five corners is a 1987 american low budget crime drama film starring tim robbins , jodie foster , john turturro , and rodney harvey .

it was directed by tony bill .

it depicts 48 hours in the lives of a group of young new yorkers in the 1960s .

five corners ( film )

with the headline : film : tony bill ' s ' five corners , ' with foster .
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the name of five corners in turn became the title of a 1987 film set in the east bronx , starring jodie foster , tim robbins , and john turturro .
the old heart of the neighborhood gave it yet another name , “five corners , ” from the confluence of unionport and white plains roads .
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five corners starts out as an affectionate look back at a bronx neighborhood circa 1964 and then about halfway through takes a darker turn into urban violence .
writers often reinvent their adolescence endlessly , and , in
five corners
( selected theaters ) john patrick shanley , reshapes his in an amusingly crackpot way .
four corners has obtained a chilling catalogue of videos , images you were never meant to see , recording shocking mistreatment , sustained by dylan voller over five years .
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— the trailer for five corners which will be released on blu - ray on february 8 , 2011 . from the academy award - winning writer of moonstruck and doubt co
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for the record los angeles times saturday january 23 , 1988 home edition calendar part 6 page 4 column 4 entertainment desk 1 inches ; 15 words type of material : correction a caption accompanying a review of the film
five corners
misidentified actor todd graff as tim robbins .
review : scripted by moonstruck ' s academy award - winning screenwriter , shanley , five corners is an arresting but flawed melange of comedy and melodrama . set in the all - white working - class bronx neighborhood of the title in 1964 , the film traces several parallel stor… ( more )
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caro meldrum - hanna : four corners has learnt . . . the children were being cared for . . . .
five corners
doesn ' t have the glossily lissome stylization of shanley ' s
moonstruck
script , but it jumps and lunges with the stabbing profanity and threat that shanley ' s plays have : thinly covering up a desperately sweet romanticism .
the ' ' five corners ' ' screenplay is both overstuffed and underdeveloped . mr . bill ' s direction doesn ' t iron out unsightly bumps , but neither does it mute the voice of what often sounds to be a strong and original new screenwriter .
bill presents his story of 5 corners with a delicate mix of passion and humor , satire and devotion . it ' s the story of a time in america that became a crossroads for a generation , as well as for a unique neighborhood called 5 corners .
caro meldrum - hanna : on the 16th of august 2014 . . . five days before the boys were tear gassed . . .
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scripted by moonstruck ' s academy award - winning screenwriter , shanley , five corners is an arresting but flawed melange of comedy and melodrama . set in the all - white working - class bronx neighborhood of the title in 1964 , the film traces several parallel stories , revolving chiefly around petstore employee foster ; her bartender boyfriend , graff ; the psychopathic . . . read more
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in making his film on locations around new york city , mr . turturro said he drew on his experiences and discussions with the coen brothers and mr . lee , as well as martin scorsese , who directed him in
raging bull
and
the color of money ,
and john patrick shanley , who wrote another of mr . turturro ' s films ,
five corners .
• dead villain han reappears in the fourth film , fast & furious , because the action takes place before tokyo drift . chronologically , this is actually the 6th film in the franchise .
on monday night four corners reveals the shocking truth about the treatment of children behind bars , where young offenders have been stripped naked , assaulted and tear gassed .
• in this film we learn that han ' s full name is han seoul - oh .
five corners starts out as an affectionate look back at a bronx neighborhood circa 1964 and then about halfway through takes a darker turn into urban violence . in his first produced script , patrick shanley clearly has drawn from his experience to create the variety of personalities and swirl of influences that make life in the [ … ]
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five corners
was the first screenplay written by shanley , the playwright - turned - screen writer who ' s recently captured much acclaim ( and an oscar nomination ) for his script for
moonstruck ,
and it ' s so emphatically , doggedly literary that you almost expect it to be projected on onionskin rather than a screen .
we ' ve come from all corners of the world - italy , mexico , australia , the uk , germany - and of course a smattering of new zealanders as well .
the film represents a collaboration between mr . bergman and bille august , the danish director of
pelle the conqueror ,
the 1988 movie that captured an academy award as that year ' s best foreign film .
a shot of the giant green screen and water tank used for the meg movie at kumeu film studios .
film crews stayed in harry goulding ' s two stone cabins , which expanded into a motel in 1953 .
directed by tony bill , the film is based on john patrick shanley ' s first screenplay . mr . shanley ' s second screenplay serves as the basis for norman jewison ' s slickly homogenized current hit , ' ' moonstruck . ' ' this is worth noting , for although ' ' five corners ' ' often strains credulity ( and patience ) , it almost always seems far more authentic than the saga of the lovelorn cher in ' ' moonstruck . ' '
five corners has thousands of stock footage clips in our archives . all the clips are royalty - free footage . they might be utilized as moving images of cities and landmarks , wildlife in their natural environments and historical footage . stock footage can be used to integrate news footage or notable figures into a film . television series and movies also often recycle footage taken from previous installments . stock footage is used in commercials when there is not enough money or time for production .
the crazy stunts . the ripe dialogue . the huge box office . the comraderie . as fast & furious 8 comes roaring down the road , here ' s our film - by - film guide to the franchise so far
equally intelligent are mr . graff , mr . robbins and elizabeth berridge , as a bubble - headed glue - sniffer who longs to settle down with a wedding ring and a husband . in their own separate category are mr . turturro and miss gregorio , who give ' ' five corners ' ' a larger - than - life , melodramatic dimension that ultimately makes the rest of the movie look small . the old neighborhood five corners , directed by tony bill ; written by john patrick shanley ; director of photography , fred murphy ; edited by andy blumenthal ; music by james newton howard ; production designer , adrianne lobel ; produced by forrest murray and mr . bill ; released by cineplex odeon . at baronet , third avenue at 59th street ;
the routine figured in gossip blog gawker ' s top five moments of this year ' s academy awards and , as well as confirming fey ' s midas touch , reminded the world that there is more to martin than
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swipes from film critics .
i ' m standing in the middle of an old factory in kumeu and facing me is a huge , disembodied shark ' s head , about three metres high by five metres long .
supported by scaffolding against a bank of shipping containers stacked five high and eight or nine wide , at 920 square metres it ' s purportedly the largest green screen in the southern hemisphere .
' ' five corners , ' ' opening today at the baronet and other theaters , is about coming of age in the bronx in the autumn of 1964 , when student activists were listening to the rev . dr . martin luther king jr . , young women were still doing their darnedest to look like jacqueline kennedy and glue - sniffing was an acceptable way to attain a high .
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banaji , s . ( 2006 ) reading ‘bollywood’ : the young audience and hindi film , basingstoke : palgrave macmillan .
staiger , j ( 2000 ) perverse spectators : the practices of film reception , new york : new york university press .
a mammoth prop whale co - stars in the film with jason statham , ruby rose , cliff curtis and li bingbing .
he and five others , aged between 14 and 17 locked in the cells behind him . . . have been deprived of the most basic human necessities , no natural light , kept in appalling conditions .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
caro meldrum - hanna : prior to going to air . . . four corners presented some the material we ' ve obtained to the national children ' s commissioner megan mitchell , and human rights lawyer ruth barson .
in tony bill ' s new movie ,
five corners ,
a high school math teacher in the bronx is struck down on his way to class by a red arrow smack in the middle of his back . that arrow comes straight from the pen of screen writer john patrick shanley , and the question it answers , once and for all , is ,
has anyone ever died of a bad literary device ?
writer john patrick shanley , himself nicknamed “the bard of the bronx , ” based the film on his own youth in van nest .
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ingmar bergman said a long time ago that he was retiring from film making . and he has kept his word . sort of .
austin , t . ( 2002 ) hollywood , hype and audiences , selling and watching film in the 1990s , manchester university press .
most of the images secured by four corners in this investigation have never been seen publicly . they are shocking - but for the sake of these children who are desperate for the truth to be known , we cannot look away .
cctv obtained by four corners shows some of the boys literally climbing the walls . . . repeatedly carving their names into the concrete . . . in some cells , two boys crammed in . . . unable to walk around at all .
in a period of approximately 24 hours , ' ' five corners ' ' tells the stories of linda ( jodie foster ) , her sometime boyfriend james ( todd graff ) and harry ( tim robbins ) , who ' s about to go off to register voters in mississippi . their comparatively placid lives are thrown into chaos with the arrival back in the neighborhood of heinz ( john turturro ) , a young psychotic who has been serving time for the attempted rape of linda .
• the race wars driving contest at the centre of the film saw 1500 car enthusiasts head to san bernardino international airport to populate the scene .
• walker drives his own car , a nissan skyline g - tr in the film , and did some of his own stunt driving too .
visual anthropologists now pay serious attention to the politics of ethnographic film representation and spectatorship… wilton martinez has shown how individuals’ readings of ethnographic films are embedded in complex sets of existing power relations and cultural narratives that ‘conventional’ ethnographic film narratives and pedagogic strategies do not challenge… . ( 2001 : 145 )
macdougall , d . ( 1995 ) ‘the subjective voice in ethnographic film’ , in devereaux , l . and r . hillman ( eds . ) , fields of vision : essays in film studies , visual anthropology and photography , berkeley : university of california press , pp . 217 - 56 .
tel aviv , like israel , is not planed ahead – that’s her beauty . i try to find the right corners from which that beauty reappears , where the unplanned becomes an organism , like you inside your surroundings – your city , your culture .
michael jackson ghost , haunting new york subway caught on film . when i shot this pic didnt have image on the train . only saw during editing
there ' s only one explanation for such a tonally deaf film : screenwriter john patrick shanley and director tony bill huffed glue in their formative years .
at metacritic , users gave the film a
mixed
score of 5 . 3 / 10 with 192 reviews , 94 of them positive . [ 76 ] on rotten tomatoes , only 38 % are listed as liking the film , with an overall rating of 3 / 5 . [ 77 ]
the director and star happen to be one and the same : the talented john turturro , who has just completed his first feature film as a director .
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…
it was a “flippy man , the idea of him cartwheeling , ” johnstone recalled . “it took [ harvey ] four or five seconds to utter , but it’s taken the better part of a year to figure out how to engineer and build it . ”
mr . august traced the origins of
best intentions
to a time two and a half years ago , when he was preparing to film
the house of the spirits ,
based on the isabel allende novel about a chilean family . problems arose with financing , and one day , mr . august said , he received a call from a woman in swedish television asking if he would be interested in a project intended to yield both a television film and a feature film .
the clone wars served as an introduction to the animated series of the same name that premiered on cartoon network on october 3 , 2008 . george lucas was inspired to make the movie while reviewing footage from the show and described the film as
almost an afterthought .
[ 4 ] the film was released august 15 , 2008 .
the verdict : with a title that falls firmly under so - bad - it ' s - good , it ' s disappointing that the rest of the film doesn ' t follow suit . 2 fast is paper - thin and full of highly questionable racial and gender stereotypes , and the while the original film is hardly shakespeare , we could forgive the film its flaws if the race sequences were any good . they’re not , though – they’re overly cartoony , and it’s almost impossible to tell what’s going on .
here , the film’s supposed lack of authenticity is cast as residing both artistically in its pornographic ( crude , almost sadistic ) representations of poverty and also in its lack of national loyalty , its supposedly insidious implication that india has a seedy underbelly of poverty , crime and resentment . but responses to the film in india were by no means all of the same character . many indian reviewers and critics saluted what they termed the novel techniques and the subject matter of the film , eschewing nationalist discourses and decrying what they termed the ‘insecurity’ of indians who always wanted india to be depicted in a ‘good’ light . there were , however , also avowed ‘insiders’ who , like soutik biswas reviewing the film for the bbc , noted that the film’s popular critical reception might come at the expense both of an understanding of real poverty , real indian children and other cinemas in india :
the film ' s music was composed by kevin kiner . [ 18 ] steward lee is a storyboard artist . [ 8 ] when it was decided to produce the film , lucasfilm contacted all the major film star wars actors to see who was interested in voicing their characters for the clone wars . [ 19 ] in the end , anthony daniels , matthew wood , christopher lee and samuel l . jackson returned to voice their respective characters . [ 20 ] several voice actors also reprised their roles from the 2003 series .
these days , mr . turturro is editing
mac
in the hope that he has built something worthy of display at the cannes international film festival this spring . tanner retrospective
rechtshaffen , michael ( august 10 , 2008 ) . film review : ' star wars : the clone wars ' . the hollywood reporter . retrieved on august 17 , 2008 .
about you and slumdog – specific - can you describe your reactions as you watched the film and just after you finished viewing . - were these reactions similar to those of the people watching it with you ? did you discuss the film ? - did you feel differently about the film ( if you watched it more than once ) - can you describe how you feel about the film now , on reflection : o the plot o the main characters o the stars / actors o the cinematography and style o the music o the depiction of india as a location o the use of slum children as actors o the representations of children / o the representations of gangsters o the representations of religious pogroms / riots o the representations of poverty and wealth o key moments in the film that you focus on when recollecting it o the first twenty minutes o the last twenty minutes o the ‘who wants to be a millionaire’ format . o the romance o language use and dialogue in the film o gender issues o the director o anything else… about you and your response to slumdog millionaire :
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lucasfilm animation used autodesk software to animate both the film . the maya 3d modeling program to create highly detailed worlds , characters and creatures . [ 15 ] the film ' s animation style was designed to pay homage to the stylized looks of both japanese anime and manga , and the supermarionation of the british 1960s series thunderbirds . at a cartoon network - hosted discussion , lucas said did not want the clone wars film or television series to look like such movies as beowulf because he wanted a stylized look rather than a realistic one , and he did not want it to look like the popular pixar films such as the incredibles because he wanted the film and characters to have a unique style . [ 16 ] lucas also decided to create the animated film and series from a live - action perspective , which winder said set it apart from other cgi films because it
meant using long camera shots , aggressive lighting techniques , and relying on editing instead of storyboards .
[ 10 ] animators also reviewed designs from the original 2003 clone wars series when creating the animation style for the film and the new series . [ 17 ]
at toyfare 2008 , a lego official announced that an animated feature film would be released in the uk in september 2008 , [ 24 ] and would be made up of the first three episodes of the series , with regular episodes airing later on television on an at - the - time unrevealed channel . [ 25 ] it was officially announced on february 12 , 2008 that the feature film would be released in theaters on august 15 , 2008 , with the tv series debuting in the fall . [ 2 ] warner bros . showed a preview of the film in las vegas , nevada on march 13 , 2008 . [ 26 ] lucas attended the event and held a question and answer session . [ 7 ] the first theatrical trailer debuted on may 8 , 2008 on five separate turner network channels . [ 27 ] a second trailer was released in june 2008 . [ 28 ]
a true hidden gem . i don ' t think i have heard a soul talk about this film but it is truly a good one . a great performance by turturro . . truly frightening .
autodesk maya software serves as animation platform for new star wars : the clone wars animated feature film and tv series . urltoken ( august 26 , 2008 ) . retrieved on september 3 , 2008 .
further , and in particular , notions drawn from critiques of ethnographic film , now circulating in visual anthropology ( martinez 1992 ; macdougall 1995 ; pink , 2001 ) , provided an interesting lens for examining some of the anxieties caused by the film around notions of representation , class politics , nation and authenticity . while slumdog millionaire had no overt pretensions to being an ethnographic account of life in indian slums , and was , in fact , openly touted by its makers as a ‘feel - good film’ , many of its re / viewers implicitly used criteria from ethnography or realist criteria from social science to evaluate , understand and comment on its qualities and their reactions to it . sarah pink’s discussion of current scholarship on audiences of ethnographic film and video is illustrative of why this approach can prove fruitful :
the film premiered at grauman ' s egyptian theatre on august 10 , 2008 , [ 29 ] and was later screened on august 14 , 2008 at los angeles ' s nokia theater accompanying a lucasfilm vip party with special guests john knoll and dave filoni . spiketv producer terry minogue speculated that his channel would debut the film on television at some point after its theatrical release . [ 30 ] the film had its canadian broadcast premiere on september 5 , 2009 on the canadian tv station teletoon , [ source ? ] and in the us on cartoon network on november 20 , 2010 . [ 31 ]
initially much of the negative feedback roused by the film was from primarily middle - class indians apparently incensed that the film was depicting india in a negative light as a country of gangsters , riots , child prostitutes and filthy slums . one blogger wrote : ‘having seen the movie the indian within me is raging [ 2 ] . ’ the times online [ 3 ] ran a piece in january 2009 which explored some of the mixed responses to the film in india , starting with ‘ [ c ] ritics , led by amitabh bachchan , the veteran bollywood star , [ who ] denounced it as “poverty porn” that perpetuated western stereotypes about india’ . others claimed that the term “slumdog” was offensive [ 4 ] . various reports emerged of slum - dwellers attacking cinema theatres showing the film in north - east india because of a misunderstanding of the term ‘slumdog’ , which they read in a derogatory light ( sic ) . in response to praise for the film by shekhar kapoor on his blog , one ‘indian’ writes :
by the way , about those penguins . there ' s a note at the end of the film that states the following :
many thanks to the penguins in this film . they were treated most respectfully and no harm ever came to them in their work .
fine . fine . i ' m glad somebody was thinking about the penguins . but what about us ? what about our feelings ?
at last month ' s oscars pitched arguably america ' s hottest comedian alongside a 63 - year - old whose latest film , the pink panther 2 , looked painfully like a ticket to early retirement .
about you and cinema - are you an experienced film viewer ? what’s your preferred style of cinema ? - what do you look forward to most in a movie ? - have you ever been to see hindi popular films ( bollywood ) ? if yes , can you describe a few of your experiences of film viewing . if no , could you give me an idea of what you think about ‘bollywood’ and where you got those impressions from ? about you and slumdog general ( if you remember , of course ! ) - had you heard about the film before you saw it ? what had you heard / read / seen ?
nearly at the end of the credits there is the following paragraph : ' many thanks to the penguins in this film . they were treated most respectfully and no harm ever came to them in their work . '
ain ' t it cool news , a movie review site , posted two reviews of the film during the week before its release , but pulled them down due to an embargo placed on those attending the screening its writers attended . the same reviews were reposted on the site the day of the film ' s release . the retraction prompted some readers to allege a conspiracy by lucasfilm to keep negative press out of circulation until the release of the film , but although the review by site creator harry knowles was negative , drew
moriarty
mcweeny pointed out to readers that his review was positive and that no such conspiracy existed . [ 50 ]
given his lack of pro - ready technique and the crowded depth chart ahead of him , the smart money was on moncrief taking a few years to put out effective nfl film . you would have lost that bet .
• this was the most expensive film in the series so far . the train heist sequence alone cost $ 25 million to make , and involved buying a stretch of railway in mexico and an actual train to blow up .
paying attention , then , to power relations , to pleasures , to individual self - narratives and to the groups of discursive readings emerging from viewings of the film , the following section presents a snapshot of the data collected .
then there ' s what looks like a bathysphere with wings , which is actually something referred to as a ' glider ' in the film - sort of like a mini personal hovercraft as near as i can make out .
when it comes to the five boroughs of new york , the bronx usually receives a bad press . no matter that its 42 . 5 square miles embrace everything from lovely mansions and expansive parklands to alluring retreats like city island and exciting venues like yankee stadium ; no matter its ethnic and cultural diversity , the bronx is usually described in terms reserved for combat zones .
a violent and psychotic rapist is released from prison and returns to his old neighborhood to terrorize the locals . a few of the neighbors find their lives turned upside - down by his return , and this film is their story .
a strange film . i kind of liked it . good acting , especially in an early role by john turturro . excellent acting by the penguins too . quirky , unconnected stories that connect up in the end . kind of .
this film is rated r . linda . . . jodie foster harry . . . tim robbins james . . . todd graff heinz . . . john turturro mrs . sabantino . . . rose gregorio melanie . . . elizabeth berridge
mr . bergman has remained very much in the background of
best intentions ,
preferring to let mr . august discuss the film , which tells the story of mr . bergman ' s parents over a decade beginning in 1908 .
despite its flaws , prometheus is a visually stunning film ( well worth the extra expense of 3 - d ) that leaves the viewer pondering its themes of creation ' s longing to know its creator long after the credits have rolled .
“i believe in order to do the kind of adventures we all do—skiing , climbing , kayaking , surfing , whatever—it stuck to me that those five principles have to be imbedded in our adventures , otherwise there’s no real reason to do them—because really , they’re what it’s all about . ” if you’ve had your finger on the pulse of outdoor film at all in the past few years , y ou’ve probably seen a film that was somehow supported by 5point . like cold , directed and edited by anson fogel ; the wolf & the medallion by jeremy collins ; or 14 . c about climber kai lightner . “we try to spread the love to different filmmakers , ” says julie kennedy . “and if we don’t have the money , we’ll fit them with a particular brand that might have chemistry . we like to help be the networking agent to connect the filmmaker with the appropriate brands . ” “it used to be that the film festivals were the main channel for a filmmaker to get a film out and that isn’t the case now , ” cahall says . “the filmmakers aren’t as beholden to the festivals . i think 5point realized and decided that their mission wasn’t to be the biggest festival ; they wanted to be best . for them , it meant fewer films , more collaboration with the filmmakers . that’s enticing as a filmmaker . ”
but movie makers know better . and while they don ' t shy away from some of its grittier reality , neither do they fail to appreciate the borough as a backdrop for drama and comedy . take nancy savoca , for instance , who grew up in the bronx and used the sociology of its italian - american community and its mating rites as the substance of true love ( 1989 , mgm / ua home video , $ 89 . 95 ) , newly released on videcassette . this funny and poignant film about an altar - bound couple ( annabella sciorra and ron eldard ) won the jury prize for best dramatic film at last year ' s united states film festival and went on to significant critical acclaim .
‘the most interesting and satisfying section of the film treats jamal’s early childhood in the mumbai slums . one aerial shot , in particular , makes a strong impression as the camera pulls back revealing an impossible number of shacks with rusted tin roofs . one is staggered by the wretched conditions , the number of the dwellings and how close each one is to the next . in another of the film’s stronger moments , the predominantly muslim community is invaded by hindu - chauvinist thugs . the horror of the moment is communicated with feeling , although the film lacks social and historical context regarding hindu extremism in the country . these images , and others showing an orphaned jamal and his brother salim living in makeshift tents on a landfill or sleeping in empty railroad boxcars to avoid a rainstorm , are significant and valuable . they have clearly made an impact on many viewers , despite the serious limitations of the film’s approach . ’ ( hiram lee , world socialist website , urltoken )
• neither michelle rodriguez or jordana brewster had a driving license prior to working on the film . rodriguez – who’s been caught speeding and dui since – says that learning for the fast and the furious probably gave her some bad driving habits .
but the valley’s isolation , in one of the driest and most sparsely populated corners of the southwest , helped protect it from the outside world . there is no evidence that 17th - or 18th - century spanish explorers ever found it , although they roamed the area and came in frequent conflict with the navajo , who called themselves diné , or “the people . ” the navajo lived in an area today known as the four corners , where utah , arizona , colorado and new mexico meet . they called monument valley tsé bii ndzisgaii , or “clearing among the rock , ” and regarded it as an enormous hogan , or dwelling , with the two isolated stone pinnacles to the north—now known as gray whiskers and sentinel—as its door posts . they considered the two soaring buttes known as the mittens to be the hands of a deity .
though critical reception was negative , the film was a box office success , and grossed $ 68 . 3 million worldwide against an $ 8 . 5 million budget , [ 5 ] and earned $ 14 . 6 million dollars during its opening weekend .
‘the fairytale power of the film is the way boyle manages to capture the evolution of the city through the eyes of a child . it’s visually astonishing . the film gets under the skin of the city on every imaginable level . the cinematographer anthony dod mantle is an insouciant genius with a camera . you could hang his lush stills of garbage heaps , frowning waifs and skeletal tower blocks in any respectable art gallery . by the same token the film must have been murder to edit… . . the director has never been shy of manipulating emotions and characters to crank out the maximum screen emotion . the scented backdrops and flavours of mumbai dilute the crude liberties that boyle occasionally inflicts on the melodrama . ’ ( the times , james christopher , urltoken ) .
or at least one movie anyway - meg , that giant shark film starring jason statham that you probably heard something about last year when every glad - rag and women ' s mag was running pictures of the action star as he gadded about auckland .
mr . shanley and mr . bill set their scene and introduce the characters with a good deal of humor and insight . there ' s a very funny early sequence in which a bored neighborhood romeo pays two strangers five bucks to take his girlfriends off his hands . the movie hits just the proper note of comedy mixed with melodrama when two couples find themselves trapped , possibly fatally , in an elevator shaft .
because
best intentions
was intended as a 6 - hour television mini - series to be shown in 4 90 - minute segments before its release as a 2 - hour 45 - minute feature film , mr . august spent 9 months filming it .
many print reviewers writing at the time of the film’s release seemed to take an ‘outsider’ perspective , reading the film’s brilliance in its ability to entertain cinematically and to educate about a particular place or historical moment in india [ 1 ] . they write : ‘one is staggered by the wretched conditions , the number of the dwellings and how close each one is to the next’ ; ‘the film gets under the skin of the city on every imaginable level’ ; ‘the type of movie experience that inspires moviegoers to become movie snobs’ . the discourses in such reviews shift back and forth from 1 ) praise of the novelty and proficiency of the film’s technical expertise through 2 ) comments on the plausibility and entertainment value of the plot to 3 ) discussions of more philosophical and political themes . the language of emotion is clearly at play here – to be awed , staggered , inspired , disturbed are some of the pleasures on offer . to learn about something that is authentic , ‘under the skin’ , so to speak , about the lives of bombay’s poor is another of the pleasures described by reviewers . positive reviews also pay attention to a fourth category of discourse – critical or less than enthusiastic responses to the film – and attempt to undermine such critiques while continuing to maintain the reviewers’ own place as cinematic sophisticates .
ofir : my first stint in filmmaking was when i joined the army eight years ago . i was a cameraman in the film unit . after my release in 2010 , i started working on documentaries and music videos until i got my first break as a cinematographer for israeli tv . this was a great opportunity to pay my bills and to also develop my own cinematic language , it was almost like being at film school . in 2014 i lived in new york for a while , i buried myself in cinema .
the plot : teen tearaway sean boswell has a run - in with the law due to his love of reckless driving , and is sent to live with his father in tokyo . falling in with the local drift - racing scene , sean vies with yakuza - connected rival takashi for the title of drift king . ( drift racing , it seems , is a driving style that involves skidding around corners , mario kart - style . )
ridley scott , director of alien and blade runner , returns to the genre he helped define . with prometheus , he creates a groundbreaking mythology , in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on earth , leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe . there , they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race . - - ( c ) official site
in short , a very impressive feat of building and engineering in a desert location where there is no power , no lighting , no water , no nothing , except during burning man when 70 , 000 people from all corners of the planet will flock here for a week to create one of the most vibrant urban environments on earth–black rock city–and then , not long after the man is burned to the ground , disappear with nary a trace .
in b’s description of his viewing and his own history , the fact that he watches and enjoys hindi films stands out . he positions himself as an ardent film fan , but claims no authority further than that of knowing which films he likes and which do not merit a second viewing . he names his wife as a viewing companion and speaks about her also in his description of responses to the film ( we saw it but we didn’t go back… ; we found the children very good… ) . however , at one point he clearly distinguishes his wife’s opinion – and her feeling that the film smudges out important distinctions between different strata and lives amongst those who are poor in urban india . he goes on to support his wife’s opinion about slumdog ’s clichéd reduction of urban slum poverty to a gangster - victim binary by referring to his own experience : ‘the worst we do is drink a bit we don’t join in a gang’ . here both knowledge of films and of life work to de - exoticise the narrative and techniques of slumdog . here also another common discourse emerges that views the director as ‘inauthentic’ in a way that , perhaps , even the most elite hindi film directors might not be regarded . and this , as atticus nairn points out , is a complex matter , however one feels about the film itself :
such ridiculously grandiose claims , and such ‘poverty tourism’ as it has been labeled , worked for some to further discredit the film’s claims to represent something authentic about india and for others to do exactly the opposite [ 8 ] . no study can assume that viewers’ interactions with such a popular film take place in a vacuum , uncontaminated , so to speak , by the debates , values and animosities outlined in this section . it was , therefore , with this wider media context in mind that this study was designed and carried out .
martinez , w . ( 1992 ) ‘who constructs anthropological knowledge ? towards a theory of ethnographic film spectatorship’ in crawford , p . i . and d . turton ( eds ) , the construction of the viewer , aarhaus : intervention press , pp . 131 - 61 .
warner bros . also has the home video rights , and had planned a dvd release of the film and tv series as early as february 2008 . [ 8 ] star wars : the clone wars was released on home video on november 11 , 2008 , as a single - disc dvd , a two - disc special edition dvd set , and a two - disc blu - ray set . the single and double - disc standard - definition versions both include the widescreen film with dolby digital 5 . 1 surround ex sound , and the feature - length audio commentary .
when mr . august first visited mr . bergman in stockholm , he wanted to know if mr . bergman planned to impose any conditions on their collaboration .
it was important for me to trust myself and not to try to do an ingmar bergman film ,
mr . august said .
the verdict :
even low - born , trash cinema like this can cheat time and beat death ,
wrote robbie collin .
that’s the movies’ single greatest power – and why i found myself unexpectedly shedding a tear at the film’s perfectly judged , sunbathed , final fade to white .
since its release in january , the crow : new songs for the five - string banjo has had a warmer critical reception than the pink panther 2 , a second failed bid to escape the shadow of peter sellers in the role of inspector jacques clouseau . martin , it seems , can handle it .
i ' m used to bad review for movies because people like to attack them , but i ' d be sad if the reviews were bad for this album ,
he has said .
don’t get us wrong , after the plot and character vacuum of tokyo drift , fast & furious is an improvement ( even if it does criminally miss out on the punning potential of calling itself fast and four - ious ) . but considering its name , the film’s a bit … well , dull & angsty . vin diesel’s gravel - meets - charcoal mumbling makes a welcome return and there’s a proper plot with characters and everything , but the final chase through an awfully - rendered cgi mining tunnel already looks more outdated than the temple of doom . and several of the film’s chase sequences involve the characters being directed by satnavs . how rebellious .
the verdict : fast & furious 6 is equally loud , dumb and fun as the previous film , this time throwing a tank , a cargo plane , and a car that can flip other cars over into the mix . the majority of the action takes place in london , meaning a fun game of
spot the landmark before it’s smashed to smithereens
for uk viewers . most exciting of all is the closing sting , which not only ties in han’s death from tokyo drift , but also teases the next film’s villain : jason statham . starring alongside vin diesel and the rock . that’s three for three on the tally of bald punching machines .
the film ' s title is
mac ,
and mr . turturro , the star of the coen brothers '
barton fink
and a featured player in spike lee ' s
do the right thing
and
mo ' better blues ,
among other films , started writing it about 10 years ago .
for those intent on the borough ' s bleaker side , there is fort apache , the bronx ( 1981 , vestron video , $ 29 . 98 ) , the daniel petrie film about the lot of policemen assigned there . the notable cast includes paul newman , danny aiello , edward asner , ken wahl and rachel ticotin .
dwayne ' the rock ' johnson hasn’t earned the nickname “franchise viagra” for nothing , and pitting him against dom , brian and the crew is fast & furious 5 ' s greatest strength . where previous instalments seemed to question themselves ( “will people care if we don’t bring vin diesel back ? shall we just ditch the other films and do one in tokyo ? how little plot is too much plot ? ” ) , fast five is an exercise in glorious , unrestrained excess . really , really stupid , but really , really good .
despite low box office and negative critical reviews , audience response over time to the film has proven favorable in some aspects . as of november 13 , 2014 , the film carries an overall rating of 4 . 0 / 5 user - reviewed stars at amazon . com , with 145 / 284 reviews giving it a rating of 5 stars and only 43 giving it less than 3 stars . [ 73 ] amongst reviewer statements were that it ' s
good for what it tries to do
[ 74 ] and that it
offers a subpar story but sort of makes up for it with pretty cool battle sequences and decent animation .
[ 75 ]
i said : ' no . not now , '
he said .
she said , ' ingmar bergman wrote a wonderful story , and he wants you to direct it . ' and i said i was extremely moved and very honored . ingmar bergman is maybe one of the few legends left in the film world .
his mercurial spirit , expansive curiosity and introspective corners are seldom glimpsed by followers of his movies . among his friends is geoff dyer , the british author of books such as but beautiful and out of sheer rage , who recalled :
he sent me a letter via my publisher which said : ' just wanted to tell you what i ' ve told so many people - out of sheer rage is the funniest book i ' ve ever read . ' we met after that and became friends . he ' s incredibly funny and fantastic company to be with .
my generation grew up mourning the death of bambi ' s mother . now comes
the lion king ,
with the death of mufasa , the father of the lion cub who will someday be king . the disney animators know that cute little cartoon characters are not sufficient to manufacture dreams . there have to be dark corners , frightening moments , and ancient archetypes like the crime of regicide .
the lion king ,
which is a superbly drawn animated feature , is surprisingly solemn in its subject matter , and may even be too intense for very young children .
as impressive as he was to take in as a physical specimen , his film coming out of college was not as kind . moncrief had flashes of that integrated technique , but it came and went in waves . his final year was marred by inconsistencies and an inability to string it all together on a route - to - route basis .
to further complicate matters the off - screen life of the indian slum child stars and of the slum - dwellers of dharavi , the shantytown where some of the film was shot , began to make headlines . in an article for the sydney morning herald entitled ‘slumdog reality’ , kay o sullivan interviewed a man conducting tours of india’s largest slum :


everything we loved is a 2014 new zealand drama film written and directed by max currie .

it won best actress and best screenplay at the 2014 new zealand film awards .

everything we loved

everything we loved is now available to purchase or rent through films on demand .
go behind the scenes of new new zealand feature everything we loved , written and directed by max currie .
a four knights film - by max currie - everything we loved - the feature film debut from writer / director max currie .
on monday 28 july 2014 , everything we loved had a ground - breaking new zealand premiere - simultaneously in cinemas , on airlines and online .
everything we loved , sia trokenheim , latest big screen odyssey beyond the known world is coming to a cinema near you on april 20th . check it out !
sia is well known at home for
step dave
and a best actress winner at the 2014 moas for her role in
everything we loved
.
berlin - - a grieving father goes to extraordinary - - and extraordinarily illegal - - lengths to regain what has been lost in everything we loved , the confident debut feature of new zealand filmmaker max currie .
join urltoken as we live stream the red carpet premiere of everything we loved on monday july 28th , then head over to the nz film commission to watch the film , and back here for a live stream of the question & answer session . for more details click here .
everything we loved is so far ahead of modern psychological dramas because it captures a situation so agonising to watch and makes it seem so real . from start to finish , we just want to see the reunited family smiling alongside each other , doing activities any young family would do . but we don’t , because it’s all just an illusion .
everything we loved should continue a healthy festival run after a world premiere at the recent palm springs film festival and a subsequent bow at the berlin festival’s european film market , with select theatrical sales a possibility but small - screen success more likely .
disney channel has just announced the sequel to descendants , last year’s delightful dcom about the children of villains , which we absolutely loved . ( it also happens to be the # 1 cable tv movie of 2015 so we know you guys loved it too . ) descendants 2 will begin filming this summer to be released in 2017 ; here’s what we’ve learned about the sequel so far :
although we don’t know the official title yet , we were excited to see the concept art for this animated film that will explore the future of aviation . we’re looking forward to learning more .
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everything we loved is a movie starring brett stewart , sia trokenheim , and ben clarkson . a shy magician coaxes his once happy wife back to life with his greatest illusion - a little boy . but the loving family they create is threatened when they become hunted as child abductors .
the newest fruit of the nz film commission ' s excellent low - budget escalator project , which has given us fantail , this festival ' s orphans & kingdoms and housebound , and existence , which played in the 2012 festival , everything we loved opens on charlie ( stewart ) at home and looking after 5 - year - old tommy ( clarkson ) .
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we learned that taraji p . henson will be voicing a new character named yesss , who will name drop oh my disney ! we are so excited to be a part of this sequel !
we recently learned that liu yifei was cast as mulan in this upcoming film ! see the details here .
i am prepared to forgive the minor shortcomings simply because i loved the film so much ; the shaky cameras , the limited musical score and the botched effort to cover trokenheim’s shoulder tattoo .
what we know so far : this movie will revolve around christopher robin , who was once the young boy who loved going on adventures in the hundred acre wood , but has now grown up and lost his way . it’s up to his childhood friends to venture into our world and help christopher robin remember the playful kid he once was .
we cannot wait to return to cherry tree lane in this sequel starring emily blunt and lin - manuel miranda ! see the latest here .
there you have it ! the walt disney studios slate of our dreams . we’ll be counting the days to each and every one of these films !
we were so thrilled to learn more details about this movie starring keira knightley , helen mirren , morgan freeman , and american ballet theater ballerina misty copeland . we’ll be dreaming of sugar plums until this magical movie graces the big screen . check out the teaser trailer here and get a first look at images here !
with a pair of former magicians for protagonists , max currie’s debut displays impressive sleight of hand , hiding key plot elements in plain sight . when we meet charlie – clearly under stress – with four - year - old tommy on whom he dotes , they appear to be in seclusion , hunkered down in a house outside town . when charlie’s wife angela arrives she seems , at first glance , to be appalled to find them together . it will be a little time before we understand just why . by staggering his revelations , currie makes this a challenging film to describe , but the strategy is a most effective one . he keeps us utterly intent on unpacking the unstable family dynamics we witness . are we maybe even in
at d23 expo last year we saw this beautiful concept art ! and did you watch fashion stars heidi klum , kendall jenner , and more honor the incomparable edna e . mode ? the fashion icon will be returning in the sequel , directed by brad bird , who also voices edna . we already know this movie is going to be incredible . we also know that in it , a new villain will be hatching a brilliant and dangerous plot , and the incredibles family will need to team up with frozone to deal with it . check out the latest trailer here .
i’m fascinated by good people doing bad things . at the start of the film we meet this playful , loving couple — and yet as the story unfolds they do something most parents would find unthinkable .
after seeing a clip of the “circle of life” scene at d23 expo last year , we could not be more excited to see this film . it is directed by jon favreau , and features an amazing cast including donald glover , james earl jones , beyoncé , and more . we are all in for an epic experience when this reimagining of the lion king comes to theaters . see the full cast list here .
the year ' s biggest local box office hit . the taika waititi - jemaine clement horror - comedy what we do in the shadows won the best self - funded movie category having missed out on best film consideration .
director max currie himself must be lauded for doing a great job at bringing everything together . for a film made with limited resources , some crisp cinematography , a poignant musical score alongside a smooth flowing story prevailed . assisted by the brilliant producers tom hern ( the dark horse ) and luke robinson ( evil dead ) the craft of making it the classic new zealand film it is a lot easier .
what we did in the shadows took away the production design and sound prizes , and jackie beek won the supporting actress prize of her performance in the film who thanked co - directors waitit and clement
who never let me read a script and gave me contradictory directions
.
what makes the film brilliant is that it never gets too complicated . it sticks to what works and does a great job with it . one element which i really enjoyed was exploring the mood of “mommy and daddy . ” even though a young “son” is present in their lives again , they are never completely happy ; consequently they are never really sad either . for most of the film their moods are neutral . for those who have yet to see it , just watch very carefully and try count the number of times charlie speaks in a genuinely positive tone or angela smiles sincerely ; there are plenty of attempted efforts to do so but it very rarely succeeds . also , we know both adults do not mean bad . they are benevolent people who are prepared to sacrifice everything - even at the risk of going to prison - to be reunited as a family .
at last year’s d23 expo walt disney studios live - action presentation , we saw many of the actors who bring our favorite characters to life . you guys … this movie is going to be amazing , and now it is opening sooner so that fans around the world can enjoy it at the same time ! check out the intense trailer here .
we literally got goosebumps watching the teaser trailer of a wrinkle in time . based on the book by madeleine l’engle , the film is directed by ava duvernay and stars a phenomenal cast including oprah winfrey ( who was honored as a disney legend last year ) , chris pine , reese witherspoon , mindy kaling , and storm reid ! take a look at these images from the film , if you haven’t already !
we meet charlie ( brett stewart ) , a reserved man who is desperate to reunite his family . once a travelling magician with his wife angela ( sia trokenheim - cettina ) , he now lives in a rundown lifestyle block . living with him is a young boy . for a brief moment we are made to believe it is his son hugo . however a quick sequence of events establishes that hugo is dead . the boy who is there is none other than tommy ( ben clarkson ) , a five year old whose face is all over the news ; he was kidnapped . things get heated when his wife angela returns to see tommy . she wants to call the police but charlie persuades her that he can make them a family again . so begins a rather lukewarm illusion , one which could continue if all three of them move overseas .
gradually , it builds a sense of unease as the plainly loving charlie is confronted with questions such as such as
are you my real daddy ?
and
where is mummy ?
. a television report about a missing child ( the newsreader is suzy clarkson , the child actor ' s real mother ) is our first clue as to what happened and when stewart ' s wife angela ( trokenheim ) joins them , we join the dots .
production began last year on this film , starring paul rudd and evangeline lilly , and it’s sure to be epic ! what we know so far : the film will take place in the aftermath of captain america : civil war as scott lang aka ant - man grapples with the consequences of being a super hero and a father . while he’s dealing with this , hope van dyne aka the wasp will approach him with a new mission . can’t wait to see what it is !
can’t . wait . for . black panther ! have you seen these exclusive images of the characters , yet ? and the amazing trailer ? the story will take place right after t’challa aka black panther , played by chadwick boseman , returns to wakanda to take his place as king after the death of his father . soon a powerful old enemy appears and t’challa must rally his allies to save the fate of his nation . we are so ready to journey to wakanda when marvel’s black panther comes to theaters .
we learned some incredible aladdin casting news at d23 expo last year ! will smith will be playing the genie , mena massoud will be playing aladdin , and naomi scott will be playing jasmine ! the aladdin cast also includes : marwan kenzari as jafar , navid negahban as the sultan , nasim pedrad as dalia , princess jasmine’s handmaiden and confidante , billy magnussen as prince anders , a suitor from skanland and potential husband for princess jasmine , and numan acar as hakim , jafar’s right - hand man and head of the palace guards . check out this cast selfie from the first day of production !
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this is where good shit happens . . . . . rutger hauer , blade runner
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james rolleston and cliff curtis on the red carpet at the rialto channel new zealand film awards .
the acclaimed film , a dramatisation of an episode in the life of bipolar gisborne chess champ genesis potini , took out six categories - including best score - from its 13 nominations .
with 14 nods , the night ' s biggest nominee had been te reo action movie the dead lands but it only managed a showing in the technical categories of best visual effects , costume and makeup .
though the status of the film as
self - funded
was under question with new zealand film commission boss dave gibson later joking during a presentation speech he would like
a quarter of a million dollars back
.
clement and waititi proved entertaining awardees with clement attempting a loose translation of producer chelsea winstanley ' s te reo acceptance speech .
later , clement ' s stint as best director presenter provided the biggest laughs of a night not short of them care of mc jesse mulligan .
dominating the documentary categories was hip hop - eration , the film about a group of break - dancing senior citizens , which won three out of its four categories including best doco .
nicholas received a standing ovation when she appeared on stage with producer steven o ' meagher . she told the crowd :
thank you for letting my truth to be told .
accepting the best picture award , dark horse producer tom hern said there had been a cultural shift in the past year with local audiences more open to local movies after 2014 ' s strong crop of features .
the 17 - year - old white fern says women ' s cricket has come a long way in terms of equal pay .
look at what i found in the fruit bowl today . eyes , nose and even scary teeth .
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a shy magician coaxes his once happy wife back to life with his greatest illusion - a little boy . but the loving family they create is threatened when they become hunted as child abductors .
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a debut feature from new zealand that conjures up a world of pain that allows the protagonists to do things no sane person would ever think of doing . twitter
max currie ' s feature debut stars brett stewart and sia trokenheim as grieving parents in auckland who try to start a new life together .
though apparently not based on a specific true story , the film , which was also written by the director , is extremely convincing in its depiction of the dark danger zone in which a father finds himself when he can’t cope with a loss that is beyond his comprehension and how , gradually , he drags the late boy’s mother along with him into insanity . with its convincingly drawn characters and , in brett stewart and sia trokenheim , two actors who can do their complex parts justice , this high - end drama convinces on an emotional level even if , visually , the film is rather traditionally put together .
charlie ( stewart ) and angela ( trokenheim ) used to tour the country as a magician and his sexy assistant , though the curtain unexpectedly came down both professionally and privately when their young child , hugo , suddenly died . when the film opens , charlie is at home but angela’s gone , though the mourning father is not alone , as he’s looking after and playing with a five - year - old boy , tommy ( ben clarkson ) . currie’s screenplay initially leaves the relationships between the characters unclear and has the little boy ask rather odd questions , such as
are you my real daddy ?
and
where is momma ?
a tv report about a missing boy provides the missing puzzle piece and when angela finally returns to the couple’s home , the extent to which charlie has strayed becomes clear as it’s obvious their own son died and tommy’s real parents are elsewhere - - they may be negligent caregivers , as charlie keeps insisting , but they are alive and have been robbed of their offspring . the first reaction of angela , who clearly had to leave the house to go through her own grieving process , is one of disbelief and rejection ; she can’t be part of charlie’s insane replacement plan .
the justification for charlie’s actions are of course located in his grief , as his pain has temporarily undermined his capability for sound moral judgment . though the film starts after hugo’s death , the enormity and the power of the parents’ sorrow is made abundantly clear by their decisions and actions , with angela , perhaps even to her surprise , gradually finding relief in the idea of having a “new hugo” and the associated sense of comfort and even a glimpse of the good old times increasingly outweighing her objections .
currie thankfully doesn ' t overdo the magic metaphors and has believably charted the emotional arcs of his adult leads . once they’ve both accepted their new reality , and the soothing sensation it affords them , their need to protect their newfound family and calm makes their life increasingly complicated and , paradoxically , agitated , since they can’t be seen in public with a kidnapped child that’s all over the news . to complicate matters even further , they’ve not been able to pay the rent for months and their landlord wants them out within a week .
new zealand actor stewart ( he died with a felafel in his hand ) and swedish - born trokenheim ( kiwi tv series step dave ) form a believable couple , unable to face the death of their child alone but probably more dangerous when facing it together . entirely in step with currie’s direction , they ensure the story’s grounded in a recognizable emotional reality rather than any kind of tabloid hysteria or sensationalism . clarkson , whose mother suzy clarkson , has a cameo as a news reporter , is a natural child actor who makes tommy’s initial confusion , his natural curiosity and desire for stability and love at any cost all come alive .
cinematographer dave garbett ( spartacus : blood and sand ) and editor dan kircher use a clever variation on a match cut early on and the film’s color palate becomes bleaker as the family’s situation grows increasingly dire . but otherwise it is the actors that do almost all of the heavy lifting here , conjuring up a world of pain that allows them to do things no sane person would ever think of doing .
it ' s difficult to provide a complete assessment of this striking kiwi feature without engaging in what might seem like - but is not really ; the plot point occurs less than 20 minutes in - a major spoiler .
so if you want to see it - and see it you should - completely cold , let your eye skip the next three paragraphs right now . ( start at
the newest fruit . . .
)
for me , the major improbability that dogs an otherwise assured piece of work is the idea that a mother - any mother , anywhere , ever - would accept as her own someone else ' s son when ( here ' s the important bit ) she knew that the boy concerned had been abducted and that his real mother was inhabiting a panic - stricken hell .
director and writer currie seeks to deal with this credibility challenge by having a character tell us that the boy ' s real mum and dad are not fit parents and , to be sure , the world his two main characters come to create is one fraught with a perfectly plausible insanity occasioned by their own bereavement . but when the film ' s mother first discovers what happens , her response is one of horror : the process by which she becomes part of the plot ' s conspiracy is far from convincing and , for me , it remained a fatal flaw .
currie deftly constructs the couple ' s backstory : their past as performing magicians provides plenty of scope for faintly fellini - esque sequences . it ups the ante further when , behind with the rent , the trio have to go out in public to perform and the film exploits , without ever overdoing it , the fact that they make their living by deceiving people . yet it ' s hard not to feel that the film paints itself into something of a narrative corner . there is not enough dramatic or emotional development to set it apart from the routine , and the inevitability of the ending becomes something of a let - down .
all that said , it is an extraordinarily impressive technical achievement that quite belies its chump - change budget . cinematographer dave garbett creates a colour palette that reflects the couple ' s progressively shrinking world - the cinema seems to become colder with each passing minute . and stewart and trokenheim are excellent as a couple sinking deeper into darkness .
the film , which premiered at the film festival on monday evening , went live on a video - on - demand platform at the same time . that innovative release strategy should assure it the audience it deserves .
sia trokenheim plays julie hansen . desperate to find her daughter eva , julie travels to the indian himalayas in search for her .
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with its convincingly drawn characters and , in brett stewart and sia trokenheim , two actors who can do their complex parts justice , this high - end drama convinces on an emotional level even if , visually , the film is rather traditionally put together .
gorgeously shot , with a tinge of darkness and grime , the style reflects an intimate and realistic look at human darkness . writer - director max currie is no doubt one to keep an eye on , as this first feature is stunningly accomplished and deeply affecting .
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“there are two types of magic . the type that make things disappear . and the type - what’s that ? – which make things reappear . ”
keeping a false illusion alive is a very dangerous game . when appearance vs . reality becomes blurred it can lead to dangerous compromises being made to keep the illusion alive . every precaution is taken to ensure no suspicion is aroused . tommy is not allowed to be seen much . however a heart in mouth moment comes as he runs onto the stage while charlie performs the zig zag girl illusion . “put mummy back together ! ” he screams fervently . tensions get even higher when he starts playing with a young boy who was in the crowd .
five year old ben clarkson is a natural actor . how he managed to pull off such a sumptuous performance is something only he can answer . alongside the persuasive , calculated brett stewart and an emotionally passionate sia trokenheim - cettina there actually wasn’t much more needed than an odd character to appear every so often to assure us that these characters were living in reality and not some bubble .
both . there are things i watch on both . if i had to choose one i ' d pick netflix , but i ' m glad i . . .
love to win this book and be mesmerized by new zealand ' s landscapes .
the pacific touch rugby festival ( fijian cup and kava cup ) is underway on november 2 , 2017 and with support from touch fiji and . . .
jim beam rock island is an all inclusive fully immersive travel experience which was brought into the music festival scene by jim . . .
a bold , unusual , and thrilling new zealand drama that marks the arrival of a striking new talent – filmmaker max currie .
a man , a woman and a four - year - old boy retreat to a house outside town . what are they hiding from ? debut writer / director max currie staggers its revelations to dramatic effect in this suspenseful psychological drama .
territory ? stranger theories may cross your mind before the refracted picture of fractured parenthood comes together with gratifying coherence – as a suspenseful and piercing psychological drama .
“with its convincingly drawn characters and , in brett stewart and sia trokenheim , two actors who can do their complex parts justice , this high - end drama convinces on an emotional level… new zealand actor stewart ( he died with a felafel in his hand ) and swedish - born trokenheim ( step dave ) form a believable couple… entirely in step with currie’s direction , they ensure the story’s grounded in a recognizable emotional reality rather than any kind of tabloid hysteria or sensationalism . ben clarkson… is a natural child actor who makes tommy’s initial confusion , his natural curiosity and desire for stability and love at any cost all come alive . ” — boyd de hoeij , hollywood reporter
be the first in the world to acclaim a moving new new zealand film . cliff curtis is superb as the late genesis potini , the speed chess champion who passed on his gift to countless east coast children .
in writer / director paolo rotondo’s debut feature , three teenagers on the run break into a deluxe waiheke island home and find themselves caught in a tense psychodrama with the conflicted owner .
an up - and - coming media executive has good reason to question the very facts of his existence in this micro - budget sci - fi chiller from director jonathan king ( black sheep , under the mountain ) and novelist chad taylor .
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charlie once made a living as a travelling magician . his picture - perfect marriage and family , though , has been torn asunder by a crippling loss . what will charlie do to reclaim the family he loves ?
in this arresting drama , the ideal of marriage and parenthood is tested by charlie’s griefdriven deviance , his overwhelming desire to raise a child , and his ability to create the grandest illusion of them all : happiness .
with a young boy named tommy as a prop , angela , charlie’s wife , eventually becomes complicit in the couple’s charade . will tommy fall under their spell too , or will the grand illusion come unraveled ?
financed by the new zealand film commission ' s escalator scheme , this arthouse drama premiered at the 2014 palm springs international film festival to sold - out screenings .
as soon as the curtain went up for the cinematic premiere in auckland and wellington at 8 : 15pm on 28 july , the film was also available to watch online at nz film on demand .
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is stewart’s biggest , most complex role to date , and represents his triumphant return to the acting profession after a six year hiatus . his main film credits include
. stewart is one of new zealand’s busiest voice over artists . he lives in auckland with his partner , nathalie , and their son , louis .
sia is set to dominate the big and small screens of nz next year . following
( 2014 ) . swedish born , sia worked professionally in television and theatre in sweden before moving to nz in 2001 to attend unitec school of performing and screen arts , graduating in 2003 . she also featured in sione’s wedding ii ( 2012 ) . sia ' s theatre credits include auckland theatre company productions
, directed by colin mccoll . she played ‘elizabeth’ in the nz tour of gary henderson’s acclaimed play
. sia speaks fluent swedish and conversational polish . she is proficient at aikido , piano , ballroom dancing and is a certified fitness instructor . she lives in auckland with her partner andre and their son terenzo .
right from the start of the gruelling audition process for the role of tommy , five - year - old ben shone . with an incredible memory for dialogue and blocking , and an endlessly inventive imagination that allows him enviable access to his emotional range , ben holds his own next to his co - stars as an actor . in
kenny ortega is returning as the dcom’s director , executive producer , and ( our favorite ) choreographer .
there’s going to be a new vk ! uma , ursula’s daughter , will be played by china anne mcclain ( a . n . t . farm ) .
all - around cutie and newly coronated king ben will also be back , with mitchell hope reprising his role .
according to disney channel president and chief creative officer gary marsh , “just when you thought ‘happily ever after’ had come to the land of auradon , descendants 2 turns the page to reveal a whole new level of mystery and surprise . ”
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this film is set before the events of star wars : a new hope and will explore the adventures of young han solo ( played by alden ehrenreich ) , young lando ( played by donald glover ) , and chewbacca .
big news ! ant - man and the wasp has begun production . in theaters july 6 , 2018 .
the film will be directed by kenneth branagh and the cast includes the amazing josh gad , judi dench , and newcomer ferdia shaw as artemis . see more details here .
“see you again” is a tribute to the late furious actor paul walker who died tragically in november of 2013 after his car crashed and burst into flames in valencia , ca . the first verse is from the perspective of vin diesel and the furious 7 cast members , while the second is from paul walker .
its popularity grew quickly after the release of the film furious 7 , and the music video eventually became the first hip hop song to reach 1 billion youtube views . it topped the billboard hot 100 for twelve weeks , becoming the longest - running rap number one since eminem’s “lose yourself . ”
this marks wiz khalifa’s second release from the furious 7 soundtrack , his first being “go hard or go home” featuring iggy azalea .
i don’t know if a lot of people know this , i wasn’t supposed to be in the video . i wasn’t supposed to be on the song ; i was only supposed to be a writer on the song . i was a brand new artist , i wasn’t cool enough to be part of the franchise yet , i wasn’t big enough , but i proved everybody who was close - minded wrong . everyone on my record label stuck beside me and my management .
i’ll never forget i ended up calling them from around this big conference table on the phone , and they were explaining the reasons why it was going to be sung by this artist and blah , blah blah , i’m not going to name any names , but… i said , ‘that’s great . your movie comes out in a week and i’m not gonna give you the song . ’ and i hung up the phone and when i said that miraculously i was in the music video .
despacito ii by despacitotv ( ft . charlie puth , daddy yankee , luis fonsi & daddy yankee , soulja boy , steve harwell , tim minchin & trugoy )
see you again ( wiz khalifa ) by mistah islah ( ft . tommy )
dusk till dawn ft . sia ( sing off vs . madison beer ) by conor maynard ( ft . madison beer )
see you again ( spanish remix ) by xedric olmo ( ft . almighty & jay - r )
maroon 5 vs charlie puth by kurt hugo schneider ( ft . fly by midnight )