stretch is a 2014 american comedy crime film written and directed by joe carnahan .

the film stars patrick wilson , ed helms , an uncredited chris pine , james badge dale , brooklyn decker , and jessica alba .

the film was released on video on demand on october 7 , 2014 by universal pictures .

stretch ( 2014 film )

u . s . - based stretch film producer sigma stretch film recently installed two stretch film lines , including a five - layer blown stretch film line at its facility in belleville , ont .
guys . rest assured . you will all see stretch , on the big screen , in 2014 .
gary comenas ,
jonas mekas and the film - makers ' cinematheque
, urltoken , 2014 .
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relativity will be the domestic distributor and will release the film internationally through its network of foreign output partners . the film is targeted for an april 11 , 2014 release date .
according to sigma , the two production lines will support growing business ; the cast film line has been in production since october 2013 , and the blown film line for belleville will be in production in early 2014 .
18 - 23 july 2014 allrollex® 1500 mm 5 - layer cast stretch film line 1000 kg / h net output equipped with no . 1 allspeedy® winder for the production of manual , automatic and jumbo reels more than 5 lines have been installed in a few months
allrollex® - 3000 mm will be on demo show on november 10 - 21 , 2014 in our novara factory . come to see the line running !
stretch offers more narration than a morgan freeman film festival , one of several pot holes it jumps over without a ramp .
are you ready to see our new allrollex® cast stretch film lines ? july is time to come and see our new allrollex® cast stretch film lines . again and again : allrollex® two lines of this series will be on demo in our facilities :
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stretch
hits amazon and itunes on october 7 and vod on october 14 .
sigma stretch film is a division of the sigma plastics group . founded in 1978 , sigma is said to be the largest privately held film extrusion group in the u . s . comprised of 13 divisions , 39 plants and employing 4 , 500 people , sigma stretch film has five north american plants with four in the u . s . and one in belleville .
stretch feels like the dots joined from what was left on carnaghan ' s drawing board .
stretch is still in the pre - production phase , but will start shooting this summer to meet the march 21 , 2014 opening just announced by universal . that date pits the movie against some stiff competition ; both the highly anticipated ya adaptation divergent and the muppets sequel are slotted for that weekend .
stretch thinks it’s so damn clever , and is totally self - satisfied with its over - written dialogue . it’s complacent with its “fucks” and temper - tantrum rantings . stretch hollers , and stretch pontificates . think that’s harsh ? in one moment , pine waxes philosophical about being a firestarter to stretch , while sitting in the back of the long black car . then he starts a fire , setting the limo ablaze and conceptually reigniting stretch’s life . sweet metaphor , bro .
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chill - roll unit with no . 2 cooled rollers with primary chill roll diam . 1400 mm allowing the production of super power stretch film at the highest speed and quality
the director of smokin ' aces and the grey crafts a rolling snowball of utter carnage in stretch .
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call him stretch . kevin’s his real name , but stretch is what kevin asks people to call him . is it because he’s stretched so thin ? stretch is a bummed out , burned - out limo driver in los angeles . yes , his name is stretch , one of those obtuse single - name guys like bullet or kojak or batman . here , stretch is patrick wilson . he talks a lot during his own film . so very much . he talks an irritatingly obvious amount . for example , when a competing limo driver shows up at stretch’s bungled pick - up for a seemingly insane david hasselhoff ( a real cameo ) , he offers up this crackling observation of his competitor :
chicago’s epidemic of gun violence is exploited in a film that revels in bloodshed .
8 : 30pm not my type ( doors open at 8pm for the film ) . allow about 30 minutes for opening speeches . film will start around 9pm .
the opening night film may be attended without attending the reception . doors open at 8 : 00pm for patrons who are attending the film but not the reception .
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sellors , paul c . ( 2007 ) . “collective authorship in film . ”
5 - layer cast stretch film line up to 1250 kg / h net output equipped with no . 2 allspeedy® winders with individual control on each winding unit production of manual , automatic and jumbo reels
stretch thinks it ' s so damn clever , and is totally self - satisfied with its over - written dialogue .
stretch is a bold , bonkers and completely brilliant blast of creative energy from joe carnahan at his most gleefully unrestrained .
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a universal spokesperson declined to comment on when or whether stretch will get a theatrical release . blum also declined to comment .
if you’re looking for context , stretch is available oct . 7 on itunes and amazon and oct . 14 on vod .
erzählsituationen in literatur und film . ein modell zur vergleichenden analyse von literarischen texten und filmischen adaptionen
the lines – the second is a five - layer cast stretch film line installed at sigma’s facility in shelbyville , ky . – are manufactured by gloucester engineering co . inc . , which is headquartered in gloucester , mass .
patrick wilson stars in the offbeat comedy stretch . the story follows a limo driver named stretch who picks up an eccentric millionaire who offers to payoff stretch ' s gambling debts if he sticks with him throughout a wild night of debauchery . co - starring jessica alba , ed helms , and chris pine , the film has a pretty good cast . however , the script is weak and doesn ' t seem to know where it ' s going most of the time . and , a lot of the crazy shenanigans seem random and contrived . stretch is a bit of fun , but it ' s also messy and unfocused .
earlier this year , i wondered if 2014 would be the year that folks stopped being shocked that people of color watch films . to make that point , i looked to films that had largely minority casts or were marketed to audiences of color . this report suggests that even more evidence is elsewhere .
short film screening ( 108 min ) saturday 28th - 10 : 30am - one screening only . preceded at 10am by a petit déjeuner ( french breakfast ) . free with short film screening admission !
international underground film festival , nft , london , 14 - 20 sep 1970 . organised by the robert street arts lab , the co - op , the other cinema and other independent film distributors .
up to date as of july 7th , 2018 ( give or take a film or three ) .
in a rare setback for jason blum and his blumhouse productions , universal pictures has scrapped plans to release the patrick wilson comedy - thriller stretch theatrically in march , and the producer has made an unsuccessful effort to find another distributor for the film .
star is no longer attached . the tay - tay camp is claiming “it was our choice” to pull out of the film , but in fact a project insider told deadline months ago right after lautner’s lionsgate film
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stretch
is a truly enjoyable oddity , a movie that was too brash , too weird , too idiosyncratic for a major release , but one that should settle into a nice , long shelf life .
stretch
is a wild ride , and one very much worth going on .
james badge dale plays a determined fbi agent , jessica alba plays stretch’s sweet - as - can - be dispatch agent , ed helms plays karl , a figment of stretch’s imagination and one more crazy aspect of the film overall and “blink or you’ll miss them” cameos from the likes of shaun white and norman reedus add to the fun and be on the lookout for randy couture , he’s in there .
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we ' re talking , specifically , about the trailer for his upcoming film
stretch ,
starring patrick wilson as a limo driver wrenched from his mundane life by the desperate need to pay off $ 6 , 000 in gambling debts in one day .
for those of you who knock twitter , i wish i could show you the hundreds of tweets pouring in right now on behalf of stretch . tremendous .
an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,
sorry to bother you .
the sacramento french film festival is proud to present a selection of shorts from france , in collaboration with unifrance .
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the film is an obnoxious cartoon version of hollywood noir , but carnahan has the chops to keep it moving quickly .
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perhaps most surprising among the unreleased is stretch , a joe carnahan - directed comedic thriller starring patrick wilson . the film was to hit theaters nationwide march 21 but , in an apparently unprecedented move , universal pulled it weeks before release . blum tried to sell it elsewhere without success .
in stretch , wilson plays a chauffeur who picks up a difficult and devious billionaire , played in a cameo by chris pine . as the night goes on , their interaction leads to dangerous encounters . jessica alba , brooklyn decker , ed helms and ray liotta also appear in the film .
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so there’s your set up and it goes on from there , if you’re in , you’re in , if you’re not then just stay away , stretch isn’t for you .
it’s not marlowe , that’s for sure . it’s not even thompson . what is this ? wait , why would stretch , let alone any person , talk like this ?
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guys . bottom line . stretch is fucking great . it ' s funny . it ' s touching . it ' s unique and @ patrickwilson73 is absolutely brilliant in it .
both films will be presented this year as part of the short film screening on saturday , june 28 , 10 : 30am .
carolee schneemann ,
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, international underground film festival , london , 1970 .
i ' ve been waiting far too long to see joe carnahan ' s stretch to finally be released . i had been following joe ' s twitter practically religiously as he was filming it a while back , and i was absolutely gutted when the film was dumped momentarily by universal pictures . maybe universal thought the film was too much of a gamble , which is crazy , considering this film was shot on a low budget , and even the lowest possible expectations at the box office would ' ve turned this film into a profit . i ' ll talk more on that later , but for now , i just want to know what the fuck did i watch ? majority of comedies are designated…
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james badge dale ( “the lone ranger” ) has joined the cast of universal and blumhouse prods . ’ action - comedy “ stretch , ” opposite patrick wilson , ed helms and chris pine .
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10am petit déjeuner ( french breakfast ) with filmmaker / actor olivier rosemberg - lobby of the crest theatre . free with short film screening admission .
pine is another standout in the film , who dons long hair and a ridiculous beard , acting partly as stretch’s bonkers life coach and partly as the impetus for the insanity that our protagonist falls into . he’s almost unrecognizable , in fact , bucking the rather vanilla characters he’s been stuck playing since taking over the role of captain kirk in 2009 .
stretch armstrong is the classic action hero figure first launched by hasbro in 1976 and re - launched in the 90’s , sold successfully throughout north america and in markets across the world . the original stretch’s unique design broke free of traditional action figures , as he could be stretched over and over and always returned back to his original size . the nostalgic toy is considered to be rare and collectible to this day .
stretch goes clean , things are going well with candice until she reveals she’s dumping him for the quarterback of the cleveland browns . adding insult to injury a new limo service has moved into town and stretch’s boss is nervous and decided it’s time to pick off a few clients . within the next 15 minutes or so , stretch learns he has only a few hours to pay back a $ 6 , 000 gambling debt , he’s late to picking up david hasselhoff ( playing himself ) , witness to an armed convenience store robbery leaving bullet holes in his vehicle and he’s picking up ray liotta ( playing himself ) . after all of this he meets roger karos ( chris pine ) a coked out , nymphomaniac billionaire being hunted by the fbi for fraud who’s attempting to skip town and stretch just so happens to be his ride .
. a combined love of acting and movie watching inspired him to write his first short film , pourquoi je fais ça ? ( why did i do that ? ) . after the huge success of this debut , he directed his second film , j’en rêve encore , in which he also stars .
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when it tries to talk tough , playing fast and loose with a “dude’s crazy night” concept , stretch runs out of gas quickly . the last act settles down only after too much ground is covered , when you quit trying to keep up . it’s then that the film finally crystallizes its nutty , willful plot twists , and quits with all the narration .
produced for universal , stretch got its theatrical release swiped out from under it , and now it’s found its way exclusively to vod . but if the studio executives wanted another smokin’ aces —which found enough appreciators to inspire a direct - to - video prequel—they should have been happy with what they got . the film is an obnoxious cartoon version of hollywood noir , but carnahan has the chops to keep it moving quickly , deftly orchestrating a plot that keeps adding new layers of complication and intrigue . it’s a backhanded sort of praise to say stretch is a movie that goes nowhere fast .
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is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
just a shame that i predicted the ending about 15 minutes in , it didn’t gel with the wild , unpredictable nature of the rest of the film .
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the only other significant issue i took with the movie was its pervasive voiceover from stretch ; though it does offer some laughs here and there , it’s oftentimes overbearing and takes attention away from the character interaction on screen .
a spiritual and stylistic successor to smokin’ aces , complete with bugnuts chris pune performance , the film is fun and breezy and knows not to overstay its welcome .
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universal pictures will no longer be releasing director joe carnahan’s low - budget action comedy , stretch , in wide release this march as initially planned . as first reported by the hollywood reporter , the studio opted out of its initial plans to distribute the film starring patrick wilson nationwide — an endeavor that can cost upwards of $ 30 million in marketing costs — after seeing the finished product .
wilson’s never seemed so beat , and you’ll know why . ed helms is a ghost haunting stretch . stretch encounters the dumbest voices and accents imaginable via cops and mobsters . cheap rock and synth music pervades ; an m83 “outro” knock - off happens , likely because this baby went straight to video with limited budget . chris pine is an eccentric billionaire , sporting little more than a child’s tiger backpack , a jockstrap , and an enormous beard and wig .
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joe carnahan’s latest , stretch , is a snowball of carnage and comedy that reaches deep into the writer / director’s hollywood rolodex for a movie that’s full of entertaining cameos and memorable characters . if you’re familiar with his similar 2006 flick smokin’ aces , you’ll know what sort of debauchery to expect in stretch – but this time around , carnahan was sure to lace his script with bigger ideas than guns and girls , tossing in a heaping dose of heart to boot .
thankfully , carnahan doesn’t spend too much time playing the cameo game , instead using them to establish the reality stretch exists in before heaping the movie entirely upon the shoulders of wilson . a task that the actor is absolutely up for .
stretch hits a dumpster and the driver ' s airbag deploys on the limo . he later drives the car . the fuel pumps on most newer cars shut down when the airbag deploys , which would prevent the car from going far .
stretch gets off to such a hectic , abrasive start that many viewers will wish to jump out immediately . stick with [ patrick wilson ' s frazzled chauffeur ] , though , and his surreal escapades turn out to be surprisingly entertaining .
hard luck limo driver stretch ( patrick wilson ) is struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie when he picks up a crazed passenger ( chris pine ) whose sought - after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals .
with his boss intent on firing him – his ass constantly being saved by dispatcher charlie ( jessica alba ) – stretch uses his last day on the job to run errands for a bizarro billionaire named karos ( chris pine ) on the promise of his gambling debts getting paid off . accompanied by the imaginary ghost of suicidal former co - worker karl ( ed helms ) , stretch winds up on a bats * * * crazy adventure that spirals out of control very quickly .
carnahan effortlessly builds the stakes for stretch , though there are points when the character is a little too disconnected from reality for the story’s own good , losing the very thin thread of believability that the whole movie is walking like a tightrope . carnahan falters at points on things like this , but generally speaking he does a fine job of making sure we buy these series of events as plausible , even in the cocaine - and - adrenaline fueled hyperkinetic world that stretch presents .
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( beverly hills , calif . ) january 30 , 2012 –relativity media has partnered with global branded play company hasbro , inc . [ nasdaq - has ] to develop and produce a live - action tent - pole film based on stretch armstrong , the iconic action hero figure launched in the 1970s , it was announced today by relativity’s co - president , tucker tooley and hasbro’s president and ceo , brian goldner .
“stretch armstrong is a great example of hasbro’s rich portfolio of intellectual properties that we are continuing to develop globally , ” said goldner , “we are excited to partner with relativity on this movie as they are a growing and innovative studio . ”
a mile a minute kinda film that exhausts and excites while still following a believable ( barely ) storyline . some surprising cameos that add a certain goofiness work quite well too .
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stretch was originally intended for a theatrical run , but the studio ( universal ) spiked it and has kicked it to a vod release . it’s exactly the type of disrespect its lead character would expect and , after a rough road , overcome .
i think it ' s as good or better than my best film & say that from the bottom of my heart . this movie will make it to you , trust me .
future cinema : the cinematic imaginary after film exhibition , zkm , karlsruhe , 16 nov 2002 - 30 mar 2003 . curated by jeffrey shaw and peter weibel . 635pp catalogue published .
one can ' t help but read the film - which was dropped by its studio , and is now available digitally - as an expression of everything carnahan hates about the movie business .
the film ' s absurd and often offensive humour will win you over . it ' s not big and it ' s not clever , but it will raise a smile or two .
the film begins by introducing us to a cocaine - fueled limo driver named stretch ( patrick wilson ) , as he’s t - boned by a car running a red light . he’s promptly sent airborne through his driver side window , landing relatively unharmed on the pavement . he walks to see how the driver of the other vehicle is , which is when he meets the beautiful candice ( brooklyn decker ) and thus begins a year - long relationship .
hard luck limo driver stretch ( patrick wilson ) is struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie when he picks up a crazed passenger ( chris pine ) whose sought - after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals . ~ jason buchanan , rovi
stretch is the film that had universal second - guessing it ' s chances in theaters earlier this year , despite its minuscule budget ( $ 5 million ) . because of this , the small little genre fill was disowned by the studio and dumped onto the vod platform . now i can see why they could have gotten cold feet . the film is full of batshit crazy imagery and situations that most people will just dismiss almost immediately . it ' s not your usual studio affair , that ' s for sure . but , i feel like this would have easily made back its budget , just with the popularity of its cast alone .
wilson has long since proven himself to be a hell of a utility player ; he’s taken on every genre in the last five years or so , but his role as stretch just might be his best yet . he’s crumbling and pathetic without losing the sympathy of the viewer , and you can’t help but root for him once he finally gets himself in order and takes charge of the situation . he plays up the “regular guy in extraordinary circumstances” fantastically , giving stretch an air of humanity that lets us feel every punch he takes .
entertaining action movie starring patrick wilson ( who also narrates the film ) as stretch , a wannabe actor who ' s passing time as a limo driver until he gets his big break . he ' s a recovering alcoholic , recovering drug addict and recovering gambling addict . his day turns to shit when he ' s told he must pay up his remaining 6 grand gambling debts by midnight . no clue how to come up with the money on time he decides to take a job driving an eccentric millionaire around for the day and when he asks for a few extras not in stretch ' s job description he is more than happy to oblige in the hope of receiving a huge tip . the plot of this movie doesn ' t really…
stretch ( patrick wilson ) is a failed , broken - hearted actor - turned - la - limo - driver with a history of addiction and a $ 6 , 000 gambling debt that needs paying by midnight before he finds himself with some broken bones , or worse .
carnahan doesn’t skimp on the action either , though he keeps it very small scale and contained . there’s nothing here that’s gratuitous ; the movie is so focused on stretch’s story that all of the action is built from that characters’ actions and the movie is better for it .
the five - layer cast stretch film line includes four contracool extruders equipped with pib injection that feed a cloeren feed block and auto die , gloucester said . also included is a casting unit with temperature control unit ( tcu ) and a 1002 - ds surface - center winder with dual overlapping single turrets . the line is enhanced with resin vacuum loading , loss - in - weight blending , gauging , profile control and a trim reprocessing system all controlled by the extrol 6032 control system .
according to the trade paper , and confirmed by ew , carnahan and his producer jason blum tried shopping the under - $ 5 million movie to other studios looking for a wide release . when none of the other studios bit on the expansive release strategy the producers wanted for the film described as “cool , offbeat and little , ” the film - making team returned to universal where blum houses his production company .
that’s really the biggest bummer associated with “stretch , ” that this movie , as flawed and sometimes patience - straining as it can be , isn’t being shown on the big screen . this is the perfect audience movie , or at least the perfect fantastic fest movie , and for a certain crowd it would have been irresistible . it’s easy to see this blossoming into a cult classic of sorts , especially if it has an actual physical release somewhere down the line ( it seems like the kind of movie you physically pass off to an adventurous friend ) . as it stands now , “stretch” is a truly enjoyable oddity , a movie that was too brash , too weird , too idiosyncratic for a major release , but one that should settle into a nice , long shelf life . “stretch” is a wild ride , and one very much worth going on . [ b + ]
stretch , directed by joe carnahan ( the a - team , the grey ) on a budget under $ 5 million , was set to be released march 21 in the u . s . but that has been canceled , according to sources , and blum , who has a rich first - look development deal with universal , was permitted to shop the film to other distributors . having failed to strike a deal , the film now has reverted to universal , where a source says the studio and filmmakers will explore
creative
options for releasing it . blum ' s low - cost model allows for such decisions when it appears that the expense of releasing a movie theatrically might not be justified by the returns .
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the five - layer blown stretch silage film line includes five contracool extruders equipped with pib injection feeding a low profile five - layer ibc die and air ring . also included are a bubble cage , traversanip oscillating primary nip roll with composite roller collapsing frame , secondary nip roll , and a dual turret 1002 - d surface - center winder . the line is enhanced with resin vacuum loading , feed throat gravimetric blending , and a trim reprocessing system all controlled by the extrol 6032 control system , and containerized controls .
underneath all of the zany car chases , drug sniffing , and strip clubs is a familiar story about a regular guy rising above his circumstances as he grasps for something greater . stretch manages to remain endearing on a character level ; it never relies on its crassness or surprise cameos to keep you entertained .
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when the golden boy of the limo world ( ed helms ) sticks a gun in his mouth and blasts his brains all over the rich corinthian leather , we’re unsure if kevin , who goes by the nickname stretch , secretly admires his resolve . he’s certainly spooked that one day he’ll suffer the same fate .
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joe carnahan ‘s stretch reminds me a lot of michael mann ‘s collateral . the operating word there being “reminds” as in this is the b - movie , bat - shit crazy , balls - to - the - wall red - headed step child of collateral . and i mean that in the nicest way possible .
, limousine driver bruno kirby is relentlessly yapping to the band , offering his literary criticism of sammy davis jr’s autobiography , until the clients in the backseat finally raise the partition window to block out the sound . joe carnahan’s new film
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the movie opens with wilson talking , in voice over , about the nature of fate and destiny and how this really doesn’t apply . like that unforgettable bumper sticker , the central message of “stretch” seems to be “shit happens , ” even while veering into truly insane territory , with crisscrossing narrative threads that intersect at every twist and turn . carnahan may be a cynic , but there’s an element of almost magical realism to the outrageousness housed within the over - inflated bouncy castle of the film . there’s also the whole meta - textual element of “stretch , ” wherein the movie investigates what it means to be an actor . not only is the title character a former thespian , but a number of characters act like they’re someone else and the fact that the movie has a character who is driving a limo through a series of bizarre tableaus bears more than a passing resemblance to leo carax ‘s recent masterpiece “ holy motors . ” this movie isn’t as complex or emotional as that film , but there seems to be a similar attempt to boil down the essence of the human experience into a series of comic vignettes .
the studio is set to distribute the blum - produced , joe carnahan - directed stretch , an action comedy starring patrick wilson . ed helms and chris pine have also signed on in recent weeks , and now brooklyn decker has come aboard as well . get details on her character and the new release date after the jump .
while spacey chit - chatted about all sorts of things , he was there to talk about the film tax credits . he acknowledged the controversy , according to a recording obtained by the post , and asked the lawmakers for their support .
consider the films that qualify as jason blum undead : area 51 , from peli , has been in postproduction since 2009 at paramount . at universal , where blum is in the final stretch of a three - year deal , only one film has been released to date , the purge ( a hit with a sequel due in june ) . four films that long have finished shooting are not getting a theatrical release , and no plan is in place to release them on - demand . four more films are in postproduction , two with release dates and two without .
film , in general , is a narrative medium , or , at least , a medium of many narrative capacities . nearly every film , except specific types of experimental films and documentaries , includes at least a few basic narrative structures . this applies especially , but not only , to feature films . if we take the representation of a change of state as a basic necessary condition for narrativity—and thus follow a broad definition of narrativity—moving pictures have at least two basic possibilities of narrative representation : a ) to represent motions ( and therefore changes ) within one shot ; b ) to confront two ( or more ) comparable states through the combination of shots into sequences ( i . e . the process of editing or montage in terms of classical film theory ) . both modes of narrative representation have a visual and an auditive dimension , as virtually every sound film has a visual and an auditory channel addressing the spectator’s sense of vision and sense of hearing .
deep beneath the snotty showboating is a funny concept : a black comedy about competing limo drivers and l . a . ’s vanity - driven , liar - loving culture . when stretch wants to have a laugh and mock the shallows of the city of angels , it’s amusing , like a second - tier fx sitcom about dicks .
—a cartoonish action comedy about a hollywood limo driver having the worst day of his life—when it was supposed to come out in theaters back in march . i ' m a fan of the film ' s writer - director , joe carnahan (
saving the image : art after film , eds . pavel büchler and tanya leighton , glasgow : centre for contemporary arts ( cca ) , and manchester : manchester metropolitan university , 2003 , 264 pp . bellour ' s essay . [ 10 ]
it’s one of those movies where the night seems to roll into infinity , encapsulated not by the traditional three - act structure , but by a series of comic misadventures . in “stretch” those adventures involve , among other things , hookers dressed in scary halloween costumes , gangsters , weird sex parties , a mysterious briefcase , undercover federal agents ( led by
“we are absolutely thrilled to partner with hasbro , a company whose global reach and ability to innovate has made them immensely successful in the arena of brand re - imagination– as evidenced by their legacy of creating such franchises as transformers and g . i . joe , ” said tooley , “we look forward to bringing stretch armstrong to audiences worldwide . ”
we don’t really know what interstellar travel looks like , so all bets are off . if you compare interstellar to gravity , it is a much harder film to make . we know what it is like to be in earth orbit , the mechanics are pretty simple , so gravity could get the physics right with the correct advice . interstellar wants to examine bigger issues , much of the science is unknown and if you stretch it beyond plausibility - as you always do in a movie like this , you are bound to end up with things not supported by current scientific knowledge . it’s just a hard job !
director catherine hardwicke ( twilight ) also says she enjoyed making her rock - music thriller plush for blumhouse , even though the film only had a desultory opening in theaters in october and took in a paltry $ 3 , 000 . still , writes hardwicke in an email , she found blum to be
super - enthusiastic and supportive
and takes the film ' s disappointing performance in stride :
i ' m interested in exploring new release models in the future … new ways to reach an audience .
i registered just to review this underrated film . another reviewer summed this film up so perfectly i have to restate it : the film begins exactly as it should , and continues exactly the way you want it to right to the end . it is the sort of movie that would have been at home in 1985 - - down on his luck protagonist has an increasingly awful night that turns into a rampage through la . it is funny without ever being stupid or gross , which probably explains its ranking . in a time when big name stars are putting out such comedic , big screen
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as the bizarrely unfunny toilet - humored
a million ways to die in the west ,
it is a flashback to films that were funny without being dumb .
the film will be produced by relativity’s ceo , ryan kavanaugh ( the fighter ) , hasbro’s goldner ( transformers ) and bennett schneir , senior vice president and managing director , motion pictures ( battleship ) . tooley ( immortals ) will serve as executive producer .
in the lobby of the crest theatre , immediately following the closing film . dessert on closing night by mother . open bar : bubbly by barefoot wine & bubbly , water by perrier , café by coffee works . music by dj christophe & the jazz report
the two approaches depend on which scholarly perspective is preferred : either how far narrative principles can be limited to questions of narrativity alone , or whether the affordabilities of the medium have conclusive consequences for its narrative capacities . it is our view that the position most suitable for a narrative theory of film lies in between these approaches . approaches that put their main focus on media - unbound narrative strategies should be confronted with questions of mediality . furthermore , approaches that concentrate overwhelmingly on questions of mediality should match their results with general narrative theories . if , for example , we take established narratological concepts such as focalization , order or diegetic level as a point of departure to develop a systematic model for narratological film analysis , we have to discuss the potentials and limitations of each category in terms of mediality and modify these concepts accordingly ( kuhn 2011 : 7ff . ) . consistently , due to the hybrid and multimodal nature of film , an approach that examines narrative in film is per se more complex than a theory of literary narration ( 9 ) .
in this case , however , the film in question never will be released in theaters , and there is no plan to release it on - demand . and recently , the bar for reaping a share of profit appears to have gone up : on one project now in postproduction , the pool will not begin to fill unless the movie grosses $ 50 million . it will top out when and if the film grosses $ 70 million . the maximum that can go into the pool remains the same , $ 250 , 000 .
carnahan goes big here ; the world of stretch is an amplified hollywood . we’re introduced to the limo - driving world as the drivers assist actors like norman reedus , david hassellhoff , and ray liotta with tasks that range from running props back to studio lots to disposing of dead hookers . these guys are all great sports , poking fun of themselves with no regret .
with the exception of the character narrator and the cinematic device of the voice - over , the traces of a narrating agency are virtually invisible , so that the term “film narrator” is employed as hardly more than a metaphor . disagreements over terminology sprung up from the beginnings of film theory . thus the term “film language , ” if not used for a system of signs as was done by the formalists , bore the implication that there must also be a “speaker” of such a language . modeling cinema after literature in this way , however , runs counter to cinema as an independent art form . for this reason , ėjxenbaum transferred the structuring of cinematographic meaning to “new conditions of perceptions” : it is the viewer who moves “to the construction of internal speech” ( [ 1926 ] 1973 : 123 ) .
for anyone the least bit familiar with carnahan’s work , stretch will come as no surprise . carnahan could easily be described as a director interested in masculinity . he’s a “tough guy” cinema director , making the movie equivalent to beef jerky . i like beef jerky and i like carnahan’s films . i like the outlandish nature of his movies , the “anything can happen” narratives , and he consistently brings actors along for the ride that are just as willing and excited about starring in something crazy . while his films such as narc and the grey show he can also delve competently into serious cinema , his movies such as smokin’ aces and even the a - team show he knows how to have a little fun , stretch falls comfortably into that latter category .
james badge dale ( “the lone ranger” ) has joined the cast of universal and blumhouse prods . ’ action - comedy “stretch , ” opposite patrick wilson , ed helms and chris pine . joe carnahan is directing with shooting starting in los angeles on june 30 for “strech , ” which universal will release in north america on march 21 . jason blum is producing through [ … ]
lest you believe a sex scene between gorgeous actors is glamorous , this video is here to disabuse you of that notion : a clip from behind the scenes of the upcoming movie stretch shows brooklyn decker and patrick wilson engaging in fictional coitus , and while they quickly snap into character to get it on , the before and after that reveals the uncomfortable reality of filming a sex scene .
in a statement to thr , blum says : “our model is completely transparent - - we keep budgets low to give directors creative freedom and let them take risks . we only make money when the films go wide , but we are proud of every film we do . ”
there’s a nice veneer of mathematics in the film – for example , the equations on the board are textbook general relativity equations , which is nice for a science geek . later on , the script suggests the equations don’t work because scientists don’t understand how gravity and quantum mechanics work together , and that’s fair enough . but the film resolves this by sending a robot down into a black hole to send back “quantum data” - that doesn’t really make any sense . it sounds like something they just made up as a plot device with no physics behind it .
when maryland started its current film tax credit program a few years ago , supporters wanted the state to set aside at least $ 15 million each year to reimburse television and movie producers who choose to film in the state , creating thousands of jobs , pumping money into the local economy and creating a buzz that can attract tourists . they only got $ 7 . 5 million per year , so now the state’s movie czars have to come crawling back to annapolis each year to ask for more money . last year they scored $ 25 million . this year they want at least $ 18 . 5 million .
like us , nic doesn ' t buy it , and he ' s impatient with being observed in a locked room while damon rations out information . so he macgyvers himself some escape strategies and starts moving this film away from less - is - more territory , toward something closer to action mode . without giving the story ' s sometimes confusing surprises away , one can say that the film breaks free of the hospital , with damon and company chasing nic while he struggles to make sense of what he sees and to understand why his friends , with whom he reconnects , are behaving like whacked - out shadows of themselves .
inside ( à l ' intérieur , 87 min ) 2007 - alexandre bustillo & julien maury saturday , june 28 - 11 : 45pm - one screening only ! q & a with jason alley , around coffee and pastries follows the screening . ( warning ! this film contains violent , gory and scary scenes . )
still , universal’s decision to bail on its initial wide - release strategy casts a pall over the film , one carnahan ( the a - team and the grey ) tried to rectify tuesday evening on twitter . the director declined to comment to ew , as did universal , but you can read carnahan’s twitter rant below .


not another happy ending is a 2013 british romantic comedy film directed by john mckay , starring karen gillan , stanley weber and freya mavor .

produced by claire mundell and wendy griffin , and written by david solomons , the film premiered at the edinburgh international film festival on 30 june 2013 .

it was largely shot in glasgow 's merchant city .

not another happy ending

karen gillan moves on from amy pond in romantic comedy not another happy ending .
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not another happy ending : a production case study by claire mundell and wendy griffin .
not another happy ending will première at the edinburgh international film festival on sunday , 30 june .
not another happy ending is a romantic drama about a young writer who is attempting to get her first novel published .
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the film ' s ending was indeed a happy moment , but not in the intended manner .
families can talk about how not another happy ending portrays the life of an author . why do you think so many movies portray writers as depressive types in complicated relationships ?
impeded by a weak script and poorly - drawn characters , not another happy ended is an all too often muddled and unsatisfying affair .
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not even the presence of two fine scottish actors , gary lewis ( as jane’s dad ) and kate dickie , can redeem the whole sorry mess . the film’s ending was indeed a happy moment , but not in the intended manner .
not another happy ending will close the edinburgh international film festival this year , the film’s producers have confirmed . the film , which stars former doctor who companion karen gillan alongside stanley weber , is an indie rom - com set in the scottish city of glasgow directed by john mckay .
it’s not just the protagonist who’s short of inspiration in “not another happy ending , ” a trifling comedy about writer’s block that aims for a blend of richard curtis - style cheeriness and arch literary satire , and winds up mostly drawing a blank . an unusual glaswegian setting and an appealing cast , led by rising star karen gillan as [ … ]
from the early stages of script development , to raising the finance , casting , shooting on location , post - production , and distribution , producer claire mundell and co - producer wendy griffin will talk through their experiences of producing not another happy ending , shot on location in glasgow in 2012 .
unless a rom - com has been written by the king of british romance , richard curtis , uk efforts don’t tend to get a lot of exposure , which is a shame because the glaswegian - set not another happy ending is one of the most enjoyable films i’ve seen from this genre in a while .
karen gillan played jane lockhart . she later played another character called jane in the devil you know .
it’s not his first foray with karen gillan either ; while she might be better known for her role as amy pond in aforementioned sci - fi doctor who , for which she finished shooting her final episodes earlier this year , she also played jean shrimpton in mckay’s fashion biopic , we’ll take manhattan . the film premièred on bbc two earlier this year , and it’s their experience that led to her casting in not another happy ending .
one of the more curious aspects of not another happy ending is the journey it made from script to screen , one which mckay credits to its “very clever producer” , claire mundell , who “made it happen by patch - working a bunch of different sources of funding together , none of whom interfered in any kind of way with the way the film turned out” .
it’s not just the protagonist who’s short of inspiration in “ not another happy ending , ” a trifling comedy about writer’s block that aims for a blend of richard curtis - style cheeriness and arch literary satire , and winds up mostly drawing a blank . an unusual glaswegian setting and an appealing cast , led by rising star karen gillan as a ditzy novelist whose reluctant crush on her editor stalls the follow - up to her bestselling debut , combine to wring some charm from a lean premise that inevitably disproves its title . commercially , however , a happy ending for this year’s edinburgh closer may prove elusive even in blighty .
don’t watch not another happy ending expecting anything deep and philosophical . that’s not its intended audience . the film is quirky , light - hearted and fun , made so thanks to a script that is quick in wit and an engaging main protagonist . and in the face of a genre which has been getting cruder with every release , it was nice to sit back and be swept away by an idyllic and romantic glasgow . for once .
the alternate ending was superficial and cliche . the ending they chose was the the perfect ending . it had the right blend of nuance , suprise . it was able to create a magical story , but infuse it with something strangely real . beyond cultural expectations i simply can ' t understand why people had a problem with the ending .
he highlights something interesting , though , bringing me back to a conversation i had a few moments after coming out of not another happy ending ’s press screening : what is a “scottish movie” ? even institutions like creative scotland seem unclear as to what defines a film as scottish , and especially what distinguishes a scottish film from a british film . i wondered if john mckay could share some insight .
david solomons has been writing screenplays for many years . his first feature film was an adaptation of ‘five children and it’ ( starring kenneth branagh and eddie izzard , with gala screenings at the toronto and tribeca film festivals ) . his latest film is a romantic comedy set in the world of publishing , ‘not another happy ending’ ( karen gillan , iain de caestecker ) , which closed the edinburgh inter
casual smoking a few times ; casual adult drinking throughout but not to excess .
sometimes love needs a re - write . . . novelisation by david solomons ( bafta nominated screenwriter of the fabulous bagel boys , five children and it ) of the quirky romantic comedy film not another happy ending , starring karen gillan ( amy pond in dr who ; nebula in the forthcoming marvel movie , guardians of the galaxy ) , french actor stanley weber ( therese desqueyroux , henry v , b
i agree . i don ' t really understand the fuss . i loved the storyline . sure , it was sad she died but life is often sad , and happy , just like the ending .
a fabulously fun rom - com about love , sponge cake and the trouble with happy endings ! * out now on dvd * is ‘not another happy ending’ as a movie with karen gillan { doctor who star } , which i am now excited to see having read david soloman’s book . this harlequin romance is sassy , sophisticated and full of heartfelt sincerity that will entertain for many hours and leave you feeling warm and fuzzy inside . if you enjoy classic chick - lit and humorous stories , such as amanda foreman or trisha ashley et
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with the headline : a royal wedding ? not quite , but britain is abuzz .
john mckay says that he’s “always wanted to make an indie movie in scotland” , and it looks like that aspiration is coming true : set in glasgow , starring doctor who star karen gillan , and funded through contributions from fans , not another happy ending begins shooting in the middle of next month and sounds very promising . we spoke to mckay on the phone earlier today to find out what you can expect from the indie rom - com .
you dont need to be a hater to dislike the ending . it was bad on so many levels
jane is a hardworking and devoted writer who has ethics about her work ; her father attempts to reconcile after a long split and abandonment . minor characters are largely selfishly motivated to one degree or another and not particularly compassionate .
ten years ago it would probably have received a warm reception , but there is quite enough misery to be found on the non - fiction shelves just now , so , in fiction , we’re currently very much into happy stories with happy endings .
it is not often that at book based on a screenplay turns out to be a winner , but not another happy ending proved itself to be one of those rare gems . author david solomon also wrote the screenplay for this quirky , set - in - scotland , romantic comedy that pokes fun at the publishing industry , so it is no surprise that the story survives the transition from screen to print . the film / novel tells the story of jane lockheart , a twenty - something aspiring writer and lover of all things miserable , whose no
when did i say that only haters dislike the ending ? in fact i mentioned that i realized that there are true fans of the show who really dislike the ending . clearly they aren ' t haters .
“i had a blast with karen on we’ll take manhattan , ” he says . “she played shrimpton very well , but shrimpton , in the way i portrayed her , is quite a quiet , intense , introverted person , and when i got to know karen , i got to know that’s not really her at all : she was acting that . actually , karen is a very bubbly , vibrant , energetic , funny , slightly clumsy person , and i realised that the script i had for not another happy ending was a great fit for her . ”
john mckay’s favourite scottish film is local hero , a popular choice amongst locals and outsiders alike , and he attributes that to writer - director bill forsyth’s ability to make “these really charming , smart movies that scots people like , but other people could really get behind as well” , which might explains his enthusiasm for not another happy ending , which he described as “ [ feeling ] much more like the kind of film i like coming out of america or france” .
how far can a film go based solely on the performance of its star ? turns out a fair distance if scottish rom - com not another happy ending is anything to go by . doctor who star karen gillan , in her first leading movie role , carries this film by the scruff of the neck with a quirky and well - measured performance as an up - and - coming novelist who ' s struggling to get the creative juices flowing on her second book .
ironical title . . . . completely but then again . . . . its chick lit ! ! ! i don ' t understand why is boy meet girl , they fall in love and lived happily every after concept so appealing to the masses ? ? ? why couldn ' t this genuinely have been a not so happy ending . . . . the book was going in the perfect direction and then the same cliche ending . loved the style but not so much the story of this one . the narrative techhnique the attention to detailed characterization and all is great but still doesn ' t make up for my disappointment in the ending .
certainly , no one seems to have suffered much while making “ not another happy ending ” : gillan and weber have no romantic rapport onscreen , but work with bright professionalism throughout on characters who demand little of them . ( “i don’t even know you , ” jane says to tom after an early argument , speaking for the audience in the process . ) of the uniformly underwritten supporting roles , ian de caestecker scores most winningly as tom’s cynical but soft - hearted roommate .
the last time i spoke to john mckay , cast rehearsals were just beginning for not another happy ending , as a crowdfunding campaign early in the challenge of financing the film came to an end . mckay enthused at the time about the hot french actor – stanley weber – that he’d picked up to play the male lead , and about co - star karen gillan’s bubbly personality . there was some expectation in my mind that the film would show up at the following year’s edinburgh international film festival .
like an overstuffed soufflã© , however , not another happy ending has a few too many ingredients to really register as a top - tier romantic comedy . plot threads dangle unfinished or underdeveloped , such as jane ' s relationship with her estranged father and a newbie author ( skins ' s freya mavor ) getting set up as a potential threat before getting swept under the carpet . naturally there ' s romantic tension between jane and tom , but this is never fleshed out in any kind of satisfying way .
it’s a predictable story , i grant you . i doubt anyone reading this synopsis will have any doubt about the film’s end , but considering the conclusion is a ) true of most rom - coms and b ) what we pay to see , we can let that point slide . what makes not another happy ending more charming than most rom - coms is the fact that it’s relatable , plausible , set in scotland ( which makes a nice change ) , and the chemistry between the two leads is palpable from the beginning .
i go with alt . i ' m not even mentioning that the makers packed all the important stuff into 1 episode during the official ending - some comments already cover that . something else is bothering me : although it ' s still a bit unfair , that robin didn ' t get her chance to be 100 % happy , the alt is still more soothing . sometime back i wanted ted and robin together but not like this . the official ending destroyed everything that was built through the series . all this talk about the universe paying back , all this talk about ultimate happiness waiting just around the corner and happy - ever - afters - to - be was flushed down the toilet . yes , ted , wait and suffer , the happiness will come , but then , no , wait , life happens . he still had his kids , but it was all so cruel . same with robin and barney . i rooted for them so much . i thought robin was the one who will make barney ultimately happy , and the other way around . but as it turned out - after they divorced - the only thing that was able to completely satisfy barney was a child . that means robin never had the chance to make him 100 % happy . tbh , i hoped her diagnosis would turn out false with barney , and they would have the 2 kids that were shown in one of the robin ' s episodes . summary - no happy endings . no happy ending in the show that was all about happy , unrealistic even , endings . i felt so betrayed .
chris fujiwara , artistic director of the festival , added : “speaking as somebody who , before coming to scotland , knew scotland partly through its portrayal in films , i’m really excited to find in not another happy ending a fresh , interesting , and almost idyllic take on the cultural vibrancy of scottish city life . the film also shows how well the time - honoured genre of romantic comedy can work in the contemporary scottish context . the film will add just the right note of celebration with which to close our festival this year . ”
given the cliffhanger we’ve been handed tonight whether laura palmer is really alive or not , and whether that leads to another season , it’s obvious lynch has a hard time quitting the homecoming queen , and moving on to another case . while x - files drew inspiration from twin peaks , it’s an understatement to say that lynch really never wanted to build something akin to x - files with its cases of the week in twin peaks .
ironical title . . . . completely but then again . . . . its chick lit ! ! ! i don ' t understand why is boy meet girl , they fall in love and lived happily every after concept so appealing to the masses ? ? ? why couldn ' t this genuinely have been a not so happy ending . . . . the book was going in the perfect direction and then the same cliche ending . loved the style but not so much the story of this one . the narrative techhnique the attention to detailed characterization and all is great but still doesn ' t make up for m
“we had a thing going on with not another happy ending in that we were trying to elude the two eminent styles of scottish filmmaking : the gritty , crime - and - drugs movie , and the vain nessie and greyfriar’s bobby movie . there are great examples of both of those movies , it’s just that it’s boring when there’s only two sorts you can make . if i had an ambition for us , it would be : a thousand flowers bloom . i think we should be making all sorts of stories in all sorts of styles . ”
she never should have died and barney and robin never should have divorced . i wrote a song about the crappy ending : urltoken
• david solomons was born in glasgow and now lives in dorset with his wife , author natasha solomons , and young son . his writing credits include screenplays for the great ghost rescue ( 2011 ) , five children and it ( 2004 ) and the fabulous bagel boys ( 2001 ) . this is an extract from not another happy ending , out now in paperback and published by mira . it is based on solomons’ own screenplay for the film of the same name , rom - com starring karen gilian ( doctor who’s amy pond ) and french actor stanley weber .
agreed . i don ' t mind that the mother dies . what i had an issue with is the robin and ted ending . while this new ending is one i would have rather seen . it doesn ' t really explain anything and ignores all those foreshadowing . bays and thomas really just did not know how to end their show after extending it to 8 years .
claire and mark are staying together using the tapes , which was maybe not what was expected . i’ve always liked the realistic , not - so - happy ending for that story , like with the sydney pollack character in husbands and wives who sees them back together and is like , “that doesn’t seem right , ” but it’s real . we had to wrap up so many things in that dinner scene , but we could’ve gone into that in more detail and shown how sad it is that they are back together .
the ending ( original and alternative too ) of himym was disconnected to the rest of the series . the series was a puzzle , but the puzzle was not solved at the end . they were not able to execute the genre , the authors have created . but that was not the only problem . barney , lily , marshall and even robin were irrelevant in the end . they dismissed the growth of the characters ( especially barney and robin , but also lily and marshall ) .
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david solomons has been writing screenplays for many years . his first feature film was an adaptation of ‘five children and it’ ( starring kenneth branagh and eddie izzard , with gala screenings at the toronto and tribeca film festivals ) . his latest film is a romantic comedy set in the world of publishing , ‘not another happy ending’ ( karen gillan , iain de caestecker ) , which closed the edinburgh international film festival . my brother is a superhero is his first novel for children . he was born in glasgow and now lives in dorset with his wife ( and novelist ) natasha , and son , luke .
to say that the finale surprised the heck out of some of the fans is a understatement . i think the finale was original and meaningful , while the fans are displeased because we all wanted the typical fairytale - happily - ever - after ending . i think the fact that so many of the fans felt incredibly sad that the mom died is knowing that we will never have another chance to meet the mom ( more ) , even though the season was clearly ending . i am not pleased by the ending when i first saw it , but i could agreed with bay and thomas by sticking to their decision back when they first decided to film himym . either way , i still love the show very much .
after that , there’s all the endings in a row . what was your thinking behind that — to give everyone a type of happy ending ? as is often the case , it seems , we are just making lemonade out of the situation we had . we had so many things we wanted to hit to wrap up this year , and so it kept piling on , and we were like , “this is way too many endings and way too much ending material , ” and then at a certain point , we were like , “okay , let’s lean into that . ” we were never quite sure how much to do that until we got into the edit . we were seeing this constant “one week later , ” “one month later , ” “one year later” being funny to us . i’m happy with the never - ending ending . that ties up what , as a viewer , i want to see .
with her debut novel ,
happy ending
, jane lockhart ( karen gillan ) pulled off that rare double - critical acclaim and mainstream success . but now , with just the last chapter of the follow - up novel to write , she encounters crippling writer ' s block . she has no idea how her story ends . . . this is not good news for her publisher , tom . his company is up against the wall financially and the only thing that will save him is a hit , in the form of jane ' s next novel . when he discovers that his most important author is blocked , tom knows he has to unblock her or he ' s finished . everyone knows you have to be miserable to write well , and tom realises that the only way he ' s going to get her to finish the novel is to make her life a misery . with the help of his best friend and cynical , child - hating high school teacher , roddy , he sets about trying to dismantle the things in jane ' s life that make her happy . meanwhile , jane ' s block spirals out of control - to the point where her fictional characters , twiddling their thumbs in the not - happening novel , intrude into her real life . her heroine , darsie , is terrified that jane won ' t give her the ending she desires because jane has given up on her own happy ending . will tom , or darsie , manage to get jane writing again , and create a happy ending for everyone ?
i had no idea that this was the book of a film when i picked it up , so i started reading with no precoceptions . half way through i saw that there was a film of the same name , and assumed that the book came before the film . now i know that the film came first , i ' m even more impressed . the transition from page to screen , or screen to page , is never an easy one , but although i haven ' t seen the film yet , the book of not another happy ending works so well . i read a lot of na and ya books , but i do ha
kaitlin , i agree with your assessment on the alternate ending . usually i have things i want to comment on but i am in total agreement .
not another happy ending is shot beautifully , with ireland as its backdrop . the characters are pretty vivid and quirky but often flat and lacking the necessary chemistry . but the premise here - - of a publisher finagling with his writer ' s everyday happiness so she will write better , aka more miserably - - is simply too fantastical to get behind , and it ' s a key component to the movie ' s major plot . plus , the myth of the depressive author is just that - - a myth - - and here , the genre and its shorthand stereotypes about the writing life are missing the fresh take that might make this more memorable .
the creators forgot they were making a romantic comedy . with a rom com , sure you have heartache and heartbreak , but not at the freaking end ! the ending is uplifting , the ending is supposed to give you hope and put a smile on your face . let me ask you this , remember the ending of friends ? when rachel was taking a plane to another job and another life and there was a moment of uncertainty about whether she would instead get off the plane and return to the love of her life ross ? she did , she got off the plane and the show ended with them together again . but imagine if instead she had decided to leave . or even worse , imagine if the plane had crashed and she had been killed . do you think that friends would still have the enduring cult status it does or would people have turned against it when the 10 years of devotion turned to ashes in their mouths ? the creators forgot they were making something that is enjoyable to watch and instead tried to make a drama about how love isn ' t what you think it is and not where you look for it . we don ' t want realism . we want escapism . we want a goddamn tv show , not real life .
the end was horrible and im still not over it . but not just because of ted and robin . there was sooo much wrong with it . marshall and lily ' s story was never really shown . what are the names of their kids ? what does lily work as now etc . barney who suddenly acts like 10 years ago and then the most cliche story with the baby . . . . so at least people got angry about the ending because i bet if that robin and ted scene would have not happened no one would have probably cared that much
ideal ending given the circumstances : the mother dies , the camera cuts to ted saying
and that , kids , is how i met your mother ,
fade to black , cue end credits . no getting back together with robin , no cheesy history montage , just that . though i liked the ending that aired . the final narration in that ending was a perfect summary of the show ' s thesis , and didn ' t need to be the recap version .
you asked us to complement that list with one like this that counts down happy endings . not just “the show got cancelled and the gay lady was still alive” endings , but truly triumphant story resolutions . lesbian and bisexual characters who received fitting and worthy send - offs that were comparable to the ones the show’s straight characters received .
to the credit of not another happy ending though , karen gillan getting her kit off was less contrived . suffering from writer’s block , jane decides to take her boyfriend’s advice and write in the buff , in the hope it will help free her inhibitions and in turn her mental block . in other words , the perfect set up for tom to walk in and catch her . still , its inclusion does appear to be purely for the purpose of titillation , and therefore gillan’s insistence the experience was actually alright to shoot , is tainted by the disappointment they resorted to that old trick and made her do it in the first place . the film was lovely as it was and didn’t need that addition .
when a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked he knows he has to unblock her or he ' s finished . with her newfound success , she ' s become too damn happy and she can ' t write when she ' s happy . the only trouble is , the worse he makes her feel , the more he realises he ' s in love with her .
parents need to know that not another happy ending is a british romcom about a writer ' s maudlin memoir about her father ' s abandonment , with brief mentions of her mother ' s death and father ' s subsequent addiction . it features brief nudity ( female rear end , side boob ) , a few instances of
f - - k ,
profanity throughout , casual drinking , and implied casual sex . it focuses heavily on the isolating writing process , writer ' s block , and aspects of being published or having work adapted to the big screen . nothing particularly shocking here , but the language , relationship stuff , and paternal abandonment make it a tad heavy for a romantic comedy and best for older teens .
i hated the original . i agree that bays and thomas never intended for it to end any other way and i wouldn ' t be surprised if they scrapped that ending together after the finale wrath . i saw it when it was up and it was super corny but at least it was a happy ending . ted and robin may be happy for some fans , but the divorce and death to get there were very depressing . the show is essentially a romantic comedy and should end that way . the wire could end on a melancholy note because the show definitely wasn ' t a ball of sunshine . the tone of the last episode didn ' t match the series and that ' s why it fell flat to me .
when a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked he knows he has to unblock her or he ' s finished . with her newfound success , she ' s become too damn happy and he thinks she can ' t write when she ' s happy . the only trouble is , the worse he makes her feel , the more he realises he is in love with her . . .
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it may not have the bite of a bridesmaids , but in gillan ' s sparky performance there ' s enough to keep you engaged for the duration .
tulip talks to god , and it’s not a pleasant conversation , and we learn a little more custer family history in one of season three’s funniest episodes .
seems every one who was outraged - a season later , which can be a lifetime , have cooled their jets and seem content with the ending that aired . . . .
one thing to keep in mind , is that this was always meant to be the ending . this is ending was created before filming of the show even started , and the scene of the kids calling out ted for being in love with robin was filmed between filming of season 1 and 2 . this ending was always the ending they were going to go with , no matter who ted ended up with . that ' s why through the entire show it is referenced that ted is supposed to end up with robin ; marshall ' s
not yet
when robin and barney get engaged , robin ' s insistence after the engagement that she ' s sure she was supposed to marry ted , ted ' s constant return to being in love with robin at least once a season . the creators did all this on purpose , because this was the plan since the show was in development .
the ending has two sections , so let’s first start with the reveal that reagan’s nuclear threat was a trick . how did that come up ? my best recollection is that we just did a lot of brainstorming . we knew early on that we wanted this plot involving the nuclear bomb and the president and all that , and somewhere in the earlyish stages of plotting out the season , the idea came up to make it a game , not so much to explain the insanity of it , because there’s plenty of insanity already in whas , but to give it a good ending . i remembered seeing the movie the game by david fincher and i thought the movie was okay , but the ending made it great .
i hate barney and robin’s divorce , i hate it i hate it i hate it . but the main reason i don’t like original ending , is because we don’t know what happens to barney , robin , or marshall & lily . characters we know and love , we never hear from again . they clearly rushed the ending , to finish off the series , instead of how we wanted it , slowly , just like the rest of the series . even if it takes a few more seasons . other than that , the original ending was perfect .
it was so rushed that is seemed like the wrote it in 15 minutes , even though they probably knew this ending 9 years earlier . m & l ; never should have gone to italy . it was too predictable that she would get her way and that his judgeship would somehow be waiting for him . i wrote a song about how bad the ending was : urltoken
the printer spewed out another copy of the manuscript , and as she waited for the four hundred pages of her thus far ill - starred debut to stack up she hoisted the sash window , leaned on the sill and took a deep breath .
some people didn ' t liked finale coz ppl expects normal and happy ending for all the characters , which actually is far from reality . and if ted & tracy have been together forever , there was no meaning or sense on starting the pilot from the time ted met robin . the finale make perfect sense and even after knowing finale , i love to read repeated telecast . kudos to bays & thomas .
still , the middleton sisters apparently generate millions of clicks , and papers need to be sold . and everyone wants a happy ending . maybe , after the soon - to - be mrs . matthews drifts off into the sunset on her honeymoon this weekend , the feverish interest will die down for a while . until she starts trying for a baby , when the whole circus will begin again . bottoms up !
the series if filled with red herrings so you could never trully say tracy was dying , fake outs are common so why not got the extra mile ? also if people where expecting tracy to die . . . would it be pointless to call it a twist ? the ending with bob saget is the perfect book end to the series it ' s more even my only regret is they changed the songs in the end , despite how crappy the ending was . . . those songs where a bright spot in all of this . . .
wtf . . . . . this show had happiest end ive ever seen . . . . . u need 2 rewatch whole series , not over 9 year period .
i agree that the alternate ending leaves a lot of unanswered questions , like what the heck happened to barney and robin . that being said i have a problem with the entire finale episode not just the ending . they spent season 8 & 9 developing this incredible love story for barney and robin only to squash it in this episode ; barney and robin have epic chemistry all through out the season and would have made perfect sense for them to get married . two , they killed off the mother who was actually perfect for ted , with all the build up from 8 seasons ; she was accepted and killed at the same time . the season should have had the alternate ending in my opinion , but the story should have also let barney & robin be together .
i think the original ending of the series is perfect . ted ' s kids are right - - the show is about ted and robin , so it makes sense that they would end up together . the ending also gives the title of the show another meaning if robin ends up marrying ted . of course , it ' s all in the viewer ' s imagination , because we don ' t know what happens next . but the show is about hope , it ' s about letting go of the pain of the past and moving forward and trying to make the most out of each day . that ' s what the last season was about also . it was not about robin and barney ' s wedding ; it was about ted and tracy letting go of the past . it was also about ted still loving robin and loving her enough to let her go . it seems people are upset that the creators had an ending in mind early on and stuck to it . what ' s wrong with that ? no matter how many seasons the show lasted , they brought everything together in the last season and told the story they wanted to tell . i can ' t think of another show as creative and clever and funny . i think people are just pissed it ' s over .
the original ending was almost perfect . the only real problem was robin and barney ' s divorce . as has been pointed out by others , it completely obviated the progress they both made to be able to commit to one another . i don ' t wish to outrage anyone , but wouldn ' t it have been a great plot twist if robin and barney got divorced because barney had an epiphany and realized he was gay ? they parted as loving friends and no one judged barney badly . robin reconnected with ted as part of the process of dealing with the loss of her marriage . ted and robin fell in love again when they discovered they were ready for each other in ways they had not been ten or fifteen years earlier . i ' m not sayin ' , i ' m just sayin ' .
“we want audiences to be charmed and leave the cinema feeling great , so it’s fitting that our film will be a very happy finale to what will be an exceptional year at the festival , ” said the film’s producer , claire mundell .
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yeah , the ending shouldn ' t have pissed you off as much as the last five seasons . personally i liked the ending because it meant it was over . we should have alternate endings on the nightly news - - wouldn ' t that be great ? nah , no one was killed in an extremely lucky turn of events . alternate endings . . . just the way life is . . .
it certainly did ; it’s nothing other than this year’s closing film , earning it a fancy world première at edinburgh’s festival theatre , with the red carpet rolled out for its stars . “i’m pretty happy with the film , ” says mckay , but it’s hard to believe that’s not an understatement . i asked him if it came out how he expected . “nothing ever turns out how you imagine it’s going to turn out . ”
i felt like the finale , although sad , was fitting for the show . we always knew that ted wasn ' t completely over robin , he was successful in creating an organic love with the mother of his kids . this show always did have a tragic feel to it underneath all the laughs , and while i absolutely loved the mother , i was satisfied with the ending . the alternative ending just didn ' t pack the emotional punch that the finale did . although i understand why some people either felt cheated or took too much of an emotional hit by the mother ' s death , that was a reason why i loved the ending .
you edited it to not have a clear ending ? yeah . there were different tweaks we made just to pitch it in exactly the right way , but she does say in the dinner scene , “i’m going to use the money to do something for a friend , ” which to me is an implication that she’s going to spend the money to cure mitch of his canned fate . that’s one possible interpretation .
does this new , alternate ending change my opinion of the finale ? no—while it doesn ' t anger me as much as ted ending up with robin , it ' s essentially a cop - out that doesn ' t really commit to anything . do i like it more than the original ? sure , in theory . but even though it was ( presumably ) finished before the series finale aired , it comes off as an attempt to appease fans who felt jilted by the ending that bays and thomas ultimately chose . i can ' t fault the folks behind himym for wanting to mend fences , because a lot of fans were very upset by the finale ; it potentially
ruined
the series for some people . but i do wonder whether they ' d always planned to release this ending , or whether it was included as a dvd extra to soothe the burn .
oh , and by the way , seems like audrey horne is still missing in the netherworld , a white room . that’s another cliffhanger . if you remember at the end of episode 16 , she flashed out of the bang bang bar after doing her dance , just as a brawl ensued .
i think we can all admit that the bomb girls movie was a mess , but it did give betty a mostly happy ending . no one knows for sure if kate moved into the house betty bought for her because she finally reciprocated betty’s big gay feelings , but everyone can say for absolute sure that betty bought a house , a thing she’d been trying to do since the very beginning of season one ! and she did it by winning a boxing match like a regular ol’ rocky balboa !
okay , i may not actually read this book for two reasons : 1 . it is not readily available locally . 2 . it turns out that it is a novelization of the movie , when i was hoping the movie was based on a book . i just watched the movie online and it had the feel of an adaptation that maybe had to leave some things out . still , i liked the movie well enough . it was a nice , little , fluffy rom - com . it was relatively clean , though there was one person ' s naked backside , but done in a slapstick , funny way , not in
i think they should have added a scene where tracy reminds ted that after her boyfriend max died she learned to love again ( with ted ) and that she encourages him to do the same . that would soften the ending a bit .
jane lockhart has a whole pile of rejections from publishers . in fact she has them pinned up on the wall and refers to it as her board of pain . however she’s not giving up – although she’s exhausted most of the publishers and agents , she prints yet another copy of her manuscript and takes it to tristesse books , a local publisher in glasgow . it’s owned and run by a frenchman named tom duval who is famous for falling out with authors he’s published . and several that he hasn’t . despite what he sees
' ' why is it that the saddest endings always seem the truest ? in the stories i told myself i was always the heroine - always reaching for my happy ending . ' ' this is a delightful , cute , deliciously quirky love story . a story of two young people who are complete opposites . an intelligent and talented writer and an obnoxious , fierce publisher . it is an engaging light read for a bookish person that doesn ' t really enjoy romance that much . jane is a wonderful character , her thoughts and motions mirrori
a man punches another in the face , knocking him out and bloodying his nose ; a woman imagines banging a man ' s head against his typewriter ; two men joke about killing a woman ' s dog to make her sad ; a woman throws a book and an award at a man ' s head out of anger .
i had no idea that this was the book of a film when i picked it up , so i started reading with no precoceptions . half way through i saw that there was a film of the same name , and assumed that the book came before the film . now i know that the film came first , i ' m even more impressed . the transition from page to screen , or screen to page , is never an easy one , but although i haven ' t seen the film yet , the book of not another happy ending works so well . i read a lot of na and ya books , but i do have a penchant for a bit of chick - lit too , which is how i would classify this book . it ' s not deep , it ' s not going to change anyone ' s life , but it is a really good , enjoyable read . the characters are brilliant , which i guess in hindsight may be because they already exist in the film . but they have really been brought to life in the book as well . the story is interesting and fun , and while there ' s a certain amount of will - they / won ' t - they , it does have a bit of originality to it . you ' ll laugh , you ' ll cry , you ' ll shout at the rude , sexy frenchman , and you ' ll inevitably go ' ahhhh ' . i really , really want to see the film after reading the book , which can only be a rather marvelous endorsement of it .
james matthews was educated at uppingham school but did not go to college , instead initially following his father into motor sports . he then entered a finance career as a trader in london , before setting up eden rock in 2001 .
i never cared why ted was telling the story - to me after nine years all that mattered was seeing the moment
how ted met the mother
. i didn ' t care one bit about what happened after that . so after all that build up - they totally ruined that moment by not making it the biggest moment of the show . the sad thing is the exchange between ted and the mother was great but completely tossed aside for another ted still isn ' t over robin - just shoot me in the head moment . ruined the entire series for me .