Stuart Murdoch's directorial debut has such a strong Jacques Demy influence that he might have called it The Young Girl of Glasgow. The Belle & Sebastian singer began God Help the Girl as a 2009 song cycle that follows the troubled Eve as she transmutes her anguish into sparkling pop (with echoes of Michel Legrand by way of The Left Banke).
When his onscreen Eve (Emily Browning) turns to the camera and begins singing "Act of the Apostle," Murdoch translates the cheeky lyrics into playful visuals that effectively draw us into Eve's escapist vision. Eve has quietly walked out of a mental health center where she's being treated for anorexia, and there are somber undertones to her catchy, confessional songs. Writer, director. and composer Murdoch grants her a s...
When his onscreen Eve (Emily Browning) turns to the camera and begins singing "Act of the Apostle," Murdoch translates the cheeky lyrics into playful visuals that effectively draw us into Eve's escapist vision. Eve has quietly walked out of a mental health center where she's being treated for anorexia, and there are somber undertones to her catchy, confessional songs. Writer, director. and composer Murdoch grants her a s...
- 9/3/2014
- Village Voice
In case you forgot, David Chase‘s coming-of-age movie Not Fade Away is set to open this month, so the good thing is that today we finally have the first cip from the whole thing! As you already know, the movie will tell us the story of three best friends from the suburbs of New Jersey who decide to form a rock band. Check out the rest of this report to hear how they sound. Not bad at all – if you ask me!
So, The Sopranos creator and producer David Chase is making his feature directing debut with the movie which is set in New Jersey in 1964 where a group of friends are inspired to form their own rock band fronted by a gifted singer-songwriter.
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Starring John Magaro, Jack Huston, Will Brill, Bella Heathcote, Brad Garrett, Christopher McDonald and James Gandolfini, Not Fade Away...
So, The Sopranos creator and producer David Chase is making his feature directing debut with the movie which is set in New Jersey in 1964 where a group of friends are inspired to form their own rock band fronted by a gifted singer-songwriter.
Click here to view the embedded video.
Starring John Magaro, Jack Huston, Will Brill, Bella Heathcote, Brad Garrett, Christopher McDonald and James Gandolfini, Not Fade Away...
- 12/7/2012
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
Jonathan Caouette made a name for himself some years back with his debut feature "Tarnation," a manic, prodding look into his family, created on the cheap using home videos and the trusty iMovie program. His stock blew up, and a successful screening at the Sundance Film Festival eventually lead to him helming the "All Tomorrow's Parties" documentary and a personal horror short "All Flowers In Time."
But the story about Caouette and his mother Renee Leblanc wasn't over, and the director revisited this for "Walk Away Renee," a documentary that serves as a sequel/proper-ending to his astonishingly affecting first film. You can check out "Walk Away Renee" right now online at SundanceNow, and in preparation for its release we spoke to Jonathan about its germination, the difficulty of making a work so intimate, and what he's up to for his next project.
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But the story about Caouette and his mother Renee Leblanc wasn't over, and the director revisited this for "Walk Away Renee," a documentary that serves as a sequel/proper-ending to his astonishingly affecting first film. You can check out "Walk Away Renee" right now online at SundanceNow, and in preparation for its release we spoke to Jonathan about its germination, the difficulty of making a work so intimate, and what he's up to for his next project.
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- 6/29/2012
- by Christopher Bell
- The Playlist
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