Serial (2007)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Directors:

Kevin Arbouet
Larry Strong

Writers:

Kevin Arbouet (writer)
Larry Strong (writer)

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Either you make the news or you become the news.

Plot:

There has always been a thin line between society and the media, and struggling TV-news reporter Roseanne Crystal is about to cross it...

Plot Keywords:

Killer | Rhinebeck | One Word Title

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Lauren Vélez	...	Roseanne Crystal
Erik Jensen	...	Gary Whitlock
Kelly AuCoin	...	Peter Brown
Scott Brooks	...	Scott Brooks
Josh Alexander	...	Officer Jim Duncan
Brandon Bales	...	The Projectionist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lee Brock	...	Lee Brock
Sarah Burns	...	Moira Haggerty
Ruby Campbell	...	Marilyn
Katie Cecil	...	Amy Brown
Chris Henry Coffey	...	Marcus Mckenna
Stephanie Czajkowski	...	Joann Brown
Elaina Erika Davis	...	Gloria Ting
Diana de la Cruz	...	Coroner's Assistant
John FitzGibbon	...	Dr. Jack Martinez
Jessica Freely	...	Velma (Co-worker)
Lucy Gordon	...	Sadie Grady
Richard Gunzel	...	Dicky (Office boss)
Suli Holum	...	Bethany Hoover
George Kayaian	...	Charles Peterson
Gail Laverde	...	Gail (Co-worker)
Tom Ligon	...	Chief Joseph Spataford
Emily Merryn	...	Kathleen Morris
John Michalski	...	Narrator
Robert Ousley	...	George Kerler
Don Puglisi	...	Phil
Devin Ratray	...	Jimmy Link
Sean Russell	...	Stan
Peggy Scott	...	Mrs. Morris
T. Colby Trane	...	Larry

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Arbo Pictures Inc.

A dark comedy : Media vs. the Masses

This film is a dark comedy on the effects the media has on society. The film could be used as a guise of educating the masses on the dangers of the media. How what we consider news affects the masses. The directors of this film mix humor and horror to set the mode of what could happen to a little sleepy town invaded by the one eye bandit, that being the camera which is a main character in the film, that doesn't say much but sees all. The format at times feels like a reality show with the camera always on, capturing every moment. Just like those shows, the viewer is compelled to watch this voyeuristic film. Lauren Vélez plays television reporter Roseanne Crystal. Her character is our guide so to speak that allows us to join in and follow along in the story. Vélez delivers a stellar performance along with Erik Jensen and Kelly AuCoin. Like the urge to look through a stranger's medicine cabinet the viewers at times will feel, I think like they are intruding on these people's lives but we will continue to watch like a pepping tom through a window. Rich with interesting characters and comedic moments this film keeps the audience guessing until the very end. In the wake of every television show being made into a movie this film is a refreshing original masterpiece that the audience can really enjoy.