the d train ( also known as bad bromance ) is a 2015 american black comedy film written and directed by jarrad paul and andrew mogel in their directorial debuts , and stars jack black and james marsden .

the film premiered at the 11th sundance film festival on january 23 , 2015 , and was released in the united states on may 8 , 2015 by ifc films .

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a passenger pulled the emergency brake on the d train as riders ran to escape the crickets . ( jjlouis / istock )
refreshingly subversive and featuring a never - better jack black , the d train takes bromantic comedies to their natural conclusion .
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may be a scant and rather unconvincing comedy , but it deserves credit for taking a risk .
“the d train” is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . boys will be naughty boys .
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the last act of the d train becomes a hilarious , deeply weird , and ultimately touching medley of delusion , humiliation , and friendship .
“the d train” stars james marsden and jack black starred at the film’s premiere . james marsden was gorgeous . jack black was jack black .
jack black , left , and james marsden are reportedly headed to new orleans to shot the indie comedy ' the d - train . '
the film is still one of the worst of 2015 , even if you change the title from the d train . . . . . . . . rubbish
the bizarre incident took place on a brooklyn - bound d train about 6 : 05 p . m . wednesday , police said .
if you spot d - train filming in louisiana this month , let us know about it at olv @ onlocationvacations . com !
with the emergency brake pulled , the train was stalled over the east river for 15 agonizing minutes .
the movie shot for about three weeks in hollywood south . when she read the script to
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she said she just couldn ' t put it down .
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but there are a trio of knockout scenes toward the end of “the d train” — sensitively spotlighting black , marsden and hahn — that make it well worth checking out .
nothing about
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feels the least bit authentic , and worse , little about it is funny . that ' s a deadly recipe for a dark comedy .
‘a mesmerising presence’ : emily blunt in the girl on the train . photograph : allstar / dreamworks skg
so , i thought the d train was amazing . when the climactic confrontation between black and marsden happens at the reunion , it’s one of the deepest , darkest nadir ' s i ' ve seen a character reach . d train is , by far , the most cringe - inducing movie i’ve seen since . . . young adult probably . and that was a major cringe .
newcomers andrew mogel and jarrad paul’s darkly hilarious “the d train” dares to take the homoerotic subtext of bromantic comedies to its logical conclusion without resorting to the cheap gay panic humor so closely associated with the genre .
“no . ‘the d train’ is like his nickname . i’m not fond of the title , but that’s what we got . we also got great scenes , but we did them fast .
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- may 8 jack black plays the head of his high school reunion committee who must convince the most popular guy in his class ( james marsden ) to attend the reunion in this sundance pic .
when black signs his name on the message with “the d train” instead of “dan landsman” : most viewers will see it as reaffirming . but it’s high irony . black’s grandest moment of ignorance . he makes it sound as though he’s finally discovered who he is , the d train , but the reality is it’s a hollow name he’s given himself to avoid facing the truth of being “dan landsman” . isn’t that fucking sad ?
they ' d worked together on a tv show before , which helped give them the hunger for directing .
jack black and james marsden are teaming up to star in the d - train , a comedy being produced by mike white ' s ripcord productions , black ' s electric dynamite and ealing studios .
woman just let crickets out on the d train as we went over the manhattan bridge ,
passenger ezra mechaber wrote on twitter .
panic ensued . someone pulled the e - brake . stuck . new york .
submitted by diane gartland , psy . d . on october 28 , 2014 - 4 : 15am
“the d train” is a good - humored , warm - hearted movie in which black , as usual , excels . the screwball nature of the early going livens things up , with increasingly farfetched plot twists keeping things fast and funny .
a man on the train was able to calm her and kept her from making the frenzied situation worse , frizell said .
frizell said there was pure pandemonium , with the crickets and worms causing a
bum rush
to the other side of the train .
the train pulled into the dekalb ave . station about 6 : 30 p . m . , where police took the woman into custody .
imagine “get him to the greek” if the rock concert was a high school reunion and you have “the d - train” a comedy that will pair jack black with his fellow “anchorman” franchise alum james marsden , an individual familiar with the project has told thewrap .
if we view the ending in this way , the d train becomes a film about being unable to accept the truth about yourself and your actions , that there are people in the world who will lie to themselves about who they are because it’s the only way they can cope with their life . which makes the d train a companion film to charlize theron’s young adult , where theron continues to delude herself that she is a better person than everyone around her because she was popular in high school .
author : agustina d saenz , md ; chief editor : david c spencer , md more . . .
working on this movie for this actress whose also appeared in
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makes her feel nostalgic .
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is a movie that ' s most likely to get you to think .
filming is underway for d - train – a new comedy that follows the head of a high school reunion committee who travels to los angeles to track down the most popular guy from his graduating class and convince him to go to the reunion – in louisiana .
the d train deals with the dark side of things . it captures the idea of a man who is stuck in the past , and disillusioned with the way things are . although i still think they shied away from that in the end , your version is a vast improvement to how i saw it .
yet the d train does stand out in one not - inconsiderable respect . it is , i think , the only film of its type in which the two male leads actually sleep with each other – and by that i don’t mean a coy , coded snuggle under the duvet .
i’d like to propose a counter - viewing that makes the movie , in my opinion , heartbreaking rather than “good except for the end . ”
a woman sent straphangers into a frenzy when she released crickets on a train over the manhattan bridge . ( errayj / facebook )
jack black and james marsden are boarding
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and heading for new orleans . the film , an indie comedy that established pre - production offices in town weeks ago , is scheduled to start shooting for 23 days starting feb . 18 .
le train en miniature . modélisme ferroviaire à wasquehal ( 16 - 17 / 02 / 2013 ) . 3ème partie
much of the joy of “the d train” lies in watching black’s dan try to extricate himself from a tar - ball of lies , and the harder he tries to solve his problems , the more new ones he creates . there’s not much to praise about “the d train” technically , even as editor terel gibson manages the impressive feat of juggling reality and possible hallucinations in the film’s final act . the production design by ethan tobman also helps the film — lawless’ apartment , for example , is exactly as awful as you would hope ; the office where dan works is also a perfect piece of middle american design , the ’90s trapped in futility like amber .
there’s a shocking twist in the d train that’s impossible to discuss without ruining the film’s impact . so , keep that in mind when you’re reading ahead . now that we’ve settled that business , let’s start dissecting what will undoubtedly be the most provocative and polarizing comedy to hit theaters in the months ahead .
agustina d saenz , md resident physician , department of internal medicine , albert einstein medical center disclosure : nothing to disclose .
carballo explains that banana boat was contacted by the d train ' s production company over a year ago , in the winter of 2014 , and they were looking for a sunscreen to partner with for the movie . after the banana boat team reviewed the synopsis of the film , they determined that it made sense to integrate its triple defense sunscreen for men into the movie .
in the end , the d train succumbs to a failure of nerve , trotting out the same cosy reassurances about hearth and home the rest of the film so mischievously needles : perhaps a bolder draft of the film once existed , and this is it with the edges sanded off . jack black getting the girl is no big deal . but jack black getting the guy ? now that would have been something .
despite mr trump’s suggestion that the terrorist was known to police , counter - terrorism sources insisted that was not the case and that the hunt for the perpetrator of the bombing on a district line train was ongoing .
i use quote marks because although the d train clearly imagines itself to be a daring excavation of a soul in turmoil , it is in fact an utterly formulaic comedy save for the extreme unlikability of its protagonist and a theoretically edgy central twist that the film has absolutely no idea what to do with .
jack black ( school of rock ) is at his hilarious best as dan
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landsman , nerdy outsider and head of his high school ' s 20th reunion committee . hoping to go from zero to hero ,
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jets to la to convince oliver lawless ( james marsden , x - men ) , the school ' s most popular guy turned actor , to come to the big bash . but an insane night of hollywood - style revelry leads to an unexpected bromance that leads to the most outrageous reunion ever in this hysterical dark comedy .
american soul group , formed in a brooklyn , new york city high school in the early 1980s by james ' d train ' williams ( lead vocals ) and hubert eaves iii ( keyboards , bass , drums and arrangements ) . they garnered much success on the early 1980s disco scene .
they ' ve bought the rights to a wired article about beating a video poker machine thanks to a glitch in the machine , with jonah hill attached , so that could end up being on the docket . they ' ll be watching the box office results on
the d train
closely , hoping that helps secure them their next step .
a key plank of the investigation has focused on cctv , with officers combing through footage to establish who planted the device , and when and where it was placed on the train .
i mean , it ' s admirable that they want to spread their wings , but you have to crawl before you walk . before dropping the d - train into 1 , 000 theaters , their widest opening was my big fat greek wedding in 100 theaters 13 years ago !
retest the train - of - four 15 minutes after a bolus dose or with a change in a continuous nmba infusion rate , titrating to the prescribed clinical endpoint .
the rapidly moving developments came a day after commuters fled in terror after a homemade bomb partially detonated on a district line train , injuring 29 people .
let ' s take a trip down memory land with local actress , corrina lyons . she stars alongside funnyman , jack black and james marsden in the new dark comedy ,
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. this hollywood south - shot flick is about going back to high school 20 years later for a reunion .
he train , which was bound for edgware road , was just pulling into the station in south - west london when the device detonated in the rear carriage , sending passengers fleeing to safety .
exclusive : ifc films closed a $ 3 million deal for the u . s . rights to the d train , the jarrad paul / andrew mogel - directed film that stars jack black , james marsden , kathryn hahn , jeffrey tambor , mike white , and kyle bornheimer . that ties the high - water mark at this festival so far , matching the deal brokered for the bronze .
written and directed by andrew mogel and jarrad paul , “the d train” starts out looking like a fairly standard - issue comedy of midlife crisis : suburban pittsburgh resident dan landsman ( jack black ) jumps , with more certainty than one would think , to the conclusion that the best way to make more of his old classmates sign up for the upcoming reunion is to make sure that coolest - kid - in - school oliver lawless ( james marsden ) goes to the reunion as well . but when dan’s convinced his masterstroke of social engineering will — and must ! — work , that’s when “the d train” goes along a very different set of tracks than you might think .
there’ve been films that have found comedy and satire in the high school reunion , from “romy and michelle’s high school reunion” to “grosse point blank” and many more . “the d train” succeeds because it isn’t just a reunion ; it’s reaching out to improve an unchangeable past and to set a course for an unknown future , like gatsby entranced by the green light on the dock , if gatsby were jack black and the green light was a dj playing quarterflash’s “harden my heart . ” with superb , nuanced comedy performances from both white and marsden , “the d train” is a great , out - of - left - field star vehicle with tough laughs and real regret in it .
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tells the story of a former high - school outcast ( black ) who - - taking very seriously his role as chairman of his alma mater ' s reunion committee - - heads to los angeles to persuade a famous former classmate ( james marsden ) to attend the 20 - year get - together .
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the d train fundamentally fails as black comedy because , apart from its central , moderately homophobic twist , it has nothing to offer except for a stereotypical bromedy plot ( the nerd and the hollywood star ! ) and a series of tedious homilies . ( be yourself ! popularity isn’t everything ! ) unlike , say , the king of comedy —another film about an intolerably narcissistic loser—it has no larger social context or commentary . its out - of - left - field twist remains just that ; the movie makes no effort to mine it for any deeper meaning than a kind of low - grade gay panic . the d train isn’t smart enough to be dark ; it’s merely disagreeable .
new orleans ( wgno ) - the new jack black and james marsden dark comedy called ,
the d train
was shot in hollywood south . many of the scenes in metairie . news with a twist ' s kenny lopez goes along with one of the actresses from the new film , as she shares her movie - making experience and shows him some sights of where the film was shot .
they also didn ' t have their actors on set — the screen actors guild keeps them from showing up until the money is in . they ' d been working on the movie for three years .
let’s just get the so - called spoiler out of the way : in the d train , oliver lawless , a badass d - list actor played by james marsden , fucks dan landsman , a small - town schmo played by jack black . the promotional material for this movie has avoided this element altogether , while many press reactions have dutifully treated it like a climactic , crying game - style jaw - dropper . the big moment is a tad startling , but it occurs around the beginning of act two , almost like a second inciting incident , and there’s really no way to fully unpack this film without laying it out on the table . without the sex , the d train is just another bromance . with it , it’s a groundbreaking inquiry for the post - bromance era , exploring the secret corners of male identity and relationships after a literal penetration that virtually every other film of its kind has only flirted with .
a wacky subway rider released a cloud of crickets and urinated on herself in a rush hour train crossing the manhattan bridge , sending horrified straphangers into a frenzy .
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stars jack black as an unpopular guy who , desperately trying to prove himself , invites the most popular person in his class to come back for their high school reunion in hopes of riding his coattails . it ' s also a movie about something else , with a big secret that made it the talk of sundance .
funny and sad isn’t the easiest combination to pull off , and while both descriptors fit “the d train” well enough , this dark comedy might just as well be described as edgy and soft , audacious and coy , a largely enjoyable letdown . starring jack black as a chronic loser who decides to save his high - school reunion by securing the attendance of [ … ]
rookie filmmakers jarrad paul and andrew mogel delivered a charmer with their bromance “the d - train , ” which stars jack black as daniel , an anally - retentive pittsburgh man trying and failing to round up classmates for their 20th anniversary reunion . he’s so unpopular that his fellow board members on the reunion committee go out for beers without inviting him .
moving again now , cops meeting us at dekalb ,
mechaber added .
never seen a crowd get so panicked so fast , everyone rushed to the other side of the train .
produced & arranged for huemar productions . recorded at sound lab studios by pete & mike . mixed at sigma sound nyc . run - out inscriptions : prld - 621 - a hi gerry , phyllis and mike mastering by frankford / wayne new york herbie : ^ ) fk a2 < — > prld - 621 - b mastering by frankford / wayne new york herbie : ^ ) fk a2 < — > this is an alternate pressing , with the same track lengths :
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with light and moderately dark comic flourishes , a skipping , sometimes thudding heart and some careful lighting , “the d train” takes the bromance to its logical conclusion . even so , it plays it sweet rather than tough , including narratively , and there are instances — as in a close - up of dan , his face knotted up in jealousy as he watches oliver across a dance floor — when you see hints of a more dangerous , less comfortable movie . “the d train” acknowledges there can be more to all the usual sharing , caring and relentless joking than the reproduction of male power , but it isn’t going to upturn the status quo . the truth is that it’s pretty straight , including in its revelation that sometimes when a guy says “i love you , man , ” he really , really means it .
speaking of which , the film’s just as unforgiving as payne’s strongest works , leading to a conclusion that’s equal parts destructive and rejuvenating . but it finds a soft landing that’s actually quite enlightening and speaks to the strengths of its writers , whose willingness to heighten the levels of bromance up towards legitimate romance shifts the d train from being a star - studded indie - comedy into an accessible celluloid debate on society’s often expected barriers of sexuality .
you’d think he’d learn . but this year he seizes upon a far - fetched chance to finally turn the tables on his nemeses ; chancing to see a tv suntan lotion commercial starring hunky former classmate oliver lawless ( james marsden ) , dan figures that , if he can deliver this “star” to the reunion , he himself will at long last also become cool in the eyes of those who have so long disdained him .
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she was hysterical for 20 minutes and peed herself before the train operator unlocked the car doors to let us through ,
mechaber tweeted .
mass hysteria in a locked , enclosed space is something else .
reading the book , there’s plenty to keep this cinematic train a - rollin’ , from charlotte bruus christensen’s adventurous cinematography to danny elfman’s expressive score and erin cressida wilson’s oddly sympathetic script . most importantly , in the shape of the mercurial emily blunt ,
ounter terrorism specialists from scotland yard were working to establish his identity from cctv footage on the train and at stations on the line . they were also combing through records of payments with oyster cards used to buy tube tickets .
this is where the d train pulls into the station . in most respects , writer - directors andrew mogel and jarrad paul’s raunchy cringe - comedy is a typically minor mid - september release . its stars , jack black and james marsden , are well - known , but not quite marquee names . and it’s funny enough to pass the time , but doesn’t have the comic extravagance of a film like the hangover – perhaps the most successful bromance to date – that would have turned it into a hit .
d - train centers on a middle america high school reunion committee chairman ( black ) , still searching for high school acceptance , who has to do whatever it takes , including flying to los angeles to penetrate the world of celebrities , to get the most popular guy from high school - - now a failed actor working in commercials ( marsden ) - - to show up to their 20 - year reunion .
i don ' t like the idea of * professional * debriefing for everyone . personally , i ' d feel much better telling my husband about what happened , not a counselor who i ' ve never met .
whetstone foster jg . peripheral nerve stimulators . d j . lynn - mchale & k carlson . aacnprocedure manual for critical care . elsevier saunders : philadelphia ; 2005 . 837 - 844 .
the first electrode is placed on the face at the outer canthus of the eye and the second electrode is placed 2 cm below , parallel with the tragus of the ear . connect the negative ( black ) lead wire to the distal electrode at the tragus and the positive ( red ) lead to the proximal electrode at the outer canthus , as shown in the image below .
the first electrode is placed 2 cm posterior to the medial malleolus in the foot , with the second being 2 cm above the first . connect the negative ( black ) lead to the distal electrode at the posterior malleolus and the positive ( red ) lead to the proximal electrode above the malleolus .
in the d train , black is putting together a high school reunion in hopes of erasing the loser tag that dogged him back then , and he tracks down a relationship with the most popular guy from the class , who’s a semi - celebrity . just as the bronze is distinguished by a gymnastic sex scene between melissa rauch and sebastian stan , this one had everybody buzzing about a comparable scene — between the two male leads . white , black , priyanka mattoo , ben latham - jones , dave bernad and barnaby thompson produced and paul and mogel wrote the script .
yes man screenwriters andrew mogel and jarrad paul , who make their directorial debut here , pieced together a very risky and original screenplay with the d train , which is what attracted an all - star cast that also includes jeffrey tambor , kathryn hahn , mike white , henry zebrowski , and kyle bornheimer . without spoiling too much , the two writers followed through on a literal bromance , tipping off all the crazy consequences that might come from such a chance encounter .
the “just world bias” plays into this . where we like to think the world we live in is a good one , and that most people are living happy lives . this gives us the plausible deniability that the bad things won’t happen to us . we tend to ignore the sinister energy beneath the surface of things : the weird and horrible truth that the happy world we see is more complicated , that people we know and love lie to us and to themselves about who they are , what they’ve done . . . when you think of the d train as capturing this aspect of the world . . . the ending seems far from lackluster . is , instead , pretty brilliant .
if the clinical situation is not emergent , whenever possible apply the electrodes to determine the best site of location by testing the train - of - four response and finding supramaximal stimulation level prior to nmba initiation . supramaximal stimulation is the level at which additional stimulation will not increase the intensity of the 4 twitches . it is a baseline for comparison and establishes what the adequate stimulating current is prior to nmba therapy .
they thought of the script as something they could direct while they were writing it . rather than leaving certain stage direction for the director to figure out , they wrote more specifically , writing it how they ' d want to shoot it and figuring that out on the front end .
save the money , limit the takes — five maximum . go with the gut .
explain that the peripheral nerve stimulation will help to assess the effect of the medication .
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the us stands in solidarity with the people of the uk .
there’s a short stretch of the film , right after dan’s trip to l . a . and the sex scene , but before oliver arrives for the reunion , when it starts to look as if dan is panicking because he thinks the reunion will be ruined if the other alumni find out oliver is gay . ( at this point , his bisexuality hasn’t yet been established . ) thankfully , the d train is not a wacky comedy about dan trying to hide oliver’s sexual orientation . but for the five - to - 10 minutes that it looks as if it might be headed that way : yikes .
the banana boat team also
wrote the majority of the ad [ in the movie ] ,
carballo says .
so dan ( jack black ) hatches a plan . after spotting a popular former classmate , oliver lawless ( james marsden ) , in a banana boat sunscreen commercial , he concludes that if he can persuade oliver to attend the reunion , it will make everyone in the class want to attend , and thus render dan a hero . the fact that this feeble premise does , in fact , come to fruition is among the smaller failures of the d train , a thin and painfully unfunny “dark” comedy by writer - directors jarrad paul and andrew mogul .
the commissioner said the public should feel
utterly reassured
by the presence of police .
“i think the prime minister of the uk was appropriate in calling the president out . ”
in most movie bromances , sexual desire skitters at the edge of the story , quivering like a man - child in a cathouse . the dudes in these movies tend to observe a ritualistic narrative proximity ( they get close , but not too close ) that’s echoed in the physical protocols of the typical bro - hug . in these familiar ceremonial interactions , the bros lean in toward each other for some upper - body contact even as they simultaneously maintain scrupulous , observable genital distance . once contact is made , the bro - huggers exchange two or three hearty back slaps and then uncouple . in the comedy “the d train , ” there’s no such retreat — only sweet , sweaty surrender .
one of new york city’s longest running weekly dance parties , takes it to east river park sunday august 13th . join us to celebrate the life of funkbox host evelyn santos , as she completes 50yrs of involvement in nyc nightlife and celebrates her 70th birthday . in honor of that , guest dj’s jellybean benitez and danny krivit join along with a performance by d - train . presented by resident dj tony touch and legendary dancer / choreographer voodoo ray .
sen s , sari s , kurt i , cobanoglu m . the use of train of four monitoring for clinical evaluation of the axillary brachial plexus block . j clin monit comput . 2014 jun . 28 ( 3 ) : 243 - 9 . [ medline ] .
one theory is the suspected bomber may have fled the scene among the stampede of panicking passengers and escaped among the crowds .
extend the arm , palm up in a relaxed state . the 2 electrodes are placed over the path of the ulnar nerve . the distal electrode is placed at the level of the wrist on the ulnar surface at the flexor crease , as close to the nerve as possible . the second electrode should be placed 1 - 2 cm proximal to the first , parallel to the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon .
the very first line of the review is the spoiler warning :
let ' s just get the so - called spoiler out of the way .
when pressing the train - of - four button , the stimulus is sent as a group of 0 . 2 - millisecond pulses ( to avoid direct muscle stimulation or repetitive nerve stimulation going over the refractory period ) in a square - wave pattern spaced 500 milliseconds apart . this is repeated every 10 seconds .
note the current ( in ma ) that corresponds to 4 vigorous twitches when the train - of - four stimuli button is pushed . if there is then no increase in the intensity of the 4 muscle twitches when the current is increased by 10 ma , the supramaximal stimulation is the level at which the previous 4 vigorous twitches were observed . for example , if 4 strong twitches are observed at 50 ma but when raised to 60 ma there is no further increase , the supramaximal stimulation is then 50 ma .
all his life , dan landsman has never been the cool guy . that’s about to change – if he can convince oliver lawless , the most popular guy from his high school who’s now the face of a national banana boat ad campaign , to show up with him to their class reunion . a man on a mission , dan travels from pittsburgh to la and spins a web of lies to recruit lawless . but he gets more than he bargains for as the unpredictable lawless proceeds to take over his home , career , and entire life . d train serves up the question : how far would you go to be popular ?
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in the indie comedy the d train , jack black ' s unpopular dan landsman , in the process of organizing his 20 - year high - school reunion , first stumbles across his popular former classmate oliver lawless ( james marsden ) in a sunscreen commercial that dan catches on tv late one night . dan rewinds and pauses the ad a couple of times and wakes up his wife and kids to see it . he then plays the commercial for them and even gets his son to help him record it on his phone . the spot leads dan to think that oliver ' s made it and he sets off for l . a . to convince his celebrity classmate to attend the reunion with him .
brokered by uta and wme , the d train piqued bidders from its debut screening friday night . lionsgate and fox searchlight were two others in the mix as well as new companies like broad green and alchemy . it was a risky strategy to not close a deal right away — last night all the attention was on the rick fumiyawa - directed dope , which has bids at $ 7 million and a $ 15 million p & a commitment i hear to dwarf all other films , with five players in the mix — but these talks dragged out and a deal finally closed this morning . there’s some p & a in the deal also so it will play theatrically .
it may well be a sign of the rarity of such depictions that a simple make - out scene can generate as much i - can’t - believe - what - i’m - seeing laughter as it does ; then again , for body - type reasons alone , marsden and black would probably make a pretty hilarious pairing under even the most liberated circumstances . yet while “the d train” scores points for taking risks , it’s not nearly as brave in terms of follow - through — and not just because the actual sex , shot in a few brief and blurry seconds , is treated as a cheap punchline .
“the d - train” also makes its points about the hypnotic light cast by even a small amount of glamor , and about how avidly we want to catch even its reflection . it’s there when dan is enthralled by oliver’s stupid sunscreen ad ; it’s there when oliver tries to convince dan he knows dermot mulroney ( playing himself with deft charm ) at a hollywood club . it also makes it clear that everyone who reaches for that , to catch even a small part of it , is grasping for , at best , a poisoned chalice .
to decrease the current required to stimulate a nerve , the positive electrode is placed proximally and the negative toward the muscle terminus . the wires are connected to the nerve stimulator . the negative ( black ) and positive ( red ) leads are attached to the corresponding connection colors .
“the d train” isn’t the first comedy to coax laughs out of two ostensibly straight guys having sex , a situation more typically found in seriously unfunny prison movies . the 2009 indie movie “humpday , ” a sendup of the genre , circled the issue with two straight male friends who decide to make a pornographic movie with each other only to keep their penises in lockdown . that’s invariably the case in the typical bromances , of course , which feature delineated straight guys who engage in stereotypically , even hyperbolically coded male behavior : they play air guitar , drink to excess , become involved in street altercations and so forth . one of the best , “i love you , man , ” even mimics the classic heterosexual romantic coupling : boy meets boy ; boy loses boy ; boy gets boy , kind of .
the thing that threw me for a loop : d train’s abrupt conclusion . it takes about 90 minutes for black to melt down every relationship in his life—with his wife , his son , his work , what friends he might have had , and himself . then in the last 5 minutes he manages to repair the relationship with his wife , his son , his work , james marsden , and himself ( and potentially his classmates ) . on top of this sudden reconciliation with everyone : we have shots of black in a park doing tai chi . tai chi ! and doing it well !
most education initially will be with the family members present at the bedside because the patient is heavily sedated .
a search of the address is ongoing and the cordons will remain in place until the operation is complete .
the negative ( black ) lead wire is attached to the distal electrode and the positive ( red ) lead wire is attached to the proximal .
to reduce any anxiety , describe the equipment and the experience of the stimuli as a slight prickly sensation that the patient may or may not experience .
the peripheral nerve stimulation can be performed either in the ulnar , facial , or posterior tibial nerve . the ulnar nerve in the wrist is the preferred site , but if gross anasarca is present , the facial nerve is then usually the site of second choice .
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the dark and sometimes funny the d train is a feel - bad comedy , in that one feels bad for what happens to every character in the film and bad for sometimes being taken to places that feel more implausible than just transgressive . after not getting the career bump he should have for his great performance in richard linklater ’s bernie four years ago , it’s good to see jack black front - and - center again playing a very strange man in a feature film . but his character is so harmful to so many people for no reason other than his own unfinished business from high school that it’s a legitimate impulse just to want to get away from the guy much sooner than the film permits . the talented cast and pervasive waywardness will appeal to some , but commercial prospects look limited .
on paper , it sounds like the stuff of a nervy , probing look at the straight male ego under the most unwelcome sort of siege , one that provocatively blurs the lines between friendship and attraction . in execution , however , the second half of “the d train” can be as frustrating as it is funny , flailing about in search of the right tone of dark absurdity ( established in part by andrew dost’s synth score ) , but more often falling back on easy laughs and implausible , sitcomish formulations — including the matter of 14 - year - old zach’s own burgeoning sexual curiosity — that keep the material from going deeper . unsurprisingly in this maelstrom of male anxiety , hahn is good enough to make you wish she had more to play than just another wife and mother , called on to exhibit superhuman levels of patience and understanding by a far less emotionally competent spouse .
the lesson :
make sure the person who ' s paying for the movie has money ,
mogel says .
for long stretches , “the d train” serves as a commodious vehicle for mr . black , who , like the best comic performers , never seems remotely concerned about going too big or risking the audience’s love . he’s a showboat if every so often , more of a steamroller , capable of flattening everyone and everything in his way . yet he is also adept at conveying emotional and psychological fragility , and there are some nice moments here when you see dan as confused by his feelings for oliver as a crushed - out 12 - year - old , which the filmmakers smartly don’t try to explain . instead , they show you what dan sees and in the process upend the old formulation ( often attributed to raymond chandler about james bond ) that while men want to be the handsome hero , it’s only the women who want to be with him .
a genial movie about how we live now or like to think that we do , “the d train” stars jack black as dan landsman , an outwardly ordinary joe who’s helping to plan his 20th high school reunion . his testy dealings with the other reunion committee members suggest that he was as unpopular in high school as he is now . he’s not a bad guy , but more of a fussbudgety blowhard who’s always trying too hard to be the big man , often through trivial means like scatting slang and being keeper of a reunion password . when he sees one of the school’s former golden boys , oliver lawless ( a nimble , perfect james marsden ) , in a television commercial , dan decides to try to persuade him to come to the reunion .
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all his life , dan landsman ( jack black ) has never been the cool guy . that ' s about to change if he can convince oliver lawless ( marsden ) , the most popular guy from his high school who ' s now the face of a national banana boat ad campaign , to show up with him to their class reunion . a man on a mission , dan travels from pittsburgh to la and spins a web of lies to recruit lawless . but he gets more than he bargains for as the unpredictable lawless proceeds to take over his home , career , and entire life . showcasing jack black and james marden ' s most outrageous performances to date , the d train serves up the question : how far would you go to be popular ? co - starring kathryn hahn and jeffrey tambor .
all his life , dan landsman ( jack black ) has never been the cool guy . that ' s about to change - if he can convince oliver lawless ( marsden ) , the most popular guy from his high school who ' s now the face of a national banana boat ad campaign , to show up with him to their class reunion . a man on a mission , dan travels from pittsburgh to la and spins a web of lies to recruit lawless . but he gets more than he bargains for as the unpredictable lawless proceeds to take over his home , career , and entire life . showcasing jack black and james marsden ' s most outrageous performances to date , the d train serves up the question : how far would you go to be popular ? co - starring kathryn hahn and jeffrey tambor .
mogel says a lot of times they gave in to people telling them what they couldn ' t do , but looking back , they realize times they could have said no to certain people . still , they said they were proud that they ' d managed to stretch their budget pretty far .
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one of the things that i love most about the movie is the idea of going back and thinking what life was like back then and what life is like now . there were funny scenes with the planning for the reunion and the clashing of opinions between the characters ,
she said .
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moreover , the d train uses its male - on - male boundary - leaping to give the shopworn man - boy narrative a refresh . still living in his hometown of pittsburgh with wife stacy ( kathryn hahn ) and son zach ( russell posner ) , dan is the self - appointed chairman of his high school’s alumni committee , which serves as both a perpetuation and a micro snapshot of his high school experience . dan’s peers still don’t like him , and they still forget the nicknames he strains to assign himself , which only stokes his fiery , undying need to be accepted . with the high school’s 20 - year reunion fast approaching , dan and company are manning the phones to get former classmates to attend , and when dan sees oliver , a fellow alum , in a banana boat commercial , he sees his hot , chiseled ticket to being the hero who draws the crowd . he keeps his family up watching the video on repeat , and relays his rabid enthusiasm to the committee members , who are skeptical , yet sold .
a peripheral nerve stimulator , also known as a train - of - four monitor , is used to assess neuromuscular transmission when neuromuscular blocking agents ( nmbas ) are given to block musculoskeletal activity . by assessing the depth of neuromuscular blockade , peripheral nerve stimulation can ensure proper medication dosing and thus decrease the incidence of side effects . peripheral nerve stimulation is most commonly used for ongoing monitoring in the intensive care unit ( icu ) .
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that would be oliver . the one student from high school who got out and , to his former fellow students , looks to have made good is actually a dissolute and infrequently employed pretty boy on the downswing . if he were successful , he’d have no time for the likes of dan . but he’s able to impress him by saying hi to dermot mulroney ( in a cameo ) at a nightclub and takes the bug - eyed dan on a whirlwind nocturnal tour of l . a . , even if it projects a rather antiquated notion of what’s hot in town — the strip , the roxy , the whiskey ?
the movie pivots on that l . a . visit and what transpires between dan and oliver . to spoil that surprise would deservedly earn me the wrath of filmgoers . let’s just say that dan and oliver share a moment of honesty and intimacy that dan has never known . and when oliver returns to pittsburgh for the reunion , dan’s emotional neediness comes crashing down on everyone in his life , especially on himself . marsden is stellar playing a star who never was , finding the weakness in this bisexual prettyboy who’s just beginning to wonder what will happen when his looks start to go . dan and oliver rep two different kinds of losers , and the filmmakers nail every nuance , comic and calamitous . black and marsden are both extraordinary . to say you’ve never seen either of them like this would be a gross understatement . ignore the haters , and give the hilarious and heartfelt d train a chance to work its magic .


the film stars jayan , sheela , sukumari and t. r. omana in lead roles .

the film had musical score by kj joy .

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sikharangal is a 1979 indian malayalam film , directed by sheela . the film stars jayan , sheela , sukumari and t . r .
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blood ties is a 2013 franco – american crime thriller film directed by guillaume canet .

it is a remake of 2008 french thriller les liens du sang by jacques maillot , an adaptation of the french novel deux frères : flic & truand by bruno and michel papet .

the screenplay was written by canet and james gray and stars clive owen , billy crudup , marion cotillard , mila kunis and matthias schoenaerts .

the film was selected to be screened out of competition at the 2013 cannes film festival .

it received a limited release on march 21 , 2014 in the united states .

blood ties ( 2013 film )

actress marion cotillard attends the photocall for ' blood ties ' at the 66th annual cannes film festival on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .
marion cotillard attends the ' blood ties ' premiere during the 66th annual cannes film festival at the palais des festivals on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .
maria furtwaengler attends the ' blood ties ' premiere during the 66th annual cannes film festival at the palais des festivals on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .
aishwarya rai attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes film festival at the palais des festivals on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .
milla jovovich attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes film festival at the palais des festivals on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .
hofit golan attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes film festival at the palais des festivals on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .
gerald dahan attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes film festival at the palais des festivals on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .
hofit golan attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes film . . .
actress zoe saldana poses for photographers during a photo call for the film blood ties at the 66th international film festival , in cannes , southern france , monday , may 20 , 2013 . ( ap photo / lionel cironneau )
featured in blood ties : behind the scenes ( 2014 ) . see more »
first nyc filming location for ‘blood ties’ , starring mila kunis and zoe . . .
blood ties trailer ( clive owen , marion cotillard , mila kunis . . . )
son ye - jin and kim kap - soo in
blood and ties .
lady victoria harvey sighting in the harbour at the 66th annual cannes film festival on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .
marion cotillard attends the ' blood ties ' premiere during the 66th annual cannes . . .
in case you’re curious , here’s our review of the longer cut from cannes in 2013 .
reviewed at cannes film festival ( noncompeting ) , may 19 , 2013 . mpaa rating : r . running time : 142 min .
milla jovovich attends a l ' oreal cocktail reception during the 66th cannes film festival on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .
blood ties trailer ( clive owen , marion cotillard , mila kunis . . . ) - youtube
actress marion cotillard attends the photocall for ' blood ties ' at the 66th annual . . .
aishwarya rai attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes . . .
milla jovovich attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes . . .
gerald dahan attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes . . .
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worldview entertainment financially backed and co - produced “ties” but didn’t interfere with the film’s artistic decisions .
when blood ties lifts , such as during a bank heist sequence on the streets , it positively soars .
blood ties , despite pumping out some exhilarating action sequences , ends up becoming a cliché - ridden work .
from left , actors james caan , zoe saldana and billy crudup arrive for the screening of
blood ties
at the cannes film festival on monday .
to call guillaume canet ' s blood ties a love letter to the 1970s is a bit of an understatement .
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elaine paige and cliff richard attend the german films reception during the 66th annual cannes film festival at the majestic beach on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .
in 2013 , the french institute of south africa participated in the festival movies from the world organized by cinema nouveau .
if you hear an unearthly sound during blood ties , it might be sidney lumet ' s ghost attempting to contact his lawyer .
lionsgate has acquired u . s . distribution rights from worldview entertainment to guillaume canet’s english - language “blood ties , ” which world premiered out of competition at cannes on monday . lionsgate / roadside will release “blood ties” stateside . caa , which packaged and arranged financing for the film , brokered the deal on behalf of christopher woodrow’s worldview . wild bunch handles international sales for “blood [ … ]
austin williams has been cast in guillaume canet ‘s blood ties , in which he’ll play the younger version of clive owen ' s character .
“blood ties” is produced by alain attal and hugo selignac at les productions du tresor , canet , woodrow and john lesher of le grisbi prods .
blood ties is probably one of the most underrated films ever made . i absolutely loved this crime / family - drama about two brothers on opposite sides of the law . with amazing performances from this amazing cast that consists of clive owen , billy crudup , mila kunis , marion cotillard , zoe saldana , lilly taylor , and james caan . i absolutely loved every second of every minute of this gripping and gritty crime drama . james gray ( we own the night , the yards ) was one of the co - writers for this hard boiled and gripping film . blood ties is highly effective and beautiful . i highly recommend this very overlooked film . it ' s a damn shame when films like blood ties gets overlooked , but a transformers film is overhyped . highly recommend blood ties .
clive owen and billy crudup are coming on board to star in blood ties , a crime thriller set during the 1970s being directed by guillaume canet .
the screening of south african films in various film festivals in france during the south african season in france in 2013 led to a partnership between the durban film mart and the co - production platforms of a french festivals , the 3 continents festival of nantes ( produire au sud ) .
a remake of the 2008 french film
les liens du sang
( blood ties ) , which starred canet as the policeman ' s brother in his english - language debut , is playing out of competition in cannes .
there’s ‘70s design porn and there’s blood ties , director guillame canet’s ambitious foray into hard - boiled brooklyn crime drama which boasts impeccable costume and production design credits .
review originally published during the cannes film festival in may 2013 . the film opens in limited theatrical release in the u . s . on friday , march 21 , and will also be available to watch via various video on demand platforms . visit the official u . s . site for more information .
here are some great set photos from the upcoming blood ties movie which comes from director guillaume canet and is actually a remake of 2008 french thriller les liens du sang .
there’s no questioning the aesthetics of guillaume canet ’s handsome - looking “ blood ties . ” set in 1970’s new york city , the film revels in low - key details : the immaculate wardrobe , the music , the feel . if anyone watches “blood ties” in twenty years , they would not guess it was a film released in 2014 . of course , the odds on anyone watching something so clichéd and ultimately paper - thin in story and theme are very slim . maybe it’s a billy crudup retrospective .
in 2013 , cinema nouveau network and the bioscope ( an independent cinema theatre in johannesburg ) joined europa cinemas , an international network of cinemas for the circulation of european movies .
blood ties received mixed reviews . rotten tomatoes gives the film a score of 47 % based on reviews from 38 critics , with an average score of 5 . 7 / 10 . metacritic gave the film a rating of 46 / 100 ( indicating
mixed or average ) , based on reviews from 15 critics . ( wikipedia )
efa , the rotterdam film festival and french srf directors guild step up campaign .
blood ties cannot repeat the past , contrary to jay gatsby ' s hopeful assertion . it ' s less like the ' 70s than a facsimile of lumet - style ' 70s cinema .
lionsgate has acquired u . s . distribution rights from worldview entertainment to guillaume canet ’s english - language “ blood ties , ” which world premiered out of competition at cannes on monday .
they don ' t make movies like they used to - - which is why james caan was happy to go back to the 1970s in guillaume canet ' s
blood ties .
marion cotillard , james caan , lili taylor and zoe saldana help crowd the cast of this cluttered tale , which wisely has 17 minutes trimmed from the overlong 144 of its cannes 2013 bow .
lady victoria harvey sighting in the harbour at the 66th annual cannes film . . .
a dj played music from the film , which is in competition at the festival .
the south korean film “blood and ties” probably resonates strongly in its home country , where the central conceit has had well - known real - life parallels like the hwaseong serial killings . but by the standards of american thrillers , after a promising start , it degenerates into unconvincing ticking - clock melodrama .
milla jovovich attends a l ' oreal cocktail reception during the 66th cannes film . . .
the total number of admissions in the 2013 korean box office has reached 100 million . according to the korean film council ( kofic ) ’s korean film industry october report announced on november 11th , the korean box office hit 100 million in total admissions at a rate that is a month and a half earlier than last year when domestic box office admissions reached 100 million for the first time on november . . .
every now and then you start a film , and the story and pedigree of the film seem to scream time - waster . however , at times a film such as this can surprise , and somehow transcend its familiar story . thankfully for the viewer , such is very much the case here .
but blood ties essentially offers the same - old , same - old story of family friction , co - written by james gray with director guillaume canet ( who co - starred in the 2008 french original , les liens du sang ) .
the “ blood ties ” deal was negotiated on behalf of lionsgate by jason constantine , president of acquisitions and co - productions , with eda kowan , senior vp , acquisitions , and wendy jaffe , exec vp of business and legal affairs .
cj enterainment’s new thriller blood and ties ( a . k . a . accomplices ) began its limited north american run on november 1st . the film , starring son ye - jin and kim kap - su , was originally released on october 24th in korea and has to date accrued 1 . 37 million admissions . blood and tiesis currently playing at the cgv cinema in los angeles and will expand to vancouver , new york , atlanta , honolulu and toro . . .
whether anybody loves the film as much as we do we ' ll have to wait and see in a few months . but the one thing i can guarantee you , which there is no question about , is that it is a very unique film . nobody has ever seen a film quite like this .
blood ties is a 70 ' s crime drama that not only is a remake of a 2008 french film ( les liens du sang ) , but it also feels familiar to other films in the genre . one that came to mind while watching this film was james gray ' s we own the night considering it deals with two brothers who are on different sides of the law . ironically i found out after the film that the screenplay was adapted by director guillaume canet with the help of gray himself . despite that , i enjoyed this film because i like 70 ' s crime dramas but it really didn ' t add anything to the genre and it was very predictable . the ensemble cast in…
caa , which packaged and arranged financing for the film , brokered the deal on behalf of christopher woodrow’s worldview .
the cop - and - criminal brother relationship at the heart of
blood ties
hearkens back to gray ' s 2007
we own the night ,
not to mention maybe every other gray film , and quite a few classic american noirs as well . oddly enough , though—and this is where things get kind of confusing—
blood ties
is an english - language , american - set remake of a 2008 french film of the same name ( in french ) in which canet co - starred . all of this exposition about the film ' s origins is not quite as material as the fact that this movie , with its outer - borough setting and outbreaks of brutality and scenes of tortured family life presided over by a dying patriarch who ' s only now coming to terms with his own issues , is very much the stuff of gray ' s world .
i just feel that the indian film industry has its own identity and to be referred to in matching terms with hollywood is perhaps not correct ,
indian film icon bachchan told reporters at a
gatsby
press conference .
at 144 minutes , however , blood ties is too sprawling , its fractured narrative cut far too many ways for the film to succeed . a [ longer ] remake of les liens du sang written by canet with queens’ finest james gray , it’s an extravagant , bumpy ride - heat meets mesrine via cain and abel - which hits more than its fair share of potholes on the way .
review : guillame canet ' s blood ties is a film i ' ve been itching to see for awhile . a remake of a french canet - starring vehicle , les liens du sang , blood ties takes that smaller - scaled drama , transports it to 1970 ' s nyc , and gives it an epic polish , heavily influenced by the films of martin scorsese and sidney lumet , with a healthy dose of william friedkin ' s the french connection mixed in . as those are some of my favourite movies , and canet happened to cast a virtual who ' s who of my favourite actors , including the always underrated clive owen , billy crudup , marion cotillard , and the great james caan , my anticipation for this film was at a near fever - pitch going into tiff .
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expectedly , frank ' s descent back into crime slams directly into chris ' professional world , and , once the plot picks up , blood ties turns into a series of brotherly double - crosses , followed by brotherly make - ups . and in a leaner , more focused film , the many payoffs might have been poignant , but nothing in blood ties thrills or endears . strangely enough , in an overlong film that unmercifully plods beyond the two - hour mark , there ' s nary a single character worth giving a shit about . despite owen ' s best efforts to play a bucktown tough guy , his frank is too detestable to ever earn any points from viewers , while patric ' s admirable attempt to bring pathos to ganet ' s production are far too often undermined by his character ' s idiotic decisions .
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a hundred years after india released its first feature film
raja harischandra ,
the country has the world ' s most prolific film industry , turning out more than 1 , 000 movies a year and creating stars adored by millions around the world .
the movie , which got a rapturous reception when it premiered at the cannes film festival on sunday , is about the folk - music scene in 1960s new york . the coen brothers film stars oscar isaac and features justin timberlake , carey mulligan and garrett hedlund .
in case you’re not so familiar with this project , blood ties is set in brooklyn in the 1970s , and centers on a younger brother , played by billy crudup , who has to ask his convict older brother , aka clive owen , to go back into the underworld to help out the family .
blood ties is filming 6 / 28 – 6 / 29 on 33rd street between 2nd and 3rd ave in brooklyn . they are pretty much shutting down our business for two days . should be exciting though they tell me they are shooting an armored truck robbery lots of stunts / gun play involved . clive owen 🙂
yet , anna kokourina , vp of production for fox intl . , who participated in a panel hosted at les arcs film festival , pointed out , “shooting a movie in english won’t help you boost box office numbers unless it’s a big arthouse film or a big commercial film . ” she added that “taken” scored because it wasn’t identified as a french movie . “it felt organic , very hollywood - like . ”
the film is too sprawling and unfocused to deliver real emotional clout , but there are are some gripping stand - offs along the way .
“ blood ties” is one of three worldview movies that world premiere this year in cannes’ official selection , all sold internationally by wild bunch . they also include james gray’s awaited period drama “the immigrant , ” starring cotillard , joaquin phoenix and jeremy renner , and arnaud desplechin’s drama “jimmy p . , ” toplining benicio del toro .
when blood ties lifts , such as during a bank heist sequence on the streets , it positively soars . most of the time it paces around , however , threatening to come together but leaving the viewer to attempt to connect the multiple narrative dots ( if they even do connect ) . the ‘70s redolent soundtrack ranges from the unexpected to the cliché . and in a film where the costumes are universally delightful , a pink suit worn by chris for his wedding positively steals the show .
for all of director guillaume canet’s attempts to make blood ties reminiscent of american new wave crime procedurals ( and , by extension , the oeuvre of his co - writer , james gray ) , it quickly becomes clear that any resemblance is strictly superficial . gray and the ghost of sidney lumet are just along for the ride , adding a grimy layer of old - school new york scuzz to a film that’s too overstuffed , fractured , and redolent with cliché to ever compellingly hang together .
blood ties actually played cannes back in may , where it was greeted by indifferent reviews , that nonetheless painted an intriguing picture ( for me anyways ) of canet ' s film . i was disappointed to hear that canet went back in and cut twenty minutes out of the movie for it ' s north american premiere . while it can ' t be denied that blood ties plays great at a lean and mean 122 minutes , the version i saw does feel a little thin on character development , especially as far as the female roles go . of them , only marion cotillard , as chris ' junkie hooker ex - wife , figures into the plot in a really meaningful way . mila kunis , and zoe saldana - as the brothers ' respective love interests - feel like little more than window dressing in the current version .
there is plenty wrong with blood ties but , propelled by an all - star cast and lovingly observed period design , it’s able to get away with far more than it should . the coupe devilles and chevrolets purr around city streets above steaming manholes , the isley brothers spin on a record player and clive owen hulks around the underworld in a leather jacket – it’s not a bad little world to spend two hours in . but although this familiarity is the film’s charm , it’s also ultimately its downfall .
set down in a 1970s brooklyn of firearms and flares , facial hair and fonzy posing , blood ties is actually the english - language debut of the french director guillaume canet who scored a break - out hit with 2007 ' s tell no one . as such , it arrives in cannes with a mongrel pedigree , awash with french money and lacing the melting - pot with various french and british performers . at times , it seems , even the accents are at war in canet ' s new film .
blood ties attempts to repeat the past . not only is it a remake of jacques maillot’s 2008 french thriller les liens du sang , it also evokes the mean streets of 1974 brooklyn in the seedy style of serpico and taxi driver . women wear bell - bottom jeans , men sport moustaches and sideburns , storefronts are rundown , and garbage litters the streets .
in its lesser moments , the film is overwrought and derivative but , at its best , it has a real flavour of friedkin , coppola and scorsese .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
“blood ties” manages to deepen its universe with the day players on the periphery of the ensemble : griffin dunne and domenick lombardozzi are genetically - engineered to appear in films like this , and no one has looked more comfortable in cheap tweed than noah emmerich . but canet and gray have style , and not insight , to bring to a story as old as time . a couple of shootouts and chases are impressive , giving the film a little bit of momentum it sorely lacks , but it’s heartbreaking that ultimately the film doesn’t work . it’s too bad for crudup , one of this generation’s most under - appreciated leading men , trapped in another inert movie that doesn’t take advantage of his considerable looks , laser - sharp focus , or fabulous mustache . crudup’s characters have an unmistakable conscience , one that gives his characters a moral depth other actors can’t provide . in “blood ties , ” it’s forced to carry entire scenes like a star quarterback without an offensive line . the mustache can only do so much extra heavy lifting . [ b - ]
after transposing an american detective novel to france for his hit directorial debut , “tell no one , ” thesp - helmer - scribe gullaume canet inverts the equation for “blood ties , ” which adapts french director jacques maillot’s 2008 crime drama “les liens du sang” to the 1970s new york of “the french connection” and “serpico” fame . result is a sluggish , dramatically [ … ]
metallica ' s lars ulrich is used to fast - paced action , but even he was a bit taken aback by the pace at the cannes film festival .
most people have a romantic notion of cannes ,
said ulrich , who was promoting the band ' s upcoming film
metallica through the never .
refn isn ' t kidding about that divide stuff . critics were split on
only god forgives ,
with some - - like the guardian ' s peter bradshaw - - giving the film high marks . others weren ' t so kind . here ' s what hollywood elsewhere ' s jeff wells wrote about the film :
blood ties immediately informs us of its depicted setting , the grimy and troubling streets of 1970s brooklyn , but after at least 20 minutes within the film , such a setting and period matters little to the central plot . its focus is pinpointed in the charging and conflicted drama within the relationship of two brothers , utilising their current professional and moral standing and the shared sufferings of their past in creating drama that aims to excite and engage us ; but as i have stated before , such an approach requires little demand of such a distinctive period .
blood ties cannot repeat the past , contrary to gatsby ' s hopeful assertion . it ' s less like the ' 70s than a facsimile of lumet - style ' 70s cinema . its sentimental emotionalism is shaped by what we see of chris , frank , and leon , past and present . the way they were will always be part of who they are and what they become .
in the third act , monica is given a brothel to run as chris is setting out to start his independent empire , and like most everything else in this film , it all ties together , but the haste with which things are introduced and subsequently dealt with doesn’t give the audience enough time to live in this world before it’s changing only seconds later .
the south african director ramadan suleman has been chosen by the national film and video foundation ( nfvf ) to help young south african directors to film short fictional videos about the born - free generation . a french experimented editor , aurélie ricard , will come in september to assist the editing of the films and to train 5 young editors .
still , i really enjoyed blood ties . the underworld saga is without a doubt my favourite genre of film , and i have a feeling canet feels the same way . blood ties - which is striking in that it ' s a wholly european - film that just happens to have been shot and set in the u . s - is the work of a guy that obviously knows that genre inside and out . certainly , it plays up to many of the gangster - movie hallmarks , from the period music , to the bursts of ultra - violence , and gritty scenes of family squabbling ( which hint at a possible john cassavetes influence as well ) . call them cliches if you want , but i want a period rock soundtrack in a movie like this like i want a hans zimmer score in a batman movie . whatever you think of canet ' s choices here , it can ' t be denied the songs are well chosen ( and less well - worn than usual , although in - a - gadda - da - vida is maybe a little too typical ) , and the gritty action is well - staged .
what will surely be remembered most about blood ties is its strong period production value . from the wonderfully decorated exteriors loaded with the cars of the era to the record players spinning classic hits , 1970s new york absolutely comes alive . while he takes his time getting there , canet tells an enjoyable story - - and if nothing else , it ' s clear the director can execute a complex vision .
there are so many secondary plot threads and a multitude of characters in blood ties the film finds itself sputtering along , stopping and starting every 5 - 10 minutes as characters are introduced and re - introduced . there’s absolutely no way for the story to work within the confines of a two - and - a - half - hour movie as it either needs to be cut down to two hours or less or extended into a five - to - six - hour miniseries or more . it’s a shame , really , because there are some fantastic moments within this film just as much as there are some moments and casting decisions i really could have done without , but all - in - all the end result is a bit of a mess .
if that all sounds plot - heavy , it is . canet the director hasn’t been able to shave canet the writer’s work , and canet the husband of cotillard couldn’t pare back her role either , even though monica adds little past colour to the piece . she , like most of the secondary characters in blood ties , weaves around brooklyn , arbitrarily zipping in and out of the plot as the film tries out several tones for size . performances are strong across the board , though , with owen taking a while to hit the right pitch , and crudup lending it quiet authority .
mila kunis and clive owen were together on the nyc set of blood ties yesterday . the costars in the movie , directed by guillaume canet , shared a kissing scene in front of the cameras . clive ' s working on his next project as he gears up for the may 28 debut of hemingway & gellhorn on hbo . mila likewise has another project on the way , with ted hitting theaters july 13 .
the 2014 edition of the durban international film festival and durban film mart ( 17 - 27 july ) included a strong french presence with screening of french films , the strenghtening of the partnership between the festival and produire au sud workshop - nantes , french experts attending the dfm and a ciné - concert with french jazz band . find out more on ifas’ website
which is all the more sad when you look at the film & apos ; s cast . in addition to cotillard and kunis , blood ties stars the once - great clive owen , the underrated jason patric , lili taylor , zoe saldana , james caan , and dynamite bullhead star / brute matthias schoenarts . that & apos ; s a dream cast for any filmmaker—it & apos ; s just a shame that they joined forces for canet , who also co - wrote the script with james gray , who , considering that he penned and directed we own the night , should have known better .
why it might sell big : director - actor canet helms this remake of the 2008 french movie he starred in . canet’s directing abilities were first acclaimed with the taut thriller “tell no one , ” and while his follow - up “little white lies” received a mixed critical reception , it was still a fairly successful , star - studded affair with a cast that included marion cotillard . “blood ties” also features a high profile ensemble that includes clive owen , zoe saldana , billy crudup , james caan and cotillard . it’s also got a meaty genre hook : the bleak tale of two brothers , a cop and a convict forced to reconcile their differences , canet’s “blood ties” transplants the action to the gritty brooklyn of the early 1970s . not forgetting that “the departed” was also a remake , could this crime story garner interest as an oscar hopeful ?
we wanted to challenge ourselves a little bit and try and do something different and try and bring a little bit more of a film element into it ,
explains ulrich .
such bleakness fits with blood ties ' dual investments in period authenticity and generic accuracy . these make the movie ' s inauthenticities a bit too noticeable : the soundtrack ranges across the ' 60s and ' 70s with some abandon , often motivated more by literalism than historical accuracy ( monica is framed by lee moses’ “bad girl” and the velvet underground accompanies her drug taking ; little richard’s “money is” serves as aural analogue for wads of cash on screen , and so on ) . and i could not help thinking about what was absent from the soundtrack . the billboard charts of the mid - ' 70s were dominated by elton john , the osmonds ( donny and marie ) , glen campbell , and john denver . here , none seems to have reached brooklyn . the brothers in blood ties are the kings of cool ; their radios don ' t play 1974’s number one hit , barbra streisand’s “the way we were . ” the soundtrack evokes a period
mood ,
but it also reveals the film ' s selective recreation of the past .
blood ties , a remake of the 2008 french film les liens du sang ( rivals ) , is cut from multiple worn - out clothes . it & apos ; s a wannabe old - school sidney lumet crime flick , a lethargic mishmash of the brother - against - brother scenario explored more successfully in we own the night ( 2007 ) and pride and glory ( 2008 ) , and an exercise in & apos ; 70s pulp fiction that & apos ; s more concerned with jamming that decade & apos ; s most recognizable pop songs into people & apos ; s ears than it is developing any sympathetic characters .
everything is in place to have created a truly sensational piece of cinema , and yet you can ' t help feeling somewhat cold towards this film , despite the memorable , impactful finale .
you & apos ; ve been here and watched it before , though none of director guillaume canet & apos ; s superior forbearers can take credit for making classy oscar nominee marion cotillard play a reprehensible druggie / pimp or having a miscast mila kunis talk in an at times hilariously put - on brooklyn accent . as kunis & apos ; character would put it , blood ties is a laughing
mattah
for all the wrong reasons .
like many english - language pics helmed by french directors , “spivet” and “ties” were lead - produced in france and driven by auteurs who had the final cut , rather than producers with a u . s . sensibility .
metallica through the never
marries the concert film format with a dramatic narrative . directed by nimrod antal and released by picturehouse , the film stars young
chronicle
actor dane dehaan as a member of metallica ' s concert tour crew who ' s sent on a special mission by the band . the movie blends concert footage with a plot that includes computer - generated effects .
korean investor and distributor new ( next entertainment world ) reported that their incoming north korea - themed action - thriller steel rain completed four months of shooting on june 8th . director yang woo - suk’s follow - up to his smash hit political drama the attorney ( 2013 ) features jung woo - sung and kwak do - won in the lead . steel rain is based on a webcomic of the same name written by director yang . . . .
cannes festival 2013 offered a south african focus at the pavillon des cinémas du monde . round - tables were organized , among the various topics discussed one was about a co - production agreement signed between france and south africa signed in 2010 . through this agreement , 3 co - productions were created :
beauty
by oliver hermanus ,
zulu
by jérôme salle and
lady grey
by alain choquart . other projects are currently in developement .
figure for the deal was “more than $ 2 million , ” per one source , making the sale the biggest u . s . deal on any film world premiering this year in the festival .
blood ties
is an interesting film . while a little slow in paces , shedding the obvious fast pace of an action crime drama for character study and relationships , it succeeds ; and then it doesn ' t quite . clive owen plays chris , let out from prison with a hair - pin temper that triggers frequently and fatally . it ' s hard to root for him as he shoots an innocent store clerk . billy crudup plays his brother frank who is a policeman . the tension between the two bubbles to the surface as their dad played by james caan gets knocked down and hits his head on a table . lili taylor does a nice job as the sister marie who runs interference between the brothers . i did like the way the film built to its ending in the train station . but i wanted more from frank , he seemed too tightly controlled and the emotional moments did not grab me . in order for the film to work , we have to really like frank , but we didn ' t so much . zoe saldana does a great job as vanessa , the wife of an ex - con who is an ex - girlfriend of frank . i enjoyed watching the film from beginning to end , although it ' s not one that i will revisit . enjoy !
in fact , a lot of this film works , it just doesn’t work as a whole . i felt cotillard’s character could have probably been cut out of the film altogether as could saldana and schoenaerts . the story angle with kunis — despite being rather cliche considering she talks of not wanting to get hurt again and yet she just hooked up with a gangster — is enough for chris’ side of the story and frank is enough of a loner and has his own shit to deal with , adding the mess between a single mom and her ex - con boyfriend is just too much for a film of this size .
clive owen and billy crudup play bolshy brothers in blood ties , a boisterous portrait of fraternal rivalry that reduces every festive family gathering to a scene - chewing crime scene . at thanksgiving they lock antlers in the lounge , knocking their doddery dad ( james caan ) into the coffee - table . christmas dinner is interrupted when the cops pile in . we never get to see how the brothers celebrate the coming of spring , although it is unlikely to involve an easter egg hunt .
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why isn ' t billy crudup in better films ? a clearly talented guy with looks to match , but he ' s almost spent his entire career doing bit parts in blockbusters , or larger roles in films you ' ve never heard of . i thought blood ties might have been the film where he could make his mark , and he does deliver , but this is just plain forgettable . a pretty grand cast consisting of lili taylor , marion cotillard , matthias schoenaerts ( incredible work getting his accent spot on ) , griffin dunne , james caan , zoe zaldana and clive owen do their best , and the colours pretty much scream 1970s , but it ' s so predictable it hurts .
blood ties international trailer . sub now ➨ urltoken ★ join us on google + ► urltoken ★ best thrillers are here ➨ urltoken directed by guillaume cannet , starring clive owen , zoe saldana , marion cotillard , mila kunis , james caan , matthias schoenaerts et billy crudup . . . brothers frank and chris pierzynski grew up in the same rough neighborhood of brooklyn only to find themselves on completely different paths . now , in 1973 , frank is a captain in the local precinct of the nypd and chris is finishing up a 12 - year prison stint for murder . when chris is released early , he tries to fight off criminal temptations for the sake of family but soon falls into his old ways . now with his job on the line and the fate of his brother in his hands , frank must decide where his true loyalties lie . . . blood ties international movie trailer subscribe now to our youtube channel get the latest movie trailers , clips and promo videos !
with a minimum of dialogue and incident , but maximum dread in the visuals and sound design , the film lodges into the deepest corner of our brain , the one where we hide fears that we don’t understand .
hope and hwayi eclipse 2 million milestones after only eight days in theaters guk dong - seok’s debut film , the thriller accomplices , made its way over the one million admissions mark . it scored a first place finish over the weekend after accruing 648 , 179 admissions , but as of wednesday the film has been pushed down to second place following the entry of the hollywood’s thor : dark legacy , a new ent . . .
analysts could put that on their calling cards . no wonder desplechin says the movie is
a manifesto for psychoanalysis ,
as well
a film about a man who needs to heal his own soul .
twentieth century fox has signed mila kunis to star with mark wahlberg in its upcoming adaptation of max payne – based on the rockstar videogame . variety reports the film is directed by john moore and was written . . .
based on the double , a novel by nobel prize - winning novelist josé saramago , the film was shot in toronto and bathes the city in sinister hues of brown and grey , making it seem like a character .
founder jennifer howell said it was a natural to have the event at a film festival :
we ' re so artist - centric that we want to be tied into what are artists actually do as fundraisers .
while i ' d definitely admit blood ties is far from perfect , i still thoroughly enjoyed it . canet ( helped by having we own the night / the yards / little odessa writer - director james gray on - board as co - writer ) pulls off an entertaining cops and robbers saga , although i still want to see the longer version , which i suspect may be even better than what we ' re getting now . if you ' re a fan of the genre , this is a must see .
adapted by director guillame canet and co - writer james gray , the film is based on jacques maillot’s 2008 french film rivals ( les liens du sang ) . set in new york , 1974 , the story largely follows two brothers ; frank ( billy crudup ) a police officer and chris ( clive owen ) his ex - con brother who’s just been let out of jail and needs to find a job or he’ll find himself back behind bars .
“filmmakers looking to benefit from the distribution potential of a u . s . or u . k . film need to not only shoot in english but also respect the format and the codes of anglo - saxon cinema . if you want to make a singular auteur - driven film it’s best to stick to the organic language of the story , ” adds babin , pointing out that backup is financing gaumont - repped “when animals dream , ” helmed by denmark’s jonas arnby and shot in danish .
storytelling also goes wanting in favour of the slavish homage to canet’s heroes . the fairly linear narrative is treated with a staccato rhythm , and an erratic pace that either crawls or sprints never allows the film to find its centre . there is a catalogue of moments and individually compelling scenes , but without an overall cohesion these just appear as a patchwork pieced together from other sources . despite these technical flaws blood ties still beats with a tangible feeling of the genre and period it has chosen to ape – and plays as decent minor league entertainment . the twists , turns , cinematography and dialogue are all the most expected , but if you love the 70’s underworld grit as much as canet , where’s the harm in that . there’s no such thing as too many climactic shoot - outs in a packed grand central station .
throughout blood ties - - opening in select us theaters 21 march and available on vod - - muted browns and greys provide a backdrop for a combination lowlife crime story and family melodrama , focused through two brothers . the law - breaking chris ( clive owen ) has just finished his prison sentence for murder , and the law - enforcing frank ( billy crudup ) is a new york cop . older and bulkier than i recall seeing him , and seemingly liberated from the requirement to be beautiful , owen is captivating and , at least when caan is not present , he dominates the screen .
what gives the film a miniseries vibe rather than feature film is the fact it doesn’t have a central through - line . this is a family drama and a big one at that . canet does his best to give each character a fair share of screen time , but the end result is choppy to the point you’ll hear one person give a speech in one scene and the next they’re dead and we’re meant to be grieving . yet , there isn’t even a funeral , only a passing mention of one ?
this is o ' reilly ' s first trip to the cannes film festival , and she has two films on display . the actress , who was also in
the help ,
is starring in
fruitvale
with good friend octavia spencer and also in
as i lay dying ,
in which she was directed by another friend , james franco , who also stars in the film . both were in attendance as she was the guest of honor at the event , hosted by the charity art of elysium .
along the water on the yachts where many of the cannes film festival ' s uber - exclusive parties are thrown , guests are required to take off their shoes before stepping on the boat . and for that
fruitvale station
actress ahna o ' reilly is grateful .
the last princess
is both a drama and an action film that is based upon the life of princess deok - hye ( 1912 - 1989 ) who was born into korea ' s last royal family in 1912 as the youngest and . . . see full summary »
the korean thrillers are the best , i can always pick them whenever i feel i want to be entertained . it was directed by a newcomer , but two well known faces interested me . ' the classic ' and ' the last blossom ' are my favourites and now they are together for this , but a different genre . i think the story was great , but there ' s something lacking like the thrilling parts which is not as electrified again the concept the film had . you know it has some nervous moments , but not up to the mark if you compare it with other korean thrillers you have seen . it was the tale of a young woman da eun who happily living with her father . the real moments of the film begin when she went to a film that based on the real event and soon she develops some doubts . since she ' s a pursuing journalism , starts to dig it while the case is about to expire very soon . but what she finds and how it affects her life is the rest of the film where the pace keeps increasing till the final scene . like i said it was based on an awesome idea , but should have developed better . even though it falls short to get the viewers ' appreciation , not doubt it was well executed with the brilliant performances . except it fails to detail the important event of the film where all the puzzle created which is actually a flashback and supposed to be the twist . so i think the climax was a bit cliché , but a decent solution , overall not a bad film as it was considered by others . once watchable and instantly forgettable . 6 . 5 / 10
what is a movie if not for entertainment ? why do people feel it ' s necessary to tear a film down to base elements ? it ' s s movie . you watch it to be entertained . clive owen and billy crudup play brothers from different sides the law . owen was a world class screw up ending up in the pen . crudup is the other side of the coin . he plays a cop . james caan does an outstanding job being the dad . fresh out of the hospital , one lung removed , first thing he wants is a pack of smokes . was i entertained ? heck yeah ! there ' s an awesome soundtrack . the acting isn ' t forced and the characters are believable . heck , even the cars driven are looking good . blood ties makes me not want to choose sides or characters but just watch the thing unfold the way life unfolds , minute by minute , event by event .
adds gaget , “when a french director makes a movie in english he must make a film the international or american way , which means that he ( or she ) has to provide audiences with emotions . that’s sometimes a problem for french directors who can be a bit coy . ”
“it’s near suicide to produce a french film in english : france only boasts two or three sources of financing for foreign - language films and they must be set up as official european co - productions to tap into this funding — that can be very restrictive , ” argues babin .