Two young women drift, drink and explore volatile emotions in Sian Astor-Lewis’s debut feature, with powerful performances by Lilit Lesser and Josefine Glæsel
There are quite a few feature films around about teenage or very young women falling in love or at least experiencing queer desire for the first time, more than there were though far fewer than ones about young men. Some have been excellent – see, for example Pariah, But I’m a Cheerleader, or Portrait of a Lady on Fire. But some of the less polished examples have a worthy earnestness baked in, as if they’re on a didactic mission and straining to offer positive role models. To Nowhere, on the other hand, feels deeply personal, bloody as a fresh wound, and entirely sugar-free.
Made with just enough budget to cover a couple of song clearances and a few fancy fetish-shop props, this debut feature from writer-director...
There are quite a few feature films around about teenage or very young women falling in love or at least experiencing queer desire for the first time, more than there were though far fewer than ones about young men. Some have been excellent – see, for example Pariah, But I’m a Cheerleader, or Portrait of a Lady on Fire. But some of the less polished examples have a worthy earnestness baked in, as if they’re on a didactic mission and straining to offer positive role models. To Nowhere, on the other hand, feels deeply personal, bloody as a fresh wound, and entirely sugar-free.
Made with just enough budget to cover a couple of song clearances and a few fancy fetish-shop props, this debut feature from writer-director...
- 6/27/2023
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
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- 2/13/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
On the coldest night in the history of the world, a baby Jack (Orlando Seale) is born and abandoned by his mother, and Madeleine (Barbara Scaff), the midwife/witch who delivered him, adopts him as her own. Unfortunately, the winter chill freezes his young heart solid, and she is forced to replace his heart with a mechanical cuckoo-clock heart. As he grows up, Madeleine protects him from the outside world, and she constantly warns him that his mechanical heart will break and he will die if he ever falls in love. His curiosity for the outside world prevails, however, and he falls for Miss Acaia (Samantha Barks), an enchanting young singer.
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- 2/4/2015
- by Rachel Kolb
- JustPressPlay.net
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart Blu-Ray Review
There are few movies that are as wild, original, and filled with soul as Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart, and the only problem with that is that it’s going to make you think someone else directed it. (He didn’t.)
Adapted by Mathias Malzieu from his own bestselling novel and the gold-selling album by his band Dionysos, Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart is a magical story that feels like a new breed of myth, and it comes to you through brilliant animation.
Born on the coldest day in the history of the Earth, Jack’s heart is frozen solid. To save his life, midwife Madeleine grafts a tiny cuckoo clock into his chest to take its place. Everything will be fine, she tells him, so long as he follows three rules in order to keep things running smooth – He can never touch the clock’s workings,...
There are few movies that are as wild, original, and filled with soul as Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart, and the only problem with that is that it’s going to make you think someone else directed it. (He didn’t.)
Adapted by Mathias Malzieu from his own bestselling novel and the gold-selling album by his band Dionysos, Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart is a magical story that feels like a new breed of myth, and it comes to you through brilliant animation.
Born on the coldest day in the history of the Earth, Jack’s heart is frozen solid. To save his life, midwife Madeleine grafts a tiny cuckoo clock into his chest to take its place. Everything will be fine, she tells him, so long as he follows three rules in order to keep things running smooth – He can never touch the clock’s workings,...
- 10/28/2014
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
This is a fantastic trailer for a jaw-droppingly amazing looking animated film called Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart. I don't know how I had never heard of this before, but wow! The movie seems to have kind of a Tim Burton vibe to it with its circus-like atmosphere, beautiful animation, and music.
The film is based on a novel written by Dionysos’s lead singer, Mathias Malzieu. He also directed the film and worked with music video director Stéphane Berla to bring it to life.
The story revolves around Jack "whose heart was frozen on the day of his birth and replaced with a cuckoo-clock. Because of the delicate apparatus keeping him going, he lives by only three rules: never touch the hands of the clock; control his temper at all times; and most heartbreakingly, never fall in love. Any massive emotion could stop his clock and thus end his life.
The film is based on a novel written by Dionysos’s lead singer, Mathias Malzieu. He also directed the film and worked with music video director Stéphane Berla to bring it to life.
The story revolves around Jack "whose heart was frozen on the day of his birth and replaced with a cuckoo-clock. Because of the delicate apparatus keeping him going, he lives by only three rules: never touch the hands of the clock; control his temper at all times; and most heartbreakingly, never fall in love. Any massive emotion could stop his clock and thus end his life.
- 9/16/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Shout! Factory has debuted the U.S. trailer for Jack And The Cuckoo-clock Heart, arriving in select theaters in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Denver, Atlanta, Detroit, Miami, Houston, Orlando and Tampa beginning September 24, 2014.
This fall, step inside the imaginative story book world of the highly popular French novel La Mécanique du Cœur (The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart) and beguiled by the wildly inventive adventures of Jack and Miss Acacia as they leap from page to the screen. A film directed by Mathias Malzieu and Stéphane Berla and produced by Virginie Besson-Silla, EuropaCorp, Jack And The Cuckoo-clock Heart is a visually opulent animated fairy tale set in an exciting period full of fabulous inventions, enchanting music and marvelous adventures. This superbly animated movie brings to life a unique tale of love and the acceptance of others through an awe-inspiring cinematic adventure filled with whimsical characters, stunning CG animation and unforgettable musical numbers.
This fall, step inside the imaginative story book world of the highly popular French novel La Mécanique du Cœur (The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart) and beguiled by the wildly inventive adventures of Jack and Miss Acacia as they leap from page to the screen. A film directed by Mathias Malzieu and Stéphane Berla and produced by Virginie Besson-Silla, EuropaCorp, Jack And The Cuckoo-clock Heart is a visually opulent animated fairy tale set in an exciting period full of fabulous inventions, enchanting music and marvelous adventures. This superbly animated movie brings to life a unique tale of love and the acceptance of others through an awe-inspiring cinematic adventure filled with whimsical characters, stunning CG animation and unforgettable musical numbers.
- 8/13/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Shout! Factory, The Film Collective, Dada Films, and Brainstorm Media will partner on the launch of EuropaCorp’s animated film Jack And The Cuckoo-Clock Heart.
Virginie Besson-Silla and Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp produced the French film, which will open day-and-date in theatres and on VOD on September 24.
Shout! Factory has brought on The Film Collective and Dada Films to handle theatrical distribution and Brainstorm Media for VOD.
Mathias Malzieu co-directed the film with Stéphane Berla from Malzieu’s novel and album by his band Dionysos.
Jack And The Cuckoo-Clock Heart is a story of love and acceptance of others set in a time of invention and adventure.
The English voice cast features Orlando Seale, Samantha Barks, Harry Sadeghi, Stéphane Cornicard, Sophia Ellis, Jessie Buckley, Barbara Scaff, Michelle Fairley and Richard Riddings.
JuntoBox Films announced at the Los Angeles Film festival its feature film incubator, a development and production tool for features budgeted at less than $2.5m. In addition...
Virginie Besson-Silla and Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp produced the French film, which will open day-and-date in theatres and on VOD on September 24.
Shout! Factory has brought on The Film Collective and Dada Films to handle theatrical distribution and Brainstorm Media for VOD.
Mathias Malzieu co-directed the film with Stéphane Berla from Malzieu’s novel and album by his band Dionysos.
Jack And The Cuckoo-Clock Heart is a story of love and acceptance of others set in a time of invention and adventure.
The English voice cast features Orlando Seale, Samantha Barks, Harry Sadeghi, Stéphane Cornicard, Sophia Ellis, Jessie Buckley, Barbara Scaff, Michelle Fairley and Richard Riddings.
JuntoBox Films announced at the Los Angeles Film festival its feature film incubator, a development and production tool for features budgeted at less than $2.5m. In addition...
- 6/17/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Shetland: BBC One, 9pm
An old friend of Detective Jimmy Perez named Jerry Markham (Iain Robertson) returns to the island from London, where he works as an investigative journalist.
Mere hours after meeting with Perez for a drink, Markham is found dead inside his sports car, which is completely ruined. The death is put down to a tragic accident, but Perez suspects foul play and begins to investigate further.
Perez discovers that Markham was investigating plans for a new gas pipeline within the village, which has caused friction among the local residents.
Pramface: BBC Three, 9pm
Series three concludes tonight with a double bill, and Jamie is feeling suffocated by Isabel's clingy actions towards him. Laura also welcomes a new housemate.
In the second half of the double bill Laura decides to move on, and Jamie's doubts about his future with Isabel come to a head.
The Vampire Diaries...
An old friend of Detective Jimmy Perez named Jerry Markham (Iain Robertson) returns to the island from London, where he works as an investigative journalist.
Mere hours after meeting with Perez for a drink, Markham is found dead inside his sports car, which is completely ruined. The death is put down to a tragic accident, but Perez suspects foul play and begins to investigate further.
Perez discovers that Markham was investigating plans for a new gas pipeline within the village, which has caused friction among the local residents.
Pramface: BBC Three, 9pm
Series three concludes tonight with a double bill, and Jamie is feeling suffocated by Isabel's clingy actions towards him. Laura also welcomes a new housemate.
In the second half of the double bill Laura decides to move on, and Jamie's doubts about his future with Isabel come to a head.
The Vampire Diaries...
- 3/25/2014
- Digital Spy
Director: Lesley Manning Writer: Lesley Manning Starring: Chloë Annett, Lee Boardman, Dorothy Duffy, Orlando Seale Leila (Chloë Annett) and Paul (Lee Boardman) have developed some serious trust and jealousy issues over the course of their marriage. For the first act of this dire tale of festering emotions, they seem to try to hold themselves together for the sake of their two children; but as Paul grows increasingly suspicious that Leila is cheating on him, Leila attempts to explain to him that it is all in his head. The situation really spirals out of control as various items around the house begin to go missing, and for whatever reason Paul gets blamed. Clandestine text messages on cellphones and the appearance of a new video camera might become clues to unravel the mystery of who in this relationship is battier...or maybe they are just red herrings? But then the question of...
- 10/22/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Oh dear, I'm gonna hear about this from quietearth (who very much dislikes his fantasy) but hot-dang if I don't like to veg out and just enjoy me some low budget dragon slayage once and a while! In what looks to be a film that's at least one step up from Asylum material (but still likely to be destined for Sunday afternoons on Scifi channel) Dragon Hunters at least looks like it's got some love behind it, and that's what matters to me. Plus the story sounds pretty rad.
Orphaned as a baby when his parents were killed in a vicious orc attack, Kendrick of Elwood was raised by his elder brother, Darius. Though only nine at the time, Darius devoted his life to Kendrick's care and to purging orcs from their land.
Now, after years of absence, a new danger emerges, more lethal than the threat of orcs or men.
Orphaned as a baby when his parents were killed in a vicious orc attack, Kendrick of Elwood was raised by his elder brother, Darius. Though only nine at the time, Darius devoted his life to Kendrick's care and to purging orcs from their land.
Now, after years of absence, a new danger emerges, more lethal than the threat of orcs or men.
- 1/7/2009
- QuietEarth.us
It's already been made into a classic 1940 movie and a handful of miniseries and has gone Bollywood in the upcoming "Bride and Prejudice". Now Jane Austen's enduring comedy of manners has been given a Mormon makeover (albeit one with "Legally Blonde" extensions) in a colorful but clunky modern-day adaptation by Scottish native Andrew Black.
Originally called "Pride & Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy," the Utah-based edition has clearly looked to "Clueless", Amy Heckerling's cleverly updated take on Austen's "Emma", for inspiration, but awkward comic timing and uneven performances spoil the desired effect.
Distributed by Salt Lake City-based Excel Entertainment, which made its name with its successful 2000 release of the more serious Mormon-themed "God's Army", the PG-rated picture is unlikely to draw much attention outside the LDS arena.
To its credit, the picture has a winning Elizabeth Bennet in Kam Heskin, who has been brought up to date as a college student and aspiring novelist trying to focus her priorities in a houseful of ditzy roommates.
Distraction arrives in the forms of rogue charmer Jack Wickham (Henry Maguire) and the unpleasantly Frank Will Darcy (Orlando Seale), and young Elizabeth ultimately learns a thing or two about judging a book by its cover.
Despite sparkling work by Heskin, Seale and Hubbel Palmer as the pompous Collins, the picture gets flattened by Black's efforts to pile on every tired romantic comedy convention.
Even a former "American Idol" finalist gets tossed into the eager-to-please mix, with Carmen Rasmusen playing a part in the film as well as performing her dance single, "Be With You".
Originally called "Pride & Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy," the Utah-based edition has clearly looked to "Clueless", Amy Heckerling's cleverly updated take on Austen's "Emma", for inspiration, but awkward comic timing and uneven performances spoil the desired effect.
Distributed by Salt Lake City-based Excel Entertainment, which made its name with its successful 2000 release of the more serious Mormon-themed "God's Army", the PG-rated picture is unlikely to draw much attention outside the LDS arena.
To its credit, the picture has a winning Elizabeth Bennet in Kam Heskin, who has been brought up to date as a college student and aspiring novelist trying to focus her priorities in a houseful of ditzy roommates.
Distraction arrives in the forms of rogue charmer Jack Wickham (Henry Maguire) and the unpleasantly Frank Will Darcy (Orlando Seale), and young Elizabeth ultimately learns a thing or two about judging a book by its cover.
Despite sparkling work by Heskin, Seale and Hubbel Palmer as the pompous Collins, the picture gets flattened by Black's efforts to pile on every tired romantic comedy convention.
Even a former "American Idol" finalist gets tossed into the eager-to-please mix, with Carmen Rasmusen playing a part in the film as well as performing her dance single, "Be With You".
It's already been made into a classic 1940 movie and a handful of miniseries and has gone Bollywood in the upcoming "Bride and Prejudice". Now Jane Austen's enduring comedy of manners has been given a Mormon makeover (albeit one with "Legally Blonde" extensions) in a colorful but clunky modern-day adaptation by Scottish native Andrew Black.
Originally called "Pride & Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy," the Utah-based edition has clearly looked to "Clueless", Amy Heckerling's cleverly updated take on Austen's "Emma", for inspiration, but awkward comic timing and uneven performances spoil the desired effect.
Distributed by Salt Lake City-based Excel Entertainment, which made its name with its successful 2000 release of the more serious Mormon-themed "God's Army", the PG-rated picture is unlikely to draw much attention outside the LDS arena.
To its credit, the picture has a winning Elizabeth Bennet in Kam Heskin, who has been brought up to date as a college student and aspiring novelist trying to focus her priorities in a houseful of ditzy roommates.
Distraction arrives in the forms of rogue charmer Jack Wickham (Henry Maguire) and the unpleasantly Frank Will Darcy (Orlando Seale), and young Elizabeth ultimately learns a thing or two about judging a book by its cover.
Despite sparkling work by Heskin, Seale and Hubbel Palmer as the pompous Collins, the picture gets flattened by Black's efforts to pile on every tired romantic comedy convention.
Even a former "American Idol" finalist gets tossed into the eager-to-please mix, with Carmen Rasmusen playing a part in the film as well as performing her dance single, "Be With You".
Originally called "Pride & Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy," the Utah-based edition has clearly looked to "Clueless", Amy Heckerling's cleverly updated take on Austen's "Emma", for inspiration, but awkward comic timing and uneven performances spoil the desired effect.
Distributed by Salt Lake City-based Excel Entertainment, which made its name with its successful 2000 release of the more serious Mormon-themed "God's Army", the PG-rated picture is unlikely to draw much attention outside the LDS arena.
To its credit, the picture has a winning Elizabeth Bennet in Kam Heskin, who has been brought up to date as a college student and aspiring novelist trying to focus her priorities in a houseful of ditzy roommates.
Distraction arrives in the forms of rogue charmer Jack Wickham (Henry Maguire) and the unpleasantly Frank Will Darcy (Orlando Seale), and young Elizabeth ultimately learns a thing or two about judging a book by its cover.
Despite sparkling work by Heskin, Seale and Hubbel Palmer as the pompous Collins, the picture gets flattened by Black's efforts to pile on every tired romantic comedy convention.
Even a former "American Idol" finalist gets tossed into the eager-to-please mix, with Carmen Rasmusen playing a part in the film as well as performing her dance single, "Be With You".
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