Kelly Reichardt’s films capture a sense of American identity that has lost its way. It began with her debut, “River of Grass” (1994, and newly restored last year), and continues all the way through “Certain Women,” which opens this month. “These characters are all trying to acquire something,” Reichardt said when we spoke at the Sundance Film Festival, where “Certain Women” premiered. “They all want something.”
But for Reichardt’s characters, fulfillment is always just beyond reach.
In “River of Grass,” a young man (Larry Fessenden) crashing at his grandmother’s house ignores the alarm clock in a mostly barren room, adorned only with a tattered American flag. Later, he hits the road with a bored housewife (Lisa Bowman), on the lam for a murder they didn’t commit, pursuing the romanticism of an escape.
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But for Reichardt’s characters, fulfillment is always just beyond reach.
In “River of Grass,” a young man (Larry Fessenden) crashing at his grandmother’s house ignores the alarm clock in a mostly barren room, adorned only with a tattered American flag. Later, he hits the road with a bored housewife (Lisa Bowman), on the lam for a murder they didn’t commit, pursuing the romanticism of an escape.
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- 10/3/2016
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Kelly Reichardt’s River of Grass is a “lovers on the run” film, but the main characters aren’t lovers, and their version of the lam is spending a few days at a flop-house in an adjacent zip code. Originally released in 1994, Reichardt’s debut is a digressive walkabout into a world of delayed responsibility and halted potential. It’s a story that perfectly aligns with the mythic Americana themes that have emerged over her career, while also feeling formally radical. Rereleased this year through a Kickstarter from Oscilloscope Laboratories, River of Grass isn’t able to reach the peaks of Reichardt’s later monumental work, but it’s educational in mapping out her concerns as a filmmaker and a stirring reminder of her abilities as a visual stylist.
River of Grass sketches out the story of two spiritual bedfellows, Cozy (Lisa Bowman), and Lee Ray Harold (Larry Fessenden), who...
River of Grass sketches out the story of two spiritual bedfellows, Cozy (Lisa Bowman), and Lee Ray Harold (Larry Fessenden), who...
- 3/11/2016
- by Michael Snydel
- The Film Stage
Sure, much of the talk at this year’s Sundance Film Festival surrounded various new releases that the film world will likely be hearing more from in the coming months, but there was one film that, thanks to a new restoration, film fans get to re-introduce themselves to.
Entitled River of Grass, this film marked the debut of writer/director Kelly Reichardt, and found itself amid the releases of one of American independent cinema’s most important and influential years. Released in 1994, Reichardt’s film is one of a simple premise. Starring Lisa Bowman, the film follows Cozy, a house-wife who is under the assumption that she took a man’s life and has subsequently gone on the run with a strange drifter of sorts, Lee, played by Larry Fessenden. Cozy hasn’t actually killed anyone, and they never are able to really make it out of town, but instead...
Entitled River of Grass, this film marked the debut of writer/director Kelly Reichardt, and found itself amid the releases of one of American independent cinema’s most important and influential years. Released in 1994, Reichardt’s film is one of a simple premise. Starring Lisa Bowman, the film follows Cozy, a house-wife who is under the assumption that she took a man’s life and has subsequently gone on the run with a strange drifter of sorts, Lee, played by Larry Fessenden. Cozy hasn’t actually killed anyone, and they never are able to really make it out of town, but instead...
- 3/11/2016
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
While her last feature Night Moves seemed to be sadly overlooked, Kelly Reichardt is gearing up for quite a 2016. Along with her new drama Certain Women premiering at Sundance, Oscilloscope Laboratories helped bring about a restoration of her rarely seen debut River of Grass — about which, when we talked to her last year, her response was, “I can’t look at that movie” — and will premiere it at the festival ahead of a March re-release. With Sundance kicking off in just about a month, today brings updates on both films.
First up, above one can see the first image of Michelle Williams in her new drama, which also features the cast of Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, James Le Gros, Jared Harris, and Lily Gladstone. Clocking in at 107 minutes, Sundance also provides the official synopsis, which can be read below, followed by the new trailer and poster for the River of Grass restoration.
First up, above one can see the first image of Michelle Williams in her new drama, which also features the cast of Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, James Le Gros, Jared Harris, and Lily Gladstone. Clocking in at 107 minutes, Sundance also provides the official synopsis, which can be read below, followed by the new trailer and poster for the River of Grass restoration.
- 12/18/2015
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Kelly Reichardt made her debut feature over twenty years ago with "River Of Grass." The 1994 film picked up four Indie Spirit Award nominations but has been out of circulation for good while now. However, the folks at Oscilloscope Laboratories teamed with Sundance, UCLA Film & Television Archive, and Tiff to restore the picture and give it the attention it didn't quite get the first time out. And a new trailer is here to celebrate their efforts and the re-release of the movie. Read More: Kristen Stewart Joins Kelly Reichardt's Untitled Montana Drama With Michelle Williams And More Starring Larry Fessenden and Lisa Bowman, the story focuses on Cozy and Lee Ray, who become an unlikely pair on the run, when their innocent misadventures take more slightly more dangerous turn. Here's the synopsis from Tiff: Set in the area of southern Florida where Reichardt grew up — the swampy and sweltering suburbs of Broward and Dade counties,...
- 12/18/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Organisers at the Park City jamboree have added a documentary from New Zealand, a profile of Mike Nichols and a presentation of Dazed And Confused with live commentary by Richard Linklater and Jason Reitman.
New additions include three archive films from The Sundance Collection at UCLA, a film preservation programme established in 1997.
The late arrivals mean the 2016 festival will present 123 features representing 37 countries and 49 first-time filmmakers, including 30 in competition.
These films were selected from 12,793 submissions, including 4,081 features and 8,712 shorts. Of the feature submissions, 1,972 were from the Us and 2,109 were international. A total of 103 features at the festival will be world premieres.
The 2016 Sundance Film Festival is scheduled to run from January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The synopses below were provided by the festival.
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Tickled (New Zealand)
Dirs: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve
A journalist stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition. As he delves...
New additions include three archive films from The Sundance Collection at UCLA, a film preservation programme established in 1997.
The late arrivals mean the 2016 festival will present 123 features representing 37 countries and 49 first-time filmmakers, including 30 in competition.
These films were selected from 12,793 submissions, including 4,081 features and 8,712 shorts. Of the feature submissions, 1,972 were from the Us and 2,109 were international. A total of 103 features at the festival will be world premieres.
The 2016 Sundance Film Festival is scheduled to run from January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The synopses below were provided by the festival.
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Tickled (New Zealand)
Dirs: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve
A journalist stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition. As he delves...
- 12/17/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Gary McLarty and Bob Orrison, who were longtime friends and retired stuntment, died Saturday as the result of a traffic accident in Rancho Cordova, California. McLarty was 73, and Orrison was 86. The pair were traveling together in a pickup truck when they were hit broadside by a Jeep Cherokee, according to the Merced Sun-Star. “It was a direct hit,” Sacramento Sheriff's spokesman Lisa Bowman told the paper. The men were pronounced dead at the scene. Also read: Tracy Morgan Responds to Inflammatory Walmart Comments: They're Blaming Me for Accident They Caused “These are people who spent their adult life doing dangerous things.
- 10/15/2014
- by Jason Hughes
- The Wrap
Bob Orrison and and Gary McLarty, longtime friends and retired Hollywood stuntmen, were killed Saturday afternoon when the pickup truck in which they were riding was broadsided in Rancho Cordova, Calif., the Merced Sun-Star reported. Orrison was 86 and McLarty was 73. Orrison apparently was the driver and making a U-turn when his truck was hit by a Jeep Cherokee traveling 55 mph, the newspaper reported. He and McLarty were pronounced dead at the scene. “It was a direct hit,” Sacramento sheriff’s spokesman Lisa Bowman told the Merced Sun-Star. Orrison and McLarty worked together on such
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- 10/15/2014
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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