(l-r) John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson on the steps of Columbus City Hall, in Columbus. Photo credit: Elisha Christian. Courtesy of Superlative Film and Depth of Field ©
Columbus is not a film about the Italian explorer but about an American city named for him. No, not Columbus, Ohio, but the lesser-known Columbus, Indiana. This small Midwestern city is home to a surprising number of buildings designed by big names in mid-century Modern architecture, such as Eero Saarinen, I.M. Pei, Deborah Burke, Harry Weese and others.
St. Louisans might recognize Eero Saarinen as the designer of the Gateway Arch but architecture buffs will know those names are some of the biggest of the Modern style of architecture. If you are a fan of mid-twentieth century architecture, or of Columbus, Indiana, then Columbus is the film for you. But even if not a fan of either, viewers might give this thoughtful,...
Columbus is not a film about the Italian explorer but about an American city named for him. No, not Columbus, Ohio, but the lesser-known Columbus, Indiana. This small Midwestern city is home to a surprising number of buildings designed by big names in mid-century Modern architecture, such as Eero Saarinen, I.M. Pei, Deborah Burke, Harry Weese and others.
St. Louisans might recognize Eero Saarinen as the designer of the Gateway Arch but architecture buffs will know those names are some of the biggest of the Modern style of architecture. If you are a fan of mid-twentieth century architecture, or of Columbus, Indiana, then Columbus is the film for you. But even if not a fan of either, viewers might give this thoughtful,...
- 9/22/2017
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Thomas Dekker is best known as an actor who has starred in the TV show “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “Heroes,” as well as the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” remake. On top of his two-decade career, he also wrote and directed the 2008 film “Whore,” about a group of teens who move to Hollywood with big dreams and discover the true nature of the business. Now, Dekker has written and directed another film “Jack Goes Home,” about a man who returns to his hometown to discover everything is not what it seems.
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The film follows Jack Thurlowe (Rory Culkin), a successful magazine editor with a beautiful fiancée Cleo (Britt Robertson) who is seven months pregnant with their first child. But their life turns upside down when Jack discovers his parents have suffered a brutal car accident back in his hometown. Though...
Read More: Review: Rory Culkin Shines In Unhinged ‘Gabriel’
The film follows Jack Thurlowe (Rory Culkin), a successful magazine editor with a beautiful fiancée Cleo (Britt Robertson) who is seven months pregnant with their first child. But their life turns upside down when Jack discovers his parents have suffered a brutal car accident back in his hometown. Though...
- 8/26/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Now in its seventh year, the 2016 First Fortnight mental health arts festival kicks off on January 1st and will see film, live music, spoken word, theatre, discussion, dance and other arts events staged, to create open discussion and understanding of mental health problems. This year’s film programme includes the European premiere of documentary study of Ptsd, Buried Above Ground at Science Gallery Dublin; nationwide screenings of Love & Mercy – an unconventional portrait of The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson starring Paul Dano; Rory Culkin’s star turn in Gabriel at the Ifi; and for younger audiences, a chance to explore the themes raised by the film Inside Out in workshops on 1st January. Here's the rundown: Gabriel - Saturday 2nd January | 4pm | Irish Film Institute Rory Culkin stars in Gabriel, a heartfelt portrait of a vulnerable teen at his psychological breaking point, struggling to keep it together in the wake of his father’s suicide.
- 12/30/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Clare Daly)
- www.themoviebit.com
Tom McCarthy's "Spotlight" was the big winner at the 25th Gotham Independent Film Awards. The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the child molestation in the Catholic church took home the Best Feature and Screenplay trophies. I love this film! It's ripe for melodrama but McCarthy wisely avoided that!
Another film I love that won big at the Gotham Awards is Sean Baker's "Tangerine." It took home the Audience award with Mya Taylor winning the Breakthrough Actor trophy.
Here's the complete list of nominees and winners of the 25th Gotham Independent Film Awards:
Best Feature
"Carol"
"The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
"Heaven Knows What"
"Spotlight" -- Winner
"Tangerine"
Best Documentary
"Approaching the Elephant"
"Cartel Land"
"Heart of a Dog"
"Listen to Me Marlon"
"The Look of Silence" -- Winner
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director
Desiree Akhavan for "Appropriate Behavior"
Jonas Carpigano for "Mediterranea" -- Winner
Marielle Heller...
Another film I love that won big at the Gotham Awards is Sean Baker's "Tangerine." It took home the Audience award with Mya Taylor winning the Breakthrough Actor trophy.
Here's the complete list of nominees and winners of the 25th Gotham Independent Film Awards:
Best Feature
"Carol"
"The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
"Heaven Knows What"
"Spotlight" -- Winner
"Tangerine"
Best Documentary
"Approaching the Elephant"
"Cartel Land"
"Heart of a Dog"
"Listen to Me Marlon"
"The Look of Silence" -- Winner
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director
Desiree Akhavan for "Appropriate Behavior"
Jonas Carpigano for "Mediterranea" -- Winner
Marielle Heller...
- 12/1/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The first of the year’s award ceremonies — a full month before 2015 even ends — Gotham Independent Film Awards were held last night. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Tom McCarthy‘s journalism drama Spotlight picked up top honors of Best Feature (as well as Screenplay, and the pre-determined Ensemble award).
While Carol unfortunately came up empty-handed, The Diary of a Teenage Girl‘s Bel Powley surprised with Best Actress and Paul Dano took home Best Actor for Love & Mercy. Also featuring Tangerine‘s Mya Taylor as Best Breakthrough Actor, check out the full list of winners below in red.
Best Feature
Carol
Todd Haynes, director; Elizabeth Karlsen, Tessa Ross, Christine Vachon, Stephen Woolley, producers (The Weinstein Company)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Marielle Heller, director; Anne Carey, Bert Hamelinck, Madeline Samit, Miranda Bailey, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
Heaven Knows What
Josh and Benny Safdie, directors; Oscar Boyson, Sebastian Bear-McClard,...
While Carol unfortunately came up empty-handed, The Diary of a Teenage Girl‘s Bel Powley surprised with Best Actress and Paul Dano took home Best Actor for Love & Mercy. Also featuring Tangerine‘s Mya Taylor as Best Breakthrough Actor, check out the full list of winners below in red.
Best Feature
Carol
Todd Haynes, director; Elizabeth Karlsen, Tessa Ross, Christine Vachon, Stephen Woolley, producers (The Weinstein Company)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Marielle Heller, director; Anne Carey, Bert Hamelinck, Madeline Samit, Miranda Bailey, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
Heaven Knows What
Josh and Benny Safdie, directors; Oscar Boyson, Sebastian Bear-McClard,...
- 12/1/2015
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Audience Award – Tangerine! Best Screenplay “Carol,” Phyllis Nagy “The Diary of a Teenage Girl,” Marielle Heller “Love & Mercy,” Oren Moverman and Michael Alan Lerner “Spotlight,” Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer – Winner “While We’re Young,...
- 12/1/2015
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
Here are the nominees! I'm hoping "Carol" will get lots of love!
Best Feature
"Carol"
"The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
"Heaven Knows What"
"Spotlight"
"Tangerine"
Best Documentary
"Approaching the Elephant"
"Cartel Land"
"Heart of a Dog"
"Listen to Me Marlon"
"The Look of Silence"
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director
Desiree Akhavan for "Appropriate Behavior"
Jonas Carpigano for "Mediterranea"
Marielle Heller for "The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
John Magary for "The Mend"
Josh Mond for "James White"
Best Screenplay
"Carol," Phyllis Nagy
"The Diary of a Teenage Girl," Marielle Heller
"Love & Mercy," Oren Moverman and Michael Alan Lerner
"Spotlight," Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
"While We.re Young," Noah Baumbach
Best Actor
Christopher Abbott in "James White"
Kevin Corrigan in "Results"
Paul Dano in "Love & Mercy"
Peter Sarsgaard in "Experimenter"
Michael Shannon in "99 Homes"
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett in "Carol"
Blythe Danner in "I.ll See You in My Dreams...
Best Feature
"Carol"
"The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
"Heaven Knows What"
"Spotlight"
"Tangerine"
Best Documentary
"Approaching the Elephant"
"Cartel Land"
"Heart of a Dog"
"Listen to Me Marlon"
"The Look of Silence"
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director
Desiree Akhavan for "Appropriate Behavior"
Jonas Carpigano for "Mediterranea"
Marielle Heller for "The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
John Magary for "The Mend"
Josh Mond for "James White"
Best Screenplay
"Carol," Phyllis Nagy
"The Diary of a Teenage Girl," Marielle Heller
"Love & Mercy," Oren Moverman and Michael Alan Lerner
"Spotlight," Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
"While We.re Young," Noah Baumbach
Best Actor
Christopher Abbott in "James White"
Kevin Corrigan in "Results"
Paul Dano in "Love & Mercy"
Peter Sarsgaard in "Experimenter"
Michael Shannon in "99 Homes"
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett in "Carol"
Blythe Danner in "I.ll See You in My Dreams...
- 12/1/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Winners will be announced on November 30th. Here's the complete list of nominees for the 25th Ifp Gotham Independent Film Awards:
Best Feature
"Carol"
"The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
"Heaven Knows What"
"Spotlight"
"Tangerine"
Best Documentary
"Approaching the Elephant"
"Cartel Land"
"Heart of a Dog"
"Listen to Me Marlon"
"The Look of Silence"
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director
Desiree Akhavan for "Appropriate Behavior"
Jonas Carpigano for "Mediterranea"
Marielle Heller for "The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
John Magary for "The Mend"
Josh Mond for "James White"
Best Screenplay
"Carol," Phyllis Nagy
"The Diary of a Teenage Girl," Marielle Heller
"Love & Mercy," Oren Moverman and Michael Alan Lerner
"Spotlight," Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
"While We.re Young," Noah Baumbach
Best Actor
Christopher Abbott in "James White"
Kevin Corrigan in "Results"
Paul Dano in "Love & Mercy"
Peter Sarsgaard in "Experimenter"
Michael Shannon in "99 Homes"
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett in "Carol"
Blythe Danner...
Best Feature
"Carol"
"The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
"Heaven Knows What"
"Spotlight"
"Tangerine"
Best Documentary
"Approaching the Elephant"
"Cartel Land"
"Heart of a Dog"
"Listen to Me Marlon"
"The Look of Silence"
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director
Desiree Akhavan for "Appropriate Behavior"
Jonas Carpigano for "Mediterranea"
Marielle Heller for "The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
John Magary for "The Mend"
Josh Mond for "James White"
Best Screenplay
"Carol," Phyllis Nagy
"The Diary of a Teenage Girl," Marielle Heller
"Love & Mercy," Oren Moverman and Michael Alan Lerner
"Spotlight," Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
"While We.re Young," Noah Baumbach
Best Actor
Christopher Abbott in "James White"
Kevin Corrigan in "Results"
Paul Dano in "Love & Mercy"
Peter Sarsgaard in "Experimenter"
Michael Shannon in "99 Homes"
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett in "Carol"
Blythe Danner...
- 11/17/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Nabbing Best Actress, Screenplay, Breakthrough Director and Feature noms, Marielle Heller’s Diary of a Teenage Girl leads all Gotham Award nominations with four, while Carol is technically tied with a foursome of mentions as well. With a pre-win (Directors Tribute) accompanied by a trio of noms in the Best Feature, Screenplay and Actress categories, Todd Haynes’ drama will likely find xeroxed nom mentions for both the Indie Spirits and Oscars.
While Rick Alverson’s Entertainment and Sebastien Silva’s Nasty Baby are noticeably absent in what some consider a backhanded compliment of a ceremony, the noms for this year’s Gothams do have some wholeheartedly merited double nom mentions for the Safdie Bros.’ Heaven Knows What, Sean Baker’s Tangerine, Bill Pohlad’s Love & Mercy and Josh Mond’s James White. The ceremony takes place on November 30th. Here are the complete noms for the 25th anniversary Gotham Independent...
While Rick Alverson’s Entertainment and Sebastien Silva’s Nasty Baby are noticeably absent in what some consider a backhanded compliment of a ceremony, the noms for this year’s Gothams do have some wholeheartedly merited double nom mentions for the Safdie Bros.’ Heaven Knows What, Sean Baker’s Tangerine, Bill Pohlad’s Love & Mercy and Josh Mond’s James White. The ceremony takes place on November 30th. Here are the complete noms for the 25th anniversary Gotham Independent...
- 10/22/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Love affair dramedy “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” is leading the indie film charge for this year’s Gotham Awards nominations with four nods. Out of the seven competitive categories, “Diary” was included in best actress for Bel Powley, best picture, best screenplay, and breakthrough director for Marielle Heller. The film follows a young woman in the ’70s who begins an affair with her mother’s boyfriend. Sean Baker’s “Tangerine” follows with three nods including ones for breakthrough actors Kitana “Kiki” Rodriguez and Mya Taylor, and best picture. “Gabriel” star Rory Culkin, Lola Kirke (“Mistress America”), and Arielle Holmes (“Heaven Knows What”) were also tapped for the breakthrough actor category. Awards season heavyweights “Carol,” starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, and journalistic drama “Spotlight,” starring Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, Liev Schreiber, Brian d’Arcy James, and John Slattery, were also represented at the awards...
- 10/22/2015
- backstage.com
Ifp unveiled on Thursday the nominations for the 25th annual Ifp Gotham Independent Film Awards.
Winners will be announced on November 30 at Cipriani Wall Street. A special Gotham Jury Award has gone to the ensemble cast of Spotlight.
“We congratulate this year’s nominated independent storytellers, who represent a richly diverse range of cinematic achievements that are bold, risk-taking, and beautifully crafted, ” said Joana Vicente, executive director of Ifp and the Made In NY Media Center.
The 2015 Ifp Gotham Independent Film Award nominations are:
Best Feature
Carol
The Diary Of A Teenage Girl (pictured)
Heaven Knows What
Spotlight
Tangerine
Best Documentary
Approaching the Elephant
Cartel Land
Heart Of A Dog
Listen To Me Marlon
The Look Of Silence
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Desiree Akhavan for Appropriate Behavior
Jonas Carpigano for Mediterranea
Marielle Heller for The Diary Of A Teenage Girl
John Magary for The Mend
Josh Mond for James White
Best Screenplay
Carol, Phyllis Nagy
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Winners will be announced on November 30 at Cipriani Wall Street. A special Gotham Jury Award has gone to the ensemble cast of Spotlight.
“We congratulate this year’s nominated independent storytellers, who represent a richly diverse range of cinematic achievements that are bold, risk-taking, and beautifully crafted, ” said Joana Vicente, executive director of Ifp and the Made In NY Media Center.
The 2015 Ifp Gotham Independent Film Award nominations are:
Best Feature
Carol
The Diary Of A Teenage Girl (pictured)
Heaven Knows What
Spotlight
Tangerine
Best Documentary
Approaching the Elephant
Cartel Land
Heart Of A Dog
Listen To Me Marlon
The Look Of Silence
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Desiree Akhavan for Appropriate Behavior
Jonas Carpigano for Mediterranea
Marielle Heller for The Diary Of A Teenage Girl
John Magary for The Mend
Josh Mond for James White
Best Screenplay
Carol, Phyllis Nagy
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- 10/22/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Kicking off the onslaught of awards this year, as always, is the Gotham Independent Film Awards, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Usually a strong slate highlighting some of the year’s most overlooked films, 2015 is no different as The Diary of a Teenage Girl leads the pack with four nominations. Close behind is Carol and Tangerine with three each overall.
Other players in the category of Best Feature include Spotlight and Heaven Knows What, while some of my other favorite films of the year, including Listen to Me Marlon, The Mend, James White, Results, and Mistress America, were recognized. With a ceremony set for November 30, check out the full list below thanks to Variety.
Best Feature
Carol
Todd Haynes, director; Elizabeth Karlsen, Tessa Ross, Christine Vachon, Stephen Woolley, producers (The Weinstein Company)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Marielle Heller, director; Anne Carey, Bert Hamelinck, Madeline Samit, Miranda Bailey,...
Other players in the category of Best Feature include Spotlight and Heaven Knows What, while some of my other favorite films of the year, including Listen to Me Marlon, The Mend, James White, Results, and Mistress America, were recognized. With a ceremony set for November 30, check out the full list below thanks to Variety.
Best Feature
Carol
Todd Haynes, director; Elizabeth Karlsen, Tessa Ross, Christine Vachon, Stephen Woolley, producers (The Weinstein Company)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Marielle Heller, director; Anne Carey, Bert Hamelinck, Madeline Samit, Miranda Bailey,...
- 10/22/2015
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The Toronto International Film Festival has added 5 Galas and 19 Special Presentations to its huge and highly anticipated international lineup including the Closing Night Film, Paco Cabezas’s Mr. Right.
In July, it was announced that Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition will open the 2015 Festival. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper and Judah Lewis, Demolition will have its world premiere on September 10 at Roy Thomson Hall.
Toronto audiences will be among the first to screen films by directors Ridley Scott, Deepa Mehta, Lenny Abrahamson, Brian Helgeland, Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, Jason Bateman, Cary Fukunaga, Catherine Corsini, Stephen Frears, Tom Hooper, Hany Abu-Assad, Meghna Gulzar, Terence Davies, Jonás Cuarón, Julie Delpy, Rebecca Miller, Rob Reiner, Catherine Hardwicke, Pan Nalin, Lorene Scafaria, David Gordon Green, Matthew Cullen, Gaby Dellal, James Vanderbilt and Marc Abraham.
The various films listed below star Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Susan Sarandon, Gary Oldman, Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore,...
In July, it was announced that Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition will open the 2015 Festival. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper and Judah Lewis, Demolition will have its world premiere on September 10 at Roy Thomson Hall.
Toronto audiences will be among the first to screen films by directors Ridley Scott, Deepa Mehta, Lenny Abrahamson, Brian Helgeland, Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, Jason Bateman, Cary Fukunaga, Catherine Corsini, Stephen Frears, Tom Hooper, Hany Abu-Assad, Meghna Gulzar, Terence Davies, Jonás Cuarón, Julie Delpy, Rebecca Miller, Rob Reiner, Catherine Hardwicke, Pan Nalin, Lorene Scafaria, David Gordon Green, Matthew Cullen, Gaby Dellal, James Vanderbilt and Marc Abraham.
The various films listed below star Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Susan Sarandon, Gary Oldman, Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore,...
- 8/18/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
More casting news is here for Thomas Dekker’s new film, Jack Goes Home, and we have every detail you need right here! From the Press Release: Rory Culkin (Gabriel, Scream 4) and Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise, There’s Something About Mary)… Continue Reading →
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- 8/17/2015
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Read More: The 15 Indie Films You Must See This July: 'Amy,' 'The End of the Tour' and More "Stung" (July 3)Anyone afraid of bees will want to stay far away from Benni Diez's horror film, "Stung." Starring Clifton Collins Jr., Jessica Cook and Tony de Maeyer, the film is set at a fancy garden party where the upper class guests become prey to a colony of killer wasps that have mutated into seven foot tall predators. Hoping to save the day are two employees of the party's catering staff -- Paul and Julia -- who fight to save their lives while stumbling into a genre-friendly romance. Mixing comedy with a hybrid of monster movie and gross-out horror, "Stung" is a wicked little indie you shouldn't stream alone. "Gabriel" (July 7) Rory Culkin delivers the best work of his career so far as the titular character in the quietly terrifying "Gabriel,...
- 7/2/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Lou Howe landed on our 25 New Faces list in 2013 while in post-production on his debut feature, Gabriel. An Ifp Narrative Lab veteran, Howe here describes the lead-up to his film, and how one crucial, family-oriented decision in pre-production reshaped and enriched it. Gabriel opens today in New York at the Village East. It’s embarrassing to admit it, but I see now that I had stopped enjoying making movies. It took me a long time to realize it, deep into post-production on my first feature Gabriel, I think, but I had lost sight of what I was doing over […]...
- 6/19/2015
- by Lou Howe
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Lou Howe landed on our 25 New Faces list in 2013 while in post-production on his debut feature, Gabriel. An Ifp Narrative Lab veteran, Howe here describes the lead-up to his film, and how one crucial, family-oriented decision in pre-production reshaped and enriched it. Gabriel opens today in New York at the Village East. It’s embarrassing to admit it, but I see now that I had stopped enjoying making movies. It took me a long time to realize it, deep into post-production on my first feature Gabriel, I think, but I had lost sight of what I was doing over […]...
- 6/19/2015
- by Lou Howe
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
When "Gabriel," the debut feature from writer/director Lou Howe, begins, it seems like any other romantic drama about two young people who are in love. Our title character (Rory Culkin) takes a bus out to his girlfriend's dorm. He bangs on her door, a wadded up piece of a letter balled in his fist. When a different girl answers, she informs him that the girl he is looking for doesn't live there, especially when he tells her that the address on the envelope is several years old. "This is a freshman dorm," the girl says. And that's when it becomes very clear that this movie is not your typical romantic drama; it's far more unhinged than that. The rest of "Gabriel" unfolds with an admirable single-mindedness and focus: Gabriel is a kid who is just being released from an institution and is coming home to spend time with his...
- 6/18/2015
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
When I first sat down to write what would eventually become "Gabriel," I had no idea what I was doing. Well, I had an inkling of a plan, a writing exercise really, but to look back at that first step and realize now that it eventually led to a feature film that people are about to sit in a movie theater and watch is thoroughly amazing. Read More: Review: Why the Moody Drama 'Gabriel' is Rory Culkin's Best Performance I was in my last year of film school, grinding out short films that I felt little connection to, so I decided to try writing something as personal as possible. I wanted to feel something about what I was working on again. So I thought about the experiences in my life that had made the biggest emotional impact on me, and immediately thought of a close friend I grew up with.
- 6/18/2015
- by Lou Howe
- Indiewire
Becoming an adult is as tough a prospect as they come. Already on the edges of both adolescence and adulthood, being a teen is both a deeply exciting portion of one’s life, as well as a profoundly troubling one. Friends are coming and going, more freedom and thus more responsibility and a future in the “real world” that’s coming on like a speeding train, a lot is thrust on the shoulders of young adults, and sometimes these shoulders buckle under the weight.
Take the lead character in Lou Howe’s debut feature, Gabriel, for example.
Gabriel tells the story of a young man, our titular hero if you will, who is at a tipping point of sorts. Following his father’s suicide, things in his life are tied into knots, leading him to take drastic measures. Steadfast in his belief that his ex-girlfriend is anxiously awaiting his return...
Take the lead character in Lou Howe’s debut feature, Gabriel, for example.
Gabriel tells the story of a young man, our titular hero if you will, who is at a tipping point of sorts. Following his father’s suicide, things in his life are tied into knots, leading him to take drastic measures. Steadfast in his belief that his ex-girlfriend is anxiously awaiting his return...
- 6/18/2015
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Rory Culkin has quietly but steadily been carving out an interesting movie career. With movies like "You Can Count On Me," "Mean Creek," "Down In The Valley" and "Signs" on his CV, Culkin's choices tend to lean toward thoughtful character portraits, and that's no different with the upcoming indie "Gabriel." Read More: Video Interview With Rory Culkin And Lou Howe On The Tormented Soul Of Tribeca Indie 'Gabriel' Co-starring Emily Meade ("The Leftovers"), and written and directed by Lou Howe, the story follows a mentally ill young man who believes his ex-girlfriend might have the key to solving his problems. Here's the official synopsis: Rory Culkin delivers an electrifying performance as Gabriel, a vulnerable and confused teenager longing for stability and happiness amidst an ongoing struggle with mental illness. Convinced that reuniting with his old girlfriend holds the answer to all his troubles, Gabriel risks it...
- 6/17/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Macaulay’s younger brother gives a terrific performance as a 25-year-old struggling with mental health issues in this low-budget gem
Gabe (only his mother and girlfriend can call him Gabriel) is thrilled to pull up a stool at Joe Jr’s diner, a somewhat notable pre-gentrified Manhattan greasy spoon. No one makes the hash quite like they do and after slapping some Heinz 57 sauce all over it, he’s wolfing that sodium-rich slop with glee. But the ceiling fan is really loud and even though this tastes so good the wobbly wood and whooshing air is like a hammer to his head until – Slam! Gabe throws his silverware down and storms out of the restaurant without paying. There have been countless scenes in which we’re witness to a bipolar freak-out, but I don’t think we’ve seen one as particular, expressive and realistic as this.
Gabriel, a drama about a troubled kid,...
Gabe (only his mother and girlfriend can call him Gabriel) is thrilled to pull up a stool at Joe Jr’s diner, a somewhat notable pre-gentrified Manhattan greasy spoon. No one makes the hash quite like they do and after slapping some Heinz 57 sauce all over it, he’s wolfing that sodium-rich slop with glee. But the ceiling fan is really loud and even though this tastes so good the wobbly wood and whooshing air is like a hammer to his head until – Slam! Gabe throws his silverware down and storms out of the restaurant without paying. There have been countless scenes in which we’re witness to a bipolar freak-out, but I don’t think we’ve seen one as particular, expressive and realistic as this.
Gabriel, a drama about a troubled kid,...
- 6/17/2015
- by Jordan Hoffman
- The Guardian - Film News
Two years ago we profiled Lou Howe as one of our 25 New Faces of Film; this week, his debut feature Gabriel is seeing theatrical release. We have an exclusive excerpt from this drama, which stars Rory Culkin as the title character, a mentally ill young man on trial release from a hospital. In this clip, Gabriel rummages through the apartment of Alice (Emily Meade), a girl he knew in his childhood who he’s determined to track down. Gabriel opens in limited release this Friday; for more screening information, click here.
- 6/15/2015
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Two years ago we profiled Lou Howe as one of our 25 New Faces of Film; this week, his debut feature Gabriel is seeing theatrical release. We have an exclusive excerpt from this drama, which stars Rory Culkin as the title character, a mentally ill young man on trial release from a hospital. In this clip, Gabriel rummages through the apartment of Alice (Emily Meade), a girl he knew in his childhood who he’s determined to track down. Gabriel opens in limited release this Friday; for more screening information, click here.
- 6/15/2015
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Read More: Exclusive: Here's the Stunning SXSW Award-Winning Poster for 'Big Significant Things' "Game of Thrones" star Harry Lloyd is taking quite the unusual road trip in the exclusive trailer for writer-director Bryan Reisberg's "Big Significant Things." Lloyd stars as Craig Harrison, a 26-year-old who skips house-hunting with his girlfriend in San Francisco in order to hit the road and visit several of the world's largest roadside attractions. As he ventures farther south, Craig encounters unexpected detours that threaten to steer his life off course. The comedy-drama hails from Uncorked Productions and Heretic Films and has been acquired by Oscilloscope Laboratories for U.S. distribution. The company will release the film in U.S. theaters and digitally on July 24. Read More: Exclusive: Rory Culkin Troubled Teen 'Gabriel' Acquired by Oscilloscope...
- 5/13/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Rory Culkin is not some fresh face who has yet to leave a mark. The young actor has been delivering excellent performances in good movies for years (recommendations include: Igby Goes Down, Down in the Valley, Lymelife) but he has yet to catch the eye of mainstream audiences and though Gabriel is not exactly the next summer tentpole, the movie is riding a wave of praise from Sundance and Tribeca which should get him on a few more radars.
Writer/director Lou Howe's feature film debut looks like an intense thriller. Culkin stars as the titular character, a mentally unstable young man who is determined to track down his first love, played here by Emily Meade, at any cost. And it looks like he pays dearly.
Gabriel opens June 19.
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Writer/director Lou Howe's feature film debut looks like an intense thriller. Culkin stars as the titular character, a mentally unstable young man who is determined to track down his first love, played here by Emily Meade, at any cost. And it looks like he pays dearly.
Gabriel opens June 19.
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- 5/7/2015
- QuietEarth.us
Read More: Watch: The Wachowskis And Netflix Expand Your Mind With 'Sense8' Trailer Rory Culkin is "We Need To Talk About Kevin"-level intense as the titular character in this quietly terrifying trailer for "Gabriel," writer-director Lou Howe's debut feature. Tense and dramatic, but also heartfelt (that moment on the bus!), this could be Howe's and Culkin's breakout moment. The film was awarded an Annenberg Feature Film Grant by the Sundance Institute and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2014. The film also stars David Call. It hits theaters June 19. Poster and stills below: Read More: Ghosts of the Past Haunt 'la Tierra y La Sombra' In Exclusive Cannes Trailer...
- 5/7/2015
- by Elizabeth Logan
- Indiewire
Indie actor Rory Culkin (Electrick Children, Gabriel) and Caleb Landry Jones (who’ll see Heaven Knows What receive its theatrical release at the end of the month and Gerardo Naranjo’s upcoming Viena and the Fantomes) are set to star in accomplished music video director Jonas Åkerlund’s fourth outing as a feature filmmaker. Variety reports that Lords Of Chaos is set to shoot in Norway during the fall with an impressive collection of producers onboard in Scott Free London, Rsa London and the ever expanding Vice universe. Producing are Jack Arbuthnott, Kai-Lu Hsiung, Ko Mori, Fredrik Zander and Malte Forsell, and executive produced by Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti, Danny Gabai and Vince Landay for Vice, and Carlo Dusi for Scott Free London.
Gist: Co-written with Dennis Magnusson, based on real events, this charts a dream-turned-nightmare scenario for a group of teenagers who spiral out of control. 17-year-old Euronymous is...
Gist: Co-written with Dennis Magnusson, based on real events, this charts a dream-turned-nightmare scenario for a group of teenagers who spiral out of control. 17-year-old Euronymous is...
- 5/4/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Believe it or not, but Albuquerque, New Mexico’s essential Experiments in Cinema is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Masterminded by the indomitable Bryan Konefsky, EiC v. 10.T.36 features a massive lineup of experimental films and special programs on April 15-19.
The special programs this year include a retrospective of the films by British media artist Julia Dogra-Brazell; EiC’s annual Regional Youth Outreach program, featuring films by young local filmmakers presented at a free screening; a presentation of 1990s Argentine videos; work by Artist in Residence Caryn Cline; and the results of a filmmaking workshop led by Kerry Laitala.
Some films screening during the regular programs to look out for include the World Premiere of the new analog/digital hybrid from Christine Lucy Latimer, Physics and Metaphysics in Modern Photography; a new “erased” film by Salise Hughes, Lucky; Jen Proctor‘s Troubling Your Horizons, which requires audience participation...
The special programs this year include a retrospective of the films by British media artist Julia Dogra-Brazell; EiC’s annual Regional Youth Outreach program, featuring films by young local filmmakers presented at a free screening; a presentation of 1990s Argentine videos; work by Artist in Residence Caryn Cline; and the results of a filmmaking workshop led by Kerry Laitala.
Some films screening during the regular programs to look out for include the World Premiere of the new analog/digital hybrid from Christine Lucy Latimer, Physics and Metaphysics in Modern Photography; a new “erased” film by Salise Hughes, Lucky; Jen Proctor‘s Troubling Your Horizons, which requires audience participation...
- 4/15/2015
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The middle of Spring actually means a new selection of summer blockbusters to look forward to, and with a ton of big-budget films slated to come out within the next few months and beyond, the summer of 2015 looks like one to remember.
From the new Mad Max (which is already on our end-of -year top ten list event though we haven’t yet seen it) to Avengers, Poltergeists, male strippers, talking teddy bears, and a reboot of the Jurassic Park franchise, this summer’s trips to the theaters will be jam-packed with sequels and new tales. From May 1st right through to the end of August, some of the movies on our list could wind up on year-end “best of” lists or even receive some Oscar talk by December.
Grab your calendar, because Wamg has a rundown of this summer’s films we’re most excited about, so check them out below!
From the new Mad Max (which is already on our end-of -year top ten list event though we haven’t yet seen it) to Avengers, Poltergeists, male strippers, talking teddy bears, and a reboot of the Jurassic Park franchise, this summer’s trips to the theaters will be jam-packed with sequels and new tales. From May 1st right through to the end of August, some of the movies on our list could wind up on year-end “best of” lists or even receive some Oscar talk by December.
Grab your calendar, because Wamg has a rundown of this summer’s films we’re most excited about, so check them out below!
- 4/13/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired all North American rights to Lou Howe’s directorial debut "Gabriel," which stars Rory Culkin as a troubled teen. Culkin stars as the titular character, a vulnerable teen at his psychological breaking point, struggling to keep it together in the wake of his father’s suicide. The synopsis continues: "Convinced that reuniting with an ex-girlfriend holds the answers to his troubles, Gabriel risks everything in a desperate pursuit that will take him to uncharted and unexpected places and test the limits of those closest to him." "'Gabriel' is a gem - a highly impressive debut feature that is an emotional, yet unsentimental character study with an incredible lead performance by Rory Culkin,” said Oscilloscope’s Dan Berger and David Laub in a statement. “We're extremely excited to be able to share this film with the world." Oscilloscope plans a release later this year. Read...
- 1/16/2015
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
Who can forget 2003 when filmmaker-duo Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini landed at Sundance with a highly inventive biopic, a seminal film really in the indie film cannon. Featuring the debatably unlikeable Clevelander Harvey Pekar, American Splendor moved put the pair on a pedestal, and while they’ve been back to Sundance for The Extra Man (’10), they’ve pretty much stuck to commercial indie items in The Nanny Diaries (07), Cinema Verite – HBO ’11, and Girl Most Likely (aka Imogene) ’12. Starring Asa Butterfield, Ethan Hawke, Hailee Steinfeld, Emile Hirsch, Emily Mortimer and Julianne Nicholson, production began way back at the end of January on Ten Thousand Saints, which comes with a built-in fanbase due to the novel on which it is based on. Should be a high value sales item if included.
Gist: Based on the novel of the same name by Eleanor Henderson, set in the 1980s, a teenager (Asa Butterfield) from...
Gist: Based on the novel of the same name by Eleanor Henderson, set in the 1980s, a teenager (Asa Butterfield) from...
- 11/14/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Noah Pritzker first surfaced with his short Little Dad (SXSW ’12), and in the summer of 2013 (see set pic), plugged away in the fog with his directorial debut. The San Fran resident shot in his own backyard with a cinematographer worth noting in Jakob Ihre (Oslo, 31. august). Backed by a strong indie duo producing team, Pritzker had Moonrise Kingdom‘s Kara Hayward, Saffron Burrows, Mira Sorvino and Kieran Culkin as his set of players.
Gist: Co-written by Pritzker and Ben Tarnoff, this explores the upper class San Franciscan society and centers on Clark (Ben Konigsberg), a high school student, struggling to come to terms with the demands of his family, society, love. Kara Hayward plays Etta, a high school freshman dealing with her parents divorce.
Production Co./Producers: Luca Borghese (Girl Most Likely) and Ben Howe (Gabriel)
Prediction: Park City at Midnight is a possibility, and SXSW will certainly we circling this as well.
Gist: Co-written by Pritzker and Ben Tarnoff, this explores the upper class San Franciscan society and centers on Clark (Ben Konigsberg), a high school student, struggling to come to terms with the demands of his family, society, love. Kara Hayward plays Etta, a high school freshman dealing with her parents divorce.
Production Co./Producers: Luca Borghese (Girl Most Likely) and Ben Howe (Gabriel)
Prediction: Park City at Midnight is a possibility, and SXSW will certainly we circling this as well.
- 11/13/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Ioncinema.com’s Ioncinephile of the Month feature focuses on an emerging filmmaker from the world of cinema. This October, we put the spotlight on an indie personality who moonlights as a film critic/writer for the likes of The Village Voice and Filmmaker Magazine and who saw his feature film debut land in 2014 SXSW Film Festival’s Narrative Feature competition. Toplined by John Gallagher Jr. (Short Term 12) and Kate Lyn Sheil (Listen Up Philip) with supporting players in the shape of David Call (Gabriel), Katie Paxton and Louisa Krause (Bluebird), The Heart Machine (October 24th limited release/VOD FilmBuff) is according to the glowing remarks made in the trades with Variety calling it “thoroughly modern without being ostentatious” and THR dissecting it as “a thoughtful, emotionally tricky debut”. This month we profile Zachary Wigon — be sure to check out his top ten films of all time.
Eric Lavallee: During your childhood…...
Eric Lavallee: During your childhood…...
- 10/2/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Rory Culkin in Gabriel
Lou Howe's assured debut feature Gabriel - which had its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival last month - stars Rory Culkin in the title role, as a young man with unnamed mental health issues returning to his family's home after a spell in an institution. Culkin is magnetic in a role that forms the lynchpin of the film - Howe presents everything from Gabe's perspective, including the reactions of others, so we join him on his obsessive journey through a world of a emotions that he views from a skewed perspective.
The film was inspired by a childhood friend of Howe's, who suffers from mental health problems, although the story itself is entirely fiction.
"He was a very close friend who I grew up with and was very close with througout my life - he's still part of my life," says Howe, when I...
Lou Howe's assured debut feature Gabriel - which had its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival last month - stars Rory Culkin in the title role, as a young man with unnamed mental health issues returning to his family's home after a spell in an institution. Culkin is magnetic in a role that forms the lynchpin of the film - Howe presents everything from Gabe's perspective, including the reactions of others, so we join him on his obsessive journey through a world of a emotions that he views from a skewed perspective.
The film was inspired by a childhood friend of Howe's, who suffers from mental health problems, although the story itself is entirely fiction.
"He was a very close friend who I grew up with and was very close with througout my life - he's still part of my life," says Howe, when I...
- 5/20/2014
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Thanks for following along with our Tribeca adventures and remember to follow Glenn, Diana, Jason, Abstew and myself on twitter for continual movie madness. Here are the 40 films we reviewed this year in alpha order...
a still from Der Samurai
5 to 7 (Diana)
About Alex (Glenn)
Alex in Venice (Glenn)
The Bachelor Weekend -Irish comedy (Nathaniel)
Bad Hair -Venezuelan childhood drama (Nathaniel)
Beneath the Harvest Sky (Glenn)
Boulevard -with Robin Williams (Nathaniel)
Bright Days Ahead (Abstew)
The Canal -horror (Jason)
Chef -starry indie from Jon Favreau (Abstew)
Dior and I (Glenn)
Electric Slide -hipster 80s crime drama (Nathaniel)
Every Secret Thing -mystery with Dakota Fanning (Nathaniel)
Extraterrestrial - horror (Jason)
Gabriel - with Rory Culkin (Abstew)
Glass Chin - with Corey Stoll (Diana)
Goodbye To All That (Diana)
In Your Eyes - Joss Whedon online film (Jason)
Indigenous -horror (Jason)
Just Before I Go -Courteney Cox directing (Glenn)
Life Partners...
a still from Der Samurai
5 to 7 (Diana)
About Alex (Glenn)
Alex in Venice (Glenn)
The Bachelor Weekend -Irish comedy (Nathaniel)
Bad Hair -Venezuelan childhood drama (Nathaniel)
Beneath the Harvest Sky (Glenn)
Boulevard -with Robin Williams (Nathaniel)
Bright Days Ahead (Abstew)
The Canal -horror (Jason)
Chef -starry indie from Jon Favreau (Abstew)
Dior and I (Glenn)
Electric Slide -hipster 80s crime drama (Nathaniel)
Every Secret Thing -mystery with Dakota Fanning (Nathaniel)
Extraterrestrial - horror (Jason)
Gabriel - with Rory Culkin (Abstew)
Glass Chin - with Corey Stoll (Diana)
Goodbye To All That (Diana)
In Your Eyes - Joss Whedon online film (Jason)
Indigenous -horror (Jason)
Just Before I Go -Courteney Cox directing (Glenn)
Life Partners...
- 5/1/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The most emotionally gripping and captivating coming-of-age stories chronicle the relatable struggles young adults are forced to contend with and overcome as they try to make the jarring transition into adulthood. Seeing older relatives and friends easily make that shift into being a responsible adult often leads people to imagine their own future selves achieving their goals and dreams. But when a person is also striving to cope with a mental illness, their idea of growing up can become fundamentally unrealistic. That skewed perception of the world, and what it truly means to mature, fuels the passionately tense independent thriller, ‘Gabriel.’ Rory Culkin gave a powerful performance as the title [ Read More ]
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- 4/29/2014
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
That’s a wrap! The 13th annual Tribeca Film Festival had its final screenings April 27. Attendance for the fest topped 400,000, featured nearly 400 screenings and panels, and, for the first time ever, sponsor At&T offered “Film for All Friday,” where screening tickets were free all day. A staple of New York City film, TFF2014 brought out stars including James Franco, Patrick Stewart, Leighton Meester, Toni Collette, Jon Favreau, Corey Stoll, Chris Messina, Jason Ritter, Max Greenfield, Courteney Cox, Seann William Scott, and more, and we picked up lots of little tidbits in our interviews! Stewart shared a personal story about his father that surfaced while he was playing Tobi Powell in “Match” (about an aging dance instructor), and gave advice to young actors on how to take all experiences, including painful ones, and incorporate them into their craft. “Gabriel’s” Rory Culkin and director Lou Howe talked to us about...
- 4/28/2014
- backstage.com
That’s a wrap! The 13th annual Tribeca Film Festival had its final screenings April 27. Attendance for the fest topped 400,000, featured nearly 400 screenings and panels, and, for the first time ever, sponsor At&T offered “Film for All Friday,” where screening tickets were free all day. A staple of New York City film, TFF2014 brought out stars including James Franco, Patrick Stewart, Leighton Meester, Toni Collette, Jon Favreau, Corey Stoll, Chris Messina, Jason Ritter, Max Greenfield, Courteney Cox, Seann William Scott, and more, and we picked up lots of little tidbits in our interviews! Stewart shared a personal story about his father that surfaced while he was playing Tobi Powell in “Match” (about an aging dance instructor), and gave advice to young actors on how to take all experiences, including painful ones, and incorporate them into their craft. “Gabriel’s” Rory Culkin and director Lou Howe talked to us about...
- 4/28/2014
- backstage.com
Yesterday, Indiewire's Peter Knegt had the opportunity to speak to the team behind the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival entry "Gabriel" at the Apple store in SoHo. The conversation was part of the "Meet the Filmmaker" series. Read More: Tribeca Review: Why the Moody Drama 'Gabriel' Is Rory Culkin's Best Performance In the film, Rory Culkin stars as Gabriel, a troubled young man who struggles with the aftermaths of his father's suicide. The film marks the debut of director Lou Howe. For the Apple Store chat, Knegt sat down with Culkin, Howe, and producers Ben Howe and Luca Borghese. They went around the room and each spoke about a challenge the faced while filming. While Lou Howe spoke about striving to achieve authenticity when filming, Ben Howe spoke about the behind-the-scenes struggle to finance the film. Culkin, who responded last, said, "The challenge for me came afterwards because playing Gabriel I became incredibly sensitive.
- 4/25/2014
- by Eric Eidelstein
- Indiewire
Rory Culkin in Gabriel In an ever-crowded festival marketplace, there is, perhaps inevitably, an increasing desire on the part of the media to want to label festivals and mark out their 'identity', from the American indies market of Sundance to the red carpet glamour of Cannes - although I'm not convinced that audiences have a burning desire for or need this kind of pigeonholing. This identity phenomenon seems to be particularly acute when it comes to considerations of Tribeca Film Festival, not least because the festival - though I'm sure its programmers would tell you they hold the original Tribeca ethos in mind - has more or less left the physical triangle below Canal Street behind, with the bulk of the films now shown in the Union Square area and Chelsea (although they still hold notable free drive-in screenings of older films and community events there).
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- 4/23/2014
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Truly spending meaningful, quality time with a person can genuinely help better understand their motivations and emotions, no matter how drastically they differ from your own ideas and inspirations. That’s certainly the case with two of the main actors in the new independent drama thriller, ‘Gabriel,’ David Call and Rory Culkin, as well as their respective characters. The two actors, who play brothers trying to battle the strain that arose between them after the title character was diagnosed with a mental illness, infused a deep sincerity into their performances after living together during the film’s production. That honest bond that grew between Call and Culkin as they were preparing for [ Read More ]
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- 4/23/2014
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
From the opening scenes of “Gabriel" (read our review), the debut feature from writer/director Lou Howe, the audience is immediately tossed into the ongoing tumult that is the life of the title character, a troubled young man brilliantly played by Rory Culkin. We’re not given any clues to the drama, other than a years-old love letter from a girl named Alice, to whom Gabriel plans to propose. While this seems odd (if he’s planning to propose, why doesn’t he know where Alice lives?), it’s also instantly compelling. We want to find out who Gabriel is, where he’s coming from, and why he won’t answer his phone. As the story unfolds, we meet his mother (a wearily overprotective Deirdre O’Connell) and brother (an upright David Call), both of whom have clearly been through the emotional wringer due to Gabriel’s frequent mental health ups-and-downs.
- 4/23/2014
- by Kristin McCracken
- The Playlist
Ever since memorably appearing as Mel Gibson's son in M. Night Shyamalan's 2002 hit "Signs," Rory Culkin has shied away from big projects, favoring indies with roles he can sink his teeth into. He had a great run as a teen actor, impressing in "Mean Creek," "Down in the Valley" and "Lymelife." Now 24, Culkin shows he has what it takes to lead a film in Lou Howe's assured feature film debut "Gabriel" (currently screening at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival). In "Gabriel," Culkin stars as the titular character, a young man struggling with mental issues in the wake of his father's suicide. It's a performance that Indiewire's Eric Kohn praised as Culkin's "best." "Appearing in every scene," Kohn wrote, "the actor imbues Gabriel with a wily attitude; while recovering from a meltdown that precedes the start of the story, he's always on the brink of another one." Indiewire sat...
- 4/22/2014
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
When "Gabriel," the debut feature from writer/director Lou Howe, begins, it seems like any other romantic drama about two young people who are in love. Our title character (Rory Culkin) takes a bus out to his girlfriend's dorm. He bangs on her door, a wadded up piece of a letter balled in his fist. When a different girl answers, she informs him that the girl he is looking for doesn't live there, especially when he tells her that the address on the envelope is several years old. "This is a freshman dorm," the girl says. And that's when it becomes very clear that this movie is not your typical romantic drama; it's far more unhinged than that.The rest of "Gabriel" unfolds with an admirable single-mindedness and focus: Gabriel is a kid who is just being released from an institution and is coming home to spend time with his...
- 4/22/2014
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
Our Tribeca Film Festival coverage continues with Abstew on Gabriel...
Something is not quite right with Gabriel (Rory Culkin). But please, don't call him that. It may be his own name, but just the sound of it is enough to set him on edge. And who knows what he might do? He prefers Gabe. Only his mother (played by Dierdre O'Connell) can get away with calling him by his given name. Well, his mother and one other person. [More...]...
Something is not quite right with Gabriel (Rory Culkin). But please, don't call him that. It may be his own name, but just the sound of it is enough to set him on edge. And who knows what he might do? He prefers Gabe. Only his mother (played by Dierdre O'Connell) can get away with calling him by his given name. Well, his mother and one other person. [More...]...
- 4/21/2014
- by abstew
- FilmExperience
Life Partners, starring Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs and Adam Brody, brings a story of female friendship to Tribeca, premiering Friday, April 18.
Life Partners tells the story of Sasha (Meester) and Paige (Jacobs), as their friendship begins to change when Paige falls in love with Tim (Brody). Sasha and Paige are completely co-dependent, and Sasha worries she will be left behind as her friend embarks on a serious relationship. Unlike other, more stereotypical films sharing this plot line, Life Partners is not about two best friends fighting over a boy – Sasha is gay – and Meester assures audiences that it doesn’t focus on Sasha’s sexuality either.
“I see very few female roles that come my way that are strong, defined, or independent of male storylines. This movie is about women and their friendship, lives, and careers – things that interest them other than dating, guys, love and sex. My character is...
Life Partners tells the story of Sasha (Meester) and Paige (Jacobs), as their friendship begins to change when Paige falls in love with Tim (Brody). Sasha and Paige are completely co-dependent, and Sasha worries she will be left behind as her friend embarks on a serious relationship. Unlike other, more stereotypical films sharing this plot line, Life Partners is not about two best friends fighting over a boy – Sasha is gay – and Meester assures audiences that it doesn’t focus on Sasha’s sexuality either.
“I see very few female roles that come my way that are strong, defined, or independent of male storylines. This movie is about women and their friendship, lives, and careers – things that interest them other than dating, guys, love and sex. My character is...
- 4/21/2014
- Uinterview
Lou Howe's directorial debut follows Gabriel (Rory Culkin), a scared 20-something suffering from a non-specific mental illness slinging fault in every direction, including his own, after his father commits suicide prior to the film's start. To anyone who has experienced even the slightest bout of depression, this sometimes quiet, sometimes frantic observational story will surely hit home. And although the motivation for writing the film didn't come from Howe's home, it came from nearby."I'd had a friend who was diagnosed with a mental illness in his late teens," explains Howe as we sit with lunch-gone-cold in front of us at The Carlton in Manhattan during the first days of the Tribeca Film Festival. "That's when the seed [for the story] was planted. I started thinking...
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- 4/19/2014
- Screen Anarchy
When we first see Rory Culkin in the opening minutes of "Gabriel," the feature-length debut of Lou Howe, there's an alarming uneasiness to his presence. The actor's jittery brown-green eyes suggest a paradoxical state at once fully alert and lost in another world. Culkin remains that way for the duration of the movie, which finds the title character struggling with mental health issues in the wake of his father's suicide and pining for the affections of a long-lost childhood love. He's angry with the reality of his conditions while seemingly in denial of the fantasy he uses to escape from them. No matter the melodramatic trappings of the material, Culkin's fierce performance elevates the experience. Every since 2004's "Mean Creek," Culkin has shown a penchant for dark, brooding roles, and "Gabriel" provides him with plenty of room to flesh out that potential. Appearing in every scene, the actor imbues Gabriel...
- 4/18/2014
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Gabriel
Written and directed by Lou Howe
USA, 2014
The stereotype of mental illness on film is not too dissimilar from the stereotype of mental retardation put forward by the film Tropic Thunder: Successful characters have to be “disturbed,” but they can’t be completely out of control, or else audiences won’t relate to them. Thus, Lou Howe’s debut feature Gabriel, opening this week at the Tribeca Film Festival, draws notice simply because it challenges the rule. The titular character is ill to a degree that the audience cannot completely understand, and he gives an otherwise standard film the depth and edge that it needs.
This will not be clear at the start of the picture. We first meet Gabriel (Rory Culkin) on a lonely search for his long-lost girlfriend, wherein he inadvertently teaches a small child to smoke cigarettes and steals a pair of the girlfriend’s...
Written and directed by Lou Howe
USA, 2014
The stereotype of mental illness on film is not too dissimilar from the stereotype of mental retardation put forward by the film Tropic Thunder: Successful characters have to be “disturbed,” but they can’t be completely out of control, or else audiences won’t relate to them. Thus, Lou Howe’s debut feature Gabriel, opening this week at the Tribeca Film Festival, draws notice simply because it challenges the rule. The titular character is ill to a degree that the audience cannot completely understand, and he gives an otherwise standard film the depth and edge that it needs.
This will not be clear at the start of the picture. We first meet Gabriel (Rory Culkin) on a lonely search for his long-lost girlfriend, wherein he inadvertently teaches a small child to smoke cigarettes and steals a pair of the girlfriend’s...
- 4/18/2014
- by Mark Young
- SoundOnSight
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