In his final screen role Robin Williams plays a closeted bank worker coyly in love with a young street hustler
In the latter stretch of his career, the late Robin Williams developed a line in variously dark, disturbed or agonised roles, a sort of extended penance for playing universal Care Bear in glutinous gunk like Patch Adams. Written by Douglas Soesbe and directed by Dito Montiel – briefly a biggish Us indie name with A Guide to Recognising Your Saints – Boulevard casts him as Nolan, a closeted bank worker who falls platonically but helplessly for a young street hustler (Roberto Aguire). It’s a lugubrious, creaky affair, as Williams squishes up his face and droops his shoulders with a coyness that can be downright embarrassing. Boulevard comes alive, however, when the formidable Kathy Baker – one of Hollywood’s most perpetually underrated – gets her scenes as Nolan’s wife Joy. This was Williams’s last onscreen role,...
In the latter stretch of his career, the late Robin Williams developed a line in variously dark, disturbed or agonised roles, a sort of extended penance for playing universal Care Bear in glutinous gunk like Patch Adams. Written by Douglas Soesbe and directed by Dito Montiel – briefly a biggish Us indie name with A Guide to Recognising Your Saints – Boulevard casts him as Nolan, a closeted bank worker who falls platonically but helplessly for a young street hustler (Roberto Aguire). It’s a lugubrious, creaky affair, as Williams squishes up his face and droops his shoulders with a coyness that can be downright embarrassing. Boulevard comes alive, however, when the formidable Kathy Baker – one of Hollywood’s most perpetually underrated – gets her scenes as Nolan’s wife Joy. This was Williams’s last onscreen role,...
- 4/10/2016
- by Jonathan Romney
- The Guardian - Film News
Just over a year after we lost the comedic, talented genius that was Robin Williams, director Dito Montiel brings Douglas Soesbe’s compelling tale of married couple Joy and Nolan to screen in the heartfelt Boulevard. Knowing what Williams is capable off is enough to get bums on seats for this one, and here the man
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- 4/6/2016
- by Gloria Daniels-Moss
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Want to win “Boulevard” on iTunes via digital download? Tweet @ShockYa to enter (or comment below) and we’ll pick an entry at random. Entries Must be in by 6Pm Est on Monday August 31st. Thanks for entering and good luck!! Boulevard stars Academy Award® winner Robin Williams, Kathy Baker (The Age of Adaline, Take Shelter), Bob Odenkirk (“Breaking Bad”, “Better Call Saul”), Roberto Aguire (Struck by Lightning) and Giles Matthey (“True Blood”). Boulevard was directed by Dito Montiel (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, The Son of No One) and written by Douglas Soesbe (The Wrong Woman). Starz Digital released Boulevard in theaters July 17, 2015. Boulevard follows married but [ Read More ]
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- 8/28/2015
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
Boulevard Starz Reviewed by: Harvey Karten for Shockya. Databased on Rotten Tomatoes. Grade: B Director: Dito Montiel Screenwriter: Douglas Soesbe Cast: Robin Williams, Kathy Baker, Roberto Aguire, Giles Matthey, Eleonore Hendricks, Bob Odenkirk, Henry Haggard Screened at: Review 1, NYC,6/1/15 Opens: July 17, 2015 An increasing number of marriages are breaking up when the couple are in their sixties, even beyond. While boredom can be cited as one obvious reason, Dito Montiel’s movie “Boulevard” points out another. According to Douglas Soesbe’s script, Nolan Mack (Robin Williams) and his wife Joy (Kathy Baker) might be considered by many observers to have too long a marriage to see it fall apart when [ Read More ]
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- 7/13/2015
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
I miss Robin Williams, Lord I how I miss that man. I will never forget hearing that he had not only died but apparently by his own hand. This comic genius who brought so much laughter and love to so many people suffered from severe depression. And we lost him because of it, we lost so much.
Now here at last is the final piece of work on his resume, the final movie of Robin Williams. Is it a great movie? Yes, absolutely! Is it easy to watch? No, not at all. Boulevard is a movie with a deep well of sadness, a great epic sadness and loneliness that hangs over this movie and fills every frame like nothing I have ever seen.
Director Dito Montiel’s Boulevard is the kind of movie where every shot, every edit, camera angle and especially, every line of dialog and movement by every actor is important.
Now here at last is the final piece of work on his resume, the final movie of Robin Williams. Is it a great movie? Yes, absolutely! Is it easy to watch? No, not at all. Boulevard is a movie with a deep well of sadness, a great epic sadness and loneliness that hangs over this movie and fills every frame like nothing I have ever seen.
Director Dito Montiel’s Boulevard is the kind of movie where every shot, every edit, camera angle and especially, every line of dialog and movement by every actor is important.
- 7/12/2015
- by Sam Moffitt
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Throughout his all too brief career, Robin Williams was rightly praised as a comedic genius. He was also feted quite a bit for his dramatic work, but never quite as much as I felt that he deserved. We all know of his tragic passing, but this week he has one last dramatic performance to share with the world in Boulevard, and go figure…it’s one of his best performances ever. Certainly top ten worthy, if you ask me. While it’s incredibly depressing that he won’t be around to share his gift with us anymore, Boulevard is a wonderful swan song for Williams and a reminder of just what a talent he was. The film is a look at a man struggling with coming out late in life. Nolan (played by the aforementioned Williams) loves his wife, but he’s known all his life that he was gay.
- 7/9/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Robin Williams is a 60-year-old man who is forced to confront his secret life in the first trailer for “Boulevard,” which will showcase the late actor’s final dramatic performance. The film follows a banker in a marriage of convenience who decides to pick up a male hustler (Roberto Aguire) one night. Although he pays for companionship rather than sex, the life-changing experience will force Williams’ character to confront his slowly-emerging sexual identity. “Boulevard,” which co-stars Bob Odenkirk and Kathy Baker, is the latest from director Dito Montiel (“A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints”), and was written by Douglas Soesbe.
- 6/18/2015
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The digital and VOD distributor has acquired North American rights to Robin Williams’ final film.
Starz Digital plans to open Boulevard in New York and other major markets on July 7. Inception media Group represents international sales.
Dito Montiel directed from a screenplay by Douglas Soesbe about a gay man in a convenient marriage whose life changes when he picks up a young male hustler.
Kathy Baker, Bob Odenkirk and Roberto Aguire also star. Monica Aguirre Diez Barroso, Ryan Belenzon, Mia Chang and Jeffery Gelber produced Boulevard.
“Boulevard is a complex, life-affirming and surprising film and Robin’s final performance is absolutely remarkable,” said Kevin Kasha, head of acquisitions for Starz. “We are honoured to be able to share Dito’s beautiful film with audiences this summer.”
Preferred Content and Wme represented the filmmakers in the deal.
Starz Digital plans to open Boulevard in New York and other major markets on July 7. Inception media Group represents international sales.
Dito Montiel directed from a screenplay by Douglas Soesbe about a gay man in a convenient marriage whose life changes when he picks up a young male hustler.
Kathy Baker, Bob Odenkirk and Roberto Aguire also star. Monica Aguirre Diez Barroso, Ryan Belenzon, Mia Chang and Jeffery Gelber produced Boulevard.
“Boulevard is a complex, life-affirming and surprising film and Robin’s final performance is absolutely remarkable,” said Kevin Kasha, head of acquisitions for Starz. “We are honoured to be able to share Dito’s beautiful film with audiences this summer.”
Preferred Content and Wme represented the filmmakers in the deal.
- 4/22/2015
- ScreenDaily
Inception Film Partners will be at Afm screening and selling international territories on the Tribeca world premiere starring the late Robin Williams.
Dito Montiel directed Boulevard from a screenplay by Douglas Soesbe about a gay man in a convenient marriage whose feelings come to the fore when he encounters a gay prostitute.
Kathy Baker, Bob Odenkirk and Roberto Aguire also star. Ifp has set screenings for 5pm on November 5 at the Broadway Cineplex 4 and 3pm on November 7 at the Ocean Avenue Screening Room.
“Robin Williams’ performance as a man in a heartbreaking struggle to find his place in the world is both heroic and poignant and Boulevard is an extraordinary coda to an indelible performer’s life,” said Inception Media Group partner Andy Reimer.
Reimer and Jim Harvey negotiated the deal on behalf of Ifp with joint Us rights holders Preferred Content and Wme on behalf of producers Camellia Entertainment.
Dito Montiel directed Boulevard from a screenplay by Douglas Soesbe about a gay man in a convenient marriage whose feelings come to the fore when he encounters a gay prostitute.
Kathy Baker, Bob Odenkirk and Roberto Aguire also star. Ifp has set screenings for 5pm on November 5 at the Broadway Cineplex 4 and 3pm on November 7 at the Ocean Avenue Screening Room.
“Robin Williams’ performance as a man in a heartbreaking struggle to find his place in the world is both heroic and poignant and Boulevard is an extraordinary coda to an indelible performer’s life,” said Inception Media Group partner Andy Reimer.
Reimer and Jim Harvey negotiated the deal on behalf of Ifp with joint Us rights holders Preferred Content and Wme on behalf of producers Camellia Entertainment.
- 10/31/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Robin Williams’ final feature film, Dito Montiel’s domestic drama Boulevard, has been picked up for international distribution by Inception Film Partners and will be sold during the American Film Market next month in Santa Monica. Kathy Baker, Bob Odenkirk and Roberto Aguire co-star in the pic, which stars Williams as a lonely married man who begins to confront the emptiness that permeates his life. Williams officially joined the project in January 2013. Douglas Soesbe penned the script. Camellia Entertainment produced. “Robin Williams’ performance as a man in a heartbreaking struggle to find his place in the world is both heroic and poignant and Boulevard is an extraordinary coda to an indelible performer’s life,” said Inception partner Andy Reimer. He and Jim Harvey negotiated the deal on behalf of Inception, with Preferred Content and Wme on behalf of the filmmakers. Preferred Content and Wme are handling North American rights.
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- 10/31/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Boulevard, the fifth feature from director Dito Montiel, is an intimate character study. As such, it is but one among many. At festivals, in particular those with a bevy of American independent films, you can’t swing a cat without hitting an intimate character study. And so they try to differentiate themselves, sometimes through gimmicks and sometimes through good old-fashioned artistic vision. In the case of Boulevard the elevator pitch is this: Robin Williams is 60, married to a woman, and secretly gay. His name is Nolan and he has a well-paying but dull job in a small bank. Fair enough. The dramatic conflict, therefore, is his discovery and subsequent acceptance of his homosexuality. It is perhaps tiring at this point to see yet another movie in which being gay is the primary, driving narrative force. It is no longer as interesting as Love Is Strange, for example, a drama that gets to establish the sexual orientation of...
- 4/23/2014
- by Daniel Walber
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The 13th Tribeca Film Festival has announced its complete lineup for next month’s New York celebration, which runs April 16-27. Culled from more than 6,000 submissions, Tribeca 2014 includes 55 world premieres, 37 first-time filmmakers, and 22 female directors. Half the slate had been announced on Tuesday, with Spotlight, Midnight, and Storyscapes films unveiled today, as well as special screenings. “Spotlight and special screenings are an especially dynamic aspect of this year’s program, both in range of styles and stories,” said Genna Terranova, Tribeca’s director of programming. “Many films feature real-life personalities who’ve accomplished extraordinary feats, while in other films we...
- 3/6/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
We tend to look for patterns, trends and whatnot with our annual predictions. In Dito Montiel’s case, it would appear that he shows up at the fest with odd numbered films in his filmography. Sundance embraced the filmmaker-musician-author with open arms back on 2006 with the double Sundance winner totally engrossing dramatic book to film translation of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. His third film, The Son of No One (which is sandwiched by Fighting (’09) and 2013′s Empire State) received the closing night honors of the fest back in 2011. For Boulevard (film number five), Montiel reteams with his longtime editor Jake Pushinsky and landed Park Chan-wook’s cinematographer Chung-hoon Chung. Shot in Nashville, Robin Williams toplines the drama which wrapped in mid July. Feast your eyes on our exclusive first look below.
Gist: Written by Douglas Soesbe, Nolan Mark (Robin Williams) is a devoted husband in a marriage of...
Gist: Written by Douglas Soesbe, Nolan Mark (Robin Williams) is a devoted husband in a marriage of...
- 11/18/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
• Robin Williams will star in Boulevard, a drama about a man whose marriage is called into question after he encounters a mysterious younger man (newcomer Roberto Aguire), the films producers announced late Wednesday. Dito Montiel (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Fighting) will direct from a script by Douglas Soesbe (The Wrong Woman).
• Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick Ass, Savages, Anna Karenina) is currently the frontrunner to play the lead in the reboot of Godzilla. No deal is in place yet, or even close; Taylor-Johnson is reportedly awaiting Frank Darabont’s pass on punching up the script by upcoming screenwriter Max Borenstein.
• Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick Ass, Savages, Anna Karenina) is currently the frontrunner to play the lead in the reboot of Godzilla. No deal is in place yet, or even close; Taylor-Johnson is reportedly awaiting Frank Darabont’s pass on punching up the script by upcoming screenwriter Max Borenstein.
- 1/11/2013
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
It's kind of jarring to realize that Robin Williams hasn't been seen in a movie since 2009's Old Dogs, a critically reviled comedy that took more than a year and a half to find its way to theaters. But 2013 will offer plenty of chances at redemption for the Oscar-winning actor as he is slated to appear in four features: the comedy The Big Wedding, the dramedy The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, the romance Look of Love, and the historical drama The Butler. With the last of these recently wrapped, Williams has set his sights on his next venture Boulevard, the fifth film from director Dito Montiel. Camellia Entertainment describes the movie as an intimate drama about marriage and lies. Penned by Douglas Soesbe, the story centers on Nolan Mack, a devoted husband who ambles along within his marriage of convenience until a chance meeting with a guarded young man named...
- 1/10/2013
- cinemablend.com
Though his last film Son of No One didn't fare too well with the box office or critics, director Dito Montiel has a new film at Lionsgate awaiting a release date called Empire State, and a future project with an interesting lead actor. Variety has word that Robin Williams will lead Montiel's drama Boulevard, a drama written by Douglas Soesbe which follows a devoted husband in a marriage of convenience until a run-in with a guarded young man forces him to come to terms with his own secrets. The film will also mark a big debut for up and coming actor Roberto Aguire, who has an uncredited role in Struck by Lightning. Williams has been pretty low key on the big screen following Old Dogs in 2009, but he did reprise his voice role in Happy Feet 2. In addition, Williams also had two great guest appearances on the FX comedy ...
- 1/10/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Robin Williams is set to star in "Boulevard," directed by Dito Montiel ("A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints"). The film centers on Nolan Mack (Williams), a faithful husband in a marriage of convenience who is forced to face his inner secrets when he has a run-in with a younger man (Roberto Aguire). Douglas Soesbe penned the script, with Camellia Entertainment producing. Montiel previously won the Sundance Directing Award in 2006 for "Saints." The film is currently in pre-production and slated for a May 2013 start in Nashville, Tennessee. Williams recently finished filming Lee Daniels' "The Butler" and Phil Alden Robinson's "The Angriest Man in Brooklyn."...
- 1/10/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
"A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" and "Fighting" helmer Dito Montiel is teaming with Robin Williams and newcomer Roberto Aguire on the drama "Boulevard."
Douglas Soesbe penned script about a devoted husband (Williams) in a marriage of convenience until a run-in with a guarded young man (Aguire) forces him to come to terms with his own secrets.
Monica Aguirre Diez Barroso, Mia Chang, Jeffrey Gelber and Ryan Belenzon will produce. Montiel's "Empire State" is presently awaiting a release date.
Source: Variety...
Douglas Soesbe penned script about a devoted husband (Williams) in a marriage of convenience until a run-in with a guarded young man (Aguire) forces him to come to terms with his own secrets.
Monica Aguirre Diez Barroso, Mia Chang, Jeffrey Gelber and Ryan Belenzon will produce. Montiel's "Empire State" is presently awaiting a release date.
Source: Variety...
- 1/10/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Robin Williams is set to star in "Boulevard," directed by author-turned-filmmaker Dito Montiel ("A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints"), Camellia Entertainment announced on Wednesday. The Academy Award winner will star opposite newcomer Roberto Aguire in the drama about marriage and lies, written by Douglas Soesbe. Also read: Robin Williams to Play Eisenhower in Lee Daniels' 'The Butler' Williams will be playing a devoted husband in a marriage of convenience until a run-in with a guarded young man, played by Aguire, forces him to come to terms with his own secrets. Production on the film begins this...
- 1/10/2013
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Though his latest film – Empire State – is chugging through post-production, A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints director Dito Montiel already has his eyes on the prize. And by prize, we of course mean a future project, with Robin Williams and Roberto Aguire set to star in Boulevard.Written by Douglas Soesbe, the film will find Williams as a man devoted to his wife, but stifled by the lack of passion in the relationship.It’s only when he runs into a guarded young guy (newcomer Aguire) that his viewpoint changes and he has to face the secrets he’s buried deep. What those secrets actually are remains a mystery, though since this is a serious drama, we doubt he’ll have a hidden side as a giant rabbit.Williams has been picking up jobs all over at the moment. He’s in a variety of films including indie comedy drama The Angriest Man In Brooklyn,...
- 1/10/2013
- EmpireOnline
Academy Award winner Robin Williams is set to star in Sundance Award Winner Dito Montiel.s ( A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints ) next project, Boulevard . Camellia Entertainment is now in pre-production on the feature, an intimate drama about marriage and lies. Williams will play Nolan Mack, a devoted husband in a marriage of convenience until a run-in with a guarded young man forces Nolan to come to terms with his own secrets. Up-and-coming actor Roberto Aguire will play Leo, the young man. Boulevard was written by Douglas Soesbe. Camellia Entertainment's Monica Aguirre Diez Barroso and Mia Chang produce alongside the team of Jeffrey Gelber and Evil Media Empire's Ryan Belenzon. Barrett J. Klausman will executive produce. Robin Williams recently wrapped Lee Daniels'...
- 1/9/2013
- Comingsoon.net
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