We’re about six months away from Christmas, so why not highlight a film about Santa Claus? Actually it’s a very appropriate time to discuss this particular film, because it’s about the off season for guys who play the role of St. Nick. Titled I Am Santa Claus, it’s a documentary that follows six Kris Kringles, including none other than pro wrestling legend Mick Foley. WWE Raw fans may be familiar with his appearances in the ring dressed as the jolly old icon, but for this film he went a bit further by even dying his hair and beard and fully trying out the gig as many men do every December. Additionally Foley is a producer of the doc, which is directed by relative newcomer Tommy Avallone. He’s been thanked in the credits for the films Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles and Indie Game: The Movie, which...
- 6/15/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles
Directed by Jon Foy
Written by Jon Foy & Colin Smith
2011
It’s quite reassuring that despite living in such a fast paced, busy and prioritized world that seems to have waved a thin curtain of disinterest over the smaller matters that there are still some people out there, often labeled subversive or other much less flattering terms, who show the will to stop and chase a dream, no matter how unusual or socially lamentable. Most of us traipse along busy city streets with heads down and music blaring from our headphones, engulfed in our own bubble of privacy and treating our surroundings with disregard. Some of us, the likes of unconventional Sherlock Holmes Justin Duerr, take the time to spot the bizarre messages left for us on said sidewalks and intersections.
When a series of bizarre tiles began appearing on the streets...
Directed by Jon Foy
Written by Jon Foy & Colin Smith
2011
It’s quite reassuring that despite living in such a fast paced, busy and prioritized world that seems to have waved a thin curtain of disinterest over the smaller matters that there are still some people out there, often labeled subversive or other much less flattering terms, who show the will to stop and chase a dream, no matter how unusual or socially lamentable. Most of us traipse along busy city streets with heads down and music blaring from our headphones, engulfed in our own bubble of privacy and treating our surroundings with disregard. Some of us, the likes of unconventional Sherlock Holmes Justin Duerr, take the time to spot the bizarre messages left for us on said sidewalks and intersections.
When a series of bizarre tiles began appearing on the streets...
- 5/6/2013
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
In an attempt to dispel the myth that there is nothing to watch on Netflix’s Watch Instantly service, I scour the new releases and pore through the existing catalogue to find titles that are both off the beaten path and well worth viewing. On a bi-weekly basis I bring to you the treasure uncovered during the course of that hunt. From the new and noteworthy to the unsung sort-of-classics, there’s movie gold to be found in the wide open spaces and hidden crevices alike. Care to dig around Netflix’s crevices with me? Here are 15 movies you should be streaming this week. The New and Noteworthy Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (2011) In the 1980s, tiles began appearing embedded into the streets of major Northeast American cities bearing variations of a cryptic message that read, “Toynbee Idea/In Kubrick’S 2001/Resurrect Dead/On Planet Jupiter.” Over the years following their discovery, hundreds...
- 6/26/2012
- by Brian Kelley
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
DVD Playhouse—February 2012
By Allen Gardner
To Kill A Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Edition (Universal) Robert Mulligan’s film of Harper Lee’s landmark novel pits a liberal-minded lawyer (Gregory Peck) against a small Southern town’s racism when defending a black man (Brock Peters) on trumped-up rape charges. One of the 1960s’ first landmark films, a truly stirring human drama that hits all the right notes and isn’t dated a bit. Robert Duvall makes his screen debut (sans dialogue) as the enigmatic Boo Radley. DVD and Blu-ray double edition. Bonuses: Two feature-length documentaries: Fearful Symmetry and A Conversation with Gregory Peck; Featurettes; Excerpts and film clips from Gregory Peck’s Oscar acceptance speech and AFI Lifetime Achievement Award; Commentary by Mulligan and producer Alan J. Pakula; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS 2.0 mono.
Outrage: Way Of The Yakuza (Magnolia) After a brief hiatus from his signature oeuvre of Japanese gangster flicks,...
By Allen Gardner
To Kill A Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Edition (Universal) Robert Mulligan’s film of Harper Lee’s landmark novel pits a liberal-minded lawyer (Gregory Peck) against a small Southern town’s racism when defending a black man (Brock Peters) on trumped-up rape charges. One of the 1960s’ first landmark films, a truly stirring human drama that hits all the right notes and isn’t dated a bit. Robert Duvall makes his screen debut (sans dialogue) as the enigmatic Boo Radley. DVD and Blu-ray double edition. Bonuses: Two feature-length documentaries: Fearful Symmetry and A Conversation with Gregory Peck; Featurettes; Excerpts and film clips from Gregory Peck’s Oscar acceptance speech and AFI Lifetime Achievement Award; Commentary by Mulligan and producer Alan J. Pakula; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS 2.0 mono.
Outrage: Way Of The Yakuza (Magnolia) After a brief hiatus from his signature oeuvre of Japanese gangster flicks,...
- 2/26/2012
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Top 10 Movies of 2011 from one of Tribeca Film Festival's Programmers, including Kristen Wiig, Michael Fassbender, the apocalypse, and a chimp. Cara Cusumano Programmer, Tribeca Film Festival (list in alphabetical order) The Artist (Michael Hazanavicius) Candy for cinephiles. Bombay Beach (Alma Har'el) A haunting, surreal, and beautiful impressionistic documentary. Bridesmaids (Paul Feig) Kristen Wiig is my hero. Drive (Nicolas Wending Refn) Equal parts 80s action film, European arthouse, and smoldering Ryan Gosling. Hugo (Martin Scorsese) More candy for cinephiles! Jane Eyre (Cary Fukunaga) Michael Fassbender as a saucy Rochester in a gothic take on my all-time favorite book of all time. Melancholia (Lars Von Trier) The end of the world never looked so beautiful. Project Nim (James Marsh) The most human story of the year. Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of The Toynbee Tiles (Jon Foy) Twisty and spooky and downright unbelievable. Take Shelter (Jeff Nichols) An apocalyptic, intimate family drama. Check...
- 12/15/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
A South Philadelphia neighborhood, the British historian/philosopher Arnold J. Toynbee, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and a one-act play by David Mamet all turn up as important elements in the investigation conducted during Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of The Toynbee Tiles. It can, at times, feel like a Diy version of The Da Vinci Code. Instead of an oddly coiffed Tom Hanks, Jon Foy’s documentary has for its hero Justin Duerr, a Philly-based artist and grown-up punk who becomes entranced by a series of mysterious tiles that for years have turned up embedded in the pavement of his home ...
- 9/1/2011
- avclub.com
Jon Foy's acclaimed and perplexing documentary Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of The Toynbee Tiles will kick off it's theatrical run September 2nd at the IFC Center in New York and Twitch wants you to be there.Strangeness is afoot. Most people don't notice the hundreds of cryptic tiled messages about resurrecting the dead that have been appearing in city streets over the past three decades. But Justin Duerr does. For years, finding an answer to this long-standing urban mystery has been his obsession. He has been collecting clues that the tiler has embedded in the streets of major cities across the U.S. and South America. But as Justin starts piecing together key events of the past he finds a story that is more surreal than he imagined, and...
- 8/29/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Jon Foy's acclaimed documentary Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of The Toynbee Tiles begins its limited theatrical run September 2nd - find a list of upcoming screenings here - and Twitch has been given an exclusive clip to share.Strangeness is afoot. Most people don't notice the hundreds of cryptic tiled messages about resurrecting the dead that have been appearing in city streets over the past three decades. But Justin Duerr does. For years, finding an answer to this long-standing urban mystery has been his obsession. He has been collecting clues that the tiler has embedded in the streets of major cities across the U.S. and South America. But as Justin starts piecing together key events of the past he finds a story that is more surreal than he...
- 8/16/2011
- Screen Anarchy
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