"This foil is holding you back" Cranked Up Films has revealed an official trailer for a very low budget indie film titled Foil, a wacky UFO comedy from filmmaker Zach Green, co-written by Green and writer Devin O'Rourke. This premiered at Dances with Film Festival last year, and will be out on VOD this May. Here's the pitch: An unusual piece of foil with potential alien origin causes a rift between two former best friends camping in the California desert. Described as a sci-fi buddy comedy following two friends, Rex and Dexter, who are hoping to reconnect. They soon realize that their intentions for the camping weekend are at odds. Dexter, a failed filmmaker, hopes to harness a fabled vortex in the area to inspire a movie. Rex, a rebellious conspiracy theorist, plans to investigate a rumored UFO crash believed to explain the anomaly. This stars Chris Doubek as Tom,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Roving Woman Tribeca Festival Viewpoints Section Reviewed for Shockya.com by Abe Friedtanzer Director: Michal Chmielewski Writer: Lena Góra, Michal Chmielewski Cast: Lena Góra, John Hawkes, Chris Hanley, Brian McGuire, Ed Mattiuzzi, Crystal Rivers, Bear Badeaux Screened at: Critics’ link, NY, 4/15/22 Opens: June 13th, 2022 A breakup can wreak havoc on a person’s emotional state […]
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- 6/28/2022
- by Abe Friedtanzer
- ShockYa
Drama premieres on Monday, screens again on Wednesday.
The Film Sales Company has bulked up its Tribeca Festival sales slate with worldwide rights to Roving Woman ahead of the world premiere on Monday evening (June 13).
Michal Chmielewski’s feature directorial debut stars Lena Góra as Sarah, a woman who experiences an abrupt break-up, steals a car and embarks on a trip through the desert where she meets oddball characters. Along the way Sarah becomes fascinated by the identity of the car’s owner.
The film was inspired by the disappearance of singer-songwriter Connie Converse in the 1970s and features Wim Wenders as executive producer.
The Film Sales Company has bulked up its Tribeca Festival sales slate with worldwide rights to Roving Woman ahead of the world premiere on Monday evening (June 13).
Michal Chmielewski’s feature directorial debut stars Lena Góra as Sarah, a woman who experiences an abrupt break-up, steals a car and embarks on a trip through the desert where she meets oddball characters. Along the way Sarah becomes fascinated by the identity of the car’s owner.
The film was inspired by the disappearance of singer-songwriter Connie Converse in the 1970s and features Wim Wenders as executive producer.
- 6/13/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
FX’s “Fosse/Verdon” dominated the first round of Directors Guild of America TV nominations, landing three in the TV movie/limited series — for directors Jessica Yu, Minkie Spiro and Thomas Kail.
Yu, Spiro and Kail will face off against “Chernobyl” director Johan Renck, who won the Emmy for that HBO limited series in September. Also up for the award are “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” director Vince Gilligan and “When They See Us” director Ava DuVernay, both for Netflix projects.
But the big news Monday was the DGA’s decision to hold back on revealing nominations in other key categories, including drama and comedy. The org said nomination announcements for the Comedy Series, Dramatic Series and Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials categories will be announced on Friday, Jan. 10 “due to a re-vote related to a newly implemented electronic entry submissions process.”
Last week it was revealed that “Transparent” creator...
Yu, Spiro and Kail will face off against “Chernobyl” director Johan Renck, who won the Emmy for that HBO limited series in September. Also up for the award are “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” director Vince Gilligan and “When They See Us” director Ava DuVernay, both for Netflix projects.
But the big news Monday was the DGA’s decision to hold back on revealing nominations in other key categories, including drama and comedy. The org said nomination announcements for the Comedy Series, Dramatic Series and Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials categories will be announced on Friday, Jan. 10 “due to a re-vote related to a newly implemented electronic entry submissions process.”
Last week it was revealed that “Transparent” creator...
- 1/6/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The Directors Guild unveiled nominations Monday in its limited series categories for the 72nd DGA Awards (see list below). But due to what it calls “a re-vote related to a newly implemented electronic entry submissions process,” the series noms aren’t out today.
But just last week, the guild announced that Jill Soloway — a DGA Award winner for her work on Transparent — has had the Amazon comedy’s chances of landing one final Directors Guild of America nomination forseries hampered by an internal DGA error. “We regret to inform you that the following entry was inadvertently omitted from the Comedy Series ballot: #165a. Transparent Musicale Finale, Jill Soloway,” the DGA wrote in an email to members, offering those who wish to recast their vote in this category to do so following a link.
The DGA said its nomination announcements for the Comedy Series, Dramatic Series and Variety/Talk/News/Sports...
But just last week, the guild announced that Jill Soloway — a DGA Award winner for her work on Transparent — has had the Amazon comedy’s chances of landing one final Directors Guild of America nomination forseries hampered by an internal DGA error. “We regret to inform you that the following entry was inadvertently omitted from the Comedy Series ballot: #165a. Transparent Musicale Finale, Jill Soloway,” the DGA wrote in an email to members, offering those who wish to recast their vote in this category to do so following a link.
The DGA said its nomination announcements for the Comedy Series, Dramatic Series and Variety/Talk/News/Sports...
- 1/6/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Sick Of It All director Brian McGuire sat down with Garth Twa and Simona Viackute for Pure Movies.
Brian McGuire returned to London Raindance Film Festival this year with his latest feature, Sick of It All, a noir-infused comedy based on The Little Prince (according to press materials—it’s more of all all-out genre-f*** with obsessional detours into style and irreverent glee). It’s a chance again for McGuire to make his own uncompromising hybrid indie movies, featuring his ensemble cast—made up of friends, family members, and, this time, the producer in the lead—and his own L.A.
Brian McGuire returned to London Raindance Film Festival this year with his latest feature, Sick of It All, a noir-infused comedy based on The Little Prince (according to press materials—it’s more of all all-out genre-f*** with obsessional detours into style and irreverent glee). It’s a chance again for McGuire to make his own uncompromising hybrid indie movies, featuring his ensemble cast—made up of friends, family members, and, this time, the producer in the lead—and his own L.A.
- 12/16/2016
- by Garth Twa and Simona Viackute
- Pure Movies
Sonja Kinski on Charlie in Diamond on Vinyl: "I felt like I wanted to explore already what was there and go further." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
I met up with Sonja Kinski at Anthology Film Archives in New York's East Village to discuss her provocative role and style in J.R. Hughto's mysterious Diamond On Vinyl. Some of her favourite "family films" thread together Sam Shepard, Wim Wenders with Nastassja Kinski in Paris, Texas and Klaus Kinski to Werner Herzog's Aguirre: The Wrath Of God and Nosferatu.
Diamond On Vinyl stars Sonja as Charlie, a very curious photographer with a not so safe and sound Henry (Brian McGuire) who is involved with Beth (Nina Millin). The threesome becomes intertwined in beautifully timed transitions that move the story forward with a precision and quietude rarely seen.
Anne-Katrin Titze: Tell me about the character of Charlie. What did you think of her...
I met up with Sonja Kinski at Anthology Film Archives in New York's East Village to discuss her provocative role and style in J.R. Hughto's mysterious Diamond On Vinyl. Some of her favourite "family films" thread together Sam Shepard, Wim Wenders with Nastassja Kinski in Paris, Texas and Klaus Kinski to Werner Herzog's Aguirre: The Wrath Of God and Nosferatu.
Diamond On Vinyl stars Sonja as Charlie, a very curious photographer with a not so safe and sound Henry (Brian McGuire) who is involved with Beth (Nina Millin). The threesome becomes intertwined in beautifully timed transitions that move the story forward with a precision and quietude rarely seen.
Anne-Katrin Titze: Tell me about the character of Charlie. What did you think of her...
- 12/28/2013
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Diamond on Vinyl
Directed by J.R. Hughto
USA, 2013
When Beth (Nina Millin) discovers that her fiancé Henry (Brian McGuire) has been secretly recording themselves having sex, and more disputably, rehearsing his marriage proposal, she storms out of their celebratory hotel room and emotionally stays dominant in her car at a nearby parking lot. When a mysterious passerby named Charlie (Sonja Kinski, granddaughter of Klaus Kinski) takes interest in her ordeal, a seemingly romantic triangle emerges testing the plight of the couple’s meaning of love.
Beth takes a friendly liking to Charlie, possibly because of how distraught she is, and asks Charlie to return her key to the hotel front desk. Charlie’s curiosity leads her to their hotel room, introducing herself to Henry. After a brief confrontation, Henry and Charlie agree to meet up again for private recordings. As platonic and romantic intentions compete with one another, the film...
Directed by J.R. Hughto
USA, 2013
When Beth (Nina Millin) discovers that her fiancé Henry (Brian McGuire) has been secretly recording themselves having sex, and more disputably, rehearsing his marriage proposal, she storms out of their celebratory hotel room and emotionally stays dominant in her car at a nearby parking lot. When a mysterious passerby named Charlie (Sonja Kinski, granddaughter of Klaus Kinski) takes interest in her ordeal, a seemingly romantic triangle emerges testing the plight of the couple’s meaning of love.
Beth takes a friendly liking to Charlie, possibly because of how distraught she is, and asks Charlie to return her key to the hotel front desk. Charlie’s curiosity leads her to their hotel room, introducing herself to Henry. After a brief confrontation, Henry and Charlie agree to meet up again for private recordings. As platonic and romantic intentions compete with one another, the film...
- 12/8/2013
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
Sound Off: Hughto’s Film Explores Artificiality of Performance and Interaction to Varying Effect
It’s unfortunate that director J.R. Hughto’s sophomore effort, Diamond on Vinyl never quite keeps up the eerie tone it subtly cues for us. A metaphor that uses voyeurism to explore the artificiality of our interactions with those around us and the performances we play on a daily basis has the slight narrative asking questions too large to grapple with for its own purposes. An intricate sound design clues us in to the chronological time line, and we have to piece together the puzzle of events. If only some kind of discernible pay off by the final frame could have been created, then perhaps the ends would justify the means. Instead, we’re left wondering if maybe this shouldn’t have been a short film.
Celebrating their engagement by checking into a romantic hotel, Henry...
It’s unfortunate that director J.R. Hughto’s sophomore effort, Diamond on Vinyl never quite keeps up the eerie tone it subtly cues for us. A metaphor that uses voyeurism to explore the artificiality of our interactions with those around us and the performances we play on a daily basis has the slight narrative asking questions too large to grapple with for its own purposes. An intricate sound design clues us in to the chronological time line, and we have to piece together the puzzle of events. If only some kind of discernible pay off by the final frame could have been created, then perhaps the ends would justify the means. Instead, we’re left wondering if maybe this shouldn’t have been a short film.
Celebrating their engagement by checking into a romantic hotel, Henry...
- 12/6/2013
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Check out this exclusive clip from writer-director J.R. Hughto's psychological and sonal mystery "Diamond on Vinyl," starring Sonja Kinski (a brunette ringer for her mother, Nastassja). I got to catch up with this strange, hypnotic film back at the 2013 Slamdance Film Festival, where it made its debut. At the time, I wrote for Indiewire in a fest highlight piece:Husky-voiced, sleepy-eyed Sonja Kinski (daughter of Nastassja, granddaughter of Klaus) stars alongside Brian McGuire in this kinky, unsettling portrait of sound-recording fetishists rambling around the wilds of a bright white Los Angeles. When Henry (McGuire) repels his fiancée after recording them having sex, he meets Charlie (Kinski), an aimless soul looking for “adventures,” as she puts it, and willing to indulge his peculiarities. J. R. Hughto’s film, which moves from one sparsely decorated room to another, with patches of palm tree-lined streets in between, recalls the stripped-down aesthetic of Steven Soderbergh,...
- 12/2/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
WikiLeaks founder to judge films at the 21st Raindance Film Festival; 2013 line-up unveiled.Scroll down for full line-up of films
Julian Assange has joined the jury of the 21st Raindance Film Festival (Sept 25 - Oct 6), a London-based event that celebrates independent film in the UK and around the world.
The appointment is a controversial one. The Australian editor-in-chief and founder of WikiLeaks took refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning about sexual assault allegations.
It is understood that he fears Sweden would extradite him to the Us, where he believes he is wanted in relation to WikiLeaks’ disclosure of a significant amount of classified Us military and diplomatic documents.
Commenting on Assange’s appointment, Raindance founder Elliot Grove said: “Every year Raindance invites interesting people to join our jury. In the past we have had musicians like Mick Jones, Marky Ramone and [link...
Julian Assange has joined the jury of the 21st Raindance Film Festival (Sept 25 - Oct 6), a London-based event that celebrates independent film in the UK and around the world.
The appointment is a controversial one. The Australian editor-in-chief and founder of WikiLeaks took refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning about sexual assault allegations.
It is understood that he fears Sweden would extradite him to the Us, where he believes he is wanted in relation to WikiLeaks’ disclosure of a significant amount of classified Us military and diplomatic documents.
Commenting on Assange’s appointment, Raindance founder Elliot Grove said: “Every year Raindance invites interesting people to join our jury. In the past we have had musicians like Mick Jones, Marky Ramone and [link...
- 9/3/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Writer-director Brian McGuire observes Templeton's sexual relationships with these three unique women like a philosopher trying to unravel the greatest secrets of love (or sex). Utilizing a Socratic method, McGuire poses a laundry list of questions on his infinite quest for the unobtainable Truth. Love and sex mean different things to different people; Templeton's diverse sex partners showcase three such realities, while each woman reveals different nooks and crannies of Templeton's own personality. Pervertere delves into the dark and dirty recesses of relationships that cinema usually hesitates to touch. This incredibly sexy film plays with the sloppy and haphazard honesty of an early Jim Jarmusch film. The narrative jumps around with the loose logic of a surrealist fantasy, but the underlying purpose of the film provides us with three novel perspectives of one man's sexual journey. This is an existential saga of a man who tries to uncover the meaning...
- 7/12/2013
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
It is during one fateful late night at a dive bar that Lev (Bret Roberts) meets Frankie (Amy Seimetz). Knowing that Frankie has had a few too many drinks, Lev decides to leave her at the bar. Before he knows it, Frankie appears at his front doorstep. The extraverted Frankie and introverted Lev commence a volatile relationship fueled by Frankie's unabashed alcoholism and Lev's work-related stress. It seems that a higher power is fixated upon keeping Frankie and Lev together, but it is difficult to surmise if that higher power is trying to torture or save them. At times it seems as though this might all just be a cruel joke. Regardless, they hold on for dear life to the reckless rollercoaster ride of their relationship. They acknowledge their imperfections as they wrestle with their own personal demons. Their only chance of taming the unruly rollercoaster is to confront their personal histories,...
- 6/7/2013
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Henry (Brian McGuire) is addicted to collecting audio recordings of conversations no matter if they are albums from the 1950s or conversations clandestinely recorded on his portable recorder. This is all research and practice because Henry strives to record the perfect conversation. It sounds innocent enough, right? Yeah, but the habit gets him in trouble when his fiancee (Nina Millin) discovers that he has been recording their lovemaking -- so much trouble that Henry is promptly kicked out of the house.
- 1/18/2013
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Sundance Festival 2013 Spotlight: Sonja Kinski, fashion model and film ingénue, who is the daughter of international film star Natassja Kinski and granddaughter of auteur director Klaus Kinski Sonja stars in .Diamond on Vinyl,. a new feature film by director J. R. Hughto (.Frogtown,. .Black Dragon Canyon.) and co-starring indie film creative multi-hyphenate Brian McGuire (.In Search of Midnight Kiss,. .Everything Will Happen Before You Die.) Storyline: A very singular voyeur finds his engagement in jeopardy when his fiancée discovers his secret audio recordings of their lovemaking. When an enigmatic young woman (Sonja Kinski) enters both of their lives, a strange and surprising seduction begins. The film premieres today at Slamdance (the .other. film festival...
- 1/18/2013
- by Greg Ptacek
- Monsters and Critics
Director: Brian McGuire Starring: Joey Capone, Bret Roberts, C.C. Sheffield, Brian McGuire, Harry Dean Stanton, Mark Boone Junior, Elana Krausz, Winston Zarco, James Duval The Boyle clan is perversely rich, yet their extreme level of dysfunctionalism rivals any stereotypical "white trash" family. We can only assume that things were much different when their much-respected patriarch was still alive; but he is dead now and their mother (Elana Krausz) has turned into a cougar who enjoys preying upon much younger men. Now, the future of the family -- and the family restaurant -- is in the hands of the nine Boyle boys. The youngest of the brothers, Steve (Joey Capone), is currently the cook but he aspires to eventually overcome the pressures of his overbearing family and become the manager of the restaurant. When we first meet Steve, his demeaning position seems to have rendered him with a bout of impotence...
- 7/8/2012
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
So this is what happens when you move to La? At least this is what happened to Peyton and his girlfriend in Brian McGuire’s On Holiday. The two make some friends, party it up and essentially go on permanent vacation. But they have a purpose, or at least Peyton does: he's trying to find himself.
If only real life were like this.
Lots of booze, lots of drugs, a few laugh out loud moments (was that a Total Recall homage I saw there?), John Hawkes and the always awesome Harry Dean Stanton who is billed as “Josh The Roommates Dad.” It likely means what we see of him in the trailer is what we’ll see of him in the movie but whatever, I’m a fan. The trailer’s amusing and a little gross but mostly just suggests lots of funny moments.
The film’s had a couple...
If only real life were like this.
Lots of booze, lots of drugs, a few laugh out loud moments (was that a Total Recall homage I saw there?), John Hawkes and the always awesome Harry Dean Stanton who is billed as “Josh The Roommates Dad.” It likely means what we see of him in the trailer is what we’ll see of him in the movie but whatever, I’m a fan. The trailer’s amusing and a little gross but mostly just suggests lots of funny moments.
The film’s had a couple...
- 11/25/2010
- QuietEarth.us
The short film Yellow Plastic Raygun directed by Alessandro Cima, which was featured on Bad Lit just a few weeks ago, has won the Best Experimental film award at the Downtown Film Fest Los Angeles that ran Sept. 8-12.
I believe this was the second year for the festival, which was created by the former organizers of the defunct Silver Lake Film Festival in an effort to help promote the formerly neglected, but now popular downtown neighborhood of L.A.
Yellow Plastic Raygun is a mix of found and original footage that creates a retro-futuristic tale of society crumbling. The film also ends with creative shots of the World Trade Center that Cima filmed himself several years ago prior to 9/11. You can watch the film on Bad Lit here.
Another winner of the Dffla include the Matt Harlock and Bill Thomas’ documentary American: The Bill Hicks Story, which also screened Australia twice recently,...
I believe this was the second year for the festival, which was created by the former organizers of the defunct Silver Lake Film Festival in an effort to help promote the formerly neglected, but now popular downtown neighborhood of L.A.
Yellow Plastic Raygun is a mix of found and original footage that creates a retro-futuristic tale of society crumbling. The film also ends with creative shots of the World Trade Center that Cima filmed himself several years ago prior to 9/11. You can watch the film on Bad Lit here.
Another winner of the Dffla include the Matt Harlock and Bill Thomas’ documentary American: The Bill Hicks Story, which also screened Australia twice recently,...
- 9/17/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Austin expatriot and indiemaker Alex Holdridge's latest film, In Search Of A Midnight Kiss is a semi-autobiographical comic ride though love, sex, and modern romance in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve. The feature is getting a lot of very strong attention from viewers and press from around the world, and we're excited to join with Afs in bringing it (and its director) here for a special screening at Alamo South Lamar!
Wilson (Scoot McNairy), a 29 year old guy who has just had the worst year of his life, is new to Los Angeles, has no date, no concrete plans and every intention of locking the doors and forgetting the last year ever happened. That is until his best friend, Jacob (Brian McGuire), browbeats him into posting a personal ad on Craig's List. Vivian (Sara Simmonds) answers the ad...
What follows is a one-night whirlwind romance that is both hilarious and heartbreaking.
Wilson (Scoot McNairy), a 29 year old guy who has just had the worst year of his life, is new to Los Angeles, has no date, no concrete plans and every intention of locking the doors and forgetting the last year ever happened. That is until his best friend, Jacob (Brian McGuire), browbeats him into posting a personal ad on Craig's List. Vivian (Sara Simmonds) answers the ad...
What follows is a one-night whirlwind romance that is both hilarious and heartbreaking.
- 8/22/2008
- by Zack Carlson
- OriginalAlamo.com
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