Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)

Director:

Panos Cosmatos

Writer:

Panos Cosmatos (written by)

Release Date:

31 December 2010 (Canada)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Despite being under heavy sedation, Elena tries to make her way out of Arboria, a secluded, quasi-futuristic commune. |

Plot Keywords:

Color In Title

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Michael Rogers	...	Barry Nyle
Eva Allan	...	Elena
Scott Hylands	...	Mercurio Arboria
Rondel Reynoldson	...	Margo
Marilyn Norry	...	Rosemary Nyle
Gerry South	...	Skinny Hesher
Chris Gauthier	...	Fat Hesher
Sara Stockstad	...	Anna Arboria
Roy Campsall	...	Sentionaut
Geoffrey Conder	...	Mutant
Colombe Meighan	...	Baby Elena
Ryley Zinger	...	Sentionaut
Vincente Rodriguez Lima	...	Mexican DJ

Directed by
Panos Cosmatos

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Panos Cosmatos		written by

Produced by
Oliver Linsley	....	producer
Christya Nordstokke	....	producer

Original Music by
Jeremy Schmidt

Cinematography by
Norm Li

Film Editing by
Nicholas T. Shepard		(as Nicholas Shepard)

Casting by
Melissa Perry

Production Design by
Bob Bottieri

Set Decoration by
La Vonne Girard

Costume Design by
Kathi Moore

Makeup Department
Lynn Baglole	....	hair stylist assistant (as Lynn Bagloie)
Willard Cochrane	....	hair stylist assistant (as Willard Cochran)
Beverly Moncrief	....	contact lens technician
Amelia Smart	....	key hair stylist
Kyla Rose Tremblay	....	key makeup artist
Kyla Rose Tremblay	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Shawn Cooke	....	unit manager
Ivan Lyttek	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
J. Dean Boroskae	....	second assistant director (as J Dean Boroskae)
Ryan Reynolds	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Paul Brooke	....	scenic carpenter
Willard Cochrane	....	scenic painter (as Willard Cochran)
Rian Codd	....	scenic carpenter
Antonio Colin	....	set designer
Brian Drummond-Hay	....	scenic carpenter (as Brian M Drummond-Hay)
Elena Dubova	....	on-set dresser
Michael Duehmig	....	scenic carpenter
Ken Frost	....	construction coordinator
La Vonne Girard	....	props
Chris Guant	....	scenic carpenter
Jeff Halladay	....	conceptual designer (as Jeffro Halladay)
Jeff Halladay	....	illustrator: "Doctrine" (as Jeffro Halladay)
Gideon Hay	....	head sculptor
Geoff Hilliard	....	construction foreman
Yamuna Jolicoeur	....	finisher
Yamuna Jolicoeur	....	painter
Miguel Kabantsov	....	set designer
Scott McKay	....	carpenter assistant
Hank Pine	....	storyboard artist
Allison Quinn	....	art assistant
Rafael Santa Ana	....	set designer
Nigel Stentifold	....	scenic carpenter
George Sumner	....	scenic carpenter (as George Paul Sumner)
Adam Tasse	....	carpenter assistant
Francis Testa	....	carpenter assistant
Martin Testa	....	construction buyer

Sound Department
Peter Eliuk	....	sound mix technician
Brad Hillman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matt Kunau	....	dolby sound consultant
Maureen Murphy	....	foley artist
Eric J. Paul	....	sound designer (as Eric Paul)
Brody Ratsoy	....	adr editor
Brody Ratsoy	....	foley editor
Gordon Sproule	....	foley mixer
Elaine Stef	....	foley assistant
Stefan Udell	....	sound mixer
Stefan Udell	....	sound recordist
Eric J. Paul	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)
Brody Ratsoy	....	adr engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Aaron Harrison	....	practical special effects
Olaf Johnson	....	practical special effects
Shawn Mcdonald	....	special effects supervisor: cloud tank
Brant McIlroy	....	practical special effects
Martin Testa	....	practical special effects

Visual Effects by
James Cowan	....	opticals: Technicolor Creative Services Vancouver
Richard Patterson	....	visual effects
Milton Muller	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Josh Alkoff	....	electrician
Stefan Berrill	....	electrician (as Stefan Berril)
Mike Branham	....	key grip
John Brown	....	generator operator: UL
Peter Carty	....	first assistant camera
Scooter Corkle	....	gaffer
Jay Dryden	....	grip
Justin Lee	....	second assistant camera
Micah Llewellyn-Dance	....	dolly grip (as Micah Dance)
Saied Marcondes	....	grip
Shawn Muys	....	camera trainee
Dan Siney	....	still photographer
Craig Trudeau	....	second unit cinematographer
Mitchell Warner	....	best boy
Norm Li	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lynette Therrien	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tamara Clark	....	costume assistant
Angela McLean	....	costume concept artist
Ahmad Tabrizi	....	costume builder (as Ahmed Tabrizi)

Editorial Department
Alex Leigh Barker	....	assistant editor
James Cowan	....	digital intermediate conformer
James Cowan	....	digital intermediate manager
Scott Evans	....	digital intermediate account executive
Adam Rogers	....	digital intermediate producer: Laser Pacific
Michael Shapcotte	....	digital intermediate systems administrator
Karen Teoh	....	digital intermediate project coordinator
Dave Wilkinson	....	colorist: dailies (as David Wilkinson)
Kyle Cunningham	....	executive sales assistant: Technicolor Creative Services Vancouver (uncredited)
Claire Duthie	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)
Claudio Sepulveda	....	digital intermediate colorist: Laser Pacific (uncredited)

Music Department
Sinoia Caves	....	musician
Eric J. Paul	....	music editor (as Eric Paul)
Chris A. Riffic	....	musical archivist (as Chris-A-Riffic)
Joshua Stevenson	....	music mixer

Transportation Department
Paul Deol	....	transportation coordinator
Taylor Sarai	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Marlowe Antonucci	....	production assistant
Alex Craig	....	script supervisor
Geoffrey Halton	....	location manager
Emma Higgins	....	location production assistant
Aaron James	....	facs
Mtthew Koutzun	....	office production assistant
Ryan Sprague	....	location production assistant
Bianca Grimshaw	....	production counsel (uncredited)
Josh Sandler	....	production counsel (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Chromewood Productions

Distributors

• Mongrel Media (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Elephant Eye Films (2011) (worldwide) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (DVD)
• Magnet Releasing (2012) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Sandler Law  legal services
• Technicolor Creative Services VFX Vancouver  digital intermediate (as Technicolor Creative Services Vancouver)
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment
• XYZ Films  agent

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some bloody violence, disturbing images, a graphic sexual illustration, language and drug content

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Australia:MA15+

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Chromewood Productions

Trivia:

Barry Nyle's pills are from Benway's Pharmacy. Dr. Benway is a recurring character in the works of William S. Burroughs.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Dr. Nyle drives through the Fraser River Tunnel in Richmond, British Columbia in 1983, but the glowing yellow LED lane markers were only installed in the tunnel in the early 2000s.

Quotes:

Rosemary Nyle:Barry... you're not wearing your appliances.
Barry Nyle:I don't want to wear them any more.

Movie Connections:

References The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

Soundtrack:

Anonymous

10 points for style and artistic expression! BUT

As you could already tell from all the other positive reviews, the movie is a visual masterpiece showcasing a unique style of cinematography. The combination of expressive visual and sound effects set the mood of the scenes very well.

BUT, the movie failed to effectively tell the story overall. The pacing and way of the storytelling in the movie seem very inconsistent , the first 70% of the movie was very slow(some parts overly slow yet ineffective). The slow/long scenes adding small hints to build the story were ineffective, leaving most of the actual story to the imagination of the audience. (I don't mind this way of story telling with information left out but this movie just left out too much and it felt like you are watching a summary of an actual movie)Then, the 30% leading up to the end was going at the speed of light, which also led up to a very unsatisfying ending in my opinion. ( would be great if the movie was going at 50mph throughout instead of 5mph and then 100mph)

Overall, I did enjoy the movie since I love visual arts and the art of cinematography. The techniques and unique direction of the movie is refreshing, with the downside of the actual storytelling. Also, I would not recommend this movie to anyone since I think the people who would be into this type of movie would probably find it themselves and the ones that won't would be bored to death by this movie.