Based on Iain Reid's novel of the same name, Charlie Kaufman's I'm Thinking of Ending Things is coming to Netflix on September 4th, and ahead of its release, you can now watch the movie's mind-bending, time-twisting, and altogether trippy trailer.
I'm Thinking of Ending Things stars Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette, David Thewlis. We have the official synopsis, photos, trailer, and key art below:
"Despite second thoughts about their relationship, a young woman (Jessie Buckley) takes a road trip with her new boyfriend (Jesse Plemons) to his family farm. Trapped at the farm during a snowstorm with Jake’s mother (Toni Collette) and father (David Thewlis), the young woman begins to question the nature of everything she knew or understood about her boyfriend, herself, and the world. An exploration of regret, longing and the fragility of the human spirit, I'm Thinking Of Ending Things is directed and...
I'm Thinking of Ending Things stars Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette, David Thewlis. We have the official synopsis, photos, trailer, and key art below:
"Despite second thoughts about their relationship, a young woman (Jessie Buckley) takes a road trip with her new boyfriend (Jesse Plemons) to his family farm. Trapped at the farm during a snowstorm with Jake’s mother (Toni Collette) and father (David Thewlis), the young woman begins to question the nature of everything she knew or understood about her boyfriend, herself, and the world. An exploration of regret, longing and the fragility of the human spirit, I'm Thinking Of Ending Things is directed and...
- 8/6/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
From Participant (Spotlight), Dark Waters tells the shocking and heroic story of an attorney (Mark Ruffalo) who risks his career and family to uncover a dark secret hidden by one of the world’s largest corporations and to bring justice to a community dangerously exposed for decades to deadly chemicals.
Starring Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper and Bill Pullman, Dark Waters is directed by Todd Haynes.
Dakr Waters opens in St. Louis November 27.
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Starring Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper and Bill Pullman, Dark Waters is directed by Todd Haynes.
Dakr Waters opens in St. Louis November 27.
Enter for your chance to win two free passes to the St. Louis advance screening of Dark Waters. The theatrical sneak preview will be on November 19 at 7pm.
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Rated PG 13.
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- 11/14/2019
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Melissa McCarthy as “Lee Israel” and Richard E. Grant as “Jack Hock” in the film Can You Ever Forgive Me? Photo by Mary Cybulski. © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved
In Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Melissa McCarthy gives a stunning dramatic performance in the strange but true story of Lee Israel, an one-time bestselling author of celebrity biographies fallen on hard times, who turns to a life of crime forging letters from famous literary figures such as Dorothy Parker, which she sells to collectors with the help of a boozy friend, played wonderfully by Richard E. Grant.
Lee Israel (McCarthy) is a New Yorker who has made a career out of writing biographies of celebrities such Katherine Hepburn and Tallulah Bankhead. As interest in the celebrities of that earlier time, the one’s Lee prefers as subjects, fades in the 1980s, she struggles to get published and make a living.
In Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Melissa McCarthy gives a stunning dramatic performance in the strange but true story of Lee Israel, an one-time bestselling author of celebrity biographies fallen on hard times, who turns to a life of crime forging letters from famous literary figures such as Dorothy Parker, which she sells to collectors with the help of a boozy friend, played wonderfully by Richard E. Grant.
Lee Israel (McCarthy) is a New Yorker who has made a career out of writing biographies of celebrities such Katherine Hepburn and Tallulah Bankhead. As interest in the celebrities of that earlier time, the one’s Lee prefers as subjects, fades in the 1980s, she struggles to get published and make a living.
- 11/2/2018
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Melissa McCarthy stars as Lee Israel, the best-selling celebrity biographer (and cat lover) who made her living in the 1970’s and 80’s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee found herself unable to get published because she had fallen out of step with the marketplace, she turned her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack (Richard E. Grant).
Opens in St. Louis on Friday November 2.
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Richard E. Grant has starred in The Age Of Innocence, Bright Young Things, Gosford Park, Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Penelope. More recently he played Dr. Zander Rice in which Marvel film?...
Opens in St. Louis on Friday November 2.
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Date: October 29, 7pm in the St. Louis area.
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- 10/25/2018
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Todd Haynes (Carol, Far From Heaven) is hoping to weave a magical, period tale again with Wonderstruck, based on Brian Selznick’s novel, and if we can believe the trailer he’s definitely done it.
The trailer unfortunately only gives us hints at what the film might be about, but those hints show off the bizarre and wondrous journey we’ll be taking with Ben and Rose. Growing up in two different eras, two children follow mysterious clues toward goals they can’t quite fathom, and it turns out that their quests lead down oddly similar roads.
The film stars Julianne Moore, Oakes Fegley (Pete’s Dragon), Michelle Williams, Jaden Michael and Millicent Simmonds, and while it would probably give too much away, it would be nice if we could get a bit more of Julianne Moore’s character. While that might be true no matter who was working things,...
The trailer unfortunately only gives us hints at what the film might be about, but those hints show off the bizarre and wondrous journey we’ll be taking with Ben and Rose. Growing up in two different eras, two children follow mysterious clues toward goals they can’t quite fathom, and it turns out that their quests lead down oddly similar roads.
The film stars Julianne Moore, Oakes Fegley (Pete’s Dragon), Michelle Williams, Jaden Michael and Millicent Simmonds, and while it would probably give too much away, it would be nice if we could get a bit more of Julianne Moore’s character. While that might be true no matter who was working things,...
- 9/21/2017
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Why don't you crash here? The Crashing TV show has been renewed for a second season on HBO. Star Pete Holmes executive produces the TV series with Judd Apatow. Check out the HBO press release below, for more details.A live-action HBO comedy series, Crashing stars Pete Holmes, Lauren Lapkus, and George Basil. In season one, Dave Attell, Hannibal Burress, Artie Lange, T.J. Miller, Jim Norton, Rachael Ray, and Sarah Silverman guest star as themselves.Read More…...
- 3/16/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: HBOEpisodes: Ongoing (half-hour)Seasons: OngoingTV show dates: February 19, 2017 — presentSeries status: Has not been cancelledPerformers include: Pete Holmes, Lauren Lapkus, and George Basil, Dave Attell, Hannibal Burress, Artie Lange, T.J. Miller, Jim Norton, Rachael Ray, and Sarah Silverman.TV show description:This half-hour comedy series follows Pete (Pete Holmes), a sheltered suburbanite who married his childhood sweetheart and dreams of being a successful stand-up comic. When Pete discovers his wife Jessica (Lauren Lapkus) is cheating on him, his world devolves into chaos.Armed with little more than naivete, Pete plunges into the deep end of the tough, competitive New York comedy scene.Read More…...
- 2/20/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
"I have a plan; I'll be a comedian." HBO has released the official trailer for their upcoming new series Crashing.From Judd Apatow, the comedy stars Pete Holmes as an aspiring comedian who begins crashing at his friends' houses after he discovers his wife cheating on him. The cast also includes Lauren Lapkus, George Basil, Dave Attell, Hannibal Burress, Artie Lange, T.J. Miller, Jim Norton, Rachael Ray, and Sarah Silverman.Read More…...
- 1/21/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
HBO is hittin' the couch. Today, the network announced their new series Crashing will debut in February.The comedy stars Pete Holmes as an aspiring comedian who ends up sleeping on his friends' couches after he discovers his wife cheating on him. The cast also includes Lauren Lapkus, George Basil, Dave Attell, Hannibal Burress, Artie Lange, T.J. Miller, Jim Norton, Rachael Ray, and Sarah Silverman.Read More…...
- 1/12/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Billy Lynn (Joe Alwyn) saluting during the national anthem in TriStar Pictures’ Billy Lynn’S Long Halftime Walk. Photo credit: Mary Cybulski. © 2016 Ctmg, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Ang Lee is a brilliant director but he seems to being aiming more at recapturing the technical innovation magic of his film Pi than making a good film, in his latest Billy Lynn’S Long Halftime Walk, with less successful results. Billy Lynn’S Long Halftime Walk focuses on a decorated Iraq War soldier and his squad in 2004, who are back in the U.S. making a good will tour, which includes a part for them in the Thanksgiving Day football game’s halftime show. But the real point of this film seems to be its 3D photography and an amazingly high frame rate. However, the film’s technical wizardry will only be seen by audiences in New York and Los Angeles, not in the Midwest.
Ang Lee is a brilliant director but he seems to being aiming more at recapturing the technical innovation magic of his film Pi than making a good film, in his latest Billy Lynn’S Long Halftime Walk, with less successful results. Billy Lynn’S Long Halftime Walk focuses on a decorated Iraq War soldier and his squad in 2004, who are back in the U.S. making a good will tour, which includes a part for them in the Thanksgiving Day football game’s halftime show. But the real point of this film seems to be its 3D photography and an amazingly high frame rate. However, the film’s technical wizardry will only be seen by audiences in New York and Los Angeles, not in the Midwest.
- 11/18/2016
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Still doing it his way: Sayles today.
By Mark Cerulli
The interview was set for 10:30 Am. Usually they run a few minutes late as the celebrity works his way through a call list. When the moment arrives an assistant handles the intros. Not this time. At precisely 10:30:00, the phone rang and iconic Indie filmmaker John Sayles introduced himself. And why not? A no-nonsense, get- it -done type of auteur, Sayles handles his own publicity calls and was keen to discuss his remarkable and varied career in advance of a weekend retrospective at La’s Cinefamily February 18 - 20.
Sayles broke into the business, like so many before him, by working with genre legend Roger Corman who figuratively and literally wrote the book on low budget filmmaking. “I got very lucky, didn’t realize it at the time, “Sayles recalls. “I wrote three screenplays (Piranha, The Lady in Red...
By Mark Cerulli
The interview was set for 10:30 Am. Usually they run a few minutes late as the celebrity works his way through a call list. When the moment arrives an assistant handles the intros. Not this time. At precisely 10:30:00, the phone rang and iconic Indie filmmaker John Sayles introduced himself. And why not? A no-nonsense, get- it -done type of auteur, Sayles handles his own publicity calls and was keen to discuss his remarkable and varied career in advance of a weekend retrospective at La’s Cinefamily February 18 - 20.
Sayles broke into the business, like so many before him, by working with genre legend Roger Corman who figuratively and literally wrote the book on low budget filmmaking. “I got very lucky, didn’t realize it at the time, “Sayles recalls. “I wrote three screenplays (Piranha, The Lady in Red...
- 2/18/2016
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Near the top of our most-anticipated films of the year is Jim Jarmusch‘s Paterson, his follow-up to perhaps his finest film, Only Lovers Left Alive. Led by Adam Driver, on a streak like few other actors, and Golshifteh Farahani (About Elly), it follows the former as a bus driver in New Jersey, and the latter as his creative wife. We now have the first still from the film, which will hopefully premiere at Cannes before Amazon distributes later this year.
“Paterson is a funny, philosophical and moving story that only Jim can tell. We look forward to working closely with him and supporting his vision in bringing the film to life,” said Ted Hope, Head of Motion Picture Production at Amazon Studios. “Adam Driver is one of this generation’s most gifted actors. It’ll be exciting to see what he and Jim unearth as they explore the intimate...
“Paterson is a funny, philosophical and moving story that only Jim can tell. We look forward to working closely with him and supporting his vision in bringing the film to life,” said Ted Hope, Head of Motion Picture Production at Amazon Studios. “Adam Driver is one of this generation’s most gifted actors. It’ll be exciting to see what he and Jim unearth as they explore the intimate...
- 2/2/2016
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Wamg has your free passes to the screening of True Story.
When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo—who has taken on Finkel’s identity—his reporting job morphs into an unforgettable game of cat and mouse. Based on actual events, Finkel’s relentless pursuit of Longo’s true story encompasses murder, love, deceit, and redemption. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
Directed by Rupert Goold and starring Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones, and Gretchen Mol, True Story opens in St. Louis on April 17.
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When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo—who has taken on Finkel’s identity—his reporting job morphs into an unforgettable game of cat and mouse. Based on actual events, Finkel’s relentless pursuit of Longo’s true story encompasses murder, love, deceit, and redemption. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
Directed by Rupert Goold and starring Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones, and Gretchen Mol, True Story opens in St. Louis on April 17.
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- 4/6/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – No matter how painfully bad it may be, I never walk out of a screening. It’s a professional rule I’ve set and keep it at all costs. But with Martin Scorsese’s latest stroke of genius, I experienced a kind of pain I don’t usually wrangle with: the survival of my bladder.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
I don’t even recall it being as much of an issue with the 3.25-hour “Schindler’s List,” but for the 3-hour “The Wolf of Wall Street,” I just almost didn’t make it. Even though it was a mad rush to the bathroom the second the credits hit, thankfully the true story of Jordan Belfort kept me completely distracted and entertained at the behest of my bodily needs.
Read Adam Fendelman’s full review of “The Wolf of Wall Street”.
But really, folks. Take care of your bladder before it starts and don’t drink.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
I don’t even recall it being as much of an issue with the 3.25-hour “Schindler’s List,” but for the 3-hour “The Wolf of Wall Street,” I just almost didn’t make it. Even though it was a mad rush to the bathroom the second the credits hit, thankfully the true story of Jordan Belfort kept me completely distracted and entertained at the behest of my bodily needs.
Read Adam Fendelman’s full review of “The Wolf of Wall Street”.
But really, folks. Take care of your bladder before it starts and don’t drink.
- 12/26/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Leonardo DiCaprio is electric in The Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese’s epic tale of excess and greed that just falls short of being a masterpiece.
The actor plays Jordan Belfort as the viewer follows him through his decadent rise to the top of the Wall Street game. The Wolf of Wall Street is admittedly slight on the rags part of Jordan’s story. After a brief stint as an errand boy with a couple of no nonsense agents, Jordan quickly realizes the money to be made in the penny stocks. He collects a rag tag team of seemingly hopeless wannabes to push a product they neither stand by nor fully understand. In fact, Jordan attempts to explain his game to the audience, but realizes that nobody really cares about the logistics. Bottom line: he is getting filthy rich and not exactly legally.
Jordan lives in a world of fast cars,...
The actor plays Jordan Belfort as the viewer follows him through his decadent rise to the top of the Wall Street game. The Wolf of Wall Street is admittedly slight on the rags part of Jordan’s story. After a brief stint as an errand boy with a couple of no nonsense agents, Jordan quickly realizes the money to be made in the penny stocks. He collects a rag tag team of seemingly hopeless wannabes to push a product they neither stand by nor fully understand. In fact, Jordan attempts to explain his game to the audience, but realizes that nobody really cares about the logistics. Bottom line: he is getting filthy rich and not exactly legally.
Jordan lives in a world of fast cars,...
- 12/25/2013
- by Matt Santia
- CinemaNerdz
The summer passed by quickly didn’t it? Remember when we were wondering whether Star Trek Into Darkness would be any good? Spoiler: It was. Or whether The Lone Ranger would be an uncontested box office champion? Another spoiler: It wasn’t. Or whether a movie about giant robots fighting giant monsters would appeal to audiences made up of more than just nerds? And how would Iron Man 3 perform as the follow-up to the mega-blockbuster The Avengers? Indeed, the summer of 2013 held many surprises and a similar number of disappointments for movie fans and the overall business of the movies held quite a bit of drama and suspense as well. The movies of fall 2013 are no different.
From September thru November there are films coming out that represent virtually every genre you can think of. Some should be good while others will probably just be plain awful. The films...
From September thru November there are films coming out that represent virtually every genre you can think of. Some should be good while others will probably just be plain awful. The films...
- 9/3/2013
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Chicago – Wink (Dwight Henry) and Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané “Nazie” Wallis) don’t have a typical father-daughter relationship in Benh Zeitlin’s visionary fantasy, “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” With his body ailing and his hometown underwater, Wink resorts to tough-love parenting skills in order to teach his daughter self-sufficiency. That includes catching her own food while chanting phrases like, “I’m the man!”
The bond between Wink and Hushpuppy forms the heart of Zeitlin’s film, which won two awards at the Sundance Film Festival, including the Grand Jury Prize, and went on to snag the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Neither Henry nor Wallis had acted in a film prior to “Beasts,” and have been on a whirlwind festival tour ever since, acquiring widespread acclaim for their work. Zeitlin’s tale of an environmental crisis that unleashes prehistoric creatures known as “aurochs,” while threatening to tear Wink and Hushpuppy from their homeland,...
The bond between Wink and Hushpuppy forms the heart of Zeitlin’s film, which won two awards at the Sundance Film Festival, including the Grand Jury Prize, and went on to snag the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Neither Henry nor Wallis had acted in a film prior to “Beasts,” and have been on a whirlwind festival tour ever since, acquiring widespread acclaim for their work. Zeitlin’s tale of an environmental crisis that unleashes prehistoric creatures known as “aurochs,” while threatening to tear Wink and Hushpuppy from their homeland,...
- 7/2/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Photo by Mary Cybulski . © 2012 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved
In theaters August 3rd, watch the new trailer for Universal Pictures’ The Bourne Legacy. The narrative architect behind the Bourne film series, Tony Gilroy, takes the helm in the next chapter of the hugely popular espionage franchise that has earned almost $1 billion at the global box office: The Bourne Legacy. The writer/director expands the Bourne universe created by Robert Ludlum with an original story that introduces us to a new hero (Jeremy Renner) whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the first three films.
I’m going to go old Hollywood here when I say Renner’s rugged look and delivery reminds me of an early Robert Mitchum – out of his film noir era.
For The Bourne Legacy, Renner joins fellow series newcomers Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach and Oscar Isaac, while franchise veterans Albert Finney,...
In theaters August 3rd, watch the new trailer for Universal Pictures’ The Bourne Legacy. The narrative architect behind the Bourne film series, Tony Gilroy, takes the helm in the next chapter of the hugely popular espionage franchise that has earned almost $1 billion at the global box office: The Bourne Legacy. The writer/director expands the Bourne universe created by Robert Ludlum with an original story that introduces us to a new hero (Jeremy Renner) whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the first three films.
I’m going to go old Hollywood here when I say Renner’s rugged look and delivery reminds me of an early Robert Mitchum – out of his film noir era.
For The Bourne Legacy, Renner joins fellow series newcomers Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach and Oscar Isaac, while franchise veterans Albert Finney,...
- 2/8/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Scene from Amigo. Photo by Mary Cybulski, Courtesy Variance Films/Anarchists' Convention The iconic John Sayles is a director known for his iconoclasm. His 17 feature films are tough to categorize, with subjects ranging from a sleepy Irish fishing village (The Secret of Roan Inish) to the 1919 Chicago White Sox scandal (Eight Men Out) to a Texas border town (Lone Star) to the Louisiana bayou (Passion Fish); what they have in common are complex characters in situations where the right thing to do is not always cut-and-dried. In his latest film, Amigo, Sayles traveled to the Philippines, where he cast local actors (Filipino star Joel Torre among them) alongside Americans (Chris Cooper, Garret Dillahunt, DJ Qualls) to portray two of the many sides of the Philippine-American War. What war, you say? That was exactly Sayles' reaction when he first learned about this not-in-history books conflict, which lasted 2 to 14 years, depending ...
- 8/17/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams in Terrence Malick's upcoming, as yet untitled feature
Photo: Redbud Pictures // Photograph by Mary Cybulski The above image just arrived giving you your first look at Terrence Malick's as yet, untitled romance feature (rumored to be titled The Burial) starring Ben Affleck, Rachel Weisz, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams, Olga Kurylenko and Barry Pepper. FilmNation Entertainment is handling international sales and while it still doesn't have a domestic distributor, I can't imagine it will be out there for too long.
The plot for the film is unknown but Pepper and Bardem are rumored to be priests in the film. Previous set photos can be found here.
As for the photo above, there is a distinct Days of Heaven vibe from the golden background captured by cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki. You can get a larger look at the image right here.
Photo: Redbud Pictures // Photograph by Mary Cybulski The above image just arrived giving you your first look at Terrence Malick's as yet, untitled romance feature (rumored to be titled The Burial) starring Ben Affleck, Rachel Weisz, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams, Olga Kurylenko and Barry Pepper. FilmNation Entertainment is handling international sales and while it still doesn't have a domestic distributor, I can't imagine it will be out there for too long.
The plot for the film is unknown but Pepper and Bardem are rumored to be priests in the film. Previous set photos can be found here.
As for the photo above, there is a distinct Days of Heaven vibe from the golden background captured by cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki. You can get a larger look at the image right here.
- 2/23/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
In the "Bleacher Bums" tradition, "Chicago Cab" is a scrappy and unsettling glimpse of a cross-section of Chicagoans.
Adapted from "Hellcab", a long-running play here, this indie film follows the scattered route of one Chicago cabbie on a 14-hour stretch during the Christmas holidays. It's alternately frightening, sad, funny and crazy -- like the cross-section of passengers that hop into the back seat of a cab. A popular player at the Chicago International Film Festival, "Chicago Cab" is the kind of quirky oddity that will travel far on the film-festival circuit.
This filmic odyssey transports us from the Gold Coast of North Michigan Avenue to the most ravaged sections of the South Side, as an independent cabbie (Paul Dillon) scrapes together the fares that make up his daily nonroutine. It's both a chilly and a chilling ride as the cabbie lugs the always unpredictable assortment of characters to their varied destinations.
To say the least, they're a wide assortment of types: a rape victim, a buppie lawyer, a druggie, a wacko, Bears fans, Christmas shoppers and a dipsy senior are among the personalities that crawl into his backseat.
Seemingly, it's true that people say or do anything in front of, or rather, in back of a cab driver -- as if he's not there. Nearly every type of human behavior and transaction (including sexual) is carried out in the vehicle's sticky back seat. Not surprisingly, this cabbie's slant on humanity is based on a wider range of types than, say, a Harvard sociologist's prismed perspective.
While screenwriter Will Kern has served up a varied and entertaining cast of back-seat characters, "Chicago Cab" is no mere novelty parade of oddballs and stereotypes. It's smartly oiled with some keen social insights and imbued with an emotional integrity that lifts this entertainment beyond a goon show.
In particular, we get to know the driver and we see how his job affects him. Overall, he is a kind if somewhat clumsy fellow who ultimately tends to take too much responsibility for his passengers' well-being. And we see that he is a lonely and solitary man, eking out his living in this last resort of a job in a strange city.
Although the lensing reflects a low-budget indie approach, credit co-directors Mary Cybulski and John Tintori for capturing the essentials of the many human dramas that unfold in this cinematic trek. Throughout, they delicately clue us to the cabbie's isolation, particularly with some deft, contrapuntal Christmas music.
Highest praise goes to Paul Dillon for his sharp portrayal of the cab driver whose well-intentioned actions mask his own inner loneliness. The fares are an overall hoot, particularly John Cusack as a shifty and sinister back-seater.
CHICAGO CAB
Greenlight Film & TV
A Child's Will production
Producers Paul Dillon, Jamie Gordon, Suzanne DeWalt
Directors Mary Cybulski, John Tintori
Screenwriter Will Kern,
based on his play "Hellcab"
Director of photography Hubert Taczanowski
Editors John Tintori, Mary Cybulski
Music Joe Henry, Page Hamilton
Color/stereo
Cast:
Cabbie Paul Dillon
Passengers Gillian Anderson,
John Cusack, Michael Ironside, Laurie Metcalf, Julianne Moore
Running time -- 93 minutes...
Adapted from "Hellcab", a long-running play here, this indie film follows the scattered route of one Chicago cabbie on a 14-hour stretch during the Christmas holidays. It's alternately frightening, sad, funny and crazy -- like the cross-section of passengers that hop into the back seat of a cab. A popular player at the Chicago International Film Festival, "Chicago Cab" is the kind of quirky oddity that will travel far on the film-festival circuit.
This filmic odyssey transports us from the Gold Coast of North Michigan Avenue to the most ravaged sections of the South Side, as an independent cabbie (Paul Dillon) scrapes together the fares that make up his daily nonroutine. It's both a chilly and a chilling ride as the cabbie lugs the always unpredictable assortment of characters to their varied destinations.
To say the least, they're a wide assortment of types: a rape victim, a buppie lawyer, a druggie, a wacko, Bears fans, Christmas shoppers and a dipsy senior are among the personalities that crawl into his backseat.
Seemingly, it's true that people say or do anything in front of, or rather, in back of a cab driver -- as if he's not there. Nearly every type of human behavior and transaction (including sexual) is carried out in the vehicle's sticky back seat. Not surprisingly, this cabbie's slant on humanity is based on a wider range of types than, say, a Harvard sociologist's prismed perspective.
While screenwriter Will Kern has served up a varied and entertaining cast of back-seat characters, "Chicago Cab" is no mere novelty parade of oddballs and stereotypes. It's smartly oiled with some keen social insights and imbued with an emotional integrity that lifts this entertainment beyond a goon show.
In particular, we get to know the driver and we see how his job affects him. Overall, he is a kind if somewhat clumsy fellow who ultimately tends to take too much responsibility for his passengers' well-being. And we see that he is a lonely and solitary man, eking out his living in this last resort of a job in a strange city.
Although the lensing reflects a low-budget indie approach, credit co-directors Mary Cybulski and John Tintori for capturing the essentials of the many human dramas that unfold in this cinematic trek. Throughout, they delicately clue us to the cabbie's isolation, particularly with some deft, contrapuntal Christmas music.
Highest praise goes to Paul Dillon for his sharp portrayal of the cab driver whose well-intentioned actions mask his own inner loneliness. The fares are an overall hoot, particularly John Cusack as a shifty and sinister back-seater.
CHICAGO CAB
Greenlight Film & TV
A Child's Will production
Producers Paul Dillon, Jamie Gordon, Suzanne DeWalt
Directors Mary Cybulski, John Tintori
Screenwriter Will Kern,
based on his play "Hellcab"
Director of photography Hubert Taczanowski
Editors John Tintori, Mary Cybulski
Music Joe Henry, Page Hamilton
Color/stereo
Cast:
Cabbie Paul Dillon
Passengers Gillian Anderson,
John Cusack, Michael Ironside, Laurie Metcalf, Julianne Moore
Running time -- 93 minutes...
- 10/20/1997
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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