Actress Kristen Stewart is known for her stint as Bella Swan in the Twilight franchise, which she starred in opposite Robert Pattinson. The actress has since experimented with her roles and has featured in a number of indie projects such as Anesthesia, Certain Women, and Certain Women.
Kristen Stewart is reportedly all set to marry her fiance and creative partner, Dylan Meyer. The couple had been dating since 2019 and reportedly got engaged in 2021. Stewart also revealed the story behind how the two got together. The Twilight star reportedly had met the screenwriter on the sets of the film American Ultra and then lost touch.
Kristen Stewart Almost Missed Out On Meeting Fiance Dylan Meyer Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart’s relationship status has been a subject of public scrutiny multiple times since her Twilight days. According to W Magazine, she has reportedly dated her co-stars Anton Yelchin and Michael Angarano. Her...
Kristen Stewart is reportedly all set to marry her fiance and creative partner, Dylan Meyer. The couple had been dating since 2019 and reportedly got engaged in 2021. Stewart also revealed the story behind how the two got together. The Twilight star reportedly had met the screenwriter on the sets of the film American Ultra and then lost touch.
Kristen Stewart Almost Missed Out On Meeting Fiance Dylan Meyer Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart’s relationship status has been a subject of public scrutiny multiple times since her Twilight days. According to W Magazine, she has reportedly dated her co-stars Anton Yelchin and Michael Angarano. Her...
- 2/15/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
"Ten years after its heralded release, on August 9, Lightyear Entertainment will unleash Yellowbrickroad for a new generation of horror fans. Meticulously remastered in 2K High Definition, the Updated Special Edition boasts more blood and bigger scares with enhanced visual effects. Available on all leading digital platforms and DVD, the special collector’s edition will also be available on extras-loaded Blu-ray for the very first time containing a treasure-trove of specially-created bonus features never before available including two behind-the-scenes featurettes, “Practical Blood FX on an Indie Budget” and “Walking the YellowBrickRoad”, new interviews with cast and crew and more!"
Ahead of the movie's Blu-ray release tomorrow, we have an exclusive clip just for Daily Dead readers!
The story of Yellowbrickroad begins in 1940 when, after a viewing of The Wizard of Oz, the residents of the small town of Friar, New Hampshire, walked up a mountain trail and mysteriously disappeared into the wilderness.
Ahead of the movie's Blu-ray release tomorrow, we have an exclusive clip just for Daily Dead readers!
The story of Yellowbrickroad begins in 1940 when, after a viewing of The Wizard of Oz, the residents of the small town of Friar, New Hampshire, walked up a mountain trail and mysteriously disappeared into the wilderness.
- 8/8/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Josh Radnor (Hunters), Annie Parisse (Friends from College) and Nuala Cleary (The Crowded Room) will topline the period drama Three Birthdays from writer-director Jane Weinstock (The Moment), which has wrapped production. Other actors set for the pic include Jasmine Batchelor (New Amsterdam), Uly Schlesinger (Generation), Gus Birney (Shining Vale), Guy Burnet (Oppenheimer), Annie McNamara (Severance) and Dolly Wells (Doll & Em).
In the indie set in 1970, Radnor and Parisse star as college professor parents to a rebellious 16-year-old played by Cleary. Against the backdrop of the sexual revolution and increasingly violent demonstrations against the war in Vietnam, each member of this nuclear family struggles to reconcile the political with the personal. The film’s producers are Andrea Miller, Chris Collins and James Welling.
Radnor is an actor and filmmaker who currently stars opposite Al Pacino in the Amazon series Hunters, from executive producer Jordan Peele. He is otherwise best known...
In the indie set in 1970, Radnor and Parisse star as college professor parents to a rebellious 16-year-old played by Cleary. Against the backdrop of the sexual revolution and increasingly violent demonstrations against the war in Vietnam, each member of this nuclear family struggles to reconcile the political with the personal. The film’s producers are Andrea Miller, Chris Collins and James Welling.
Radnor is an actor and filmmaker who currently stars opposite Al Pacino in the Amazon series Hunters, from executive producer Jordan Peele. He is otherwise best known...
- 7/28/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
On the heels of her first Oscar nomination for Spencer, Kristen Stewart has signed on to star in the A24 film Love Lies Bleeding from director Rose Glass (Saint Maud), Deadline has confirmed.
The romantic thriller examines a romance fueled by ego, desire and the American Dream. Glass is directing from the script she co-wrote with Weronika Tofilska. Film4 developed the project alongside the filmmakers and will co-finance alongside A24, which is producing and handling the pic’s global release. Andrea Cornwell will also produce for Lobo Films, alongside Oliver Kassman for Escape Plan Productions.
Glass is a double BAFTA nominee whose debut feature Saint Maud won her the Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director at the British Independent Film Awards, along with Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year at the London Film Critics Circle Awards.
Stewart portrayed Princess Diana in Pablo Larraín’s Spencer and has also...
The romantic thriller examines a romance fueled by ego, desire and the American Dream. Glass is directing from the script she co-wrote with Weronika Tofilska. Film4 developed the project alongside the filmmakers and will co-finance alongside A24, which is producing and handling the pic’s global release. Andrea Cornwell will also produce for Lobo Films, alongside Oliver Kassman for Escape Plan Productions.
Glass is a double BAFTA nominee whose debut feature Saint Maud won her the Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director at the British Independent Film Awards, along with Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year at the London Film Critics Circle Awards.
Stewart portrayed Princess Diana in Pablo Larraín’s Spencer and has also...
- 4/13/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Metallica’s second go-round with the San Francisco Symphony will feature on an upcoming live album and concert film documenting the band’s S&M2 shows.
Recorded September 6th and 8th, 2019, at San Francisco’s Chase Center — the first-ever concerts at that new arena — the gigs found Metallica collaborating with the symphony for the first time since 1999. The 20-song concert boasted symphonic versions of Metallica hits, including at least one track from each of the band’s 10 studio albums.
Due out August 28th and available to preorder now, S&M...
Recorded September 6th and 8th, 2019, at San Francisco’s Chase Center — the first-ever concerts at that new arena — the gigs found Metallica collaborating with the symphony for the first time since 1999. The 20-song concert boasted symphonic versions of Metallica hits, including at least one track from each of the band’s 10 studio albums.
Due out August 28th and available to preorder now, S&M...
- 7/15/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Metallica will put out their S&M2 concerts — where they performed alongside the San Francisco Symphony last year — as a box set this summer.
Lars Ulrich announced the release Wednesday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live! when he surprised Long Island nurse Tracy Bednar during the host’s #HealthcareHero segment. She told Kimmel that to deal with the anxieties of her job, treating children with Covid-19, she likes to blare Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” when it comes on the radio. She was visibly shocked and delighted to see Ulrich when he...
Lars Ulrich announced the release Wednesday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live! when he surprised Long Island nurse Tracy Bednar during the host’s #HealthcareHero segment. She told Kimmel that to deal with the anxieties of her job, treating children with Covid-19, she likes to blare Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” when it comes on the radio. She was visibly shocked and delighted to see Ulrich when he...
- 6/11/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Metallica have expressed a sense of loss following the death of Ray Burton, father of the band’s late bassist Cliff Burton, saying in a statement that they felt “incredible sorrow.” Ray’s daughter Connie revealed Sunday via Facebook that her father died last Wednesday. The metal quartet confirmed his age as 94, and Ray’s stepdaughter Casey stated in a tribute video that he died of pneumonia.
“For 38 years, we were lucky enough to have the energy, wisdom and light of Ray in our lives,” Metallica wrote in a statement on their website.
“For 38 years, we were lucky enough to have the energy, wisdom and light of Ray in our lives,” Metallica wrote in a statement on their website.
- 1/20/2020
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Hulu is providing some action-packed options next month for those looking for a switch-up on holiday cheer.
The streaming service will debut “Reprisal,” a hyper-noir story that follows a relentless femme fatale (Abigail Spencer) who, after being left for dead, sets out to take revenge against her brother and his bombastic gang of gearheads. It also launches Season 3 of “Marvel’s Runaways” on Dec. 13. If that wasn’t enough, several movies from the “Fast & Furious” franchise are hitting Hulu, plus both “Kill Bill: Volume 1” and “Kill Bill: Volume 2.”
Those dedicated to consuming holiday-only content can watch NBC’s “Holidays With the Houghs” with Julianne and Derek Hough, a song-and-dance performance show featuring special guest artist performances. Ellen DeGeneres will also be giving gifts with the help of celebrity friends on her “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” special.
See more movies and TV shows coming to Hulu on December 2019 below.
The streaming service will debut “Reprisal,” a hyper-noir story that follows a relentless femme fatale (Abigail Spencer) who, after being left for dead, sets out to take revenge against her brother and his bombastic gang of gearheads. It also launches Season 3 of “Marvel’s Runaways” on Dec. 13. If that wasn’t enough, several movies from the “Fast & Furious” franchise are hitting Hulu, plus both “Kill Bill: Volume 1” and “Kill Bill: Volume 2.”
Those dedicated to consuming holiday-only content can watch NBC’s “Holidays With the Houghs” with Julianne and Derek Hough, a song-and-dance performance show featuring special guest artist performances. Ellen DeGeneres will also be giving gifts with the help of celebrity friends on her “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” special.
See more movies and TV shows coming to Hulu on December 2019 below.
- 11/27/2019
- by Lorraine Wheat
- Variety Film + TV
When Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich first heard that one of the members of the San Francisco Symphony wanted to pay tribute to Cliff Burton, the band’s late bassist, at the group’s S&M2 collaboration earlier this month, he didn’t know what to expect. The orchestra’s principal bass player, Scott Pingel, went to the band’s headquarters and pulled out an electric bass and a pedal board and told the band he’d come up with an homage to Burton using pieces of his signature solo, “(Anesthesia...
- 9/27/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Tim Blake Nelson is best known for his acting role in films such as O Brother Where Art Thou, The Incredible Hulk, and a ton of other films. He's a great actor that takes on a lot of co-starring roles. What you may not know about him is that he's also been directing films since 1997. Films such as O, The Grey Zone, Leaves of Grass, and Anesthesia.
Now he's set to direct a sci-fi action thriller called Michael Zero for Millennium Media and Eclectic Pictures, and it's based on a spec from Adam Alleca (Last House on the Left). There's no word on if he also plans on starring in the film or not, but I hope he's in it!
The high-concept sci-fi action-thriller follows Michael Redmayne, who is forced to hunt down and kill his clones after they desert the war they were created to fight, in order to...
Now he's set to direct a sci-fi action thriller called Michael Zero for Millennium Media and Eclectic Pictures, and it's based on a spec from Adam Alleca (Last House on the Left). There's no word on if he also plans on starring in the film or not, but I hope he's in it!
The high-concept sci-fi action-thriller follows Michael Redmayne, who is forced to hunt down and kill his clones after they desert the war they were created to fight, in order to...
- 3/15/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
MaryAnn’s quick take… An emotional feast full of humor and pathos about the audacity, the wonder, the horror that is female adolescence. Beautiful, bittersweet, and very generous. I’m “biast” (pro): I am desperate for movies about girls and women; love Ronan and Gerwig
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Herewith the single authentic movie about being a teenaged girl that our male-dominated entertainment sphere has begun to begrudgingly allow us annually. Last year’s was The Edge of Seventeen; 2015’s was The Diary of a Teenage Girl. Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird is like those films, in that it is an emotional feast about the audacity and the wonder and the horror that is female adolescence the likes of which we oh-so rarely get to see onscreen. It is a nightmare and an adventure that will resonant with...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Herewith the single authentic movie about being a teenaged girl that our male-dominated entertainment sphere has begun to begrudgingly allow us annually. Last year’s was The Edge of Seventeen; 2015’s was The Diary of a Teenage Girl. Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird is like those films, in that it is an emotional feast about the audacity and the wonder and the horror that is female adolescence the likes of which we oh-so rarely get to see onscreen. It is a nightmare and an adventure that will resonant with...
- 11/9/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… Strange and melancholy, this genre-defying portrait of grief and loneliness puts Kristen Stewart’s onscreen persona of restive reluctance to very effective use. I’m “biast” (pro): love Kristen Stewart
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Oh, what a strange and lovely and melancholy film! The genre-defying Personal Shopper — part mystery, part drama, part thriller, part supernatural fantasy — is nothing you can expect, and continues to challenge your expectations at every turn: it’s an electrifying thing for a movie to pull off this well, tripping you up while also keeping you satisfied (unless you require concrete resolutions and answers to all the questions a movie asks, in which case you may well find yourself frustrated). The lingering eeriness Personal Shopper left me with is a great wonder.
American Maureen (Kristen Stewart: American Ultra, Anesthesia...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Oh, what a strange and lovely and melancholy film! The genre-defying Personal Shopper — part mystery, part drama, part thriller, part supernatural fantasy — is nothing you can expect, and continues to challenge your expectations at every turn: it’s an electrifying thing for a movie to pull off this well, tripping you up while also keeping you satisfied (unless you require concrete resolutions and answers to all the questions a movie asks, in which case you may well find yourself frustrated). The lingering eeriness Personal Shopper left me with is a great wonder.
American Maureen (Kristen Stewart: American Ultra, Anesthesia...
- 3/17/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
MaryAnn’s quick take…
Stakes out its own fresh place in an Sf subgenre that is well played out, and rehumanizes it ways that are both extraordinarily moving and deeply unnerving. I’m “biast” (pro): desperate for stories about girls and women; big Sf geek
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
The Girl with All the Gifts opens with one of the most intense and disturbing sequences I’ve ever seen onscreen. Children kept in a bare, gray prison like Guantanamo Bay, lit only by harsh fluorescence; given disgusting things to eat; shouted at by adult guards with cruelty in their voices; strapped into wheelchairs à la Hannibal Lecter; pushed with careful, fearful precision to be lined up in a grim classroom for their daily lessons… and we dread to discover what those are to consist of.
Stakes out its own fresh place in an Sf subgenre that is well played out, and rehumanizes it ways that are both extraordinarily moving and deeply unnerving. I’m “biast” (pro): desperate for stories about girls and women; big Sf geek
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
The Girl with All the Gifts opens with one of the most intense and disturbing sequences I’ve ever seen onscreen. Children kept in a bare, gray prison like Guantanamo Bay, lit only by harsh fluorescence; given disgusting things to eat; shouted at by adult guards with cruelty in their voices; strapped into wheelchairs à la Hannibal Lecter; pushed with careful, fearful precision to be lined up in a grim classroom for their daily lessons… and we dread to discover what those are to consist of.
- 9/19/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
It is likely that by December, the year will have seen the release of six Kristen Stewart movies: Tim Blake Nelson‘s “Anesthesia,” Kelly Reichardt‘s “Certain Women,” Olivier Assayas‘ “Personal Shopper,” Ang Lee’s “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,” Drake Doremus‘ “Equals” and Woody Allen‘s “Café Society,” of which those last two open this weekend. Of the […]
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- 7/13/2016
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
‘Quitters’ Exclusive Trailer & Poster: A Smart-Aleck Teen Escapes His Troubled Home For a New Family
In “Quitters,” young Clark (Ben Konigsberg) is a smart-aleck San Francisco teen who thinks he can outsmart the entire world, but his home life is a mess. His mother (Mira Sorvino) has a prescription pill addiction that lands her in rehab, and Clark doesn’t have much of a relationship with his impatient father (Gregg Germann).
So what does he do? He decides to find a new family, specifically the family of an attractive classmate Natalia (Morgan Turner) who lets Clark temporarily move in as a houseguest. When conflict inevitably arises, it’s up to Clark to face up to the reality of his situation. The film also stars Kara Hayward (“Moonrise Kingdom”), Kieran Culkin (“Margaret”), Saffron Burrows (“Mozart in the Jungle”), and Scott Lawrence (“Jag”). Watch an exclusive trailer for “Quitters” above.
Read More: Meet the 2015 SXSW Filmmakers #12: Noah Pritzker’s ‘Quitters’ Sees a Family Falling Apart
“Quitters” is the debut feature from director Noah Pritzker who also co-wrote the script with Ben Tarnoff. Pritzker recently told IndieWire, “‘Quitters’ initially came out of a short I was writing while at film school. The short focused on Clark’s family, and I was eager to keep writing and see where Clark would go and show more of the San Francisco world he would travel through. At the time, Ben Tarnoff – who I wrote the movie with – was writing a book about 19th century San Francisco. We both grew up there, went to the same high school, and were both drawn to the idea of writing about the city.”
“My short film ‘Little Dad’ got into SXSW while we were finishing a draft of ‘Quitters,’ which helped us get the movie made,” he added. “One of the first people to come on board was our casting director Doug Aibel. He and his team looked far and wide for the main character, played by Ben Konigsberg, whose performance as Clark defines the film.”
The film premiered at last year’s South by Southwest Festival. Star Ben Konigsberg is best known for his role as Yusef on the Netflix original series “Orange is the New Black” as well as Hal in Tim Blake Nelson’s latest film “Anesthesia.”
“Quitters” opens in select theaters and VOD on July 22. Check out a poster from the film below.
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So what does he do? He decides to find a new family, specifically the family of an attractive classmate Natalia (Morgan Turner) who lets Clark temporarily move in as a houseguest. When conflict inevitably arises, it’s up to Clark to face up to the reality of his situation. The film also stars Kara Hayward (“Moonrise Kingdom”), Kieran Culkin (“Margaret”), Saffron Burrows (“Mozart in the Jungle”), and Scott Lawrence (“Jag”). Watch an exclusive trailer for “Quitters” above.
Read More: Meet the 2015 SXSW Filmmakers #12: Noah Pritzker’s ‘Quitters’ Sees a Family Falling Apart
“Quitters” is the debut feature from director Noah Pritzker who also co-wrote the script with Ben Tarnoff. Pritzker recently told IndieWire, “‘Quitters’ initially came out of a short I was writing while at film school. The short focused on Clark’s family, and I was eager to keep writing and see where Clark would go and show more of the San Francisco world he would travel through. At the time, Ben Tarnoff – who I wrote the movie with – was writing a book about 19th century San Francisco. We both grew up there, went to the same high school, and were both drawn to the idea of writing about the city.”
“My short film ‘Little Dad’ got into SXSW while we were finishing a draft of ‘Quitters,’ which helped us get the movie made,” he added. “One of the first people to come on board was our casting director Doug Aibel. He and his team looked far and wide for the main character, played by Ben Konigsberg, whose performance as Clark defines the film.”
The film premiered at last year’s South by Southwest Festival. Star Ben Konigsberg is best known for his role as Yusef on the Netflix original series “Orange is the New Black” as well as Hal in Tim Blake Nelson’s latest film “Anesthesia.”
“Quitters” opens in select theaters and VOD on July 22. Check out a poster from the film below.
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- 6/16/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Superbly unsettling. Pointedly highlights how incarceration dehumanizes inmate and guard alike. Kristen Stewart’s steeliness is perfectly suited to its ironies. I’m “biast” (pro): really like Kristen Stewart
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Fun fact: Kristen Stewart — star of Camp X-Ray — wasn’t quite 12 years old when Guantanamo Bay opened in early 2002. During his presidential campaign in 2008, Barack Obama vowed to shut it down. He’s finishing up his second term, and Stewart will be 26 in a couple of months, and the damn place is still open. As of last week, it still houses 93 inmates. Almost no one the prison holds now or has ever held has ever been charged with any crime. Prisoners who have been cleared for release — a tacit acknowledgement that they never should have been arrested in the first place — remain incarcerated.
Another fun...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Fun fact: Kristen Stewart — star of Camp X-Ray — wasn’t quite 12 years old when Guantanamo Bay opened in early 2002. During his presidential campaign in 2008, Barack Obama vowed to shut it down. He’s finishing up his second term, and Stewart will be 26 in a couple of months, and the damn place is still open. As of last week, it still houses 93 inmates. Almost no one the prison holds now or has ever held has ever been charged with any crime. Prisoners who have been cleared for release — a tacit acknowledgement that they never should have been arrested in the first place — remain incarcerated.
Another fun...
- 1/18/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
After the success of Leaves of Grass, Anesthesia is Tim Blake Nelson’s second feature length film in which he held four major roles. The film follows Walter Zarrow (Waterston), a professor who goes to the corner deli to buy some flower for his wife Marcia (Close). He has a conversation with the store keeper and finally introduces himself after buying flowers from him for oh so many years. However, as soon as we cut away from Zarrow, we see he was stabbed just outside an Upper West Side building…
With Anesthesia on limited release across the Us now, here’s interviews with Nelson and the rest of the cast from last years Tribeca Film Festival.
Tim Blake Nelson:
Mickey Sumner:
Jessica Hecht:
Ben Konigsberg:
Sam Waterston:...
With Anesthesia on limited release across the Us now, here’s interviews with Nelson and the rest of the cast from last years Tribeca Film Festival.
Tim Blake Nelson:
Mickey Sumner:
Jessica Hecht:
Ben Konigsberg:
Sam Waterston:...
- 1/17/2016
- by Catherina Gioino
- Nerdly
Stars: Tim Blake Nelson, Sam Waterston, Glenn Close, Gretchen Mol, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll, Mickey Summer | Written and Directed by Tim Blake Nelson
We asked O Brother Where Art Thou?. We’ve seen him help dig Holes. We watched him hang with presidents in Lincoln, with superheroes in The Incredible Hulk and The Fantastic Four. And of course, pulling over Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller in Meet the Fockers. And now we see him change roles in directing, writing, producing, and starring in Anesthesia.
Anesthesia is Tim Blake Nelson’s second feature length in which he held all four roles, after the success of Leaves of Grass. Along with Nelson, the film stars Sam Waterston, Glenn Close, Gretchen Mol, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll, Mickey Summer, and more.
The film follows Walter Zarrow (Waterston), a professor who goes to the corner deli to buy some flower for his wife Marcia (Close...
We asked O Brother Where Art Thou?. We’ve seen him help dig Holes. We watched him hang with presidents in Lincoln, with superheroes in The Incredible Hulk and The Fantastic Four. And of course, pulling over Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller in Meet the Fockers. And now we see him change roles in directing, writing, producing, and starring in Anesthesia.
Anesthesia is Tim Blake Nelson’s second feature length in which he held all four roles, after the success of Leaves of Grass. Along with Nelson, the film stars Sam Waterston, Glenn Close, Gretchen Mol, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll, Mickey Summer, and more.
The film follows Walter Zarrow (Waterston), a professor who goes to the corner deli to buy some flower for his wife Marcia (Close...
- 1/13/2016
- by Catherina Gioino
- Nerdly
It’s perhaps too easy to say that you’ll feel nothing for writer/director/actor Tim Blake Nelson‘s latest film, Anesthesia, but unfortunate titling doesn’t make it any less true. Some third act manipulation aside, the movie seems content driving its point home while being a prime example of the very thing it’s targeting. Trouble starts almost immediately as Nelson knee-caps his film’s emotional power by opening in medias res with Prof. Walter Barrow (Sam Waterston) dying in a stranger’s arms after what appears to have been a brutal mugging. We then jump back several days to explore the lives of the professor, his friends and family, and the strangers nearby. Barrow teaches philosophical literature to malleable young minds at a well-respected university, and he is as beloved as any teacher to have ever graced the halls of higher learning. He’s days away from retirement — never a good omen in...
- 1/9/2016
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The beautiful performances and raw intimacy are definitely worth your time, but its wispy good intentions ultimately dissipate into thin air. I’m “biast” (pro): love the amazing cast
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
When a Columbia University professor (Sam Waterston: Le Divorce) is violently mugged on his walk home one dark, cold night, the disparate group of friends, family, lovers, and strangers who are affected by this event have to come to terms with their own pain, their own failings, and the inadequate ways in which they have been trying to cope. That’s the idea, anyway, but it doesn’t work as a cohesive, satisfying whole in the way that, I’m sure, writer-director Tim Blake Nelson (The Grey Zone) intends.
There is a wonderfully astute sensitivity to how Nelson and his marvelous cast play out the...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
When a Columbia University professor (Sam Waterston: Le Divorce) is violently mugged on his walk home one dark, cold night, the disparate group of friends, family, lovers, and strangers who are affected by this event have to come to terms with their own pain, their own failings, and the inadequate ways in which they have been trying to cope. That’s the idea, anyway, but it doesn’t work as a cohesive, satisfying whole in the way that, I’m sure, writer-director Tim Blake Nelson (The Grey Zone) intends.
There is a wonderfully astute sensitivity to how Nelson and his marvelous cast play out the...
- 1/8/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Amour Fou (Jessica Hausner)
An ecstatically original work of film-history-philosophy with a digital-cinema palette of acutely crafted compositions. Amour Fou seamlessly blends together the paintings of Vermeer, the acting of Bresson, and the psychological undercurrents of a Dostoevsky novel. It is an intensely thrilling and often slyly comic work that manages to combine a passionately dispassionate love story of the highest order with a larger socio-historical...
Amour Fou (Jessica Hausner)
An ecstatically original work of film-history-philosophy with a digital-cinema palette of acutely crafted compositions. Amour Fou seamlessly blends together the paintings of Vermeer, the acting of Bresson, and the psychological undercurrents of a Dostoevsky novel. It is an intensely thrilling and often slyly comic work that manages to combine a passionately dispassionate love story of the highest order with a larger socio-historical...
- 1/8/2016
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
The vibrant, individualistic and take-charge attitude of the residents of New York City is one of the main driving forces that makes America’s largest metropolis so unique and alluring. In modern society, they often maintain their commanding and dynamic facades in part by keeping up with the latest technological advances that are supposed to shorten distances, but actually end up isolating them even further. That intriguing and insightful inspection into how many people, even in such a thriving city as New York, are actually losing their vibrancy and connection to other people is powerfully explored in the new independent drama, ‘Anesthesia.’ Writer-director-producer-actor Tim Blake Nelson grippingly and thought-provokingly explored the [ Read More ]
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- 1/7/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
It.s easy to forget that James Franco is a quietly prolific filmmaker. Over the last decade or so, Franco has directed nine films, while he currently has five more in the pipeline. Tim Blake Nelson has now starred, or will star, in five of these films, and he admits that James Franco.s relentless approach to filmmaking inspired his own pursuits on his latest, Anesthesia, which the O Brother, Where Art Thou? actor wrote and directed. I had the chance to chat with Tim Blake Nelson earlier this week about Anesthesia, during which he talked about how James Franco had been a huge personal influence on simply getting the film written, shot, and out there. Nelson said: Weirdly, these movies I've been doing with James Franco were a big influence. I've done 6 or 7 movies with James now. Just his peripatetic attitude. He wants to get there, he doesn't get...
- 1/7/2016
- cinemablend.com
Read More: Tribeca Review: Tim Blake Nelson’s ‘Anesthesia’ With Sam Waterston, Kristen Stewart, Michael K. Williams & More After premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, "Anesthesia," written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson, is set to be released this week by IFC Films. In anticipation of the film's opening, Indiewire has an exclusive clip from the drama, which features a powerhouse cast of Sam Waterson, Glenn Close, Kristen Stewart, Michael K. Williams, Gretchen Mol and Corey Stoll. Waterson plays a Columbia University Professor whose life is changed completely after he is forced to reassess old and new relationships, from his son (played by the Nelson) to a severely depressed, self-destructive student (Stewart). In describing his approach for the film, Nelson said in an official statement to Indiewire, "I like for the set to be one I'd like to be on myself as an actor, in which every take...
- 1/7/2016
- by Mike Lown
- Indiewire
Read More: Kristen Stewart on Feeling Misunderstood and Dealing With Her Fame As has become popular opinion, "The Twilight Saga" seems to have been the biggest curse and the biggest blessing for Kristin Stewart's career. The five-film franchise no doubt catapulted Stewart to an unimaginable level of global fame, but in the process it seems to have suggested the actress is nothing but an A-list Hollywood star. While that's certainly true, Stewart has always been a presence on the indie scene, and she excitingly continues to be so to this day. With the actress currently in the middle of an awards spree thanks to her work in "Clouds of Sils Maria," plus her latest indie, "Anesthesia," opening in select theaters this Friday, Indiewire has rounded up her five most unforgettable indie performances. Check them out below, and sound off on your own Stewart favorites in the comments section. 1. Valentine, "Clouds of Sils Maria...
- 1/7/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Plot: The brutal mugging of a beloved college professor (Sam Waterston) links a group of loosely connected individuals. Review: Tim Blake Nelson's Anesthesia feels like something of an indie throwback, in that it's the kind of multi-character drama that was in-vogue in the years following Paul Haggis' Crash before too many pale imitators made the mini-genre peter-out. A strong effort from Nelson, who... Read More...
- 1/7/2016
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
If there are ten million-plus stories in the naked city of New York, then writer/director Tim Blake Nelson focuses in on about practically a dozen personal ones in his slightly overcrowded fifth directorial effort. All these stories are connected by familial bonds — both secure and stressed — touch upon the flipside of economic strata, fated chance, and as the title suggests, the deadening ways we cope with the harsh realities of life and existence. And while Nelson’s monologue-prone interconnectedness is perhaps less contrived than the Guillermo Arriaga screenplays directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu in the early aughts on a foundational story level— some of these connections aren’t as haphazard and make a bit more sense in the milieu — “Anesthesia” is still an uneven effort that strains itself in communicating its overwrought themes. But as hackneyed as the movie can sound at times, “Anesthesia,” is generally never trite (save one.
- 1/6/2016
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
20th Century Fox had huge plans for Fantastic Four. Sequels were confirmed, while it was even believed that Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell.s quartet would crossover into the same universe as the X-Men. But then the film flopped. Massively. Since then, we.ve been waiting for confirmation regarding the future of Fantastic Four 2. (A movie that still has a release date.) And now Tim Blake Nelson, who starred as Dr. Harvey Allen in the catastrophic blockbuster, has basically confirmed that it won.t be happening. I had the chance to speak with Nelson over the phone earlier, where we talked about his upcoming film Anesthesia, which he wrote and directed. During our chat, I decided to quiz Tim Blake Nelson for some clarity about Fantastic Four 2, and he admitted that he doesn.t expect it to happen. I think it.s off the schedule...
- 1/6/2016
- cinemablend.com
Causality and Kindness: Nelson’s Latest Look at All the Lonely People
The multifaceted Tim Blake Nelson unveils his latest directorial effort in nearly seven years with Anesthesia, a New York set drama focused on a series of interconnected characters leading up to a brutal crime of the narrative’s central figure. It’s sometimes easy to forget Nelson, perhaps best known as a character actor in an incalculable amount of arresting performances across a variety of films, is also an accomplished writer and director, premiering his own eclectic five features since his first (and best) 1997 debut Eye of God. Since then, he made a contemporized version of Shakespeare’s Othello in 2001 with O, an English language drama centered on a rebellious group of Sonderkomandos attempting to overthrow their Nazi captors in the grueling The Grey Zone (also 2001) and a comedy crime drama Leaves of Grass (2009) with Edward Norton pulling double duty as twins.
The multifaceted Tim Blake Nelson unveils his latest directorial effort in nearly seven years with Anesthesia, a New York set drama focused on a series of interconnected characters leading up to a brutal crime of the narrative’s central figure. It’s sometimes easy to forget Nelson, perhaps best known as a character actor in an incalculable amount of arresting performances across a variety of films, is also an accomplished writer and director, premiering his own eclectic five features since his first (and best) 1997 debut Eye of God. Since then, he made a contemporized version of Shakespeare’s Othello in 2001 with O, an English language drama centered on a rebellious group of Sonderkomandos attempting to overthrow their Nazi captors in the grueling The Grey Zone (also 2001) and a comedy crime drama Leaves of Grass (2009) with Edward Norton pulling double duty as twins.
- 1/6/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
A retiring Philosophy professor (Sam Waterston) buzzes up to a stranger’s apartment one night, screaming for help. The tenant (Cory Stoll) rushes downstairs, and finds two men, bloody and beaten on the doorstep. One is the ailing professor, and the other, we cannot see. The narrative then flashes back several days to show us how these characters came to meet this gruesome fate. Anesthesia offers an intriguing but familiar set up, which splays the story out into numerous sprawling strands. The film is Altmanesque in its conceptualization, as the lives of roughly a dozen strangers crisscross and interlock in unexpected ways.
Writer-director Tim Blake Nelson, best known as Delmar from O Brother, Where Art Thou?, rounded up a stellar and committed cast, including Glenn Close, Michael K. Williams and Kristen Stewart. The filmmaker seems at home collaborating with actors of this caliber, having directed Edward Norton to not one,...
Writer-director Tim Blake Nelson, best known as Delmar from O Brother, Where Art Thou?, rounded up a stellar and committed cast, including Glenn Close, Michael K. Williams and Kristen Stewart. The filmmaker seems at home collaborating with actors of this caliber, having directed Edward Norton to not one,...
- 1/6/2016
- by Tony Hinds
- The Film Stage
Amazon’s going to keep doing God‘s work — at least for another season.
The streaming video service has renewed Hand of God.
Related2016 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?
News of the Ron Perlman-led series’ Season 2 pickup comes the same day that Amazon renewed The Man in the High Castle and Red Oaks and ordered several new series, including the ’60s-era drama Good Girls Revolt and a comedy starring writer/comic Tig Notaro.
A full list of new series, with descriptions, is below:
Good Girls Revolt | Set in 1969 and...
The streaming video service has renewed Hand of God.
Related2016 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?
News of the Ron Perlman-led series’ Season 2 pickup comes the same day that Amazon renewed The Man in the High Castle and Red Oaks and ordered several new series, including the ’60s-era drama Good Girls Revolt and a comedy starring writer/comic Tig Notaro.
A full list of new series, with descriptions, is below:
Good Girls Revolt | Set in 1969 and...
- 12/18/2015
- TVLine.com
Tim Blake Nelson’s last film, Leaves of Grass, was released five years ago. Since then, the award-winning actor, writer and director has been busy acting in indies such as James Franco’s take on As I Lay Dying, big-budget films such as Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln and on Netflix with an ongoing role in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Anesthesia, Blake Nelson’s latest film as writer-director, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year and was later picked up by IFC Films. The drama, starring Kristen Stewart and Sam Waterston, alongside Blake Nelson, Glenn Close, Gretchen Mol, Corey Stoll and Michael K. Williams, will hit theaters and on demand on January […]...
- 12/14/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Tim Blake Nelson’s last film, Leaves of Grass, was released five years ago. Since then, the award-winning actor, writer and director has been busy acting in indies such as James Franco’s take on As I Lay Dying, big-budget films such as Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln and on Netflix with an ongoing role in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Anesthesia, Blake Nelson’s latest film as writer-director, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year and was later picked up by IFC Films. The drama, starring Kristen Stewart and Sam Waterston, alongside Blake Nelson, Glenn Close, Gretchen Mol, Corey Stoll and Michael K. Williams, will hit theaters and on demand on January […]...
- 12/14/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Anesthesia Movie Trailer & Poster. Tim Blake Nelson‘s Anesthesia (2016) movie trailer stars Glenn Close, Tim Blake Nelson and Sam Waterston. Anesthesia‘s plot synopsis: “Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor.” I like Tim Blake Nelson. He’s a worker, low-key, always writing or directing an independent film of his or playing […]...
- 12/11/2015
- by Marco Margaritoff
- Film-Book
While he has quite a career in front of the camera working for the Coens, Terrence Malick, Steven Spielberg, and many more, Tim Blake Nelson has also carved out a unique directing resume. Following up the entertaining drama Leaves of Grass earlier this decade, he’s now back with Anesthesia, and today brings the first trailer.
Premiering back at Tribeca Film Festival, the story follows New Yorkers who are all positively affected by the same philosophy professor, with an ensemble including Kristen Stewart, Sam Waterston, Glenn Close, Michael K. Williams., and Gretchen Mol. While reviews weren’t overly enthusiastic following its premiere, the trailer sells an engaging drama, and it’ll arrive fairly soon. Check it out below, along with the poster.
A snowy New York City night, a beloved teacher, a shocking crime: this provocative drama pieces together the puzzle of a man’s life just before it changes forever.
Premiering back at Tribeca Film Festival, the story follows New Yorkers who are all positively affected by the same philosophy professor, with an ensemble including Kristen Stewart, Sam Waterston, Glenn Close, Michael K. Williams., and Gretchen Mol. While reviews weren’t overly enthusiastic following its premiere, the trailer sells an engaging drama, and it’ll arrive fairly soon. Check it out below, along with the poster.
A snowy New York City night, a beloved teacher, a shocking crime: this provocative drama pieces together the puzzle of a man’s life just before it changes forever.
- 12/11/2015
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
"I'm not going to be what I've turned into anymore..." IFC Films has debuted an impressive official trailer for Tim Blake Nelson's drama Anesthesia, set in New York City telling an ensemble story of how a tragedy connects a number of people involved around the city. Kristen Stewart stars, with Sam Waterston as the professor who is attacked; plus Glenn Close, Gretchen Mol, Tim Blake Nelson, Corey Stoll and Michael K. Williams in supporting roles. This is a very lovely trailer that makes this film look uplifting and inspiring, in many little ways following some interesting stories. It seems like there is sadness but also so many good lessons to learn from everything that is being said. Worth taking a look at this ensemble film. Here's the first official trailer for Tim Blake Nelson's Anesthesia, in high def on Apple (via SlashFilm): A snowy New York City night,...
- 12/10/2015
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Kristen Stewart may have become a household name on the strength of one of the biggest studio franchises in recent memory, but since Twilight wrapped up in 2012 she’s established herself as an indie darling. Earlier this year she garnered tons of buzz for her turns in Still Alice and Clouds of Sils Maria, and next year she’ll […]
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- 12/10/2015
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Read More: Tribeca: Tim Blake Nelson on Why We're Becoming God But Still Unhappy Written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson (who also co-stars), "Anesthesia" asks the existentialist questions that all human beings ponder now and again: "Do we abandon the search for truths, or is all this finally and forever pointless?" The ensemble cast includes Sam Waterston, Glenn Close, Kristen Stewart, Gretchen Mol, Corey Stoll and Michael K. Williams. The film had its world premiere at 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. The official synopsis reads: "A snowy New York City night, a beloved teacher, a shocking crime: this provocative drama pieces together the puzzle of a mans life just before it changes forever. While on his way home one evening, Walter Zarrow, a popular Columbia University philosophy professor, is violently attacked on the street. Flash back one week, as writer-director Tim Blake Nelson traces the domino effect of events that led up to this.
- 12/10/2015
- by Sonya Saepoff
- Indiewire
Watch: First Trailer For 'Anesthesia' With Sam Waterston, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll & Glenn Close
Kristen Stewart continues to roll hard on the indie scene. This year alone, the actress has been shooting new films with Woody Allen and Olivier Assayas, while "Equals" landed on the festival circuit, "Clouds Of Sils Maria" made the arthouse rounds, and uh, "American Ultra" belly flopped at the multiplex. She'll jump into 2016 with both feet via "Anesthesia." Read More: Tribeca Review: Tim Blake Nelson’s ‘Anesthesia’ With Sam Waterston, Kristen Stewart, Michael K. Williams & More Also starring Sam Waterston, Tim Blake Nelson (who directs), Glenn Close, Corey Stoll, K. Todd Freeman, Gretchen Mol, Mickey Sumner, Jessica Hecht, Gloria Reuben and Michael K. Williams, the drama follows a number of individuals interacting with a philosophy professor. Here's the official synopsis: Set in New York City, Tim Blake Nelson's thought-provoking drama is a meditation of city life that examines the inextricable and unforeseen forces that bring...
- 12/10/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Disney•Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur features an original score by Academy Award-winning composer Mychael Danna and Emmy-nominated composer Jeff Danna. The soundtrack is available today.
The Good Dinosaur asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo (voice of Raymond Ochoa) makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.
Directed by Peter Sohn and produced by Denise Ream (“Cars 2”), Disney•Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur opens in theaters on Nov. 25, 2015.
Mychael Danna is an Academy Award-winning film composer recognized for his evocative blending of non-western traditions with orchestral and electronic music. Among his body...
The Good Dinosaur asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo (voice of Raymond Ochoa) makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.
Directed by Peter Sohn and produced by Denise Ream (“Cars 2”), Disney•Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur opens in theaters on Nov. 25, 2015.
Mychael Danna is an Academy Award-winning film composer recognized for his evocative blending of non-western traditions with orchestral and electronic music. Among his body...
- 11/24/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Amazon has released first looks at its line-up for its next pilot preview season, which includes shows starring Max Martini (The Unit), Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), Mary Lynn Rajskub (24), Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Tig Notaro and others.
RelatedHand of God: Is Amazon’s Newest Drama Heaven or Hell?
As Amazon does, the pilots will premiere sometime this fall, then get a green light (or not) based on viewer feedback. Synopses/photos follow:
Edge | Set in 1868 and based on George G. Gilman’s best-selling novel series — which has been described as “the most violent Western in...
RelatedHand of God: Is Amazon’s Newest Drama Heaven or Hell?
As Amazon does, the pilots will premiere sometime this fall, then get a green light (or not) based on viewer feedback. Synopses/photos follow:
Edge | Set in 1868 and based on George G. Gilman’s best-selling novel series — which has been described as “the most violent Western in...
- 9/23/2015
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: IFC is in talks to acquire Anesthesia, the Tim Blake Nelson drama in which he stars with Kristen Stewart, Glenn Close, Sam Waterston and Gretchen Mol. Scripted and directed by Nelson, the drama concerns the intersection of characters after the violent mugging of a Columbia University prof. The film premiered at Tribeca, but the deal making is getting done here at Cannes. Nelson is producing with Julie Buck, Josh Hetzler, John Molli, Nelson and Christopher J…...
- 5/16/2015
- Deadline
Exclusive: Ex-Rezo sales chief unveils eclectic international slate.
Sebastien Chesneau has launched new sales company Cercamon aimed at quality independent titles from across the world.
It debut Cannes slate comprises Dalibor Matanic’s Un Certain Regard screener The High Sun as well as Tim Blake Nelson’s Tribeca title Anesthesia, Tom Roberts’ Every Last Child, Peter Sattler’s Camp X-Ray and Olmo Omerzu’s Family Film.
“Cercamon means world searcher in Occitan,” says the former Rezo Films International sales chief, referring to a Romance language spoken in Southern France.
“We plan to handle around eight films a year, 50% English-speaking films and 50% art-house films selected in A-list festivals,” said the sales veteran, who is based in Dubai, having moved there from Paris last year.
Sebastien Chesneau has launched new sales company Cercamon aimed at quality independent titles from across the world.
It debut Cannes slate comprises Dalibor Matanic’s Un Certain Regard screener The High Sun as well as Tim Blake Nelson’s Tribeca title Anesthesia, Tom Roberts’ Every Last Child, Peter Sattler’s Camp X-Ray and Olmo Omerzu’s Family Film.
“Cercamon means world searcher in Occitan,” says the former Rezo Films International sales chief, referring to a Romance language spoken in Southern France.
“We plan to handle around eight films a year, 50% English-speaking films and 50% art-house films selected in A-list festivals,” said the sales veteran, who is based in Dubai, having moved there from Paris last year.
- 5/15/2015
- ScreenDaily
There's a concept in existentialist philosophy called bad faith. According to Jean-Paul Sartre, a person experiencing bad faith has shirked the responsibility of introspection: in succumbing to the pressure of societal values, he adheres to beliefs that are not his own because they are easier to digest. Thus, he deceives himself. He does not look himself in the eye to find that he is inauthentic. In Tim Blake Nelson's "Anesthesia," bad faith has spared no one. The interlocking narrative features characters undergoing various degrees of self-deception as they navigate an increasingly complex modern world. The stellar cast — Sam Waterston, Kristen Stewart, Gretchen Moll, Mickey Sumner, Jessica Hecht, among others — bring Nelson's vision of New York to life as they struggle with senseless violence, troubled marriages and technology that alienates more than it connects. This is Nelson's fifth directorial effort. He's known for his penchant for...
- 5/1/2015
- by Emily Buder
- Indiewire
If there are ten million-plus stories in the naked city of New York, then writer/director Tim Blake Nelson focuses in on about practically a dozen personal ones in his slightly overcrowded fifth directorial effort. All these stories are connected by familial bonds, both secure and stressed, touch upon the flipside of economic strata, fated chance, and as the title suggests, the deadening ways we cope with the harsh realities of life and existence. And while Nelson’s monologue-prone interconnectedness is perhaps less contrived than the Guillermo Arriaga screenplays directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu in the early aughts on a foundational story level— some of these connections aren’t as haphazard and make a bit more sense in the milieu — “Anesthesia” is still an uneven effort that strains itself in communicating its overwrought themes. But as hackneyed as the movie can sound at times, “Anesthesia,” is generally never trite (save one.
- 4/23/2015
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Read More: The 2015 Indiewire Tribeca Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During Run of Festival The binary experiences of feeling pain and being numb permeate Tim Blake Nelson's "Anesthesia." Through the actor-turned-filmmaker's previous directorial efforts -- which include 2001's "O," a teen adaptation of Shakespeare's "Othello," and 2009's "Leaves of Grass," which utilizes Plato's Socratic dialogues while swiping its title from a Walt Whitman poem -- we know that Nelson is a student of varying high-brow styles of literature. In the ensemble drama "Anesthesia," he tries to implement not only his idols' eloquent use of words, but also grand philosophical ideas of Schopenhauer, Montaigne and others, focusing on what it means to connect with others. Despite a few stylistic inconsistencies, the conceit mostly works, but it helps that this time Nelson has rounded up a talented group of actors to play his troubled...
- 4/23/2015
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
Writer-director Tim Blake Nelson‘s “Anesthesia” is one of those ensemble dramas in which the relationships between a group of people are only made clear gradually as the film goes on. This sort of movie generally tries to tell us that we are all connected, and we are all in this together, but Nelson avoids sentimentality entirely, much to his credit. A veteran character actor, Nelson has the sort of face that seems to expect the very worst, and he writes his scripts and makes his films accordingly. Beloved professor Walter Zarrow (Sam Waterston) is first seen buying flowers for his wife.
- 4/23/2015
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
As you read this, the Tribeca Film Festival will be getting fully underway with Press and Industry Screenings of all their titles. Each year, they offer up something very unique in the world of independent cinema. I’ll be taking in some films at the fest and have seen a handful already, so the choices below are sometimes more than just educated guesses. Tribeca is a unique environment, offering up smaller flicks of all ilk, so there’s the possibility of discovering something new and exciting at all times. Still, what you’ll see below are some of the most interesting higher profile titles that are screening. Here are ten films playing at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival to keep an eye on… 10. Good Kill – A new Ethan Hawke collaboration with filmmaker Andrew Niccol, this is a look at the toll that working a drone can take on a man. It...
- 4/17/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
With the Tribeca Film Festival opening tonight and running through April 26, we're gleaning the highlights from umpteen recommendations, with notes so far on Leah Wolchok's Very Semi-Serious, and In Transit, co-directed by the late Albert Maysles; Kate Lyn Sheil and Zachary Treitz's Men Go to Battle, "an instant-classic Western," according to the New Yorker; Andrew Niccol’s Good Kill with Ethan Hawke; Brett Morgen's Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck; Adrián García Bogliano's Scherzo Diabolico; Reed Morano's Meadowland with Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Elisabeth Moss, John Leguizamo and Juno Temple; Tim Blake Nelson's Anesthesia with Sam Waterston—and more. » - David Hudson...
- 4/15/2015
- Keyframe
With the Tribeca Film Festival opening tonight and running through April 26, we're gleaning the highlights from umpteen recommendations, with notes so far on Leah Wolchok's Very Semi-Serious, and In Transit, co-directed by the late Albert Maysles; Kate Lyn Sheil and Zachary Treitz's Men Go to Battle, "an instant-classic Western," according to the New Yorker; Andrew Niccol’s Good Kill with Ethan Hawke; Brett Morgen's Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck; Adrián García Bogliano's Scherzo Diabolico; Reed Morano's Meadowland with Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Elisabeth Moss, John Leguizamo and Juno Temple; Tim Blake Nelson's Anesthesia with Sam Waterston—and more. » - David Hudson...
- 4/15/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
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