting actress hopefuls Amy Adams and Melissa Leo — “have real shots for this vivid and colorful crowd pleaser.” Greg Ellwood believes the film “proved it has the chance to be a big crowd pleaser and substantial box office hit… [as well as] a legitimate Oscar player,” and adds that Adams’ high-quality performance was “the biggest surprise of the film.” Anne Thompson feels that “The actors shine in this and should be rewarded,” particular Bale, who “risks going too far with his druggie extrovert, but slowly wins us over,...
- 11/11/2010
- by Mary Skawinski
- Scott Feinberg
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