Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Elementary" episode 7 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction," and it turns out that we're going to see a very bored Sherlock decide to interject investigative ideas into Watson's case to pass the time, and it involves a women that's been a no show for 5 years, and more. In the new, 7th episode press release: Holmes will force his way into Joan's latest case, where the main clue will be the lingering scent of nutmeg at the crime scene. Press release number 2: A bored Sherlock is going to force his investigative services onto Joan, who is trying to locate a woman who has been missing for five years, and the only clue is the smell of nutmeg at the site of her disappearance. In the meantime, Joan’s bond with her long-distance boyfriend,...
- 12/4/2014
- by Megan
- OnTheFlix
To refer to the Film Comment Selects screening of Kenneth Longeran's "Margaret" as anything less than magical would be doing the film the same disservice that Fox Searchlight initially did when it failed to market the film nearly ten years in the making. From Gavin Smith's impassioned introduction to the guests hidden in the front rows of Lincoln Center (Michael Cera! Former Village Voice critic J. Hoberman! Alex Karpovsky quietly filming the Q&A on a Dslr!) the message was simple: cinephiles demanded a second chance at this quiet-yet-overwhelming missive on a post-9/11 New York. Longeran introduced the 12 cast members who also joined him at the screening including Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, J. Smith-Cameron did, Jake O'Connor, Stephen Adly Guirgis and Kevin Geer (the cops that Lisa Cohen deals with over her deposition) and Carlo Alban (Ramon's son), who briefly appears to console Joan (Smith-Cameron) at a wake (Anna.
- 2/27/2012
- by John Lichman
- Indiewire
To refer to the Film Comment Selects screening of Kenneth Longeran's "Margaret" as anything less than magical would be doing the film the same disservice that Fox Searchlight initially did when it failed to market the film nearly ten years in the making. From Gavin Smith's impassioned introduction to the guests hidden in the front rows of Lincoln Center (Michael Cera! Former Village Voice critic J. Hoberman! Alex Karpovsky quietly filming the Q&A on a Dslr!) the message was simple: cinephiles demanded a second chance at this quiet-yet-overwhelming missive on a post-9/11 New York.
Longeran introduced the 12 cast members who also joined him at the screening including Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, J. Smith-Cameron did, Jake O'Connor, Stephen Adly Guirgis and Kevin Geer (the cops that Lisa Cohen deals with over her deposition) and Carlo Alban (Ramon's son), who briefly appears to console Joan (Smith-Cameron) at a wake (Anna Paquin...
Longeran introduced the 12 cast members who also joined him at the screening including Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, J. Smith-Cameron did, Jake O'Connor, Stephen Adly Guirgis and Kevin Geer (the cops that Lisa Cohen deals with over her deposition) and Carlo Alban (Ramon's son), who briefly appears to console Joan (Smith-Cameron) at a wake (Anna Paquin...
- 2/27/2012
- by John Lichman
- The Playlist
'The Tavern' Is a Metaphor / Whether production can buck its own plotline and travel road to success is another question
By Frank Scheck
New York
This new indie drama, written, produced and directed by Walter Foote, is about a couple of regular guys who, through sheer ambition and drive rather than any particular talent, decide to open a restaurant, only to discover that the hurdles are nearly insurmountable.
It thus practically serves as a metaphor for the indie film scene, where multitudes of budding filmmakers desperately struggle to finance and make their movies, only to see most of them fail in a hopelessly crowded and competitive marketplace. "The Tavern", as well-intentioned and decently made as it is, is not likely to buck that trend.
The film centers on Ronnie (Cameron Dye), a recovered alcoholic turned bartender who, in the best tradition of the American male, has resisted commitment of any kind his entire life, and his best friend Dave (Kevin Geer), himself struggling with a low-level job and a family to support. When the owner of a popular Manhattan tavern announces that he's packing it in and moving to Florida, Ronnie is tempted by the reasonable asking price and decides to buy the place.
After the wary but desperate Dave signs on as a partner, the pair, with much difficulty, raise the money, despite the opposition and suspicion of friends and family. The primary contributors are Jerry (Steven Marcus), Ronnie's former boss, and Gina (Nancy Ticotin), his widowed sister- in-law, who invests with the provision that Ronnie employ her troubled 14-year-old son (Carlo Alban).
After opening the joint, more problems present themselves: The former owner opens a competing restaurant nearby; their talented chef is snatched by the immigration authorities; the tavern is closed down by the police for offering music and dancing without the proper license; and the bookmakers to whom Ronnie has turned for some quick cash are starting to make threats.
The film is overstuffed with more subplots than it can comfortably handle. Some of them, such as Ronnie's budding romance with a more sophisticated young woman he meets at a fancy boutique, or his attempt to mentor his troubled young nephew, never really pick up narrative steam. Subtlety of characterization is sacrificed as well, most notably in the character of Dave's increasingly frustrated wife (Margaret Cho), who comes across as little more than shrewish.
On the other hand, there are individual scenes that resonate with authenticity and poignancy. Anyone who has ever been stuck in a menial job will wince at the scene in which Dave, working at a megastore, has to confront a belligerent customer. And the endless small details involved in trying to start a restaurant are rendered with a vivid reality. No wonder; the press notes inform us the filmmaker himself failed in an attempt to open a restaurant.
There is a thankful lack of sentimentality in the proceedings, and the downbeat ending is a refreshing tonic in an indie cinema scene that has lately ("Girlfight", "Two Family House") seemed to be bursting with Capraesque sensibilities. The acting is quite fine, with the two leads particularly moving as the embattled entrepreneurs. As a bonus, Irish group the Saw Doctors add some rollicking music to the soundtrack.
THE TAVERN
Castle Hill Films
Credits: Director-editor-producer: Walter Foote; Executive producers: James Cooper, Lin Chen Tien; Co-producer: Rene Veilleux; Director of photography: Kurt Lennig; Editor: Josh Apter; Original music: Bill Lacey, Loren Toolajian; Production designer: Gonzalo Cordoba. Cast: Ronnie: Cameron Dye; Dave: Kevin Geer; Carol: Margaret Cho; Tommy: Carlo Alban; Gina: Nancy Ticotin; Sharon: Kym Austin. No MPAA rating. Running time - 88 minutes. Color/stereo.
By Frank Scheck
New York
This new indie drama, written, produced and directed by Walter Foote, is about a couple of regular guys who, through sheer ambition and drive rather than any particular talent, decide to open a restaurant, only to discover that the hurdles are nearly insurmountable.
It thus practically serves as a metaphor for the indie film scene, where multitudes of budding filmmakers desperately struggle to finance and make their movies, only to see most of them fail in a hopelessly crowded and competitive marketplace. "The Tavern", as well-intentioned and decently made as it is, is not likely to buck that trend.
The film centers on Ronnie (Cameron Dye), a recovered alcoholic turned bartender who, in the best tradition of the American male, has resisted commitment of any kind his entire life, and his best friend Dave (Kevin Geer), himself struggling with a low-level job and a family to support. When the owner of a popular Manhattan tavern announces that he's packing it in and moving to Florida, Ronnie is tempted by the reasonable asking price and decides to buy the place.
After the wary but desperate Dave signs on as a partner, the pair, with much difficulty, raise the money, despite the opposition and suspicion of friends and family. The primary contributors are Jerry (Steven Marcus), Ronnie's former boss, and Gina (Nancy Ticotin), his widowed sister- in-law, who invests with the provision that Ronnie employ her troubled 14-year-old son (Carlo Alban).
After opening the joint, more problems present themselves: The former owner opens a competing restaurant nearby; their talented chef is snatched by the immigration authorities; the tavern is closed down by the police for offering music and dancing without the proper license; and the bookmakers to whom Ronnie has turned for some quick cash are starting to make threats.
The film is overstuffed with more subplots than it can comfortably handle. Some of them, such as Ronnie's budding romance with a more sophisticated young woman he meets at a fancy boutique, or his attempt to mentor his troubled young nephew, never really pick up narrative steam. Subtlety of characterization is sacrificed as well, most notably in the character of Dave's increasingly frustrated wife (Margaret Cho), who comes across as little more than shrewish.
On the other hand, there are individual scenes that resonate with authenticity and poignancy. Anyone who has ever been stuck in a menial job will wince at the scene in which Dave, working at a megastore, has to confront a belligerent customer. And the endless small details involved in trying to start a restaurant are rendered with a vivid reality. No wonder; the press notes inform us the filmmaker himself failed in an attempt to open a restaurant.
There is a thankful lack of sentimentality in the proceedings, and the downbeat ending is a refreshing tonic in an indie cinema scene that has lately ("Girlfight", "Two Family House") seemed to be bursting with Capraesque sensibilities. The acting is quite fine, with the two leads particularly moving as the embattled entrepreneurs. As a bonus, Irish group the Saw Doctors add some rollicking music to the soundtrack.
THE TAVERN
Castle Hill Films
Credits: Director-editor-producer: Walter Foote; Executive producers: James Cooper, Lin Chen Tien; Co-producer: Rene Veilleux; Director of photography: Kurt Lennig; Editor: Josh Apter; Original music: Bill Lacey, Loren Toolajian; Production designer: Gonzalo Cordoba. Cast: Ronnie: Cameron Dye; Dave: Kevin Geer; Carol: Margaret Cho; Tommy: Carlo Alban; Gina: Nancy Ticotin; Sharon: Kym Austin. No MPAA rating. Running time - 88 minutes. Color/stereo.
- 10/24/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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