Premiering six years ago, almost to this date, at the Sundance Film Festival, Bellflower emerged as one of the most impressive indie features of 2011. A rough-and-tumble, low-budget production that was refreshingly difficult to categorize, we’ve been waiting to see what director-writer-producer-editor-star Evan Glodell would be taking on next. Arriving this summer is the latest film from Glodell’s Coatwolf Productions, Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins, and now the first teaser has arrived.
While it’s not directed by Glodell — that duty goes to Jonathan Keevil (composer, editor, and producer on Bellflower) — he stars in the film, which takes a more genre approach than their last project. Upping their scale, it’s set in a futuristic world where our titular heroes must save the planet. With impressive visuals, mixing very different styles, we’re looking forward to this videogame-influenced adventure.
Check out the trailer below for the film also starring Tyler Dawson,...
While it’s not directed by Glodell — that duty goes to Jonathan Keevil (composer, editor, and producer on Bellflower) — he stars in the film, which takes a more genre approach than their last project. Upping their scale, it’s set in a futuristic world where our titular heroes must save the planet. With impressive visuals, mixing very different styles, we’re looking forward to this videogame-influenced adventure.
Check out the trailer below for the film also starring Tyler Dawson,...
- 2/1/2017
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Six years after making their mark at Sundance with “Bellflower,” the Coatwolf Productions team is back with the video game–inspired “Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins.” Written/directed by Jonathan Keevil and starring Evan Glodell (who wrote, directed and starred in “Bellflower”), the film looks even more manic than its predecessor. Watch the film’s first trailer below.
Read More: Different Roads Out of Sundance: ‘Bellflower’ Team, Brit Marling and Benh Zeitlin
Should you have trouble discerning the plot, here’s the synopsis: “The Syndicate, an evil gang bent on world domination, summons a secret weapon from the heavens and breaks the long-standing truce with the San Diego family by kidnapping their sister and cutting off the town’s supply of Tatsui Power-Up Drinks. Now Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins must decide whether to fight — risking their lives, family and the future of Flat Earth — or...
Read More: Different Roads Out of Sundance: ‘Bellflower’ Team, Brit Marling and Benh Zeitlin
Should you have trouble discerning the plot, here’s the synopsis: “The Syndicate, an evil gang bent on world domination, summons a secret weapon from the heavens and breaks the long-standing truce with the San Diego family by kidnapping their sister and cutting off the town’s supply of Tatsui Power-Up Drinks. Now Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins must decide whether to fight — risking their lives, family and the future of Flat Earth — or...
- 2/1/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
“The best part of waking up” is drinking a beverage in a creepy creature mug! We have six photos plus release information for these beauties from Scravis Mugs at the top of today’s Highlights. Also: Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins teaser trailer, interactive art initiatives for FX’s Legion, and Alamo Drafthouse premiere details for The Expanse Season 2.
Six Creepy & Creative Creature Mugs Photos: From Scravis Mugs: “We make handmade beer mugs that feature all sorts of creepy creatures – zombies, skulls, devils and other assorted creatures. No molds are ever used which makes each one of a kind.
Each is made on a pottery wheel and hand sculpted from stoneware. Once dry enough, they are painted with underglaze paints and fired in a kiln. They’re dishwasher/microwave safe.
A unique gift – and a great conversation piece for any beer lover. Prices range from 75.00 – 150.00 depending on size and detail.
Six Creepy & Creative Creature Mugs Photos: From Scravis Mugs: “We make handmade beer mugs that feature all sorts of creepy creatures – zombies, skulls, devils and other assorted creatures. No molds are ever used which makes each one of a kind.
Each is made on a pottery wheel and hand sculpted from stoneware. Once dry enough, they are painted with underglaze paints and fired in a kiln. They’re dishwasher/microwave safe.
A unique gift – and a great conversation piece for any beer lover. Prices range from 75.00 – 150.00 depending on size and detail.
- 1/25/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
"What do we do?" "We go in, and we kill everyone." Coatwolf Productions has unveiled a teaser trailer for their new film, titled Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins. This low-budget Mad Max-esque action thriller is inspired by side-scrolling video games and 1980's action. Coatwolf founder Evan Glodell plays Chuck Hank, who teams up with the San Diego Twins (Jonathan Keevil & Tyler Dawson) to stop The Syndicate, an evil gang bent on world domination that summons a secret weapon from the heavens. The cast includes David Arquette, Troian Bellisario, Michael Pare, Olivia Taylor Dudley, along with Mma fighters Don Frye and Josh Barnett. This looks stylish and crazy fun, it might actually be worth catching. Here's the teaser trailer for Jonathan Keevil's Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins, from YouTube: A turf war has been raging in Oldtown for generations. On one side, The Syndicate - an evil gang of crank-head misfits,...
- 1/21/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Betrayal happens with the people you are closest with.
In the comedy, Friends Effing Friends Effing Friends, it tells a story of a few friends on relationships, their timing, missed opportunities, luck and unrequited love.
The film stars Tyler Dawson, Christina Gooding, Jillian Leigh, Graham Skipper and Vanessa Dubasso.
Lrm had an exclusive phone interview with director Quincy Rose last month. We had a discussion the origins of the story, producing a microbudget film, maintaining a small cast and the challenges.
Friends Effing Friends Effing Friends is currently available on VOD and iTunes today.
Read the interview transcript below.
Lrm: I’m curious. Where did your story originate from for Friends Effing Friends Effing Friends?
Quincy Rose: As a writing, you’re always thinking about different concepts or you might be thinking about telling a different story that might be entertaining. I’ve overheard some conversations with friends. People...
In the comedy, Friends Effing Friends Effing Friends, it tells a story of a few friends on relationships, their timing, missed opportunities, luck and unrequited love.
The film stars Tyler Dawson, Christina Gooding, Jillian Leigh, Graham Skipper and Vanessa Dubasso.
Lrm had an exclusive phone interview with director Quincy Rose last month. We had a discussion the origins of the story, producing a microbudget film, maintaining a small cast and the challenges.
Friends Effing Friends Effing Friends is currently available on VOD and iTunes today.
Read the interview transcript below.
Lrm: I’m curious. Where did your story originate from for Friends Effing Friends Effing Friends?
Quincy Rose: As a writing, you’re always thinking about different concepts or you might be thinking about telling a different story that might be entertaining. I’ve overheard some conversations with friends. People...
- 11/8/2016
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Quincy Rose, the godson of Woody Allen and the offspring of the late Mickey Rose (an Allen collaborator on films such as Bananas and a writer for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson), has just scribed, directed, produced, and edited his second feature film, Friends Effing Friends Effing Friends (Fefef) so roll out the red carpet and blow the horns. Such an amazing lack of talent has seldom been contained in a mere 117 minutes.
This is not to propose that Mr. Rose is totally bereft of any artistry. The trailer for his initial effort, Miles to Go (2012), in which he stars, displays an engagingly high-strung neuroticism in his Allenesque take on heterosexual relationships, and you can't help but wish he had cast himself as a lead in Fefef.
But before I decimate the theatrics and the writing, let's confront the plot. Two childhood buddies -- one circumcised, the other not...
This is not to propose that Mr. Rose is totally bereft of any artistry. The trailer for his initial effort, Miles to Go (2012), in which he stars, displays an engagingly high-strung neuroticism in his Allenesque take on heterosexual relationships, and you can't help but wish he had cast himself as a lead in Fefef.
But before I decimate the theatrics and the writing, let's confront the plot. Two childhood buddies -- one circumcised, the other not...
- 10/17/2016
- by Brandon Judell
- www.culturecatch.com
Despite the lottery-esque sounding odds, the U.S Dramatic Competition section which produces the finest American indie specimens such as Frozen River, Winter’s Bone, Blue Valentine, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station and Whiplash is fairly consistent in terms of quality. Last year’s crop of sixteen have almost all had their theatrical releases with Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter being the last one out of the gates (pegged with an early 2015 release). Last week we individually looked at our top 80 Sundance Film Fest Predictions (you’ll find 30 other titles worth considering in our intro) and below, we’ve split the list into narrative and non-fiction film items and have both identified and color-coded our picks in an AtoZ cheat sheet. You’ll find 2015′s answer to Whiplash located somewhere in the stack below. Click on the individual titles below, for the film’s profile.
- 11/19/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Park City might get a blast of 1979′s The Warriors if filmmaker Jonathan Keevil and his clan manage to do what Bellflower (2011′s Next section selected item) did before them. Once again featuring Tyler Dawson and Evan Glodell, Keevil’s Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins appears to be unapologetically trashy, but kudos are in order for spending a good amount of time finessing the film’s final cut, for adding value supporting players in David Arquette and Paz de la Huerta, and for making a kick ass crowdfunding plea (see below).
Gist: A turf war has been raging in Oldtown for generations. On one side, The Syndicate – an evil gang of crank-head misfits, who has been set on muscling the San Diego family out of the parcel of land they own in the center of town. On the other side, the San Diego family: Tony and Johnny – twin brothers,...
Gist: A turf war has been raging in Oldtown for generations. On one side, The Syndicate – an evil gang of crank-head misfits, who has been set on muscling the San Diego family out of the parcel of land they own in the center of town. On the other side, the San Diego family: Tony and Johnny – twin brothers,...
- 11/11/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
EW can exclusively reveal that David Arquette and Pretty Little Liars star Troian Bellisario have joined the cast of the action movie Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins. Arquette will play the role of lead villain “Lordy P” and you can exclusively see a shot of the Scream star in-(gloriously freakish)character above. Other newly-announced Chuck Hank cast members include Paz de la Huerta (Boardwalk Empire), Noah Segan (Looper), Michael Paré (Streets of Fire), and Andrew Bryniarski, who played Leatherface in the 2003 remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Will a mohawk-ed Arquette be the craziest thing about this movie...
Will a mohawk-ed Arquette be the craziest thing about this movie...
- 9/20/2013
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
Following a successful crowdfund raise, production will kick off this summer on Chuck Hank And The San Diego Twins, the follow-up from the filmmakers behind Sundance 2011 hit Bellflower.
Los Angeles-based Coatwolf Productions’ early fundraising efforts have attracted Caliber Media and longtime partners New Artists Alliance (Naa).
CAA represents Us rights to the story about a turf war. The film’s director, writer and producer Jonathan Keevil of Coatwolf will star with Tyler Dawson and Coatwolf’s Evan Glodell.
Producing alongside Keevil and Glodell are Coatwolf colleagues Vincent Grashaw and Chelsea St John as well as Gabriel Cowan and John Suits [both pictured] of Naa.
Dallas Sonnier and Jack Heller of Caliber Media will serve as executive producers.
Caliber Media and Naa coproduced Milo and the latter made Cheap Thrills, both of which sold during SXSW. Caliber is in pre-production on horror Western Bone Tomahawk to star Kurt Russell and Timothy Olyphant while Naa is producing Why Now with Parts...
Los Angeles-based Coatwolf Productions’ early fundraising efforts have attracted Caliber Media and longtime partners New Artists Alliance (Naa).
CAA represents Us rights to the story about a turf war. The film’s director, writer and producer Jonathan Keevil of Coatwolf will star with Tyler Dawson and Coatwolf’s Evan Glodell.
Producing alongside Keevil and Glodell are Coatwolf colleagues Vincent Grashaw and Chelsea St John as well as Gabriel Cowan and John Suits [both pictured] of Naa.
Dallas Sonnier and Jack Heller of Caliber Media will serve as executive producers.
Caliber Media and Naa coproduced Milo and the latter made Cheap Thrills, both of which sold during SXSW. Caliber is in pre-production on horror Western Bone Tomahawk to star Kurt Russell and Timothy Olyphant while Naa is producing Why Now with Parts...
- 6/13/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
We return with the latest edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release information for the Reaper Reunion Cast Special, a look at the opening sequence from Ten, photos from The Stanley Film Festival, and more:
Premiere Date Set for Reaper Reunion Cast Special: “FEARnet’s Reaper reunion special was shot on Wednesday, April 24, at the Medusa Lounge in Los Angeles. In attendance for the special—hosted by TV and web personality Angie Greenup—were series stars Ray Wise, Tyler Labine and Bret Harrison, as well as Rick Gonzalez, Ken Marino, Christine Willes and series creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas.
The reunion special will air on Tuesday, May 28th at 9 p.m. Et.
“I’m so happy that FEARnet is doing this,” said Ray Wise, who played the Devil on Reaper. “It really warms my heart having us all back together again.
Premiere Date Set for Reaper Reunion Cast Special: “FEARnet’s Reaper reunion special was shot on Wednesday, April 24, at the Medusa Lounge in Los Angeles. In attendance for the special—hosted by TV and web personality Angie Greenup—were series stars Ray Wise, Tyler Labine and Bret Harrison, as well as Rick Gonzalez, Ken Marino, Christine Willes and series creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas.
The reunion special will air on Tuesday, May 28th at 9 p.m. Et.
“I’m so happy that FEARnet is doing this,” said Ray Wise, who played the Devil on Reaper. “It really warms my heart having us all back together again.
- 5/5/2013
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
We return with the latest edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes news on Herschell Gordon Lewis’s next film, Zombificador, details on a feature-length version of The Little Mermaid short film, a Truth or Dare teaser trailer, and much more:
Feature-Length Version of The Little Mermaid Announced: “The Little Mermaid is a live-action, supernatural thriller set in the 1930s Oklahoma dust bowl. This dark fantasy centers around a sideshow of “living aquatic oddities” in which the Little Mermaid herself is both a captive victim, and an incredibly powerful catalyst. As a character-driven thriller, the film transcends traditional indie “pick ‘em off in the dark one by one” offerings. Impacting each of the ensemble cast in a unique way, this is not the Little Mermaid you remember from your childhood!
In 2011, the principals of Done Four Productions produced a...
Feature-Length Version of The Little Mermaid Announced: “The Little Mermaid is a live-action, supernatural thriller set in the 1930s Oklahoma dust bowl. This dark fantasy centers around a sideshow of “living aquatic oddities” in which the Little Mermaid herself is both a captive victim, and an incredibly powerful catalyst. As a character-driven thriller, the film transcends traditional indie “pick ‘em off in the dark one by one” offerings. Impacting each of the ensemble cast in a unique way, this is not the Little Mermaid you remember from your childhood!
In 2011, the principals of Done Four Productions produced a...
- 4/28/2013
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Celebrity beach looks to inspire your Spring break style Make an ultra-simple, elegant brunch with oeufs en cocotte Kate Middleton shines in white for an official visit with Prince William Emmy Rossum nails four different Spring trends Pinterest wedding planning dos and don'ts A modern chevron, elephant, and balloon first birthday party Designer Tyler Dawson's favorite things The best bikini moments in movies Video: Camila Alves talks Spring style, her Macy's line, and more Free National Geographic desktop wallpapers to relieve work stress Make a mint and spinach mojito smoothie Reserve a table and rate your meal on Evernote Food Pet-iquette for your pooch when out and about...
- 3/20/2013
- by Meghan Rooney
- Popsugar.com
With all the major SXSW festival announcements over the past few weeks, we were thrilled to see news about a few former fest favorites circulating. Evan Glodell's autogeddon Bellflower was a major hit with genre fans. The filmmaker and his Coatwolf Productions will be paying homage to 1980s side-scrolling video games and action films with Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins. Streets of Rage and Double Dragon enthusiasts will be pleased to see Glodell and Tyler Dawson on the screen once more, this time embarking on a turf war in a place called Oldtown. The Syndicate is an "evil gang of crank-head misfits" who want the San Diego family off their land. Tony and Johnny are twin brothers, and their sister Salsa makes three. They're the last of a...
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- 2/7/2013
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
When it comes to video game-themed movies that aren't actually based on any existing video games, the list is pretty short. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Wreck-It Ralph, and the Sundance stinker Virtually Heroes come to mind, and it looks as if that niche subgenre is about to receive one more entry.
The Playlist reports that the team behind the apocalyptic love story Bellflower is teaming up for a follow-up feature called Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins that's inspired by side scrolling video games from the 1980s. Here's the official synopsis:
A turf war has been raging in Oldtown for generations. On one side, The Syndicate – an evil gang of crank-head misfits, who has been set on muscling the San Diego family out of the parcel of land they own in the center of town. On the other side, the San Diego family: Tony and Johnny – twin brothers,...
The Playlist reports that the team behind the apocalyptic love story Bellflower is teaming up for a follow-up feature called Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins that's inspired by side scrolling video games from the 1980s. Here's the official synopsis:
A turf war has been raging in Oldtown for generations. On one side, The Syndicate – an evil gang of crank-head misfits, who has been set on muscling the San Diego family out of the parcel of land they own in the center of town. On the other side, the San Diego family: Tony and Johnny – twin brothers,...
- 2/6/2013
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
The Micro-Indie That Could, Bellflower was one of the most fiercely debated movies of last year; but one of my personal favourites. Love it or hate it, you have to admire the incredible risks by first time writer-producer-director-editor and star Evan Glodell, who tells a completely unorthodox story in an altogether reckless manner. Fans of the film will be happy to know, the filmmakers are back with their sophomore effort, and they are looking to you for additional funding.
Coatwolf Productions, the team behind Bellflower, has officially launched the kick-off crowdfunding campaign for their forthcoming release, Chuck Hank and The San Diego Twins – a project described as “influenced heavily by ‘80s action films and side-scrolling fighting games.” The film is written and directed by Jonathan Keevil (the man who scored, produced and edited Bellflower), and stars the Bellflower duo of Tyler Dawson and Evan Glodell. The team has released some test footage,...
Coatwolf Productions, the team behind Bellflower, has officially launched the kick-off crowdfunding campaign for their forthcoming release, Chuck Hank and The San Diego Twins – a project described as “influenced heavily by ‘80s action films and side-scrolling fighting games.” The film is written and directed by Jonathan Keevil (the man who scored, produced and edited Bellflower), and stars the Bellflower duo of Tyler Dawson and Evan Glodell. The team has released some test footage,...
- 2/6/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Evan Glodell and his "Bellflower" team are back in the saddle for "Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins." The multi-hyphenate is handing over directing reins to Jonathan Keevil (who scored "Bellflower") and is serving as producer and actor. They are also reuniting with "Bellflower" star Tyler Dawson and Dp Joel Hodge. They are using IndieGoGo to raise funds; the promo video takes place in a car, just like our interview with them. The film aims to be a surrealist action/drama set unabashedly in the '80s. You can watch the promo below. "Bellflower" is an example of a filmmaking team that were introduced at Sundance. The film's producer Vincent Grashaw went on to write and direct "Coldwater," which is debuting at SXSW next month. Glodell is still working on writing his next film. Another breakout from Sundance 2011 was Brit Marling, co-writer, producer and star of both "Another Earth" (director Mike.
- 2/6/2013
- by Anne Thompson and Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
No one saw Evan Glodell and his Coatwolf team coming when their debut film Bellflower took Sundance by storm a few years back. That ain't gonna happen a second time. The rumbling sound you're hearing right now is the groundswell of support brewing for the crowdfunding campaign that Coatwolf just launched for their second feature, Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins. Produced by Glodell and directed by Bellflower producer/composer/editor Jonathan Keevil, the film is described by Coatwolf as a "surrealist action/drama influenced heavily by '80s action films and side-scrolling fighting games like Streets of Rage and Double Dragon." Sounds like a riot. Both Glodell and Tyler Dawson return in front of the camera as well. Here's the official synopsis: A turf war has...
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- 2/5/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Last’s year most buzzed about indie flick, Bellflower, introduced us to a whole new cadre of up-and-coming talent, including writer and director Evan Glodell and his co-stars Tyler Dawson and Jessie Wiseman, but there was another essential driving force behind the production – producer Vincent Grashaw. If you’re familiar with Bellflower, you’re likely also familiar with the hands-on nature of the production, one that entailed that just about everyone involved had to do more than just their standard job description. Grashaw was one of those people, and he and Glodell were even nominated for a John Cassavetes Award at the Independent Spirit Awards in reflection of that. Like Glodell, Grashaw has done a number of different projects in front of and behind the camera – from acting to directing to writing, even editing – and he’s now lined up to make his feature directorial debut with Coldwater. According to Variety, Grashaw...
- 6/4/2012
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
DVD Playhouse—December 2011
By Allen Gardner
The Rules Of The Game (Criterion) Jean Renoir’s classic from 1939 was met with a riot at its premiere and was severely cut by its distributor, available only in truncated form for two decades until it was restored to the grandeur for which it is celebrated today. A biting comedy of manners set in the upstairs and downstairs of a French country estate, the film bitterly vivisects the bourgeoisie with a gentle ferocity that will tickle the laughter in your throat. Renoir co-stars as Octave. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Introduction to the film by Renoir; Commentary written by scholar Alexander Sesonske and read by Peter Bogdanovich; Comparison of the film’s two endings; Selected scene analysis by Renoir scholar Chris Faulkner; Featurettes and vintage film clips; Part one of David Thomson’s “Jean Renoir” BBC documentary; Video essay; Interviews with Renoir, crew members,...
By Allen Gardner
The Rules Of The Game (Criterion) Jean Renoir’s classic from 1939 was met with a riot at its premiere and was severely cut by its distributor, available only in truncated form for two decades until it was restored to the grandeur for which it is celebrated today. A biting comedy of manners set in the upstairs and downstairs of a French country estate, the film bitterly vivisects the bourgeoisie with a gentle ferocity that will tickle the laughter in your throat. Renoir co-stars as Octave. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Introduction to the film by Renoir; Commentary written by scholar Alexander Sesonske and read by Peter Bogdanovich; Comparison of the film’s two endings; Selected scene analysis by Renoir scholar Chris Faulkner; Featurettes and vintage film clips; Part one of David Thomson’s “Jean Renoir” BBC documentary; Video essay; Interviews with Renoir, crew members,...
- 12/12/2011
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Evan Glodell’s debut movie, named after a street featured in the film, is the second movie I have seen released by Oscilloscope Laboratories. The first one was Rare Exports, and that ended up being tied for my film of 2010. That being said when I first read about Bellflower I had no idea who was releasing it. Now, Bellflower and Rare Exports couldn’t be further apart in terms of content, what they share though is originality and soul that you would come to expect from quality independent cinema.
In Bellflower we follow the exploits of Woodrow (Evan Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson) who are childhood friends living in California. Both of them are fans of the movie Mad Max 2, and spend their time building a flamethrower in anticipation of the impending apocalypse where they can rule the roost in their Muscle car, named Medusa, whilst living out their Lord Humongous fantasies.
In Bellflower we follow the exploits of Woodrow (Evan Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson) who are childhood friends living in California. Both of them are fans of the movie Mad Max 2, and spend their time building a flamethrower in anticipation of the impending apocalypse where they can rule the roost in their Muscle car, named Medusa, whilst living out their Lord Humongous fantasies.
- 12/2/2011
- by Jude
- The Liberal Dead
Writer/director Evan Glodell’s surreal 2011 drama “Bellflower” is one seriously tough nut to crack. It struggles to be something deep, something meaningful, something that resonates on an emotional level long after everything is said and done. And, depending on who you ask, Glodell has succeeded in his task, though it comes at a very severe price: Despite its artful touches and its shocking finale, “Bellflower” just isn’t that much fun to watch. There’s nothing wrong with the movie on a technical level, and the performances, for the most part, are strong and believable. Sadly, unless you’re just really into romantic movies that lean towards the darker side of sex, love, and relationships, there isn’t much going on here that would warrant repeat viewings. The film follows the life and times of a guy named Woodrow (Glodell), who spends the vast majority of his time crafting...
- 12/1/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Fueled by buzz at the 2011 Sundance and SXSW Film Festivals, Bellfower has arrived on Blu-ray and DVD from Oscilloscope, and M&C is giving away a prize pack from the film that includes a DVD/Blu-ray Combo Pack of the movie, a poster and more. Written and directed by Evan Glodell (who also stars in the film), Bellflower features performances from Tyler Dawson, Jessie Wiseman, Rebekah Brandes, Vincent Grashaw, Zack Kraus, Keghan Hurst, Alexandra Boylan, Bradshaw Pruitt, and Brian Thomas Evans. Synopsis: Best friends Woodrow and Aiden spend all of their free time building Mad Max-inspired flamethrowers and muscle cars in preparation for a global apocalypse. But when Woodrow meets a charismatic young woman and falls hard in love,...
- 11/28/2011
- by Patrick Luce
- Monsters and Critics
Director/writer: Evan Glodell.
Bellflower is one of those films that are hard to describe. Surreal in some parts, meandering in others, this is a film that looks at heartbreak from a masculine perspective and the results are not always pretty. This film was well received at Sundance 2011 and Evan Glodell's first film as director is a little Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a little bit of Apocalypse Now and even a bit of 1981's The Road Warrior.
Two friends, Woodrow (Evan Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson), have moved from Wisconsin to Los Angeles for their love of film. They truly adore Mad Max: The Road Warrior as Aiden quotes lines from Lord Humungus. So, they build a flamethrower and a car to prepare for a never coming apocalypse. Meanwhile Woodrow falls for Milly (Jessie Wiseman). Their multi-day trip to Texas and back is full of adventure and romance.
Bellflower is one of those films that are hard to describe. Surreal in some parts, meandering in others, this is a film that looks at heartbreak from a masculine perspective and the results are not always pretty. This film was well received at Sundance 2011 and Evan Glodell's first film as director is a little Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a little bit of Apocalypse Now and even a bit of 1981's The Road Warrior.
Two friends, Woodrow (Evan Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson), have moved from Wisconsin to Los Angeles for their love of film. They truly adore Mad Max: The Road Warrior as Aiden quotes lines from Lord Humungus. So, they build a flamethrower and a car to prepare for a never coming apocalypse. Meanwhile Woodrow falls for Milly (Jessie Wiseman). Their multi-day trip to Texas and back is full of adventure and romance.
- 11/26/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Chicago – “Bellflower” is another indie drama about romance gone horribly awry. And yet it’s also not “another” anything. With unique style choices and competing streaks of nihilism, romantic love, and misogyny, star/writer/director Evan Glodell’s debut made waves in certain circles and now comes to Blu-ray and DVD courtesy of one of the most impressive home release studios on the market, Oscilloscope. The film is such a dark slice of work that it will only appeal to a certain audience but at least Oscilloscope treats the fans of this likely cult classic well.
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.0/5.0
Is this the calling card of the next indie maverick? Is it “Reservoir Dogs” for Generation, what are we on now, Z? I’m not sure. There’s an undeniably engaging style here, in no small part due to the homemade cameras Glodell used for production that often have focus and cleanliness issues,...
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.0/5.0
Is this the calling card of the next indie maverick? Is it “Reservoir Dogs” for Generation, what are we on now, Z? I’m not sure. There’s an undeniably engaging style here, in no small part due to the homemade cameras Glodell used for production that often have focus and cleanliness issues,...
- 11/18/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Hitting movie theaters this weekend:
Happy Feet Two - Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Pink
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 - Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Movie of the Week
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
The Stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
The Plot: The Quileute and the Volturi close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses different threats to the wolf pack and vampire coven.
The Buzz: The only drawback to having to choose a movie of the week becomes apparent on weeks such as this one, wherein I have absolutely zero interest in any of the new releases. First of all, I hated what I saw of the first Happy Feet, and the trailer for Happy Feet Two advertises a film which looks to be about as bearable as swallowing a glass full of shards of glass. And so, the...
Happy Feet Two - Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Pink
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 - Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Movie of the Week
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
The Stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
The Plot: The Quileute and the Volturi close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses different threats to the wolf pack and vampire coven.
The Buzz: The only drawback to having to choose a movie of the week becomes apparent on weeks such as this one, wherein I have absolutely zero interest in any of the new releases. First of all, I hated what I saw of the first Happy Feet, and the trailer for Happy Feet Two advertises a film which looks to be about as bearable as swallowing a glass full of shards of glass. And so, the...
- 11/16/2011
- by Aaron Ruffcorn
- The Scorecard Review
Sometimes a film comes along that is so out there, it's unclassifiable by standard film terms. Such is the case with the Sundance sensation "Bellflower," now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
This oddball debut from writer/director Evan Glodell starts out as a love story and takes a detour into "Fight Club" territory, only to become a twisted revenge saga with sex and gore aplenty. We're still trying to process the whole thing. But trust us when we stress: You won't know what hit you.
The film starts out by introducing us to Woodrow (Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson), two friends obsessed with "Mad Max," who spend their days lazing about, drinking massive amounts of beer and shooting up propane tanks. Their biggest joint ambition? To create a flame thrower. College doesn't seem to be in the cards for these two.
One night, while out with Aiden, Woodrow comes across...
This oddball debut from writer/director Evan Glodell starts out as a love story and takes a detour into "Fight Club" territory, only to become a twisted revenge saga with sex and gore aplenty. We're still trying to process the whole thing. But trust us when we stress: You won't know what hit you.
The film starts out by introducing us to Woodrow (Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson), two friends obsessed with "Mad Max," who spend their days lazing about, drinking massive amounts of beer and shooting up propane tanks. Their biggest joint ambition? To create a flame thrower. College doesn't seem to be in the cards for these two.
One night, while out with Aiden, Woodrow comes across...
- 11/15/2011
- by Nigel Smith
- NextMovie
Bellflower
Directed by: Evan Glodell
Cast: Evan Glodell, Tyler Dawson, Jessie Wiseman
Running Time: 1 hr 46 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: September 16, 2011 (Chicago)
Plot: Two friends, Woodrow and Aiden, (Glodell and Dawson), build a flame-throwing muscle car while fantasizing about the apocalypse. Woodrow’s world becomes progressively crazy after he discovers his girlfriend (Wiseman) is cheating on him.
Who’S It For?: Fans of independent film will certainly find something different in the apocalyptic Bellflower. At the same time, it’s “thrift-ster” appeal indicates that this movie could sell out in whole Chicago neighborhoods (you know which ones you are).
Expectations: I had only anticipation to carry me into this movie, as Jeff Bayer had taken a liking to it at SXSW, along with others who happened to catch it at the festival.
Listen to Jeff Bayer interview Evan Glodell on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider
Scorecard (0-...
Directed by: Evan Glodell
Cast: Evan Glodell, Tyler Dawson, Jessie Wiseman
Running Time: 1 hr 46 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: September 16, 2011 (Chicago)
Plot: Two friends, Woodrow and Aiden, (Glodell and Dawson), build a flame-throwing muscle car while fantasizing about the apocalypse. Woodrow’s world becomes progressively crazy after he discovers his girlfriend (Wiseman) is cheating on him.
Who’S It For?: Fans of independent film will certainly find something different in the apocalyptic Bellflower. At the same time, it’s “thrift-ster” appeal indicates that this movie could sell out in whole Chicago neighborhoods (you know which ones you are).
Expectations: I had only anticipation to carry me into this movie, as Jeff Bayer had taken a liking to it at SXSW, along with others who happened to catch it at the festival.
Listen to Jeff Bayer interview Evan Glodell on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider
Scorecard (0-...
- 9/16/2011
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Chicago – A film about the American Dream returned to the sender is released, in its own way and time, through the youth of every generation. “Bellflower” feels like the anarchist statement of the current post college dreamers, stuck in a detached atmosphere with electronic time wasters, material glut and little income opportunity to pay for it all.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Evan Glodell wrote, directed and stars in this hallucinatory vision of the screw-it-all drifters who strive to kill their boredom through the building of extreme weaponry and motor vehicles. Part of it is a love story, but that is destined to fail when anticipating the end of the world, and the civilizing nature of love has no effect on men who were born to die.
Glodell is Woodrow, a midwesterner who moved to California with his best buddy Aiden (Tyler Dawson) to pursue the movies and their own fantasies associated with them.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Evan Glodell wrote, directed and stars in this hallucinatory vision of the screw-it-all drifters who strive to kill their boredom through the building of extreme weaponry and motor vehicles. Part of it is a love story, but that is destined to fail when anticipating the end of the world, and the civilizing nature of love has no effect on men who were born to die.
Glodell is Woodrow, a midwesterner who moved to California with his best buddy Aiden (Tyler Dawson) to pursue the movies and their own fantasies associated with them.
- 9/16/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Honest anarchy in American film is as rare today as a weekend without a super hero movie. Writer, director and lead actor Evan Glodell steps up to the counter-society plate with a epic crash-and-burn new release called “Bellflower,” and pushes the envelope for apocalyptic storytelling and micro-budget magic.
Bellflower is a simple story, produced through Glodell’s own Coatwolf Productions, about love and car customizing. It features two buds with similar passions from the Midwest, Woodrow (Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson). They have visions of the apocalypse, and prepare for it by using their free time to construct flame throwers and one-of-a-kind vehicles, mostly patterned after their childhood love of the Mad Max/Road Warrior series. When Woodrow falls in love, the fallout is decidedly more fatalistic than any aftermath of the end days.
Bloodied but Unbowed: Evan Glodell in ‘Bellflower’
Photo credit: Coatwolf Productions
Glodell was the prime mover behind the film,...
Bellflower is a simple story, produced through Glodell’s own Coatwolf Productions, about love and car customizing. It features two buds with similar passions from the Midwest, Woodrow (Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson). They have visions of the apocalypse, and prepare for it by using their free time to construct flame throwers and one-of-a-kind vehicles, mostly patterned after their childhood love of the Mad Max/Road Warrior series. When Woodrow falls in love, the fallout is decidedly more fatalistic than any aftermath of the end days.
Bloodied but Unbowed: Evan Glodell in ‘Bellflower’
Photo credit: Coatwolf Productions
Glodell was the prime mover behind the film,...
- 9/14/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
"It's a relationship I went through that collapsed my entire view of the world in a very extreme way."
- Evan Glodell Evan Glodell made Bellflower on a budget of only $17,000. He's a first time feature writer and director who just so happens to also star as the film's lead character, a man who meets a girl over a cricket eating competition and soon finds himself road-tripping with her from Bellflower, California to Texas. Just as quickly as their romance blossoms, it all falls apart as she is caught cheating and he is left to pick up the pieces of his broken heart.
Yes, while the image above may not suggest it, Bellflower is a love story, a love story that also features a flame-throwing muscle car and a girl that blows her brains out with a handgun. How Glodell got from point-a to point-b was one of the first...
- Evan Glodell Evan Glodell made Bellflower on a budget of only $17,000. He's a first time feature writer and director who just so happens to also star as the film's lead character, a man who meets a girl over a cricket eating competition and soon finds himself road-tripping with her from Bellflower, California to Texas. Just as quickly as their romance blossoms, it all falls apart as she is caught cheating and he is left to pick up the pieces of his broken heart.
Yes, while the image above may not suggest it, Bellflower is a love story, a love story that also features a flame-throwing muscle car and a girl that blows her brains out with a handgun. How Glodell got from point-a to point-b was one of the first...
- 9/2/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
What happens when you merge a sweet love story with fantasy apocalyptic nihilism? Bellflower aims to do this with some very surprising results. Writer, director and star Evan Glodell has given us a unique film that defies being put into any simple type of genre but unabashedly trail blazes its own path. Our two main characters Woodrow (Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson) are best friends from Wisconsin now living in Southern California. The young men’s days and nights are filled with lots of drinking while designing flamethrowers and fleshing out a fantasy life of when the apocalypse comes a’ la Mad Max. They hope to rule the open streets with their gang Mother Medusa and you are really never sure just how literal they are taking this. During one night of binge drinking Woodrow meets...
- 9/2/2011
- by Bryan Kritz
- The Daily BLAM!
“No one ever tries to race me,” says writer-director Evan Glodell, as he drives EW around midtown Manhattan in his vintage black muscle car. “But people do cut me off a lot. I guess they think anyone who would drive something like this has to be an a–hole.”
Glodell’s ride is certainly a reaction-provoking item. The car was once a normal ’72 Buick Skylark. The director purchased the vehicle for $2,500 to use in his debut movie, the autobiographical indie drama Bellflower, which opened in a handful of cinemas last month and is platforming out to around 30 screens over the next couple of weeks.
Glodell’s ride is certainly a reaction-provoking item. The car was once a normal ’72 Buick Skylark. The director purchased the vehicle for $2,500 to use in his debut movie, the autobiographical indie drama Bellflower, which opened in a handful of cinemas last month and is platforming out to around 30 screens over the next couple of weeks.
- 9/1/2011
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
Bellflower
Starring Evan Glodell, Tyler Dawson, Jessie Wiseman
Directed by Evan Glodell
Rated R
In a world where every film feels like a big budget Hollywood production, it's almost refreshing to see a film that could have easily had a large scale production but instead kept itself independent (the film was reportedly made for about $11k); this is obvious from almost every piece of the film. Instead of explaining things outright, Bellflower leaves much to the imagination, both yours and that of the lead character, Woodrow. Which can be just as bad as reality, or worse.
We find our 20-something slacker anti-heroes Woodrow (Evan Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson)attempting to create both a flamethrower and flame-spitting car, both inspired by their favorite film, Mad Max. They're preparing for the apocalypse that may or may not be coming; either way, they want to be ready to rule the masses. This...
Starring Evan Glodell, Tyler Dawson, Jessie Wiseman
Directed by Evan Glodell
Rated R
In a world where every film feels like a big budget Hollywood production, it's almost refreshing to see a film that could have easily had a large scale production but instead kept itself independent (the film was reportedly made for about $11k); this is obvious from almost every piece of the film. Instead of explaining things outright, Bellflower leaves much to the imagination, both yours and that of the lead character, Woodrow. Which can be just as bad as reality, or worse.
We find our 20-something slacker anti-heroes Woodrow (Evan Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson)attempting to create both a flamethrower and flame-spitting car, both inspired by their favorite film, Mad Max. They're preparing for the apocalypse that may or may not be coming; either way, they want to be ready to rule the masses. This...
- 8/24/2011
- by Josh Baldwin
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Oscillope has released a soundtrack album for the action drama Bellflower. The album includes the original music from the film written by Jonathan Keevil. The soundtrack will be released on CD on September 6, 2011 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. The album is also already available to download. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the soundtrack below. Bellflower is written and directed by Evan Glodell and stars himself, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson and Rebekah Brandes. The movie centers on two friends who spend all their free time building flame-throwers and weapons of mass destruction in hopes that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the runway for their imaginary gang “Mother Medusa”. The film was released in select cities on August 5 and is currently playing in limited release. For more information on the project, visit the official movie website.
Amazon.com WidgetsHere’s the album track list:
1. bland
2. blind,...
Amazon.com WidgetsHere’s the album track list:
1. bland
2. blind,...
- 8/14/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
In Bellflower, the screen is drenched with smeary yellow-orange hues evocative of a feverish world—Southern California as seen by a pair of thirtysomething Wisconsian slackers—continually splashed by its denizens' hormonal juices. Lit like a sun-stroked trance and composed in frame-crumbling partial focus, it’s a world ready for an apocalypse, which the characters await eagerly: Steam-punk warriors in their own minds, gearheads Woodrow (director-writer-editor Evan Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson) dedicate themselves to turning San Fernando Valley into Thunderdome, toting homemade flamethrowers and tricking out their Buick into a replica of Mad Max's metallic leviathans. Stunted macho fantasies collide with reality as fellow joyriders Milly (Jessie Wiseman) and Courtney (Rebekah Brandes) enter the picture to simultaneously expand and threaten the male protagonists’ sheltered territory with the promise of romance and heartbreak. Machines roar as relationships collapse, motor oil and blood flow. Suspended between a low-key Sundance drama and...
- 8/14/2011
- MUBI
While twentysomething angst is a common theme in indie films, the gritty and violent Bellflower is a unique take on the trials of young adulthood. A flawed but intriguing movie about the post-apocalyptic fantasies of disaffected young men, Bellflower is strong on concept, vision and visuals, if less so in its story and acting.
Writer/director Evan Glodell stars as Woodrow, an aimless Southern California twentysomething who spends his copious amounts of free time fantasizing about vague notions of global destruction. He and his equally aimless buddy Aiden (Tyler Dawson) build a crude but effective arsenal of flamethrowers and other weapons, hoping that post-apocalyptic chaos will allow their would-be gang, Mother Medusa, to rule the day in a spree of incendiary violence.
Waiting for worldwide mayhem, of course, means a lot of waiting. In the meantime, Woodrow meets and falls hard for free-spirited Milly (Jessie Wiseman); in one of many unlikely Bellflower elements,...
Writer/director Evan Glodell stars as Woodrow, an aimless Southern California twentysomething who spends his copious amounts of free time fantasizing about vague notions of global destruction. He and his equally aimless buddy Aiden (Tyler Dawson) build a crude but effective arsenal of flamethrowers and other weapons, hoping that post-apocalyptic chaos will allow their would-be gang, Mother Medusa, to rule the day in a spree of incendiary violence.
Waiting for worldwide mayhem, of course, means a lot of waiting. In the meantime, Woodrow meets and falls hard for free-spirited Milly (Jessie Wiseman); in one of many unlikely Bellflower elements,...
- 8/11/2011
- by Don Clinchy
- Slackerwood
Cruising Los Angeles in the Medusa with Bellflower stars Evan Glodell and Tyler Dawson, I learned: that the car was the prima donna on set, gas money came from P-Diddy, Doing Donuts (the "longest uninterrupted donut" in the car's history) in a Staples parking lot makes me nauseous, and the Medusa is more effective at intimidating folks and impressing young boys than picking up cute girls. For a glimpse of one helluva of a ride in the Medusa, complete with flames, donuts, chartitable deeds in Venice Beach, a shotgun and lots more, watch below. For a more traditional interview about Sundance and SXSW micro-budget hit Bellflower (now in select theaters and primed for a wider release) and its breakout writer-director-star Glodell, go here, here or ...
- 8/9/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
There's a reason young people leave their parents in flyover country and head for California. Southern California attracts outdoors types including surfers, swimmers, tanners, and everyone who likes to dress casually and lead the laid-back life enjoyed by Alan Alda's character, Bill Warren, in Herbert Ross's "California Suite." If there are other reasons to go west, they motivate people like the twenty-somethings in Evan Glodell's "Bellflower," a picture not bound by a strict narrative structure or rational, sober people. If Woodrow (Evan Glodell), his best friend Aiden (Tyler Dawson), the nubile blonde Milly (Jessie Wiseman), her best friend Courtney (Rebekah Brandes, and Milly's roommate Mike (Vincent Grashaw) enjoy California, it's not for the weather or even the outdoors but for the drinking. These characters may start with beer and a cigarette when they get up in the morning (that is, if they can get out of bed...
- 8/6/2011
- Arizona Reporter
It's almost impossible for a small-budget indie to see the inside of a movie theaters these days, especially one that's as small and as indie as Even Glodell's Bellflower. But his movie, which he also wrote and starred in, is an impressive debut, one that's full of muscle and gristle that's accompanied by emotional and physical violence. Glodell plays Woodrow, an L.A. slacker who spends all his spare time with his best friend Aidan (Tyler Dawson), building flamethrowers and guns in anticipation of the impending apocalypse. Their belief that the world is coming to an end is mostly tongue-in-cheek, but these two misfits are obsessed with The Road Warrior. At least they are until Woodrow meets Milly (Jessie Wiseman), a ballsy girl who warns him, early on, that if they get together she will end up hurting him. The pain does come to pass, and Woodrow's life is thrown...
- 8/6/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
It's almost impossible for a small-budget indie to see the inside of a movie theaters these days, especially one that's as small and as indie as Even Glodell's Bellflower. But his movie, which he also wrote and starred in, is an impressive debut, one that's full of muscle and gristle that's accompanied by emotional and physical violence. Glodell plays Woodrow, an L.A. slacker who spends all his spare time with his best friend Aidan (Tyler Dawson), building flamethrowers and guns in anticipation of the impending apocalypse. Their belief that the world is coming to an end is mostly tongue-in-cheek, but these two misfits are obsessed with The Road Warrior. At least they are until Woodrow meets Milly (Jessie Wiseman), a ballsy girl who warns him, early on, that if they get together she will end up hurting him. The pain does come to pass, and Woodrow's life is thrown...
- 8/6/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
It's almost impossible for a small-budget indie to see the inside of a movie theaters these days, especially one that's as small and as indie as Even Glodell's Bellflower. But his movie, which he also wrote and starred in, is an impressive debut, one that's full of muscle and gristle that's accompanied by emotional and physical violence. Glodell plays Woodrow, an L.A. slacker who spends all his spare time with his best friend Aidan (Tyler Dawson), building flamethrowers and guns in anticipation of the impending apocalypse. Their belief that the world is coming to an end is mostly tongue-in-cheek, but these two misfits are obsessed with The Road Warrior. At least they are until Woodrow meets Milly (Jessie Wiseman), a ballsy girl who warns him, early on, that if they get together she will end up hurting him. The pain does come to pass, and Woodrow's life is thrown...
- 8/6/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
In considering Bellflower, picture a dirty back-hallway light fixture: stained, buzzing, scarred, two trapped moths desperately flapping in the yellowed plastic globe. The moths are Woodrow and Aiden, BFFs transplanted from Wisconsin to California, who find the only thing waiting in the west is each other. Their time is spent building flamethrowers and cars, burning rubber and ejaculating impotent flame in mild actualization of pathetic apocalyptic fantasies. But they realize too late that the ‘fantasy’ has arrived. They're already living the end of their world. In many ways I hate these two people. Woodrow, played effectively by writer/director Evan Glodell, is a shapeless mass, not quite a man, something to pet and discard. And Aiden (Tyler Dawson) is a fountain of energy but indiscriminate in its use, and most articulate only when speaking through the vernacular of the Mad Max survival fantasy films. Their existence is meandering and likely doomed to fail,...
- 8/6/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Editor's note: this review was originally published on January, 2011 as a Sundance Film Festival review.
Writer/Director: Evan Glodell
Cast: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson
When I first walked out of Bellflower, I was transformed into that cranky film critic you've once read about. A Sundance film about a young hipster who gets his heart broken over a girl? I saw that last year when it was called Blue Valentine, and I even saw it the year before that when it was called (500) Days Of Summer. I've even seen it on VHS, because I wasn't born when Annie Hall was released in theaters. But what hit me over my big, stubborn head is this: Bellflower is a visual spectacle of real independent cinema. Sure, the story isn't original, but my job is to report if I like what I saw, and dear reader, I'm here to tell you this:...
Writer/Director: Evan Glodell
Cast: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson
When I first walked out of Bellflower, I was transformed into that cranky film critic you've once read about. A Sundance film about a young hipster who gets his heart broken over a girl? I saw that last year when it was called Blue Valentine, and I even saw it the year before that when it was called (500) Days Of Summer. I've even seen it on VHS, because I wasn't born when Annie Hall was released in theaters. But what hit me over my big, stubborn head is this: Bellflower is a visual spectacle of real independent cinema. Sure, the story isn't original, but my job is to report if I like what I saw, and dear reader, I'm here to tell you this:...
- 8/5/2011
- by Chase Whale
- GordonandtheWhale
Review of Bellflower, directed by Evan Glodell Back in the early '90s, there was a spate of low-budget independent films that were slick and smart, usually following the trajectory of a loving relationship that, for one reason or another, devolved into a violent situation. Evan Glodell's debut "Bellflower" has a bit of that flavor, but it also has a rippled, muscled feel, like a tough car or a grindhouse double-feature, feeling more like a throwback to the 70s than the aforementioned period. The movie was made for almost nothing, and often there's bits of grit on the lens, which only lends the whole affair yet more authenticity. Glodell, who wrote and directed the picture, also stars as Woodrow, an L.A. dude who spends all his time with his best friend Aidan (Tyler Dawson). The two share a rich post apocalyptic fantasy life in which the bombs have dropped,...
- 8/5/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Review of Bellflower, directed by Evan Glodell Back in the early '90s, there was a spate of low-budget independent films that were slick and smart, usually following the trajectory of a loving relationship that, for one reason or another, devolved into a violent situation. Evan Glodell's debut "Bellflower" has a bit of that flavor, but it also has a rippled, muscled feel, like a tough car or a grindhouse double-feature, feeling more like a throwback to the 70s than the aforementioned period. The movie was made for almost nothing, and often there's bits of grit on the lens, which only lends the whole affair yet more authenticity. Glodell, who wrote and directed the picture, also stars as Woodrow, an L.A. dude who spends all his time with his best friend Aidan (Tyler Dawson). The two share a rich post apocalyptic fantasy life in which the bombs have dropped,...
- 8/5/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Review of Bellflower, directed by Evan Glodell Back in the early '90s, there was a spate of low-budget independent films that were slick and smart, usually following the trajectory of a loving relationship that, for one reason or another, devolved into a violent situation. Evan Glodell's debut "Bellflower" has a bit of that flavor, but it also has a rippled, muscled feel, like a tough car or a grindhouse double-feature, feeling more like a throwback to the 70s than the aforementioned period. The movie was made for almost nothing, and often there's bits of grit on the lens, which only lends the whole affair yet more authenticity. Glodell, who wrote and directed the picture, also stars as Woodrow, an L.A. dude who spends all his time with his best friend Aidan (Tyler Dawson). The two share a rich post apocalyptic fantasy life in which the bombs have dropped,...
- 8/5/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
As the summer movie season begins to wind down, the first weekend in August provides films from two genres that are always solid audience pleasers: The big budget blockbuster and the side-splitting comedy.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes will likely lead the pack at the Cineplex this weekend. The origins story based on the Planet of the Apes series stars James Franco as a scientist developing what he believes will be a cure for Alzheimer’s.
The Change-Up arrives to tickle the funny bone. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman in a R-rated body switch comedy, look for the film to come in second at the box office with its mediocre to solid entertainment reviews. (Don’t miss our review going live later today!)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes: This is not your parents' Planet of the Apes movie. Where actors once were performing in ape suits,...
Rise of the Planet of the Apes will likely lead the pack at the Cineplex this weekend. The origins story based on the Planet of the Apes series stars James Franco as a scientist developing what he believes will be a cure for Alzheimer’s.
The Change-Up arrives to tickle the funny bone. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman in a R-rated body switch comedy, look for the film to come in second at the box office with its mediocre to solid entertainment reviews. (Don’t miss our review going live later today!)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes: This is not your parents' Planet of the Apes movie. Where actors once were performing in ape suits,...
- 8/5/2011
- by webmaster@moviefanatic.com (Movie Fanatic Staff)
- Reel Movie News
Evan Glodell in Bellflower
Photo: Oscilloscope Laboratories Woodrow (Evan Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson) spend their free time designing a Mad Max inspired flamethrower and dreaming of an apocalyptic future in which they drive around in a fire-breathing car they've dubbed "Mother Medusa". This is Bellflower. This is a romance.
Following a research test in which they decide diesel is the better option over propane for their flamethrower, Woodrow and Aiden head out for a night of cricket eating competitions, beer and flirting. Yes, these two guys aren't leading lives I'd refer to as mainstream, but cricket eating eventually leads to Woodrow meeting Milly (Jessie Wiseman), a blonde bombshell he falls for immediately. However, love soon turns into fiery rage as Bellflower evolves into a romantic apocalypse that could only be a part of Woodrow and Aiden's scorched Earth imaginations.
On top of playing the lead role, Glodell wrote and directed Bellflower,...
Photo: Oscilloscope Laboratories Woodrow (Evan Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson) spend their free time designing a Mad Max inspired flamethrower and dreaming of an apocalyptic future in which they drive around in a fire-breathing car they've dubbed "Mother Medusa". This is Bellflower. This is a romance.
Following a research test in which they decide diesel is the better option over propane for their flamethrower, Woodrow and Aiden head out for a night of cricket eating competitions, beer and flirting. Yes, these two guys aren't leading lives I'd refer to as mainstream, but cricket eating eventually leads to Woodrow meeting Milly (Jessie Wiseman), a blonde bombshell he falls for immediately. However, love soon turns into fiery rage as Bellflower evolves into a romantic apocalypse that could only be a part of Woodrow and Aiden's scorched Earth imaginations.
On top of playing the lead role, Glodell wrote and directed Bellflower,...
- 8/5/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Title: Bellflower Director: Evan Glodell Starring: Evan Glodel, Tyler Dawson, Jessie Wiseman, Rebekah Brandes, Vincent Grashaw When a filmmaker attempts to do something different mechanically, the majority of moviegoers will probably never give it a fair shake. At times these said moviegoers are justified, for just being different from the norm, doesn’t necessarily translate to solid, ground-breaking filmmaking. “Bellflower” is one of those flicks that execute an approach that isn’t all that smooth; in fact, it can be uncomfortable. What keeps this 106 minute film engaging though, is writer/director and co-star Evan Glodell used the proper story to run in stereo with his artistic shooting approach. Most of the time....
- 8/5/2011
- by joe
- ShockYa
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