Greta Gerwig has a story about the moment she knew she would become a director. Shortly after she starred in and co-wrote “Frances Ha” with Noah Baumbach, she met “Orlando” director Sally Potter at a party. Gerwig cornered Potter, to pick her brain.
“I do that with people I admire,” Gerwig said. “I was writing a lot. I was asking her about how she does what she does. Does she do it first thing in the morning in longhand, or many computer drafts? I was being nerdy and needy, and she was answering and being very kind.
“Then she grabbed me by the arm and looked me in the eyes and asked me, ‘What do you really want to ask me about?’ My blood ran cold. ‘You really want to ask me about directing.’
‘How do you know that?’
‘I’m part gypsy and it’s written all over you!
“I do that with people I admire,” Gerwig said. “I was writing a lot. I was asking her about how she does what she does. Does she do it first thing in the morning in longhand, or many computer drafts? I was being nerdy and needy, and she was answering and being very kind.
“Then she grabbed me by the arm and looked me in the eyes and asked me, ‘What do you really want to ask me about?’ My blood ran cold. ‘You really want to ask me about directing.’
‘How do you know that?’
‘I’m part gypsy and it’s written all over you!
- 11/3/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Greta Gerwig has a story about the moment she knew she would become a director. Shortly after she starred in and co-wrote “Frances Ha” with Noah Baumbach, she met “Orlando” director Sally Potter at a party. Gerwig cornered Potter, to pick her brain.
“I do that with people I admire,” Gerwig said. “I was writing a lot. I was asking her about how she does what she does. Does she do it first thing in the morning in longhand, or many computer drafts? I was being nerdy and needy, and she was answering and being very kind.
“Then she grabbed me by the arm and looked me in the eyes and asked me, ‘What do you really want to ask me about?’ My blood ran cold. ‘You really want to ask me about directing.’
‘How do you know that?’
‘I’m part gypsy and it’s written all over you!
“I do that with people I admire,” Gerwig said. “I was writing a lot. I was asking her about how she does what she does. Does she do it first thing in the morning in longhand, or many computer drafts? I was being nerdy and needy, and she was answering and being very kind.
“Then she grabbed me by the arm and looked me in the eyes and asked me, ‘What do you really want to ask me about?’ My blood ran cold. ‘You really want to ask me about directing.’
‘How do you know that?’
‘I’m part gypsy and it’s written all over you!
- 11/3/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Olly Alexander may be best known as the front man of British synth-pop trio Years & Years, but even at 25, he’s already on his second career. Until his band blew up this past year — their 2015 album, Communion, topped the U.K. charts and peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic chart — Alexander has been busy with a slew of independent-film roles, including this month's quirky comedy Funny Bunny, a socially stunted romance he co-wrote and starred in. Last week, the talented Alexander called up Vulture to discuss shifting gears between acting and singing and how he feels about the spotlight on his sexuality.You co-wrote Funny Bunny with your two co-stars, Kentucker Audley and Joslyn Jensen, based on a story by director Alison Bagnall. How did you initially get involved? Alison had a script called Funny Bunny that she sent to me in maybe 2009, and she offered...
- 11/18/2015
- by John Sherman
- Vulture
Read More: Watch: Olly Alexander Comes of Age in Exclusive 'Funny Bunny' Trailer Joslyn Jensen looks serene with a bunny in this exclusive poster for director Alison Bagnall's "Funny Bunny." Starring Olly Alexander, Kentucker Audley and Joslyn Jensen, the film explores human beings desire to connect with one another, or at least anyone who will listen to their troubled stories. The film had its world premiere at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival. The official film synopsis reads: "Gene spends his days going door to door, passionately educating strangers on childhood obesity. By chance and a knock at the door, Gene enters Titty's world, an emotionally-arrested 19-year-old who has successfully sued his own father to win back a large inheritance, getting himself disowned in the process. Delving deeper into Titty's life, Gene discovers that he's been having an ongoing online relationship with the beautiful but reclusive animal activist, Ginger.
- 11/12/2015
- by Sonya Saepoff
- Indiewire
The American Film Institute announced today the films that will screen in the World Cinema, Breakthrough, Midnight, Shorts and Cinema’s Legacy programs at AFI Fest 2015 presented by Audi.
AFI Fest will take place November 5 – 12, 2015, in the heart of Hollywood. Screenings, Galas and events will be held at the historic Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres, Dolby Theatre, the Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the Egyptian, the El Capitan Theatre and The Hollywood Roosevelt.
World Cinema showcases the most acclaimed international films of the year; Breakthrough highlights true discoveries of the programming process; Midnight selections will grip audiences with terror; and Cinema’s Legacy highlights classic movies and films about cinema. World Cinema and Breakthrough selections are among the films eligible for Audience Awards. Shorts selections are eligible for the Grand Jury Prize, which qualifies the winner for Academy Award®consideration. This year’s Shorts jury features filmmaker Janicza Bravo,...
AFI Fest will take place November 5 – 12, 2015, in the heart of Hollywood. Screenings, Galas and events will be held at the historic Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres, Dolby Theatre, the Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the Egyptian, the El Capitan Theatre and The Hollywood Roosevelt.
World Cinema showcases the most acclaimed international films of the year; Breakthrough highlights true discoveries of the programming process; Midnight selections will grip audiences with terror; and Cinema’s Legacy highlights classic movies and films about cinema. World Cinema and Breakthrough selections are among the films eligible for Audience Awards. Shorts selections are eligible for the Grand Jury Prize, which qualifies the winner for Academy Award®consideration. This year’s Shorts jury features filmmaker Janicza Bravo,...
- 10/22/2015
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Full line-up of the Stockholm film festival includes feature and documentary competition line-ups.Scroll down for full line-up
The Stockholm International Film Festival (Nov 11-22) has unveiled the line-up for its 26th edition, comprising more than 190 films from over 70 countries.
The Stockholm Xxvi Competition includes Marielle Heller’s Us title The Diary of a Teenage Girl and László Nemes’ Holocaust drama Son Of Saul.
It marks the first time Stockholm has a greater number of women than men competing for the Bronze Horse – the festival’s top prize.
The documentary competition includes Amy Berg’s An Open Secret, an investigation into accusations of teenagers being sexually abused within the film industry; and Cosima Spender’s Palio, centred on the annual horse race in Siena, Italy.
Announcing the programme, festival director Git Scheynius also revealed that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will visit Stockholm for the first time as chairman of the jury for the first Stockholm Impact Award, which...
The Stockholm International Film Festival (Nov 11-22) has unveiled the line-up for its 26th edition, comprising more than 190 films from over 70 countries.
The Stockholm Xxvi Competition includes Marielle Heller’s Us title The Diary of a Teenage Girl and László Nemes’ Holocaust drama Son Of Saul.
It marks the first time Stockholm has a greater number of women than men competing for the Bronze Horse – the festival’s top prize.
The documentary competition includes Amy Berg’s An Open Secret, an investigation into accusations of teenagers being sexually abused within the film industry; and Cosima Spender’s Palio, centred on the annual horse race in Siena, Italy.
Announcing the programme, festival director Git Scheynius also revealed that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will visit Stockholm for the first time as chairman of the jury for the first Stockholm Impact Award, which...
- 10/20/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
A pair of sections that we’ve been covering almost since its inception, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced their selections for the New Auteurs and American Independents line-ups and we’ve got a noteworthy, eyebrow-raising sampling of award-winning items from the Cannes played hellish immigration drama Mediterranea from Jonas Carpignano to Sundance (Josh Mond’s James White) to SXSW (Trey Edward Shults’ Krisha) winners. Since Park City days, our Nicholas Bell has reviewed a good chunk of these titles, but we’ll still likely have a couple of more reviews once the festival begins. Here are the selections and jury members.
New Auteurs Selections (11 Titles)
From Afar – When a middle-aged man is assaulted and robbed by a young criminal, an unlikely relationship develops. Dir Lorenzo Vigas. Scr Lorenzo Vigas. Cast Alfredo Castro and Luis Silva. Venezuela/Mexico. U.S. Premiere
Disorder – Matthias Schoenaerts plays an ex-soldier who becomes locked...
New Auteurs Selections (11 Titles)
From Afar – When a middle-aged man is assaulted and robbed by a young criminal, an unlikely relationship develops. Dir Lorenzo Vigas. Scr Lorenzo Vigas. Cast Alfredo Castro and Luis Silva. Venezuela/Mexico. U.S. Premiere
Disorder – Matthias Schoenaerts plays an ex-soldier who becomes locked...
- 10/15/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Venice Golden Lion winner From Afar, Mustang and James White are among selections in the New Auteurs and American Independents sections at AFI Fest 2015 presented by Audi, set to run from November 5–12.
The New Auteurs section highlights 11 first and second-time narrative directors whose films are eligible for the grand jury prize and includes From Afar (Desde Allá) and Critics Week France 4 Visionary Award winner Land And Shade (pictured).
The American Independents strand represents nine films from returning directors whom AFI Fest programmers believe have created the best of independent filmmaking this year. Entries include James White, Krisha and FIeld Niggas.
As previously announced, the opening night gala will be the world premiere of Angelina Pitt Jolie’s By The Sea on November 5, the centerpiece gala will be the world premiere of Peter Landesman’s Concussion on November 10 and the closing night gala will be the world premiere of Adam McKay’s The Big Short on November 12.
New...
The New Auteurs section highlights 11 first and second-time narrative directors whose films are eligible for the grand jury prize and includes From Afar (Desde Allá) and Critics Week France 4 Visionary Award winner Land And Shade (pictured).
The American Independents strand represents nine films from returning directors whom AFI Fest programmers believe have created the best of independent filmmaking this year. Entries include James White, Krisha and FIeld Niggas.
As previously announced, the opening night gala will be the world premiere of Angelina Pitt Jolie’s By The Sea on November 5, the centerpiece gala will be the world premiere of Peter Landesman’s Concussion on November 10 and the closing night gala will be the world premiere of Adam McKay’s The Big Short on November 12.
New...
- 10/15/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Read More: Exclusive: Trailer For 'Henry Gamble's Birthday Party' Screening At BAMcinemaFest And Maryland Film Festival Ifp has announced the full lineup for it's 2015-2016 Screen Forward Series. The film series is aimed at helping independent filmmakers in the process of self-distribution or micro-distribution gain a wider audience by providing a venue for a New York theatrical release. Each of the selected films will be given an exclusive one-week run at Ifp's Made in New York Media Center, located in Dumbo, Brooklyn. The full schedule is as follows: "Field Niggas," directed by Khalik Allah October 16 - October 22 "Funny Bunny," directed by Alison Bagnall November 13 - November 19 "Cronies," directed by Michael J. Larnell December 11 - December 18 "Henry Gamble's Birthday Party," directed by Stephen Cone January 8 - January 14 For more information, including ticket purchases and how to apply to the Screen Forward program, visit...
- 10/5/2015
- by Ryan Anielski
- Indiewire
In our last article, we went over the history and exciting things the Brooklyn Film Festival offers its contestants. And now it’s time to meet the films and the winners.
16Mmonster: directed by Jacob Kindlon; a 12 minute short from the Us.
20 Years Of Madness: directed by Jeremy Royce; a 90 minute documentary from the Us.
Abby Singer/Songwriter: Directed by Onur Tukel , a 75 minute film from the Us.
Abigail Deville’S Harlem Stories: Directed by Nick Ravich, a 7 minute American documentary.
After A Dream: Directed by Tobias Schmuecking, a 17 minute short from Germany.
And It Was Good: Directed by Graham Waterston, a 19 minute short from the Us.
Winner of the Short Narrative Spirit Award
Big Bag: Directed by Ricardo Martin Coloma, a 13 minute animation from Spain.
Block And Piled: Directed by Marc Riba & Anna Solanas, a 5 minute animation from Spain.
Blue-eyed Me: Directed by Alexey Marfin, a 7 minute short from England.
16Mmonster: directed by Jacob Kindlon; a 12 minute short from the Us.
20 Years Of Madness: directed by Jeremy Royce; a 90 minute documentary from the Us.
Abby Singer/Songwriter: Directed by Onur Tukel , a 75 minute film from the Us.
Abigail Deville’S Harlem Stories: Directed by Nick Ravich, a 7 minute American documentary.
After A Dream: Directed by Tobias Schmuecking, a 17 minute short from Germany.
And It Was Good: Directed by Graham Waterston, a 19 minute short from the Us.
Winner of the Short Narrative Spirit Award
Big Bag: Directed by Ricardo Martin Coloma, a 13 minute animation from Spain.
Block And Piled: Directed by Marc Riba & Anna Solanas, a 5 minute animation from Spain.
Blue-eyed Me: Directed by Alexey Marfin, a 7 minute short from England.
- 8/23/2015
- by Catherina Gioino
- Nerdly
Read More: Sebastian Silva on Why Toronto Rejected 'Nasty Baby' and How 'Quirk is Bad'No one can accuse Chilean writer-director Sebastian Silva of holding back. During our interview with Silva at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, the filmmaker was extremely candid about his battle with Sony over his little-seen thriller "Magic Magic," and how the Toronto International Film Festival rejected his latest, "Nasty Baby," because of its wacky third act twist. Over the weekend at the 2015 Provincetown International Film Festival in Massachusetts, where "Nasty Baby" screened, Silva took part in the morning panel, "That's Not Funny: Making Uncomfortable Comedy," alongside "Funny Bunny" director Alison Bagnall and producer Laura Heberton, moderated by The Boston Globe's Janice Page. Once again, he didn't let the press in attendance keep him from speaking his mind, this time with regards to his distaste for the comedy...
- 6/23/2015
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
Read More: Springboard: Meet the Directors Behind 'Sweaty Betty,' a Film Unlike Anything Playing on the Festival Circuit The Brooklyn Film Festival concluded its 18th edition on Sunday with an awards gala at the Wythe Hotel. This year’s event screened 108 features and shorts from 26 countries and was attended by 70 filmmakers. Joseph Frank and Zachary Reed were awarded Best Feature Film and the Grand Chameleon Award for "Sweaty Betty," a documentary-like look at genial lower class Americans in Hyattsville, Maryland. Alison Bagnall's "Funny Bunny" also earned two awards: Best Actor for Olly Alexander and Best Editing for Kentucker Audley, David Barker and Caleb Johnson. Other winners included "But Not For Me," "Eric, Winter to Spring" and "Frame by Frame." "We're so pleased with this year's festival," said Director of Programming Bryce J. Renninger. "The films, filmmakers, audiences and sponsors all...
- 6/9/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Read More: Meet the 2015 SXSW Filmmakers #2: Alison Bagnall Looks on the Bright Side in 'Funny Bunny' The exclusive trailer for Alison Bagnall's "Funny Bunny" introduces a narrative that explores tenuous relationships, new friendships and awkward intimacy. The coming-of-age tale centers on Titty ("The Riot Club" star Olly Alexander), a socially awkward and unusual young man whose apparent wealth has come from suing his own father for stealing Titty's inheritance from his grandfather. While Titty strikes a newfound friendship with Gene (Kentucker Audley), he also begins a budding romance with a seemingly distant and withdrawn animal rights activist named Ginger (Joslyn Jensen). The whimsical narrative promises to be a witty look at the nature of young adult relationships as it examines Titty's romantic struggles as his interest in Ginger grows. "Funny Bunny" will screen June 5-6 at the Brooklyn Film...
- 6/1/2015
- by Meredith Mattlin
- Indiewire
An acting-centric character study, writer-director Alison Bagnall's Funny Bunny traps the three extreme personalities within the confines of the screen for us to study what happens. Thanks to masterful casting, the chemistry between Kentucker Audley, Olly Alexander and Joslyn Jensen is nothing short of magical. Well within their comfort zones, the three actors slip seamlessly into their characters, naturally personifying all of their quirks and foibles.
- 3/20/2015
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Read More: SXSW 2015: A List Of Criticwire Grades for Every Feature Before the competing filmmakers arrived in Austin for the 2015 SXSW Film Festival, Indiewire sent them a questionnaire about their experiences bringing the projects to fruition. Here we've collected their thoughts on overcoming their biggest challenges, ranging from financing to scoring to learning when the film is finished. Here are the filmmakers' responses: Alison Bagnall ("Funny Bunny"): I tried to get out of film seven years ago, so that made it hard to make "Funny Bunny." I had decided that independent filmmaking was just an expensive hobby. I still think that, but it's easier to do it with eyes wide open. The biggest challenge in completing the film was during post- production, because I felt I did not have a movie. I felt I could recover from the failure on a personal level - it's just a movie...
- 3/20/2015
- by David Ballard
- Indiewire
Read More: SXSW: Complete List of Winners at the 2015 Film Awards In advance of this year's SXSW Film Festival, Indiewire sent out a questionnaire to the filmmakers taking their work to Austin. Below you'll find some of the inspirations for the competing films, both narrative and documentary. Here are the filmmakers' responses: Alex Sichel and Elizabeth Giamatti ("A Woman Like Me"): We were inspired by a wide range of movies: "All That Jazz," Agnes Varda's "The Beaches of Agnes," "Symbiopsychotaxiplasm," "Day For Night," "The Wizard of Oz," "Blue Vinyl," "Reds," Abbas Kiarostami's "Close-Up…." Alison Bagnall ("Funny Bunny"): I don't know if certain films inspire me anymore, though Jerry Schatzberg's "Scarecrow" is always an inspiration. Certain directors inspire me. The usual European suspects; Polanski, Pasolini, Fassbinder-but now it's...
- 3/19/2015
- by David Ballard
- Indiewire
Whether you're following all the festival's developments from Texas or somewhere else in the world, we've assembled this quick handy guide to all the features playing at SXSW. Two-thirds of this year's lineup are world premieres, but for those titles that have played at Sundance and elsewhere, we've included the Criticwire Grade Average that those films have already accumulated. Members from our Criticwire Network will be posting grades and reviews throughout their time in Austin, so we'll refresh this list as the festival progresses. SXSW 2015: The Lineup (Last updated: March 16th, 6:45 Am Est) Narrative Feature Competition "6 Years," directed by Hannah Fidell "The Boy," directed by Craig Macneill "Creative Control," directed by Benjamin Dickinson "Funny Bunny," directed by Alison Bagnall "The Grief of Others," directed by Patrick Wang "Krisha," directed by Trey Edward...
- 3/16/2015
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Funny Bunny, Alison Bagnall’s third feature, opens with a man shuffling door to door in suburban, middle-class Philadelphia. He’s not pitching bibles, but rather, a means to an end of the childhood obesity epidemic. Gene (Kentucker Audley) is just one player in the off-kilter, quasi-love triangle that takes center stage in Bagnall’s idiosyncratic film, as he’s soon joined by a well-off man-child — the aptly named Titty (Olly Alexander) — and a reclusive, emotionally tenuous young woman named Ginger (Joslyn Jensen), who makes a living peddling her bunny’s ailments on the web. Much like her 2011 two-hander The Dish & The Spoon, Bagnall displays a deft touch for […]...
- 3/13/2015
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Funny Bunny, Alison Bagnall’s third feature, opens with a man shuffling door to door in suburban, middle-class Philadelphia. He’s not pitching bibles, but rather, a means to an end of the childhood obesity epidemic. Gene (Kentucker Audley) is just one player in the off-kilter, quasi-love triangle that takes center stage in Bagnall’s idiosyncratic film, as he’s soon joined by a well-off man-child — the aptly named Titty (Olly Alexander) — and a reclusive, emotionally tenuous young woman named Ginger (Joslyn Jensen), who makes a living peddling her bunny’s ailments on the web. Much like her 2011 two-hander The Dish & The Spoon, Bagnall displays a deft touch for […]...
- 3/13/2015
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Our overview of the previews of this year's SXSW includes links to the Austin Chronicle's profile of Jason Schwartzman, who stars in Bob Byington's 7 Chinese Brothers and Patrick Brice's The Overnight; Raoul Hernandez on Joe Nick Patoski's documentary Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove; Indiewire's interviews with Alex Sichel and Elizabeth Giamatti (A Woman Like Me) and Alison Bagnall (Funny Bunny); the Hollywood Reporter's chat with Amy Schumer about Trainwreck and her director and producer, Judd Apatow; the Guardian's talk with Julien Temple about The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson; and Sam Fragoso's conversation with Bill Ross and Turner Ross about Western. » - David Hudson...
- 3/13/2015
- Keyframe
Our overview of the previews of this year's SXSW includes links to the Austin Chronicle's profile of Jason Schwartzman, who stars in Bob Byington's 7 Chinese Brothers and Patrick Brice's The Overnight; Raoul Hernandez on Joe Nick Patoski's documentary Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove; Indiewire's interviews with Alex Sichel and Elizabeth Giamatti (A Woman Like Me) and Alison Bagnall (Funny Bunny); the Hollywood Reporter's chat with Amy Schumer about Trainwreck and her director and producer, Judd Apatow; the Guardian's talk with Julien Temple about The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson; and Sam Fragoso's conversation with Bill Ross and Turner Ross about Western. » - David Hudson...
- 3/13/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
Our overview of the previews of this year's SXSW includes links to the Austin Chronicle's profile of Jason Schwartzman, who stars in Bob Byington's 7 Chinese Brothers and Patrick Brice's The Overnight; Raoul Hernandez on Joe Nick Patoski's documentary Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove; Indiewire's interviews with Alex Sichel and Elizabeth Giamatti (A Woman Like Me) and Alison Bagnall (Funny Bunny); the Hollywood Reporter's chat with Amy Schumer about Trainwreck and her director and producer, Judd Apatow; the Guardian's talk with Julien Temple about The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson; and Sam Fragoso's conversation with Bill Ross and Turner Ross about Western. » - David Hudson...
- 3/13/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
Our overview of the previews of this year's SXSW includes links to the Austin Chronicle's profile of Jason Schwartzman, who stars in Bob Byington's 7 Chinese Brothers and Patrick Brice's The Overnight; Raoul Hernandez on Joe Nick Patoski's documentary Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove; Indiewire's interviews with Alex Sichel and Elizabeth Giamatti (A Woman Like Me) and Alison Bagnall (Funny Bunny); the Hollywood Reporter's chat with Amy Schumer about Trainwreck and her director and producer, Judd Apatow; the Guardian's talk with Julien Temple about The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson; and Sam Fragoso's conversation with Bill Ross and Turner Ross about Western. » - David Hudson...
- 3/13/2015
- Keyframe
Alison Bagnall says she's still figuring out how to make movies, but she seems to have a pretty firm grasp. The "Funny Bunny" director had a vision in mind for a film that uplifted rather than brought down, and was inspired by a real life tragic story. Only in her version, the circumstances are much brighter. Bagnall talks about her experience with filmmaking, its challenges and finding the magic in "Funny Bunny," about two men longing for the same mysterious woman yet forming an unshakable bond. What's your film about in 140 characters or less? Gene spends his days canvassing about childhood obesity. One day he canvasses Titty, an emotionally-arrested 19-year-old who has successfully sued his own father to win back a large inheritance and gotten himself disowned in the process. Gene discovers that Titty has an ongoing online relationship with the beautiful but reclusive Ginger, who is an animal activist.
- 3/12/2015
- by Travis Clark
- Indiewire
Alongside her current Kickstarter campaign for Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck’s God Bless the Child, producer Laura Heberton pens this guest essay for Filmmaker reflecting on the many different ways one can be a film producer in our Internet age. Both God Bless the Child and another picture produced by Heberton, Alison Bagnall’s Funny Bunny, premiere at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival. This coming Friday, at about 2 o’clock in the morning, I will finally get to meet, in some (probably nondescript) lobby of a hotel in Austin, Robert Machoain and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck — in person and for the very […]...
- 3/11/2015
- by Laura Heberton
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Alongside her current Kickstarter campaign for Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck’s God Bless the Child, producer Laura Heberton pens this guest essay for Filmmaker reflecting on the many different ways one can be a film producer in our Internet age. Both God Bless the Child and another picture produced by Heberton, Alison Bagnall’s Funny Bunny, premiere at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival. This coming Friday, at about 2 o’clock in the morning, I will finally get to meet, in some (probably nondescript) lobby of a hotel in Austin, Robert Machoain and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck — in person and for the very […]...
- 3/11/2015
- by Laura Heberton
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Amy Schumer and Bill Hader in TrainwreckPhoto: Universal Pictures With Sundance just wrapping up and Berlin starting up in a few days, we are now immersed in the year-long barrage of film festivals. One such festival in South By Southwest. A few weeks back they announced the first seven films of their program, including the opening night film Brand: A Second Coming. Today, they have revealed the rest of the features to be shown in March (except for the midnight program), and some of it has me very excited. The bigger titles announced do not do much for me. Paul Feig's Spy, starring Melissa McCarthy, and the Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart starrer Get Hard leave a lot to be desired in terms of anticipation, as does a work in progress cut of Judd Apatow's latest film Trainwreck. I'm guessing an Apatow work in progress is probably around three and a half hours.
- 2/3/2015
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
With Sundance in the rear view mirror and Berlin just around the corner, another huge festival that’s now very much in mind is the 2015 South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW 2015), to be held in Austin, Texas, this March. And this year, the lineup looks no less eclectic than in any previous year for the festival.
SXSW 2015 will see the debut of two big-studio comedies (Paul Feig’s Spy, starring Melissa McCarthy; and Etan Cohen’s Get Hard, starring Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart), some red-hot documentaries (none more so than Alex Gibney’s Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine) and a vast array of smaller indie titles. Intriguingly, Judd Apatow’s Amy Schumer vehicle Trainwreck will be screened as a work-in-progress.
Elsewhere, Alex Garland’s well-received Ex Machina will be making an appearance, as will Ryan Gosling’s much-maligned Lost River. And curiously, there will be a...
SXSW 2015 will see the debut of two big-studio comedies (Paul Feig’s Spy, starring Melissa McCarthy; and Etan Cohen’s Get Hard, starring Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart), some red-hot documentaries (none more so than Alex Gibney’s Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine) and a vast array of smaller indie titles. Intriguingly, Judd Apatow’s Amy Schumer vehicle Trainwreck will be screened as a work-in-progress.
Elsewhere, Alex Garland’s well-received Ex Machina will be making an appearance, as will Ryan Gosling’s much-maligned Lost River. And curiously, there will be a...
- 2/3/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
South by Southwest, the multi-faceted film, music and technology festival held annually in Austin, TX will feature such upcoming films as Paul Feig’s Spy, David Gordon Green’s Manglehorn, Alex Gibney’s documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, and Ondi Timoner’s Russell Brand profile Brand: A Second Coming as headliners in this year’s film festival lineup.
SXSW runs from March 13 to 21 in Austin and is now in its 22nd year. Variety has details of the 145 films and 100 world premieres bowing at this year’s festival. Brand, as previously reported, will be the festival’s opening night film.
Other notable titles on the list are the Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard, a rough cut of Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck, the directorial debut of 28 Days Later screenwriter Alex Garland, Ex Machina, and a new comedy by Michael Showalter, Hello, My Name is Doris.
On the small screen,...
SXSW runs from March 13 to 21 in Austin and is now in its 22nd year. Variety has details of the 145 films and 100 world premieres bowing at this year’s festival. Brand, as previously reported, will be the festival’s opening night film.
Other notable titles on the list are the Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard, a rough cut of Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck, the directorial debut of 28 Days Later screenwriter Alex Garland, Ex Machina, and a new comedy by Michael Showalter, Hello, My Name is Doris.
On the small screen,...
- 2/3/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Top brass at the 22nd South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival have announced the feature line-up for the upcoming festival, set to run from March 13-21 in Austin, Texas.
SXSW will showcase 145 features. The line-up includes 60 films from first-time film-makers and comprises 100 world premieres, 13 North American premieres and 11 Us premieres.
Head of film Janet Pierson and her team of programmers culled selections from a record 2,385 feature-length submissions composed of 1,614 Us and 771 international features. The record of 7,335 total submissions marks a 13% gain on 2014.
For the first time the number of films in the juried Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature selections have risen from eight to ten. The complete Conference line-up and schedule will be released on February 17.
Besides the Narrative Feature Competition and Documentary Feature Competition selections listed below, feature entries include Judd Apatow’s work-in-progress comedy Trainwreck starring Amy Schumer in Special Events, music film 808 (pictured) in 24 Beats Per Second and Alex Garland’s sci-fi...
SXSW will showcase 145 features. The line-up includes 60 films from first-time film-makers and comprises 100 world premieres, 13 North American premieres and 11 Us premieres.
Head of film Janet Pierson and her team of programmers culled selections from a record 2,385 feature-length submissions composed of 1,614 Us and 771 international features. The record of 7,335 total submissions marks a 13% gain on 2014.
For the first time the number of films in the juried Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature selections have risen from eight to ten. The complete Conference line-up and schedule will be released on February 17.
Besides the Narrative Feature Competition and Documentary Feature Competition selections listed below, feature entries include Judd Apatow’s work-in-progress comedy Trainwreck starring Amy Schumer in Special Events, music film 808 (pictured) in 24 Beats Per Second and Alex Garland’s sci-fi...
- 2/3/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Whether you are a filmmaker, or one of the Sundance programmers whose task it is to identify the films that make up a line-up, it is indeed the most wonderful, panic-filled and nerve racking time of the year. The 31st edition of the Sundance Film Festival kicks off on January 22nd with Park City and Salt Lake City playing host to some of the more innovative, thought-provoking narrative and non-fiction films of 2015. Last year, a Jenga tall order of 4,057 features and 8,161 shorts were submitted. Now let’s think about those numbers for a second.
Twenty years ago, Terry Zwigoff’s Crumb claimed the Grand Jury Prize Documentary award, Living in Oblivion‘s Tom Dicillo was honored with the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, and Edward Burns’ micro-budgeted The Brothers McMullen (there is a read-worthy, lively, eleventh hour account on how it was submitted to the fest in Ted Hope’s “Hope...
Twenty years ago, Terry Zwigoff’s Crumb claimed the Grand Jury Prize Documentary award, Living in Oblivion‘s Tom Dicillo was honored with the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, and Edward Burns’ micro-budgeted The Brothers McMullen (there is a read-worthy, lively, eleventh hour account on how it was submitted to the fest in Ted Hope’s “Hope...
- 11/17/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
“If you love movies that are trying to tell real, unadulterated stories, pure, heartfelt stories, you need to be a part of supporting those films and helping them come into the world, because that’s the only way that they will.” – Alison Bagnall When we contribute to a crowdfunding campaign, we tend to think of the specific project at hand. The quote above reminds us that for movies that pledge can also be an investment in more than a single film. It’s about supporting and encouraging independent filmmaking overall and certain genres or kinds of movies. Bagnall acknowledges that she makes a particular sort of film, which maybe is not everyone, yet which is really, really loved by enough people that they need to be made. Studios and larger production companies might not see reason to make films that a small audience is really into when they get more money out of films that a large...
- 3/10/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Chicago – From “(500) Days of Summer” to “Ruby Sparks,” Fox Searchlight has been distributing some of the most refreshingly honest films about twentysomething romance in recent memory. The unapologetically flawed titular heroine in “Lola Versus” may have appeared more groundbreaking had she not debuted the same year as HBO’s “Girls,” which has the market cornered on such heroines.
Like her former roommate, “Girls” creator Lena Dunham, Greta Gerwig got her start in microbudget indies. She created a transfixing screen persona that was as disarmingly deadpan as it was heartbreakingly vulnerable. By the time she turned up in Noah Baumbach’s “Greenberg,” Gerwig sported an effortless comic charisma reminiscent of vintage Diane Keaton. She seemed poised for stardom, and though 2012 has given her a variety of showcases, none of them have lived up to their potential.
Blu-ray Rating: 2.5/5.0
“Lola Versus” is perhaps her most disappointing star vehicle to date since it...
Like her former roommate, “Girls” creator Lena Dunham, Greta Gerwig got her start in microbudget indies. She created a transfixing screen persona that was as disarmingly deadpan as it was heartbreakingly vulnerable. By the time she turned up in Noah Baumbach’s “Greenberg,” Gerwig sported an effortless comic charisma reminiscent of vintage Diane Keaton. She seemed poised for stardom, and though 2012 has given her a variety of showcases, none of them have lived up to their potential.
Blu-ray Rating: 2.5/5.0
“Lola Versus” is perhaps her most disappointing star vehicle to date since it...
- 9/25/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Today’s Must Read is a fantastic sneak peek inside the Film-Makers’ Coop archives on the Capital New York website. Learn about the more oddball artifacts it keeps, the efforts to preserve older films and more. The only thing I object to is Coop executive director M.M. Serra flatly stating that experimental film is not “entertainment.” Yeah, I understand the need to differentiate experimental film from mainstream film, but experimental film is Highly entertaining! It’s just “entertaining” in different ways than plot-driven film is. Watching an experimental film is not a downer of an intellectual experience. It’s fun! Can we all start saying this from now on: Experimental film is fun!Rick Trembles tackles Ridley Scott’s Prometheus for Motion Picture Purgatory. Sadly, the Montreal Mirror, the alt-weekly in which Rick’s strip appeared for well over a decade went under last week.Donna k. also reviews Prometheus.
- 6/24/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
★★★☆☆ Alison Bagnall's witty and original romance The Dish & the Spoon (2011) is a gutsy independent love story which belies its modest budget, whilst also showcasing Damsels in Distress (2011) star Greta Gerwig's unique ability to be quirky, whilst also profoundly beautiful. After last year's BFI Lff screening, it has also made the film market section of the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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- 5/16/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
Chicago – It takes a special kind of talent to appear wholly natural on-camera. Delivering dialogue with dramatic inflection is easy. But the ability to say scripted words as if they are emanating from your soul is profoundly tricky, especially when the words are written by an instantly recognizable stylist the likes of Woody Allen or Whit Stillman.
In 2012, audiences will have the opportunity to watch 28-year-old actress Greta Gerwig effortlessly inhabit the realms of various iconic filmmakers, as well as craft her own personal cinematic landscape. Gerwig’s revelatory work in Joe Swanberg’s Chicago-set indies “Hannah Takes the Stairs” and “Nights and Weekends” led to her breakout role in Noah Baumbach’s acclaimed comedy, “Greenberg.” Since then, Gerwig has become one of the most in-demand actresses of her generation, appearing in a variety of mainstream and art house pictures. This year, the actress will be seen acting opposite Jesse Eisenberg,...
In 2012, audiences will have the opportunity to watch 28-year-old actress Greta Gerwig effortlessly inhabit the realms of various iconic filmmakers, as well as craft her own personal cinematic landscape. Gerwig’s revelatory work in Joe Swanberg’s Chicago-set indies “Hannah Takes the Stairs” and “Nights and Weekends” led to her breakout role in Noah Baumbach’s acclaimed comedy, “Greenberg.” Since then, Gerwig has become one of the most in-demand actresses of her generation, appearing in a variety of mainstream and art house pictures. This year, the actress will be seen acting opposite Jesse Eisenberg,...
- 4/10/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
[Editor's note: This interview was conducted during the 2011 edition of SXSW. The pic receives its New York City premiere tonite @ the rerun.] Alison Bagnall’s The Dish & the Spoon, Rose (Greta Gerwig) and The Boy (Olly Alexander), both desperate for love and companionship, amble through a relationship they are scared to define for fear they may burst the balloon of their imagined world. In empty summer homes, abandoned lighthouses, in period costumes and in drag, the two play out their fantasies: though soon their actions become fraught with real feelings. After its world premiere screening at this year's SXSW, I had the opportunity to sit down with writer/director Alison Bagnall and star Olly Alexander. ‘You’re in this beautiful spot by the ocean but nobody’s there,’ Bagnall said of the film’s seaside landscape in coastal Delaware. The beach, the highways, the streets all feel empty save Rose and The Boy, as if everyone else is incidental. In the interview Bagnall describes her gut-first directing style, and Olly plays the piano!
- 2/10/2012
- IONCINEMA.com
(The Dish & The Spoon world premiered at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival. It opens theatrically at the reRun Gastropub in NYC on Friday, February 10, 2012. Visit the film’s official Facebook page to learn more.)
Alison Bagnall’s The Dish & The Spoon opens with a distraught young woman named Rose (played by Greta Gerwig) hastily driving an old, large Mercedes station wagon into the rainy sprawl of an off-season Delaware beach town. When her cell phone rings, she only hesitates for a moment before throwing it out the window onto the highway. This act — equal parts defiant, hostile, foolish and liberating — embodies Rose perfectly. Her internal roiling torment is what impels her and the film forward.
Rose drives until she hits the Delaware coast, where, exhausted and flustered, she retreats to a cement watchtower — more on the amazing locations later — in order to finish her five-pack of beer (i.e., all the...
Alison Bagnall’s The Dish & The Spoon opens with a distraught young woman named Rose (played by Greta Gerwig) hastily driving an old, large Mercedes station wagon into the rainy sprawl of an off-season Delaware beach town. When her cell phone rings, she only hesitates for a moment before throwing it out the window onto the highway. This act — equal parts defiant, hostile, foolish and liberating — embodies Rose perfectly. Her internal roiling torment is what impels her and the film forward.
Rose drives until she hits the Delaware coast, where, exhausted and flustered, she retreats to a cement watchtower — more on the amazing locations later — in order to finish her five-pack of beer (i.e., all the...
- 2/9/2012
- by Vinay Singh
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Up until last year, film festivals had always been a bit of a mystery to me. I had gone to a few conventions before and been shown advanced screenings of films, but to actually go to an event where all you did was watch films seemed a bit beyond my reach. Didn’t help either that I had never really lived in areas with affordable or frequent festivals. That is, up until last year when I was introduced to AFI Fest. They hooked me in with free tickets and the promise of engaging cinema from around the world. To say I had fun is a bit of an understatement. As the credits to the last film rolled, I decided that I would come back next year in a more professional manner and write about it.
Which brings us to now. AFI Fest 2011 Presented by Audi is a little over a...
Which brings us to now. AFI Fest 2011 Presented by Audi is a little over a...
- 10/24/2011
- by Jonathan Hardesty
- Flickchart
With AFI Fest 2011 presented by Audi rapidly approaching, the festival has just announced their first slate of film selections, including the full line-up for three of the festival’s most unique and important sections – Young Americans (which features film from up-and-coming American filmmakers), New Auteurs (which gives a platform for first and second features from around the world), and Spotlight (which picks one filmmaker for special recognition and screenings of their work). This year’s AFI Fest is already shaping up to be a fine festival for the fall season (alliteration is so choice), and the announcement of these selections only highlights that. Today’s announced films include a bevy of already buzzed-about titles from the festival circuit, including Sophia Takal’s Green, Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Attenberg, Michaël R. Roskam’s Bullhead, Markus Schleinzer’s Michael, Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown, Clay Liford’s Wuss, Alison Bagnall’s The Dish & The Spoon, and...
- 10/13/2011
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Every other Sunday in Austin, TX from May 29th - Sept 4th, Cinema East is hosting outdoor film screenings at the French Legation Museum. On August 7th we had the pleasure of speaking with Alison Bagnall about her film The Dish & the Spoon. "Bagnall (who co-wrote Buffalo ‘66 with Vincent Gallo) takes a fairly extreme risk allowing Gerwig to portray Rose’s turmoil and anguish with intense sincerity during some scenes while playing the same emotions for comedic affect in other scenes. Bagnall also reveals a real (or reel) knack for never allowing The Dish & the Spoon to veer too far into the realm of overly precious tweeness. Recalling Blue Valentine, an all-so-cute song and dance scene is one of the lighthearted highlights of an otherwise emotionally emancipating film. The Dish & the Spoon is incredibly sincere and brutally honest in its portrayal of the highs and lows of relationships -- especially...
- 8/24/2011
- by Dave Campbell
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
#10. The Dish and the Spoon - Alison Bagnall (2011 SXSW) An out of step pas de deux, The Dish and The Spoon deftly explores where you go when you reach the end. A cuckolded wife, a mysterious waif and the Delaware seashore offer a story that charms in its rueful sadness. Though you know their relationship won’t last, you can’t help wishing it would. #9. Cave of Forgotten Dreams - Werner Herzog (April 29th) The oldest known artwork, the Chauvet Cave, is explored here with the newest form of filmic expression, 3D. Herzog shot the film in 3D to “capture the intentions of the painters”. Through its sweeping, gentle camerawork and Herzog’s penetrating narration, Cave of Forgotten Dreams brings these 30,000-year-old paintings to life. Caught this at SXSW. #8. Super 8 - J.J. Abrams (June 10th) An homage to its producer, Super 8 gives a lot, asking nothing in return.
- 7/5/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Updated through 6/12.
Let's begin this quick run through goings on in New York and with J Hoberman in the Voice: "Dennis Hopper changed the game with Easy Rider (1969), blew up his career with The Last Movie (1971), and then, through a never clearly explained series of events, took over and reconfigured a Canadian tax-shelter project for which he had been hired to act, thus contriving a dialectical comeback with his brutal, accomplished Out of the Blue (1980)."
"Widely banned and/or shoved under the rug at the time of its limited release primarily due to its violently bonkers ending, the film's alternately herky-jerky and languid cadence is suggestive of a terminally wounded body undergoing a death rattle." Joseph Jon Lanthier in Slant: "This produces a look and feel that communicates the blind rage and ennui out of which punk's jabby power chords and raucous lyrics sprang. But the film's punk apotheosis — the...
Let's begin this quick run through goings on in New York and with J Hoberman in the Voice: "Dennis Hopper changed the game with Easy Rider (1969), blew up his career with The Last Movie (1971), and then, through a never clearly explained series of events, took over and reconfigured a Canadian tax-shelter project for which he had been hired to act, thus contriving a dialectical comeback with his brutal, accomplished Out of the Blue (1980)."
"Widely banned and/or shoved under the rug at the time of its limited release primarily due to its violently bonkers ending, the film's alternately herky-jerky and languid cadence is suggestive of a terminally wounded body undergoing a death rattle." Joseph Jon Lanthier in Slant: "This produces a look and feel that communicates the blind rage and ennui out of which punk's jabby power chords and raucous lyrics sprang. But the film's punk apotheosis — the...
- 6/12/2011
- MUBI
The Dish And The Spoon Review [Sfiff]
In the opening scene of The Dish and the Spoon, from director Alison Bagnall, we're introduced to a woman named Rose, driving a car while experiencing some sort of emotional trauma. She stumbles into a convenience store, grabs a six pack of beer and some doughnuts and takes her incoherent fit to a new level when she realizes she doesn't have her wallet with her. Her distress obvious, the cashier gives her the items and she continues her semi-reckless driving/drinking beer frantically and eating the powdered doughtnuts until somehow, she finds herself at lonely and cold beach.
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In the opening scene of The Dish and the Spoon, from director Alison Bagnall, we're introduced to a woman named Rose, driving a car while experiencing some sort of emotional trauma. She stumbles into a convenience store, grabs a six pack of beer and some doughnuts and takes her incoherent fit to a new level when she realizes she doesn't have her wallet with her. Her distress obvious, the cashier gives her the items and she continues her semi-reckless driving/drinking beer frantically and eating the powdered doughtnuts until somehow, she finds herself at lonely and cold beach.
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- 5/2/2011
- by Blake Griffin
- We Got This Covered
In Alison Bagnall’s The Dish & the Spoon, Rose (Greta Gerwig) and The Boy (Olly Alexander), both desperate for love and companionship, amble through a relationship they are scared to define for fear they may burst the balloon of their imagined world. In empty summer homes, abandoned lighthouses, in period costumes and in drag, the two play out their fantasies: though soon their actions become fraught with real feelings. After its world premiere screening at this year's SXSW, I had the opportunity to sit down with writer/director Alison Bagnall and star Olly Alexander. ‘You’re in this beautiful spot by the ocean but nobody’s there,’ Bagnall said of the film’s seaside landscape in coastal Delaware. The beach, the highways, the streets all feel empty save Rose and The Boy, as if everyone else is incidental. In the interview Bagnall describes her gut-first directing style, and Olly plays the piano!
- 3/28/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
The Dish and the Spoon
Directed by Alison Bagnall
Written by Alison Bagnall
USA, 2010
Dipping in and out of insanity and steeping in imagination, The Dish and the Spoon is an intimate snapshot of a short-lived romance between two unlikely characters.
When we meet Rose, played by the charming and quirky Greta Gerwig, she is sobbing alarmingly while driving in her pajamas. She stops only to buy beer and a carton of eggs before landing at her destination, the top of an abandoned lighthouse on Delaware’s coast. Rose’s incongruous gas station purchase and nighttime climb to the top of a lighthouse is not the last thing she does that raises eyebrows. An otherwise quiet woman, throughout the film she periodically stops to pick up a payphone and erupt in Tourette’s-like outbursts at the man on the other end of the line. Rose’s cheating husband has left her livid,...
Directed by Alison Bagnall
Written by Alison Bagnall
USA, 2010
Dipping in and out of insanity and steeping in imagination, The Dish and the Spoon is an intimate snapshot of a short-lived romance between two unlikely characters.
When we meet Rose, played by the charming and quirky Greta Gerwig, she is sobbing alarmingly while driving in her pajamas. She stops only to buy beer and a carton of eggs before landing at her destination, the top of an abandoned lighthouse on Delaware’s coast. Rose’s incongruous gas station purchase and nighttime climb to the top of a lighthouse is not the last thing she does that raises eyebrows. An otherwise quiet woman, throughout the film she periodically stops to pick up a payphone and erupt in Tourette’s-like outbursts at the man on the other end of the line. Rose’s cheating husband has left her livid,...
- 3/28/2011
- by Alice Gray
- SoundOnSight
Rating: 2.5/5
Writer: Alison Bagnall (screenplay and story), Andrew Lewis (screenplay), Olly Alexander and Greta Gerwig (additional material)
Director: Alison Bagnall
Cast: Greta Gerwig, Olly Alexander, Amy Seimetz
If you ever wondered what happened to the Dish and the Spoon after they ran away together in the wake of a fiddle-playing Cat scoring a moon-jumping Cow (all while that irrepressible Dog laughed about it), Alison Bagnall’s The Dish & The Spoon will not be responsible for providing any of those answers. The independent film instead chooses to focus on two individuals as different as their chinaware and flatware counterparts – a woman scorned and a young man lost.
Read more on SXSW 2011 Review: The Dish & The Spoon…...
Writer: Alison Bagnall (screenplay and story), Andrew Lewis (screenplay), Olly Alexander and Greta Gerwig (additional material)
Director: Alison Bagnall
Cast: Greta Gerwig, Olly Alexander, Amy Seimetz
If you ever wondered what happened to the Dish and the Spoon after they ran away together in the wake of a fiddle-playing Cat scoring a moon-jumping Cow (all while that irrepressible Dog laughed about it), Alison Bagnall’s The Dish & The Spoon will not be responsible for providing any of those answers. The independent film instead chooses to focus on two individuals as different as their chinaware and flatware counterparts – a woman scorned and a young man lost.
Read more on SXSW 2011 Review: The Dish & The Spoon…...
- 3/22/2011
- by Kate Erbland
- GordonandtheWhale
Director: Alison Bagnall Writers: Alison Bagnall, Andrew Lewis Starring: Greta Gerwig, Olly Alexander, Amy Seimetz, Adam Rothenberg, Eleonore Hendricks We first meet Rose (Greta Gerwig) as she drives her car amidst some sort of intense emotional breakdown. Still clad in pajamas, Rose wanders into a convenience store located somewhere in Delaware to stock up on donuts and Dogfish beer purchased with the change she scrounges from her car’s ashtray. Refueled with a hefty dose of sugar and alcohol, Rose continues her drive to the coastal town where her family’s vacation home is located. Before heading to the shuttered house (judging by the cold, gray atmosphere this is clearly the off-season on the Delaware coast), Rose climbs the spiral stairs of a cement lookout tower (used during World War II to search for German U-boats) -- this is where she meets an absurdly dislocated British man-child (Olly Alexander), a...
- 3/21/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
There are at least ten narrative films at SXSW this year directed by women — twice as many as last year. At first glance, they share almost nothing in common. There’s a campy ‘50s-inspired vampire romp My Sucky Teenage Romance, by the 18-year-old Emily Hagins, and Small Beautifully Moving Parts by a pair of married adult women co-directors (each married, not to each other), Annie J. Howell and Lisa Robinson, about a pregnant woman so fascinated by electronic gadgets that she can’t begin to face the organic reality of having her baby. Some films feature male protagonists (No Matter What, Cherie Saultier’s lyrical examination of a teenage boy on a quest to find his lost and drug-addled mother) and others, such as Inside America and Yelling to the Sky, which examine anguished adolescents through the lens of race. Inside America is a case of almost anthropological hyper-realism, a...
- 3/18/2011
- by Alicia Van Couvering
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Director Alison Bagnall and stars Greta Gerwig and Olly Alexander hosted a delightful afternoon party to celebrate their SXSW Emerging Visions feature, "The Dish & The Spoon." In the film, Rose (played by Gerwig), is reeling from her husband's affair, and forms an unexpected bond with a marooned teenager from the U.K., played by newcomer Alexander, in a boarded-up Delaware beach town.
- 3/16/2011
- Indiewire
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